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The 2025 Upper Susquehanna Synod Assembly will meet June 13-14, 2025, at Camp Mount Luther (CML) under the theme, “Living into the Good News.” This theme reminds us of our baptismal calling to bear witness to the faith we profess as priests anointed by the Holy Spirit. Our witness comes out of our life together in the church in which we “hear the word of God and share in the Lord’s supper” and from which we learn to “serve all people, following the example of Jesus” (Affirmation of Baptism, elw p. 237).
I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility an gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and father of all, who is above all and through all and in all. Ephesians 4:1-6
Our churchwide representative will be Rev. Norma Malfatti.
HEARINGS
Two optional pre-assembly hearings took place via Zoom for Synod Assembly voting members to gain understanding of certain items.
LIVESTREAM
Livestream will be on YouTube.
2025 Bulletin of Reports
Reports are uploaded as they become available. Download any reports you’d like to have prior to coming to assembly.
- Bulletin of Reports Table of Contents
- Introduction and Rationale_for_Amendments_CWA 2025
- Proposed Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation of the ELCA and to the Constitutions, Bylaws, and Continuing Resolutions of the ELCA
Introduction and Information
- 1. Letter from ELCA Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton. Video
- 2. Letter from Bishop Craig Miller
- 3. Assembly Personnel 2025
- 4. Directory of Personnel
- 15. Parliamentary Procedure for Understanding a Synod Assembly
- 18. Parliamentary Glossary
- 20. Committee of Reference and Counsel Guidelines
1. Synod Leaders
- 101. Bishop Report
- 104. Director of Evangelical Mission
- 105. Director of Communications
- 106. Synod Council
- 111. Congregational Mission Support
2. Essentials
The following documents are all together in this file: The Essentials 2025 v2
- Workshops (with locations)
- 200. Agenda
- 204. Rules of Procedure
- 206. Recommendations: Amendments to Constitution
- 214. Recommendations: Proposed Clergy Salary Guidelines
- 216. Budget
- 222. Synod Council Fund Recommendations
- 226. Committee on Reference and Counsel
- 228. Treasurer’s Report
- 240. Synod Secretary (Excused Rostered Leaders)
- 249. Nominating Committee
3. Synod Ministries
- 300. Candidacy Committee
- 302. Lay Ministry Institute
- 303. Global Mission Team
- 309. Youth Ministry
- 305. North Branch Conference Dean
- 306. Go Tell It In The Mountains
- Juniata Valley Conference Dean
- No Reports
- Buffalo Valley Conference Dean
- Middle Creek Conference Dean
- Tulpehocken Conference Dean
- West Branch Conference Dean
4. Related Organizations
- 400. USS Women’s Organization
- 401. Camp Mount Luther
- 409. Lutheran Campus Ministry at Penn State Website
- 412. United Campus Ministry at Penn College
- 414. United Campus Ministry at Commonwealth University at Manfield
- 418. Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries
- 419. Seafarers International House
- 421. Global Refuge Video
- 423. Lutheran World Relief Video
- 425. Wartburg College
- 427. Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania
- 428. Augsburg Fortress
- 430. St. Olaf College
- No Reports
5. Synod Rosters and Lists
6. ELCA Churchwide