To Give Thanks to God for 1700th Anniversary of First Council of Nicaea

WHEREAS, The year 2025 marked the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, its having begun in Asia Minor on May 20, A.D. 325; and

WHEREAS, The Nicene Creed is a significant ecumenical creed for the one holy, catholic, and apostolic church; and

WHEREAS, According to St. John, our Lord Jesus Christ prayed for the unity of the Church on the night in which he was betrayed (John 17); and

WHEREAS, The confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church are in concord with the ancient symbols of the faith, including the Nicene Creed; and

WHEREAS, The Psalmist says, “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!” (Psalm 133:1); therefore let it be

Resolved, That the Atlantic District in convention gives thanks to God for the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea by rising to confess the Nicene Creed; and be it further

Resolved, That the district continue to commit to sharing the Christian faith in its congregations, schools, and agencies; and be it further

Resolved, That the district encourage its members to engage in faithful and appropriate ecumenical dialogue with other communions that confess the Nicene Creed; and be it finally

Resolved, That the district memorialize this resolution to the