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The LCMS Board of Directors met for its first 2013 quarterly meeting (February 21–22) at the Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel in St. Louis. In addition to receiving reports from the officers and legal counsel of the Synod and its audit, personnel, and policy committees, the agenda of the meeting also included the following:
- A 2013 Synod comprehensive review of preparations for the 2013 Synod convention and its elections by the Secretary of the Synod
- A detailed report from representatives of Concordia Plan Services regarding changes to the Concordia Retirement Plan and the Concordia Retirement Savings Plan due to economic conditions and government health insurance actions
- Adoption of Amended Articles of Agreement with Hong Kong International School
- Adoption of employee compensation changes and a “salary increase budget” of up to 2.5 percent and a bonus budget of .5 percent of the salary budget
- Approval of a plan for the apportionment of a $1.125 million Thrivent Financial for Lutherans church-wide grant as submitted by the President of the Synod
- Approval of a final loan amount of $1 million to Concordia International School Hanoi based upon the school’s updated business plan reflecting more accurately the growing and changing opportunities for ministry in Vietnam
- Approval of a revised Master Facilities Plan for Concordia University Wisconsin and the construction of a 274-bed dormitory facility to address demand for on-campus housing
- A very positive report that Concordia College Alabama (Selma) was the recent recipient of a $5 million grant that will enable the school to continue to move forward
- A positive report from the President of the Synod that the business plan for the Wittenberg Project has been finalized, including anticipated funding sufficient to complete the project by the 2017 celebration of the Lutheran Reformation
Before concluding the meeting, the board also reviewed its own participation and responsibilities in 2013 convention activities.
—Raymond L. Hartwig, Secretary
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