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Synod of the Mid-Atlantic is an upper judicatory of the Presbyterian Church (USA) based in Richmond, Virginia. The synod oversees fourteen presbyteries in DC and five Mid-Atlantic states (Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia).
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There are fourteen presbyteries in the synod. [1]
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