# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1986_S142 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) a 142 RESOLUTIONS C. the completion of such other actions as are necessary or desirable by The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod to effect’ the establishment of Lutheran Church—Canada as an autonomous partner church, based upon and according to protocol agreements to be entered into between The Lu- theran Church—Missouri Synod and Lutheran Church— Canada; and be it further Resolved, That the Synod, in concurrence with action taken by the LCC Board of Directors, encourage Lutheran Church—-Canada to work toward implementation of its partner church status by Jan. 1, 1989, and the calling of its constituting convention by June 30, 1988; and be it further Resolved, That the Board of Directors and the officers of the Synod be authorized to sign and deliver such in- struments in writing and to do such other acts or things as may be deemed by them to be necessary or desirable in connection with the establishment of an autonomous Lu- theran Church-Canada,; and be it further Resolved, That the Synod strongly encourage all con- gregations and pastors in Canada to join together with and to support their brothers and sisters in building a strong confessional Lutheran Church in Canada; and be it finally Resolved, That the Synod commend the new autono- mous Lutheran Church—-Canada to God’s gracious care that He might keep it ever faithful to His Word and make it a mighty instrument for the proclamation of the Gospel in Canada and throughout the world. Action: Adopted as amended (9). (The resolution was adopted without dissenting vote. The com- mittee had earlier changed the second-last resolve, which origi- nally read, “Resolved, That the Synod strongly encourage those congregations and pastors which voted negatively on the proposal to form an autonomous partner church of The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod in Canada .. . » The resolution was adopted with the singing of “O Canada” and “Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to ing.”) To Recognize Argentine District as a Partner Church RESOLUTION 3-05 Overture 3-99 (CW, p. 135) Wuereas, In 1905 The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod responded to a door God opened in Argentina by sending missionaries to bring the Gospel to German im- migrants in the agricultural areas of the northeastern re- gion; and Wuereas, The Lord blessed this effort with growth so that in 1928 the church in Argentina entered into a district relationship with the Synod; and Wuereas, For 58 years this district-Synod relationship has been richly blessed by the Lord so that today the Ar- gentine District is in fact an indigenous church with a baptized membership of 30,000 persons worshiping in 208 congregations and preaching stations served by 66 na- tional pastors, four of whom are serving congregations in Paraguay, two in Uruguay, and one in Chile; and Wuereas, The Argentine District now desires to enter into a partner-church relationship with The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod; and Wuereas, The Argentine District and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod have worked together in drawing up a Protocol Document, which sets forth the working re- lationship between The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and the Iglesia Evangelical Luterana Argentina (IELA); and WueEreas, The Argentine District in its 54th convention in Parana, Argentina, on Feb. 22, 1986, unanimously and joyfully adopted the Protocol Document as a basis for the new relationship between the Iglesia Evangelical Luter- ana Argentina and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and by this action officially requested termination of district status and recognition as a partner church; and Wuereas, The Board for Mission Services and the Com- mission on Theology and Church Relations heartily and with thanksgiving to the Lord have approved this request; therefore be it Resolved, That The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod unanimously and joyfully recognize the Iglesia Evangelical Luterana Argentina as a partner church, effective Aug. 1, 1986, and pray upon the members and leaders of the Ig- lesia Evangelical Luterana Argentina the power and bless- ing of the Lord; and be it further Resolved, That this relationship be sealed by the ap- proval of the Protocol Document and the witnessing by the convention of the presidents of the respective church bodies affixing their signatures on the Protocol Document while the convention sings the doxology; and be it finally Resolved, That Bylaws 5.91, 5.117, and 6.19, as well as the action reflected in the footnote to Art. XII, 13 (Hand- book, p. 20), be rescinded or amended, as the case may be, and that the Commission on Constitutional Matters be authorized to make any other necessary adjustment in the Handbook resulting from this action of the convention. Action: Adopted (4). To Express Thanks and Reaffirm Altar and Pulpit Fellowship with Evangelical Lutheran Church— Synod of France and Belgium RESOLUTION 3-06 Overture 3-24 (CW, p. 117) Wuereas, The Evangelical Lutheran Church—Synod of France and Belgium (EELSFB) decided at its May 5-8, 1984, general synodical assembly to end the in statu con- fessionis (“state of vigilance and of confessing protest”) be- gun in 1969 and “to reestablish full and entire altar and pulpit fellowship” with The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod; and Wuereas, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod has never officially broken fellowship with the EELSFB,; there- fore be it Resolved, That The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod acknowledge with thanksgiving and praise to God the de-