Ad Crucem NewsLCMS 2026 ConventionOvertures

All 374 overtures filed for 2026.

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Ov. 4-27Cmte 4

To Require Use of Synod-Approved Agendas and Hymnbooks at Concordia University System Chapels, Lutheran Summer Camps, and Youth Gathering

Submitted by: Circuit 5 (Mitchell); South Dakota District

p. 317Open →

Ov. 4-37Cmte 4

To 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

Submitted by: Circuit 5 (Mitchell); South Dakota District

p. 323Open →

Ov. 5-34Cmte 5

To 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

Submitted by: Circuit 5 (Mitchell); South Dakota District

p. 356Open →

Ov. 6-41Cmte 6

To Commend Residential Seminary Education and Voice Support for Synod Seminaries

Submitted by: two seminaries, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, and Concordia; Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne.; Circuit 5 (Mitchell); South Dakota District

p. 390Open →

Ov. 8-05Cmte 8

To Stabilize the Cost of Benefits Offered by Concordia Plan Services

Submitted by: South Dakota District

p. 439Open →