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Ad Crucem NewsLCMS 2026 ConventionFloor committee

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Finance

18 overtures assigned to this committee for the 2026 convention. 12 appointed members.

Committee members

Chairman1

Vice-Chairman1

Voting Ordained2

Voting Lay4

Advisory Commissioned1

Advisory Lay3

Assigned overtures

Ov. 8-01

To Amend Bylaw Section 3.7 to Clarify Additional Assigned Responsibilities and Provisions on the Board of Trustees—Concordia Plans / Board of Directors—Concordia Plan Services

Board of Trustees/Directors, Concordia Plans / Concordia Plan Services

Ov. 8-02

To Amend Bylaw Section 3.7 to Include Management of Concordia Risk Solutions in Assigned Activity of Concordia Plan Services

LCMS Board of Directors

Ov. 8-03

To Affirm Concordia Plans and To Amend Bylaws to Require Annual ERISA- Comparable Transparency to Participants

Resurrection Spring, TX

Ov. 8-04

To Amend Bylaws to Ensure Sustainability of Concordia Plan Services by Its Working with Other Church Bodies

Michigan District

Ov. 8-05

To Stabilize the Cost of Benefits Offered by Concordia Plan Services

South Dakota District

Ov. 8-06

To Direct Concordia Publishing House to Eliminate Shipping Charges

Christ Milford, MI

Ov. 8-07

To Use Only Sustainable Bible Translations

St. Paul Brookfield, IL

Ov. 8-08

To Request Additional Resources using New King James Version

South Wisconsin District

Ov. 8-09

To Open Access to Lutheran Confessions

Rocky Mountain District

Ov. 8-10

To Open Access to Lutheran Confessions

Minnesota North District

Ov. 8-11

To Open Access to Lutheran Confessions

Minnesota South District

Ov. 8-12

To Study Granting of Book of Concord Copyright Permissions by Concordia Publishing House

Mt. Calvary Richfield, MN

Ov. 8-13

To Direct Concordia Publishing House to Prioritize Mission and Distribution

St. Paul Brookfield, IL

Ov. 8-14

To Direct Concordia Publishing House to Prioritize Mission and Distribution

Michigan District

Ov. 8-15

To Commit the Synod to Fully Funding Her Seminaries as a Primary Responsibility of Corporate Synod

Trinity (Decatur Rd) Fort Wayne, IN

Ov. 8-16

To Encourage Synod Transparency and Unity regarding Concluded Hot Chalk Litigation

Circuit 27 (Livonia); Michigan District

Ov. 8-17

To Encourage Transparency and Accountability in Legal Judgments and Settlements

Circuit 27 (Livonia); Michigan District

Ov. 8-18

To Direct Board of Directors to Review and Publish Comprehensive Accounting of LCMS Monies Spent on Hot Chalk, Concordia University Texas, and Hong Kong International School Association Limited Litigation

Christ Greenfield, Gilbert, AZ; Circuit 16 (Faribault),; Minnesota South District; Circuit 28, Pacific Southwest District