Synod Council
Sandra Schlesinger, Vice President
sandyschlesinger@gmail.com
The North/West Lower Michigan Synod is governed by the annual Synod Assembly with the Synod Council serving as the North/West Lower Michigan Synod board of directors and the interim legislative authority between meetings of the Synod Assembly. Synod Council members are nominated with an attempt to assure geographic representation.
Audit Committee
Dan Carter, Treasurer
Bridgebuilders
Pastor Larry Foster, Coach
llf@oceana.net
Candidacy
Pastor Denise Russell
drussell43551@gmail.com
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. The Michigan Multi-Synodical Committee is the synodical partner for candidates for ordained ministry, associates in ministry, deaconesses, and diaconal ministry from the two (Lower Peninsula) Michigan Synods.
Constitution Committee
Pastor Dennis Smith
thedennisbsmith@gmail.com
Publicly Engaged Church Table
Ken Ponds
pondsk@wowway.com
Global Mission Committee
Pastor Andreas Teich
pastormessiah@att.net
Hunger Team
Pastor Erick Johnson
erickj74@gmail.com
Pastor Michael Anderson
mikevicki.anderson@gmail.com
Equipping Leaders for Mission and Ministry
Rebecca Bossenbroek, Administrator
administrator@elmm.org
Living Fire Ministries
Tracy Teich
Living Water Ministries
www.elcalivingwater.com
A shared ministry of the North/West Lower Michigan and the Southeast Michigan Synods, Living Water Ministries provides camping experiences for children and youth, as well as meaningful retreats for adults.
Mission Support Table
Multi-Cultural Ministry/Anti-Racism Team
Pastor Ken Ponds, Chair
pondsk@starr.org
The New and Renewing Mission Table
Richard Klender, Chair
Open Hearts. Open Church
Task Force on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
http://www.openheartsopenchurch.org/
Women of the ELCA
Laura Halbakken
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lansing
Worship
Pastor Rachel Laughlin
pastorrachel@popportage.org