Read and study the actions taken at the Tenth Triennial Convention in 2017.
Voting members of the Tenth Triennial Convention elected four officers and 17 women to serve on the churchwide executive board for the 2017-2020 triennium. Read more about the new board president.
Voting members (formerly referred to as “delegates”) conducted the business of the organization, which included adopting a budget for fiscal year 2018, electing churchwide officers and board members and acting upon any memorials sent from synodical women’s organizations and new business from the floor. Read about the actions taken at the 2017 convention.
Every convention opens with a Service of Holy Communion. In July 2017, the Rev. Jodi Houge, of Humble Walk Lutheran (St. Paul, Minn.) preached, and the Rev. Brenda Smith, of the ELCA churchwide staff, presided. The offering collected at this service was divided equally between the PV for Phebe project and the ongoing ministries of Women of the ELCA. The convention closed with a prayer service that included installation of the newly-elected officers and board members; the Rev. Elizabeth Eaton, presiding bishop, led that service.