Schedule

2025 Assembly Schedule Overview

Friday - June 13th

• 8:00 a.m. Registration
• 10:00 a.m. Festival Worship
• 11:45 a.m. Plenary I
  • Introductions and Greetings
  • Augustana College Greeting
  • Creedentials Report
  • General Instructions
  • Approval of Agenda
  • Consent Agenda (Adoption of Rules of Assembly, Committee Appointments, and Minutes)
  • 150th Congregation Anniversary Recognitions
  • Announcements
  • Lunch Prayer
• 12:30 p.m. Lunch
• 1:30 p.m. Pleanary II
  • Credentials Report
  • LSSI Greetings
  • Compensation Guidelines
    • Explanation of Proposed Changes
  • Bishop's Report
  • Greetings from a Military Chaplain
  • Nominating Committee Report
    • General Ballot
  • Election Committee Report
  • Break
  • Treasurer's Report and Presentation of the Budget
  • Resolution 1: National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding Schools
  • Candidacy Video
  • 175th Congregational Anniversary Recognition
  • Announcements and Sending Hymn
• 4:00 p.m. Keynote
  • Growing Disciples as We Listen Together Workbook
• 6:00 p.m. Dinner
• 7:00 p.m. Ministry Fair

Saturday, June 14th 

• 8:30 a.m. Plenary III
  • Prelude
  • Service of Recognition
  • Credentials Report
  • Vice President Report
  • Mission Moment: World Hunger
  • Election Report of General Election
  • Mission Moment: Table Grace
  • Action on Proposed Budget
  • Mission Moment: Great River Outreach
  • Resolution 2: Northern Illinois Synod to Be a Reconciling in Christ Synod
  • Break
  • Portico Video
  • Mission Moment: Ruthie's Kitchen
  • Churchwide Report
  • Courtesy Report
  • Announcements
  • Order for the Closing of Synod Assembly and blessing of Churchwide Assembly Voting Members
• 12:00 p.m. End of Assembly

Please note that no lunch will be provided on Saturday.

Plenary sessions will be recorded and posted online after Assembly is completed. Worship will be livestreamed and available on our synod website.