Northwestern Minnesota Synod

Northwestern Minnesota Synod
Location
Country United States
Territory northwestern Minnesota
Headquarters Concordia College
Moorhead, Minnesota
Information
Denomination Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Established 1988
Current leadership
Bishop Lawrence Wohlrabe
Website
www.nwmnsynod.org

The Northwestern Minnesota Synod is one of the 65 synods, or dioceses, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The synod consists of all the congregations within its territory which includes 21 counties in northwestern Minnesota. The synod is headed by a bishop, currently Lawrence Wohlrabe,[1] and a synodical council. The bishop is elected to a six year term by the synod assembly which meets every year and consists of all "rostered" ministers assigned to the synod and lay representatives from each congregation.

The synod was created when the ELCA was formed in 1988 as a result of the merger of the American Lutheran Church, the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches, and the Lutheran Church in America.

The synod's offices are located at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota, 56562.

Bishops

  • Harold Lohr 1988-1991
  • Arthur Rimmereid 1991-1995
  • Arlen D. Hermodson 1995-2001
  • Rolf P. Wangberg 2001-2007
  • Lawrence R. Wohlrabe 2007-

References

  1. ↑ "NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA GETS NEW LUTHERAN BISHOP". Associated Press. June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
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