REGISTRATION | THEME | CHOIR | AGENDA | KEYNOTE SPEAKER
73rd CNH District Convention
Registration is now open for the 73rd CNH District Convention, which will be held on May 15 - 17, 2025 at the Hilton Sacramento Arden West Hotel, 2200 Harvard Street, Sacramento, CA.
The event will begin on Thursday evening, May 15 at 5pm with dinner and opening worship at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 3785 Placer Corporate Drive, Suite 600, Rocklin, CA.​
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Under the endorsement of the CNH District’s Board of Directors, the Convention offering, gathered at the opening worship, will be designated to Mercy Holistic Ministry in thanksgiving for their ministry – and our gratitude for the Sacramento Area congregations hosting our District Convention.
How to Register...
1. ELECT & SEND IN VOTING DELEGATES
Elect your congregation delegates (pastor and lay). See below for forms. Mail paper copies to the District office c/o Glenna Sanlis
2772 Constitution Dr. Livermore, CA 94551
2. REGISTER ONLINE FOR THE CONVENTION
The deadline to register is Friday, April 25, 2025. To avoid a late fee of $60, please submit your payment by the deadline date. If you pay by check, please include "District Convention" on the memo line and send the check to the District office, with a postmark date on or before Friday, April 25.​
3. BOOK YOUR ROOM(S) ONLINE
​The deadline to book hotel rooms is Wednesday, April 30, 2025. Click on the button below to be directed to the hotel's website.​ For detailed instructions to complete your hotel registration, click here.
For voting delegates: Please bring a smartphone, tablet, or laptop to the Convention, as it will be used as your voting device. If you are unable to bring a device, please contact Silas Perez.
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Contact Glenna Sanlis if you have any further questions.
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District Convention Choir
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We are looking for singers of all vocal ranges (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass) to help lead worship at the District Convention Opening Worship on Thursday, May 15th. No audition required.
*PLEASE NOTE: Due to the stage and worship facility, you must be able to remain standing for at least 20 minutes at a time!
Sign-ups will be open throughout April and will close on 4/25. Sheet music and listening materials will be posted and sent out via e-mail on April 28th. Rehearsal will occur on Saturday, May 3rd, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
2025 Convention Agenda
May 15 – 17, 2025
Thursday May 15
3:00 – 5:30pm Floor Committees Meet St. Matthew, Rocklin, CA
4:00pm Registration Opens Hilton Sacramento Arden West
5:00 Fellowship, Welcome, and Dinner at St. Matthew, Rocklin, CA
7:30 Opening Worship with Communion (St. Matthew, Rocklin, CA)
(In Memoriam for Called Workers– triennium)
Friday May 16
7:00am Breakfast (on your own)
7:30 Registration Opens (Atrium)
7:30 – 8:00 Floor Committees Meet
8:00 – 9:00 Open Hearings for Floor Committees
9:00 Delegate Orientation
10:00 Convention Opens (Ballroom)
10:10 Opening Devotion
10:25 District President’s Report, Part 1
10:50 Convention Business (Voting)
11:45 West Coast District Partnerships
12:00pm Lunch (Meal Package)
1:15 Greetings from Others
1:30 CNH Board of Director’s Report
1:45 LCEF Report
1:55 Convention Business
2:15 Synodical President’s Report
3:15 Q/A
3:30 Convention Business
3:55 District President’s Report, Part 2
4:35 Convention Business
5:05 Closing Devotion
5:15 Break for Regional Caucus Locations (TBD):
o Hawaii - Napa Room
o Nevada - Merlot Room
o Northern - Zinfandel Room
o Pacific - Cabernet Room
o Southern - Sonoma Room
6:15 – 7:00 Open Bar (Atrium)
7:00 District Banquet (Ballroom)
Banquet Speaker: Rev. Jeff Cloeter
Saturday May 17
7:00am Breakfast (Meal Package)
8:00 Opening Prayer and Bible Study
8:30 Convention Business
9:15 Convention Essayist: Rev. Jeff Cloeter
10:15 Convention Business
11:15 Closing Worship Service and Installations of District Officers
12:00pm Convention Adjourned
*Agenda Updated 4/26/25
Thank You to Our 2025 Convention Sponsors!
The Importance of the District Convention with President Emeritus Walt Tietjen
Keynote Speaker: Jeff Cloeter
Jeff Cloeter, the Senior Pastor of Christ Memorial Lutheran Church in St. Louis, Missouri, will be the keynote speaker at the 73rd CNH District Convention. The Convention will be held May 15-17, 2025, at Hilton Sacramento Arden West, Sacramento, CA. The event will begin with dinner and opening worship at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Rocklin, CA, on Thursday evening, May 15.
Jeff has worked in youth ministry, church planting, and senior leadership in his congregation. He has served on the board of directors for the Lutheran Foundation of St. Louis, and the founding board of Momentum Academy, a charter school movement in the City of St. Louis. He founded and serves as director of The Harbor Leadership Collective, raising up young Christian leaders through a regional internship model. He currently serves on an ecumenical council called Oikos, with the Archbishop of St. Louis and eight other pastors from the region.
Jeff is the author of Loved & Sent, and blogs at sixthgen.com. More importantly, he is married to Bobbi and father to Bella, Joshua, Emily, and Jacob.
I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you.
- John 15:1-3