South Carolina Synod
The South Carolina Synod is one of the 65 synods (similar to a diocese) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, comprising the entire state of South Carolina. The current bishop of the Synod is The Rev. Dr. Herman R. Yoos III, who was elected by the 2008 Synod Assembly at the retirement of The Rev. David Donges. Bishop Yoos was reelected on the first ecclesiastical ballot by the 2014 Synod Assembly for a second term ending in 2020.
South Carolina Synod | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | South Carolina |
| Headquarters | Columbia, South Carolina |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 154 |
| Members | 52,000[1] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Established | 1988 |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Dr. Herman R. Yoos III |
| Website | |
| www | |
Conferences
The conferences of the Synod are smaller administrative units comprising individual parishes located geographically close together. The conferences of the Synod are:
- Conference 1: Foothills
- Conference 2: Upstate
- Conference 3: Epiphany
- Conference 4: Amelia
- Conference 5: Heartland
- Conference 6: Midlands
- Conference 7: Costal
- Conference 8: Saxe Gotha
- Conference 9: Western
Relationships
In addition to being a part of the ELCA and, by extension, a member of the Lutheran World Federation, the South Carolina Synod is also a companion to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania, the Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Colombia.
References
- "About Us - ELCA South Carolina Synod". scsynod.com.