The Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana (NT-NL) Synod is a synod

Synod

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 of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

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 (ELCA). The Synod consists of congregations located in Northern Louisiana

Louisiana

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 including Monroe

Monroe, Louisiana

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 and Shreveport

Shreveport, Louisiana

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, Northern Texas

Texas

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 generally north of a line from Marshall

Marshall, Texas

Marshall is a city in Harrison County in the northeastern corner of Texas. Marshall is a major cultural and educational center in East Texas and the tri-state area. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of Marshall was about 23,523...

, Longview

Longview, Texas

Longview is a city in Gregg and Harrison Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 80,455. Most of the city is located in Gregg County, of which it is the county seat; only a small part extends into the western part of neighboring Harrison County. It is...

, Tyler

Tyler, Texas

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, Rosebud

Rosebud, Texas

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, Bartlett

Bartlett, Texas

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, Kileen, San Angelo

San Angelo, Texas

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, and Midland

Midland, Texas

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/Odessa

Odessa, Texas

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, one congregatation in Durant, Oklahoma

Durant, Oklahoma

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 and one congregation in Clovis, New Mexico

Clovis, New Mexico

Clovis is the county seat of Curry County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 32,667 at the 2000 census; according to 2010 Census Bureau estimates, the population had risen to 37,775....

. There are over 37,000 members in 120 congregations. The Bishop is Kevin Kanouse who was elected to his second six year term in 2006. Bishop Kanouse succeeded Bishop Emeritus Mark Herbener in 2000.

The NT-NL Synod is known as the DiscipleLife Synod. The NT-NL has delared that its purpose is to be Sowing and Growing Disciples of Jesus.

The website address is www.ntnl.org http://www.ntnl.org