To Affirm Atlantic District Commitment to Education and Formation

WHEREAS, The 2022 Atlantic District convention passed Resolution 2022-01-03, “To Explore Future Lutheran Higher Education Opportunities in the East Coast Region” (2022 Atlantic District Proc., 11, ad-lcms.org/now/district- events/convention/convention-61); and

WHEREAS, The 2022 district convention passed a resolution (2022-01-09, “Encouraging the Use of the Ancient Catechumenate Model”) to affirm the ancient catechumenate; and

WHEREAS, In 2024, an education committee was formed by the district board of directors to consider current and future opportunities for Lutheran education and formation; and

WHEREAS, The district has committed resources specifically to the mission and ministries of Martin Luther School in Queens and Our Saviour Lutheran School in The Bronx, among other schools; and

WHEREAS, The district has a tradition of forming solid theological minds grounded in the evangelical, catholic, and reforming tradition of the Augsburg Confession in its congregations and schools; therefore be it

Resolved, That the district in convention affirm the ongoing work of its education committee; and be it further

Resolved, That the district in convention encourage her congregations to re commit themselves to the tradition of raising up and forming solid theological minds grounded in the evangelical, catholic, and reforming tradition of the Augsburg Confession; and be it finally

Resolved, That the district in convention memorialize this resolution to the 2026 Synod convention.