To Affirm Atlantic District Commitment to Education and Formation

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To Affirm Atlantic District Commitment  
to Education and Formation 
WHEREAS, The 2022 Atlantic District convention passed 
Resolution 2022 -01-03, “To Explore Future Lutheran Higher 
Education Opportunities in the East Coast Region” (2022 Atlantic 
District Proc., 11, ad-lcms.org/now/district-
events/convention/convention-61); and 
WHEREAS, The  2022 district convention passed a resolution 
(2022-01-09, “Encouraging the Use of the Ancient Catechumenate 
Model”) to affirm the ancient catechumenate; and 
WHEREAS, In 2024, an education committee was formed by the 
district board of directors to consider current and future 
opportunities for Lutheran education and formation; and 
WHEREAS, The district has committed resources specifically to 
the mission and ministries of Martin Luther School in Queens and 
Our Saviour Lutheran School in The Bronx, among other schools; 
and 
WHEREAS, The district has a tradition of forming solid 
theological minds grounded in the evangelical, catholic, and 
reforming tradition of the Augsburg Confession in its congregations 
and schools; therefore be it 
Resolved, That the district in convention affirm the ongoing 
work of its education committee; and be it further 
Resolved, That the district in convention encourage her 
congregations to recommit themselves to the tradition of raising up 
and forming solid theological minds grounded in the evangelical, 
catholic, and reforming tradition of the Augsburg Confession; and 
be it finally 
Resolved, That the district in convention memorialize this 
resolution to the 2026 Synod convention. 
Atlantic District 
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