Tell the story of the 2008 Synod Assembly by sharing this downloadable insert in your bulletins or newsletters, emailing it to key leaders, posting it on your bulletin boards, etc.

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2008 Assembly Report bulletin insert

The unapproved minutes of the 2008 Synod Assembly are now available for download. Please keep in mind that these minutes have not yet been approved by the Synod Council and may be subject to correction.

2008 Synod Assembly minutes (unapproved)

The statistician’s 2007 summary report as presented to the Assembly is available below.

2007 statistical report

Consultation Committee
All terms end 2014

Clergy
Larry Smoose
Cynthia Krommes
Sandra Brown
Dolores Littleton
+Cornelius Eaddy
Thomas Lang

Lay Female
+Addie Butler
+Ramona Cecile-Daily
Dawn Stewart

Lay Male
Barry Stock
John Ungerman
+Garry Brown

Committee on Discipline

Clergy
Marcia Bell (term ending 2014)
Susan Ericsson (term ending 2014)
+Nancy Brown (term ending 2012)
Paul Beck (term ending 2012)
Thomas Lang (term ending 2010)
Thomas Kadel (term ending 2010)

Lay Female
Sally Kerr (term ending 2014)
Susan Pursch (term ending 2012)
+Tracey Beasley (term ending 2010)

Lay Male
Lawrence House (term ending 2014)
William Bleam (term ending 2012)
Robert Hensil (term ending 2010)

Clergy
Serena Sellers
Larry Smoose
Timothy Poston — resigned
Marcia Bell
Lee Miller
Paul Beck

Lay Male
Joshua Kelly
Stephen Keiser
+Terrence Townsend
William Bleam

Lay Female
+Addie Butler
Sally Kerr
Molly Beck Dean
+Patricia Robinson

Lay Young Adult, Female
Laura Kalemkarian

Lay Youth, Male
Branden Lee McCall

Lay Male or Female
Open, to be elected by Synod Council, designated by Synod Assembly as “person of color and/or person whose primary language is other than English”

Conference representatives:

Queretha Travis+ (Central Phila.)
Barry Stock* (Lower Montgomery)
Barbara Spencer* (Lower Bucks)
Open (Chester)

At Large:

Tracey Beasley+*
Joshua Kelly

Youth:

Haley Robbins

Clergy:

Christopher Weidner
Sandra Brown
Rosa Key+*
Carol Ficken

2008 Summary of Election Results

+ denotes “person of color and/or person whose primary language is other than English”
* denotes person ineligible for re-election

Here is an image you can use when you present Assembly information to your congregation.

The 2008 Assembly passed a resolution that directed the Synod Council to hold a special day of offering to help defray the anticipated 2009 budget deficit. It included a provision for the Synod Council and Finance Committee to include resource development as a part of the synod mission strategy that is currently being planned. (more…)

Bishop Claire Burkat addresses the assembly.