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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.. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America consists of 65 synods which are configured into nine regional offices.
The ELCA is divided into 65 synods, one of which is non-geographical (the Slovak Zion Synod) and 64 regional synods in the United States and the Caribbean, each headed by a synodical bishop and council; these synods are in turn grouped into nine regions. [17] Within the ELCA the term synod refers to the middle judicatory, which is referred to ...
Lutheran Synod of Buffalo (1845–1930) National Evangelical Lutheran Church; National Lutheran Council (NLC) Norwegian Augustana Synod; Pennsylvania Ministerium (Ministerium of Pennsylvania) (1748–1918) Slovak Zion Synod, exists as one of 65 synods of the ELCA; Synod of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The roots of organized Lutheranism in North America extend back to the formation of the Pennsylvania Ministerium, the first Lutheran synod in North America, founded in 1742 by Henry Muhlenberg. The Lutheran World Federation includes the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC).
The synod, like many ELCA synods, is a companion of a non-US Lutheran church. Sierra Pacific's companions are the Taiwan Lutheran Church, the Lutheran Church of Rwanda, and the Salvadoran Lutheran Church. [5] Bishops current and former: Robert W. Mattheis (1994–2002), resigned due to illness [6] David G. Mullen (2002–2008) [7] [6]
Done in Inkscape and based on the Blank US states-counties map.svg Note I grouped the counties into states but split Texas, Michigan, and Pennsylvania as those states were split between regions. One could use this map to create a map of the synods
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The Norwegian Lutheran Church of America was formed by the merger of the Hauge Synod (est. 1876), the Norwegian Synod (est. 1853), and the United Norwegian Lutheran Church of America (est. 1890). The NLCA changed its name to the Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELC) in 1946 as part of its Americanization process.