Synod Assembly
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A synod assembly is an event in which nominated representatives of congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
go and vote on how to run the Synod, elect in Bishops, and elect representatives to the ELCA's churchwide assemblies.
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...
go and vote on how to run the Synod, elect in Bishops, and elect representatives to the ELCA's churchwide assemblies.
See also
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaThe 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...
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Synods