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2008 NC Synod
Assembly

June 5-7, 2008

Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, NC

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ASSEMBLY AT A GLANCE

God's Work, Our Hands: Passing On The Faith

KEYNOTER: The Rev. Dr. Paul Hill
ELCA REPRESENTATIVE: ELCA Vice President Carlos Peña

ELECTIONS:
Synod Vice President
Synod Treasurer
2009 Churchwide Assembly Voting Members
Synod Council (8 seats)
Vacancies on Institutions & Agencies boards

NEW: To simplify meal ordering, you may purchase the Complete Meal Package, which saves $5 off the price of all meals if ordered individually. It includes meals from Thursday lunch through Saturday lunch. (For more info go to Lodging/Meals page.) detour sign

The usual route to Lenoir-Rhyne College has been altered due to construction. Please click this link to get directions from their web site.

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KEYNOTER: The Rev. Dr. Paul Hill
Dr. Paul Hill is the new Executive Director, effective July 9, 2007, of the Youth & Family Institute of Bloomington, Minnesota. He served as the Director of the Center for Youth Ministries at Wartburg Theological Seminary from 1994-2005. While there, he developed Wartburg’s Youth Leadership School and Youth and Family Ministry Certification School. Most recently, he has served on the team in Children, Youth, and Family Ministry of Luther Seminary.

The Youth & Family Institute is a non-profit, faith-based organization that seeks to help families pass on Christian faith from milestone to milestone. Its mission is to strengthen congregations and families to nurture faith, pass on faith, and live well in Christ. Dr. Hill will address the 2008 theme, “God’s Work. Our Hands. Passing On the Faith.”

ELCA REPRESENTATIVE: ELCA Vice President Carlos Peña Pena
Carlos Peña was elected by the 2005 Churchwide Assembly to serve a six-year term as ELCA Vice-President. After graduating in 1976 from the University of Houston with a degree in music education, he became a band director. In 1979 he joined his family’s business, Kleen Supply Co. Inc., Galveston, Texas, which also acquired C. M. Distributing Corp., Houston, in 1999. He now serves as president of both companies.

Peña has extensive experience in the church. He was president of First Lutheran Church, Galveston, from 1989 to 1995, and was vice president of the ELCA Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod from 1991 to 1995. In 1993, he was elected to serve a six-year term on the ELCA Church Council and was on the council’s Executive Committee.

Pre:Assembly Evangelism Event: The Rev. Ernie Hinojosa
Pr. Ernie Hinojosa has been a major presenter at a variety of Evangelism events across the ELCA over the past few years. He served as a pastor/mission developer of Camino Real Christian Fellowship (ELCA) in San Antonio, Texas, before becoming the mission director for the NC Synod late in 2007. Pastor Ernie brings much experience and a variety of viewpoints to this conference.

The Rev. Dr. Melvin Jimenez, President of la Igelesia Luterana Costarricense (ILCO), the Lutheran Church in Costa Rica.

Pr. Melvin Jiménez Marín has been Pastor and President of the Costa Rican Lutheran Church (Iglesia Luterana Costarricense, or ILCO) since 2000. He is a founding member of the church, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2008.

Since 2005, Jiménez has been vice-moderator of the Conference of Bishops and Presidents of the member Lutheran Churches of the Lutheran World Federation in Latin America. From 1991 to 1996, he was executive secretary of the Communion of Lutheran Churches of Central America (CILCA).

From 1990 to 1996, he served as executive director of the Latin American Evangelical Council of Christian Education/Popular Education (CELADEC), an organization comprised of 200 church bodies that work on Christian education for the development of poor sectors in Latin America.

Additionally, Jiménez is founder and director of six non-governmental organizations that work with social justice issues. He has also been active in promoting relationships among 10 European countries and various non-governmental organizations.

Jiménez is a 1993 graduate of the University of Costa Rica and earned his M.A. in Theology from the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, Ill.

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Meals

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Cafeteria tickets for meals served in the Cromer Center on campus must be ordered in advance on the assembly registration form by the May 1 deadline. Cafeteria meal tickets cannot be bought at assembly* except for children.

The new Complete Meal Package begins with lunch on Thursday and ends with lunch on Saturday. There is a $5 discount over the cost of buying the meals individually. The package cost is $50. Tickets may also be purchased for individual meals on the registration form.

Menu choices include a vegetarian option.

Your pre-ordered meal tickets will be in the packet you receive upon check-in at assembly.

Children’s Meals: Children's meals can only be purchased on site: 2 years & under eat free. For age 3-10 meals are approx. 50% off at door. Age 11 and older are priced the same as an adult. Do NOT prepay or pre-order children's meals.

Children in childcare have meals with their parents/guardians.

On-Campus Meal Option: Fast food can be purchased at the Bear's Lair on campus (lower level of the Cromer Center).

Off-Campus Meal Options: A list of restaurants within close driving distance of the campus will be listed on this site prior to assembly. Check back in May.

* Pre-registering for meals assures that there will be enough food for those registered. The number served at assembly stretches the capability of the cafeteria meant to serve far fewer students.

Housing

CAMPUS HOUSING
Housing during assembly is available at Lenoir-Rhyne College in campus dormitories.

The units are air-conditioned, but not individually controlled. Depending on your preference, you may need a small fan or extra blankets. Neither is provided; you will need to bring them with you. Sheets, pillows and towels are provided.

You must register for housing on the assembly registration form by the May 1 deadline.

Roommates: If you want to request a roommate, do so on the assembly registration form. Roommates should send in their registration forms together. Otherwise a roommate may be assigned. For emergency purposes, room assignments CANNOT be changed at check-in.

You will receive your key and roommate assignment when you check in at assembly. Be careful to return your key before you return home. There is a sizeable fee for unreturned or lost keys.

OFF-CAMPUS HOUSING
For those who prefer to stay in hotels during the assembly, there are many hotels/motels available in Hickory, N.C. A list is provided of those offering an assembly rate. You are advised to book your room early.

Hickory Hotel Listing