Office of the Bishop Updates: 6/3/2022

It’s all hands on deck as the Office of the Bishop prepares for our 2022 Assembly!

Bishop Deborah K. Hutterer

  • Gloria Cristi worship on Pentecost, Celebration of the Federated Agreement

  • Synod Assembly preparations

Rev. Miguel Gomez-Acosta
Director for Evangelical Mission (DEM) and Bishop’s Associate for Congregational Vitality

  • Best Skills Best Church steering committee meeting

  • Synod Council meeting

  • Synod Assembly

Rev. Jacqueline Pagel
Bishop’s Associate for Candidacy and Faith Formation

  • Synod Assembly preparation

  • FCTE regional Proposal

  • ELCA Candidacy work group research

Theresa Thornburgh
Director for Administration and Events

  • Synod Assembly Planning

  • Synod Council Meeting preparations

  • General administrative tasks of the Synod Office

Brian Flatgard
Director of Communication

  • Eating Synod assembly

  • Praying Synod assembly

  • Loving Synod assembly

Amy Birchard
Finance Administrator

  • Continue working on providing details to complete Financial Audit of 2021

  • Continue working on month end deliverables for April, and

  • Available to provide reporting or run analysis as needed.

Dr. Jerry Kingston
Special Bishop’s Associate for Mobility

  • Researching RMPs and MSPs for the Synod