Welcome to the Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Spanning four counties, eight conferences, and over 200 congregations and worshipping communities, our synod works each day to support parishioners and Lutherans in Chicago and its surrounding area. As part of the ELCA, our mission is to share God's love made known to us in Jesus Christ.
Learn more about our synod in Who We Are.
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Take Part in Back-to-School Project with LSSI
It may seem too early to think about school when spring has just begun, but Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) is now planning its Back-to-School Program, where it gathers school supplies and backpacks for its foster children in the Chicago area. This year, the Back-to-School drive will start April 30 and run through July 23.
LSSI’s foster care program will hold its annual Health Fair for foster children on August 1 and will supply each child with a backpack and school supplies for the 2012–2013 school year. If you are interested in participating in this drive, click here for more information a list of needed supplies.
Synod Assembly Registration Online
This year’s synod assembly will be held on June 1 and 2, 2012, at Tinley Park Convention Center, 18451 Convention Center Dr., Tinley Park, IL 60477. The theme is - For God All Things Are Possible.
Regular registration (online) will continue through May 22, 2012.
Cost :
- Voting members, visitors, and display hosts - $160
- Retired voting members - $115
More information, online registration and Book of Reports...
May Newsletter Available Online
Read the May issue of MetroWord, the synod's monthly newsletter, here.
Other synod publications are also available online at the News and Publications page.
Turnaround Synod Initiative
The Turnaround Synod Initiative is an attempt to challenge, inspire, encourage, and equip declining congregations of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod to grow and thrive.
The goal of the Turnaround Synod Initiative is that 50% of the congregations in the Metropolitan Chicago Synod that are currently experiencing decline will be seeing an upward trend in worship attendance by mid-2013. This means that we will move from having two of every three congregations declining to two of three growing in average worship attendance.