LCMS Convention Proceedings St. Louis, Missouri — 1975, Page 180

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LATE REPORTS AND OVERTURES
ACCEPTED FOR CONSIDERATION

(Bylaw 1.27 b)

4-83U
To Transfer Holy Trinity,
Masaryktown, Fla., to
Fla.-Ga. District

Wuereas, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Masaryk-
town, Florida, previously a member of the SELC District,
has requested tranfer to the F lorida-Georgia District;
and

Wuereas, This transfer has the approval of the
SELC District; and

Wuereas, The Florida-Georgia District has accepted
this congregation by action in convention, June 16, 1974,
Miami Beach, Florida; therefore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod in convention assembled, Anaheim, California,
July 4—11, 1975, approve this transfer of membership of
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Masaryktown, Florida,
from the SELC District to the Florida-Georgia District,
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.

FLortpa-GEorGIA District
L. Lloyd Behnken, President

4-84U

To Transfer Trinity, Hudson, Wis.
from North Wisconsin
to Minnesota South District

Wuereas, Hudson is considered to be a part of the St.
Paul-Minneapolis metropolitan area:

a. Hudson is 15 minutes from downtown St. Paul and
30 minutes from downtown Minneapolis;

b. Approximately 70 percent of the people living in
Hudson work in Minnesota;

c. The television we watch and the newspapers we
read are from St. Paul-Minneapolis; hardly any Wiscon-
sin daily newspapers are delivered in Hudson; no televi-
sion channel from Wisconsin is available to us; and

Wuereas, The Minnesota South District office is a 30-
minute drive from Hudson; the North Wisconsin District
office is a 3%-hour drive from Hudson:

a. We are on the fringe area of the North Wisconsin
District; we would be a part of the core area of the
Minnesota South District;

b. It would be less costly and less time consuming for
us to attend District meetings and other activities and
for the District personnel to serve us;

c. The services of the District office would be more
readily available to us;

d. We would be able to take a more active part in
District activities and meetings:

e. The District camp in North Wisconsin is a 4-hour

drive from Hudson: the District camp in Minnesota
South is a 14-hour drive from Hudson; therefore be it

Resolved, That Trinity Lutheran Church, Hudson,
Wisconsin, be transferred from the North Wisconsin
District of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod to the
Minnesota South District of The Lutheran Church—Mis-
souri Synod.

Trintry LUTHERAN CHurRcH
Hudson, Wis.

James J. Nelson, President
Eugene C. Glade, Pastor

4-85U

To Transfer Sherman Park,
Milwaukee to English District

Wuereas, The May 1974 voters assembly of Sherman

from the South Wisconsin District to the English Dis-
trict; and
Wuereas, The 1974 South Wisconsin District conven-
tion meeting in Milwaukee approved this transfer; and
Wuereas, the President of the English District has
expressed his willingness to cooperate with us in joining
the English District; therefore be it

Resolved, That our parish officers memorialize the
1975 Anaheim convention of The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod to respectfully approve and honor this
transfer.

SHERMAN Park LUTHERAN CyuRCH
Milwaukee, Wis.
Richard W. Patt, Pastor

5-179U

To Receive Gloria Dei,
Davie, Fla., into Membership

Wuereas, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Davie, Florida,
the Rev. Charles A. Meyer, pastor, in a meeting on
April 28, 1975, voted to seek membership in The Lu-
theran Church—Missouri Synod, the Florida-Georgia
District, at the convention of The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod in Anaheim, California; and

WHEREAS, The Committee on Constitutions and By-
laws of the Florida-Georgia District has studied the
constitution of this congregation and given its official
approval; therefore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
in convention assembled in Anaheim, California, duly 4-
11, 1975, accept into membership with the Synod Gloria