Transition

Welcome to the Synod Transition Page. This page contains all the information you need as a voting member or nominee for the 2019 Metro D.C. Synod Bishop Election.

Pre-Assembly Listening Survey

Transition Survey – May Report (Final)

Transition Survey – April Report

Bishop Election Background Information

Who is eligible for nomination? Any rostered minister of word and sacrament in good standing in the ELCA. Pastors can be in a current call, on leave from call, or retired. They can be from the Metro D.C. Synod or another other synod. All forms should be returned to bishopelection@metrodcelca.org.

2019 Synod Assembly Ecclesiastical Ballot – updated 3/15/2019

Constitutional Background for Election of a Bishop

SynAsm Transition 2019 Glossary of Terms and Maps

Bishop Election Forms

Bishop Candidate Information Form

Bishop Candidate Authorization and Release Form

Bishop Candidate Background Check Form

Bishop Candidate Disclosure Form

Bishop Election Request for Withdrawl Form

What to Expect as a Nominee

Summary of Bishop Election Procedure for Potential Nominees – Updated June 3rd

Pre-Assembly Conference Meetings

In preparation for the assembly we wanted to make sure you knew about the Pre-Assembly Conference meetings. Each conference, by constitution, is obligated to provide a meeting before each Synod Assembly. A synod staff member attends the meeting and this year we will also have a member of the Transition Team in attendance. There are six conferences in the Metro D.C. Synod. If you are unable to attend your conference meeting the deans have agreed to open meetings to anyone who would like to attend to make sure everyone is prepared for this year’s assembly especially what the bishop election process will look like. If you attend a conference meeting that you are not a member of there may be issues that you would not be able to vote on, but you would receive a lot of the same information. All voting members should plan on attending one of the following meetings:

Maryland Conference – Wednesday 4/10, 9:30am at Grace – 2503 Belair Dr., Bowie, MD 20715
(Abiding Presence-Beltsville, All Saints-Bowie, Good Samaritan-Lanham, Good Samaritan-Lexington Park, Grace-Bowie, Grace-Ft. Washington, Hope-Clinton, Hope-College Park, Peace-Waldorf, St. John-Riverdale, St. Michael’s Truth/Our Saviour’s, St. Nicholas, Zion-Takoma Park)
Virginia Conference – Saturday 5/4, 9am at Redeemer – 1545 Chain Bridge Rd, McLean, VA 22101
(Bethel-Lovettsville, Christ the King-Great Falls, Christ the Servant-Reston, Community- Sterling, Emmanuel-Vienna, Holy Cross-Herndon, Holy Trinity-Leesburg, King of Kings-Fairfax, New Jerusalem-Lovettsville, Redeemer-McLean, St. Andrew-Centreville, Zion-Lovettsville)
Fairfax Conference – Sunday 5/5, 2pm at Abiding Presence – 6304 Lee Chapel Rd, Burke, VA 22015
(Abiding Presence-Burke, Bethel-Manassas, Bethlehem-Fairfax, Christ-Fairfax, Covenant- Dale City, Epiphany-Dale City, Good Shepherd-Woodbridge, Lord of Life, River of Grace, Shepherd of the Hills, St. Mark-Springfield, St. Matthew-Woodbridge)
Montgomery Conference – Thursday 5/9, 7pm at St. Johns – 4629 Aspen Hill Rd, Rockville, MD 20853
(Christ-Bethesda, Christ the Servant-Gaithersburg, Emmanuel-Bethesda, Epiphany-Burtonsville, Good Shepherd-Gaithersburg, In Christ Washington Fellowship, La Sagrada Familia, Living Faith-Rockville, Prince of Peace-Gaithersburg, St. John’s-Rockville, St. Luke’s-Derwood, St. Luke-Silver Spring, St. Stephen-Silver Spring, Swahili Lutheran Church, Trinity-North Bethesda)
DC Conference – Saturday 5/11, 10am at First Trinity – 501 4th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
(Augustana, Christ, First Trinity, Georgetown, Grace, Holy Comforter, Luther Place, Oromo Evangelical Lutheran, Our Redeemer, Peace-Bermuda, Reformation, St. Matthew, St. Paul’s)
Potomac Conference – Sunday, 6/2, 1:30pm at Holy Trinity – 3022 Woodlawn Ave, Falls Church, VA 22042
(Advent-Arlington, Epiphany-Alexandria, Faith-Arlington, Good Shepherd-Alexandria, Holy Trinity-Falls Church, Hope-Annandale, Messiah-Alexandria, Nativity-Alexandria, Peace-Alexandria, Resurrection-Arlington)