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2026 Convention Workbook
362 THEOLOGY AND CHURCH RELATIONS
(c) He or his representative shall represent the Synod in official 
contacts with other church bodies.  The director of Church 
Relations shall ordinarily serve as the President’s representative 
for ecclesiastical relations with other church bodies. LCMS  
Church Relations may be staffed in accordance with the Bylaws 
of the Synod and the human resources policies of corporate 
Synod. 
Board of Directors, English District;  
Board of Directors, Iowa East District 
Ov. 5-43 
To Refer Some Assignments from Commission on 
Theology and Church Relations to Seminaries 
WHEREAS, Assignments to the Commission on Theology and 
Church Relations (CTCR) from Synod c onventions and other 
sources continue to multiply and the CTCR’s workload and backlog 
continues to grow; and 
WHEREAS, The lengthy extension of time for a CTCR report to 
be discussed, prepared, and issued manifests the difficulty and 
complexity of the a ssignment and the corresponding need for 
greater expertise and deliberative care in its consideration; therefore 
be it 
Resolved, That any c onvention assignment to the CTCR that  is 
not completed within six years of its original tasking shall be 
relinquished by the CTCR and referred to our two seminaries , 
which shall convene a joint faculty committee for further study on 
the issue for completion and final reporting to the Synod; and be it 
further 
Resolved, That the CTCR is encouraged to refer any issue at any 
time to our two seminaries for final study and reporting to the 
Synod. 
Circuit 13 (SW 3) 
Ohio District 
Ov. 5-44 
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 
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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