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| name = Grand Canyon Synod
The '''Grand Canyon Synod''' is a ''[[synod#Lutheran usage|synod]]'', or [[diocese]], of the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]] (ELCA). It is one of the 65 synods within the ELCA. It comprises the state of [[Arizona]] and southern [[Nevada]]. The synod was made up of 100 congregations as of August 2016.<ref>{{cite web
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| country = United States
| territory = Arizona, southern Nevada, and [[St. George, Utah]]
| headquarters = [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
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| congregations = 90<ref name="stats-2014">{{cite web|title=Your Synod at a Glance: Grand Canyon|url=http://download.elca.org/ELCA%20Resource%20Repository/2D_Grand_Canyon_data_kit.pdf|accessdate=22 November 2016}}</ref><!-- Number of congregations in the diocese -->
| schools = <!-- Number of church supported schools in the diocese -->
| members = 46,014 (baptized, 2014)<ref name="stats-2014"/><!-- Number of members in the diocese -->
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| denomination = Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
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| priests = <!-- Number of secular priests in the diocese -->
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| bishop = Stephen Scott Talmage <!-- Name and title of the current ordinary of the diocese -->
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The '''Grand Canyon Synod''' is a ''[[synod#Lutheran usage|synod]]'', or [[diocese]], of the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]] (ELCA). It is one of the 65 synods within the ELCA. It comprises the state of [[Arizona]], southern [[Nevada]], and one congregation in St. George, Utah. The synod was made up of 100 congregations as of August 2016.<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://www.elca.org/News-and-Events/5713|title= Stephen Talmage Elected Bishop of ELCA Grand Canyon Synod|publisher =ELCA-grandcanyon.org
|url= http://www.elca.org/News-and-Events/5713|title= Stephen Talmage Elected Bishop of ELCA Grand Canyon Synod|publisher =ELCA-grandcanyon.org
|accessdate= February 15, 2016}}</ref>
|accessdate= February 15, 2016}}</ref>
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==External links==
*[http://www.gcsynod.org/ ELCA Grand Canyon Synod homepage]


[[Category:Evangelical Lutheran Church in America synods]]
[[Category:Evangelical Lutheran Church in America synods]]

Revision as of 03:10, 22 November 2016

Grand Canyon Synod
File:ELCA Brandmark Stacked.png
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryArizona, southern Nevada, and St. George, Utah
HeadquartersPhoenix, Arizona
Statistics
Congregations90[1]
Members46,014 (baptized, 2014)[1]
DenominationEvangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
Current leadership
BishopStephen Scott Talmage
Map
A map of the southwest US showing the ELCA synods of Region 2
Website
http://www.gcsynod.org/

The Grand Canyon Synod is a synod, or diocese, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). It is one of the 65 synods within the ELCA. It comprises the state of Arizona, southern Nevada, and one congregation in St. George, Utah. The synod was made up of 100 congregations as of August 2016.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Your Synod at a Glance: Grand Canyon" (PDF). Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "Stephen Talmage Elected Bishop of ELCA Grand Canyon Synod". ELCA-grandcanyon.org. Retrieved February 15, 2016.