Resources for your congregation’s annual meetings can be found in the links below. Please also follow the steps with annual year end matters that need to be completed by each congregation in the South Dakota Synod. We appreciate your attention to the following the steps. If you have any questions, please give us a call at 605-274-4011.
Please note these important dates to return forms by:
- Step 2 – 2023 Congregational Leadership Form – Due by January 31, 2023. Questions? Contact Crystal McCormick, cmccormick@sdsynod.org, or call 605-274-4024.
- Step 3 – Your Congregation’s Plan for Mission Support in 2023 (Statement of Intent) – Due by January 31, 2023.
Questions? Contact Lois Borchardt, lborchardt@sdsynod.org or call 605-274-4025. - Step 4 – Forms A & C – (Parochial Report submitted to Churchwide) – Online reporting is available through the churchwide office. Passcodes and IDs are printed on the physical forms mailed to every congregation from the Churchwide Office of Secretary.
For newly elected Synod Assembly Voting Members, please note that the 2023 Synod Assembly is scheduled for June 2-3, 2023 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls.
Download materials sent to all congregations in December. Use these materials and resources during your annual meeting.
2022 Year End Materials
Download documents that were sent to each congregation in December.
- 1-2022 Year End Cover Letter (pdf)
- 2a-2022 Annual Report Cover (single) (pdf)
- 2a-2022 Annual Report Cover Spread (pdf)
- 3-Annual Report from Bishop Constanze Hagmaier 2022 (pdf)
- 4-2022 Ministry Celebration (pdf)
- 5-Strategic Vision of the South Dakota Synod (pdf)
- 6-2023 Mission Plan Short Version (pdf)
- 7-LPGSD Annual Report to Congregations 2022 (pdf)
Additional Resources for Your Congregation’s Annual Meeting
- “Journeying Together in Christ” – 5 Year Vision of the South Dakota Synod – journeywithfaith.org.
- Stories of Faith in Action 2022 – Digital Publication
- Stories of Faith in Action 2022 – Interactive Page
- Neighbors in Solidarity – Video Resources
- Where does your offering go? – Video
2021 Congregation Parochial Statistics Report
Forms A and C (Parochial Report for 2022)
- Forms A and C (Parochial Report) which are used to update the parochial statistics of the church. To file your annual congregation report, click here.
- Congregational IDs and Passwords will be mailed to each congregation from the churchwide office and online filing is open.
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