At a special meeting of the Lake Region Conference executive committee on Sunday, Mar. 6, 2005, Norman K. Miles submitted his resignation, effective May 1, 2005, after serving more than ten years as conference president. As a result, Lake Union administration is working closely with Lake Region Conference leadership through the process of choosing Miles' replacement, according to Lake Region Conference bylaws.

The president of the Lake Region Conference manages a large territory with 108 churches in Ind., Ill., Mich., Wis., and parts of Minn. With 27,541 members, it is the largest conference in the Lake Union.

Gary Burns, Lake Union Conference director of communication