Find a Synodical Contact

 
Your candidacy journey begins when you contact your synod office. At the synod office, you will be directed to the persons who can tell you the details of the candidacy process, what forms are necessary and how to complete them. They can also speak with you about your call.
 



1A Alaska Synod
Synod staff
The Rev Carol George
1847 W. Northern Lights Blvd., #2
Anchorage, AK 99517-3343
907-272-8899
Fax: 907-274-3141
pastorcarol@alaska.com
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Susan Granata
clcpastor@mosquitonet.com

1B NW Washington Synod

Synod staff
Ms. Elaine K. Harrison
5519 Phinney Ave. North
Seattle, WA 98103
206-783-9292 est. 100
Fax: 206-783-9233
elaine@lutheransnw.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Nancy Winder
nancylarry@comcast.net

1C SW Washington Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Ron Hoyum
420 121st St. South
Tacoma, WA 98444
253-535-8300
Fax:  253-535-8315
hoyumra@plu.edu
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Charles Slocum
pastorchuck@vinlandlc.org

 


1D E Washington-Idaho Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Mark Nelson
314 S. Spruce, Ste. A
Spokane, WA 99204-1098
509-838-9871
Fax:  509-838-0941
nelsonrevmark@msn.com
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Mark Nelson
nelsonrevmark@msn.com

1E Oregon Synod

Synod staff
Ms. Mindy Holland
2800 N Vancouver Ave, #101
Portland, OR 97227
503-413-4191
officemanager@oregonsynod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
Andrew Wendle
orlcaw@worldnet.att.net

1F Montana Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. John Allen
2415 13th Ave. South
Great Falls, MT 59405
406-453-1461
jallen@montanasynod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev Doug Vold
sjlchlna@bresnan.net

2A Sierra Pacific Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Nancy Nelson
401 Roland Way, Ste. 215
Oakland, CA 94621
510-430-0500 X11
Fax: 510-430-8730
nfn@spselca.org
Candidacy Chairperson
Doug Miller
dmiller@silgancontainers.com

2B SW California Synod

Synod staff
Ms. Agnes McClain, AIM
1300 E. Colorado St.
Glendale, CA 91205
818-507-9591
Fax: 818-507-9627
amcclain@socalsynod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
Jim Fuller
pjfuller@adelphia.net

2C Pacifica Synod

Synod staff
Pam A. Reynolds
1801-C Park Court Place
 Santa Ana, CA 92701
714-692-2791
Fax: 714-692-9317
PamReynolds@pacificasynod.org

Candidacy Chairperson
Jim Fuller
pjfuller@adelphia.net

 


2D Grand Canyon Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Elaine Watskey
4423 N. 24th St., Ste. 400
Phoenix, AZ 85016
602-957-3223
Fax: 602-956-8104
ewatskey@gcsynod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
Jim Fuller
pjfuller@adelphia.net

2E Rocky Mountain Synod

Synod staff
Ms. Janice Ladd-Horkey
455 Sherman St.,  Ste. 160
Denver, CO 80203
303-777-6700
Fax: 303-733-0750
jladd-horkey@rmselca.org
Candidacy Chairperson
Dick Werpy
dickwerpy@msn.com

3A West N. Dakota Synod

Synod staff
Beth Anderson
1614 Capitol Way
P.O. Box 370
Bismarch, ND 58502
701-223-5312
Fax: 701-223-1435
banderson.synod@midconetwork.com
Candidacy Chairperson
 The Rev. Donna Dohrmann    
prairiepastor@bis.midco.net

3B Eastern N. Dakota Synod

Synod staff
The Rev Kari Bahe
1703 32nd Ave S
Fargo, ND 58103-5936
701-232-3381
kari@eandsynod.org

Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Paul Trenne
stmarkselca@qwest.net

3C South Dakota

Synod staff
Susan Marone, AIM
2001 S. Summit Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57197
605-274-4011
Fax: 605-274-4028
smarone@sdsynod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Judith Johnson
judyj@trinityvermillion.org

3D NW Minnesota Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Laurie Natwick
Concordia College
Moorehead, MN 56562
218-299-3019 (W)
Fax: 218-299-3363
natwick@cord.edu
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Keith Vollmers
vollmers@arvig.net

3E NE Minnesota Synod

Synod staff
Mrs. Marilyn Hull
1105 East Superior St., Upper Suite
Duluth, MN 55803-2216
218-724-4424
Fax: 218-724-4393
marilyn.hull@ecunet.org
Candidacy Chairperson
Mr. Joseph Grant
jgrant@smdc.org

3F SW Minnesota Synod

Synod staff
Rev. Joyce Piper
175 East Bridge St., P.O. Box 499
Redwood Falls, MN 56283
507-637-3904 (W)
Fax: 507-637-2809
joyce.piper@newulmtel.net
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Jerry Lanes
bjlanes@hickorytech.net

3G Minneapolis Area Synod

Synod staff
The Rev Heather Hammond
122 West Franklin, Rm. 600
 Minneapolis, MN 55404
612-230-3312 (W)
Fax: 612-870-0170  
h.hammond@mpls-synod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
Ms. Doris Buerkle
dibuerkle@q.com

3H St Paul Area Synod

Synod staff
Sr. Noreen H. Stevens
105 W. University Avenue
 St. Paul, MN 55103
651-224-4313
noreen.stevens@spas-elca.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev David Watson
pastordave@mac.com

3I SE Minnesot Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Linda Gunderson
1001 14th St. NW, Ste. 300
Rochester, MN 55901
507-280-9457 (W)
Fax: 507-280-8824
Gunderson@semnsynod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
Dr. Noel Peterson
nrpeterson@aol.com

4A Nebraska Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Chip Borgstadt
4980 South 118th St., Ste. D
Omaha, NE 68137
402-896-5311 (W)
Fax: 402-483-4238
cborgstadt@cox.net
Candidacy Chairperson
Ms. Betty Heier
bheier1@msn.com

4B Central States Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Dr. Janice Kibler
21 N 12th St Ste 210
Kansas City, KS 66102
913-948-9701(W)
Fax: 913-948-9707
jkibler@css-elca.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Juel Pierce
spiritjourney@stjoelive.com

4C Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod

Synod staff
Ms. Ida McAllister
6931 S. 66th East Ave., Ste. 310
 Tulsa, OK 74133
918-492-4288 (W)
Fax: 918-491-6275
ida@arokoffice.org
Candidacy Chairperson
Rev. Karen Fowler-Lindemulder
PastorKLFL@aol.com

4D N Texas-N Louisiana Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Stanley Meyer
P.O. Box 560587
 Dallas, TX 75356
214-637-6865
Fax: 214-637-4805
Stan.Meyer@ntnl.org
Candidacy Chairperson
Mr. Steve Zwernemann
stevez@flash.net  

4E SW Texas Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Lynn Schudy Ziese
1090 Oestreich Dr.
 Seguin, TX 78155
830-379-9900 (W)
Fax: 830-379-9990
lziese@swtsynod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
Ms. Jodi Vlasak
jlvlasak@sbcglobal.net

4F TX-Louisiana Glf Cst Synod

Synod staff
The Rev Don Carlson
12707 I-45 N. #580
 Houston, TX 77060
281-873-5665 (W)
Fax: 281-875-4716
don@gulfcoastsynod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. James E. Fowler
pastor@lakesidelutheran.org

5A Metro Chicago Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Cynthia Hileman
1420 West Dickens Ave.
 Chicago, IL 60614
773-248-0021
Fax: 773-248-8455
ckhileman@mcselca.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The The Rev. Roger E. Timm
rtimm@ascension-riverside.org

5B Northern Illinois Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Barbara J. Rapp
1019 Schapville Road
 Elizabeth, IL 61028
815-845-2559 (W)
revbj@jcwifi.com
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Robert C. Kinnear
rckinnear@sbcglobal.net

5C Central-Southern Il

Synod staff
The Rev. Jackie Linden-Schade
524 S. 5th St.
Springfield, IL 62701
217-753-7915
Fax: 217-753-7976
jackie.lindenschade@ecunet.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev Gary Sproat
pastorgary@mchsi.com

5D SE Iowa Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Julie Higgs 
700 E. University Ave
Des Moines, IA 50309
515-263-5547
Fax: 515-263-5412
higgs@seiasynod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Roy Nilsen
roycarlnilsen@aol.com

5E Western Iowa Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Danette E. Johns
318 E. Fifth St., P.O. Box 577
 Storm Lake, IA 50588
712-732-4968 (W)
Fax: 712-732-6540
wisdj@wisynod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Stephen M. Sherer
ssherer7@mchsi.com

5F NE Iowa Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Darrel Gerrietts
201 20th St. SW, P.O. Box 804
Waverly, IA 50677
319-352-1414
Fax: 319-352-1416
gerriettsd@neiasynod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Gary Hatcher
ggh@omnitelcom.com

5G Northern Great Lakes Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Jennifer Johnson Wrege
1029 North 3rd Street
Marquette, MI 49855
906-228-2300
Fax: 906-228-2527
ngls@nglsynod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Dorothy A. Lindstrom
pr.d.lindstrom@gmail.com

5H Northwest Wisconsin Synod 

Synod staff
The Rev. Tod Iverson
944 24 1/4 St.
P.O Box 107
Chetek, WI  54728-0107
715-859-6810
Fax: 715-859-6812
tiverson@nwswi.org
Candidacy Chairperson
Bill Wilson
plcpr@centurytel.net

5I E Central Wisconsin Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Joy Mortensen-Wiebe
16 Tri Park Way
Appleton, WI 54914
920-734-5381 (W)
Fax: 920-734-5074
joy.m-w@ecsw.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Solveig Zamzow
PastorZ@bayland.net

5J Greater Milwaukee Synod

Synod staff
Ms. Mary Meyer
1212 S. Layton Blvd.
Milwaukee, WI 53215
414-671-1212
Fax: 414-671-1756
mary@milwaukeesynod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Marilyn Borchardt
marilyn.borchardt@livinghope-saukville.org

5K South-Central Wisconsin Synod

Synod staff
Marilon Krebs
2909 Landmark Pl Ste 202
Madison, WI 53713
608-270-0201
Fax: 608-270-0202
marilonk@scsw-elca.org
Candidacy Chairperson
Ms. Sue Lux
sue.lux@oakwoodvillage.net

5L Lacrosse Area Synod

Synod staff
Bishop James Arends
2301 South Ave.
La Crosse, WI 54601
608-788-5000
Fax: 608-788-4916
bishop@lacrosseareasynod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
Rev. Joe Irvin
trekkerji@aol.com

6A SE Michigan Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Cherlyne V. Beck
8115 E. Jefferson Ave.
Detroit, MI 48214
313-821-1055
revcvbeck@aol.com
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Barry Osterbur
revbarry45@yahoo.com

6B N/W Lower Michigan Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Julie A. Bailey
2900 N Waverly Rd.
Lansing, MI 48917
517-321-5066
Fax: 517-321-2644
juliebailey@mittensynod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Barry Osterbur
revbarry45@yahoo.com

6C Indiana-Kentucky Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Bill Gafkjen
911 E. 86th St., Ste. 200
Indianapolis, IN  46240
317-253-3522
Fax: 317-254-5666                                    
bgafkjen@iksynod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Stephen Wood
pastorsteve@stpaul-borchers.org

6D NW Ohio Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Cathy Schibler
621 Bright Rd.
Findlay, OH 45840
419-423-3664 (W)
Fax: 419-423-8801
cathy.schibler@nwos-elca.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Daniel Beaudoin      
stjohnsc@wcnet.org

6E NE Ohio Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Laurie A. Miller
231 Pepperdine Dr.
Elyria, OH 44035
330-929-9022
lmiller@neos-elca.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Daniel Beaudoin          
stjohnsc@wcnet.org

6F Southern Ohio Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Bill Wong
Southern Ohio Synod
300 South Second Street
Columbus, OH  43215
614-464-3532 ext. 102
bwong@southernohiosynod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Daniel Beaudoin          
stjohnsc@wcnet.org

7A New Jersey Synod

Synod staff
Ms. Roberta Schott
1930 State Hwy. 33
Hamilton Square, NJ 8690
609-586-6800
Fax: 609-586-1597
rschott@njsynod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Dr. Murdoch MacPherson
pastor.mac@verizon.net

7B New England Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Theodore W. Asta
20 Upland St.
Worcester, MA 01607
508-791-1530 (W)
tasta@nesynod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Allan Bruck
abruck@lifespan.org


7C Metro New York Synod

Synod staff
The Rev Jonathan Linman
475 Riverside Dr., Ste. 1620
New York, NY 10115
212-665-0732 (W)  x231
Fax: 212-665-8640
jlinman@mnys.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Jeffrey Kolbo
jkolbo123@verizon.net

7D Upstate New York Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Neil Kattermann
484 Crescent Ave
Buffalo, New York 14214
716-541-6929
nkattermann@upstatenysynod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Neil Kattermann
nkattermann@upstatenysynod.org

7E NE Pennsylvania Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Mary Gade
4865 Hamilton Blvd.
Wescosville, PA 18106
610-395-6891 (W)
Fax: 610-398-7083
maryg@nepsynod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. John Richter
richterj@diakon.org

7F SE Pennsylvania Synod

Synod staff
The Rev Dr Lawrence Hand
7241 Germantown Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19119
267-323-3747 (W)
Fax: 267-323-3777
lhand@sepa.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. David H. Hinkelman
davidh 105@aol.com

7G Slovak Zion Synod

Synod staff
Bishop Wilma S. Kucharek
P.O. Box 1003
Torrington, CT 06790
860-482-6100 (W)
Fax: 860-482-7463
wilma.kucharek@ecunet.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Marjorie Keiter
mhkeiter@aol.com

8A NW Pennsylvania Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Sandra K. Jones
(Mail)
PO Box 43
Pleasantville, PA  16341-0043
(Delivery)
22598 Titusville Rd
Pleasantville, PA  16341
814-589-7660
Fax: 814-589-7566
sjones@nwpaelca.org
Candidacy Chairperson
Ms. Trudy Taylor
trudy114@verizon.net

8B SW Pennsylvania Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Sandy Kessinger
9625 Perry Highway
Pittsburg, PA 15237
412-367-8222 (W)
Fax: 412-369-8840
Sandy.Kessinger@swpasynod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
Mr. Mark Nunrberger, AiM
m.nurnberger@belc.org

8C Allegheny Synod

Synod staff
Vacant
701 Quail Ave.
Altoona, PA 16601
814-942-1042
Fax: 814-941-9259
alleghenysynod@atlanticbbn.net
Candidacy Chairperson
Mr. Steve Koth
smk7@tsu.edu

8D Lower Susquehanna Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Judith McKee
900 S. Arlington Ave., Rm. 208
Harrisburg, PA 17109
717-652-1852 X110 (W)
Fax: 717-652-2504
tmckee@lss-elca.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. William Snyder
bsnyder@lutheranscp.org

8E Upper Susquehanna Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Beth Ann L. Stone
P.O. Box 36
Lewisburg, PA 17837
570-524-9778 (W)
Fax: 570-524-9757
Bethann@uss-elca.org
Candidacy Chairperson
Dr. Karla Bohmbach
bohmbach@susqu.edu

8F Delaware-Maryland Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Virginia K. Price
700 Light St.
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-230-2860
vprice@demdsynod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Mark Walters
lvtheos@yahoo.com

8G Metro Washington Dc Synod

Synod staff
Mr. Harold Sargeant, AIM
1025 Connecticut Ave., NW Ste 90
Washington, DC 20036
202-822-1901
Fax: 202-822-1902
hsargeant@metrodcelca.org
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Anne Dwiggins
pastor@sselca.org

8H W Virginia-W Maryland Synod

Synod staff
Bishop Ralph Dunkin
503 Morgantown Ave., 2nd floor
Fairmont, WV 26554-4374
304-363-4030
Rwd300@yahoo.com
Candidacy Chairperson
Mr. Mark Nurnberger, AiM
m.nurnberger@belc.org


9A Virginia Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Paul G. Gunsten
PO Box 70
Salem, VA 24153
540-389-1000 (W)
Fax: 540-389-5962
gunsten@vasynod.org
Candidacy Chairperson
Mr. William Soloman
wcs1122@aol.com

9B North Carolina Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Elizabeth K. Kearney
1988 Lutheran Synod Dr.
Salisbury, NC 28144
704-633-4861 (W)
Fax: 704-638-0508
bkearney@nclutheran.org 
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Mark Fitzsimmons
mfitzsimmons@nativity.ws

9C South Carolina Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Virginia Aebischer
1003 Ridhland St., P.O. Box 43
Columbia, SC 29202
803-765-0590 (W)
Fax: 803-252-5558
ginny@scsynod.com
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Gary A. Loadholdt
pastorgary@placeforgrace.org

9D Southeastern Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Dr. Beverly Wallace
100 Edgewood Ave. NE,   Ste. 1600
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-589-1977 (W)
Fax: 404-521-1980
bwallace@elca-ses.org
Candidacy Chairperson
Mr. Thomas F. Rehak 
tdrehak@bellsouth.net

9E Florida-Bahamas Synod

Synod staff
The Rev. Rick Malivuk
3838 W. Cypress St.
Tampa, FL 33607-4803
813-876-7660
Fax: 813-870-0826
richard.malivuk@verizon.net
Candidacy Chairperson
Ms. Connie Schmucker
connieschmucker@yahoo.com

9F Caribbean Synod

Synod staff
Bishop Felipe Lozada-Montanez
P.M.B. 359,  425 CARR 693, Ste. 1
Dorado, PR 00646
787-278-8300 (W)
Fax: 787-796-3365
syncarib@libertypr.net
Candidacy Chairperson
The Rev. Carmelo Nieves-Canino
cnievescanino@yahoo.com