As your congregation prepares for its annual meeting, be sure to invite members to attend our 2024 Assembly, Friday-Saturday, June 14 & 15, 2023, at Love of Christ Lutheran Church in Mesa. Read more to find out how many voting members your congregation can send.

HOW MANY VOTING MEMBERS? 

The voting members of the assembly are determined as follows: 
The first number is congregation size (baptized members), the second number is voting members.

• Fewer than 175 in congregation = 2 Lay Members

• 176 to 399 = 3 Lay Members

• 400 to 649 = 4 Lay Members

• 650 to 1,299 = 5 Lay Members

• 1,300 to 1,849 = 6 Lay Members

• 1,950 to 2,599 = 7 Lay Members

• 2,600 to 3,249 = 8 Lay Members

• 3,250 to 3,899 = 9 Lay Members

• 3,900 to 4,550 = 10 Lay Members

Note: Lay voting members should be split 50/50 male and female.

Additional voting members

We also ask you to keep in mind the continuing resolution adopted by the Synod Council in September, 2024: 

S7.21.B23. In addition to the laity voting members elected in accordance with S7.21.A23: 

a. Congregations may elect one additional lay voting member who is a person of color or person whose primary language is other than English. 

b. Congregations may elect one additional lay voting member who is a youth (confirmed to age 17) or young adult (age 18 to 30, see †S6.04.01.). In all cases, a congregation should strive to elect an equal number of male and female voting members, or as close as possible.   

Who are voting members across the synod?

• All active Ministers of Word and Sacrament (pastors) and Ministers of Word and Service (deacons) on the roster of the Grand Canyon Synod are voting members. 

• Synod Council members and Officers of the Grand Canyon Synod are voting members. 

• All retired Ministers of Word and Sacrament and Ministers of Word and Service on the roster of the Grand Canyon Synod are voting members.