LSM National Gathering
"Transformed to Reach Out!" - Romans 12:2
Travel | Chicago Attractions | Get Involved | Promote | Proposed Legislation
Lutheran Student Movement-USA and the ELCA invite college and university students and campus pastors, staff, and chaplains from around the country to grow in faith and fellowship with God and with one another at the 2008-2009 National Gathering!
The registration page is now available! Sign up now!
T-Shirt design is now available here.
Check out the National Gathering Facebook event.
City: Chicago, Illinois
Hotel: Downtown Westin - 909 North Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60611
Dates: Dec. 31st, 2008 - Jan. 4th, 2009
Cost: $240 for program (includes 3 meals) + Cost of room:
$110 - Quad/person/4 nights
$148 - Triple/person/4 nights
$220 - Double/person/4 nights
$440 - Single room/person/4 nights
Speakers and Preachers at the gathering will include:
- Presiding ELCA Bishop Mark S. Hanson
- Jay Gamelin - Ohio State Campus Pastor
- Teresita Valeriano - Regional Officer for the Lutheran World Federation
- Christine Thompson - UW- Milwaukee Campus Pastor
- Lutheran Volunteer Corps of Chicago/Milwaukee
- New Year's Eve Dance and Fireworks
- ELCA Book of Faith Initiative
- Lutherans Concerned/North America
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans - Chicagoland Regional Financial Office
- ELCA Seminaries
- Lutheran World Federation
Looking to get involved? Want to lead small group discussions? Share your faith journey with the rest of us? Show off your talent during the talent show? Check out the Get Involved Page.
If you are interested in reading the legislation that will be presented at the gathering, the legislation that we have received so far is available for review on the Proposed Legislation page. During the gathering we will be discussing and voting upon these pieces of legislation.