The slate of nominees:

1. Synod Council Akron-Wooster Lay: Erin O’Neill
2. Synod Council Canton-Massillon Lay: Lito Belardo, Bonnie Rittner
3. Synod Council Eastern Clergy: The Rev. Jeremy Hollingshead
4. Synod Council Cleveland East Lay: Gayle Adamek, Beverly Lund
5. Synod Council Cleveland West Clergy: The Rev. Rosalina Rivera, The Rev. Sarah Taylor
6. Synod Council Richland-Ashland Lay: Sheryl Budd
7. Synod Council Southern Clergy: vacant
8. Synod Council Cleveland West Lay: William Meyers
9. Synod Council At Large Lay: Gretchen Hallerberg, Linda Weidenbach
10. Synod Vice President Lay: Kevin Kampfer
11. Churchwide Assembly Cleveland West Rostered: The Rev. Rosalina Rivera, The Rev. Sarah Taylor, The Rev. Jim Watson
12. Churchwide Assembly Canton-Massillon Rostered: The Rev. William Weidenbach, Jr. , The Rev Timothy Muse
13. Churchwide Assembly Richland-Ashland/Akron-Wooster Rostered: The Rev. David Nevergall, The Rev. Deborah Pinnegar, The Rev. Jonathan Stufft, Pastor Richard Weaver
14. Churchwide Assembly Cleveland East/Eastern Rostered: The Rev. Donald Frantz, II, The Rev. Duane Jesse, The Rev. Jon Paulus, The Rev. Jessica Shields
15. Churchwide Assembly Cleveland East/Cleveland West/Akron Wooster Lay Female: Cathy Byers, Lori Gale, Jill Snellman
16. Churchwide Assembly At-Large Lay Male: Chuck Mosberger
17. Churchwide Assembly Richland-Ashland/Eastern/Canton-Massillon/Southern Lay Female: Cindy Bagocius, Erin Slates
18. Churchwide Assembly Youth (13-17) Female: Jhayda Ammons
19. Churchwide Assembly Young Adult (18-30) Male: Jared Waugaman
20. Churchwide Assembly Person of Color or Primary Language other than English Lay Female: Karen Mahan, Olivia Shelton
21. Churchwide Assembly Person of Color or Primary Language other than English Lay Male: Bobby Barnes
22. Consultation Committee Lay 6-year term: Lesli Eisenhart
23. Consultation Committee Clergy 6-year term: The Rev. Donald Frantz, II, The Rev. Marissa Harrison

Ten (10) positions for which candidates are unopposed.  The following were deemed to be elected by consent.

1. Synod Council Akron-Wooster Lay: Erin O’Neill elected
2. Synod Council Eastern Clergy: The Rev. Jeremy Hollingshead elected
3. Synod Council Richland-Ashland Lay: Sheryl Budd elected
4. Synod Council Cleveland West Lay: William Meyers elected
5. Synod Vice President Lay: Kevin Kampfer elected
6. Churchwide Assembly At-Large Lay Male: Chuck Mosberger elected
7. Churchwide Assembly Youth (13-17) Female: Jhayda Ammons elected
8. Churchwide Assembly Young Adult (18-30) Male: Jared Waugaman elected
9. Churchwide Assembly Person of Color or Primary Language other than English Lay Male: Bobby Barnes elected
10. Consultation Committee Lay 6-year term: Lesli Eisenhart elected

Voting on the contested elections opened at 11:04 am.  Election Results for the first ballot (in parentheses) were as follows:

1. Synod Council Canton-Massillon Lay: Lito Belardo (121), Bonnie Rittner (70) Election
2. Synod Council Cleveland East Lay: Gayle Adamek (62), Beverly Lund (124) Election
3. Synod Council Cleveland West Clergy: The Rev. Rosalina Rivera (133), The Rev. Sarah Taylor (56) Election
4. Synod Council At Large Lay One-Year Term: Gretchen Hallerberg (66), Linda Weidenbach (125) Election
5. Churchwide Assembly Cleveland West Rostered: The Rev. Rosalina Rivera (48), The Rev. Sarah Taylor (38), The Rev. Jim Watson (109) Election
6. Churchwide Assembly Richland-Ashland/Akron-Wooster Rostered: The Rev. David Nevergall (47), The Rev. Deborah Pinnegar (80), The Rev. Jonathan Stufft (49) The Rev. Richard Weaver (20) No election
7. Churchwide Assembly Cleveland East/Eastern Rostered: The Rev. Donald Frantz II (23), The Rev. Duane Jesse (45), The Rev. Jon Paulus (32) The Rev. Jessica Shields (95) No election
8. Churchwide Assembly Canton-Massilon Rostered: The Rev. William Weidenbach, Jr. (120) The Rev. Timothy Muse (69) Election
9. Churchwide Assembly Cleveland East/Cleveland West/Akron Wooster Lay Female: Cathy Byers (48), Lori Gale,(65) Jill Snellman (77) No election
10. Churchwide Assembly Richland-Ashland/Eastern/Canton-Massillon/Southern Lay Female: Cindy Bagocius (39), Erin Slates (149) Election
11. Churchwide Assembly Person of Color or Primary Language other than English Lay Female: Karen Mahan (72), Olivia Shelton (117) Election
12. Consultation Committee Clergy 6-year term: The Rev. Donald Frantz, II, (46) The Rev. Marissa Harrison (146) Election

The second ballot for remaining positions began at 11:54 am.  The results (in parentheses) are as follows:

1. Churchwide Assembly Richland-Ashland/Akron-Wooster Rostered: The Rev. Deborah Pinnegar (124), The Rev. Jonathan Stufft (67) Election
2. Churchwide Assembly Cleveland East/Eastern Rostered: The Rev. Duane Jesse (56), The Rev. Jessica Shields (133) Election
3. Churchwide Assembly Cleveland East/Cleveland West/Akron Wooster Lay Female: Lori Gale (75), Jill Snellman (113) Election

June 11-12, 2021

Day 1 (Friday, June 11; click here for assigned rooms):

8:00 am - Registration Opens (just inside the front doors)

8:30 am - Welcome/Morning Prayer (upstairs-Goodyear A&B)

8:45 am - Break/Travel

9:00 am - AM Sessions Begin (downstairs rooms)

12:10 pm - AM Sessions End/Break/Travel/Lunch (upstairs Exhibit Hall 1)

1:15 pm - Lunch Ends/Break/Travel

1:30 pm - PM Sessions Begin (downstairs rooms)

4:30 pm - PM Sessions End/Break/Travel

4:45 pm - Closing Prayer (upstairs Goodyear A&B)

5:00 pm - Reception (upstairs Exhibit Hall 1)

Scroll down for a recording of June 9, 2021 (12:00 p.m.) voting practice session.

2021 Synod Assembly Overview

Practice Session (June 9, 2021) /Instructions for Registered Voting Members

How to Gain Recognition (during the business session)

How to Zoom