Synod Vice-President Kerry Fehrman Statement on Virtual Assembly
In March the East Central Synod of Wisconsin Synod Council voted to postpone the annual Synod Assembly due to COVID-19. In May, a Synod Assembly task force comprised of synod council members and bishop election committee representatives was appointed to examine the possibility of a multi-site assembly and to give a recommendation to synod council. The task force determined that a multi-site assembly was not feasible, but based on the information provided by the ELCA a virtual assembly using the Lumi platform would be possible. On July 9
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the Synod Council accepted the recommendation of the task force to move forward with a virtual assembly to be held on September 25
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Vice-President Fehrman responded to the action stating “This action is the result of the creativity and visioning of our synod and denomination. I am excited that we will be able to accomplish the annual work of the synod assembly, including the bishop’s election. I am very appreciative to the task force for all of their hard work in investigating this issue and finding a solution. Our main priority moving forward to is to maintain the health, welfare, and safety of our members. I am thrilled that we have found a way to hold the synod assembly and not put any of our members at risk.”
The East Central Synod of Wisconsin is one of sixty-five synods in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. It covers one-hundred and twenty-two congregations covering the Fox Valley areas of Appleton, Oshkosh, Green Bay, and stretching upwards to Stevens Point, and Wausau. The Synod is led by Bishop Gerald Mansholt who was elected bishop of the East Central Synod in 2014. For any questions related to this release please contact synod communications manager Ben Stepanek at ben.stepanek@ecsw.org or at 920-750-6821.
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