Memorandum
TO: All Ordained Ministers, Rostered Leaders, and Officers of Congregations and Authorized Worshipping Communities of the Metropolitan New York Synod (MNYS)
FROM: The Rev. Robert Schoepflin, Secretary
DATE: January 2, 2025
RE: 2025 Metropolitan New York Synod Assembly
On behalf of the Synod Council, I announce to you that the 2025 Metropolitan New York Synod Assembly will be held on May 2-3, 2025, at the Marriott Melville Long Island, NY.
You can find all the information that you and your congregation need HERE.
Our theme for this year is “Forward Together in Christ,” which reinforces our commitment to our “Mission Forward” purpose, priority, and principle of living like Christ in our communities.
This is a significant assembly in that we will be electing a new bishop to lead us forward using information from the synod council's approved MNYS discernment process period.
The registration fees are as follows:
- Early Registration: January 2—February 11 (Payments must be received by 2/11)
- New Attendees Price: $100 (First-time attendees only)
- Voting Member Price: $175
- Visitor Price: $175
- Meal Plan Price: $225
- Regular Registration: February 12–April 7 (Payments must be received by 4/7)
- New Attendees Price: $150 (First-time attendees only)
- Voting Member Price: $250
- Visitor Price: $175
- Meal Plan Price: $225
- On-site Registration: May 2, at the Marriott Hotel
- Voting Member Price: $350
- Visitor Price: $350
- Meal Plan Price: not available after April 7
If you need help with the Eventbrite form (to make changes or confirm registration) or if you need to submit a payment, please contact Maria Rodas at 212-870-2387 or [email protected].
The MNYS special rate at the hotel is $209 per room per night; that rate expires on April 3 or when our block of rooms is filled. Reservations should be made by clicking HERE, or by calling 1-800-228-9290 and stating that you are with the “Metropolitan New York Synod."
The following formula has been adopted for the election of voting members by congregations and authorized worshiping communities based on the current year’s congregational statistics:
- Synodically authorized worshiping communities: 1 lay voting member
- Congregations up to 699 baptized members: 2 lay voting members
- Congregations of 700-999 baptized members: 3 lay voting members
- Congregations of 1,000 or more baptized members: 4 lay voting members
All ELCA rostered ministers of the synod (including retired or on leave from call) are voting members of the assembly. Those congregations that will not be sending voting members or rostered ministers who will not be attending, are expected to submit a request of absence form—for review by the bishop—which can be found HERE. In addition, all congregations are encouraged to submit registrations for alternate voting members (at no cost) to account for changes. To register an alternate voting member, click HERE.
Thank you for your continuing partnership, and I’m looking forward to our time together!
In Christ,
The Rev. Robert Schoepflin, Secretary