Ad Crucem NewsLCMS 2026 ConventionOvertures
All 374 overtures filed for 2026.
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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
Submitted by: Board of Trustees/Directors, Concordia Plans / Concordia Plan Services
To Amend Bylaw Section 3.7 to Include Management of Concordia Risk Solutions in Assigned Activity of Concordia Plan Services
Submitted by: LCMS Board of Directors
To Affirm Concordia Plans and To Amend Bylaws to Require Annual ERISA- Comparable Transparency to Participants
Submitted by: Resurrection Spring, TX
To Amend Bylaws to Ensure Sustainability of Concordia Plan Services by Its Working with Other Church Bodies
Submitted by: Michigan District
To Stabilize the Cost of Benefits Offered by Concordia Plan Services
Submitted by: South Dakota District
To Direct Concordia Publishing House to Eliminate Shipping Charges
Submitted by: Christ Milford, MI
To Use Only Sustainable Bible Translations
Submitted by: St. Paul Brookfield, IL
To Request Additional Resources using New King James Version
Submitted by: South Wisconsin District
To Open Access to Lutheran Confessions
Submitted by: Rocky Mountain District
To Open Access to Lutheran Confessions
Submitted by: Minnesota North District
To Open Access to Lutheran Confessions
Submitted by: Minnesota South District
To Study Granting of Book of Concord Copyright Permissions by Concordia Publishing House
Submitted by: Mt. Calvary Richfield, MN
To Direct Concordia Publishing House to Prioritize Mission and Distribution
Submitted by: St. Paul Brookfield, IL
To Direct Concordia Publishing House to Prioritize Mission and Distribution
Submitted by: Michigan District
To Commit the Synod to Fully Funding Her Seminaries as a Primary Responsibility of Corporate Synod
Submitted by: Trinity (Decatur Rd) Fort Wayne, IN
To Encourage Synod Transparency and Unity regarding Concluded Hot Chalk Litigation
Submitted by: Circuit 27 (Livonia); Michigan District
To Encourage Transparency and Accountability in Legal Judgments and Settlements
Submitted by: Circuit 27 (Livonia); Michigan District
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
Submitted by: Christ Greenfield, Gilbert, AZ; Circuit 16 (Faribault),; Minnesota South District; Circuit 28, Pacific Southwest District