Under the theme Stirred up in the Spirit, we gather at Love of Christ Lutheran Church in Mesa, June 10–11, 2022 for our annual synod assembly.

Registration is now open, and only voting members need to register. Visitors can view via livestream at no cost. Lay voting members and rostered ministers (active and retired) all use the same registration. Click here to register. $140 early bird registration through 4/22/2022, with $160 registration through 5/27/2021.

REGISTRATION

Only voting members need to register. Visitors can view via livestream at no cost.

• Lay voting members and rostered ministers (active and retired) all use the same registration. Click here to register.

• $140 early bird registration through 4/22/2022.

• $160 registration 4/23/2022 through 5/27/2021.

• Guests watch for free via livestream.

COVID SAFETY

To mitigate our risk as we move through a pandemic that continues to surprise us, we will require all attendees to wear facial masks. While no proof of vaccination is required, we highly encourage voting members to stay up-to-date with vaccinations and boosters.

To help ensure physical distancing, only voting members and essential staff will be at the assembly. Visitors can watch via livestream. We will have no in-person visits or tables from partner missions and ministries.

We encourage voting members and congregations to have alternate voting members ready in case a voting member tests positive and is unable to attend.

We will monitor health information in our synod as we get closer to our assembly dates, and adjust our Covid precautions as necessary.

HOW MANY VOTING MEMBERS? 

The voting members of the assembly are determined as follows: 
The first number is congregation size (baptized members), the second number is voting members.

• Fewer than 175 in congregation = 2 Lay Members

• 176 to 399 = 3 Lay Members

• 400 to 649 = 4 Lay Members

• 650 to 1,299 = 5 Lay Members

• 1,300 to 1,849 = 6 Lay Members

• 1,950 to 2,599 = 7 Lay Members

• 2,600 to 3,249 = 8 Lay Members

• 3,250 to 3,899 = 9 Lay Members

• 3,900 to 4,550 = 10 Lay Members

Note: Lay voting members should be split 50/50 male and female.

• All active Ministers of Word and Sacrament (pastors) and Ministers of Word and Service (deacons) on the roster of the Grand Canyon Synod are voting members. 

• Synod Council members and Officers of the Grand Canyon Synod are voting members. 

• All retired Ministers of Word and Sacrament and Ministers of Word and Service on the roster of the Grand Canyon Synod are voting members.