The 2018 New England Synod Assembly will be held at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield, Mass. from Thursday, June 7th through Saturday, June 9th.  Our 2018 theme, “Stir it Up”, is what we plan to see happen across the New England Synod this coming year.  We’re opening ourselves to be stirred up by the Spirit.  Will the Spirit of God encourage New England Lutherans to connect their faith and everyday lives?  We’ll be discovering how to stir up those connections so that faith may come alive in the sharing of our stories!  Stir up your power, O Lord, and come! 

We’ll be joined by our ELCA Representative Stephen Bouman, who will guide us through the Bishop’s election process that will begin Thursday afternoon shortly after the opening of assembly.  The Rev. Jeff Thiemann, CEO of Portico will be with us and presenting a Keynote on Discipleship.  The Rev. Carrie Smith of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Jerusalem will be preaching, as well as presenting a session on her work in partnership with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL).   She'll be joined by Deacon Adrainne Gray, Communications Coordinator for the ELCJHL,  In addition, we will receive greetings from Aida Mansoor of the Islamic Association of Greater Hartford.  The Rev. Laura Everett, Mass Council of Churches, will preach at our closing worship. This year we are planning 245's, which are two hundred and forty-five second glimpses into some of the unique ministries of our congregations, new missions and experiments.

The non-voting visitor registration fee of $25 includes access to all worship, keynotes, and workshops; a great deal for visitors! We encourage congregations to send non-voting visitors as well as voting members. 

For more information, please go to the link listed below. Thank you. 

http://nelutherans.org/assembly