2025 Synod Assembly

The 38th annual Assembly of the Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA will meet Friday, May 30 through Saturday, May 31, 2025. Synod Assembly will be held at Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster, MD.

Assembly Agenda

Coming Soon

Pre-Assembly Information

The Bulletin of Reports will be available May 1, 2025.

Additional pre-Assembly information:

• Synod Assembly letter
• Lay Voting Member count by congregation (updated for 2025)
• List of Delaware-Maryland Synod Congregations
• List of restaurants in Westminster

Registration

Early Bird Registration opens on March 12, 2025 and continues until April 7, 2025. 

Online registration ends May 16, 2025.  All registration after that will be on site at the Assembly. 

Childcare is available during business sessions for children aged 2+.  If you need childcare, please note that on the registration form.

If you are planning to pay by check, make sure to note your total before entering the promo code CHECK and clicking “Apply Discount.”  Please print out your registration and send it along with a check with  made out to “Delaware-Maryland Synod” with “Synod Assembly registration” in the memo line to: Delaware-Maryland Synod, ATTN: Treasurer, 5699 Meridale Road, Baltimore, MD 21228.

Displays, Exhibitions, and Vendors

Do you wish to register for a Display/Exhibitor/Vendor Table at Synod Assembly 2025? Please consult our synod’s policy and register using the links below. All requests must be received no later than April 15, 2025.

Displays are free of charge and are for organizations which fall under our annual synod budget. Exhibits cost $65 and are for organizations who fall outside our synod budget, but with whom our synod partners. Vendor tables cost $100 and are for those who will sell goods or services at Assembly.

A few additional notes on Displays/Exhibitions/Vendor Tables:

• All displays, exhibits and vendor tables are expected to be staffed during the Assembly
• The displays, exhibits and vendor areas are closed during worship services
• All displays, exhibits and vendor tables must set up before the Assembly officially opens. Move-in/set-up time is scheduled for Thursday, May 29, 2025 from 1-4 p.m.
• The standard space allocation is a 6’ (length) x 30” (width) table
• The standard fee for exhibit space is $65 plus any additional costs charged by the venue for special needs
• The standard vendor fee is $100 plus any additional costs charged by the venue for special needs
• If you register for a display, exhibit or vendor table, that action indicates that you understand and agree to the terms of the policy statement
• If you are a voting member, you must also fill out the regular Synod Assembly registration form linked above
• If you are paying by check, make sure to note your total before entering the promo code CHECK and clicking “Apply Discount.” Please send a check made out to “Delaware-Maryland Synod” with “Synod Assembly table fee” in the memo line to: Delaware-Maryland Synod, ATTN: Treasurer, 5699 Meridale Road, Baltimore, MD 21228

Memorials and Resolutions

To submit a Memorial or Resolution for consideration at the 2025 DE-MD Synod Assembly, please use the link below. Memorials and Resolutions are due no later than 8 p.m. EST on April 1, 2025. If your submission does not meet this deadline, we cannot ensure that it will reach the floor of the assembly. Questions may be directed to our Synod’s Reference and Counsel Committee at RandC@demdsynod.org

Elections Information

At this year’s Synod Assembly, we will hold elections for Synod Council and members of our synod’s Consultation and Discipline Committees. You can read more about these positions below. If you are nominated, please use the link below to submit a Biographical Information form to include with your name in our Assembly Bulletin of Reports.