The Minneapolis Area Synod of the ELCA is here to support our member churches and their rostered and lay leadership. Together with our member churches, we are here to discern and follow God’s will to nurture, serve, and lift up the people in our congregations, in our communities, in our region, and around the world.

Learn more about our bishop, our staff, our member congregations, and the governance structure of our synod.

Our Bishop

Bishop Jen Nagel was elected to a six-year term as Bishop by the voting members at the Minneapolis Area Synod Assembly on May 4, 2024. Read more »

Bishop’s blogs

Staff

The synod’s staff has expertise in many different areas to support the work of congregations as well as mission and outreach in our regions.

Get to Know Us

Congregations

We serve a wide variety and increasingly diverse churches in the greater Minneapolis area but we are united in our commitment to serve God in the name of Christ.
See All Congregations

Governance

The synod is governed by the Synod Council and by the bishop to provide oversight and leadership between syndical assemblies.
Meet the Members