The 2022 ELCA Churchwide Assembly was held on August 8-12, 2022 in Columbus, OH.
There were 13 voting members from our synod participating. We have a chance to hear from several of them in this episode of Unexpected Surprises.

The WND Synod Voting members were Vickie Benzmiller from Augustana Lutheran in Underwood; Rosa Berg from Christ Lutheran in Minot; Bruce Carlson, Synod Vice-President from Oak Valley Lutheran Church in Velva; Crystal Engel from Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Bismarck; Reinhard & Cherlynne Hauck from the Dunn County Parish in Dunn Center; Trent Hunskor from Christ Lutheran Church in Minot; Leah Johnson from First Lutheran Church in Rugby; Paul Kadrmas from Heart River Lutheran Church in Mandan; the Rev. Christina Martin from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Bismarck; Bishop Craig Schweitzer; the Rev. Beth Walch from Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Bismarck; the Rev. Sue Lynn White from Oak Valley Lutheran Church in Velva; and the Rev. Mary Wiggins from the Scranton Area Lutheran Parish in Scranton.

Visit the Churchwide Assembly website - https://www.elca.org/churchwideassembly

Click here to visit the WND Synod's recap of Churchwide Assembly.

Unexpected Surprises is made possible through a mission grant from the WND Synod Mission Endowment Fund. More information on all of our synod's endowment funds is available here - http://wndsynod.org/endowment-funds