Office of the Secretary

The Office of the Secretary provides administrative services and tools for ELCA leaders who are serving this church in their congregations, synods and the churchwide organization, especially those given responsibility for governance of the ELCA.

The secretary interprets the constitutions and other governing documents of this church and is responsible for maintaining its rosters, the ELCA archives, and the minutes and records of certain meetings. The Office of the Secretary receives the annual report of the congregations, provides travel and physical arrangements for meetings of the churchwide organization, compiles information for the online ELCA Directory, staffs the nominating processes of this church and coordinates the use of legal counsel.

The Office of the Secretary is led by Secretary Lucille CeCee Mills and is comprised of six teams that support the mission of the ELCA through:

• Administration (Executive, Deacon Katharyn Wheeler)
  
  • Archives‍
  • Congregation Support
  • Document Management
  • Constitutions‍
    
    • ELCA ‍
    • Model Constitution for Congregation
    • Model Constitutions for Synods
  • Roster Minister Support
    
    • Rostered Minister Reports – forms can be found here on ELCA Resources. All completed forms should be filed with your synod bishop.
• Governance (Executive, Jodi Slattery)
  
  • Church Council
    
    • Minutes
  • Churchwide Assemblies
  • Executive Committee
• Legal and Risk Management (General Counsel, Thomas Cunniff)
• Meeting Management (Director, Dana Adams)
  
  • Welcome to the Meetings and Events Page
  • New Event Registration Initiation
• Research and Evaluation (Senior Director, Adam DeHoek)
  
  • Annual Congregation Report - Form A
• Synod Relations (Executive, Deacon MaryAnn Schwabe)
  
  • Conference of Bishops
  • Systems Academy

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