About Northwestern Ohio Synod (NWOS)
- One of 65 synods of the ELCA
- One of six synods in Region
Northeastern Ohio
Northwestern Ohio
Northwest Lower Michigan
Southeast Michigan
Indiana / Kentucky
Southern Ohio - Number of Congregations: 182
- Number of Baptized Members: 89,922
- Average number of TOTAL Northwestern Ohio members worshipping per regular worship service: 29,903
- Number of Rostered Clergy: 299
- Number of Rostered Lay: 13
- Regular synod communications:
Partners in Mission (for congregations and lay members); and
CONNECTIONS (for rostered and congregational leaders)
- Companion Synods: Dodoma Diocese, Tanzania & Slovak ELC in Serbia and Montenegro
- The Rev. Marcus Lohrmann serves the Northwest Ohio Synod as its Bishop. Our Synod Staff serves along side the Bishop from our offices in Findlay, Ohio.
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The Synod Council serves as the board of directors and as the interim legislative authority between meeting of the Synod Assembly. It may make decisions between meetings of the Synod Assembly.
About Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
- Total number of ELCA congregations: 10,396
- Total membership of the of the ELCA: 4.63 million