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Contact People Within the Synods of the ELCA

The following people are listed as contact people if you would like connections and opportunities to network with people in your synod.

If you would like to be added to this list as someone who would like to be a resource and a connection point for people living out the Caring For Creation statement in your part of the ELCA, please email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The lists of contacts are named within their particular synods within their region. If you are curious about the region in which you are located, the ELCA has a map to place you in the right place.

Region One (Alaska and the Northwest)
Region Two (Western States)
Region Three (North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota)
Region Four (South Central United States)
Region Five (Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin)
Region 6 (Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan)
Region 7 (Northeast United States)
Region 8 (East Central United States)
Region 9 (South East United States and Caribbean)

Region 1 Alaska and The Northwest

Alaska Synod

Northwest Washington Synod

Southwestern Washington Synod

Rachel Esbjornson
Tacoma, WA
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Susan Ferber Goodspeed
Tacoma, WA
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Gordon Hills
Lakewood, WA
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John Rosenberg
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
501 Santa Fe Dr.
Vancouver, WA 98661
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Danielle Welliever
Tacoma, WA
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Donna Wilson
Tacoma, WA
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Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod
Gretchen Stewart
Moscow, ID
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Oregon Synod
Norene Goplen
Portland, OR
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Montana Synod
Bob Boettcher
Big Sandy, MT
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Region 2 Western States

Sierra Pacific Synod
Mark Carlson
Lutheran Office of Public Police
1701 "L" Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
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Southwest California Synod

Pacifica Synod

Mia McNulty
Corona, CA
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Grand Canyon Synod

Gail Bliss
Phoenix, AZ
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Rocky Mountain Synod

Region 3, North and South Dakota, Minnesota

Patricia Benson
Creation Care Coordinator, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Lutheran Coalition for Public Policy in MN (LCPPM)
Co-Coordinator, Congregations Caring for Creation / Minnesota Interfaith Power & Light (C3/MNIPL)
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Western North Dakota Synod

Eastern North Dakota Synod
Roger Bischoff
Valley City, ND
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South Dakota Synod
Lance Lindgren
Mission Hill, SD
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Northwestern Minnesota Synod

Carolyn Engebretson
Rochert, MN 56578
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Northeastern Minnesota Synod

Southwestern Minnesota Synod

Minneapolis Area Synod

Laura Bolstad
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Sean Gosiewski
Minneapolis, MN
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Steve Jerbi
Minneapolis, MN
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Dennis Ormseth
Saint Paul, MN
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Lois Swenson
Minneapolis, MN
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Saint Paul Area Synod

Matthew Anderson-Stembridge
Interfaith Climate Change Network Saint Paul, MN This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Mark Peters
Minnesota Public Policy Office
105 W. University Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55103
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Southeastern Minnesota Synod

Kathy Bolin
Rochester, MN
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Region 4 South Central
Nebraska Synod
Chuck Bentjen
Lutheran Public Policy Advocacy Office
5320 Stonecliff Dr.
Lincoln, NE
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Central States Synod

Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod
Rudy Hermann
Tulsa, OK
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Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod

Southwestern Texas Synod
Ned Gossett
Pleasonton, TX
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Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod
Region 5 Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin


Metropolitan Chicago Synod

Green Synod Report

Green Synod Resolution on Global Climate Change

Jim Schwab
1755 N. Campbell Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647-5205
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Michael Stanch
511 Oak Crest Drive
North Aurora, IL 60542
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Patty Hewitt
Messiah Lutheran Church
Elgin, IL
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Dave Rhoads
Lutheran School of Theology
1100 E. 55th Street
Chicago, IL 60615
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Ken Westlake
Mt. Prospect, IL
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Northern Illinois Synod

Green Synod Report

Green Synod Resolution

Mission Gathering Pamphlet

Rev.Don Knowles
Immanuel Lutheran Church
415 East St.
Earlville, IL 60518
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Russ Senti
LOMC’s Executive Director
P.O. BOX 239
Oregon, 61061
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Central/Southern Ill. Synod

Dave Sanders
Stelle, IL
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Southeastern Iowa Synod
Herbert Heinicke
Indianola, IA
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Des Moines, IA
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Western Iowa Synod

Northeastern Iowa Synod
Jim Martin Shramm
Luther College Department of Religion
700 College Dr.
Decorah, IA 52101
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Northern Great Lakes Synod

Northwest Synod of Wisconsin
Gary Hedding
Rice Lake, WI 54686
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East-Central Synod of Wisconsin

Greater Milwaukee Synod

Green Synod Report

Pastor Carol Baumgartner
Racine, WI This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Robert and Marilyn Lease
Milwaukee, WI
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South-Central Synod of Wisconsin

Peter W. Bakken, PhD
Public Policy Coordinator
Wisconsin Council of Churches
750 Windsor St, Ste 30,
Sun Prairie, WI 53590
608-837-3108
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Richard Blomker
Lake Edge Lutheran Church
4032 Monona Drive
Madison WI, 53716
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Sue Larson
Lutheran Office for Public Policy, Wisconsin
322 East Washington Ave
Madison, WI 53703
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Lois Swenson
Arena, WI
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Jeffrey T. Wild
Advent Lutheran Church
7118 Old Sauk Road
Madison, WI 53717
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La Crosse Area Synod
Region 6 Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan


Southeast Michigan Synod

Sonja Page
Ann Arbor, MI
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North/West Lower Michigan Synod

Kim Winchell
Freeland, MI
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Indiana-Kentucky Synod

Northwestern Ohio Synod

Tom Bridgeman
Toledo, OH
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Northeastern Ohio Synod
George Murphy
Tallmadge, OH
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Southern Ohio Synod

Lindsay Barrett
Columbus, OH
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Region 7 Northeast United States

New Jersey Synod

New England Synod

Sarah Fredericks
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Paul Santmire
Watertown, MA
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Metropolitan New York Synod

Dennis Frado
LOWC
777 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10025
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David Rommereim
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
7420 4th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11209
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Upstate New York Synod

Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod

Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod

The Rev. Leah D. Schade
621 North Providence Road
Media, PA 19063
(484) 444-0755
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Slovak Zion Synod

Region 8 East Central

Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod
Paul and Edna Bente
Landenberg, PA
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Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod

Sandy Kessinger
Pittsburgh, PA
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Pat Zerega
Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod
9625 Perry Highway
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
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Allegheny Synod

Lower Susquehanna Synod

Upper Susquehanna Synod

Mike Ochs
Williamsport PA This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Stephen A. Schlesing
Williamsport, PA 17701

Delaware-Maryland Synod
Jack Slocomb
Cumberland, MD
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Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Synod

Karen Vagley
Washington, DC
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West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod
Steven Woodruff
Morgantown, WV
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Region 9 South East United States and Caribbean
Virginia Synod
Douglas Muschett
Alexandria, VA
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North Carolina Synod

Ron and Nancy Bryant
Charlotte, NC
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Edward and Vicki Hauser
Asheville, NC
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Paul E. Lutz, PhD
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South Carolina Synod

Southeastern Synod

Florida-Bahamas Synod

Monica Folk
Kissimmee, FL
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Caribbean Synod

People involved with Caring for Creation at the ELCA Churchwide Offices:

Mary Minnette
ELCA's Director for Environmental Education and Advocacy
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Josselyn Bennett, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Mark Burkhardt, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Inez Davis, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Ron Duty, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Frank Imhoff, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Rebecca Larsson, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Kaari Reierson, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Lois Weber, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

If you would like to be added to this list as someone who would like to be a resource and a connection point for people living out the Caring For Creation statement in your part of the ELCA, please email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Thanks!

 

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