Walking together for the sake
of mission in God's world

The Northwest Synod of Wisconsin
is one of 65 synods of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America. We are
comprised of 212 congregations,
over 106,300 members, and nearly
300 clergy and rostered leaders.

Synod means walking together, which describes
our interdependent ministry relationship as we
support mission partners, carry out synodical
and churchwide initiatives, provide for education
events and leadership training, respond to
disaster and emergency needs, and heed the
call to be a church engaged in all the world.

Bishop Pederson's Easter Message

Bishop Duane Pederson shares his thoughts on the joys of Easter in this year's Easter message. "The saints over the ages have given clarity to the confusion and replaced the shock with joy in what God has done. For we know what happened on Easter morning-Jesus rose! And we know what the empty tomb means-the defeat of death! And we know the implications of a living Jesus-life and hope!"

Read the full story.

Walking Together: A Congregational Resource Event

Designed to share best practices and resources among pastors, church council members, teachers, musicians, staff, volunteers, and leaders--this event is for just about everyone in a congregation! It will be held at the Chippewa Falls Middle School Saturday, March 20 - 8:30 am - 3:15 pm.
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The Bishop's Toolkit for Sexuality Discussion

The toolkit is a collection of documents that you and your congregation might find helpful as a follow up to recent decisions at the 2009 Churchwide Assembly.

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Call Process

From saying farewell to a pastor to beginning strong with a new one, we help you through the call process. Learn
about the different stages of the process and find valuable resources.

Learn about the call process.

Congregational Vacancies

There are several congregations who are without regularly called pastoral leadership and are in an interim period. The congregations vary greatly during the interim time from newly vacant to call extended.

View vacancies.

Featured Events

March 20
Walking Together: A Congregational Resource Event at the Middle School, Chippewa Falls
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Register online now.

April 16-17
Middle School Gathering at Telemark, Cable, WI
View cover letter.
View brochure.
View schedule.
View registration form.

April 17
Synod Council Meeting

May 21-22
Synod Assembly at the Holiday Inn, Stevens Point
View assembly details.

View all upcoming events.

Make a Donation

Contributions to synodical ministries through immediate donations or planned gifts are most welcome. You can give a general gift or specify various ministries including Fund for Leaders, First Call Debt Reduction, Malawi, Synod Resource Center, Lutheran Disaster Response, and more.

Give a gift online.
Download a pledge form.
Learn about planning giving.
Learn about our ministries.

Synod Assembly

"Sowing Seeds of Hope: God's work. Our hands."

This year's assembly will be held jointly with the East Central Synod of Wisconsin. We will meet May 21-22 in Stevens Point. A pre-assembly event, "Digging Into The Word," will be held Thursday, May 20, 6-9 pm.

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Book of Faith invites you to become more fluent in the language of Scripture, so we live into our calling renewed, enlivened, empowered, and sent by the Word. Join the NW Synod of WI conversation.

Learn about the initiative.
Join the conversation.
View Book of Faith videos.
Contact our synod's Book of Faith advocate with your questions.

Walking together for the sake of mission in God's world