During next year’s synod assembly, May 16-17, 2025, we will pray for the Holy Spirit’s guidance as we elect a bishop to lead our synod for the next six years.
The nomination period will be open from January 15, 2025 until February 16, 2025.
Any member of a congregation in the Northwest Washington Synod may nominate one rostered minister of Word and Sacrament in good standing in the ELCA, including our current bishop who is eligible for a second term.
Nomination forms will be available on the synod website beginning in mid-December and paper copies will be available upon request. All nominations will be submitted to a member of the Bishop Call Process Task Force. See the documents below for further information.
Timetable Highlights:
Please hold our task force and the entire synod in your prayers as we discern God’s future for the Northwest Washington Synod.
Bishop Call Process Task Force: Pastor Gail S. Rautmann, Chair; John Bumanglag, Deacon Janet Cederberg, Pastor Kristy Daniels, Pastor Paul Eldred, Bill Salen, and Kasey Shultz