Budget
This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
– 1 Corinthians 4:1
Our Mission Dollars at Work
Each congregation of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod shares a portion of its budget as undesignated mission support for ministry through the wider church. Over fifty percent (50.88%) of the mission support is forwarded to ELCA churchwide ministries, which is then made available to congregations and ELCA-related ministries to fund thousands of efforts, from education to social services, to worship.
What does Mission Support Do?
The chart below shows where this money goes.
Budget Documents
View / Download Approved Budget 2019 Synod Assembly→
View / Download Approved Budget 2018 Synod Assembly→
View / Download Approved Budget 2016 Synod Assembly→
Our Synod
Synod Office Holidays and Closed Days
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- New Year’s Day
- Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Independence Day
- July 5 – Day After Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Day after Thanksgiving
- Christmas Eve
- Christmas Day
Synod Snapshot
- Located in Northeast Illinois, in Chicago and its surrounding area.
- 173 active congregations
- 4 counties: Cook, DuPage, Kane, and Lake
- 8 conferences What is a conference?
- 79,543 baptized members as of 2017
Synod Resources
Congregation Map
Find our more about how our synod is divided and organized using our maps:
ELCA Synod Research and Evaluation
The Research and Evaluation unit of the ELCA collects research on each synod, including the Metropolitan Chicago Synod.
The Tree
The Tree is a powerful symbol for the work of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod.
Metropolitan Chicago Synod Office
Ph: 773-248-0021
Address: 1420 W. Dickens Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614
In Jesus’ name: we proclaim the gospel, make disciples, do justice.
