Issue 47 of Administration Matters
Livestream the ELCA Churchwide Assembly, Aug. 8-13
The 14th ELCA Churchwide Assembly will convene on Aug. 8-13, in New Orleans to discuss and make decisions about how to go about God’s work as a church. This year the assembly will observe the 500th anniversary of the Reformation under the theme “Freed and Renewed in Christ” and the accompanying tagline “500 years of God’s Grace in Action.”
Over the course of the assembly, voting members:
- hear reports and review the work of churchwide organization officers, leaders and units;
- receive and consider proposals from synod assemblies;
- elect a new ELCA vice president, board members and other leaders as specified by the constitution or bylaws;
- establish ELCA policy;
- worship together;
- adopt a budget; and
- conduct other business related to the ELCA churchwide organization.
The assembly will be streamed live on the churchwide assembly website. To learn about the assembly, preview the pre-assembly reports or to watch the livestream, click here.
Join the new ELCA Federal Credit Union!
The ELCA Federal Credit Union is open for business and accepting applications for membership.
To apply, visit the credit union website, elcafcu.org. ELCA members, congregations and ministries—and their employees—are eligible to join. You can become a member by opening a savings account with as little as a $25 initial deposit. Credit union membership is your entrée to access a portfolio of deposit accounts, loans and other services. At the credit union’s website, you can view current rates, apply for a loan, and learn more from an interactive loan payment calculator. You can also search for the closest ATM on the credit union’s worldwide network of free ATMs. Also, watch for a mobile app coming soon.
As the credit union website states: “When you join fellow Lutherans as a member of the ELCA Federal Credit Union, you do more than gain access to a wide array of financial services. You become a part of a financial cooperative that shares your values.”
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