# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1986_S180
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180 RESOLUTIONS

Action: None.

To Transfer Faith Lutheran Church,
Maple, Wis.

RESOLUTION 5-12
Overture 5-104 (CW, p. 234)

Wuereas, Faith Lutheran Congregation has requested
transfer of its membership from the North Wisconsin Dis-
trict to the Minnesota North District; and

Wuereas, This transfer has the necessary approval and
appears to be in the best interests of God’s kingdom; there-
fore be it

Resolved, That the request for transfer be, and is,
hereby approved and granted.

Action: Adopted (15).
To Receive Congregations into Synod
RESOLUTION 5-13

Overtures L5-110, 5-170—-5-173, 5-105-5-109 (TB, p. 16;
CW, pp. 234-35)

Wuereas, The following congregations have applied for
membership in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod;
and

Wuereas, Their constitutions and bylaws have been ap-
proved by their respective district committees on consti-
tutions, and the congregations have been recommended for
membership by the respective district boards of directors;
therefore be it

Resolved, That the following congregations be accepted
as members of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod:
Christ Our Redeemer, Bennett, Colo.; Summit of Peace,
Adams County, Colo.; St. John, Canon City, Colo., all from
the Rocky Mountain District; Christ Our Savior, Dixon,
Il, (Northern Illinois District); Faith, Washington, Mo.,
(Missouri District); Communante de la Paque, Montreal,
Que., (English District); Faith, Shumway, Ill., (Central Il-
linois District); Messiah, Apple Valley, Minn., (Minnesota
South District); Faith, Nanaimo, B.C., (Alberta-British Co-
lumbia District); Shepherd of the Pines, Payson, Ariz.,
(English District); Bethel, Hobe Sound, Fla., (Florida-
Georgia’ District).

Action: Adopted (15).

To Receive Congregations into Synod

RESOLUTION 5-13A
Overture L5-175-L5-180, 5-182, 5-184 (TB, pp. 217-
220)

WueEreas, The following congregations have applied for
membership in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod;
and

Wuereas, Their constitutions and bylaws have been ap-
proved by their district committees on constitutions, and
the congregations have been recommended for member-
ship by the respective district boards of directors; therefore
be it

Resolved, That the following be accepted as members

of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in addition to
those listed in Res. 5-13 (TB, p. 153):

Prince of Peace, Valparaiso, Ind.; Emmanuel, Syracuse,
Ind., (Indiana District); Glory of Christ, Plymouth, Minn.,
(Minnesota South District); Resurrection, Neenah, Wis.,
(South Wisconsin District); Crown of Life, Sun City West,
Ariz., (Southern California District); Spirit of Life, Pros-
pect Heights, Ill., (Northern Illinois District); Chapel for
the Deaf Lutheran, Charlotte, N.C., (Southeastern Dis-
trict); Central Los Angeles, Calif.; El Redemptor, Pano-
rama City, Calif., (Southern California District);
Redeemer, Watford City, N. Dak., (North Dakota District).

Action: Adopted (15).

To Transfer Standing Committee on
Human Care

RESOLUTION 5-14
Overture 5-134 (CW, p. 240)

Wuereas, It is desirable and advantageous for the
Synod and its local congregations that the work of the
Standing Committee on Human Care be arranged in such
a way as to avoid duplication of services, create a more
unified approach to the needs of social ministry, and save
costs; and

Wuereas, The Standing Committee on Human Care is
currently functioning under the Board for Parish Services,
which requests its transfer to the Board for Social Ministry
Services, therefore be it

Resolved, That the Bylaws of the Synod be changed to
transfer the Standing Committee on Human Care from the
Board for Parish Services to the Board for Social Ministry
Services.

Action: Adopted (15).

To Incorporate Health and Healing into
Social Ministry

RESOLUTION 5-15
Overture L5-174 (TB, pp. 19-20)

Wuereas, Christian social ministry and health and
healing are related ministries of the church; and

Wuereas, A number of health-related ministries within
the Board for Social Ministry Services would benefit from
the professional and technical assistance available
through a Standing Committee on Health and Healing;
therefore be it

Resolved, That the Commission on Health and Healing
be changed to a standing committee of the Board for Social
Ministry Services; and be it further

Resolved, That the functions of the Commission on
Health and Healing, as outlined in the Handbook, be re-
tained as the functions of the Standing Committee on
Health and Healing; and be it finally

Resolved, That the functions of the Board for Social Min-
istry Services (Handbook, 2.423) be amended to include,
“s Promote the health and healing ministry of the Gospel
throughout the Synod.”

Action: Adopted (15).

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