Lower Susquehanna Synod

Lower Susquehanna Synod
Location
Country United States
Territory central Pennsylvania
Headquarters Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Statistics
Congregations 235
Members 98,000
Information
Denomination Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Established 1988
Current leadership
Bishop James S. Dunlop
Website
www.lss-elca.org

The Lower Susquehanna Synod[1] of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is one of the 65 ELCA synods, grouped in Region 8[2] alongside seven other synods in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC.

Demographics/Geography

The LSS includes approximately 235 congregations and worship communities, with a baptized membership of 98,000.[3] It is entirely contained within central Pennsylvania and covers Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Fulton, Franklin, Lebanon, Lancaster, Perry and York counties, including the cities of York, Lancaster and the state capitol of Harrisburg; and also the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the home of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg.

Bishop

On June 8, 2013, the Rev. James S. Dunlop was electe to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Lower Susquehanna Synod in June 2013. Bishop Dunlop was ordained in 2005, and served as pastor of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Littlestown, PA.[4]

Bishop Dunlop is preceded in this office by:

  • The Rev. B. Penrose Hoover[5] (2007-2013)
  • The Rev. Carol S. Hendrix[6] (2001-2007)
  • The Rev. Guy S. Edminston[7] (1987-2001)

See also

References

  1. ↑ LSS official site
  2. ↑ Region 8 -- ELCA website
  3. ↑ http://www.lss-elca.org/about-us/
  4. ↑ "Staff - Lower Susquehanna Synod". Lower Susquehanna Synod. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  5. ↑ "B. Penrose Hoover Elected Bishop of ELCA Lower Susquehanna Synod". www.elca.org. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  6. ↑ "Hendrix Elected Bishop of ELCA Lower Susquehanna Synod". www.elca.biz. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  7. ↑ "Hendrix Elected Bishop of ELCA Lower Susquehanna Synod". www.elca.biz. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
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