Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod

Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod
Location
Country United States
Territory northern Louisiana and northern Texas
Headquarters Argyle, Texas
Statistics
Congregations approx. 100
Members 35,000
Information
Denomination Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Established 1988
Current leadership
Bishop Erik K. J. Gronberg
Website
www.ntnl.org

The Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana (NT-NL) Synod is one of the 65 synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The synod consists of congregations located in northern Louisiana, including Monroe and Shreveport; northern Texas generally north of a line from Marshall, Longview, Tyler, Rosebud, Bartlett, Kileen, San Angelo, and Midland/Odessa; one congregation in Durant, Oklahoma; and one congregation in Clovis, New Mexico. The synod serves approximately 35,000 members in over 100 congregations.

The current bishop is the Rev. Erik K. J. Gronberg, elected in 2016. The Rev. Kevin Kanouse was the prior bishop. Bishop Kanouse succeeded Bishop Emeritus Mark Herbener in 2000.

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