| 词条 | Northwest Washington Synod (ELCA) |
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| name = Northwest Washington Synod | image = Nw-wa-synod-elca-logo.png | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | country = United States | territory = northwest Washington state, not including the Olympic Peninsula | headquarters = Seattle | coordinates = | area_km2 = | area_sqmi = | area_footnotes = | congregations = 96[1] | schools = | members = 37,410 (baptized, 2014)[1] | denomination = Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | established = 1988 | dissolved = | priests = | bishop = Kirby Unti | bishop_title = Bishop | map = File:ELCA Region1 synods.svg | map_size = 250px | map_alt = A map of the northwest US and Alaska showing the ELCA synods of Region 1 | map_caption = | website = {{url|www.lutheransnw.org}} | footnotes = }} The Northwest Washington Synod (ELCA) is one of the 65 synods, or dioceses, 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:
References1. ^1 {{cite web|title=Your Synod at a Glance: Northwest Washington|url=http://download.elca.org/ELCA%20Resource%20Repository/1B_Northwest_Washington_data_kit.pdf|publisher=ELCA|accessdate=23 November 2016}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Companion Synod Relationships by Synod|url=http://download.elca.org/ELCA%20Resource%20Repository/CSR_By_Synod.pdf?_ga=1.16198590.926054456.1468816614|publisher=ELCA|accessdate=22 November 2016}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=Global Mission Committee|url=http://www.lutheransnw.org/page_to_print.cfm?id=412&blog_id=13|publisher=Northwest Washington Synod|accessdate=23 November 2016}} 4. ^{{cite news|title=Brian Kirby Unti elected bishop of ELCA Northwest Washington Synod|url=http://www.elca.org/News-and-Events/7575|accessdate=23 November 2016|publisher=ELCA|date=22 May 2013}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Secretary: About The Rev. Wm Chris Boerger|url=https://www.elca.org/About/Leadership/Churchwide-Officers/Secretary|website=ELCA|accessdate=23 November 2016}} 6. ^{{cite news|last1=Moriwaki|first1=Lee|title=New Bishop Seeks `New Believers'|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19950612&slug=2126075|accessdate=23 November 2016|work=Seattle Times|date=12 June 1995}} 7. ^{{cite news|last1=Moriwaki|first1=Lee|title=Bishop Knutson Will Step Down As Leader Of Lutheran Synod|url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19940922&slug=1931923|accessdate=23 November 2016|work=Seattle Times}} 2 : Evangelical Lutheran Church in America synods|Lutheranism in Washington (state) |
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