List of ELCA synods
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
consists of 65 synods which are configured into nine regional offices. Each of the synods of the ELCA elects one bishop and three synod council officers to oversee the spiritual and organizational activities of its member congregations.
and supports the mission and ministries of its member synods and congregations. The region consists of six synods and 620 member congregations.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA officially came into existence on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three churches. As of December 31, 2009, it had 4,543,037 baptized members, with 2,527,941 of them...
consists of 65 synods which are configured into nine regional offices. Each of the synods of the ELCA elects one bishop and three synod council officers to oversee the spiritual and organizational activities of its member congregations.
Region 1
The Region 1 office is located in Seattle, WashingtonSeattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
and supports the mission and ministries of its member synods and congregations. The region consists of six synods and 620 member congregations.
- 1A Alaska SynodAlaska Synod (ELCA)The Alaska Synod is a synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . It encompasses the state of Alaska and supports congregational mission throughout the region....
- 1B Northwest Washington SynodNorthwest Washington Synod (ELCA)The Northwest Washington Synod is a synod, or diocese, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . It encompasses the northwestern part of the state of Washington and supports congregational mission throughout the region....
- 1C Southwestern Washington SynodSouthwestern Washington Synod (ELCA)The Southwestern Washington Synod is a synod, or diocese, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . It encompasses the southwestern part of the state of Washington and supports congregational mission throughout the region....
- 1D Eastern Washington-Idaho SynodEastern Washington-Idaho Synod (ELCA)The Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod is a synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . It encompasses congregations in the eastern portion of Washington state, Idaho and 2 congregations in western Wyoming, and supports congregational mission throughout this territory.On June 1999, The Rev....
- 1E Oregon SynodOregon Synod (ELCA)The Oregon Synod is a synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . It encompasses congregations in the state of Oregon and one congregation in Northern California, and supports the congregational mission throughout this territory....
- 1F Montana SynodMontana Synod (ELCA)The Montana Synod is a synod, or diocese, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . It encompasses state of Montana and four churches in Wyoming and supports congregational mission throughout the region....
Region 2
- 2A Sierra Pacific Synod
- 2B Southwest California Synod
- 2C Pacifica Synod
- 2D Grand Canyon SynodGrand Canyon SynodThe Grand Canyon Synod is a synod, or diocese, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . It comprises the state of Arizona and southern Nevada. The synod is made up of 108 congregations as of August 2008....
- 2E Rocky Mountain SynodRocky Mountain SynodThe Rocky Mountain Synod is one of 65 synods in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . The synod comprises 176 churches of the ELCA in the following states; Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Wyoming. It is the largest synod, geographically, in the lower 48 states. Rev. Allan C. Bjornberg...
Region 3
- 3A Western North Dakota Synod
- 3B Eastern North Dakota Synod
- 3C South Dakota Synod
- 3D Northwestern Minnesota SynodNorthwestern Minnesota SynodThe Northwestern Minnesota Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a synod, or diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . The synod consists of all the congregations within its territory which includes 21 counties in northwestern Minnesota. The synod is headed by a...
http://www.nwmnsynod.org - 3E Northeastern Minnesota Synodhttp://www.nemnsynod.org/
- 3F Southwestern Minnesota Synod
- 3G Minneapolis Area SynodMinneapolis Area SynodThe Minneapolis Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is the largest synod, or diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . The synod consists of all the congregations within its territory which is the western metropolitan Twin Cities. The synod is headed by a bishop...
- 3H Saint Paul Area SynodSaint Paul Area SynodThe Saint Paul Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a synod, or diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . The synod consists of all the congregations within its territory which is the eastern metropolitan Twin Cities. The synod is headed by a bishop, currently...
- 3I Southeastern Minnesota Synod
Region 4
- 4A Nebraska Synodhttp://www.nebraskasynod.org
- 4B Central States Synod
- 4C Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod
- 4D Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana SynodNorthern Texas-Northern Louisiana SynodThe Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod is a synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . The Synod consists of congregations located in Northern Louisiana including Monroe and Shreveport, Northern Texas generally north of a line from Marshall, Longview, Tyler, Rosebud, Bartlett,...
- 4E Southwestern Texas Synod
- 4F Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod
Region 5
- 5A Metropolitan Chicago Synod
- 5B Northern Illinois Synod
- 5C Central/Southern Illinois Synod
- 5D Southeastern Iowa Synod
- 5E Western Iowa Synod
- 5F Northeastern Iowa Synod
- 5G Northern Great Lakes Synod
- 5H Northwest Synod of Wisconsin
- 5I East-Central Synod of Wisconsin
- 5J Greater Milwaukee SynodGreater Milwaukee SynodThe Greater Milwaukee Synod is an incorporated geographic area of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States....
- 5K South-Central Synod of Wisconsin
- 5L La Crosse Area Synodhttp://www.lacrosseareasynod.org/
Region 6
- 6A Southeast Michigan Synod
- 6B North/West Lower Michigan SynodNorth/West Lower Michigan SynodThe North/West Lower Michigan Synod is a synod, or diocese, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . The synod consists of all ELCA congregations in Lower Michigan, except those in the extended Metro Detroit area...
- 6C Indiana-Kentucky SynodIndiana-Kentucky SynodThe Indiana-Kentucky Synod is a synod, or diocese of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . The synod consists of all ELCA congregations in Indiana and Kentucky, over 200 congregations consisting of 75,000 members. The synod is headed by a bishop, currently William O. Gafkjen.The business...
- 6D Northwestern Ohio Synod
- 6E Northeastern Ohio Synod
- 6F Southern Ohio SynodSouthern Ohio SynodThe Southern Ohio Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is an organization which coordinates the work of Evangelical Lutheran Church in America congregations in southern Ohio. The Southern Ohio Synod is one of the ELCA's 65 synods....
Region 7
- 7A New Jersey SynodNew Jersey SynodThe New Jersey Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is the local synod that oversees all of the ELCA's congregations in the State of New Jersey....
- 7B New England SynodNew England SynodThe New England Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a jurisdictional synod , consisting of all of the New England states , as well as the Lake Champlain area of eastern New York state...
- 7C Metropolitan New York Synod
- 7D Upstate New York SynodUpstate New York SynodUpstate New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is led by bishop Marie C. Jerge, and is a Companion Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe, a partner synod with the Central/Southern Illinois Synod, and a Reconciling in Christ Synod....
- 7E Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod
- 7F Southeastern Pennsylvania SynodSoutheastern Pennsylvania SynodThe Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is the regional ELCA judicatory of the Philadelphia metropolitan area...
- 7G Slovak Zion SynodSlovak Zion SynodThe Slovak Zion Synod is one of the 65 bodies that make up the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. It is the only non-geographic synod in the ELCA, the only ELCA synod to have a congregation in Canada, and the only synod based on mission and outreach...
(Non-geographical, mission-based synod)
Region 8
- 8A Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod
- 8B Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod
- 8C Allegheny Synod
- 8D Lower Susquehanna SynodLower Susquehanna SynodThe Lower Susquehanna Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is one of the 65 ELCA synods, grouped in Region 8 alongside seven other synods in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC.-Demographics/Geography:...
- 8E Upper Susquehanna Synod
- 8F Delaware-Maryland SynodDelaware-Maryland SynodThe Delaware-Maryland Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is the geographical synod consisting of the entire state of Delaware and most of the state of Maryland, with the exception of the counties surrounding Washington, D.C., and extreme western Maryland.With its office in suburban...
- 8G Metropolitan Washington, D.C. SynodMetropolitan Washington, D.C. SynodThe Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod is a synod, or diocese, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . The synod consists of all ELCA congregations in Washington, D.C...
- 8H West Virginia-Western Maryland SynodWest Virginia-Western Maryland SynodThe West Virginia - Western Maryland Synod is a synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America . The synod consists of all ELCA congregations in West Virginia and Garrett County, Maryland. In addition, there are two churches from Washington County, Maryland, one church from Allegany County,...
Region 9
- 9A Virginia SynodVirginia SynodThe Virginia Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is the geographical synod consisting of the entire state of Virginia, except for several counties and cities in the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod....
- 9B North Carolina Synod
- 9C South Carolina SynodSouth Carolina SynodThe South Carolina Synod is one of 65 geographical administrative districts of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, comprising the entire state of South Carolina. The current bishop of the Synod is The Rev. Dr. Herman R. Yoos III, who was elected by the 2008 Synod Assembly at the...
- 9D Southeastern Synod
- 9E Florida-Bahamas Synod
- 9F Caribbean Synod