Information about the 2025 Churchwide Assembly
Below are frequently asked questions about the assembly.
The 2025 ELCA Churchwide Assembly will be held at the Phoenix Convention Center In Phoenix, Ariz. To learn more about the city of Phoenix, visit its official website here.
The assembly starts with orientation on Monday, July 28, 2025, at 1 p.m. Phoenix time and concludes at the close of the plenary session on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025, at 12:30 p.m. Phoenix time. Click here to view a public schedule.
Each congregation of the ELCA may register one congregation observer for the Churchwide Assembly. Congregation observers have reserved seating in the plenary hall. Such observers have neither voice nor vote in assembly plenary sessions. The deadline to register a congregation observer for the 2025 Churchwide Assembly was May 31. Individuals may now only register as a visitor.
The Grand Canyon Synod is hosting the 2025 ELCA Churchwide Assembly. As the host synod, they are organizing volunteers to assist with registration, hospitality, worship support, tech assistance, and more. Volunteers pay for their own expenses. If you would like to learn more about the volunteer opportunities, please visit the Grand Canyon Synod website at https://www.gcsynod.org/cwa.
No, there will not be a vendor space for exhibitors at the 2025 Churchwide Assembly.
The bulletin of reports for the 2025 Churchwide Assembly will be made available no later than 20 days prior to the assembly. You can find the assembly documents and resources on the ELCA Churchwide Assembly Guide (also known as the 2025 Churchwide Assembly Guide, or CWA Guide for short), a mobile app for tablets such as an iPad. The 2025 Churchwide Assembly Guide is available for anyone and will have up-to-date information that can be accessed before and during the assembly, using any iOS (Apple) or Android tablet with access to the internet.The 2025 Churchwide Assembly Guide will be made available in early summer 2025.