2025 WND Synod Assembly

ND State Fair Center/Clarion Hotel, Minot, ND

May 30 - June 1, 2025



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2025 Resolutions for Assembly Consideration

  • Memorial #1 - Indian Boarding Schools

    Memorial #1 recommends the WND Synod Assembly memorialize and address the legacies of our church’s role in Indian Boarding Schools.  The Western North Dakota Synod Reference & Counsel Committee recommends DO PASS on Memorial #1.

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  • Memorial #2 - Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

    Memorial #2 recommends the WND Synod Assembly memorialize and direct the churchwide organization to address the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.  The Western North Dakota Synod Reference & Counsel Committee recommends DO PASS on Memorial #2.

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  • Resolution #1 - 2026 Ministry Financial Plan

    Resolution #1 is the 2026 Ministry Financial Plan, which would finance the mission and ministry of the Synod. The Synod Council initiated the resolution. The Western North Dakota Synod Reference & Counsel Committee recommends DO PASS on Resolution #1. 

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  • Resolution #2 - 2026 Rostered Minister Compensation Guidelines

    Resolution #2 is the 2026 Rostered Minister Compensation Guidelines. The Synod Council initiated the resolution. The Western North Dakota Synod Reference & Counsel Committee recommends DO PASS on Resolution #2. 

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  • Resolution #3 - Greetings to Synods

    Resolution #3 is a greeting from the Western North Dakota Synod to other synods gathering in Assembly the same weekend. The Synod Council initiated the resolution. The Western North Dakota Synod Reference & Counsel Committee recommends DO PASS on Resolution #3. 

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  • Resolution #4 - Earth's Climate Crisis

     Resolution #4 is a request for formal technical review (that is, a fact check) of the scientific claims in Earth’s Climate Crisis; suggesting Ms. Christine Moffett, ELCA Program Director, Environment and Energy Policy as a well-qualified leader of such an effort. First Lutheran Church, Tioga, ND initiated the resolution. The Western North Dakota Synod Reference & Counsel Committee does not offer a recommendation on Resolution #4.

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Synod Assembly Resolution Guidelines

Resolutions


All resolutions of substance must be submitted to the Synod office no later than April 1, 2025. All resolutions submitted to the annual Western North Dakota Synod Assembly for action will be first reviewed by a Reference and Counsel Committee appointed by the WND Synod Council.  See the Guidelines for Writing Resolutions 2025 for more information.


RESOLUTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED DIGITALLY IN MICROSOFT WORD FORMAT AND EMAILED AS FILE ATTACHMENTS TO:

The WND Synod Office – Lesley@wndsynod.org

Contact Murray Sagsveen, Synod Attorney murray@wndsynod.org with any questions, comments, or assistance.


Please note:    To the extent time permits, the Reference and Counsel Committee may present to the Assembly for consideration any written proposal or resolution signed by twenty-five voting members of the Assembly, which is germane to any items on the agenda or of significant concern to the Western North Dakota Synod, if electronically submitted (e.g., email or flash drive) to the Chairperson by 3:00 p.m. on the first day of the Assembly.