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NC Synod Youth
347 Youth Registrations Covered!
Synod leadership set a $200,000 goal of helping to pay every NC Synod youth’s registration fee for the upcoming 2024 ELCA Youth Gathering! We know that God has created these young people to be Brave, Authentic, Free, Disruptive, and Disciples! Together, we can make it possible for youth to experience this gospel truth in community as participants in the ELCA Youth Gathering in New Orleans in 2024.
The Synod Assembly worship offering was directed toward the $200,000 goal to cover the registration fees for all of the youth from the synod who plan to attend the 2024 ELCA Youth Gathering bringing the total to $130,247 (347 youth registrations).
Congratulations TikTok Tell It! Winners
TikTok Tell It! is a contest, sponsored by the Engage the Bible Ministry Team that tasks NC Synod youth groups, grades 6-12, to re-imagined their favorite Bible stories as creative TikToks.
FIRST PLACE: St. John's, Salisbury "The Passion Story"
SECOND PLACE: Christ the King, Cary "The Good Samaritan"
THIRD PLACE: Mt. Hermon, Concord "Noah's Ark"
General Information
2025 Bulletin of Reports
The Bulletin of Reports highlights the ministry of this synod from January through December 2024.
Visit Link2025 Rules of Procedure: Pending Approval
The Rules of Procedure guide the Assembly during business sessions.
5/17/2025 This document is PENDING approval by the NC Synod Council at their 5/29/2025 meeting.
View DocumentAssembly Elections
This year the assembly will elect a Synod Council Secretary, Synod Council members, and Churchwide Assembly Voting Members. Nominations closed Wednesday, April 7. The Nominations Booklet is available below.
2025 Nominations Booklet
The Nominations Booklet includes information on all the current nominees for synod vice president, synod secretary, synod council (both lay and rostered), and members of the Discipline Committee.
View DocumentAssembly Resolutions
Resolutions and memorials may be submitted for consideration by the assembly. The submission deadline closed April 15. The Synod Assembly Reference and Counsel Committee reviews submitted resolutions and memorials and then makes a recommendation to the assembly. There will be two resolutions to be considered by the assembly. They are below.
2025 Resolución de la Asamblea del Sínodo_25-03
Esta resolución, NC25.02, “RESOLUCIÓN EN HONOR AL MINISTERIO DE DIANA HAYWOOD” —aprobado 5/30/25.
2025 Synod Assembly Resolution_25-03
This resolution, NC25.03, “Resolution Honoring the Ministry of Diana Haywood,” was approved by the assembly on May 30, 2025.
View Document2025 Resolución de la Asamblea del Sínodo_25-02
Esta resolución, NC25.02, “RESOLUCIÓN EN HONOR AL MINISTERIO DEL REV. DR. TIMOTHY SMITH” —aprobado.
View Document2025 Synod Assembly Resolution_25-02
This resolution, NC25.02, “Resolution Honoring the Ministry of the Rev. Dr. Timothy Smith,” was approved by the assembly on May 29, 2025.
View Document2025 Resolución de la Asamblea del Sínodo_25-01
Esta resolución, NC25.01, “Resolución sobre el reasentamiento de refugiados”, aprobado 5/30/25.
View Document2025 Synod Assembly Resolution_25-01
This resolution, NC25.01, “Resolution on Refugee Resettlement,” was approved on May 30, 1995.
View DocumentAssembly Financials
Information concerning the NC Synod audit, proposed 2024 and 2025 budgets, proposed Mission Support formula, and proposed Compensation Guidelines are assembled by the synod staff and Synod Council Finance Committee and approved for an Assembly vote. These documents will all be available on the assembly webpage in April following the March Synod Council meeting.
Budget Hearing
The synod’s Finance team held a hearing via Zoom to answer any questions about the changes to the proposed budgets for the coming two years (2026 and 2027).
Visit LinkCompensation Guidelines Hearing
The synod’s Compensation Guidelines team held a hearing via Zoom to answer any questions about the changes to the Compensation Guidelines for 2026 and 2027.
Visit Link2026 Compensation Guidelines—Proposed
These are the proposed 2026 Compensation Guidelines.
[5/20/2025: This Google Doc draft has been corrected from the PDF draft, which was originally posted but had an error.]
Visit Link2027 Compensation Guidelines—Proposed
These are the proposed 2027 Compensation Guidelines.
[5/20/2025: This Google Doc draft has been corrected from the PDF draft, which was originally posted but had an error.]
Visit Link2026-27 Proposed Mission Support Formula
This is the proposed Mission Support Formula for 2026-2027.
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