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.

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Region 1 (Northwestern United States)

Synod name	Area	Bishop	Membership	Congregations
Alaska Synod	Alaska	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	30<ref name=":0"/>
Northwest Washington Synod	Northwest Washington	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	98<ref name=":1"/>
Southwestern Washington Synod	Southwest Washington	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	84<ref name=":2"/>
Northwest Intermountain Synod	Eastern Washington, Idaho	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	89<ref name=":3"/>
Oregon Synod	Oregon	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	109<ref name=":4"/>
Montana SynodTemplate:Ref label	Montana	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	123<ref name=":5"/>
Totals			134,134	533

Region 2 (Southwestern US and Wyoming)

Synod name	Area	Bishop	Membership	Congregations
Sierra Pacific Synod	North & Central California, Northern Nevada	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	180<ref name=":6"/>
Southwest California Synod	Southwest California	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	20,888<ref name=":6"/>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Pacifica SynodTemplate:Ref label	Inland Empire (CA), Hawaii	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	23,384<ref name=":6"/>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Grand Canyon Synod	Arizona, Southern Nevada	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	38,182<ref name=":6"/>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Rocky Mountain SynodTemplate:Ref label	Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, West Texas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	49,652<ref name=":6"/>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Totals			166,392	639

Region 3 (Minnesota and the Dakotas)

Synod name	Area	Bishop	Membership	Congregations
Western North Dakota Synod	Western North Dakota	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	169<ref name=":7"/>
Eastern North Dakota Synod	Eastern North Dakota	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	201<ref name=":8"/>
South Dakota Synod	South Dakota	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	202<ref name=":9"/>
Northwestern Minnesota Synod	Northwest Minnesota	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	221<ref name=":10"/>
Northeastern Minnesota Synod	Northeast Minnesota	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	132<ref name=":11"/>
Southwestern Minnesota Synod	Southwest Minnesota	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	232<ref name=":12"/>
Minneapolis Area Synod	Minneapolis (MN)	Jen Nagel<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	141<ref name=":13"/>
Saint Paul Area Synod	Saint Paul (MN)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	105<ref name=":14"/>
Southeastern Minnesota Synod	Southeast Minnesota	Regina Hassanally<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	166<ref name=":15"/>
Totals			845,177	1,569

Region 4 (Central United States)

Synod name	Area	Bishop	Membership	Congregations
Nebraska Synod	Nebraska	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	234<ref name=":16"/>
Central States SynodTemplate:Ref label	Kansas, Missouri	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	165<ref name=":17"/>
Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod	Arkansas, Oklahoma	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	50<ref name=":18"/>
Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod	North Texas, North Louisiana	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	94<ref name=":19"/>
Southwestern Texas Synod	Southwestern Texas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	123<ref name=":20"/>
Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod	Texas Gulf Coast, South Louisiana	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	104<ref name=":21"/>
Totals			216,432	770

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

Synod name	Area	Bishop	Membership	Congregations
Metropolitan Chicago Synod	Chicago (IL)	Yehiel Curry<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	171<ref name=":49"/>
Northern Illinois Synod	Northern Illinois	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	143<ref name=":50"/>
Central/Southern Illinois Synod	Central & Southern Illinois	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	121<ref name=":51"/>
Southeastern Iowa Synod	Southeast Iowa	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	136<ref name=":52"/>
Western Iowa Synod	Western Iowa	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	121<ref name=":53"/>
Northeastern Iowa Synod	Northeastern Iowa	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	145<ref name=":54"/>
Northern Great Lakes Synod	Upper Michigan	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	79<ref name=":55"/>
Northwest Synod of WisconsinTemplate:Ref label	Northwest Wisconsin	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	195<ref name=":56"/>
East-Central Synod of WisconsinTemplate:Ref label	Eastern Wisconsin	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	118<ref name=":57"/>
Greater Milwaukee Synod	Milwaukee (WI)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	119<ref name=":58"/>
South-Central Synod of WisconsinTemplate:Ref label	Southern Wisconsin	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	133<ref name=":59"/>
La Crosse Area Synod	La Crosse (WI)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	72<ref name=":60"/>
Totals			679,675	1,553

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

Synod name	Area	Bishop	Membership	Congregations
Southeast Michigan Synod	Southeast Michigan	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	106<ref name=":35"/>
North/West Lower Michigan Synod	North & West Michigan	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	109<ref name=":36"/>
Indiana-Kentucky Synod	Indiana, Kentucky	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	176<ref name=":37"/>
Northwestern Ohio Synod	Northwest Ohio	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	160<ref name=":38"/>
Northeastern Ohio Synod	Northeast Ohio	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	164<ref name=":39"/>
Southern Ohio Synod	Southern Ohio	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	180<ref name=":40"/>
Totals			272,109	895

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

Synod name	Area	Bishop	Membership	Congregations
New Jersey Synod	New Jersey	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	156<ref name=":28"/>
New England Synod	New England, Northeast New York	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	172<ref name=":29"/>
Metropolitan New York Synod	New York City, Hudson Valley, & Long Island	Katrina Foster<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	187<ref name=":30"/>
Upstate New York Synod	Upstate New York	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	161<ref name=":31"/>
Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod	Northeast Pennsylvania	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	254<ref name=":32"/>
Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod	Southeast Pennsylvania	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	148<ref name=":33"/>
Slovak Zion SynodTemplate:Ref label	Slovak heritage (non-geographic)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	20<ref name=":34"/>
Totals			343,400	1,098

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

Synod name	Area	Bishop	Membership	Congregations
Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod	Northwest Pennsylvania	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	75<ref name=":41"/>
Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod	Southwest Pennsylvania	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	157<ref name=":42"/>
Allegheny Synod	Allegheny Region (PA)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	114<ref name=":43"/>
Lower Susquehanna Synod	Lower Susquehanna (PA)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	225<ref name=":44"/>
Upper Susquehanna Synod	Upper Susquehanna (PA)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	119<ref name=":45"/>
Delaware-Maryland SynodTemplate:Ref label	Delaware, Maryland	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	160<ref name=":46"/>
Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Synod	Washington, D.C. Southern Maryland, Northeast Virginia	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	72<ref name=":47"/>
West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod	West Virginia-Western Maryland	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	59<ref name=":48"/>
Totals			281,901	981

Region 9 (Southeastern US, the Caribbean)

Synod name	Area	Bishop	Membership	Congregations
Virginia SynodTemplate:Ref label	Virginia	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	151<ref name=":22"/>
North Carolina Synod	North Carolina	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	187<ref name=":23"/>
South Carolina Synod	South Carolina	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	147<ref name=":24"/>
Southeastern Synod	Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	139<ref name=":25"/>
Florida-Bahamas Synod	Florida, The Bahamas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	166<ref name=":26"/>
Caribbean SynodTemplate:Ref label	Caribbean	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	33<ref name=":27"/>
Totals			202,720	823

External links

• ELCA: Regions and Synods
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (Union Between Christians)