Rocky Mountain Synod


The Rocky Mountain Synod is one of the 65 synods in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The synod comprises 176 churches of the ELCA in the following states: Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. It is the largest synod, geographically, in the lower 48 states. Rev. Jim Gonia serves the Rocky Mountain Synod as its bishop. The synod is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.