# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1965_S247
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16. SUNDRY MATTERS 247

16. Sundry Matters
[16-15 Un]

To Permit Roster of Contact and Standby
Pastors for Veterans Administration
Hospital . . . to Be Published in “Lutheran
Annual”

Whereas, The National Lutheran Council and The
Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod have an agreement
for a contact pastor and a standby in each Veterans
Administration hospital and in state institutions (a Mis-
souri Synod pastor and a National Lutheran Council
pastor); and

Wuereas, It is of value to members of our church
and especially to pastors to know the names and to be
able to get in touch with such contact or standby pas-
tors; and

Wuereas, It is more efficient and cheaper to publish
this roster in The Lutheran Annual than to make sepa-
rate mailings of it to pastors; and

Wuereas, The Lutheran Church in America and The
American Lutheran Church have agreed to publish such
rosters in their respective annuals; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Synod grant permission for such
a roster to be published in The Lutheran Annual of The
Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod.
ARMED SERVICES COMMISSION
JOHN W. Boenne, JR., Chairman
GeraLp E. Kuun, Secretary
[16-16 Un}

To Invite The Lutheran Church —
Missouri Synod to Meet
in Kansas City, Mo., in 1973

Wuereas, Until now Lutheran congregations and
members of the Greater Kansas City area have not been
privileged to serve as hosts to a synodical conven-
tion; and

Wuereas, Greater Kansas City is capable of spon-
soring a synodical convention in its midst; and

Wuereas, There are ample facilities available for
sessions and for housing synodical delegates and visi-
tors; and

Wuereas, This city is centrally located in the United
States with excellent transportation; therefore be it

Resolved, That we warmly and respectfully invite
The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod to hold its 50th
convention of 1973 in the city of Kansas City, Mo.; and
be it further

Resolved, That we respectfully petition the delegates
to the convention of The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod, being held in Detroit, Mich., to select the city
of Kansas City, Mo., as the site for the 1973 convention.

LUTHERAN CHURCHES OF GREATER KANSAS CITY
JOINT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES OF LUTHERAN
LAyMEN

Bane TaTMan, Mitton WEGNER, President

JoInt PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEES
Rev. ALVIN E, FERBER, REV. Martin NEES

Missourr LLL and Kansas LLL

Kansas City SoutH LWML Zone
Mrs. P, WALKENHORST, President

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CONVENTION BuREAU
LEw PaveL, Manager

[16-17 Un]

To Invite the Synod to Meet
in Wichita, Kans., in 1975

Wuereas, Our church body has been active in carry-
ing out the Lord’s work in Kansas for more than a cen-
tury without having the privilege of entertaining a syn-
odical convention; and

Wuereas, Excellent convention facilities will be
available in a few years, with the completion of a
$15,000,000 civic center in downtown Wichita, adjacent
to large, new, air-conditioned hotels and motels; and

Wuereas, A convention in mid-America, with fine
transportation routes, will tend to prove more econom-
ical and equalize delegates’ expenses; and

Wuereas, A convention of our church in this part
of the country will be an important aid in witnessing
for Christ; therefore be it

Resolved, That we cordially invite our Synod to
hold its 51st convention in Wichita, Kans., in 1975.

Boarp OF DiIReEcTORS
Kansas District

Paut Von Diexincen, Secretary
[16-18 Un]
To Have “Lutheran Annual” Include Roster
of Full-Time Lay Workers

WHEREAS, By its creation of the Lutheran Lay Train-
ing Institute the Synod has recognized the theological
possibility of a full-time ministry on the part of the
laity; and

Wuereas, Even prior to the establishment of the
Lutheran Lay Training Institute consecrated men and
women of the laity had been serving the Lord and His
church as parish assistants and in other full-time church
work; and :

Wuereas, These dedicated members of the laity are
engaged in a ministry no less vital to the well-being of
the Kingdom than that represented by their counter-
parts who serve in foreign mission fields; and

Wuereas, Lay workers are listed on foreign mission
field rosters which appear in The Lutheran Annual; *
therefore be it

Resolved, That the California and Nevada District
of The Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod in conven-
tion assembled at West Sacramento, March 30—April 2,
1964, respectfully memorialize the Synod to include each
year in The Lutheran Annual the roster of full-time lay