Synod Council is required to meet at least twice a year, but ours typically meets three to four times during the year with special meetings held, often by teleconference, as needed. The Synod Council is chaired by the vice president. The membership of the Synod Council includes the four officers of the synod and twelve voting members from around the synod, representing a balance of clergy and laity, geographical distribution, and age. Click here for the roster of the Synod Council and its committees.

Summary of Actions, 21 February 2026

An adjourned meeting of the Synod Council convened 17 January 2026 via Zoom, the following actions being taken.

Roster Matters

• To issue a call to specialized ministry to The Rev. Dr. Doug Dyson to serve the West Virginia Council of Churches as its Executive Director.

Polity Matters

• To join the Go Tell It In the Mountains Lilly Compelling Preaching Initiative as a member synod alongside Allegheny Synod, Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod, and Upper Susquehanna Synod.
  
• To nominate Dave Finney for Synod Secretary.
• Related to Synod Assembly 2026
  
• To include beverage service as outlined in the Report of the Synod Assembly Planning Committee, expenses being paid from the Synod Assembly Fund and asking Community Lutheran Partners, Inc., to staff.
  
• To include lunch on Saturday as outlined in the Report of the Synod Assembly Planning Committee, expenses being paid from the Synod Assembly Fund and Mama K's being contracted as caterer.
• To include an ice cream social after the Friday evening mass as outlined in the Report of the Synod Assembly Planning Committee, expenses being paid from the Synod Assembly Fund and the members of Synod Council being responsible for service and clean up.
• To purchase two microphones and four microphone cables for use at Synod Assembly and to be given to Camp Luther Senior Camp in gratitude for the use of its sound system these past several years, the microphones and cables being paid from the Synod Assembly Fund.
• To designate for and evenly divided between Community Lutheran Partners, Inc., and the Lutheran Campus Ministry at WVU in gratitude for their service in staffing beverage service and setting up and tearing down the assembly respectively.
• To charge all expenses normally associated with Synod Assembly (including but not limited to facilities, room & board for the Churchwide Representative, supplies, clerical support, technical services, and worship) be paid from the Synod Assembly Fund.
• To set the registration fee at $80 per person, with no refunds being issued past 24 May 2026 and refunds including a service charge to cover refund-associated fees.