Clergy Member (2 nominees)
Note: Elections for the
ELCA Church Council will be held during the 2009 ELCA
Churchwide Assembly. Among nominees for election to the ELCA
Church Council will be the two selected by the Metro D.C.
Synod.
The Rev. Craig Endicott
The Rev. Scott McAnally
Voting Members to the 2009 ELCA
Churchwide Assembly
The 2008 Metro D.C. Synod Assembly adopted five
resolutions.
Expression
of Thanks and Gratitude (pdf
file) - Gratitude is expressed in this resolution
for all who work to make the Synod Assembly a successful event.
Greetings (pdf file)
-
Other synods holding assemblies overlapping our own are
greeted by this resolution. Brothers and sisters in the
Northeastern Iowa Synod were acknowledged particularly and held
in prayer, as their scheduled Assembly was postponed due to
severe weather conditions.
Opposition to State-Sponsored Slot Machine Gambling
(pdf file) - Synod congregations
are encouraged to educate and engage their congregations about
the ELCA position on state-sponsored gambling and to communicate
their opposition to slot machine gambling to the appropriate
officials through this resolution.
Opposition to Violence and Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual
Orientation and Gender Identity
(pdf file) - This resolution requests advocacy for
the inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity among
the categories by which a crime can be defined as a hate crime
and among the categories in which discrimination is forbidden in
employment, housing and public services, and accommodations.
Study of Draft Social Statement on Human Sexuality
(pdf file) - Opportunities for the
systematic, serious reading and group study of the "Draft Social
Statement on Human Sexuality" are encouraged by this resolution.
Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod
