LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1986, Page 142

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142 RESOLUTIONS

C. the completion of such other actions as are necessary
or desirable by The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod to
effect’ the establishment of Lutheran Church—Canada as
an autonomous partner church, based upon and according
to protocol agreements to be entered into between The Lu-
theran Church—Missouri Synod and Lutheran Church—
Canada; and be it further

Resolved, That the Synod, in concurrence with action
taken by the LCC Board of Directors, encourage Lutheran
Church—-Canada to work toward implementation of its
partner church status by Jan. 1, 1989, and the calling of
its constituting convention by June 30, 1988; and be it
further

Resolved, That the Board of Directors and the officers
of the Synod be authorized to sign and deliver such in-
struments in writing and to do such other acts or things
as may be deemed by them to be necessary or desirable in
connection with the establishment of an autonomous Lu-
theran Church-Canada,; and be it further

Resolved, That the Synod strongly encourage all con-
gregations and pastors in Canada to join together with and
to support their brothers and sisters in building a strong
confessional Lutheran Church in Canada; and be it finally

Resolved, That the Synod commend the new autono-
mous Lutheran Church—-Canada to God’s gracious care
that He might keep it ever faithful to His Word and make
it a mighty instrument for the proclamation of the Gospel
in Canada and throughout the world.

Action: Adopted as amended (9).

(The resolution was adopted without dissenting vote. The com-
mittee had earlier changed the second-last resolve, which origi-
nally read, “Resolved, That the Synod strongly encourage those
congregations and pastors which voted negatively on the proposal
to form an autonomous partner church of The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod in Canada .. . » The resolution was adopted with
the singing of “O Canada” and “Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to

ing.”)

To Recognize Argentine District
as a Partner Church

RESOLUTION 3-05
Overture 3-99 (CW, p. 135)

Wuereas, In 1905 The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod responded to a door God opened in Argentina by
sending missionaries to bring the Gospel to German im-
migrants in the agricultural areas of the northeastern re-
gion; and

Wuereas, The Lord blessed this effort with growth so
that in 1928 the church in Argentina entered into a district
relationship with the Synod; and

Wuereas, For 58 years this district-Synod relationship
has been richly blessed by the Lord so that today the Ar-
gentine District is in fact an indigenous church with a
baptized membership of 30,000 persons worshiping in 208
congregations and preaching stations served by 66 na-
tional pastors, four of whom are serving congregations in
Paraguay, two in Uruguay, and one in Chile; and

Wuereas, The Argentine District now desires to enter
into a partner-church relationship with The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod; and

Wuereas, The Argentine District and The Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod have worked together in drawing
up a Protocol Document, which sets forth the working re-
lationship between The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod and the Iglesia Evangelical Luterana Argentina
(IELA); and

WueEreas, The Argentine District in its 54th convention
in Parana, Argentina, on Feb. 22, 1986, unanimously and
joyfully adopted the Protocol Document as a basis for the
new relationship between the Iglesia Evangelical Luter-
ana Argentina and The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod and by this action officially requested termination
of district status and recognition as a partner church; and

Wuereas, The Board for Mission Services and the Com-
mission on Theology and Church Relations heartily and
with thanksgiving to the Lord have approved this request;
therefore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
unanimously and joyfully recognize the Iglesia Evangelical
Luterana Argentina as a partner church, effective Aug. 1,
1986, and pray upon the members and leaders of the Ig-
lesia Evangelical Luterana Argentina the power and bless-
ing of the Lord; and be it further

Resolved, That this relationship be sealed by the ap-
proval of the Protocol Document and the witnessing by the
convention of the presidents of the respective church bodies
affixing their signatures on the Protocol Document while
the convention sings the doxology; and be it finally

Resolved, That Bylaws 5.91, 5.117, and 6.19, as well as
the action reflected in the footnote to Art. XII, 13 (Hand-
book, p. 20), be rescinded or amended, as the case may be,
and that the Commission on Constitutional Matters be
authorized to make any other necessary adjustment in the
Handbook resulting from this action of the convention.

Action: Adopted (4).

To Express Thanks and Reaffirm
Altar and Pulpit Fellowship
with Evangelical Lutheran Church—
Synod of France and Belgium

RESOLUTION 3-06
Overture 3-24 (CW, p. 117)

Wuereas, The Evangelical Lutheran Church—Synod of
France and Belgium (EELSFB) decided at its May 5-8,
1984, general synodical assembly to end the in statu con-
fessionis (“state of vigilance and of confessing protest”) be-
gun in 1969 and “to reestablish full and entire altar and
pulpit fellowship” with The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod; and

Wuereas, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod has
never officially broken fellowship with the EELSFB,; there-
fore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
acknowledge with thanksgiving and praise to God the de-