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View our Image Gallery of Voting Members & 2005 Churchwide Assembly May I download these pictures? 2005 ELCA Churchwide Assembly Voting Members Rev. David L. deFreese, Bishop Ms. Mary R. Hock, Vice President Mr. Kevin Bonderson Dr. Tara Knudson Carl Mrs. Nancy Fahnholz Rev. John Gosswein Ms. Karen Hawkins Ms. Tamzen Jenkins Rev. Marci Jensen Rev. Phillip Nielsen Mr. Lester Oestmann Mrs. Suzanne Olson Mrs. Kandy Pflaster Mr. David Poppe Ms. Connie Raess Mr. Phillip Rowell Ms. Brittani Seagren Rev. William Shaner, Jr. Mr. Ronald Thomsen Rev. Will Voss Rev. Jodi Wangsness Rev. Del Wiemers Rev. David Witkop Rev. David Zellmer David Nelson,ELCA Church Council

Our Nebraska Synod Assembly elected our delegation of 24 voting members who will attend the ELCA Churchwide Assembly on August 8-14, 2005, in Orlando, Florida. One Nebraska Synod member serves on the ELCA Church Council, David Nelson of Scottsbluff, and is a voting member in that capacity.

How to get connected to the assembly

When the 2005 ELCA Churchwide Assembly convenes in Orlando, August 8-14, members of your congregation will have almost immediate access to news about assembly issues and actions. This will be the place to check for daily updates, news releases, photos, and more during the assembly.

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• The schedule posted on the Web site includes information about when live Webcasts of plenary sessions will be available.

• On LutherLink, you can sign up for the meeting "2005 CWA IN ORLANDO" to see frequent information updates, so you'll get almost-live online reporting, plus a chance to ask questions and make comments.

• If you will be in the Orlando area during the assembly and want a visitor's registration form faxed to you, call 800/638-3522 ext 2807 or go to www.elca.org/assembly/05 to find the form online.

• A report containing all actions recommended by the Church Council to the assembly went to all congregations by August 1. Within a week following the assembly, a brief summary of assembly actions will be mailed to congregations and voting members. It will also be available on the ELCA Web site.

• The October issue of The Lutheran magazine will offer complete coverage of assembly business. You'll find some stories on the Web at www.thelutheran.org by mid-September.

Some Assembly 2005 details:

Theme: Marked with the cross of Christ Forever

Date and Place: Monday, August 8th to Sunday, August 14th

Voting Members: 1,018 voting members from 65 synods and 10,657 congregations serving on behalf of the 4,984,925 baptized members of this church

On the Agenda

Faithful Yet Changing: The Plan for Mission in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Renewing Worship proposal
Proposal for interim Eucharistic sharing agreement with United Methodist Church
Recommendations from Task Force for Studies on Sexuality
Arab and Middle Eastern Ministry Strategy
African American Ministry Strategy
Memorials from Synod Assemblies
Budget Recommendations for 2006 and 2007
Resolutions
Routine constitutional and bylaw changes
Budget Recommendations for 2006 and 2007