2025 Grand Canyon Synod Assembly: Your Questions Answered
When and where is the 2025 Synod Assembly?
The 2025 Grand Canyon Synod Assembly will take place from 2pm Thursday, June 12, to 3pm Friday afternoon, June 13, 2025, at Community Lutheran Church in Las Vegas, Nevada (3720 East Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas, NV, 89121).
Why does the assembly location rotate?
With a synod that stretches across Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and the Navajo Nation, we rotate assembly locations between Tucson, Phoenix, and Las Vegas to make participation more equitable across our broad geographic area.
What’s being done to lower costs?
To minimize costs, this year’s assembly is structured to avoid expensive hotel stays on Friday night. Additionally, hosting the assembly in churches rather than hotels significantly reduces expenses for congregations.
How can congregations prepare?
Congregations should elect voting members at their annual meetings. The number of voting members depends on your congregation’s size. Additionally, congregations are encouraged to elect one youth or young adult and one person of color or whose primary language is not English. These elections help us reflect the diversity of God’s people. View our page with all the info you need for determining voting members for your congregation.
In addition, congregations whose annual meetings occur in April, May, or June are encouraged to elect their voting members for the following year's assembly as well in order to meet registration deadlines.
Key Dates to Remember
February 2025: Registration opens.
April 7, 2025: Early-bird registration closes.
April 28, 2025: Final day to submit resolutions, memorials, and nominations.
May 19, 2025: Registration closes.
5/9/2025: Final day to share your Mission and Ministry Partner stories
5/19/2025: Final day of Registration
May 28, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM (tentative): 2026-2027 Mission Plan presentations
May 31, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (tentative): 2026-2027 Mission Plan presentations
What is the schedule?
Thursday, June 12: Registration begins 10 am. Assembly from 2–5 PM, followed by heavy appetizers and a 7 PM concert.
Friday, June 13: Assembly continues from 8:30 AM–3 PM.
How do I learn more or register?
Registration opens in February 2025, so stay tuned for more details on accommodations, schedules, and how to share your congregation’s Mission and Ministry Partner stories.
Why is the Synod Assembly important?
This is a vital time for our synod to come together in worship, discernment, and decision-making for our shared mission and ministry. Let us gather as one body, united in Christ, to do God’s work across the Grand Canyon Synod.
