The 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly convened in Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 8-12. Gathering under the theme “Embody the Word,” voting members acted on key legislative business on behalf of the church. Imran Siddiqui was elected to a six-year term as vice president. The assembly received a presentation on “A Declaration of the ELCA to American Indian and Alaska Native People.” Voting members acted on memorials related to the restructuring of church governance, called for reconsideration of the 2009 social statement Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust, and encouraged deeper engagement with Indigenous partners through the Land Back movement. You can find all the actions of the 2022 Churchwide Assembly in the legislative update.

Learn more in this summary from ELCA News.

A Youtube Playlist from the Assembly is available HERE.