Synod Assembly 2025
May 30 – 31, 2025
Brookfield Conference Center, Brookfield
Synod Assembly Booklet
Synod Assembly Overview
Participants
Rostered Voting Members: 125
Lay Voting Members: 180
Non-Voting Participants: 52
TOTAL: 357
Other Presenter Resources
- ELCA Churchwide Representative:
- Women of the ELCA:
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.
- TOTAL to be announced. Accepting donations through June 15.
Assembly Actions
Resolutions & Memorials
- Resolution to Recreate the Welcome Statement of the Greater Milwaukee Synod: PASSED
- Resolution to Thank Congregations: PASSED
- Resolution of Partnership with Sumud: For Justice in Palestine and Israel: PASSED
- Memorial Supporting Addressing the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools in the United States: PASSED
- Resolution in Support of Efforts to Hold the Fossil Fuel Industry Accountable: PASSED
- Memorial Requesting that the ELCA Evaluate and Update the Call Process: PASSED AS AMENDED
2026-2027 Budget: PASSED
Bylaw Amendment: PASSED
Revisions to Vision, Mission, Values and Practices Statement: PASSED
