Lower Susquehanna Synod

The Lower Susquehanna Synod[1] of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is one of the 65 ELCA synods, grouped in Region 8[2] alongside seven other synods in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC.

Lower Susquehanna Synod
Location
CountryUnited States
Territorycentral Pennsylvania
HeadquartersHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
Statistics
Congregations235
Members98,000
Information
DenominationEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Established1988
Current leadership
BishopJames S. Dunlop
Website
www.lss-elca.org

Demographics/Geography

The LSS includes approximately 235 congregations and worship communities, with a baptized membership of 98,000.[3] It is entirely contained within central Pennsylvania and covers Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Fulton, Franklin, Lebanon, Lancaster, Perry and York counties, including the cities of York, Lancaster and the state capitol of Harrisburg; and also the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the home of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg.

Bishop

On June 8, 2013, the Rev. James S. Dunlop was elected to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Lower Susquehanna Synod in June 2013. Bishop Dunlop was ordained in 2005, and served as pastor of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Littlestown, PA.[4]

Bishop Dunlop is preceded in this office by:

  • The Rev. B. Penrose Hoover[5] (2007-2013)
  • The Rev. Carol S. Hendrix[6] (2001-2007)
  • The Rev. Guy S. Edminston[7] (1987-2001)

See also

References
  1. LSS official site
  2. Region 8 -- ELCA website
  3. http://www.lss-elca.org/about-us/
  4. "Staff - Lower Susquehanna Synod". Lower Susquehanna Synod. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  5. "B. Penrose Hoover Elected Bishop of ELCA Lower Susquehanna Synod". www.elca.org. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  6. "Hendrix Elected Bishop of ELCA Lower Susquehanna Synod". www.elca.biz. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  7. "Hendrix Elected Bishop of ELCA Lower Susquehanna Synod". www.elca.biz. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
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