List of ELCA synods

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 (ELCA) 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 (vice president, secretary, and treasurer) at its Synod Assembly to oversee the spiritual and organizational activities of its member congregations and elect representatives to the ELCA's churchwide assembly which is in turn led by the presiding bishop.[1][2] Each synod also has companion relationships with one or more international Lutheran church bodies.[3]

Though synods mostly follow geographical lines, the Slovak Zion Synod is non-geographic and has congregations in multiple U.S. states as well as one in Canada.[4]

Region 1 (Northwestern United States)

Synod name Area Bishop Membership Congregations Companion churches
Alaska Synod Alaska Timothy Oslovich[5] 7,806[6] 30[6] none
Northwest Washington Synod Northwest Washington Shelley Bryan Wee[7] 29,340[8] 98[8] Russia (ELCROS)
Southwestern Washington Synod Southwest Washington Richard E. Jaech[9] 23,365[10] 84[10] Namibia (ELCIN, ELCRN, DELK)
Northwest Intermountain Synod Eastern Washington, Idaho Meggan Manlove[11] 18,704[12] 89[12] Tanzania (ELCT: Ulanga Kilombero)
Oregon Synod Oregon Laurie A. Larson Caesar[13] 26,252[14] 109[14] Poland (ECACRP)
Montana Synod[d] Montana Laurie A. Jungling[15] 28,667[16] 123[16] Bolivia (IELB)

South Africa (ELCSA: Cape Orange Diocese)

Totals 134,134 533

Region 2 (Southwestern US and Wyoming)

Synod name Area Bishop Membership Congregations Companion churches
Sierra Pacific Synod North & Central California, Northern Nevada Jeff Johnson [17] 34,286[18] 180[18] El Salvador (ILS)

Rwanda (LCR)

Taiwan (TLC)

Southwest California Synod Southwest California Brenda Bos[19] 20,888[18] 114[20] El Salvador (ILS)

Hong Kong (ELCHK)

Pacifica Synod[g] Inland Empire (CA), Hawaii David C. Nagler[21] 23,384[18] 103[22] Malaysia (BCCM)
Grand Canyon Synod Arizona,

Southern Nevada

Deborah K. Hutterer[23] 38,182[18] 88[24] Senegal (ELS)
Rocky Mountain Synod[d] Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, West Texas Meghan Johnston Aelabouni[25] 49,652[18] 154[26] Madagascar (FLM: 4 synods)
Totals 166,392 639

Region 3 (Minnesota and the Dakotas)

Synod name Area Bishop Membership Congregations Companion churches
Western North Dakota Synod Western North Dakota Craig A. Schweitzer[27] 54,946[28] 169[28] Central African Republic (EELRCA)
Eastern North Dakota Synod Eastern North Dakota Tessa M. Leiseth[29] 88,328[30] 201[30] Central African Republic (EELRCA)
South Dakota Synod South Dakota Constanze Hagmaier[31] 96,880[32] 202[32] Cameroon (EELC)

Nicaragua (ILFE)

Northwestern Minnesota Synod Northwest Minnesota Bill Tesch[33] 82,479[34] 221[34] India (AELC)
Northeastern Minnesota Synod Northeast Minnesota Amy Odgren[35] 53,584[36] 132[36] Honduras (ICLH)

India (SALC) Russia (ELCIR)

Southwestern Minnesota Synod Southwest Minnesota Dee Pederson[37] 102,163[38] 232[38] South Africa (ELCSA: South Eastern Diocese)
Minneapolis Area Synod Minneapolis (MN) Jen Nagel[39] 156,316[40] 141[40] Germany (EKD: Saxony)

Nigeria (LCCN)

Saint Paul Area Synod Saint Paul (MN) Patricia J. Lull[41] 102,414[42] 105[42] Guatemala (ILAG)

Tanzania (ELCT: Iringa Diocese)

Southeastern Minnesota Synod Southeast Minnesota Regina Hassanally[43] 108,067[44] 166[44] Colombia (IELCO)

Tanzania (ELCT: Central Diocese)

South Sudan (ELCAMSS)

Totals 845,177 1,569

Region 4 (Central United States)

Synod name Area Bishop Membership Congregations Companion churches
Nebraska Synod Nebraska Scott Johnson[45] 87,686[46] 234[46] Argentina/Uruguay (IELU)

Tanzania (ELCT: Northern Diocese)

Central States Synod[a] Kansas, Missouri Donna Simon[47] 41,541[48] 165[48] Papua New Guinea (ELCPNG)

Russia (ELCUSFE)

Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod Arkansas, Oklahoma Michael Girlinghouse[49] 7,156[50] 50[50] Great Britain (LCiGB)

Tanzania (ELCT: Morogoro Diocese)

Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod North Texas, North Louisiana Erik Gronberg[51] 18,197[52] 94[52] Sierra Leone (ELCSL)
Southwestern Texas Synod Southwestern Texas Susan Briner[53] 31,507[54] 123[54] Costa Rica (ILCO)
Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod Texas Gulf Coast, South Louisiana Michael W. Rinehart[55] 30,345[56] 104[56] Central African Republic (EELRCA)

Peru (IELP)

Totals 216,432 770

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

Synod name Area Bishop Membership Congregations Companion churches
Metropolitan Chicago Synod Chicago (IL) Wayne Miller[57] 69,073[58] 171[58] South Africa (ELCSA: Central Diocese)
Northern Illinois Synod Northern Illinois Stacie Fidlar[59] 57,139[60] 143[60] India (Acrot)

Tanzania (ELCT: North Central Diocese)

Central/Southern Illinois Synod Central & Southern Illinois S. John Roth[61] 34,956[62] 121[62] Madagascar (FLM: 2 synods)
Southeastern Iowa Synod Southeast Iowa Amy Current[63] 79,208[64] 136[64] Tanzania (ELCT: Pare and Mwanga dioceses)
Western Iowa Synod Western Iowa Scott Dalen [65] 42,754[66] 121[66] Chile (IELCH)

Tanzania (ELCT: North Southern Diocese)

Northeastern Iowa Synod Northeastern Iowa Kevin T. Jones[67] 63,259[68] 145[68] Hungary (ELCH)

Namibia (ELCIN, ELCRN, DELK)

Northern Great Lakes Synod Upper Michigan Katherine Finegan[69] 21,487[70] 79[70] Tanzania (ELCT: Eastern & Coastal Diocese)
Northwest Synod of Wisconsin[b] Northwest Wisconsin Martin R. Halom[71] 77,924[72] 195[72] Malawi (ELCM)
East-Central Synod of Wisconsin[b] Eastern Wisconsin Ann Edison-Albright[73] 64,208[74] 118[74] South Africa (ELCSA: Western Diocese)
Greater Milwaukee Synod Milwaukee (WI) Paul Erickson[75] 59,143[76] 119[76] El Salvador (ILS)

Tanzania (ELCT: Meru Diocese)

South-Central Synod of Wisconsin[b] Southern Wisconsin Joy Mortensen-Wiebe[77] 81,011[78] 133[78] India (NELC)
La Crosse Area Synod La Crosse (WI) Felix Malpica[79] 29,513[80] 72[80] Czechia (ECCB)

Peru (IELP)

Totals 679,675 1,553

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

Synod name Area Bishop Membership Congregations Companion churches
Southeast Michigan Synod Southeast Michigan Donald P. Kreiss[81] 34,448[82] 106[82] Jordan/Palestine (ELCJHL)

Tanzania (ELCT: Mbulu Diocese)

North/West Lower Michigan Synod North & West Michigan Craig A. Satterlee[83] 30,565[84] 109[84] Honduras (ICLH)

Latvia (LELB)

Papua New Guinea (ELCPNG)

Indiana-Kentucky Synod Indiana, Kentucky Timothy M. Graham[85] 43,760[86] 176[86] Chile (IELCH)

Indonesia (HKBP)

Northwestern Ohio Synod Northwest Ohio Daniel G. Beaudoin[87] 62,108[88] 160[88] Serbia (SECACS)

Tanzania (ELCT: Dodoma Diocese)

Northeastern Ohio Synod Northeast Ohio Laura Barbins[89] 44,966[90] 164[90] South Africa (ELCSA: Northern Diocese)
Southern Ohio Synod Southern Ohio Suzanne D. Dillahunt[91] 56,262[92] 180[92] Brazil (IECLB)

Germany (EKD: Northern Germany)

Kazakhstan (ELCRK)

Tanzania (ELCT: North West Diocese)

Totals 272,109 895

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

Synod name Area Bishop Membership Congregations Companion churches
New Jersey Synod New Jersey Tracie Bartholomew[93] 44,875[94] 156[94] Namibia (ELCIN, ELCRN, DELK)
New England Synod New England, Northeast New York Nathan D. Pipho[95] 38,163[96] 172[96] Honduras (ICLH)

Jordan/Palestine (ELCJHL)

Metropolitan New York Synod New York City, Hudson Valley, & Long Island Katrina Foster[97] 54,403[98] 187[98] Tanzania (ELCT: North West Diocese)
Upstate New York Synod Upstate New York Lee M. Miller, II[99] 43,888[100] 161[100] Zambia (ELCZa)

Zimbabwe (ELCZ)

Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod Northeast Pennsylvania Christopher DeForest[101] 99,369[102] 254[102] Argentina/Uruguay (IELU)

Germany (EKD: Saxony)

Slovenia (ECACS)

Tanzania (ELCT: South Central Diocese)

Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod Southeast Pennsylvania Bryan J. Penman[103] 59,786[104] 148[104] Tanzania (ELCT: North Eastern Diocese)
Slovak Zion Synod[c] Slovak heritage (non-geographic) Wilma S. Kucharek[105] 2,916[106] 20[106] Serbia (SECACS)

Slovakia (ECACSR)

Totals 343,400 1,098

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

Synod name Area Bishop Membership Congregations Companion churches
Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod Northwest Pennsylvania Michael Lozano[107] 16,892[108] 75[108] Germany (EKD: Central Germany)

Tanzania (ELCT: North Eastern Diocese)

Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod Southwest Pennsylvania Kurt F. Kusserow[109] 54,163[110] 157[110] Madagascar (FLM, Tulear Synod)
Allegheny Synod Allegheny Region (PA) Paula J. Schmitt[111] 27,130[112] 114[112] Kenya (KELC)
Lower Susquehanna Synod Lower Susquehanna (PA) Stephen R. Herr [113] 73,915[114] 225[114] Tanzania (ELCT: Tulear Diocese)
Upper Susquehanna Synod Upper Susquehanna (PA) Craig A. Miller[115] 25,571[116] 119[116] Germany (EKD: Bavaria)

Liberia (LCL)

Delaware-Maryland Synod[e] Delaware, Maryland William J. Gohl, Jr[117] 49,897[118] 160[118] Estonia (EELK)

Finland (ELCF)

Tanzania (ELCT: Mara Diocese)

Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod Washington, D.C. Southern Maryland, Northeast Virginia Leila M. Ortiz[119] 24,834[120] 72[120] Namibia (ELCIN, ELCRN, DELK)

El Salvador (ILS)

Slovakia (ECACSR)

West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod West Virginia-Western Maryland Matthew L. Riegel[121] 9,501[122] 59[122] Madagascar (FLM: Betioky Atsimo Synod)
Totals 281,901 981

Region 9 (Southeastern US, the Caribbean)

Synod name Area Bishop Membership Congregations Companion churches
Virginia Synod[e] Virginia Phyllis Milton[123] 30,212[124] 151[124] Papua New Guinea (ELCPNG)
North Carolina Synod North Carolina Emily Kuhn Hartner[125] 50,501[126] 187[126] Costa Rica (ILCO)

Papua New Guinea (ELCPNG)

South Carolina Synod South Carolina Virginia S. Aebischer[127] 40,105[128] 147[128] Colombia (IELCO)

Japan (JELC) Tanzania (ELCT: South West Diocese)

Southeastern Synod Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee Kevin L. Strickland[129] 35,062[130] 139[130] Germany (EKD: Bavaria)

Guatemala (ILAG) Malaysia (BCCM)

Singapore (LCS)

Florida-Bahamas Synod Florida, The Bahamas Pedro M. Suarez[131] 43,302[132] 166[132] Cuba (IEU-SL)

Guyana (ELCG)

Haiti (ELH)

Suriname (ELKS)

Jamaica (UTCWI)

Caribbean Synod[f] Caribbean Vivian J. Davila[133] 3,538[134] 33[134] South Africa (ELCSA: Eastern Diocese)
Totals 202,720 823

Notes

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