Alaska Synod
Alaska Synod | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Alaska |
| Headquarters | 1847 W. Northern Lights #2 Anchorage, Alaska 99517 |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 30 |
| Members | 9,352[1] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Established | 1988 |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Shelley Wickstrom |
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The Alaska Synod (ELCA) is one of the 65 synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). It encompasses the state of Alaska and supports congregational mission throughout the region.
Pastor Shelley Wickstrom is the bishop of the synod.[2] She also serves as an officer of the synod council which is the governing body of the synod between assemblies. It is composed of the Bishop and 18 members elected from each of the 5 synodical geographic regions called clusters. There are thirty Lutheran congregations and three worshiping communities in the synod.[3]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ "Summary of Congregational Statistics as of 12/31/2014: Alaska" (PDF). ELCA. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ↑ "Alaska Synod of the ELCA / Interim Bishop Don Maier / Biography". Alaska Synod ELCA. 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- ↑ "About the Alaska Synod". Alaska Synod ELCA. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2016-11-20. Unknown parameter
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