Ad Crucem NewsLCMS 2026 ConventionConvention Microsite
The 2026 LCMS Synod Convention, made readable.
The unofficial official 2026 Convention resource repository. We provide a searchable public reference for everyone to better navigate and digest the Convention content. Every overture, committee, report, and named person, cross-referenced against the 2023 record.
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Convention Workbook
The full 2026 Convention Workbook — every overture, every report, every committee assignment, as published by the Synod.
12.0 MB · PDF - In force for 2026
Synodical Handbook(2023 ed.)
Constitution and Bylaws of the Synod. The handbook is updated only after each convention; the 2023 edition remains the bylaw text the 2026 floor is amending. Browse it as a fully linked text section — every bylaw cited in the overtures and reports on this site resolves to its paragraph here.
Constitution · Bylaws · Articles of Incorporation - Daily during the convention
Today's Business
Floor-committee proposals, daily action summaries, and voting records published each evening of the convention week.
Coming soon - Post-convention, late 2026
Convention Proceedings
The official record of the 69th Regular Convention — adopted resolutions, election results, and the full minutes.
Coming soon
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Overtures
Browse, filter, and read every overture submitted to the 2026 convention, with three-click access from anywhere on the site.
OpenEleven floor committeesCommittees
Each floor committee, its full appointed membership, its assigned overtures, and the trajectory of contested questions through the body.
OpenOfficers, regents, presidentsPeople
Every named officer, district president, board member, regent, and commission seat, with all their roles cross-referenced across the Synod.
OpenScored on a six-axis rubricReports
Every workbook report read against a candor, specificity, and accountability rubric. Letter grades, evidence, notes.
Open2023 to 2026Comparison
Where the floor came back. Same questions, refiled, with the prior disposition placed alongside the new ask.
OpenEditorial commentaryAnalysis
Curtain-raiser, exhibits, and scorecards from Ad Crucem News. Every citation resolves to the underlying record. Every figure traces back to the data.
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