Thirty-Eighth Annual Synod Assembly of the Northern Illinois Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
To: All Lay Voting Members, Ministers of Word and Sacrament, and Ministers of Word and Service of the Northern Illinois Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Please be advised that the Thirty-Seventh Annual Synod Assembly of the Northern Illinois Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America will be held onsite at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, on Friday and Saturday, June 12 and 13, 2026.
Date of Notice: April 11, 2026
The Rev. Lu Cantrell
Synod Secretary
Festival Worship
Recording of Festival Worship from June 12, 2026
Plenary I
Recording of Plenary I from June 12, 2026
- Approval of the Agenda and Consent Agenda
- Vice President Report
- Presentation of the Proposed Synod Constitution
Plenary II
Recording of Plenary II from June 12, 2026
- Mission Moment with Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
- Approved the 2027 Compensation Guidelines for Rostered Ministers
- Churchwide Report with Secretary Lucille "CeCee" Mills
- Mission Moment with a ELCA Military Chaplain
- General Elections
- Mission Moment with Portico
- Treasurer's Report and Presentation of the FY28 Budget
- Keynote with Rev. Laurie Skow-Anderson
- Constitution Discussion
Plenary III
Recording of Plenary III from June 13, 2026
- Service of Remembrance and Recognition
- Mission Moment with Nest Café
- Vice President Speeches
- Resolution R-1
- Report of General Ballot
- Approved FY28 Budget
- Mission Moment with Latino Ministry at St. John in Joliet
- Bishop's Report
- Approved a new Synod Constitution
- Service of Sending and Installation of Synod Staff
Saturday • June 13, 2026
- 6:30 am - 8:00 am | Breakfast for those staying on campus in the Augustana Dinning Hall in the Geber Student Center
- 8:00 am - 8:30 am | Registration check-in - Centennial Hall Lobby
- 8:30 am - 12:00 pm | Plenary III - Centennial Hall
- Service of Remembrance and Recognition
- Credentials Report
- Mission Moment: Nest Café
- Resolution - R-1: Walking with Creation as Neighbor through Worship and Action
- Break
- Election Report of General Ballot
- Action on the proposed FY28 Budget
- Mission Moment: St. John Joliet Spanish-Language Ministry
- Bishop Stacie Fidlar's Report
- Discussion and action on the proposed Synod Constitution
- Courtesy Report
- Announcements
- Service of Sending and Installation of Synod Staff
- 12:00 pm | End of Assembly
