Churchwide Assembly Minutes

Minutes of the Churchwide Assemblies of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

 
The first Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America was held in 1989.
Churchwide Assemblies are held every two years. 

These documents are inPDF Format PDF format and are very large.   

ELCA Constituting Convention
April 30-May 3, 1987, Columbus, Ohio

First Biennial Churchwide Assembly
August 23-30, 1989, Chicago, Illinois
1989 Minutes of the Churchwide Assembly
 

Second Biennial Churchwide Assembly
August 28-September 4, 1991, Orlando, Florida
1991 Minutes of the Churchwide Assembly 

Third Biennial Churchwide Assembly
August 25-September 1, 1993, Kansas City, Kansas
1993 Minutes of the Churchwide Assembly 

Fourth  Biennial Churchwide Assembly
August 16-22, 1995, Minneapolis, Minnesota
1995 Minutes of the Churchwide Assembly 

Fifth Biennial Churchwide Assembly
August 14-20, 1997, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1997 Minutes of the Churchwide Assembly

Sixth Biennial Churchwide Assembly
August 16-22, 1999, Denver, Colorado
1999 Minutes of the Churchwide Assembly

Seventh Biennial Churchwide Assembly
August 7-14, 2001, Indianapolis, Indiana
2001 Minutes of the Churchwide Assembly


Eighth Biennial Churchwide Assembly
August 11-17, 2003, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2003 Minutes of the Churchwide Assembly

Ninth Biennial Churchwide Assembly
August 8-14, 2005, Orlando, Florida
2005 Minutes of the Churchwide Assembly
2005 Index of Actions

Tenth Biennial Churchwide Assembly
August 6-11, 2007, Chicago, Illinois
2007 Minutes of the Churchwide Assembly 

Eleventh Biennial Churchwide Assembly
August 17-23, 2009, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Preliminary Minutes, 2009 Churchwide Assembly