Plenary session four opens with morning prayer and hymns.
Members of Central States Synod
Voting members tell of their mentors to each other
Voting members
Voting members share with each other the evidence of Gods work, our hands in their own congregations.
Members of the Youth Convocation discuss how they share their faith with others in their communities.
Voting members share what they are doing in their own congregations to become an anti-racist and multi-ethnic church.
Reggie Smith (left) and the Rev. Karl Lunder, both of the Northeastern Minnesota Synod.
Members place their hands on the heads of others during the closing prayer.
Plenary session four opens with prayer and hymn.
Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson
Dr. Norma Hirsh, co-chair of the Memorials Committee
Keynote address: Dr. Musimbi Kanyoro, secretary general of World YWCA, Geneva, Switzerland, is a Kenyan advocate for women, children, and those with HIV/AIDS.
Dr. Musimbi Kanyoro
Members from the South Eastern Minnesota Synod at Churchwide Assembly.
Got caught!
Voting Members going over material for Plenary session 4.
Voting Member going over material for Plenary session 4.
Assembly Musicians at opening of Plenary session 4 on Wednesday morning.
Morning prayer: Jessica M. McKee, ELCA Church Council member, Vancouver, Wash.
Opening ceremony at Plenary session 4.
Voting Member during service at Plenary session 4 at Churchwide Assembly.
Voting Members during service at Plenary session 4 at Churchwide Assembly.
Sharing "God's Work. Our Hands."
In prayer at Plenary session on Wednesday.
