# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2023_S362
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

362

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

Resolved, That we memorialize the 2023 Synod convention to
adopt the above resolution.
Atlantic District
Ov. 7-25

To Give Thanks for Concordia College—New York
WHEREAS, Concordia College—New York (CCNY) served as an
institution of higher education for over 140 years; and
WHEREAS, Through the Concordia University System, countless
women and men receive a quality, Christian education to be sent out
to live their vocations in the name of Jesus; and
WHEREAS, CCNY continues to have a significant impact on the
church at large through the witness of the priesthood of believers
who attended the college; and
WHEREAS, The Southeastern District in its 2022 convention
voted to forward this overture to the Synod convention for
consideration; therefore be it
Resolved, That Synod in convention give thanks to God for
CCNY and its contribution to the wider church and society.
Southeastern District
Ov. 7-26

To Honor and Give Thanks for Ministry
of Concordia University, Portland
WHEREAS, Concordia University, Portland (CUP) served the
mission of the Gospel in the Pacific Northwest for 115 years (1905–
2020); and
WHEREAS, Many ministries across the United States and the
world have been impacted by graduates from CUP; and
WHEREAS, Many people grew spiritually and came to and/or
renewed their faith in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior through
their experience at CUP; and
WHEREAS, The students benefitted greatly from the dedicated
faculty and staff who served them at the university; and
WHEREAS, CUP became a place where many people were
introduced to the Gospel for the first time; therefore be it
Resolved, That the Northwest District in convention give thanks
to God for the ministry of CUP; and be it further
Resolved, That the district in convention give thanks to God for
the faculty and staff who gave of themselves to the ministry over
the years; and be it further
Resolved, That the elected officers of the district be charged with
keeping the legacy and ministry of CUP alive within the district and
within the Synod; and be it further
Resolved, That the elected officers of the district seek ways to
provide appropriate means of identifying and training “workers for
the harvest” from within the district who are from the district and
who wish to serve the Lord of the harvest both in the district or
throughout the world; and be it finally
Resolved, That the Synod in convention gratefully acknowledge
the blessing that CUP was to our church body and to the spread of
the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Northwest District

2023 Convention Workbook