ELCA Churchwide Assembly in Phoenix, Arizona, elects Lucille CeCee Mills as secretary

The Rev. Lucille “CeCee” Mills was elected secretary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) on Aug. 1, 2025, by the Churchwide Assembly in Phoenix. She will serve a six-year term.

Before her election, Mills served as an assistant to the bishop for the call process and as interim director for evangelical mission in the ELCA North Carolina Synod, a role she held since 2019. Earlier, she served as an interim pastor and as an ELCA African Descent Ministries program associate. She was also pastor of Rejoice Lutheran Church in Chesapeake, Va.

Mills received a Theological Education for Emerging Ministries (TEEM) certification from Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, S.C., in 2002. She was ordained in 2004.

Her profile lists several areas of training and practice. She is a certified coach and a facilitator for Ventures Stewardship and for Healthy Congregations. She also describes herself as an enthusiast of Bowen family systems theory.

Mills also participates as a facilitator and activist in social and racial justice efforts, work that reflects a commitment to acting justly, loving mercy and walking humbly with God (Micah 6:8).

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