# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2019_S476
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

476

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

Resolved, That the CCA Board of Regents, CUS, and LCMS
Board of Directors issue a full report regarding the closure of CCA
be prepared and distributed to all members of the LCMS; and be it
further
Resolved, That steps are taken to assure future closures, if any,
be done with full transparency, and that closure notices be made
well in advance, and be made available to all members of Synod.
Grace, Concord, NC; Trinity, San Diego, CA; Unity, Norfolk, VA
Ov. 7-26

To Get a Full Report Regarding the Closure
of Concordia College Alabama
WHEREAS, Concordia College Alabama (CCA) opened in 1922
to offer a Christian education to African-American students; and
WHEREAS, CCA, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s
(LCMS) only historically black college, served as a mission to
underserved students in Alabama’s black belt; and
WHEREAS, CCA was closed without reasonable warning from the
Board of Regents (BOR), the Concordia University System (CUS)
or the LCMS’s Board of Directors (BOD); and
WHEREAS, The process required for closing any college in the
CUS as prescribed in Bylaw 3.6.6.5 of the 2016 Handbook was not
adhered to; and
WHEREAS, The church-at-large has a right to know the cause of
the closure; therefore be it
Resolved, That the BOR, CUS, and BOD prepare a full report
regarding the closure of CCA and distribute to all members of the
Synod; and be it further
Resolved, That steps are taken to assure future closures, if any,
be done with full transparency, and that closure notices be made
well in advance, and be made available to all members of Synod.
Berea
Baltimore, MD
Ov. 7-27

To Get a Full Report Regarding the Closure
of Concordia College Alabama
WHEREAS, Concordia College Alabama (CCA) opened in 1922
to offer a Christian education to African-American students; and
WHEREAS, CCA, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s
(LCMS) only historically black Lutheran college, served as a
mission to under-served students in Alabama’s Black Belt; and
WHEREAS, CCA was abruptly closed without any warning from
the Board of Regents (BOR), the Concordia University System
(CUS) or the LCMS’s Board of Directors (BOD); and
WHEREAS, The church-at-large has a right to know the cause of
the closure; therefore be it
Resolved, That the BOR, CUS, and BOD issue a full report
regarding the closure of CCA and distribute it to all members of the
Synod; and be it further
Resolved, That steps are taken to assure future closures, if any,
be done with full transparency, and that closure notices be made
well in advance, and be made available to all members of Synod.
Saint Peters
Concord, NC

2019 Convention Workbook

Ov. 7-28

To Request a Full Report on the Closure
of Concordia College Alabama
WHEREAS, For 93 years Concordia College Alabama (CCA) has
been a gift of God for the Gospel proclamation as the only
predominately black Lutheran college in the United States; and
WHEREAS, CCA served as a mission to underserved students in
the Alabama Black Belt; and
WHEREAS, The process required for the closure of CCA and any
college in the Concordia University System (CUS) as prescribed in
Bylaw 3.6.6.5 was not adhered to; and
WHEREAS, CCA was closed without reasonable warning from
the CCA Board of Regents, CUS, and The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod (LCMS) Board of Directors; and
WHEREAS, Financial concealment and operational transparency
were prevalent, thereby hindering growth and opportunity
necessary to be a stellar and vibrant college within the CUS; and
WHEREAS, The constant rumors about the closing of CCA (for
far too long) were never adequately addressed resulting in the loss
of many of its funders; and
WHEREAS, The vast majority of black pastors, teachers, laity
workers in the churches and schools of the LCMS have their roots
there; therefore be it
Resolved, That the CCA Board of Regents, CUS, and LCMS
Board of Directors issue a detailed report to be distribute to all
LCMS members regarding the CCA closure; and be it further
Resolved, That strategic planning details are reviewed,
distributed and communicated with full transparency, including
closure notification(s) well in advance to all LCMS members.
Transfiguration
Saint Louis, MO
Ov. 7-29

To Obtain a Full Report Regarding the Closure
of Concordia College Alabama
WHEREAS, Concordia College Alabama (CCA) opened in 1922
to offer a Christian education to African-American students; and
WHEREAS, CCA, the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod’s
(LCMS) only historically black college, has for many years served
as a mission to under-served students in Alabama’s Black Belt; and
WHEREAS, CCA, was closed by the college’s Board of Regents
(BOR), by the Concordia University System (CUS) and by the
LCMS Board of Directors (BOD); and
WHEREAS, There is a profound sadness in Circuit 15 of the
Southeastern District and other parts of the Synod over the sudden
closure of CCA; and
WHEREAS, The members and congregations of the Synod have a
right to know the cause of the closure; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Circuit Forum of Circuit 15 of the
Southeastern District hereby petitions the CUS and the BOD to
prepare a full report regarding the closure of CCA, and distribute
that report to all members of the Synod; and be it further
Resolved, That steps be taken by the BOD and the CUS to assure
that future closures, if any, be done with full transparency, and that