Lower Susquehanna Synod
Lower Susquehanna Synod | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | central Pennsylvania |
| Headquarters | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 235 |
| Members | 98,000 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Established | 1988 |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | James S. Dunlop |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Lower Susquehanna Synod[1] of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is one of the 65 ELCA synods, grouped in Region 8[2] alongside seven other synods in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC.
Demographics/Geography[edit]
The LSS includes approximately 235 congregations and worship communities, with a baptized membership of 98,000.[3] It is entirely contained within central Pennsylvania 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; and also the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the home of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg.
Bishop[edit]
On June 8, 2013, the Rev. James S. Dunlop was elected to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Lower Susquehanna Synod in June 2013. Bishop Dunlop was ordained in 2005, and served as pastor of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Littlestown, PA.[4]
Bishop Dunlop is preceded in this office by:
- The Rev. B. Penrose Hoover[5] (2007-2013)
- The Rev. Carol S. Hendrix[6] (2001-2007)
- The Rev. Guy S. Edmiston[7] (1987-2001)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ LSS official site
- ↑ Region 8 -- ELCA website
- ↑ "About Us".
- ↑ "Staff - Lower Susquehanna Synod". Lower Susquehanna Synod. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ↑ "B. Penrose Hoover Elected Bishop of ELCA Lower Susquehanna Synod". www.elca.org. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ↑ "Hendrix Elected Bishop of ELCA Lower Susquehanna Synod". www.elca.biz. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ↑ "Hendrix Elected Bishop of ELCA Lower Susquehanna Synod". www.elca.biz. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
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