To Give Thanks to God for 1700th Anniversary of First Council of Nicaea

Official Workbook overture source text

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To Give Thanks to God for 1700th Anniversary  
of First Council of Nicaea 
WHEREAS, The year 2025 marked the 1700th anniversary of the 
First Council of Nicaea, its having begun in Asia Minor on May 20, 
A.D. 325; and 
WHEREAS, The Nicene Creed is a significant ecumenical creed 
for the one holy, catholic, and apostolic church; and 
WHEREAS, According to St. John, our Lord Jesus Christ prayed 
for the unity of the Church on the night in which he was betrayed 
(John 17); and 
W
HEREAS, The confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church 
are in concord with the ancient symbols of the faith, including the 
Nicene Creed; and 
WHEREAS, The Psalmist says, “Behold, how good and pleasant 
it is when brothers dwell in unity!” (Psalm 133:1); therefore let it 
be 
Resolved, That the Atlantic District in convention gives thanks 
to God for the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea by 
rising to confess the Nicene Creed; and be it further 
Resolved, That the district continue to commit to sharing the 
Christian faith in its congregations, schools, and agencies; and be it 
further 
Resolved, That the district encourage its members to engage in 
faithful and appropriate ecumenical dialogue with other 
communions that confess the Nicene Creed; and be it finally 
Resolved, That the district memorialize this resolution to the 
2026 Synod convention. 
Atlantic District