# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1969_S101
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CHURCH RELATIONS 101

Wuereas, To deny what the Lord has created and
given would be thwarting His will and power among
us and would hinder the coming of His kingdom; there-
fore be it

Resolved, That we, the pastors of the South Minne-
apolis and South Suburban Circuits of the Minnesota
South District memorialize The Lutheran Church —
Missouri Synod in convention at Denver to implement
the New York resolution immediately by declaring
pulpit and altar fellowship with The American Lutheran
Church. (Pastors Donald W. Buelow, Edgar F. Reh-
waldt, and James S. Uhrinak have expressed themselves
as opposed to this resolution.)

Pastors, SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS AND SOUTH
SUBURBAN CIRCUITS
Minnesota South District
Frep M. Miter, Secretary
(3-26)
To Declare Without Reservation
Altar and Pulpit Fellowship

Wuereas, The Holy Spirit has given to us and The
American Lutheran Church a mutual understanding
of the Gospel, the sacraments, and the Lutheran Con-
fessions; and

Wuereas, We should recognize publicly what God
has done; therefore be it

Resolved, That we declare without reservation altar
and pulpit fellowship at the Denver convention and
praise God together for His mercies in Christ Jesus.
TrINIty LUTHERAN CONGREGATION
Mission, Kans.
Etmer BEHRENS, Secretary

(3-27)

To Adopt Full and Complete Fellowship
with The American Lutheran Church

Wuereas, This congregation has held full discussions
in its own midst, with the local congregation and pastor
of The American Lutheran Church, and with other
pastors and laymen of said body; and

Wuereas, The long history of relations and consulta-
tions between our Synod and The American Lutheran
Church and its antecedents demonstrates the long-
standing desire of our Synod for closer affiliation, in-
deed, for full altar and pulpit fellowship with the Amer-
ican Lutheran Church; and

Wuereas, The American Lutheran Church has like-
wise expressed its sincere desire for such fellowship
with our Synod; and

Wuereas, The many meetings and discussions on all
levels in and between both Lutheran bodies prove be-
yond a doubt that there is a blessed and God-pleasing
unity between our Synod and The American Lutheran
Church in the fundamental areas of grace, the Holy
Scriptures, and the church; therefore be it

Resolved, That Grace Lutheran Church of Banning,
Calif, and its pastor memorialize this convention to

move for and adopt full and complete pulpit and altar
fellowship with The American Lutheran Church.
Grace LUTHERAN CHURCH
Banning, Calif.
KENNETH O, CHICKENING, President
Martin W. Keck, Pastor
(3-28)

To Declare Fellowship at 1969 Convention

InasmucH as, The Lord of the Church has led our
two synods to recognize that a doctrinal consensus does
exist among us based on the fundamental doctrines of
Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions; and

InasMucH as, Our pastors have had lengthy studies
on the entire subject with fellow Lutheran clergy from
The ALC and find this consensus to, in fact, exist; and

INASMUCH as, Several local forums on this subject
have been held in our own parish with a high degree
of united opinion that, in fact, fellowship should be
declared; and

Inasmucu as, A March 2, 1969, panel-forum has been
held with our sister parishes of The ALC, again accent-
ing our united basis of doctrine; therefore be it

Resolved, That we, members of St. Paul Lutheran
Congregation of Mount Prospect, Ill, do praise God,
who is the giver of every gift, especially unity in the
church, declare our united attitude of encouragement
to our District and synodical officials as to our position
on fellowship with The ALC, and request that fellow-
ship be declared at the 1969 Denver convention.

St, Pau, LuTHERAN CHURCH
Mount Prospect, III.

FE. A. ZEILe, Pastor

CLirrorD KAUFMANN, Pastor

(3-29)

To Declare Full, Practicing Fellowship
with The American Lutheran Church

Wuereas, The “Joint Statement and Declaration”
issued by representatives of our Synod with others,
Jan. 23, 1967, has declared:

The members of the committee are unanimous in asserting
that where Lutheran bodies have been granted and have
discovered a consensus in the preaching of the Gospel
“in conformity with a pure understanding of it” and in
the administration of the sacraments “in accordance with
the divine Word” (AC VII), they not only may but should
enter into pulpit and altar fellowship.

Wuereas, Numerous discussions between officials
of The Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod and The
American Lutheran Church and their respective Dis-
tricts (the most recent being Feb. 25—26, 1969) have
repeatedly affirmed the doctrinal consensus that exists
between our two church bodies; and

Wuereas, No valid reasons have been put forth pro-
hibiting church fellowship as an expression of the
spiritual unity that exists between us by the grace
of God; be it therefore

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri