# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1979_S128
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128 RESOLUTIONS

To Determine
Headquarters Building Site

RESOLUTION 4-08B
Report 4-04 III, App. 4-04B (CW, pp. 129—132)

WHEREAS, An ad hoc committee appointed by the
Board of Directors of the Synod has set certain criteria
for the location of a synodical headquarters building
and has reached specific conclusions on such sites; and

WHEREAS, The recommendation of the ad hoc com-
mittee is that the Board of Directors approve the Big
Bend building site on the west boundary of Concordia
Seminary campus, St. Louis; and

WHEREAS, The Board of Directors has concurred in
this site selection and recommends location of the
synodical headquarters at the Big Bend site; and

WHEREAS, The Board of Control of Concordia Semi-
nary, St. Louis, is receptive to the location of the
synodical headquarters on the seminary campus pro-
vided the following concerns are resolved to the satis-
faction of the Board of Control:

I. Provision for the seminary’s expansion needs as it
grows in both numbers and services to the church.

II. Maintenance of the essential privacy and integ-
rity of the seminary as an academic institution and
community.

III. Preservation of the outstanding esthetic quali-
ties of the present seminary campus.

IV. Determination of clear lines of authority, respon-
sibility, and accountability that will recognize both the
autonomy and the interdependence of the various enti-
ties sharing a common campus; therefore be it

Resolved, That this convention in assembly approve
construction of the new synodical headquarters build-
ing on the campus of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis;
and be it further

Resolved, That the Board of Directors work in close
consultation with the Board of Control of Concordia
Seminary in this building project to ensure that the
concerns of the seminary as expressed above are ade-
quately met; and be it finally

Resolved, That if for any reason the headquarters
building cannot be constructed on the Concordia Semi-
nary campus, the Board of Directors be empowered to
select another location in the St. Louis metropolitan
area.

Action: Adopted (7).

(Res. 4-08 stated that the work of the planning counselor of
the seminary would first be available at convention time and
that the convention would therefore make the determination as
to site. Res. 4-08A was distributed in the Monday, July 9, issue
of Today’s Business and was in the form given above except for
the final resolve, which was the only addition to Res. 4-08B
which was distributed in the Tuesday issue of 7B. After that
resolution was adopted Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. Marcella
Neimann, who had offered the seed money for the headquarters
building, was introduced to the convention.)

To Adopt Bylaws for Commission
on Black Ministry

RESOLUTION 4-09
Overture 4-26 (CW, p. 145)

WHEREAS, The Commission on Black Ministry has
submitted to the Board of Directors proposed Bylaw
additions in order that the commission can be recog-
nized in the Bylaws of the Synod; and

WHEREAS, The Board of Directors is of the opinion
that the Commission on Black Ministry should havethe
same status as other boards and commissions; therefore
be it

Resolved, That the following Bylaws be adopted:

E. BLACK MINISTRY

8.81 Commission on Black Ministry

a. Membership. Membership of the Commission
on Black Ministry shall consist of nine members,
with an equal distribution of clergy and laity, plus
one teacher. Candidates may be proposed by any
member of the Synod (congregation, pastor,
teacher). The members of the commission shall be
appointed by the President of the Synod, in consulta-
tion with the appropriate division chairman, from a
list of at least three candidates for each vacant seat of
the commission which the representatives of the
Black congregations meeting in convocation will
have reviewed, evaluated, and approved. After the
initial appointments, the term of office shall be for
four years. Vacancies on the commission shall be

’ filled by appointment by the synodical President
from remaining nominees on the same slate of candi-
ates.

b. Function. The commission shall do the fol-
lowing:

1. Plan, coordinate, and expand Black ministry in
the Synod in cooperation with the convocation of
Black Lutheran congregations, the appropriate divi-
sion chairman, and the President of the Synod.

2. Represent the concerns of Black ministry before
the boards, commissions, committees, and judica-
tories of the Synod.

c. Staff. The commission shall engage any exec-
utive staff in accordance with the applicable Bylaws
pertaining to personnel. Duties of the executive secre-
tary shall be established by the commission in con-
sultation with the synodical President and the appro-
priate division, whereupon the position description
shall be submitted according to the Bylaws to the
Board of Directors for approval.

Action: Adopted as amended (8).

(By common consent the resolution was amended by
deleting “not less than” from the statement on the size of the
commission. A proposed amendment to strike “from remaining
nominees on the same slate of candidates” was declined.)

To Continue Process
of Racial Integration

RESOLUTION 4-10A
Overture 4-28 (CW, p. 145)

WHEREAS, The Synod, while recently celebrating its
Black centennial, has been in the process of integration;
and