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Biographical Information Form for General Elections Nominated from the floor
Please return this completed form via email to charlene@scsynod.com by 10:45 AM June 8, 2024
Post-Deadline Resolutions or Memorials Form
Post-Deadline Resolutions or Memorials Form.
Please note this is only for items that COULD NOT have been submitted by the 15 day pre-assembly deadline.
Proposed Amendment to the Mission Funding/Spending Plan Form.
Proposed Amendment to the Mission Funding/Spending Plan Form.
Proposed amendments to The Plan must be submitted to the secretary of the synod by 9:00 a.m. on June 5, 2024.
The Synod Finance Committee shall meet at 11:00 a.m. on June 5, 2024, to consider each properly submitted amendment proposal.
Assembly Evaluation Form
Assembly Evaluation Form
Additional Information
BIOGRAPHY: SAMUEL DOWD
BIOGRAPHY: SAMUEL DOWD
Welcome Letter from Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton
Welcome Letter from Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton
Welcome Letter from Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton in Spanish
Welcome Letter from Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton in Spanish
Parliamentary Procedure
Helpful tips about parliamentary procedure. (White Paper)
Augsburg Fortress Slides Including Discount Code
Augsburg Fortress Slides Including Discount Code
ELCA Partner Synod Trip: Colombia 2024
October 12-19, 2024
Join us on a trip to Colombia to see God’s work firsthand. You will experience development projects in vulnerable communities and with refugees, stories of church sustainability and empowerment, a Lutheran school, and the church’s involvement in the national peace and reconciliation process. You will find community in our siblings in Christ, rejuvenate your vision for the church and witness the powerful impact of companion relationships at work in the world.
Rostered Leaders Convocation Flyer
Rostered Leaders Convocation Flyer (Packet)
Mission Funding/Spending Plan
2025-2026 Mission Funding-Spending Plan
2025-2026 Mission Finding-Spending Plan
Questions and Answers from the pre assembly mission funding/spending plan session
Proposed Amendment to the Mission Funding/Spending Plan Form.
Proposed Amendment to the Mission Funding/Spending Plan Form.
Proposed amendments to The Plan must be submitted to the secretary of the synod by 9:00 a.m. on June 5, 2024.
The Synod Finance Committee shall meet at 11:00 a.m. on June 5, 2024, to consider each properly submitted amendment proposal.
Bulletin of Reports
Bulletin of Reports - Full
Bulletin of Reports – Full
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 1
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 1
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 2
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 2
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 3
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 3
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 4
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 4
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 5
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 5
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 6
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 6
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 7
Bulletin of Reports Chapter 7
Eligible Voting Members per Congregation Information Sheet
The number of voting members is determined from the most recent Congregational Report Form. Congregations are added to this list after we receive their Form A.
South Carolina Synod Congregations by Name and City
South Carolina Synod Congregations by Name and City
Constitution
South Carolina Synod Constitution
As amended November2023
Biographical Information
Biographical Information for the 2023 South Carolina Synod Assembly Elections from the Nominating Committee. (White Paper)
Biographical Information Form for General Elections Nominated from the floor
Biographical Information Form for General Elections Nominated from the floor.
Memorials and Resolutions
Matters Pertaining to Resolutions and Memorials
Our constitution provides a way for voting members of the assembly to offer a matter for discussion through a resolution. Such resolutions may refer the issue to synodical or churchwide units for action.
Resolution: Communal Stewards of God’s Creation
Resolution: Communal Stewards of God’s Creation
Recommendations and Notices from the Synod Council for Action by the Assembly
Recommendations and Notices from the Synod Council to the South Carolina Synod Assembly
Recommendations and Notices from the Synod Council to the South Carolina Synod Assembly (Blue Paper)
2025 Compensation Guidelines for Rostered Ministers
2025 Compensation Guidelines for Rostered Ministers
Report of Committee on Agenda and Program
Report of Committee on Agenda and Program (PROPOSED AGENDA) for the 2023 South Carolina Synod Assembly
This includes:
An introduction and the Committee on Agenda and Program recommendations. (White Paper)
Assembly Committees and Volunteers (Pink Paper)
A Schedule Outline (White Paper)
Worship Materials
Order for Opening A Synod Assembly & Order for Closing A Synod Assembly
Order for Opening A Synod Assembly & Order for Closing A Synod Assembly (Yellow Paper)
Order for Worship
This resource includes the order for our worship service in two parts.
Service of Holy Communion - June 8, 2023
Service of Holy Communion – June 8, 2023