"Spiritsong" (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Youth Convocation - display of Lutheran Book of Worship resources from 30 years ago
Pastor Gretchen Weller's band plays to the youth at the Youth Convo baptism renewal reception.
Young participant at Thursday's worship service
Youth Convocation - affirmation of baptism
Projected images provide a backdrop for the worship service.
Myrna Sheie and Mark Hanson
Gene Fozard, Aliquippa, PA, Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod joins nearby Voting Members in a prayer for Christian Unity.
Plenary session
Katie Lu and Winking Luther greet visitors to the Augsburg Fortress store.
Youth Convocation
Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie, President of the Union for Reform Judaism
Pr. Shelley Wickstrom (Boseman, Mont.) presided at Thursday's worship service.
Sharing the peace during Thursday's worship service
Pr. Lowell Almen, ELCA Secretary, and Presiding Bp. Mark Hanson address the Assembly from their respective podiums.
Pr. Julius Carroll and Pr. Rochelle Lewis - resource people for the African Descent Ministry Strategy - outside the plenary hall
Volunteers from the Florida-Bahamas Synod - Pr. Don and Mary Johnson
Chuck Schramm, Hoffman Estates, Ill., at a Solid Rock meeting on Thursday evening, Aug. 11.
Solid Rock Lutherans met Thursday night to prepare for Friday's debate.
At the Solid Rock Meeting on Thursday evening, the group went over a list of 19 sexuality study amendments.
Sandy Abercrombie, Medford, Ore., at a Solid Rock meeting on Thursday evening, Aug. 11.
"Solid Rock Lutherans" met Thursday night to prepare for Friday's debate
Julia Febos, granddaughter of the Rev. Phyllis Anderson who is president of Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, attended the Western Mission Cluster reception on Thursday evening prepared to take notes.
Ghassan Khoury, ELCA Church Council
The Rev. Randall R. Lee, Director, Department for Ecumenical Affairs
The Rev. Allan Bjornberg, Lutheran-Methodist Dialogue
Bp. Allan Bjornberg (Rocky Mountain), co-chair for the Lutheran-United Methodist dialogue, Bp. William Oden (UMC), Randy Lee (ELCA, Director for Ecumenical Affairs)
The Rev. William Odin, United Methodist Church
Singing in celebration prior to the adoption of the Arab and Middle Eastern Ministry Strategy
The Rev. Frederick Rajan, Executive Director, Commission for Multicultural Mnistries, Commission for Multicultural Ministries
Bishop Hanson hugs Bassam Abdallah on the adoption of the Arab and Middle Eastern Ministry Strategy
Voting members applaud the adoption of the Arab and Middle Eastern Ministry Strategy
Deborah DeWinter, World Council of Churches
Pr. Robert Edgar, General Secretary, National Council of the Churches of Christ greets the Assembly.
Voting members praying for Christian unity
