Northwest Washington Synod (ELCA)

Northwest Washington Synod
Location
Country	United States
Territory	northwest Washington state, not including the Olympic peninsula
Headquarters	Seattle
Statistics
Congregations	96[1]
Members	37,410 (baptized, 2014)[1]
Information
Denomination	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
Established	1988
Current leadership
Bishop	Kirby Unti
Map
Website
http://www.lutheransnw.org/

The Northwest Washington Synod (ELCA) is a synod, or diocese, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). It encompasses the northwestern part of the state of Washington and supports congregational mission throughout the region.

The synod council is the governing body of the synod between the annual assemblies. It is composed of the Bishop and 27 members elected from each of the 12 synodical geographic regions called clusters.

The ELCA has partnered its synods with other regions throughout the world and the companion synod for Northwest Washington is the Evangelical Lutheran Church in European Russia (ELCER).^[2][3]

Bishops in the ELCA are elected for 6 year terms and can be re-elected once. Bishops for this synod are:

• Kirby Unti (2013–current)^[4]
• William Chris Boerger (2001–2013)^[5]
• Donald Maier (1995–?)^[6]
• Lowell Knutson (1988–1994)^[7]

References

1. "Your Synod at a Glance: Northwest Washington" (PDF). ELCA. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
2. "Companion Synod Relationships by Synod" (PDF). ELCA. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
3. "Global Mission Committee". Northwest Washington Synod. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
4. "Brian Kirby Unti elected bishop of ELCA Northwest Washington Synod". ELCA. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
5. "Secretary: About The Rev. Wm Chris Boerger". ELCA. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
6. Moriwaki, Lee (12 June 1995). "New Bishop Seeks `New Believers'". Seattle Times. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
7. Moriwaki, Lee. "Bishop Knutson Will Step Down As Leader Of Lutheran Synod". Seattle Times. Retrieved 23 November 2016.