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Synod Hearing Dates

Please note: The hearings have now concluded. The deadline for submitting responses to the task force on a Draft Social Statement on Human Sexuality was November 1, 2008. No additional responses will be accepted.

Alaska Synod
April 25, 2008 1:45-3:00 p.m.	Synod Assembly at Lutheran Church of Hope 1847 W Northern Lights Blvd, Anchorage, AK 99517	Map it
April 26, 2008	Synod Assembly at Lutheran Church of Hope 1847 W Northern Lights Blvd, Anchorage, AK 99517	Map it

Allegheny Synod
June 6, 2008	Synod Assembly at the Blair County Convention Center One Convention Center Dr, Altoona, PA 16602	M ap it

Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod
April 17, 2008 2:00 p.m.	Synod Assembly at Ascension Lutheran Church 4803 S Lewis Ave, Tulsa, OK 74105	M ap it

Caribbean Synod
September 13, 2008 9:00 a.m.	Bethel Lutheran Church Calle 7 Buzon 76, El Cotto Bo Maguayo, Dorado, Puerto Rico

Central States Synod
March 27, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m.	Trinity Lutheran Church 1245 New Hampshire, Lawrence, KS 66044	M ap it
April 14, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m.	St. Thomas-Holy Spirit Lutheran Church 3980 S Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63127	M ap it
April 30, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m.	Bethany College 35 E Swensson St, Lindsborg, KS 67456	Map it

Central/Southern Illinois Synod
June 12, 2008 1:00-3:00 p.m.	St. John’s Lutheran Church 2477 W Washington St, Springfield, IL 62702	M ap it

Delaware-Maryland Synod
April 26, 2008 10:00-12:00 p.m.	St. Paul Lutheran Church 24 E Baltimore St, Funkstown, MD 21734	M ap it
April 30, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m.	St. Stephen Lutheran Church 901 Courtney Rd, Baltimore (Arbutus), MD 21227	M ap it
May 10, 2008 10:00-12:00 p.m.	St. Andrew Lutheran Church 425 N DuPont Hwy, Dover, DE 19901	M ap it

East-Central Synod of Wisconsin
June 6, 2008 4:00 p.m.	Synod Assembly at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel 333 W College Ave, Appleton, WI 54911	M ap it

Eastern North Dakota Synod
April 5, 2008	Fargo Civic Center 200 3rd St N, Fargo, ND	M ap it

Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod
September 20, 2008 1:30 p.m.	Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 810 S Sullivan Rd, Spokane Valley, WA	Map it

Florida - Bahamas Synod
May 3, 2008 2:00-3:00 p.m.	Synod Assembly at the Hilton Daytona Beach Ocean Walk Village, 100 N Atlantic Ave, Daytona Beach, FL 32118	Map it

Grand Canyon Synod
April 5, 2008 9:00-11:00 a.m.	Desert Cross Lutheran Church 8600 S McClintock Dr, Tempe, AZ 85284	Map it
April 19, 2008 9:00-11:00 a.m.	Peace Lutheran Church 18265 N 89th Ave, Peoria, AZ 85382	Map it
May 3, 2008	Our Saviour Lutheran Church 1200 N Campbell, Tucson, AZ	Map it
May 10, 2008	Community Lutheran Church 3720 E Tropicana Ave, Las Vegas, NV	Map it

Greater Milwaukee Synod
April 17, 2008 6:00 p.m.	St. John's Lutheran Church 20275 Davidson Rd, Brookfield, WI 53045	Map it

Indiana-Kentucky Synod
October 5, 2008 3:00-5:00 p.m.	Terra Haute, IN
October 5, 2008 3:00-5:00 p.m.	Lafayette, IN
October 5, 2008 3:00-5:00 p.m.	Logansport, IN

LaCross Area Synod
April 17, 2008 7:00 p.m.	Coon Valley Lutheran Church 1005 Central Ave, Coon Valley, WI	Map it

Lower Susquehanna Synod
May 17, 2008 9:00 a.m.	St. Peter Lutheran Church 10 Delp Rd, Lancaster (Neffsville), PA 17601	M ap it
September 20, 2008 9:30-11:30 a.m.	Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg 61 Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg, PA 17325-1795	Map it

Metropolitan Chicago Synod
April 15, 2008 7:30-9:00 p.m.	All Saints Lutheran Church 630 S Quentin Rd., Palatine, IL	Map it
April 19, 2008 10:30-12:00 p.m.	Our Saviour's Lutheran Church 815 S Washington St, Naperville, IL	Map it
April 23, 2008 1:30-3:00 p.m.	Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago 1100 E 55th St, Chicago, IL – Common Room	Map it

Metropolitan New York Synod
September 20, 2008 9:30-11:30 a.m.	Advent Lutheran Church 2504 Broadway, New York, NY	Map it
September 20, 2008 1:00-3:00 p.m.	Advent Lutheran Church 2504 Broadway, New York, NY	Map it

Metropolitan Washington D.C. Synod
September 28, 2008 3:00-5:00 p.m.	St. Luke’s Lutheran Church 9100 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD	Map it
September 29, 2008 10:00-2:00 p.m.	St. Mark’s Lutheran Church 5800 Backlick Rd, Springfield, VA	Map it

Minneapolis Area Synod
October 9, 2008 9:00 a.m.	Central Lutheran Church 333 S 12th St, Minneapolis, MN 55404	Map it
October 9, 2008 7:00 p.m.	Central Lutheran Church 333 S 12th St, Minneapolis, MN 55404	Map it

Montana Synod
April 26, 2008 10:00 a.m.	Lillis Center Chapel, St. John's Lutheran Ministries 2429 Mission Way, Billings, MT 59105	Map it
April 27, 2008 3:00 p.m.	St. Paul Lutheran Church 202 Brooks St, Missoula, MT 59801	M ap it

Nebraska Synod
September 22, 2008 7:00 p.m.	First Lutheran Church 3315 Avenue G, Kearney, NE	Map it
September 23, 2008 7:00 p.m.	Our Saviour Lutheran Church 1200 S 40th St, Lincoln, NE	Map it

New England Synod
June 5, 2008 10:30 a.m.	Synod Assembly at Trinity Lutheran Church 73 Lancaster St, Worcester, MA 01609	Map it

New Jersey Synod
September 20, 2008 2:00 p.m.	Lutheran Church of the Resurrection 4315 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, NJ

North Carolina Synod
May 12, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m.	Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 7000 Creedmoor Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613	Map it
May 13, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m.	Lutheran Church of the Nativity 2425 Hendersonville Rd, Arden, NC	Map it
May 13, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m.	Christ Lutheran Church 4519 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC 28226	Map it
May 14, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m.	Christ Lutheran Church 4519 Providence Rd, Charlotte, NC 28226	Map it
May 15, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m.	St. John's Lutheran Church 200 W Innes St, Salisbury, NC 28144	Map it
June 6, 2008 2:00-3:00 p.m.	Synod Assembly at Lenoir-Rhyne College 625 7th Avenue NE, Hickory, NC 28601	Map it
June 6, 2008 3:15-4:15 p.m.	Synod Assembly at Lenoir-Rhyne College 625 7th Avenue NE, Hickory, NC 28601	Map it
June 6, 2008 4:30-5:30 p.m.	Synod Assembly at Lenoir-Rhyne College 625 7th Avenue NE, Hickory, NC 28601	Map it

Northeastern Iowa Synod
June 14, 2008 10:45-11:45 a.m.	Synod Assembly at Wartburg College, 100 Wartburg Blvd, Waverly, IA 50677	Map it
June 14, 2008 1:30-2:30 p.m.	Synod Assembly at Wartburg College, 100 Wartburg Blvd, Waverly, IA 50677	Map it

Northeastern Minnesota Synod
September 9, 2008 7:00 p.m.	Zion Lutheran Church 1000 Washington Ave, Cloquet, MN 55720	Map it

Northeastern Ohio Synod
May 16, 2008 11:00 a.m.	Synod Assembly at the John S. Knight Center 77 E Mill St, Akron, OH 44308	Map it
May 17, 2008 10:00 a.m.	Synod Assembly at the John S. Knight Center 77 E Mill St, Akron, OH 44308	Map it
September 25, 2008 7:00 p.m.	Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church 9201 Brecksville Rd, Brecksville, OH 44141-2707	Map it

Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod
	A hearing is not currently scheduled.

Northern Great Lakes Synod
June 24, 2008 6:00-8:00 p.m.	Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church 1210 S Kimberly Ave., Iron Mountain, MI 49801	Map it
June 25, 2008	Cheboygan, MI (with North/West Lower Michigan Synod)

Northern Illinois Synod
April 21, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m.	Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 4700 Augustana Dr, Rockford, IL 61114	Map it
April 24, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m.	St. John’s Lutheran Church 2000 Luther Dr, Peru, IL 61354	Map it

Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod
April 26, 2008 4:30-6:00 p.m.	Synod Assembly at the Maude Cobb Convention Center 100 Grand Blvd, Longview, TX 75606	Map it

Northwest Synod of Wisconsin
April 12, 2008 1-3 p.m.	Our Savior's Lutheran Church 1300 Mansfield St, Chippewa Falls, WI 54729	Map it

Northwest Washington Synod
September 6, 2008 9:30-11:30 a.m.	Grace Lutheran Church 22975 24th Ave, Des Moines, WA 9198 (with SW Washington Synod)	Map it

North/West Lower Michigan Synod
June 25, 2008 1:00 p.m.	St. Thomas Lutheran Church 332 Western Ave S, Cheboygan, MI 49721 (with Northern Great Lakes Synod)	Map it
June 25, 2008 7:00 p.m.	St. Thomas Lutheran Church 332 Western Ave S, Cheboygan, MI 49721 (with Northern Great Lakes Synod)	Map it
June 26, 2008 7:00 p.m.	Bethlehem Lutheran Church 330 Crescent St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503	Map it

Northwestern Minnesota Synod
October 23, 2008 2:30-4:30 p.m.	First Lutheran Church 912 Lake Ave, Detroit Lakes, MN	Map it
October 23, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m.	First Lutheran Church 912 Lake Ave, Detroit Lakes, MN	Map it

Northwestern Ohio Synod
April 5, 2008 9-11 a.m.	Zion Lutheran Church 22 N 2nd St, Waterville, OH 43566	Map it
May 17, 2008 9:45-11:15 a.m.	Synod Assembly at Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH
May 17, 2008 12:30-2:00 p.m.	Synod Assembly at Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH
May 17, 2008 2:00-3:30 p.m.	Synod Assembly at Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, OH

Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod
	A hearing is not currently scheduled.

Oregon Synod
September 20, 2008 11:00 a.m.	Peace Lutheran Church 210 NW 9th St, Pendleton, OR 97801	Map it
September 27, 2008 10:00 a.m.	St. Paul Lutheran Church (with Southwestern Washington) 3880 SE Brooklyn St, Portland, OR 97202	Map it
September 28, 2008 2:00 p.m.	United Lutheran Church 2230 Washington St, Eugene, OR 97405	Map it

Pacifica Synod
June 21, 2008 10:00 a.m.	Faith Lutheran Church 28200 Portsmouth Dr, Sun City, CA 92586	Map it
June 22, 2008 4:00 p.m.	Sierra Pacific Synod Office 1801 Park Court Pl, C, Santa Ana, CA 92701	Map it
July 19, 2008 10:00 a.m.	Christ Lutheran Church 95-1361 Meheula Pkwy, Mililani, HI 96789	Map it

Rocky Mountain Synod
July 10, 2008 2:00-4:00 p.m.	Women of the ELCA’s Triennial Gathering (not a synod hearing) Salt Palace Convention Center, 100 South West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT	Map it
September 6, 2008 9:30 a.m.	Bethany Lutheran Church 4500 E Hampden Ave, Cherry Hills Village, CO 80111	Map it
September 13, 2008 9:30 a.m.	All Saints Lutheran Church 4800 All Saints Rd NW, Albuquerque, NM	Map it

Sierra Pacific Synod
September 28, 2008 12:00-2:00 p.m.	Faith Lutheran Church 1700 Stitzel Rd, Elko, NV 89801	Map it
October 1, 2008 7:00-9:30 pm	Holy Trinity Lutheran Church 149 Manzanita Ave, San Carlos, CA
October 1, 2008 7:00-9:30 pm	Emanuel Lutheran Church 324 College Ave, Modesto, CA	Map it
October 2, 2008 7:00-9:00 pm	Christ the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 1550 Meridian Ave, San Jose, CA
October 2, 2008 7:00-9:00 pm	Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 5140 N Fruit Ave, Fresno, CA	Map it

Saint Paul Area Synod
September 18, 2008 9:30 a.m.	Roseville Lutheran Church 1215 W Roselawn Ave, Roseville, MN 55113	Map it
September 18, 2008 7:00 p.m.	Roseville Lutheran Church 1215 W Roselawn Ave, Roseville, MN 55113	Map it

Slovak Zion Synod
	A hearing is not currently scheduled.

South Carolina Synod
September 25, 2008 1:30 p.m.	Redeemer Lutheran Church 525 St. Andrews Road, Columbia, SC 29210	Map it

South Central Wisconsin Synod
June 22, 2008 2:00 p.m.	Peace Lutheran Church 701 Century Ave, Waunakee, WI 53597	Map it
June 22, 2008 7:00 p.m.	First Lutheran Church 612 N Randall Ave, Janesville, WI 53545	Map it

South Dakota Synod
May 31, 2008 9:45-11:15 a.m.	Synod Assembly at Augustana College 2001 S Summit Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57197	Map it

Southeast Michigan Synod
September 27, 2008 9:30-11:30 a.m.	Lutheran Church of the Master 3333 Coolidge Rd, Troy, MI 48084	Map it

Southeastern Synod
June 7, 2008 1:00-1:45 p.m.	Synod Assembly at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel 2450 Galleria Pkwy SE, Atlanta, GA 30339	Map it
June 7, 2008 2:00-2:45 p.m.	Synod Assembly at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel 2450 Galleria Pkwy SE, Atlanta, GA 30339	Map it
September 20, 2008 1:00 p.m.	St. John’s Lutheran Church 3259 McGavock Pike, Nashville, TN 37214	Map it
October 5, 2008 2:00-4:00 p.m.	Lutheran Church of the Redeemer 731 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30308	Map it

Southeastern Iowa Synod
May 3, 2008 10:00 a.m.	St Andrew Lutheran Church 4420 Center Pt Rd NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402	Map it

Southeastern Minnesota Synod
April 26, 2008 10:00 a.m.	Our Savior's Lutheran Church 1909 St Paul Rd, Owatonna, MN	Map it

Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod
August 2, 2008 9:30-11:30 a.m.	St. Peter Lutheran Church 3025 Church Rd., Lafayette Hills, PA	Map it

Southern Ohio Synod
June 7, 2008 10:00 a.m.	Capital University 1 College and Main, Columbus, OH	Map it

Southwest California Synod
July 19, 2008 10:00-12:00 p.m.	Hill Avenue Grace Lutheran Church 73 N Hill Ave, Pasadena, CA	Map it
August 9, 2008 10:00-12:00 p.m.	Bethania Lutheran Church 603 Atterdag Rd, Solvang, CA	Map it

Southwestern Minnesota Synod
June 14, 2008	Synod Assembly at Gustavus Adolphus College Lund Center, 800 W College Ave, St. Peter, MN 56082	Map it
September 25, 2008 7:00-8:30 pm	Bethel Lutheran Church 411 South West Becker Ave, Willmar, MN 56201	Map it

Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod
September 4, 2008 7:00-9:00 p.m.	St. John's of Highland Lutheran Church 311 Cumberland Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15237	Map it

Southwestern Washington Synod
September 6, 2008 9:30-11:30 a.m.	Grace Lutheran Church 22975 24th Ave, Des Moines, WA (with NW Washington Synod)	Map it
September 13, 2008 9:30-11:30 a.m.	Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 1601 North St. SE, Olympia, WA 98501	Map it
September 27, 2008 10:00 a.m.	St. Paul Lutheran Church (with Southwestern Washington) 3880 SE Brooklyn St, Portland, OR 87202	Map it

Southwestern Texas Synod
October 4, 2008 10:00-11:30 am	Iglesia Lutherana Cristo Rey Lutheran Church (bi-lingual) 600 E Decker, Pharr, TX
October 5, 2008 2:30-4:00 pm	Texas Lutheran University 1000 W Court St, Seguin, TX

Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod
Date not set	This synod is holding a hearing, but has not set a date.

Upper Susquehanna Synod
April 27, 2008 2:30 p.m.	Christ Lutheran Church 1125 Mahoning St, Milton, PA 17847	Map it

Upstate New York Synod
April 5, 2008 10:00 a.m.	Atonement Lutheran Church 1900 Westfall Rd, Rochester, NY	Map it
April 26, 2008 10:00 a.m.	First Lutheran Church 181 Western Ave, Albany, NY 12203	Map it

Virginia Synod
May 7, 2008 11:00-1:00 p.m.	Roanoke College 108 N Jefferson St, Roanoke, VA 24016	Map it
May 7, 2008 12:00 p.m.	Synod Assembly at Roanoke College 221 College Ln, Salem, VA	Map it

West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod
June 31, 2008	Waterfront Place Hotel 2 Waterfront Pl, Morgantown, WV 26501	Map it

Western Iowa Synod
June 7, 2008 11:00-12:30 p.m.	Synod Assembly at Buena Vista University 610 W Fourth St, Storm Lake, IA 50588	Map it

Western North Dakota Synod
October 18, 2008 1:30-3:30 p.m.	Minot, ND

Please Note
The deadline to respond to the task force concerning the draft social statement on human sexuality was November 1, 2008. Responses to the draft will no longer be accepted.

What's Next?
On February 19, 1:00 p.m., EDT, the Proposed Social Statement on Human Sexuality and Report on Rostering Recommendations will be released publically. For more information on what's coming up, click here.

We are all continuing to Journey Together Faithfully as this social statement comes to fruition. Thank you for joining in this journey of discernment.

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