# LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters Minutes_St. Louis Missouri_January 13 2026_S1
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

MINUTES
COMMISSION ON CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS
Internet Conference Meeting (Zoom.us)
January 13, 2026
163. Opening Prayer and Adoption of Agenda
With all commission members present by internet conference, Chairman Peters called the meeting to order
and opened with a seasonal collect. The commission proceeded with its previously distributed agenda, as
follows:
164. Completeness of Record in Bylaw 2.14.4.2 (a) Concurrence (25-3070)
The commission continued to discuss drafting work on this item and determined to continue correspondence
on the item before its next conference.
165. Meeting Review and Adjournment
The agenda being concluded, the commission adjourned with prayer. The commission next meets in-person,
in St. Louis, on February 6–7.
John W. Sias, Secretary

CCM Minutes – January 13, 2026 – Page 134