West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod

The West Virginia - Western Maryland Synod (8H) is a synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The synod consists of all ELCA congregations in West Virginia and Garrett County, Maryland. In addition, there are two churches from Washington County, Maryland, one church from Allegany County, Maryland, and one church from Frederick County, Virginia. The synod is headed by a bishop, currently Ralph W. Dunkin.

The synod is composed of 65 congregations with almost 16,000 baptized members.[1]

Bishops

  1. The Most Rev. Dr. L. Alexander Black (1988 1997)
  2. The Most Rev. Dr. Ralph W. Dunkin (1997 present)

Conferences

The West Virginia - Western Maryland Synod is divided into four conferences, each headed by a dean appointed by the bishop.[1]

Camps

The West Virginia - Western Maryland Synod assists three camps:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "About Us". West Virginia - Western Maryland Synod. Retrieved 2007-02-13.

External links

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