Eastern North Dakota Synod

The EaND Synod at a Glance

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Our Mission: "Jesus Christ calls us to live in love as we serve, equip and challenge God's people."

This video is part of the Eastern North Dakota Synod "Us" DVD.

Synod Statistics

A synod is a group of people on the way together. The word "synod" comes from the Greek words: syn meaning together, and hodos meaning the way.

Map of the Eastern North Dakota Synod

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The Eastern North Dakota Synodis part of Region 3 (external link) of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (external link) (Region 3B).
The EaND Synod is comprised of:
- 230 congregations
- 250 rostered leaders
- 102,522 baptized members
- $24,438,146 in regular giving received in our congregations
The synod covers approximately the eastern third of the state of North Dakota and is divided into eight conferences:
1. Carrington
2. Devils Lake
3. Fargo
4. Grafton
5. Grand Forks
6. Jamestown
7. Mayville,
8. Wahpeton
EaND's Partner Synod: Alaska Synod (external link)
EaND's Companion Synod/Church: Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Central African Republic

Congregations

There are 230 ELCA congregations in the EaND Synod.

Find a Congregation:

The ELCA website has a complete alphabetical list of all congregations in the EaND Synod (external link). This list includes location information, plus addresses, phone numbers and websites.
Find a church by zip code using the ELCA’s “Congregation Locator.” (external link)

Does your church have a website you'd like to add to the ELCA's directory? Submit it here (external link).

Rostered Leaders

The synod roster for the Eastern North Dakota Synod includes more than 250 rostered leaders, including pastors, retired pastors), associates in ministry, and other leaders.