Saturday, May 1, 2021 was the date for our 2021 Pacifica Synod Assembly. This one-day assembly was held completely online. For full details about the assembly,  click here to go to the 2021 Assembly web page. … [Read more...]

June 17, 2020 Dear People of the Pacifica Synod, As you know, the 2020 Synod Assembly scheduled to take place at California Lutheran University at the end of May was postponed due to COVID-19.  We thought about rescheduling to August. However, we believe that the best advice will continue to deem it unwise to gather together in large numbers. At a special Synod Council meeting held on … [Read more...]

March 16, 2020 It is with sincere disappointment that due to the heightened risk of COVID-19 transmission, we must relay the decision of the Pacifica Synod Equity and Diversity Workgroup and our Bishop Andy Taylor that we postpone the Undoing Racism Workshop at Luther Glen that was planned for April 27-29. At this point, we are not clear about rescheduling yet, but we have lifted this up as … [Read more...]

The ELCA Churchwide Assembly, the primary decision-making body of the church, is a process of communal spiritual discernment. Finding ourselves in Christ, the fifteenth Churchwide Assembly was a time for us to be the living body of Christ guided by the Spirit and conformed to God’s will. Voting members met at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 5-10, 2019 to discuss and make … [Read more...]

Resources from the October 12 Workshop for Congregational Treasurers & Administrators are now available. To view and/or download, follow this link.   … [Read more...]