NOTICE OF ELIGIBLE VOTING MEMBERSHIP FOR SYNOD ASSEMBLY BUSINESS SESSIONS

  • Ministers of Word and Sacrament (Pastors) on the roster of the Northeastern Ohio Synod and ordained ministers from a church body with which a relationship of full communion exists and who are under service in a congregation of this synod in accordance with S7.27.A16.
  • Ministers of Word and Service (Deacons) on the roster of the Northeastern Ohio Synod. 
  • Individuals who are in good standing on any of the rosters of this synod and who are retired, granted disability status, or on leave from call in accordance with S7.22.01.
  • Lay Synod Council Members serving as Synod officers and voting members of Synod Council. 
  • Synod Assembly Committee Members appointed by Synod Council who are not otherwise voting members of the assembly, provided they are voting members of congregations of this synod.
  • Two lay voting members (preferably one female and one male) from each congregation, congregation under development, or synod authorized worshiping community.
  • One Additional Lay Voting Member from each congregation, congregation under development, or synod authorized worshiping community (SAWC) provided that such additional member qualifies as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color), or whose primary language is other than English, or LGBTQIA+, or under the age of 31 at the time of election or appointment.
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