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Upstate New York Synod

Upstate New York Synod
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryUpstate New York
HeadquartersEast Syracuse, New York
Statistics
Congregations170
Information
DenominationEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Established1988
Current leadership
BishopJohn 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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