Upstate New York Synod

Upstate New York Synod
Location
Country United States
Territory Upstate New York
Headquarters East Syracuse, New York
Statistics
Congregations 170
Information
Denomination Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Established 1988
Current leadership
Bishop John Stanley Macholz
Website
www.upstatenysynod.org

Upstate New York Synod is one of the 65 synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). It is led by bishop John Stanley Macholz,[1] who was preceded by the Rev. Marie C. Jerge, and is a Companion Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe, a partner synod with the Central/Southern Illinois Synod, and a Reconciling in Christ Synod. It is composed of 170 congregations in Upstate New York.[2]

References

  1. "Lutheran synod installs bishop". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. "ELCA Interactive Map". search.elca.org.


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