As we are holding a Bishop's election this year, please note that our schedule is subject to change and times may vary depending if the election takes 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 votes. Thank you for your understanding and flexibility. Note that bold items show planned timing of voting for the Bishop’s election, and italicized items show other related business to the Bishop’s election.

Thursday, 6/13/2024

  • 5-8 pm: Registration

    • Service project during registration

  • 7:30 pm: Hymn Festival

Friday, 6/14/2024

  • 7-9 am: Registration

  • 9 am: Call to order/greetings

  • 9:30 am: Bishop election ELCA representative and first ballot vote

  • 10 am: Worship

  • 11:15 am: Plenary session, financial report and synod business

  • 12 pm: Report of the first ballot

    • Lunch immediately after

  • 1 pm: Plenary session, synod business and present mission plan

  • 1:30 pm: Bible study with Rev. Dr. Colleen Windham Hughes, CLU

  • 2:15 pm: Break

  • 2:30 pm: Deadline to remove your name from Bishop’s election and deadline for changes to mission plan

  •  2:45 pm • Celebrations and recognitions: rostered minister and congregation milestones and anniversaries and volunteer recognition

  • 3:30 pm: Second ballot vote

  • 3:45pm: Workshops. 2 sessions from 3:45-4:30 and 4:45-5:30

  • 5:30 pm: Announce 2nd ballot results / Synod Business

  • 6:15 pm: Buffet dinner

  • 7:15 pm • Top seven questions and answers, followed by third ballot vote

  • Evening activity and business, announce election results, bingo hosted by Suki Kisling of WELCA and Pr. Jacqui Pagel

Saturday, 6/15/2024

  • 8:30 am: Bible study with Rev. Dr. Colleen Windham Hughes, CLU

  • 8:45 am: Synod business

  • 9 am: ELCA rep Deacon John Weit and Bishop Eaton video.

  • 9:20 am Speeches top three and fourth ballot vote

  • 9:20 am Chaplain, Capt Matthew W. Dobyns

  • 9:45 am: Bishop and Synod Council Report

  • 10:30 am: Synod Business

  • 11:00 am: Ballot results, short address by two, followed immediately by fifth ballot vote

  • 11:15 am: Other business

  • 11:30 am: Announce results of fifth ballot

  • 11:30 am: Worship and closing of assembly

  • 12:30 pm: Lunch

  • 12:30 pm: 2024 Diakonia Graduation Ceremony

“For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.”
— 1 Corinthians 12:12