Montana Synod (ELCA)

The Montana Synod (ELCA) is one of the 65 synods, or dioceses, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). It encompasses the state of Montana and four churches in Wyoming and supports congregational mission throughout the region.

Montana Synod
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Montana and part of Wyoming
Headquarters	Great Falls, Montana
Statistics
Congregations	128[1]
Members	35,985 (baptized, 2014)[1]
Information
Denomination	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Established	1988
Current leadership
Bishop	Laurie Jungling
Map
Website
www.montanasynod.org

Jessica Crist was elected Bishop of the Montana Synod in 2007.[2] Crist is the first woman to become a bishop in the Montana Synod, ELCA. Crist succeeded Richard R. Omland, who had served the synod as bishop since 2001. Omland did not seek reelection. She also serves as an officer of the synod council which is the governing body of the synod between assemblies. It is composed of the Bishop and 20 members elected at-large as well as from each of the 12 synodical geographic regions called clusters. There are 128 Lutheran congregations in the synod.[3]

The ELCA has partnered its synods with other regions throughout the world and the companion synod for Montana is the Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church.[4][5]

Notes

1. "Your Synod at a Glance: Montana" (PDF). ELCA. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
2. "Jessica Crist Elected Bishop of ELCA Montana Synod". ELCA News Service. 2007-06-05. Retrieved 2007-07-16.
3. http://www.montanasynod.org/uploads/3/0/9/6/30961995/congregations_directory.pdf
4. "Companion Synod Relationships by Synod" (PDF). ELCA. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
5. "The Montana ELCA's sister Synod in South America is the country of Bolivia". Montana Synod. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.

External links

• Montana Synod official site