Governing Documents

Page Contents Governing documents Synod Assembly 2021 & 2020 Synod Council Executive Committee Standing committees appointed by Synod Council or Executive Committee Nominating Committee Finance Committee Ad hoc committees appointed by Synod Council Governing Documents 2020 Synod Assembly Planning Commission for Synodical Lay Worship Leadership Standing committees elected by Synod Assembly Consultation Committee Discipline Committee Conferences & deans Other Entities and Appointees

The current governing documents of the WV-WMD Synod can be downloaded here. N.B., the Synod Council adopted a new continuing resolution and amended two other continuing resolutions at its 22 January 2022 meeting.

• WV-WMD Articles of Incorporation (1 March 1993)
  
• WV-WMD Synod Constitution (1 November 2019)
  
• WV-WMD Synod Bylaws (16 October 2021)
  
• WV-WMD Synod Continuing Resolutions (22 January 2022)
  

Synod Assembly

2021

Synod Assembly was held 16 October 2021. More information is posted: Visit the Synod Assembly Page.

2020

The official call of Synod Assembly 2020 was never issued because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit the Synod Assembly Page to learn more about the ramifications of not holding Synod Assembly 2020.

Officers

An asterisk (*) indicates those whose terms expired while we are unable to hold an assembly because of the pandemic. They continue in office until replaced by the next regular Synod Assembly. New terms begin 1 December 2021.

Synod Council

Executive Committee of the Synod Council

Standing Committees Appointed by Synod Council

Nominating Committee

Finance Committee

Members: Paul Wangerin, The Rev. Bill Ridenhour, Bruce Dalton, with the treasurer and bishop serving ex officio.

Audit Committee

Members: Bruce Dalton, The Rev. Daniel Warntz, and Paul Wangerin.

Synod Mutual Ministry Committee

Appointed by the Executive Committee, the Synod Mutual Ministry Committee (SMMC) is described in nebulous terms in the required provision in the CBCR/WV-WD. In meetings over the past year, SMMC worked out a plan to make its work more effective and relevant to the life and ministry of the synod. Synod Council took action to request the Churchwide Assembly to amend the required provision of the Constitution for Synods to allow the changes sought by this synod.

Members: Paul Wangerin, The Rev. Ruth Bullwinkle, the The Rev. Sean Smith, The Rev. Patrice Weirick, and Paula Mitchell.

Bylaws Committee

Select Committees Appointed by Synod Council

Commission on Synodical Lay Worship Leadership

Standing Committees Elected by Synod Assembly

Consultation Committee

To learn what the Consultation Committee does, click here.

Discipline Committee

To learn what the Discipline Committee does, click here.

Conferences & Deans

The WV-WMD Synod has four conferences, three of them further divided into two clusters each:

• Mon Valley-Mountain Conference (MVMC): The Rev. Ruth Bullwinkle, Dean
  
• Potomac Conference (PC): The Rev. Karen Eskine Valentine, Dean
  
• Ohio-Kanawha Valley Conference (OKVC): The Rev. Randy Richardson, Dean
• Upper Ohio Valley Conference (UOVC): The Rev. Paul Schafer, Dean
  

A full listing of the congregations of each conference can be found here and in B12.01 of the Synod Bylaws.

A new protocol for deans was adopted by Synod Council at its January 2020 meeting. It is currently under review for codification by the Ad Hoc Committee on Governing Documents. It will be posted upon completion of codification. In the meantime, you may request a copy of the Provisional Guidance Related to Deans from the bishop.

Other Entities & Appointees

Various church-related entities have boards or other positions which are filled through the appointment of the Synod Council or the bishop.