Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Southwestern Minnesota Synod. Assembly Materials of the Southwestern Minnesota Synod, 1987-1988.LCA Collection 253

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.  Southwestern Minnesota Synod.  Assembly Materials of the Southwestern Minnesota Synod, 1987-1988.  LCA Collection 253.  3 folders.


ABSTRACT:
The Assembly Materials of the Southwestern Minnesota Synod collection contains information issued to delegates in attendance for both the Constituting Convention in 1987 and the first Assembly in the following year.  Materials include itineraries and procedural explanations for voting and the conduct of meetings.  The collection also holds programs from worship services held during the convention and brochures and reports from affiliated programs and institutions.


HISTORICAL NOTE:
The Constituting Convention of the Southwestern Minnesota Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) was held on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in 1987.  Participants addressed financial matters and considered materials for developing the new synod’s constitution.  Reports from affiliated organizations were also shared with delegates.  As of 2014 the Southwestern Minnesota Synod is one of six ELCA synods within Minnesota and encompasses 247 individual congregations.

Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Lutheran Church Archives, the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library, and Gustavus Adolphus College.


COLLECTION CITATION:
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.  Southwestern Minnesota Synod.  Assembly Materials of the Southwestern Minnesota Synod, 1987-1988. LCA Collection 253.  Gustavus Adolphus College, Lutheran Church Archives, St. Peter, Minnesota.


PROCESSED BY:
Libby Larson, student worker, processed this collection and developed the finding aid during January 2015.


SUBJECT HEADINGS:
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America -- Southwestern Minnesota Synod.
Southwestern Minnesota Synod -- Constituting Convention.