N/W Lower MI Synod Council
Sandy Schlesinger, Vice President
The North/West Lower Michigan Synod is governed by the annual Synod Assembly with the Synod Council serving as the synod’s board of directors and the interim legislative authority between meetings of the Synod Assembly. The Synod Bishop is elected to serve a 6-year term and may be elected to subsequent terms. Synod Officers (Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer) are elected to serve 4-year terms and may each serve subsequent terms. Synod Council at-large members are elected to serve for up to two successive 3-year terms with an attempt to assure geographic representation within nomination processes.
Anti-Racism Task Force
Chair: Pastor Rosanne Anderson
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Audit Committee
Chair: Karen Bird, Synod Treasurer
Candidacy Committee
Chair: Pastor Haley Vay Beaman
The path to rostered leadership in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a partnership between candidates, congregations, synods, seminaries, and the churchwide expression of the church.
Constitution Committee
Chair: Pastor Dennis Smith
Disability Ministries Task Force
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Environmental Stewardship Task Force
Chair: Pastor Paul Busekist
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Global Mission Committee
Chair: Pastor Megan Crouch
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Living Water Ministries
A shared ministry of the North/West Lower Michigan and the Southeast Michigan Synods, Living Water Ministries provides camping and retreat experiences for children and youth, as well as meaningful retreats for adults.
The New and Renewing Mission Table
Richard Klender
Open Hearts. Open Church Task Force
This task force, aligned within the Publicly Engaged Church Table, provides awareness, support and coordination of initiatives related to sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.
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Publicly Engaged Church Table
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Women of the ELCA
Roxy Montague
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