The deadline to submit reports and overtures is 20 weeks prior to the opening date of the convention.
Convention Notices
LCMS Notices listed here are from the Synod’s two official periodicals: “The Lutheran Witness” and “Reporter.”
Official notice: Election candidate changes (2023)
Corrections and changes for elections at the 2023 LCMS convention, including the final slate of candidates for First Vice-President.
Official notice: 68th regular convention of the LCMS
The convention will convene at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee on Saturday, July 29.
Official notice: Candidates for Synod president and vice-presidents
The 2023 nominations processes for the offices of President, First Vice-President and regional vice-presidents of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod have been completed.
Official notice: Committee for Convention Nominations
The Committee for Convention Nominations provides slates of candidates for many of the officer, board and commission positions to be filled by the 2023 LCMS convention.
Official notice: Committee for Convention Nominations
All districts have elected members of the Committee for Convention Nominations.
Official notice: 2023 LCMS convention
An official notice about the 2023 LCMS convention in Milwaukee provides steps and deadlines for choosing voting and advisory delegates, submitting overtures and nominating candidates.
Official notice: LCMS Office of the Secretary (March 2021)
The extension of the 2019–2022 triennium by a year, allowing district conventions to take place in either 2021 or 2022 and deferring the national Synod convention from 2022 to 2023, has been adopted.
Official notice: 2022 convention reports and overtures
The deadline for the submission of reports and overtures to the 2022 convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod is March 5, 2022.
Official notice: 2023 convention nominations
Synod Bylaw provisions require the Secretary of the Synod to solicit on behalf of the Committee for Convention Nominations (CCN) nominees for the various positions for which the committee must provide slates of candidates for convention elections. General solicitation for such names is to begin 18 months prior to conventions of the Synod.
Official notice: Election candidate changes
Changes to the slate of nominees for the 2019 Synod Convention.
Official notice: Biographical Synopses & Statements of Nominees (BSSN) update
Updates to the booklet containing information about nominees.
Official notice: 2019 convention information
Information on housing, registration and other aspects of the July 20–25 convention in Tampa, Fla.
Official notice: 2019 LCMS convention
Information about the 2019 LCMS convention scheduled for July 20-25 in Tampa, Fla.
Official Notice — 2019 President and Vice-President Nominations Results
The 2019 nominations processes for the offices of President, First Vice-President and regional vice-presidents of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod have been completed.
