What is the Delaware-Maryland Synod?
The Synod we are part of: • A group of more than 94,000 Lutherans in 190 congregations in two states • A group in mission, with one congregation under development and two synodically authorized worshiping communities • Divided into 11 geographic groups call conferences • One of 65 synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America • One of eight synods of ELCA Mid-Atlantic Region 8 • A Companion Synod to the Tampere Diocese (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Finland), the Estonian Lutheran Church, and the Diocese in Mara Region (Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania) • Partner Synod to the Northern Great lakes Synod ELCA