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WV-WMD Synod 33rd Annual Assembly
WV-WMD Synod 33rd Annual Assembly
Bulletin of Reports Thirty-Third Annual Assembly of the West Virginia – Western Maryland Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 16 October 2021 Monongalia County Extension Services & 4-H Center Mylan Park 270 Mylan Park Lane Morgantown, WV 26501 …
WV-WMD Synod Office Information
WV-WMD Synod Office Information
West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod, ELCA 412 Fairmont Avenue, Suite 3 Fairmont, West Virginia 26554 Telephone: (304) 363-4030 Facsimile: (304) 363-4042 EMail: wvwmdsynod@wv-wmd.com Web Site: www.wv-wmd.org Hours of Operation: 8:30 am-4:30 pm, Monday through…
Synod
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West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod, ELCA 412 Fairmont Avenue, Suite 3 Fairmont, West Virginia 26554 Telephone: (304) 363-4030 Facsimile: (304) 363-4042 eMail: wvwmdsynod@wv-wmd.com Web Site: www.wv-wmd.org
Resolution – Regarding the Affordability of Synod Assembly
Reports of Standing Committees » Report of Reference and Counsel » Resolution – Regarding the Affordability of Synod Assembly
WHEREAS, Synod Assembly is a part of the church’s work; and WHEREAS, Synod Assembly is a constitutional obligation of congregation to send voting members and their rostered leaders to the assembly; and WHEREAS, the cost of Synod Assembly drastically effects the…
Synod Committees (Elected)
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Consultation Committee Seat Occupant Term ends Clergy #1 The Rev. Diane Day 2024 Clergy #2 The Rev. Linda Muhly 2024 Clergy #3 The Rev. Emilie Theobald-Rowlands 2020 Clergy…
Synod Council Recommendations
Reports of Officers » Report of the Secretary » Synod Council Recommendations
Recommendations from Synod Council to the Thirty-Second Synod Assembly Synod Council Recommendations Recommendation #1 That S7.14 of the WV-WMD Synod Constitution, which reads, “One-half of the members of the Synod Assembly shall constitute a quorum,” be…
Synod Council Committees (Appointed)
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Synod Council Committees (Appointed) 01 September 2018 – 31 August 2019 Audit Committee Clergy Smith, Reverend Sean Lay Persons Dalton, Bruce Solberg, Joseph (Treasurer) Wangerin, Paul (Vice President) – Chairperson Budget and Finance Committee…
Synod Operational Committees (Appointed)
Directory » Synod » Synod Operational Committees (Appointed)
Bishop’s Lay Worship Committee The Rev Gerald Kliner, Chair Global Missions The Rev Ian Reid, Chair Worship and Spiritual Life Committee The Rev. Gerald Kliner, Chair Youth Ministry Clergy The Rev. Karen Erskine-Valentine The Rev Jessica Felici,…
Understanding the Synod Budget
Reports of Officers » Report of the Treasurer » Understanding the Synod Budget
“This document has become a staple in helping the assembly, and the synod at large, understand the budget. If you have any questions about what any expense or income line is, you can turn to this document as your first resource. For additional questions, feel free to…
Synod Council Officers and Members
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Officers Seat Occupant Term ends Bishop The Rt. Rev. Matthew Lynn Riegel, S.T.M. 2021 Vice President Paul Wangerin 2019 Secretary Norma Gensler 2021 Treasurer Joseph Solberg…
Assembly Venue Information
Assembly Venue Information
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church 16 Ridgecrest Road Wheeling West Virginia 26033 Phone: (304) 242-5830 The Highlands Event Center 355 Wharton Circle, Suite 235 Triadelphia, West Virginia 26059
Officers and Staff of the Synod
Directory » Synod » Officers and Staff of the Synod
Bishop The Rt. Rev. Matthew Lynn Riegel, S.T.M. 412 Fairmont Avenue, Suite 3 Fairmont, West Virginia 26554 Office: 304.363.4030 Mobile: 304.680.5388 eMail: bishop@wv-wmd.org Term: 2015.09.01-2021.08.31 Vice President Paul Wangerin 3936…
Synod Council & Executive Committee Actions
Reports of Officers » Report of the Secretary » Synod Council & Executive Committee Actions
Norma Gensler Synod Council Secretary Synod Council Actions 14 April 2018 VOTED SC18.4.1 The council excused Paula Mitchell’s absence. VOTED SC18.4.2 The Council voted to move to a quasi-committee of the whole in order to discuss the Bishop’s…
Guide to Assembly Committees
Addenda » Guide to Assembly Committees
You will find in the next subsections descriptions of the following committees of the assembly: Committee on Elections Committee on Minutes Committee on Reference & Counsel Committee on Resolutions Ushers
Assembly Program & Agenda
Assembly Organization » Assembly Program & Agenda
Program for the Synod Assembly The Program of the assembly is the overarching schedule of events connected with our gathering. The business meetings are just part of that overarching schedule. We also gather for worship and meals, and, sometimes, we gather for…
Assembly Committees and Staff
Assembly Organization » Assembly Committees and Staff
Elections Clergy Rev Ruth Bullwinkle Rev Diane Day, Chairperson Rev Jess Felici Minutes Clergy Lay Persons Rev Ryan Heycock Devin Ames Rev Susan Claytor Coleen…
White Paper on the Synod’s Financial Position
Reports of Officers » Report of the Treasurer » White Paper on the Synod’s Financial Position
First, an apology. Last year at Synod Assembly the assembly asked for a white-paper well in advance of the next Synod Assembly. Well in advance is a flexible phrase, but I don’t think I met it by anyone’s standards. Family and work emergencies that persisted for…
Special Rules of Order for the Assembly
Assembly Organization » Special Rules of Order for the Assembly
For the consideration of the Synod Assembly The following are the proposed special rules of of order for the 32nd Annual Synod Assembly of the WV-WMD Synod. In order to have force, the assembly would need to adopt them. The assembly may amend them prior to adoption.…
Report of the Treasurer
Reports of Officers » Report of the Treasurer
In this section you will find… the budget worksheets for FY2020 (income and expense); “Understanding the Synod Budget,” a line by line exposition on the budget worksheet; and the White Paper on the Synod’s Financial Position. Each of…
Committee on Resolutions
Addenda » Guide to Assembly Committees » Committee on Resolutions
For the purposes of the WV-WMD Synod Assembly, a distinction is made between the Committee on Resolutions (Resolutions Committee) and the Committee on Reference and Counsel (Reference & Counsel). In addition to the rules that govern committees in general, Robert’s…
Nominees (Report of Nominating Committee, Part 2)
Reports of Standing Committees » Report of the Nominating Committee (Part 1) » Nominees (Report of Nominating Committee, Part 2)
Synod Vice President Paul Wangerin of Trinity, Martinsburg WV (6023) Paul has served and currently serves on many church and congregational leadership teams, councils, and boards. He is a careful and thoughtful leader with a high level of responsibility. More…
Ad Hoc Committee on Bylaws
Reports of Special Committees » Ad Hoc Committee on Bylaws
Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Bylaws to the Synod Assembly 2019 1 May 2019 Having been charged by Synod Council to review the bylaws of the synod and report to the 2019 Synod Assembly any recommendations, the following is set before the assembly for its…
Supply Preaching and Presiding
Directory » Supply Preaching and Presiding
To assist congregations in their search for worship leadership in times of pastoral vacancy or whenever regular ordained leadership is not available, the WV-WMD Synod provides a list of capable and authorized worship leadership. This list as well as policies and…
Ad Hoc Committee on ULS
Reports of Special Committees » Ad Hoc Committee on ULS
The 2018 Synod Assembly adopted “A Resolution of Concern Regarding United Lutheran Seminary” (SA18.6.3), the critical operative paragraphs, for the purposes of this ad hoc committee, being, And therefore be it resolved, that the 2018 Synod Assembly of the West…
Directory
Directory
This section includes directories for the synod council, committees, boards, congregations, minister, supply preaches, etc.. Directories, by the very nature of the rapidly changing world in which we live, out of date almost as soon as the are published. Thinking of…
Committee on Minutes
Addenda » Guide to Assembly Committees » Committee on Minutes
Our Committee on Minutes (Minutes Committee) is a work group not a deliberative body. It is a legacy of the days when there were no recording devices other than the human being frenetically taking notes with pen on paper. While seeing to the recording of the business…
Workshops
Assembly Organization » Assembly Program & Agenda » Workshops
Income Track Meeting Room Expense Track A Youth Room Expense Track B Classroom 1 Non-Finance Track Luther Room 4:00 PM Mission Support Campus Ministries Synod Programs Evangelism 4:35 PM Synod…
Visitors
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Visitor Last Name First Name Home City Home State Affiliation City State Allen Jeffrey Charleston West Virginia West Virginia Council of Churches Charleston West…
Report of the Nominating Committee (Part 1)
Reports of Standing Committees » Report of the Nominating Committee (Part 1)
The Nominating Committee is charged, under Synod Bylaw B9.04, with presenting to the Synod Assembly two nominees for every position to be elected. There are a few exceptions to this bylaw, only one of which applies this year, that being the requirement, under Synod…
FY2020 Proposed Budget
Reports of Officers » Report of the Treasurer » FY2020 Proposed Budget
If you prefer to download the budget worksheets separately as PDFs, click on the links below: WV-WMD Proposed Budget Income for FY2020 WV-WMD Proposed Budget Expenses for FY2020
Camp Luther Report
Reports from Affiliates » Camp Luther » Camp Luther Report
Camp Luther 2018 – Synod Assembly Report Camp Luther 2018 was held on June 17-23 at Camp Caesar in Cowen, WV. This was our 73rd year and we met under the theme “This Changes Everything.” We were blessed to welcome 280 campers and 88 staff members for our…
Nuts & Bolts (Bishop’s Report, Part 1)
Reports of Officers » Report of the Bishop » Nuts & Bolts (Bishop’s Report, Part 1)
Synod Assembly: Experimenting with Change Since my first assembly in 1994, I can remember six resolutions that related to the format and/or logistics of Synod Assembly. The most significant one to pass was the late 1990s move from three-day assemblies to two-day. Last…
Framing the Conversation (Bishop’s Report, Part 2)
Reports of Officers » Report of the Bishop » Framing the Conversation (Bishop’s Report, Part 2)
Before other presenters dive into the financial questions, I beg your indulgence as I exposit classical Lutheran ecclesiology (i.e., what Lutherans thought about what the church is, how it is put together and works, and why it exists). Of course, one may object,…
Governing Documents & Guidelines
Addenda » Governing Documents & Guidelines
Click on the link to access the desired document. Governing Documents Constitution of the West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod Bylaws and Continuing Resolutions of the West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod Guidelines Pastoral Compensation Package…
Bishop’s Lay Worship Leaders
Directory » Supply Preaching and Presiding » Bishop’s Lay Worship Leaders
Bishop’s Lay Worship Leaders are equipped through the synod’s training program and authorized by the Bishop for service in the territory of the synod at the invitation of the congregation’s pastor or congregational leader appointed for the task of…
Mission Support Statistics 1987-2017
Reports of Officers » Report of the Treasurer » White Paper on the Synod’s Financial Position » Mission Support Statistics 1987-2017
Bishop Riegel prepared this spreadsheet with graphs for the Mission Support Symposium held November 2018. The spreadsheet includes demographics and financial data in five year increments. If you find it difficult to read on this platform, you may download a copy by…
Report of the Bishop
Reports of Officers » Report of the Bishop
In my oral report, I will be acknowledging anniversaries, announcing pastoral transitions (retirements and new arrivals), etc.. I will not be reading my written report, which you will find here, We have precious little time as it is. I will take questions. So, I…
Floor Nominations
Reports of Standing Committees » Report of the Nominating Committee (Part 1) » Floor Nominations
The following floor nominations were made on Friday, 31 May 2019. Synod Council | Laity | Youth at Large Lauren Hasbargen of First Lutheran Church, Parkersburg, WV I have served as a lay reader, usher, and acolyte at church. I have been part of our church’s…
Parliamentary Procedure – Common Motions
Assembly Organization » Special Rules of Order for the Assembly » Parliamentary Procedure – Common Motions
During the course of an assembly, one may hear different motions and terms. Here is a list of common motions and terms with brief explanations. In no way is this list exhaustive or detailed. The motions are divided into three categories: 1) those motions dealing with…
Resolution – To Memorialize on the Definition of Voting Members
Reports of Standing Committees » Report of Reference and Counsel » Resolution – To Memorialize on the Definition of Voting Members
WHEREAS, Luther states in the preface of the Small Catechism, “…Whoever does not seek or desire the Sacrament at least some four times a year, it is to be feared that he despises the Sacrament and is no Christian, just as he is no Christian who does not believe or…
Committee on Elections
Addenda » Guide to Assembly Committees » Committee on Elections
Our Committee on Elections (Elections Committee) has, until now, been what Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised, refers to as the tellers. With the 2019 Synod Assembly, we are making a change. The Elections Committee will function as the overseers of the elections…
Committee on Reference & Counsel
Addenda » Guide to Assembly Committees » Committee on Reference & Counsel
Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised, (RONR) assumes one committee handles both the review of submitted resolutions and the drafting of resolutions. Our assembly distributes those two functions to different committees. Our Committee on Reference and Council…
ELCA Foundation Regional Gift Planning Partnership
Reports from the ELCA » ELCA Foundation Regional Gift Planning Partnership
Thank you to our synod, the regional Lutheran ministries, congregations, and donors I have been blessed to work with over this past year. I am consistently humbled and honored to see generosity take action through the services of the ELCA Foundation. In 2018, the…
Errata & Additions
Addenda » Errata & Additions
Here follows a list of errata, corrective actions, and late additions. It is not all inclusive, as is occurs to us today (May 24) that this might be helpful to assembly attendees and others. With Manula (the on-line platform) it is possible to fix errors as they are…
Report of the Vice President
Reports of Officers » Report of the Vice President
Paul Wangerin Synod Council Vice President Vice President’s Report to 2019 Synod Assembly Several suggestions from our 2017-2018 Listening Post meetings asked how we could improve the prayer life of our synod. With that in mind, our Synod Council determined…
Rostered Leaders
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Rostered Leaders (Ministers of Word & Sacrament) Rostered Leader Call Conference Status Ames, The Rev Carl W 224 Forest View Dr Huntington, WV 25705 pastoramesctk@frontier.com Christ the King 5700 Rt 60 E Huntington, WV 25705…
Report of Reference and Counsel
Reports of Standing Committees » Report of Reference and Counsel
The following resolutions have been submitted as of 29 May 2019: The Definition of Voting Members Regarding the Affordability of Synod Assembly To Memorialize on Engagement in the Holy Land The following resolution was submitted on 31 May 2019: To Memorialize…
Addenda
Addenda
Stuff always comes in late and changes to registration take place right up the first gavel (sometimes after). In past years, the Pre-Assembly Bulletin of Reports would get published, and that was that. Anything additional would have to wait until Synod Assembly for…
Centurion Connection
Reports from Affiliates » Centurion Connection
Centurion Connection-Care for Military Members, Veterans and Their Families The congregational Liaison Working Group is continuing to grow a connection for all 65 synods and nearly 10,000 ELCA congregations with an effort called Centurion Connection. In each synod is…
Resolution – To Memorialize on Amendment of the Constitution for Synods To Allow for Federated Judicatories
Reports of Standing Committees » Report of Reference and Counsel » Resolution – To Memorialize on Amendment of the Constitution for Synods To Allow for Federated Judicatories
Whereas, the ELCA has congregations federated with congregations of other denominations, and Whereas, one of our full communion partners, the Presbyterians, have in their constitution the provision for federated presbyteries with other reformed bodies, and Whereas,…
Resolution – To Memorialize on Engagement in the Holy Land
Reports of Standing Committees » Report of Reference and Counsel » Resolution – To Memorialize on Engagement in the Holy Land
Whereas, The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is committed to continuing its awareness-building, accompaniment, and advocacy on behalf of a peaceful and just resolution of the conflict between Israel and Palestine and on behalf of ending the occupation;…
West Virginia-Western Maryland Women of the ELCA
Reports from Auxiliaries » West Virginia-Western Maryland Women of the ELCA
Mission Statement: As a community of women created in the image of God, called to discipleship in Jesus Christ, and empowered by the Holy Spirit, we commit ourselves to grow in faith, affirm our gifts, support one another in our callings, engage in ministry and…
Shared Ministries
Directory » Congregations » Shared Ministries
Ministry Address Clergy Congregation Congregation Congregation Congregation Congregation Conference Accident Parish PO Box 256 Accident, MD 21520-0256 301.746.8235 Rev Peter Suwak Grace (6624),…
Congregations
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Calvary (16003) 5545 Sugargrove Rd Brandywine WV 26802 (304) 249-5316 PC Mountain Parish Revs Jason and Jessica Felici Christ (6612) 2 Richmond Avenue Wheeling WV 26003 (304) 232-5751 UOVC Rev Joel Richter …
Ordained Clergy Available for Supply
Directory » Supply Preaching and Presiding » Ordained Clergy Available for Supply
Ordained Clergy Address Telephone E-Mail Allen, The Rev Dr (UMC) Fairmont WV 304.830.2183 revdrtja@comcast.net Blank, The Rev Paul PO Box 3094 Swanton, Maryland 21561 304.387.8026 plblank@comcast.net…
Rostered Leader Anniversaries
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Synod Roster Category Anniversary Name Date Rostered 8H Minister of Word and Sacrament 10 Sean P Smith 5/24/2009 15 Deborah L Gable 6/28/2004 Matthew C…
Community Lutheran Partners Incorporated (CLP)
Directory » Affiliated Agencies » Social Ministry Organizations » Community Lutheran Partners Incorporated (CLP)
Mission: To enable and support congregations of the West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod and others in service to their neighborhoods. Post Office Box 3054 141 Kruger Street Wheeling, West Virginia 26003-3054 Telephone: 304.312.4222 E-Mail:…
Boards of Directors/Trustees
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Camp Luther Riegel, The Rt Rev Matthew President Felici, The Rev Jessica Secretary Propst, Angela Treasurer Caroline Furnace Lutheran Camp 2016.06-2021.06 Day, The Rev Matthew…
Ushers
Addenda » Guide to Assembly Committees » Ushers
This is not wedding ushering; an assembly usher doesn’t have to escort folks to their seats while wearing a tux. Ushers do, however, provide important support to the assembly’s work. It should also be noted that the ushers form a team. It is often not…
Voting Members
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Synod Council Last Name First Name Home City Home State Brock Andrea Parkersburg West Virginia Dalton Bruce Canaan Valley West Virginia Gensler Norma Huntington West…
Candidacy and Leadership Manager for ELCA Regions 7 and 8
Reports from the ELCA » Candidacy and Leadership Manager for ELCA Regions 7 and 8
“Called to Lead” 2019 Report to Synod Assemblies Paul Baglyos, ELCA Candidacy and Leadership Manager for Regions 7 & 8 “Called to Lead” is the title of a new discernment guide regarding ministry in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.…
Partners In Care
Reports from Affiliates » Partners In Care
Partners in Care is a group of denominations; Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Episcopal and United Methodist, contacted by the West Virginia National Guard State Chaplain for the initial purpose of assisting the Guard Chaplains in caring for members of the Guard and their…