Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod (SEPA), ELCA

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod encompasses 172 congregations, more than 350 rostered leaders and more than 95,000 baptized Christians in the five-county Philadelphia area.

Synod comes from a Greek word that means "on the way together" and the Synod is a partnership for ministry between the people and congregations in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, the synodical organization, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod is one of the 65 regional synods of the ELCA. The ELCA is one church with three expressions:

* Congregations, which provide Word and Sacrament ministry and service in their communities;
* Synods, which provide oversight, resourcing and connections for congregations in a geographical area; and
* the Churchwide organization, which provides leadership, resources and direction for ministry across the church.

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod's vision is to resource congregations and leaders in our five-county area so that: the Gospel of Jesus Christ is proclaimed; congregations are encouraged and strengthened; people in the community receive justice, healing and mercy; and the unity our Lord envisioned for the church is realized. (read less)

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod encompasses 172 congregations, more than 350 rostered leaders and more than 95,000 baptized Christians in the five-county Philadelphia area.

Synod comes from a Greek word that means "on the way together" and the Synod is a partnership for ministry between the people and congregations in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties, the synodical organization, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

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