West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod

The West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod (8H) is one of the 65 synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The synod consists of all ELCA congregations in West Virginia and Garrett County, Maryland. In addition, there are two churches from Washington County, Maryland, one church from Allegany County, Maryland, and one church from Frederick County, Virginia. The synod is headed by a bishop, currently Matthew L. Riegel.

The synod is composed of 60 congregations with almost 14,000 baptized members.^[1]

Bishops

1. The Rev. Dr. L. Alexander Black (1988 – 1997)
2. The Rev. Dr. Ralph W. Dunkin (1997 – 2015)
3. The Rev. Matthew Lynn Riegel (Sept 2015 – present)^[2]

Conferences

The West Virginia - Western Maryland Synod is divided into four conferences, each headed by a dean appointed by the bishop.^[3]

• Upper Ohio Valley Conference (UOVC)
• Monongahela Valley - Mountain Conference (MVMC)
• Ohio-Kanawha Valley Conference (OKVC)
• Potomac Conference (PC)

Camps

The West Virginia - Western Maryland Synod assists three camps:

• Camp Luther -- located at Camp Caesar in Cowen, West Virginia
• Caroline Furnace Lutheran Camp & Retreat Center -- in Fort Valley, Virginia
• Camp Melancthon --located at New Germany State Park in Grantsville, Maryland

See also

• List of ELCA synods

References

External links

• Synod website