Who We Are
In Jesus’ Name. Proclaim the Gospel – Make Disciples – Do Justice.
Metropolitan Chicago Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The mission of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod is to proclaim the gospel, make disciples, and do justice in Jesus’ name. The Synod Office is here to to assist and empower our congregations and members to live into this mission as the body of Christ in Metropolitan Chicago.
Our Synod
Snapshot
We’re located in Northeast Illinois, in Chicago and its surrounding area.
We have 165 active congregations
in 4 counties: Cook, DuPage, Kane, and Lake
We have 8 conferences,
nearly 70,000 baptized members