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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) Jen Nagel [36] 156,316 [37] 141 [37] Saint Paul Area Synod Saint Paul (MN) Patricia J. Lull [38] 102,414 [39] 105 [39 ...
Christ Church Lutheran is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in Minneapolis.Its buildings—a sanctuary with chapel (1949) and an education wing (1962) designed by Finnish-American architects Eliel Saarinen and Eero Saarinen—have been internationally recognized, most recently in 2009 as a National Historic Landmark by the U.S Department of the Interior.
Within the ELCA the term synod refers to the middle judicatory, which is referred to in some other denominations as "presbyteries", "districts", "conferences" or "dioceses" (the most ancient and traditional term in Christianity). In other Christian churches, the term "synod" is used for a meeting or conference of ministers such as priests or ...
Mpls-synod.org of the ELCA; Mindekirken's listing at the ELCA's Minneapolis Synod web site; Mindekirken is centrally located in the Ventura Village neighborhood in the Phillips Community Archived 2011-08-02 at the Wayback Machine of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photos. Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church at the Minnesota Historical Society
Mark S. Hanson (born December 2, 1946) is an American bishop who served as the third Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.Before being elected presiding bishop, he served as bishop of the Saint Paul Area Synod as well as pastor of three Minnesota congregations: Prince of Glory Lutheran Church, Minneapolis; Edina Community Lutheran Church; and University Lutheran ...
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; Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches, exists as SELC District of the LCMS; United Evangelical Lutheran Church
In 1976, Chilstrom became bishop of the Minnesota Synod. Chilstrom was the first ELCA presiding bishop, elected to his post at the church's constituting convention in April 1987. He was re-elected to a four-year term at the 1991 ELCA Churchwide Assembly in Orlando, Florida. Chilstrom was the church's chief ecumenical officer and represented the ...
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) has seven seminaries: Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (Illinois) Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary (Columbia, South Carolina): merged with Lenoir–Rhyne University; Luther Seminary (St. Paul, Minnesota)