Synod Bishops Respond
A collection of messages sent following the 2009 Churchwide Assembly
In the weeks following the 2009 Churchwide Assembly, ELCA bishops from across the United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands responded with letters to their local synod leaders.
Find a synod bishop's message by searching the dropdown menu below.
[This listing contains messages from 55 of 65 synod bishops. If you know of a bishop message that is not linked below, please send the synod name and link to
info@elca.org.]
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...or choose a region on the following map by clicking on your region number.
Don't know your synod name? Go to
Find a Congregation and type in your ZIP code and select "Locate Now." Click on your congregation name in the results list and look for
ELCA Synod listed at the bottom of the left-hand column.
(Note: Some of the following documents are PDFs
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REGION 1
Alaska 1A
- Message from Bishop Michael Keys is not available at this time
- Synod Web site
Northwest Washington 1B
Southwestern Washington 1C
- Message from Bishop Robert D. Hofstad is not available at this time
- Synod Web site
Eastern Washington-Idaho 1D
Oregon 1E
Montana 1F
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REGION 2
Sierra Pacific 2A
Southwest California 2B
- Message from Bishop Dean W. Nelson is not available at this time
- Synod Web site
Pacifica 2C
Grand Canyon 2D
- Message from Bishop Stephen S. Talmage is not available at this time
- Synod Web site
Rocky Mountain 2E
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REGION 3
Western North Dakota 3A
Eastern North Dakota 3B
South Dakota 3C
- Message from Bishop David B. Zellmer is not available at this time
- Synod Web site
Northwestern Minnesota 3D
Northeastern Minnesota 3E
Southwestern Minnesota 3F
Minneapolis Area 3G
Saint Paul Area 3H
- Message from Bishop Peter Rogness is not available at this time
- Synod Web site
Southeastern Minnesota 3I
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REGION 4
Nebraska 4A
Central States 4B
Arkansas-Oklahoma 4C
- Message from Bishop Floyd M. Schoenhals not available at this time
- Synod Web site
Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana 4D
- Message from Bishop Kevin S. Kanouse is not available at this time
- Synod Web site
Southwestern Texas 4E
Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast 4F
- Message from Bishop Michael Rinehart not available at this time
- Synod Web site
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REGION 5
Metropolitan Chicago 5A
- Message from Bishop Wayne N. Miller is not available at this time
- Synod Web site
Northern Illinois 5B
- Message from Bishop Gary Wollersheim is not available at this time
- Synod Web site
Central/Southern Illinois 5C
Southeastern Iowa 5D
- Message from Bishop Michael L. Burk is not available at this time
- Synod Web site
Western Iowa 5E
Northeastern Iowa 5F
Northern Great Lakes 5G
Northwest Synod of Wisconsin 5H
East-Central Synod of Wisconsin 5I
- Message from Bishop James A. Justman is not available at this time
- Synod Web site
Greater Milwaukee 5J
South-Central Synod of Wisconsin 5K
- Message from Bishop Bruce Burnside not available at this time
- Synod Web site
La Crosse Area 5L
- Message from Bishop Jim Arends is not available at this time
- Synod Web site
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REGION 6
Southeast Michigan 6A
- Message from Bishop-elect Stephen Marsh not available at this time
- Synod Web site
North/West Lower Michigan 6B
Indiana-Kentucky 6C
Northwestern Ohio 6D
Northeastern Ohio 6E
Southern Ohio 6F
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REGION 7
New Jersey 7A
New England 7B
- Message from Bishop Margaret Payne is not available at this time
- Synod Web site
Metropolitan New York 7C
Upstate New York 7D
Northeastern Pennsylvania 7E
Southeastern Pennsylvania 7F
Slovak Zion 7G
- Message from Bishop Wilma S. Kucharek not available at this time
- Synod Web site
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REGION 8
Northwestern Pennsylvania 8A
- Message from Bishop Ralph E. Jones not available at this time
- Synod Web site
Southwestern Pennsylvania 8B
Allegheny 8C
- Message from Bishop Gregory R. Pile is not available at this time
- Synod Web site
Lower Susquehanna 8D
Upper Susquehanna 8E
Delaware-Maryland 8F
- Message from Bishop H. Gerard Knoche not available at this time
- Synod Web site
Metropolitan Washington, D.C. 8G
West Virginia-Western Maryland 8H
- Message from Bishop Ralph W. Dunkin is not available at this time
- Synod Web site
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REGION 9
Virginia 9A
North Carolina 9B
South Carolina 9C
Southeastern 9D
Florida-Bahamas 9E
- Message from Bishop Edward R. Benoway is not available at this time
- Synod Web site
Caribbean 9F