Preliminary Minutes

The Preliminary Minutes for each Plenary Session of the Eighth Biennial Churchwide Assembly the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America are provided in PDF format below.  

The Eighth Biennial Churchwide Assembly of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), the chief legislative authority of this church, was held Aug. 11-17, 2003, at the Midwest Airlines Center, Milwaukee. About 2,100 people participated, including 1,030 voting members. The theme for the assembly was "Making Christ Known: For the Healing of the World."

• Daily reports of the Presiding Bishop Mark S. Hanson
• Plenary Session One
• Plenary Session Two
• Plenary Session Three
• Plenary Session Four
• Plenary Session Five
• Plenary Session Six
• Plenary Session Seven
• Plenary Session Eight
• Plenary Session Nine
• Plenary Session Ten
• Plenary Session Eleven
• Plenary Session Twelve

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Ninth biennial assembly
Aug. 8-14, 2005, Orlando, Fla.