On November 19, the Synod meeting of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine was held in the premises of the Lutheran Church of St. Catherine in Kyiv.
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The Synod delegates decided the following:
- To condemn the aggression of the Russian Federation and made a statement for a just peace for Ukraine;
- To condemn the actions of the previous bishop of GELCU Serhii Mashevski;
- To re-elect Pavlo Shvarts for a second 5-year term, and appoint Oleksandr Gross as the vice bishop;
- To elect the new Presidium of the Synod: Oleksandr Gross, Lydia Tselsdorf, Nina Knutas, Ihor Shemihon, Natalia Melkher (the Presidium elected Oleksandr Gross as president of the Synod);
- To elect a new Internal Audit Commission, and assign them to carry out the internal audit of the reports of 2021 and 2022;
- To adopt new Regulations on the pastor’s ministry.