South Carolina Synod
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The South Carolina Synod is one of 65 geographical administrative districts (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 Rev. David A. Donges who will retire in 2008.
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[edit] 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
[edit] 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 and the Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church.
