The Northeastern Ohio Synod is one of 65 synods in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), located in Region 6, and is currently under the leadership of Interim Bishop Marcus Miller, after former Bishop Elizabeth Eaton was elected Presiding Bishop of the ELCA in August 2013. Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton is the first woman to hold the highest US ecclesial office. In May 2014, the synod called The Rev. Abraham Allende to serve as synodical bishop. Bishop-elect Allende is the first ELCA bishop elected to be ordained through the TEEM process. The synod's offices are at 1890 Bailey Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221.
The Northeastern Ohio Synod (NEOS) contains 173 congregations, comprising approximately 65,000 baptized members.
The following 7 conferences are subdivisions in the NEOS:
Richland-Ashland
Richland and Ashland counties
Akron-Wooster
Wayne, Portage and Summit (except for Twinsburg) counties; Municipalities of Sharon Center, Seville and Wadsworth
Cleveland West
Lorain, Cuyahoga (west of the Cuyahoga River) and Medina (part not in the Akron-Wooster Conference) counties
Cleveland East
Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake and Cuyahoga (east of the Cuyahoga River) counties; and the municipality of Twinsburg
Eastern
Trumbull, Mahoning (except for Sebring) and Columbiana (except for North Georgetown) counties
Canton-Massillon
Stark (except for Beach City, Magnolia and Waynesburg) county; the municipalities of Sebring, Minerva and North Georgetown
Southern
Jefferson, Harrison, Holmes, Tuscarawas and Carroll (except for Minerva) counties; the municipalities of Beach City, Magnolia, Waynesburg and New Bedford
