Today turned out to be the final day of business for the churchwide assembly. Several votes were taken, and in no particular order here are the highlights:
Mr. Carlos Pena was reelected vice president of the ELCA on the 4th ballot. He received just over the needed 60% of the vote in order to be elected.
Over 81% of voting members voted to authorize work to be done on a social statement on justice for women, to be presented to the 2015 churchwide assembly.
Approved constitutional provisions to require that churchwide and synod assemblies include at least 10% youth and young adult membership.
It was also announced that the next churchwide assembly, in 2011, will be held in Orlando, Florida.
We also spent one hour in Bible study discussing the future mission of the church. The text chosen to study was St. Mark 2:1-12.
The assembly ends as it began, by celebrating the Holy Eucharist tomorrow morning.
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