1A Alaska Synod
Bishop Michael Keys
1847 Northern Lights
Anchorage, AK 99517
aksynodbishop@alaska.net
1B Northwest Washington Synod
Dr. Rocky Piro - President
392 Emerson Street
Denver, CO 80218
(Home) 720-501-4493
repiro@aol.com or docroc93@gmail.com
1C Southwest Washington Synod
The Rev. Rick Jaech
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church
12513 E. Mill Plain Blvd.
Vancouver, WA 98684
(Office) 360-254-9243
bslc@pacifier.com
1D Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod
Vacant
1E Oregon Synod
The Rev. Susan Kintner
Assistant to the Bishop
ELCA Oregon Synod
2800 N. Vancouver Ave., Suite 101
Portland, OR 97227-1643
(Office) 503-413-4191
assistant@oregonsynod.org
1F Montana Synod
The Rev. Tim Trippel
Grace Lutheran Church
701 S. 15th Street
Worland, WY 82401
(Office) 307-347-2083
gracelutheran@rtconnect.net
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Region 2
2A Sierra Pacific Synod
The Rev. Gregg Brown
Miracles of Faith Lutheran Church
4335 Virginia Ave.
Oakland, CA 94619-0515
(Office) (510) 536-6700
therevgbrown@aol.com
2B Southwest California Synod
The Rev. Kenny A. Bowen
Resurrection Lutheran Church
1900 E. Carson
Long Beach, CA 90807-3038
(Office) 562-424-3113
(Fax) 562-424-1007
resgreeter@yahoo.com
2C Pacifica Synod
The Rev. Dr. Daren Erisman
3227 Calle Vallarta
Carlsbad, PA 92009
(760) 814-5171
erismanziehl@sbcglobal.net
2D Grand Canyon Synod
The Rev. Mari Larson
2135 S. Arroya Vista Drive
Cottonwood, AZ 86326
(Office) 928-639-2605
prmari@commspeed.net
2E Rocky Mountain Synod
The Rev. John Petty
All Saints Lutheran Church
15625 E. Iliff Avenue
Aurora, CO 80013-1110
(Office) 303-752-4083
johnpetty2000@hotmail.com
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Region 3
3A Western North Dakota Synod
The Rev. Joel A. Sherer
Augustana Lutheran Parish
PO Box 317
Underwood, ND 58576-0317
(701)442-5280
jms@bis.midco.net
3B Eastern North Dakota Synod
The Rev. Willis "Bill" E. Thompson
1402 16th Street E
West Fargo, ND 58078-3445
(Office) 701-282-0514
pastor@lutheranchurchofthecross.com
3C South Dakota Synod
Vacant
3D Northwestern Minnesota Synod
The Rev. Paul H. Nelson
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
102 W. Junius Avenue
Fergus Falls, MN 56537-2529
(Office) 218-736-5614
pastorpaul@prtel.com
3E Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Vacant
3F Southwestern Minnesota Synod
The Rev. Allan E. Johnson
Healing Waters Parish
141 Chestnut Avenue
Hazel Run, MN 56241-3006
(Office) 320-383-2253
pastorallanjohnson@gmail.com
3G Minneapolis Area Synod
Vacant
3H Saint Paul Area Synod
Vacant
3I Southeastern Minnesota Synod
Vacant
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Region 4
4A Nebraska Synod
The Rev. James P Melang
Midland Lutheran College
900 N Clarkson Street
Fremont, NE 68025-4254
(Office) 402-941-6451
jimmelang@aol.com
4B Central States Synod
The Rev. John D. Kreidler
3210 Michigan Avenue, Suite 4th Flr.
Kansas City, MO 64109-3102
(Office) 816-861-6584
(Fax) 816-861-4753
jkreidler@css-elca.org
4C Arkansas- Oklahoma Synod
The Rev. Nathan C. Allen
Joy Lutheran Church
9940 S. Yale Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74137-5417
(Office) 918-299-3292
prnathan@sbcglobal.net
4D Northern Texas/Northern Louisiana Synod
The Rev. Dale Farley
Messiah Lutheran Church
4201 Forsythe Avenue
Monroe, LA 71201
(Office) 318-325-8689
dale.farley@gmail.com
4E Southwestern Texas Synod
The Rev. William J. Sappenfield
Peace Lutheran Church
10625 RR 620 N.
Austin, TX 78726-1706
(Office) 512-258-2293
(Fax) 512-258-2294
plcpastor1@sbcglobal.net
4F Texas- Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod
The Rev. David Roschke
Salem Lutheran Church
4930 West Bellfort
Houston, TX 77035
(Office) 713-723-3509
(Fax) 713-723-8922
prdavid@salemhouston.org
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Region 5
5A Metropolitan Chicago Synod
The Rev. Kristina C. Weber
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
205 N. Prospect Avenue
Park Ridge, IL 60068
(847) 825-6659
kweber@stlukespr.org
5B Northern Illinois Synod
The Rev. Brant Clements
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
P.O. Box 67
Nachusa, IL 61057
Church Ph: 815.284.4152
clements@grics.net
The Rev. Timothy Olson
Christ Lutheran Church
425 Riverside Blvd.
Belvidere, IL 61008-8632
(Office) 815-885-2522
(Fax) 815-885-2562
tim@makingchristknown.org
5C Central/ Southern Illinois Synod
The Rev. Chris Repp
1501 W. Chautauqua
Carbondale, IL 62901
618-457-2065
acr529@mac.com
5D Southeastern Iowa Synod
The Rev. Christopher D Olkiewicz
Windsor Heights Lutheran Church
1240 - 66th Street
Windsor Heights, IA 50324
(Office) 515-277-6277
(Home) 515-277-0645
revcdo@gmail.com
5E Western Iowa Synod
The Rev. C. Peter Maisenbach
Trinity Lutheran Church
P.O. Box 396
Spencer, IA 51301-0396
(Office) 712-262-1287
(Home) 712-262-8902
pmaisenbach@smunet.net
5F Northeastern Iowa Synod
The Rev. Troy P. Pflibsen
P.O. Box 212
Belmond, IA 50421-0212
(Office) 641-444-4149
(Home) 641-444-3314
pastortroyp@yahoo.com
5G Northern Great Lakes Synod
The Rev. David E Jensen
Ascension Lutheran Church
P.O. Box 940
Minocqua, WI 54548-0940
(Office) 715-356-4426
(Home) 715-356-5324
(Fax) 715-356-4937
dej9@charter.net
5H Northwest Wisconsin Synod
Pastor Curt Rohland
10803 175th Street
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
(cell) 715-894-0733
prcurt@dwave.net
5I East- Central Synod of Wisconsin
Rev. Thomas H. McFarland
222 Church Ave.
Oshkosh, WI 54901-4788
920-231-1616
tjmac609@yahoo.com
5J Greater Milwaukee Synod
Vacant
5K South- Central Synod of Wisconsin
The Rev. Jerald Folk
322 E. Washington Ave.
Madison, WI 53703-2834
(Office) 608-256-2337
jlfolk@tds.net
5L La Crosse Area Synod
The Rev. Peter Jonas
Christ Lutheran Church
821 Lincoln St.
Arcadia, WI 54612
608-323-3572
peterjonas@tcc.coop
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Region 6
6A Southeast Michigan Synod
Vacant
6B North/ West Lower Michigan Synod
The Rev. Owen Williams
119 W. Dunbar Street
Alpena, MI 49707-3599
989-354-2640
pastor@gracelutheran-alpena.org
The Rev. Raymond E. Orth
69 Auch Street
Sebewaing, MI 48759-1604
(989) 883-2608
reorth@sebewaing.net
6C Indiana-Kentucky Synod
The Rev. Leonard Jepson
16495 Ireland Road
Mishawaka, IN 46544-6523
(Office) 574-255-4234
6D Northwestern Ohio Synod
The Rev. Timothy Philabaum - LERN Secretary
Zoar Lutheran Church
314 E. Indiana
Perrysburg, OH 43551-2209
(Office) 419-874-4346
(Home) 419-874-0142
(Fax) 419-872-3588
tphilabaum@hotmail.com
6E Northeastern Ohio Synod
The Rev. Bob Springer
Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church
9201 Brecksville Rd.
Brecksville, OH 44141-2707
(O) 440-526-2303
(H) 216-467-1872
pastorbob@crlcbrecksville.org
6F Southern Ohio Synod
The Rev. William A. Hartfelder Jr.
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
100 E. Schrock Road
Westerville, OH 43081-3447
(Office) 614-882-3026
w.hartfelder@grace43081.org
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Region 7
7A New Jersey Synod
The Rev. Wayne Zschech
Lutheran Church of Our Savior
204 Wayne Ave.
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
(Office) 856-429-5122
pastorwayne@oursaviorhaddonfield.org
7B New England Synod
The Rev. John Longworth
Trinity Lutheran Church
73 Lancaster Street
Worcester, MA 01609-3105
(Office) 508-425-0564
(Cell) 508-723-2346
jmlongworth@trinityworc.org
7C Metropolitan New York Synod
The Rev. Amandus Derr
619 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022-4610
(Office) 212-935-2200
ajderr@saintpeters.org
The Rev. Laurie Cline
St. John Lutheran Church
2150 Centre Avenue
Bellmore, NY 11710-3425
(Office) 516-785-4331
revlcline@optonline.net
The Rev. George Summers
Advent Lutheran Church
1100 Bayer Road
Mattituck, NY 11952-1659
(Office) 516-298-4918
summers@optonline.net
7D Upstate New York Synod
The Rev. Vernon Victorson
First Lutheran Church
646 State Street
Albany, NY 12203-1216
(Office) 518-463-1326
vavat.flc@verizon.net
The Rev. Timothy Madsen
68 Eagle Street
Williamsville, NY 14221-5551
(Office) 716-634-2330
buckleymadsen1@prodigy.net
7E Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod
The Rev. Franklin Stinner
156 Park Avenue
Bangor, PA 18013-2332
(Office) 610-588-6903
fstinner@epix.net
7F Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod
The Rev. Susan Lang
PO Box 81
Perkasie, PA 18944-0081
(215) 453-8128
stargazer@enter.net
7G Slovak Zion Synod
The Rev. Thomas J. Drobena
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
P.O. Box 1003
Torrington, CT 06790-1003
(Office) 860-482-6100
(Home) 860-482-6100
(Fax) 860-482-7463
thomas.drobena@ecunet.org
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Region 8
8A Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod
The Rev. Martin M Roth
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
1 Trinity Place
Greenville, PA 16125-2071
(Office) 724-588-8870
(Home) 724-588-8883
marsarroth@netscape.net
8B Southwest Pennsylvania Synod
The Rev. Larry Kemp
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
935 Pine Avenue
Castle Shannon, PA 15234-2197
(Office) 412-531-1080
(Home) 412-561-3643
pastor125kemp2@verizon.net
8C Allegheny Synod
Vacant
8D Lower Susquehanna Synod
The Rev. Darlis Swan
Zion Lutheran Church
100 W. Main
Hummelstown, PA 17036-1517
(717) 566-2589
darlisswan@zluth.org
8E Upper Susquehanna Synod
The Rev. Karl-John Stone
500 Reitz Blvd
PO Box 36
Lewisburg, PA 17837
(570) 524-9778
karljohn@uss-elca.org
8F Delaware-Maryland Synod
The Rev. John Sabatelli
10 American Court
Baltimore, MD 21228
410-788-0829
jrsabatelli@verizon.net
8G Metropolitan Washington DC Synod
The Rev. Thomas A. Prinz
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
605 W. Market Street
Leesburg, VA 20176-2506
(Office) 703-777-4912
(Home) 703-780-5126
(Fax) 703-777-4916
pastor@htlc-va.com
8H West Virginia- Western Maryland Synod
The Rev. Gerald (Jerry) Kliner, Jr.
P.O. Box 1025
Hurricane, WV 25526-1025
(Office) 304-562-0616
jerry_kliner@yahoo.com
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Region 9
9A Virginia Synod
The Rev. Eric Moehring
Christ Lutheran Church
7809 Woodman Road
Richmond, VA 23228-3808
804-266-5775
pastor@christlutheran.org
9B North Carolina Synod
The Rev. C. Pierson Shaw
2961 8th St.
Court NE
Hickory, NC 28601
(Cell) 828-238-9065
(Home) 828-328-8665
cpshaw1@charter.net
9C South Carolina Synod
The Rev. Mary M. Finklea
Cross and Crown Lutheran Church, Florence
3123 W Palmetto St
Florence, SC 29501
843-669-2355
pastorfinklea@bellsouth.net
9D Southeastern Synod
The Rev. Randy Jones
Messiah Lutheran Church
6670 Vaughn Road
Montgomery, AL 36116-1203
(Office) 334-277-4213
(Fax) 334-272-4111
rtksjones@aol.com
9E Florida-Bahamas Synod
The Rev. Russell L. Meyer
5025 Southampton Circle
Tampa, FL 33647-2037
(Home) 813-910-1532
(Cell) 813-763-3610
russellmeyer@att.net
9F Caribbean Synod
The Rev. Martha McCracken
Grace Lutheran Church
150 Calle de Parque
San Juan, PR 00911-1919
(Office) 787-722-5372
(Fax) 787-722-1137
mlmcc@juno.com
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ELCA Office for Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations
The Rev. Dr. Donald J. McCoid, Executive
8765 W. Higgins Road
Chicago, IL 60631-4101
(Office) (800) 638-3522 ext. 2611
Donald.McCoid@elca.org
Ms. Kathryn M. Lohre
Director
8765 W. Higgins Road
Chicago, IL 60631-4101
(800) 638-3522 ext. 2613
Kathryn.Lohre@elca.org
Eileen Heffner, Executive Administrative Assistant
8765 W. Higgins Road
Chicago, IL 60631-4101
(Office) (800) 638-3522 ext. 2615
(Fax) (773) 380-2587
Eileen.Heffner@elca.org
At Large Member
The Rev. Dr. Richard L. Jeske
American Bible Society
1865 Broadway
New York, NY 10023-7503
(Office) 212-408-1200 (Home) 914-967-0350
rjes@aol.com