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Bold & Boundless: Synod Assembly

We look forward to seeing you at the 2025 Synod Assembly on Friday, June 6–Saturday, June 7, at the College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center.

Come ready to discern what it means to be Bold and Boundless!

Please contact the synod assembly planning team chair, Pastor Alex Stall, with questions by emailing synodassemblyteam@metrodcelca.org.

Worship Resources

Pre-Assembly Prayer

All congregations are invited to utilize this pre-assembly prayer in a worship service prior to the assembly on June 6.

Synod Assembly Playlist

We invite you to listen to a specially curated playlist featuring the songs we will sing together during this year’s Synod Assembly.

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Below is an outline of the draft agenda for our time together. Please note this is subject to change as details and speakers are finalized.
Friday, June 6

8:30–10:00 AM | Registration

9:00 AM | Voting Member Orientation

10:00–10:30 AM | Morning Prayer

10:30 AM–12:00 PM | Plenary Session 1

12:30–1:00 PM | Midday Prayer

1:15–3:00 PM | Lunch & Workshops

3:00–4:15 PM | Plenary Session 2

5:00–6:00 PM | Plenary Session 3

6:00–7:00 PM | Dinner

7:00– 8:30 PM | Plenary Session 4

8:30–9:00 PM | Evening Prayer

Saturday, June 7

8:00–9:30 AM | Conference Breakfasts

9:30–10:30 AM | Festival Worship

10:30–11:00 AM | Plenary Session 5

11:00–11:15 AM | Gifts of Hope Celebration

11:15–11:45 AM | Hearing One

11:45–11:50 AM | Break

11:50 AM–12:20 PM | Hearing Two

12:20–12:25 PM | Break

12:25–12:55 PM | Hearing Three

1:00–2:00 PM | Lunch

2:00–3:30 PM | Plenary Session 6

3:30–3:45 PM | Break

3:45– 4:30 PM | Plenary 7

2025_Synod_Assembly_Leadership Nominations

Each year, the assembly votes to elect new members to serve on the synod Council, churchwide assembly, and other important synod tables. You can view details of positions to be elected during the assembly through the buttons below.

If you or anyone you know is interested in serving in one of the roles listed, please submit a candidate information form no later than May 1. The candidate form is available through the button below.

Candidate Information Form due Thursday, May 1.

2025_Synod_Assembly_Reports & Documents

Everything you need to reference and review prior to Synod Assembly is available in the report document below.

Items in this report include:
  • Reports from synod leadership
  • Reports from synod ministries
  • Memorials & resolutions to be voted
  • Candidate information forms for nominations to leadership

This is a living document and will be updated as reports are received.

2025_Synod_Assembly_Bishop Transition

The Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod is preparing for an important season of discernment as we journey toward the election of our next bishop in 2025. This transition is an opportunity for prayerful reflection, conversation, and engagement as we seek God’s guidance for the future of our synod.

Visit our Bishop Transition page to stay informed about key dates, the election process, and ways you can participate.

2025_Synod_Assembly_Special Guests
Rachel Kurtz

Welcome Rachel Kurtz

Rachel Kurtz: singer:songwriter:speaker:storyteller

Minneapolis-based singer/songwriter Rachel Kurtz is poised for a breakthrough with her 2018 album, Love, Rachel Kurtz. A remarkable vocalist and magnetic stage presence, Kurtz has released a new 13-song collection of original soul, Americana, and blues tracks backed by some of Minneapolis’ finest session musicians. Following an unconventional career path, Rachel Kurtz has found acclaim and a national audience of thousands due to her appearances at a series of community service events held in sports arenas across the country. Raising awareness for world hunger, hurricane relief, and multi-cultural reconciliation, Kurtz’s powerhouse voice and heartfelt performances have been electrifying crowds in Atlanta’s Georgia Dome, New Orleans’ Superdome, Texas’ Alamo Dome, and hundreds of other concert venues from coast to coast. With her new Love, Rachel Kurtz, album follows in the footsteps of gospel-activist diva Mavis Staples, while contributing to the neo-soul revivalist movement spearheaded by like-minded artists Alabama Shakes, Adele, and Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings. This is the moment, and this is the music, that shall introduce the power of Rachel Kurtz’s voice and vision to a whole new audience.

Kurtz has been touring and singing for almost 20 years. She speaks frankly about love, God, parenting, heartbreak and her infectious laugh is peppered throughout her concerts. Her songs are rife with emotion and can make you get up and dance. Whether she is singing in a bar or church, her voice can cut through the noise and gives the listener a place to rest.

She has sung at that last 6 national youth gatherings and her song "Make a Difference" is sung nationwide on any given Sunday.

Come on out to hear her sing, you will be surprised and delighted.

Welcome Sr. Ramona Daily

Sr. Ramona Daily grew up in Queens, NY. where she was an active member at an ALC congregation.  She taught Vacation Bible school and lead the Luther League young people.  This prompted her study at one of the Lutheran Bible Institutes in NJ, where she received an Associate degree in Religious Arts.  She has a BA from Temple University in Rhetoric and Communication.  Her MDiv is from United Lutheran Seminary, Philadelphia.  She was consecrated as a deaconess and is a member of the Deaconess Community, ELCA.  Her synod called her to serve as a staff trauma chaplain at University of Pennsylvania Health System.  Sr.  Ramona was certified as a Clinical Pastoral Educator and has taught diverse religious students until her retirement.

She founded the "Agape Liturgical Dance Group" and published a book of poetry, Passion Blues.

Sr. Ramona is the proud mother of three children, one daughter-in-love, and three delightful grands.

Sr. Ramona