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Region 1
The Rev. Shelley R. Wickstrom, Regional Coordinator and Coordinator for Ministry
766-B John St.
Seattle, WA 98109-5186
phone: (206) 624-0093 /Ext 109
fax: (206) 626-0987

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1A  Alaska Synod
Bishop Michael F. Keys
1847 W. Northern Lights Blvd., #2
Anchorage, AK 99517-3343
phone: (907) 272-8899
fax: (907) 274-3141

> partner synod:
Eastern North Dakota Synod

> companion synod/church:
Protestant Christian Batak Church (HKBP-Indonesia)-Lake Toba District

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1B  Northwest Washington Synod
Bishop Wm. Chris  Boerger
5519 Phinney Ave. N.
Seattle, WA 98103-5829
phone: (206) 783-9292
fax: (206) 783-9833

> partner synod:
Southwestern Texas Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus - Northern Synod & Evangelical Lutheran Church of Russia and Other States

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1C  Southwestern Washington Synod
Bishop Robert D. Hofstad
420 - 121st St. S.
Tacoma, WA 98444-5218
phone: (253) 535-8300
fax: (253) 535-8315

> partner synod:
Northwestern Ohio Synod

> companion synod/church:
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN)

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1D  Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod
Bishop Martin D. Wells, Church Council Liaison- Region 1
314 S. Spruce St., Ste. A
Spokane, WA 99201-5823
phone: (509) 838-9871
fax: (509) 838-0941

> partner synod:
Greater Milwaukee Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Tanzania-Ulanga Kilombero Diocese

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1E  Oregon Synod
Bishop David H. Brauer-Rieke
2800 N. Vancouver Ave., Ste. 101
Portland, OR 97227-1643
phone: (503) 413-4191
fax: (503) 413-2407

> partner synod:
Western Iowa Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland

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1F  Montana Synod
Bishop Jessica R. Crist
2415-13th Ave. S.
Great Falls, MT 59405-5199
phone: (406) 453-1461 /Ext 201
fax: (406) 761-4632

> partner synod:
Allegheny Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Southern Africa - Cape Orange Diocese & Bolivian Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Region 2
Ms. Margaret  Schmitt-Ajer, Regional Coordinator/Coordinator for Ministry Lead
1801-C Parkcourt Pl.
Santa Ana, CA 92701
phone: (619) 867-1434
fax: (619) 460-9317

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2A  Sierra Pacific Synod
Bishop Mark W. Holmerud
401 Roland Way, Ste. 215
Oakland, CA 94621-2034
phone: (510) 430-0500
fax: (510) 430-8730
toll free: (800) 275-3522

> partner synod:
South Dakota Synod

> companion synod/church:
Taiwan Lutheran Church & Lutheran Synod of El Salvador & Lutheran Church of Rwanda

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2B  Southwest California Synod
Bishop Dean W. Nelson
1300 E. Colorado St.
Glendale, CA 91205-1406
phone: (818) 507-9591
fax: (818) 507-9627

> partner synod:
Saint Paul Area Synod

> companion synod/church:
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hong Kong & Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus - South Central Synod

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2C  Pacifica Synod
Bishop Murray D. Finck, Church Council Liaison - Region 2
1801-C Parkcourt Pl.
Santa Ana, CA 92701-5010
phone: (714) 692-2791
fax: (714) 692-9317

> partner synod:
Nebraska Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ethiopia Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus - South Western Synod & Basel Christian Church of Malaysia

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2D  Grand Canyon Synod
Bishop Stephen S. Talmage
Interchurch Center
4423 N. 24th St., Ste. 400
Phoenix, AZ 85016-5544
phone: (602) 957-3223 /Ext 2
fax: (602) 956-8104

> partner synod:
Southeastern Iowa Synod

> companion synod/church:
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania & Evangelical Lutheran Church of Senegal

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2E  Rocky Mountain Synod
Bishop Allan C. Bjornberg, Chair Conference of Bishops
455 Sherman St., Ste. 160
Denver, CO 80203-4403
phone: (303) 777-6700
fax: (303) 733-0750
toll free: (800) 525-0462

> partner synod:
East-Central Synod of Wisconsin

> companion synod/church:
Malagasy Lutheran Church - Mahajanga/Antsiranana Synods & Wyoming Conference

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Region 3
The Rev. Paul A. Baglyos, Regional Coordinator/Coordinator for Ministry Lead
Luther Seminary
2481 Como Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108-1445
phone: (651) 649-0454 /Ext 232
fax: (651) 649-0468

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3A  Western North Dakota Synod
Bishop. Mark E. Narum
Mail: PO Box 370
Bismarck, ND 58502-0370
Delivery: 1614 Capitol Way
Bismarck, ND 58501-2100
phone: (701) 223-5312 *
fax: (701) 223-1435

> partner synod:
Northeastern Ohio Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Chuch in the Central African Republic

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3B  Eastern North Dakota Synod
Bishop William E. Rindy
1703 - 32nd Ave. S.
Fargo, ND 58103-5936
phone: (701) 232-3381
fax: (701) 232-3180

> partner synod:
Alaska Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in the Central African Republic

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3C  South Dakota Synod
Bishop David B. Zellmer
2001 S. Summit Ave.
Sioux Falls, SD 57197-0001
phone: (605) 274-4011
fax: (605) 274-4028

> partner synod:
Sierra Pacific Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church of Cameroon & Nicaraguan Lutheran Church of Faith and Hope

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3D  Northwestern Minnesota Synod
Bishop Lawrence R. Wohlrabe
Concordia College
Moorhead, MN 56562-0001
phone: (218) 299-3019 /Ext 23
fax: 218) 299-3363

> partner synod:
New Jersey Synod

> companion synod/church:
Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church-India

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3E  Northeastern Minnesota Synod
Bishop Thomas M. Aitken
1105 E. Superior St., Upper Suite
Duluth, MN 55802-2216
phone: (218) 724-4424 Ext 121
fax: (218) 724-4393

> partner synod:
Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod

> companion synod/church:
South Andhra Lutheran Church-India & Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia

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3F  Southwestern Minnesota Synod
Bishop Jon V. Anderson
Mail: PO Box 499
Redwood Falls, MN 56283-0499
Delivery: 175 E. Bridge St.
Redwood Falls, MN 56283-1621
phone: (507) 637-3904
fax: (507) 637-2809

> partner synod:
Virginia Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Southern Africa-S. Eastern Diocese

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3G  Minneapolis Area Synod
Bishop Craig E. Johnson
122 W. Franklin Ave., Ste. 600
Minneapolis, MN 55404-2474
phone: (612) 870-3610
fax: (612) 870-0170

> partner synod:
Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod

> companion synod/church:
Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria & Ev. Luth. Church of Saxony (Germany)-Leipzig District

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3H  Saint Paul Area Synod
Bishop Peter  Rogness
105 W. University Ave.
Saint Paul, MN 55103-2094
phone: (651) 224-4313
fax: (651) 224-5646

> partner synod:
Southwest California Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Tanzania-Iringa Diocese & Augustinian Lutheran Church in Guatemala

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3I  Southeastern Minnesota Synod
Bishop Harold L. Usgaard, Church Council Liaison - Region 3
Assisi Heights
1001 - 14th St. NW., Ste. 300
Rochester, MN 55901-2511
phone: (507) 280-9457
fax: (507) 280-8824

> partner synod:
New England Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Tanzania-Central Diocese & Ev. Luth. Church of Colombia

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Region 4
The Rev. Herbert E. Palmer, Coordinator for Ministry Leadership, Region 4
10913 River Plantation Dr.
Austin, TX 78747
phone: (512) 280-1093
fax:

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4A  Nebraska Synod
Bishop David L. deFreese
4980 S. 118th St., Ste. D
Omaha, NE 68137-2220
phone: (402) 896-5311 / Ext 1002
fax: (402) 896-5354

> partner synod:
Pacifica Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Tanzania-Northern Diocese & United Evangelical Lutheran Church (Argentina)

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4B  Central States Synod
Bishop Gerald L. Mansholt, Church Council Liaison - Region 4
21 N. 12th St., Ste. 210
Kansas City, KS 66102
phone: (913) 948-9701
fax: (913) 948-9707
toll free: (866) 915-3548

> partner synod:
North Carolina Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church of Papua New Guinea-Kate District & Ev. Luth. Church of Russia and Other States

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4C  Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod
Bishop Floyd M. Schoenhals
6931 S. 66th E. Ave., Ste. 310
Tulsa, OK 74133-1760
phone: (918) 492-4288
fax: (918) 491-6275

> partner synod:
Metropolitan New York Synod

> companion synod/church:
Lutheran Church in Great Britain & Ev. Luth. Church in Tanzania-Morogoro Diocese & Central Oklahoma Conference & Ev. Luth. Church in Mozambique

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4D  Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod
Bishop Kevin S. Kanouse
Mail: PO Box 560587
Dallas, TX 75356-0587
Delivery: 1230 River Bend Dr., Ste. 105
Dallas, TX 75247-4916
phone: (214) 637-6865 /Ext 107
fax: (214) 637-4805

> partner synod:
Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Sierra Leone

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4E  Southwestern Texas Synod
Bishop Ray  Tiemann
1090 Oestreich Dr.
Seguin, TX 78155
phone: (830) 379-9900
fax: (830) 379-9990

> partner synod:
Northwest Washington Synod

> companion synod/church:
Lutheran Church in Costa Rica

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4F  Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod
Bishop Michael W. Rinehart
12707 I-45 North Fwy., #580
Houston, TX 77060-1239
phone: (281) 873-5665
fax: (281) 875-4716
toll free: (888) 288-5665

> partner synod:
Minneapolis Area Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Peru & Ev. Luth. Church in the Central African Republic & Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary

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Region 5
The Rev. Carl Richard  Evenson, Regional Coordinator/Coordinator for Ministry Lead
675 Deerwood Ave., Ste. 4
Neenah, WI 54956-1629
phone: (920) 720-9880
fax: (920) 720-9881

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5A  Metropolitan Chicago Synod
Bishop Wayne N. Miller
1420 W. Dickens Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614-3004
phone: (773) 248-0021
fax: (773) 248-8455

> partner synod:
Florida-Bahamas Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Southern Africa-Central Diocese

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5B  Northern Illinois Synod
Bishop Gary M. Wollersheim
103 W. State St.
Rockford, IL 61101-1105
phone: (815) 964-9934
fax: (815) 964-2295

> partner synod:
Lower Susquehanna Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Tanzania-Diocese in Arusha Region & Arcot Lutheran Church (India)

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5C  Central/Southern Illinois Synod
Bishop Warren D. Freiheit
524 S. 5th St.
Springfield, IL 62701-1822
phone: (217) 753-7915
fax: (217) 753-7976

> partner synod:
Upstate New York Synod

> companion synod/church:
Malagasy Lutheran Church-Tolagnaro/Ambovombe Synods

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5D  Southeastern Iowa Synod
Bishop Michael L. Burk, Church Council Liaison - Region 5
Mail: PO Box 3167
Iowa City, IA 52244-3167
Delivery: 2635 Northgate Dr.
Iowa City, IA 52240
phone: (319) 338-1273
fax: (319) 351-8677

> partner synod:
Grand Canyon Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Tanzania-Pare Diocese

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5E  Western Iowa Synod
Bishop Michael A. Last
Mail: PO Box 577
Storm Lake, IA 50588-0577
Delivery: 318 E. Fifth St.
Storm Lake, IA 50588-1145
phone: (712) 732-4968
fax: (712) 732-6540

> partner synod:
Oregon Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Tanzania-Southern Diocese

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5F  Northeastern Iowa Synod
Bishop Steven L. Ullestad
Mail: PO Box 804
Waverly, IA 50677-0804
Delivery: 201 - 20th St. SW
Waverly, IA 50677-0804
phone: (319) 352-1414
fax: (319) 352-1416

> partner synod:
South Carolina Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN)

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5G  Northern Great Lakes Synod
Bishop Thomas A. Skrenes
1029 N. Third St., Ste. A
Marquette, MI 49855-3588
phone: (906) 228-2300
fax: (906) 228-2527

> partner synod:
Delaware-Maryland Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Tanzania-Eastern & Coastal Diocese

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5H  Northwest Synod of Wisconsin
Bishop Duane C. Pederson
Mail: PO Box 107
Chetek, WI 54728-0107
Delivery: 944 24-1/4 St.
Chetek, WI 54728
phone: (715) 859-6810
fax: (715) 859-6812

> partner synod:
Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil & Ev. Luth. Church in Malawi

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5I  East-Central Synod of Wisconsin
Bishop James A. Justman
16 Tri-Park Way
Appleton, WI 54914-1658
phone: (920) 734-5381
fax: (920) 734-5074

> partner synod:
Rocky Mountain Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Southern Africa-Western Diocese

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5J  Greater Milwaukee Synod
Bishop Jeffrey S. Barrow
1212 S. Layton Blvd.
Milwaukee, WI 53215-1653
phone: (414) 671-1212
fax: (414) 671-1756

> partner synod:
Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod

> companion synod/church:
Lutheran Synod of El Salvador & Ev. Luth. Church in Tanzania-Meru Diocese

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5K  South-Central Synod of Wisconsin
Bishop Bruce H. Burnside
2909 Landmark Pl., Ste. 202
Madison, WI 53713-4237
phone: 608) 270-0201
fax: (608) 270-0202

> partner synod:
Slovak Zion Synod, Caribbean Synod

> companion synod/church:
Northern Evangelical Lutheran Church (India)

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5L  La Crosse Area Synod
Bishop James A. Arends
2301 South Ave.
La Crosse, WI 54601
phone: (608) 788-5000
fax: (608) 788-4916

> partner synod:
Southeastern Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus-Central Synod & Peruvian Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Region 6
Ms. Marilyn  Smith, AIM, Regional Coordinator/Coordinator for Ministry Lead
911 E. 86th St., Ste. 200
Indianapolis, IN 46240-1840
phone: (317) 253-3522
fax: (317) 254-5666

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6A  Southeast Michigan Synod
Bishop Stephen G. Marsh
8115 E. Jefferson Ave.
Detroit, MI 48214
phone: (313) 821-1055
fax: (313) 821-1425

> partner synod:
Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Tanzania-Mbulu Diocese & Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land

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6B  North/West Lower Michigan Synod
Bishop John D. Schleicher
2900 N. Waverly Rd.
Lansing, MI 48906
phone: (517) 321-5066
fax: (517) 321-2644

> partner synod:
Upper Susquehanna Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church of Papua New Guinea-Papua District & Christian Lutheran Church of Honduras & Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia

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6C  Indiana-Kentucky Synod
Bishop James R. Stuck
911 E. 86th St., Ste. 200
Indianapolis, IN 46240-1840
phone: (317) 253-3522
fax: (317) 254-5666

> partner synod:
West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod

> companion synod/church:
Protestant Christian Batak Church (HKBP-Indonesia)-Toba District & Ev. Luth. Church in Chile

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6D  Northwestern Ohio Synod
Bishop Marcus C. Lohrmann
621 Bright Rd.
Findlay, OH 45840-6987
phone: (419) 423-3664
fax: (419) 423-8801

> partner synod:
Southwestern Washington Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Tanzania-Dodoma Diocese & Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia

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6E  Northeastern Ohio Synod
Bishop Elizabeth A. Eaton
1890 Bailey Rd.
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221-5259
phone: (330) 929-9022
fax: (330) 929-9018

> partner synod:
Western North Dakota Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Southern Africa-Northern Diocese

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6F  Southern Ohio Synod
Bishop Callon W. Holloway Jr., Church Council Liaison - Region 6
300 S. Second St.
Columbus, OH 43215-5001
phone: (614) 464-3532
fax: (614) 464-3422

> partner synod:
Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Tanzania-E. Lake Victoria Diocese & Ev. Luth. Church of Mecklenberg (Germany) & Southern Ohio Synod LYO Board & Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession of Brazil - Sinodo Espiritu Santo & Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Kazakhstan

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Region 7
The Rev. Peggy M. Wuertele, Regional Coordinator/Coordinator for Ministry Lead
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia
Hagan Hall
7301 Germantown Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19119-1794
phone: (215) 248-6319
fax: (215) 248-7377

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7A  New Jersey Synod
Bishop E. Roy  Riley
1930 State Hwy. 33
Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
phone: (609) 586-6800
fax: (609) 586-3357

> partner synod:
Northwestern Minnesota Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN) & Evangelical Church in Croatia

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7B  New England Synod
Bishop Margaret G. Payne, Church Council Liaison - Region 7
20 Upland St.
Worcester, MA 01607-1624
phone: (508) 791-1530
fax: (508) 797-9295

> partner synod:
Southeastern Minnesota Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Jordan and the Holy Land & Christian Lutheran Church in Honduras & Episcopal Diocese of Honduras

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7C  Metropolitan New York Synod
Bishop Robert A. Rimbo
Interchurch Center
475 Riverside Dr., Ste. 1620
New York, NY 10115
phone: (212) 665-0732
fax: (212) 877-6818

> partner synod:
Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Tanzania-NW Diocese & Evangelical Lutheran Church in Romania

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7D  Upstate New York Synod
Bishop Marie C. Jerge, Vice Chair of COB
110 Hinsdale Rd.
Camillus, NY 13031
phone: (315) 446-2502
fax: (315) 446-4642

> partner synod:
Central/Southern Illinois Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Zimbabwe

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7E  Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod
Bishop Samuel R. Zeiser
4865 Hamilton Blvd.
Wescosville, PA 18106-9705
phone: (610) 395-6891
fax: (610) 398-7083

> partner synod:
Northwest Synod of Wisconsin

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church of Saxony - Loebau-Zittau District & United Evangelical Lutheran Church (Argentina) & Ev. Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia & Ev. Luth. Church in Tanzania - South-Central Diocese

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7F  Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod
Bishop Claire S. Burkat
Wiedemann Building
7241 Germantown Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19119
phone: (267) 323-3747 *
fax: (267) 468-0463

> partner synod:
Southeast Michigan Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Tanzania-North Eastern Diocese & Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in the Czech Republic

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7G  Slovak Zion Synod
Bishop Wilma S. Kucharek
Mail: PO Box 1003
Torrington, CT 06790-1003
Delivery: 124 Barbero Dr.
Torrington, CT 06790
phone: (860) 482-6100
fax: (860) 482-7463

> partner synod:
South-Central Synod of Wisconsin, Caribbean Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Church of the Augsburg Confession in the Slovak Republic & Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in the Czech Republic & Slovak Ev. Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia

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Region 8
Ms. Nancy  Gable, Regional Coordinator/Coordinator for Ministry Lead
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg
61 Seminary Ridge
Gettysburg, PA 17325-1795
phone: (717) 338-3033
fax: (717) 334-0323

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8A  Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod
Bishop Ralph E. Jones, Church Council Liaison - Region 8
Mail: PO Box 43
Pleasantville, PA 16341-0043
Delivery: 22598 Titusville Rd.
Pleasantville, PA 16341
phone: (814) 589-7660
fax: (814) 589-7566

> partner synod:
Northeastern Minnesota Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Thuringia (Germany) & Ev. Luth. Church in Tanzania-Karagwe Diocese

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8B  Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod
Bishop Kurt F. Kusserow
9625 Perry Hwy.
Pittsburgh, PA 15237-5590
phone: (412) 367-8222
fax: (412) 369-8840

> partner synod:
Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod

> companion synod/church:
Malagasy Lutheran Church-Tulear Synod

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8C  Allegheny Synod
Bishop Gregory R. Pile
701 Quail Ave.
Altoona, PA 16602-3010
phone: (814) 942-1042 /Ext 23
fax: (814) 941-9259

> partner synod:
Montana Synod

> companion synod/church:
Kenya Ev. Luth. Church

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8D  Lower Susquehanna Synod
Bishop B. Penrose  Hoover
900 S. Arlington Ave., Ste. 208
Harrisburg, PA 17109-5031
phone: (717) 652-1852 Ext 106
fax: (717) 652-2504

> partner synod:
Northern Illinois Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Tanzania-Konde Diocese

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8E  Upper Susquehanna Synod
Bishop Robert L. Driesen
Mail: PO Box 36
Lewisburg, PA 17837-0036
Delivery: 500 Reitz Blvd.
Lewisburg, PA 17837
phone: (570) 524-9778 / Ext 204
fax: (570) 524-9757

> partner synod:
North/West Lower Michigan Synod

> companion synod/church:
Lutheran Church in Liberia & Ev. Luth. Church in Bavaria (Germany)- Ansbach-Wuerzburg Dist.

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8F  Delaware-Maryland Synod
Interim Bishop Theodore F. Schneider, Interim Bishop
(Eff 11/1/09)
700 Light St.
Baltimore, MD 21230-3850
phone: (410) 230-2869
fax: (410) 230-2871
toll free: (800) 869-5492

> partner synod:
Northern Great Lakes Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church of Finland & Estonian Ev. Luth. Church & Ev. Luth. Church in Tanzania-Mara Region Diocese

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8G  Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Synod
Bishop Richard H. Graham
1025 Connecticut Ave. NW, Ste. 904
Washington, DC 20036
phone: (202) 822-1901
fax: (202) 822-1902

> partner synod:
Southern Ohio Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Namibia (ELCIN) & Ev. Luth. Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN) & Ev. Church of the Augsburg Confession in the Slovak Republic & Lutheran Synod of El Salvador & Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN-GELC)

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8H  West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod
Bishop Ralph W. Dunkin
503 Morgantown Ave., Ste. 200
Fairmont, WV 26554-4374
phone: (304) 363-4030
fax: (304) 363-4042

> partner synod:
Indiana-Kentucky Synod

> companion synod/church:
Malagasy Lutheran Church-Betioky/Atsimo Synods

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Region 9
The Rev. Harvey L. Huntley Jr., Coordinator for Ministry Leadership, Region 9
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
4201 N. Main St.
Columbia, SC 29203
phone: (803) 461-3263
fax: (803) 461-3380

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9A  Virginia Synod
Bishop James F. Mauney
Mail: PO Box 70
Salem, VA 24153-0070
Delivery: Roanoke College/Bittle Hall
221 College Ln.
Salem, VA 24153-3794
phone: (540) 389-1000
fax: (540) 389-5962

> partner synod:
Southwestern Minnesota Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church of Papua New Guinea-Islands District

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9B  North Carolina Synod
Bishop Leonard H. Bolick
1988 Lutheran Synod Dr.
Salisbury, NC 28144-4480
phone: (704) 633-4861
fax: (704) 638-0508

> partner synod:
Central States Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church of Papua New Guinea-Yabim District & Lutheran Church in Costa Rica

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9C  South Carolina Synod
Bishop Herman R. Yoos III, Church Council Liaison - Region 9
Mail: PO Box 43
Columbia, SC 29202-0043
Delivery: 1003 Richland St.
Columbia, SC 29201-2407
phone: (803) 765-0590
fax: (803) 252-5558

> partner synod:
Northeastern Iowa Synod

> companion synod/church:
Japan Ev. Luth. Church & Ev. Luth. Church in Tanzania - South-Western Diocese & Ev. Luth. Church of Colombia

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9D  Southeastern Synod
Bishop H. Julian  Gordy
100 Edgewood Ave. NE, Ste. 1600
Atlanta, GA 30303
phone: (404) 589-1977 /Ext 221
fax: (404) 521-1980

> partner synod:
La Crosse Area Synod

> companion synod/church:
Lutheran Church in Malaysia & Lutheran Church in Singapore & Ev. Luth. Church in Bavaria (Germany)-Augsburg Dist. & Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus-South West Bethel Synod & Augustinian Lutheran Church in Guatemala

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9E  Florida-Bahamas Synod
Bishop Edward R. Benoway
3838 W. Cypress St.
Tampa, FL 33607-4803
phone: (813) 876-7660
fax: (813) 870-0826

> partner synod:
Metropolitan Chicago Synod

> companion synod/church:
Haiti (LWF project) & Jamaica (United Theological College of the West Indies) & Lutheran Church in Guyana & Ev. Luth. Church in Suriname & Ev. Luth. Church in Cuba

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9F  Caribbean Synod
Bishop Felipe  Lozada-Montañez
PMB #359, Ste. 1
425 Rd 693
Dorado, PR 00646-4802
phone: (787) 278-8300
fax: (787) 796-3365

> partner synod:
South-Central Synod of Wisconsin, Slovak Zion Synod

> companion synod/church:
Ev. Luth. Church in Cuba & Ev. Luth. Church in Southern Africa-Eastern Diocese & Nicaraguan Lutheran Church of Faith and Hope

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