LCMS Constitutional Amendment

One of the resolutions we passed at the LCMS Convention in July 2026 was to amend the LCMS Constitution to allow district conventions to be called, in cases of urgent necessity, by circuit forums or by district vice presidents and circuit visitors – without the consent of the district president.

Because the resolution that was passed amends the Constitution, that automatically triggers a few more things that need to occur:
  • The amendment adopted by the convention must be submitted to the congregations of the Synod by means of three announcements in the Synod’s official periodicals.
  • The amendment must be submitted directly to each voting congregation of the Synod on an official ballot provided by the Synod.
  • After taking official action on this matter, congregations must use the official ballot to cast their affirmative or negative votes on the amendment, returning it to the Secretary of the Synod.
  • The amendment must receive a favorable two-thirds majority of all votes cast by congregations within six months of the date of submission to the congregations.
While this isn’t an “exciting” amendment to our synodical constitution, we have a duty as a member congregation of the LCMS to vote on whether to ratify the amendment.  We will vote on ratification of the constitutional amendment as part of our Fall Voters’ Assembly and potluck on November 22 immediately after the worship service.

The proposed amendment appears below. Please feel free to study it, print it out, and be ready to vote in November. If you have any questions, please contact Scott Dart, Christ the King's congregational president.