Country United States Congregations 96 Phone +1 206-783-9292 | Headquarters Seattle Established 1988 Number of members 37,410 | |
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Territory northwest Washington state, not including the Olympic peninsula Denomination Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Address 5519 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103, USA Similar Immanuel Lutheran Church, University Lutheran Church, Queen Anne Lutheran, Faith Lutheran Church, Gethsem Lutheran Church Profiles | ||
The Northwest Washington Synod (ELCA) is a synod, or diocese, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). It encompasses the northwestern part of the state of Washington and supports congregational mission throughout the region.
The synod council is the governing body of the synod between the annual assemblies. It is composed of the Bishop and 27 members elected from each of the 12 synodical geographic regions called clusters.
The ELCA has partnered its synods with other regions throughout the world and the companion synod for Northwest Washington is the Evangelical Lutheran Church in European Russia (ELCER).
Bishops in the ELCA are elected for 6 year terms and can be re-elected once. Bishops for this synod are:
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