# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1975_S129
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THEOLOGY AND CHURCH RELATIONS 129

Identical or similar:

3-226B

Our Redeemer, Lake City, Fla. James Bachman

3-227

To Declare Fellowship with
Lutheran Church in America

WHEREAS, All Lutherans in the United States have accepted
and are bound by the Word of our Lord, the Ecumenical Creeds,
and the Lutheran Confessions, even though there may be
differences of interpretation (which also exist within our Synod):
therefore be it

Resolved. That the New England District of The Lutheran
Church— Missouri Synod, assembled in convention June 7-9,
1974, memorialize the Synod in 1975 to declare pulpit and altar
fellowship with the Lutheran Church in America, while respect-
ing the rights of all consciences; and be it further

Resolved, That the New England District direct the celebra-
tion of this pulpit and altar fellowship with an all-Lutheran
Eucharist at a time and place which is mutually agreeable to the
President of the New England District (LCMS), the President
of the New England Synod (LCA), and the President of the
Eastern District (ALC).

New England District
Clifford G. Larson, Secretary

3-228A

To Permit Congregations to Practice
Fellowship with LCA

WHEREAS, Our Lord prays that the people of God should be
one in order that the witness of unity be known to the world; and

WHEREAS, For the true unity of the church it is enough to
agree concerning the teaching of the Gospel and the administra-
tion of the sacraments (Augsburg Confession, Art. VII, par. 2):
an

WHEREAS, The basis for altar fellowship exists between The
Lutheran Church— Missouri Synod and the Lutheran Church
in America because of our common acceptance of the Holy
Scriptures and the historic Lutheran Confessions; and

WHEREAS, The Lutheran Church in America has made it
explicitly clear that it would be willing to join in altar fellowship
on the basis of our mutual commitment to the Scriptures and the
Lutheran Confessions; therefore be it

Resolved, That the Southeastern District thank God that the
basis for altar and pulpit fellowship exists between The Lu-
theran Church— Missouri Synod and the Lutheran Church in
America and declare that we are ready to assume the responsi-
bilities and embrace the opportunities that this declaration
entails; and be it further

Resolved. That the Southeastern District petition the Synod
to declare that each congregation may practice altar and pulpit
fellowship with members of the Lutheran Church in America
whenever the witness to Scripture and the Lutheran Con-
fessions is affirmed and commonly confessed.

Southeastern District
Ralph E. Wiechmann, Secretary

Identical or similar:

3-228B to 3-228E

Board of Directors, New England Dist.
University, Los Angeles, Calif.

Prince of Peace, Belton, Tex.

Zion, Maywood, N. J.

Robt. Riedel
Roger Timm
Larry Heimsoth
D. Reinheimer

3-229
To Strive for Fellowship with LCA

The Florida-Georgia District assembled in convention asks

the Anaheim convention of the Synod to instruct the synodical
leadership to do everything possible to lead to the establishment
of fellowship with the LCA, which we are earnestly seeking.

Florida-Georgia District
Theodore W. Eisold, Secretary

3-230

To Postpone Further Fellowship Action
with American Lutheran Church and
Lutheran Church in America

WHEREAS, Our beloved Synod has been primarily occupied
in setting our own house in order for some time, and has given
no serious study to the differences that have prevented full
fellowship with the ALC and LCA; and

WHEREAS, Additional problems have arisen which must be
studied and which may prevent altar and pulpit fellowship with
ALC and LCA (examples: ordination of women; abortion):
therefore be it

Resolved. That no further action be taken toward fellowship
until all needed studies have been made and all members of the
Synod have been given opportunity to review the results of such
studies.

Calvary Ev. Lutheran Church
Seattle, Wash.

Carroll E. Cooper, President
Karl J. Jaech, Secretary
John F. Falk, Pastor

3-231A

To React to ALC and LCA
Interference

WHEREAS, The present doctrinal problems in the LCMS are
strictly an internal affair within our family of pastors and con-
gregations; and

WHEREAS, We are attempting in love to heal the wounds in
our Synod by discussions and study according to God’s Word:
and

WHEREAS. This can best be accomplished between those in
this immediate family, without the interference given by church
conventions of the ALC and LCA, the opinions of their seminary
and college faculties, and their pastors: therefore be it

Resolved. That in all honesty before God, the ALC and the
LCA repent of their indiscretion on this matter in the past and

cease and desist from any more interference in our attempt for
a God-pleasing family reconciliation.

Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Kingfisher, Okla.

Dennis Post, Chairman
V.H. Mickow, Pastor

Identical or similar:

3-231B

St. John’s, Kildare, Okla. Theo. Knepper

3-232

To Suspend All Entangling Alliances
and Fellowship Discussions with LCA

WHEREAS, Our synodical Constitution clearly proclaims the
first object of the Synod as “‘the conservation and promotion
of ...the true faith... and a united defense against schism and
sectarianism. . .” (Art. III 1); and

WHEREAS. The conditions for membership in the Synod
affirm in the Constitution (Art. VI 2) that this shall include “re-
nunciation of unionism and syncretism of every description”;
and