South-Central Synod of Wisconsin

South-Central Synod of Wisconsin
Location
Country United States
Territory south central Wisconsin
Headquarters Madison, Wisconsin
Statistics
Congregations 140+
Members 100,000
Information
Denomination Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Established 1988
Current leadership
Bishop Viviane Thomas-Breitfeld
Website
www.scsw-elca.org.org

The South-Central Synod of Wisconsin is one of the 65 synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States.

Not to be confused with other Lutheran bodies, in which the national expression is called a synod, in the ELCA, a synod is most similar to a diocese or conference in other mainline denominations.

The synod claims about 100,000 baptized members and 140+ congregations[1] in south-western and south-central Wisconsin. The current bishop is The Rev. Viviane Thomas-Breitfeld who was elected to serve a 6 year term on May 6, 2018.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Who We Are". scsw-elca.org. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  2. ↑ "Staff". scsw-elca.org. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
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