Ad Crucem NewsLCMS 2026 ConventionDistrict

South Dakota District

District President
Randy R. Sturzenbecher

Location: South Dakota

Overtures filed

5

Committees engaged

4

Co-submitted

4

4. Life Together

2 overtures

Ov. 4-27To Require Use of Synod-Approved Agendas and Hymnbooks at Concordia University System Chapels, Lutheran Summer Camps, and Youth Gathering
with 1 co-submitter
Ov. 4-37To Continue to Oppose Practice of Couples Living Together outside Marriage and To Support Pastors and Congregations Who Lovingly Call to Repentance, Give Absolution, and Help to Live in Harmony with God’s Word
with 1 co-submitter

5. Theology and Church Relations

1 overture

Ov. 5-34To Direct that the Synod and Its Commission on Theology and Church Relations Study and Reexamine Woman Suffrage in Light of Synod’s Historic Practice and Holy Scripture, so as to Address and Resolve Confusion and Disunity
with 1 co-submitter

6. Pastoral Ministry and Seminaries

1 overture

Ov. 6-41To Commend Residential Seminary Education and Voice Support for Synod Seminaries
with 3 co-submitters

8. Finance

1 overture

Ov. 8-05To Stabilize the Cost of Benefits Offered by Concordia Plan Services