List of ELCA synods

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A map of the nine ELCA regions. Note that the Slovak Zion Synod falls under Region 7 and the Bahamas and the Caribbean under Region 9. Map of ELCA regions.svg
A map of the nine ELCA regions. Note that the Slovak Zion Synod falls under Region 7 and the Bahamas and the Caribbean under Region 9.

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 at its Synod Assembly to oversee the spiritual and organizational activities of its member congregations. [1]

Contents

Region 1 (Northwestern United States)

Synod NameAreaBishopMembershipCongregations
Alaska Synod Alaska Shelley R. Wickstrom [2] 7,806 [3] 30 [3]
Northwest Washington Synod Northwest Washington Shelley Bryan Wee [4] 29,340 [5] 98 [5]
Southwestern Washington Synod Southwest Washington Richard E. Jaech [6] 23,365 [7] 84 [7]
Northwest Intermountain Synod Eastern Washington, Idaho Kristen E.M. Kuempel [8] 18,704 [9] 89 [9]
Oregon Synod Oregon Laurie A. Larson Caesar [10] 26,252 [11] 109 [11]
Montana Synod [d] Montana Laurie A. Jungling [12] 28,667 [13] 123 [13]
Totals134,134533

Region 2 (Southwestern US and Wyoming)

Synod NameAreaBishopMembershipCongregations
Sierra Pacific Synod North & Central California, Northern Nevada Claire S. Burkat (interim) [14] 34,286 [15] 180 [15]
Southwest California Synod Southwest California Brenda Bos [16] 20,888 [15] 114 [17]
Pacifica Synod [g] Inland Empire (CA), Hawaii David C. Nagler [18] 23,384 [15] 103 [19]
Grand Canyon Synod Arizona,

Southern Nevada

Deborah K. Hutterer [20] 38,182 [15] 88 [21]
Rocky Mountain Synod [d] Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, West Texas Jim Gonia [22] 49,652 [15] 154 [23]
Totals166,392639

Region 3 (Minnesota and the Dakotas)

Synod NameAreaBishopMembershipCongregations
Western North Dakota Synod Western North Dakota Craig A. Schweitzer [24] 54,946 [25] 169 [25]
Eastern North Dakota Synod Eastern North Dakota Tessa M. Leiseth [26] 88,328 [27] 201 [27]
South Dakota Synod South Dakota Constanze Hagmaier [28] 96,880 [29] 202 [29]
Northwestern Minnesota Synod Northwest Minnesota Bill Tesch [30] 82,479 [31] 221 [31]
Northeastern Minnesota Synod Northeast Minnesota Amy Odgren [32] 53,584 [33] 132 [33]
Southwestern Minnesota Synod Southwest Minnesota Dee Pederson [34] 102,163 [35] 232 [35]
Minneapolis Area Synod Minneapolis (MN) Ann M. Svennungsen [36] 156,316 [37] 141 [37]
Saint Paul Area Synod Saint Paul (MN) Patricia J. Lull [38] 102,414 [39] 105 [39]
Southeastern Minnesota Synod Southeast Minnesota Regina Hassanally [40] 108,067 [41] 166 [41]
Totals845,1771,569

Region 4 (Central United States)

Synod NameAreaBishopMembershipCongregations
Nebraska Synod Nebraska Scott Johnson [42] 87,686 [43] 234 [43]
Central States Synod [a] Kansas, Missouri Susan Candea [44] 41,541 [45] 165 [45]
Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod Arkansas, Oklahoma Michael Girlinghouse [46] 7,156 [47] 50 [47]
Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod North Texas, North Louisiana Erik Gronberg [48] 18,197 [49] 94 [49]
Southwestern Texas Synod Southwestern Texas Susan Briner [50] 31,507 [51] 123 [51]
Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod Texas Gulf Coast, South Louisiana Michael W. Rinehart [52] 30,345 [53] 104 [53]
Totals216,432770

Region 5 (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Upper Peninsula)

Synod NameAreaBishopMembershipCongregations
Metropolitan Chicago Synod Chicago (IL) Yehiel Curry [54] 69,073 [55] 171 [55]
Northern Illinois Synod Northern Illinois Stacie Fidlar [56] 57,139 [57] 143 [57]
Central/Southern Illinois Synod Central & Southern Illinois S. John Roth [58] 34,956 [59] 121 [59]
Southeastern Iowa Synod Southeast Iowa Amy Current [60] 79,208 [61] 136 [61]
Western Iowa Synod Western Iowa Lorna R. Halaas [62] 42,754 [63] 121 [63]
Northeastern Iowa Synod Northeastern Iowa Kevin T. Jones [64] 63,259 [65] 145 [65]
Northern Great Lakes Synod Upper Michigan Katherine Finegan [66] 21,487 [67] 79 [67]
Northwest Synod of Wisconsin [b] Northwest Wisconsin Laurie Skow-Anderson [68] 77,924 [69] 195 [69]
East-Central Synod of Wisconsin [b] Eastern Wisconsin Ann Edison-Albright [70] 64,208 [71] 118 [71]
Greater Milwaukee Synod Milwaukee (WI) Paul Erickson [72] 59,143 [73] 119 [73]
South-Central Synod of Wisconsin [b] Southern Wisconsin Joy Mortensen-Wiebe [74] 81,011 [75] 133 [75]
La Crosse Area Synod La Crosse (WI) Felix Malpica [76] 29,513 [77] 73 [77]
Totals679,6751,553

Region 6 (Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Lower Peninsula)

Synod NameAreaBishopMembershipCongregations
Southeast Michigan Synod Southeast Michigan Donald P. Kreiss [78] 34,448 [79] 106 [79]
North/West Lower Michigan Synod North & West Michigan Craig A. Satterlee [80] 30,565 [81] 109 [81]
Indiana-Kentucky Synod Indiana, Kentucky William O. Gafkjen [82] 43,760 [83] 176 [83]
Northwestern Ohio Synod Northwest Ohio Daniel G. Beaudoin [84] 62,108 [85] 160 [85]
Northeastern Ohio Synod Northeast Ohio Laura Barbins [86] 44,966 [87] 164 [87]
Southern Ohio Synod Southern Ohio Suzanne D. Dillahunt [88] 56,262 [89] 180 [89]
Totals272,109895

Region 7 (New England, New Jersey, New York, Eastern PA)

Synod NameAreaBishopMembershipCongregations
New Jersey Synod New Jersey Tracie Bartholomew [90] 44,875 [91] 156 [91]
New England Synod New England, Northeast New York James E. Hazelwood [92] 38,163 [93] 172 [93]
Metropolitan New York Synod New York City, Hudson Valley, & Long Island Paul Egensteiner [94] 54,403 [95] 187 [95]
Upstate New York Synod Upstate New York Lee M. Miller, II [96] 43,888 [97] 161 [97]
Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod Northeast Pennsylvania Christopher DeForest [98] 99,369 [99] 254 [99]
Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod Southeast Pennsylvania Patricia A. Davenport [100] 59,786 [101] 148 [101]
Slovak Zion Synod [c] Slovak heritage (non-geographic)Wilma S. Kucharek [102] 2,916 [103] 20 [103]
Totals343,4001,098

Region 8 (Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Western PA)

Synod NameAreaBishopMembershipCongregations
Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod Northwest Pennsylvania Michael Lozano [104] 16,892 [105] 75 [105]
Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod Southwest Pennsylvania Kurt F. Kusserow [106] 54,163 [107] 157 [107]
Allegheny Synod Allegheny Region (PA) Paula J. Schmitt [108] 27,130 [109] 114 [109]
Lower Susquehanna Synod Lower Susquehanna (PA) James S. Dunlop [110] 73,915 [111] 225 [111]
Upper Susquehanna Synod Upper Susquehanna (PA) Craig A. Miller [112] 25,571 [113] 119 [113]
Delaware-Maryland Synod [e] Delaware, Maryland William J. Gohl, Jr [114] 49,897 [115] 160 [115]
Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod Washington, D.C. Southern Maryland, Northeast Virginia Leila M. Ortiz [116] 24,834 [117] 72 [117]
West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod West Virginia-Western Maryland Matthew L. Riegel [118] 9,501 [119] 59 [119]
Totals281,901981

Region 9 (Southeastern US, the Caribbean)

Synod NameAreaBishopMembershipCongregations
Virginia Synod [e] Virginia Robert F. Humphrey [120] 30,212 [121] 151 [121]
North Carolina Synod North Carolina Timothy M. Smith [122] 50,501 [123] 187 [123]
South Carolina Synod South Carolina Virginia S. Aebischer [124] 40,105 [125] 147 [125]
Southeastern Synod Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee Kevin L. Strickand [126] 35,062 [127] 139 [127]
Florida-Bahamas Synod Florida, The Bahamas Pedro M. Suarez [128] 43,302 [129] 166 [129]
Caribbean Synod [f] Caribbean Idalia N. Caamaño [130] 3,538 [131] 33 [131]
Totals202,720823

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