On August 19, 2009, the social statement "Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust" was amended and adopted by a two-thirds majority vote at the eleventh biennial Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 17 - 23, 2009.
The social statement is currently being formatted for printing. The printed version of the social statement will be available in early 2010. A DVD study guide will be released in the Fall 2010.
If you have questions or comments, please contact us at: info@elca.org
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| On August 21, 2009, the "Report and Recommendation on Ministry Policies" was amended and adopted by a majority vote at the same assembly. To learn about these, please visit the Vocation and Education Web site. |
Social statement text
As acted upon by the 2009 Churchwide Assembly, click here. 
For all other actions, click here.
Amendments and actions
For an overview of the amendments and actions and general nature of these documents, please visit Summary of Actions.
Frequently asked questions about the 2009 Churchwide Assembly actions regarding human sexuality
For a series of common questions and their answers, click here.
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