LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 2026, Page 6

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For Fifth Vice-President

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Nabil S. Nour (SD)
Eric C. Skovgaard (SW)

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Sixth Vice-President

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Eric C. Skovgaard (SW)

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Greetings–Concordia Plan Services

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The chair invited Mr. Kevin Herweck, president and chief executive officer of Concordia Plan Services (CPS), to
bring his greetings to the convention on behalf of the synodwide corporate entity. After a video presentation noting
that Concordia Plan Services is “created to care for you as you are called to serve a higher purpose,” he noted the
pension is strong with a funding status over 90 percent, having increased 5 percent this year—partly due to
contribution increases that have improved cash flow substantially, allowing investments to continue to grow above
pace. CPS is five years ahead of its plan to achieve full funding by 2045. Employee-contributed funds in the Concordia
Retirement Savings Plan, a 403(b), have grown to over a billion dollars. CPS has worked over the past four years on
the health care side to keep increases below half the national average. Herweck emphasized mental health care and its
higher-than-average utilization, as well as wellness programs that improve quality of life and, over time, reduce health
care costs. He also mentioned work together by the board of directors and CPS to form, as of April 1, a captive that
can help bring stability to insurance coverage costs for ministries, on which information is available at the CPS booth.

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Omnibus Resolutions

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President Harrison introduced Omnibus A, as printed in Today’s Business, 1:51–53. The resolution was moved
and seconded.

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It was moved and seconded to remove Ov. 7-28, “To Conduct a Project Postmortem Examination of Concordia
University Ann Arbor,” and refer it back to the committee; this failed [Yes: 317; No: 547].

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It was moved and seconded to remove Ov. 10-31, “To Certify Accuracy and Trustworthiness of Call,” and refer it
back to the committee; this failed [Yes: 209; No: 662].

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It was moved and seconded to remove Ov. 10-36, “To Call for Publication of Council of Presidents Manual,” and
refer it back to the committee; this failed [Yes: 288; No: 583].

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It was moved and seconded to remove Ov. 5-43, “To Refer Some Assignments from CTCR to Seminaries,” and
refer it back to committee; this failed [Yes: 224; No: 664].

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It was moved and seconded to remove Ov. 7-29, “To Request Transparency from Concordia University
Wisconsin—Ann Arbor,” and refer it back to committee; this failed [Yes: 280; No: 627].

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It was moved and seconded to remove Ov. 5-40, “To Address Release and Use of Luther’s Large Catechism with
Annotations and Contemporary Applications,” and refer it back to committee; this failed [Yes: 276; No: 636].

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It was moved and seconded to remove Ov. 8-16, “To Encourage Synod Transparency and Unity regarding
Concluded HotChalk Litigation,” and refer it back to committee; this failed [Yes: 226; No: 678].

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It was moved and seconded to remove Ov. 5-24, “To Urge the Church of Christ to Stay and Do Her Duty,” and
refer it back to committee; this failed [Yes: 156; No: 745].

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It was moved and seconded to remove Ov. 5-25, “To Publicly Acknowledge Theological and Ecclesial Errors in
the Church’s Response to COVID-19 Pandemic,” and refer it back to committee; this failed [Yes: 251; No: 663].

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It was moved and seconded to remove Ov. 1-16, “To Proactively Put in Place National Standards for our Schools
to Protect Students,” and refer it back to committee; this failed [Yes: 193; No: 715].

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It was moved and seconded to remove Ov. 2-05, “To Amend Bylaws to Protect Divine Calls of Missionaries,” and
refer it back to committee; this failed [Yes: 185; No: 710].

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It was moved and seconded to close debate on the omnibus, which carried [Yes: 851; No: 71]. Thereupon Omnibus
A was adopted as presented [Yes: 857; No: 62].

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