Companion Synod Profiles

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ELCA Synod		International Companion
1A	Alaska Synod	Indonesia	(District IV) Toba
1B	Northwest Washington Synod	Ethiopia	Northern Synod
1B	Northwest Washington Synod	Russia	Evangelical Lutheran Church in European Russia (ELCER)
1C	Southwestern Washington Synod	Namibia
1D	Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod	Tanzania	Ulanga Kilombero Diocese (UKD)
1E	Oregon Synod	Poland
1F	Montana Synod	Bolivia
1F	Montana Synod	South Africa	Cape Orange Diocese
2A	Sierra Pacific Synod	El Salvador
2A	Sierra Pacific Synod	Rwanda
2A	Sierra Pacific Synod	Taiwan
2B	Southwest California Synod	El Salvador
2B	Southwest California Synod	Ethiopia	South Central Synod
2B	Southwest California Synod	Hong Kong
2C	Pacifica Synod	Ethiopia	South West Synod
2C	Pacifica Synod	Malaysia
2D	Grand Canyon Synod	Lithuania
2D	Grand Canyon Synod	Senegal
2E	Rocky Mountain Synod	Madagascar	Boeny Mahajanga, Antsiranana, and Avaratra Atsinanana Synods
3A	Western North Dakota Synod	Central African Republic (CAR)
3B	Eastern North Dakota Synod	Central African Republic (CAR)
3C	South Dakota Synod	Cameroon
3C	South Dakota Synod	Nicaragua
3D	Northwestern Minnesota Synod	India	Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church (AELC)
3E	Northeastern Minnesota Synod	India	South Andhra Lutheran Church (SALC)
3E	Northeastern Minnesota Synod	Russia	Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia (ELCIR)
3E	Northeastern Minnesota Synod	Honduras	Christian Lutheran Church of Honduras
3F	Southwestern Minnesota Synod	South Africa	South Eastern Diocese
3G	Minneapolis Area Synod	Germany	Leipzig Parish
3G	Minneapolis Area Synod	Nigeria
3H	Saint Paul Area Synod	Guatemala
3H	Saint Paul Area Synod	Tanzania	Iringa Diocese (IRD)
3I	Southeastern Minnesota Synod	Colombia
3I	Southeastern Minnesota Synod	Tanzania	Central Diocese (CD)
4A	Nebraska Synod	Argentina / Uruguay
4A	Nebraska Synod	Tanzania	Northern Diocese (ND)
4B	Central States Synod	Papua New Guinea	Kate District
4B	Central States Synod	Russia	The Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Urals, Siberia and Far East
4C	Arkansas / Oklahoma Synod	Great Britain
4C	Arkansas / Oklahoma Synod	Tanzania	Morogoro Diocese (MGD)
4D	Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod	Sierra Leone
4E	Southwestern Texas Synod	Costa Rica
4F	Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod	Central African Republic (CAR)
4F	Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod	Peru
5A	Metropolitan Chicago Synod	South Africa	Central Diocese
5B	Northern Illinois Synod	India	Arcot Lutheran Church
5B	Northern Illinois Synod	Tanzania	North-Central Diocese
5C	Central / Southern Illinois Synod	Madagascar	Faradofay (Tolagnaro) and Ambovombe–Androy Synods
5D	Southeastern Iowa Synod	Tanzania	Pare Diocese (PD)
5E	Western Iowa Synod	Chile
5E	Western Iowa Synod	Tanzania	Southern Diocese (PD)
5F	Northeastern Iowa Synod	Namibia
5F	Northeastern Iowa Synod	Hungary	Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary
5G	Northern Great Lakes Synod	Tanzania	Eastern & Coastal Diocese (ECD)
5H	Northwest Synod of Wisconsin	Brazil	Sinodo Centro Campanha Sul
5H	Northwest Synod of Wisconsin	Malawi
5I	East-Central Synod of Wisconsin	South Africa	Western Diocese
5J	Greater Milwaukee Synod	El Salvador
5J	Greater Milwaukee Synod	Tanzania	Meru Diocese
5K	South-Central Synod of Wisconsin	India	Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church (NELC)
5L	La Crosse Area Synod	Ethiopia	Central Synod
5L	La Crosse Area Synod	Peru
6A	Southeast Michigan Synod	Jordan / Palestine	The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
6A	Southeast Michigan Synod	Tanzania	Mbulu Diocese (MD)
6B	North/West Lower Michigan Synod	Honduras
6B	North/West Lower Michigan Synod	Latvia
6B	North/West Lower Michigan Synod	Papua New Guinea	Papua District
6C	Indiana-Kentucky Synod	Chile
6C	Indiana-Kentucky Synod	Indonesia	(District V) Sumatra Timor
6D	Northwestern Ohio Synod	Serbia
6D	Northwestern Ohio Synod	Tanzania	Dodoma Diocese (DD)
6E	Northeastern Ohio Synod	South Africa	Northern Diocese
6F	Southern Ohio Synod	Brazil	Sinodo Espiritu Santo a Belem
6F	Southern Ohio Synod	Germany	Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg
6F	Southern Ohio Synod	Kazakhstan
6F	Southern Ohio Synod	Tanzania	East of Lake Victoria Diocese
7A	New Jersey Synod	Croatia
7A	New Jersey Synod	Namibia
7B	New England Synod	Honduras
7B	New England Synod	Jordan / Palestine	The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land
7C	Metropolitan New York Synod	Romania
7C	Metropolitan New York Synod	Tanzania	North West Diocese (NWD)
7D	Upstate New York Synod	Zambia
7D	Upstate New York Synod	Zimbabwe
7E	Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod	Argentina / Uruguay
7E	Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod	Germany	Löbau-Zittau Parish
7E	Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod	Slovenia
7E	Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod	Tanzania	South-Central Diocese (SCD)
7F	Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod	Tanzania	North Eastern Diocese (NED)
7G	Slovak Zion Synod	Czech Republic
7G	Slovak Zion Synod	Serbia
7G	Slovak Zion Synod	Slovakia
8A	Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod	Germany	Evangelical Church in Central Germany
8A	Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod	Tanzania	Karagwe Diocese (KD)
8B	Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod	Madagascar	Tulear Synod
8C	Allegheny Synod	Kenya
8D	Lower Susquehanna Synod	Tanzania	Konde Diocese (KOD)
8E	Upper Susquehanna Synod	Germany	Ansbach Region
8E	Upper Susquehanna Synod	Liberia
8F	Delaware-Maryland Synod	Estonia
8F	Delaware-Maryland Synod	Finland	Tampere Diocese
8F	Delaware-Maryland Synod	Tanzania	Diocese in Mara Region (DMR)
8G	Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Synod	El Salvador
8G	Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Synod	Namibia
8G	Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Synod	Slovakia
8H	West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod	Madagascar	Betioky-Atsimo Synod
9A	Virginia Synod	Papua New Guinea	Niugini Islands District
9B	North Carolina Synod	Costa Rica
9B	North Carolina Synod	Papua New Guinea	Yabim District
9C	South Carolina Synod	Colombia
9C	South Carolina Synod	Japan
9C	South Carolina Synod	Tanzania	South Western Diocese
9D	Southeastern Synod	Ethiopia	South West Bethel Synod
9D	Southeastern Synod	Germany	Augsburg Region
9D	Southeastern Synod	Guatemala
9D	Southeastern Synod	Malaysia
9D	Southeastern Synod	Singapore
9E	Florida-Bahamas Synod	Cuba
9E	Florida-Bahamas Synod	Guyana
9E	Florida-Bahamas Synod	Haiti
9E	Florida-Bahamas Synod	Jamaica
9E	Florida-Bahamas Synod	Suriname
9F	Caribbean Synod	South Africa	Eastern Diocese


ELCIC Synod		International Companion
British Columbia Synod		Peru
Synod of Alberta and the Territories		Colombia
Saskatchewan Synod		Argentina / Uruguay
Manitoba / Northwestern Ontario Synod		Cameroon
Eastern Synod		Guyana

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