2025 Churchwide Assembly Pre-Events

Ready to dive into the pre-assembly material? Learn how to access the 2025 ELCA Churchwide Assembly Guide (“CWA Guide” for short) and see demonstrations by participating in one of two training webinars on 6/26/2025. Check out the CWA Guide FAQ page for more information about how to download and use the CWA Guide.

The dates and times for the CWA Guide webinars are:

All are welcome to participate in the online Bible studies that will be held Wednesday evenings in July (July 9, 16, 23). Each session will focus on the assembly theme “For the Life of the World” through one of three lenses: climate justice, gender justice, and war/conflict and reconciliation, followed by engagement with these Bible study presenters:

The 2025 Churchwide Assembly hearings will be held as Microsoft Teams Events during the weeks prior to the Churchwide Assembly. Hearings are non-legislative sessions to hear certain proposals scheduled for assembly action or information sessions at the 2025 Churchwide Assembly. In accordance with ELCA Constitution 12.31.A25., voting members, advisory members, resource members and other categories approved by the Church Council may attend with voice. Others may watch the hearing yet shall not have voice.

The dates and times for the five scheduled hearings are: