Synod Assembly 2025

May 30 – 31, 2025
Brookfield Conference Center, Brookfield

Synod Assembly Overview

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Elections

Consultation Committee

  • At Large – Lay Male: Thom Nicla (he/him)
  • At Large – Lay Female: Bonnie Zimmermann (she/her)
  • At Large – Rostered Minister: Rev. Carolyn Sellers Rizzo (she/her)
  • At Large – Rostered Minister: Rev. Jackie Cook (she/her)

Synod Council

  • At Large – Lay Male: Jeffrey Kehoe (he/him)
  • At Large – Lay Female: Jean Nelson (she/her)
  • At Large – Rostered Minister: Rev. Perrie Dralle (she/her)
  • At Large – Youth/Young Adult aged 30 or under when elected: Alex Pechauer Bates (he/him)
  • At Large – Youth aged 18 or under when elected: Avery Newell (she/her)
  • Vice President – Layperson: Dr. Rose Dotson (she/her)
  • Treasurer – Layperson or Rostered Minister: Rev. Karen Pahl (she/her)
  • Central Conference – Lay Female: Roxanne Rhinehart (she/her)
  • North Conference – Rostered Minister: Rev. Alexis Twito (she/her)
  • South Conference – Lay Male: Bobbie Mitchell (he/him)

Offering

Our offering will support the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL). Their congregations and communities have suffered greatly during the Israel-Hamas war, and our gift will be a sign of solidarity and support.