Metropolitan Chicago Synod
Appearance
Metropolitan Chicago Synod | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Chicago Metropolitan Area |
Headquarters | 1420 W. Dickens Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60614 |
Statistics | |
Congregations | 173 |
Members | 76,616 |
Information | |
Denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
Established | 1988 |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Yehiel Curry |
Website | |
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The Metropolitan Chicago Synod 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 Metropolitan Chicago Synod is made up of 173 congregations and 76,616 baptized members.[1] The Synod is divided into eight conferences: Central, Near West, North, Northeast, Northwest, South, Southwest, and West. These conferences are made up of four counties in the Chicago Metropolitan Area which are: Cook County, DuPage County, Kane County, and Lake County.
Bishops
- Rev. John Tietjen, 1987[2]
- Rev. Sherman Hicks, 1988-1995[3]
- Rev. Kenneth R. Olsen, 1995-2001[3]
- Rev. Paul R. Landahl, 2001-2007[4]
- Rev. Wayne N. Miller, 2007-2019[5]
- Rev. Yehiel Curry, 2019-present
References
- ^ "5A Metropolitan Chicago Data" (PDF). elca.org. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ Kendall, Peter. "FIRST BLACK BISHOP TAKES CONTROL OF LUTHERAN SYNOD". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ a b Luti, Lulama. "LUTHERAN BISHOP'S PERSONAL BATTLE". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ Brooks, John. "Wayne Miller Elected Bishop of ELCA Metropolitan Chicago Synod". elca.org. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ Buchbinder, Candice. "Yehiel Curry elected bishop of the ELCA Metropolitan Chicago Synod". elca.org. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Retrieved 1 October 2020.