The Draft, along with an FAQ, overview, brochure and information about how to participate in the comment period can be found here. Limited copies will be available at the assembly.

Mr. William "Bill" Horne II was elected to serve a six-year term as ELCA Vice President at the 2016 ELCA Churchwide Assembly in New Orleans. Bill Horne grew up as a member of the National Baptist religious tradition and became a Lutheran while serving in the United States Air Force in 1982. Bill has served as congregational president in two ELCA congregations in Florida and is currently a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Clearwater, Florida. He served as a member of the Florida-Bahamas Synod Council and later as Synod Vice President.

Bill served on the ELCA Church Council, 2009-2015 and was a member of the ELCA Theological Education Advisory Council, 2013-2015. He is currently serving as a member of the ELCA Inter-Religious Task Force and of the Lutheran Services Florida Board of Directors.

His post military retirement career has been in public management. He was appointed by the Clearwater City Council to serve as the Chief Administrative Officer (City Manager) of the city with responsibility for all departments except the City Attorney's Office. He is directly responsible for 1,746 employees and accountable for the annual operating and capital budget of $441 million dollars. Bill was selected as Interim City Manager in 2000 and later appointed to the position of City Manager in 2001.

Bill served as a Colonel in the United States Air Force. He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry from the University of Tulsa, a Masters in Human Resource Management from Pepperdine University, and a Masters in Political Science from Auburn University in Montgomery.

Following the 2011 Synod Assembly, the Pacifica Synod Council approved the addition of one voting member for each congregation who brought a youth (Confirmed through age 17) or young adult (ages 18-30) as a voting member to synod assemblies.

Congregations are encouraged to seek out youth or young adults who may be willing to serve as voting members and include them in congregational registration and housing arrangements. If housing a youth with your other voting members is a challenge, youth are invited to spend Friday night with our Synod Youth Team members sleeping on the floor of Hope, Palm Desert's Youth Room for FREE! All they will need is a sleeping bag and pillow.

After worship ends on Friday evening, the Synod Youth Team will be hosting fellowship activities at Hope Lutheran, along with providing snacks and drinks. All youth attending the assembly are invited to be with us for the fellowship time, even if they have other housing arrangements. Those not spending the night at the church will need transportation later in the evening to rejoin their other congregational members.

In order for us to plan for the activities and overnight accommodations, youth interested in participating are asked to make arrangements in advance by  contacting Terri Robertson by May 10 at 951.205.1391 or by email at  [email protected] .