Allegheny Synod

Rooted in the Gospel of our Lord, the Allegheny Synod inspires, encourages, and supports the church, in response to God's call to gather around word and sacrament, and to scatter into the world to offer God's gifts of love, forgiveness, care, justice, and mercy.

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Welcome to the Web Page of the Allegheny Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. We are an expression of the Church of Jesus Christ that combines the resources of 127 congregations, and our partners in ministry in the mountains and valleys of the Allegheny region of Southwest-Central Pennsylvania. 

We are a people called by God through Jesus Christ to share in ministry independently and interdependently. Here in this web site you will have an opportunity to discover more about our partner ministries that seek to live out God's Great Commission .... (Matthew 28:18-20) to make the hope-filled promises of Jesus Christ known throughout the world.

I invite you to explore the pages of this web site and to get to know more about your Lutheran neighbors in the Allegheny region. Please know that each of our congregations invite you to worship with them. We believe that it is there that we encounter the God who has not only given us the gift of earthly life, but who also promises us life eternal.
 
+ Bishop Gregory Pile

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What is a synod?

The root words of synod basically mean "on the road together". A synod is a grouping of congregations who collectively do the work of our Lord Jesus Christ. There are 65 synods in the ELCA.

What is the Allegheny Synod?

The Allegheny Synod is a grouping of 130 congregations with more than 44,000 total baptized members, whose mission statement you may read at the top of this and every page of our website.

The Allegheny Synod consists of seven counties in central Pennsylvania which are: Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Huntingdon, and Somerset. The Allegheny Synod is also made up of eight conferences, or groups of congregations, cooperating to do ministry.

Who is the Allegheny Synod Staff?

Bishop:
The Rev. Gregory R. Pile

Assistants to the Bishop:
Ms. Margaret L. Thatcher
The Rev. Susan M. Winger

Administrative Assistant:
Michelle L. (Giordano) Bossler

Quick Facts About The Allegheny Synod:

Total Congregations: 127
Total Baptized Members: 44,041
Total Voting Members: 19,124
Average Attendance: 11,741