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Celebrating Twenty-Five Years Together In Christ
A Resolution Expressing Support for the West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod WHEREAS: The West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod has experienced a shortfall of mission support dollars, and WHEREAS: This shortfall of giving has occasioned discussions about the future and the viability of the West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod, and WHEREAS: The ministries of our synod have been limited by the shortfall of funds from doing God’s Work, work we have asked of these ministries and expect from these ministries, and WHEREAS: The Leadership Team of Cross of Grace Lutheran Church, located in Hurricane, West Virginia, as well as other congregations express our support for our Bishop and for his leadership among us, and WHEREAS: The Leadership Team of Cross of Grace Lutheran Church as well as other congregations commit ourselves to praying for our Bishop, for the synod staff, for the synod council, for the ministries of our synod and for the congregations and pastors of our synod, and WHEREAS: The Leadership Team of Cross of Grace Lutheran Church as well as other congregations pledge our support to growing in our giving to mission support, THERFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That this Synod Assembly encourages all the congregations of the West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod to express support for, to pray for and to commit to growth in giving to mission support for the West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod. (The Leadership Team of Cross of Grace Lutheran Church adopted this Resolution on Sunday, May 26, 2013. The vote was unanimous.)