# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1981_S172
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

To Receive Congregations
into the Synod

RESOLUTION 5-01

vertures 5-02—5-05, L5-08—L5-10, L5-27—L5-
9 (CW, pp. 220—221; TB, pp. 19—20, 22—23)

WHEREAS, The following congregations have applied
cor membership in The Lutheran Church—Missouri
“Synod; and

WHEREAS, Their constitutions and bylaws have been
‘approved by their respective District Committees on
Constitutions; therefore be it

Resolved, That these congregations be accepted as
members of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod:

Faith Lutheran Church, Deer Park, Wash., North-
west District; Resurrection Lutheran Church, Monroe,
Wis., South Wisconsin District; St. Luke’s Lutheran
Church, Lakewood, Colo., Colorado District; Christ
Lutheran Church, Lenexa, Kans., Kansas District; Cal-
vary Lutheran Church, Yates Center, Kans., Kansas
District; Trinity Lutheran Church, Litchfield Park,
Ariz., Southern California District; Redeemer Lutheran
Church, Wickenburg, Ariz., Southern California Dis-
trict; Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, La Grange, Ky.,
Indiana District; Good Shepherd Lutheran Church,
Kokomo, Ind., Indiana District; Mountain View Lu-
theran Church, Apache Junction, Ariz., Southern
California District; Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church,
Polson, Mont., Montana District; Shepherd of Peace
Lutheran Church, Irvine, Calif., Southern California
District; Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Boise,
Idaho, Northwest District.

Action: Adopted (2).

(In Res. 5-02, as originally presented, it was recommended
that the application of Beautiful Savior, Boise, be referred back
to the District for additional pastoral care and counseling.
However, by amendment, the congregation was received into
membership and is listed above for easy reference. A motion in
Session 7 to reconsider the application of Beautiful Savior was
declined.)

To Refer Membership Application
of Messiah Lutheran Church,
Pittsburg, Kans.,

Back to the District

RESOLUTION 5-02A
Overture 5-06 (CW, p. 221)

WHEREAS, Messiah Lutheran Church, Pittsburg,
Kans., Kansas District, has applied for membership in
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod; and

WHEREAS, Concerns have been raised as to the
admissibility of this congregation at this time; and

WHEREAS, Committee 5 has held three open hearings
at which all parties concerned have had ample oppor-

5. CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

tunity to express their respective positions both pro and
con; and

WHEREAS, The committee has carefully considered
the information presented relative to Messiah’s appli-
cation; and

WHEREAS, It is apparent that a serious problem
exists that has not been resolved as yet, and one which
cannot be resolved in an orderly and God-pleasing
manner at this time by either Convention Committee 5
or by the Synod acting in convention; therefore be it

Resolved, That this application for membership in
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod be referred to
the Kansas District for additional pastoral care and
counseling to all concerned, so that this congregation
may be considered for membership in our Synod; and be
it finally

Resolved, That this entire matter be presented to the
Kansas District Commission of Adjudication for its
review and recommendations.

Action: Adopted (7).

To Transfer Theological Educational
Responsibilities, Argentina,
from Board for Higher Education
to Board for Missions
RESOLUTION 5-03

Report 4-04, III W, IV D (CW, pp. 196—197)

WHEREAS, The Board for Higher Education and the
synodical Board of Directors in a consultative agree-
ment with the Board for Missions have assigned the

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