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The Upper Susquehanna Synod Assembly will convene on June 14 & 15 2024, in Weber Chapel, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, under the theme “Fed by Jesus to feed the world”. The agenda will include Bible Study led by the Rev. Dr. Lisa Barnes, Pastor of the Follmer Parish. Our ELCA Representative will be Marie Ann Sliwinski, Senior Director, ELCA Building Resilient Communities. At this assembly we will also elect synod council members and voting members to the 2025 Churchwide Assembly and conduct other synod business.

Prior to the assembly, on Friday morning, workshops will be offered on various topics: a list of workshops will be posted on the assembly webpage. Visitors are welcome at this assembly, especially for the workshops. Please note that we have added a fee this year for visitors to cover the cost of refreshments during the workshop times and throughout the assembly.

Online registration is now open for voting members and visitors. All congregations are expected to send voting members to this assembly. Once registered, voting members will receive updates via email, and on the synod website and social media pages. Please note that voting members are expected to attend their conference assemblies in April and May. Please register by May 20.

  • Registration for voting members is $80 for early bird registration by April 15 and $100 after April 15.
  • Rostered leaders retired or on leave from call have a special rate of $15.
  • Visitors registration is $15.

After you register online, payment by check should be sent to the Upper Susquehanna Synod, P.O. Box 36, Lewisburg, PA 17837, memo line: synod assembly registration. If you are unable to register online, having difficulty, or have any questions about assembly, please contact Brenda Krouse, Assistant for Administration at 570-524-9778; Email: brenda@uss-elca.org.


To request time on the agenda or a display table, click this link: https://forms.office.com/r/VGXaSCE3Vm

Conference Assemblies

Voting members for the 2024 Synod Assembly meet beforehand in their conferences to get oriented to assembly and do conference business. Here is the schedule of meetings this spring:

Buffalo Valley:
April 28th, 3:00 p.m., Milton Lutheran Church, 1125 Mahoning St. Milton

Juniata Valley:
April 28th, 6:00 p.m. ,Messiah, Mifflintown

Middle Creek:
April 28th, 2:00 p.m., Sharon, Selinsgrove

North Branch:
April 21st, 2:00 p.m., St. Matthew, Bloomsburg

Tulpehocken:
TBD

West Branch
May 5th,  3:00 p.m. ,Messiah, South Williamsport


Nominations

The Nominating Committee is seeking nominees for election to Synod Council and for the 2025 Churchwide Assembly. Nominees must be voting members of a congregation in this synod and may be lay or rostered leaders. To submit a nominee, please send in the Candidate Identification Form: no signature is required at this time, but we ask that you confirm with the candidate before submitting them for nomination. The Nominating Committee will review all submissions as they prepare slates of nominees for the synod assembly.

Nominating Committee members are Barry Spangler (Buffalo Valley Conference), Rev. Sam Leister (Juniata Valley Conference), Rev. Mindy Bartholomew (Middle Creek Conference), Rev. Daniel Warntz (North Branch Conference), Rev. Pete Bergstresser (Tulpehocken Conference), Rev. Carol Johnson (West Branch Conference), Jonathan Moser, Barbara Horn, and Bishop Miller.


2024 Bulletin of Reports:  Reports are uploaded as they become available, so please check back to see what’s new!  We recommend you download reports prior to coming to assembly.

The Entire BOR in One File (files are in order as shown below)

The Essentials (documents referred to on the detailed agenda)

SU WIFI Instructions

Livestream will be on our Facebook page.


Assembly Business

  • Bulletin of Reports Table of Contents
  • 2023 Synod Assembly minutes
  • Assembly Personnel
  • Detailed Agenda
    • Workshops
  • Directory of Personnel
  • Parliamentary Procedure for Understanding a Synod Assembly
  • Parliamentary Glossary
  • Rules of Procedure
  • Worship Booklet

Synod Leaders

  • Committee of Reference and Counsel Guidelines
  • Committee on Reference and Counsel Report
  • Synod Council report
    • Salary Guidelines & Housing Allowance (included in report)
    • 2024 Proposed Budget (included in report)
  • Congregation Mission Support
  • Nominating Committee
    • Candidate Identity Form – Fillable
  • Report of the ELCA & Presiding Bishop’s Letter
  • Conferences
    • Buffalo Valley Conference Dean
    • Juniata Valley Conference Dean
    • Middle Creek Conference Dean
    • North Branch Conference Dean
    • Tulpehocken Conference Dean
    • West Branch Conference Dean
  • Synod Secretary (Excused Rostered Leaders)
  • Report of the Treasurer
    • Issued Financial Statements from Auditors 2023
    • Summary of Restricted Accounts – Feb 2022 – Jan 2023
  • Pastoral Changes
    • Necrology Report (in Worship materials)
  • Report of the Bishop

Synod Ministries

  • Candidacy Committee
  • Lay Ministry Institute

Related Organizations

  • Campus Ministries (The synod supports campus ministries that relate to our territory by providing time and space to meet together and to promote their activities. Synod funding helps to support the faith formation of young adults, provide opportunities for leadership development, and form connections to the larger church. We work with the following campus ministries:)
    • Lutheran Campus Ministry at Penn State     Website
    • United Campus Ministry at Penn College
    • Protestant Campus Ministry at Bloomsburg University   Website
    • Protestant Campus Ministry at Mansfield  Website
    • Susquehanna University     Website
  • Camp Mount Luther
  • USS Women’s Organization
  • Susquehanna Interfaith Network for Disaster Response (SINDR)
  • United Lutheran Seminary
  • Lutheran Advocacy in PA (LAMPa)
  • Pennsylvania Council of Churches
  • Diakon Lutheran Social Services
  • Seafarer’s International House
  • Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Services

Synod Rosters and Lists

  • Clergy and Deacon Roster
  • Parish Report
  • Roll of Certifed Voting Members

ELCA Churchwide

  • ELCA Candidacy & Leadership Region 7 & 8
  • ELCA Churchwide Organization
  • ELCA Federal Credit Union
  • ELCA Foundation
  • Mission Investment Fund
  • Portico Benefit Services

Other Materials

  • 1517 Media
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