Lower Susquehanna Synod
Encyclopedia
The Lower Susquehanna Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
is one of the 65 ELCA synods, grouped in Region 8 alongside seven other synods in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC.
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
.
Bishop Hoover was officially installed in his office on October 27, 2007. At the ceremony, his daughter Rabbi Heidi Hoover (then a rabbinical student) offered the Old Testament lesson by chanting Torah in Hebrew. Rabbi Hoover was ordained in the Spring of 2011 by the Academy for Jewish Religion in Riverdale, NY and is currently the rabbi of Temple Beth Emeth v'Ohr Progressive Shaari Zedek in Brooklyn, NY.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The ELCA officially came into existence on January 1, 1988, by the merging of three churches. As of December 31, 2009, it had 4,543,037 baptized members, with 2,527,941 of them...
is one of the 65 ELCA synods, grouped in Region 8 alongside seven other synods in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC.
Demographics/Geography
The LSS includes approximately 260 congregations and worship communities, with a baptized membership of 119,000. It is entirely contained within central PennsylvaniaPennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
and covers Adams
Adams County, Pennsylvania
Adams County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 101,407. It was created on January 22, 1800, from part of York County and named in honor of the second President of the United States, John Adams...
, Cumberland
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is one of three counties comprising the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 235,406.-History:...
, Dauphin
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Dauphin County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is one of the three counties comprising the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010 census, the population was 268,100. The county includes the city of Harrisburg, which has served as the state capital...
, Fulton
Fulton County, Pennsylvania
Fulton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 14,845.Fulton County was created on April 19, 1850, from part of Bedford County and named for inventor Robert Fulton.Its county seat is McConnellsburg....
, Franklin
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 129,313 people, 50,633 households, and 36,405 families residing in the county. The population density was 168 people per square mile . There were 53,803 housing units at an average density of 70 per square mile...
, Lebanon
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 120,327 people and 32,771 families residing in the county. The population density was 332 people per square mile . There were 49,320 housing units at an average density of 136 per square mile...
, Lancaster
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Lancaster County, known as the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county located in the southeastern part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2010 the population was 519,445. Lancaster County forms the Lancaster Metropolitan Statistical Area, the...
, Perry
Perry County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 43,602 people, 16,695 households, and 12,320 families residing in the county. The population density was 79 people per square mile . There were 18,941 housing units at an average density of 34 per square mile...
and York
York County, Pennsylvania
York County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 434,972. It is in the Susquehanna Valley, a large fertile agricultural region in South Central Pennsylvania....
counties, including the cities of York
York, Pennsylvania
York, known as the White Rose City , is a city located in York County, Pennsylvania, United States which is in the South Central region of the state. The population within the city limits was 43,718 at the 2010 census, which was a 7.0% increase from the 2000 count of 40,862...
, Lancaster
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lancaster is a city in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lancaster County and one of the older inland cities in the United States, . With a population of 59,322, it ranks eighth in population among Pennsylvania's cities...
and the state capitol of Harrisburg
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 49,528, making it the ninth largest city in Pennsylvania...
.
Bishop
The current bishop of the LSS is the Rev. B. Penrose Hoover, who was elected to his post on June 9, 2007 and began his six-year term on September 1, 2007. Former bishops of the LSS include Carol S. Hendrix and Guy S. Edmiston.Bishop Hoover was officially installed in his office on October 27, 2007. At the ceremony, his daughter Rabbi Heidi Hoover (then a rabbinical student) offered the Old Testament lesson by chanting Torah in Hebrew. Rabbi Hoover was ordained in the Spring of 2011 by the Academy for Jewish Religion in Riverdale, NY and is currently the rabbi of Temple Beth Emeth v'Ohr Progressive Shaari Zedek in Brooklyn, NY.