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About the Central/Southern Illinois Synod

logoThe Central / Southern Illinois Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is a diverse synod comprised of 134 congregations in 76 of the 102 Illinois counties. The synod is largely the lower three-quarters of the State of Illinois. Approximately two-thirds of our congregations are rural and small town, although we also have the cities of Peoria, Springfield, Champaign/Urbana, Bloomington/Normal, Decatur, and the East St. Louis area within the synod.

Several large educational institutions reside in our synod borders. In addition to the University of Illinois in Champaign and Springfield, we have Illinois State University in Normal, Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and Edwardsville, and Western Illinois University in Macomb. We officially have campus centers in two of those universities, and the opportunity to do additional ministry in the others.


The parts of our synod that are further south actually reflect more of a southern culture than a northern culture which adds to the diversity of the synod. When we take the whole synod into consideration, in addition to great educational institutions, we have one of the largest number of prisons per capita of any synod. The number of wineries continues to increase and coal mining is on the rise in spite of the concerns of global warming. Several recreational lakes are in our synod as well as the Shawnee National Forest.

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Central/Southern Illinois Synod
of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
524 S. 5th Street
Springfield, IL 62701
217-753-7915

Office hours: M-F 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

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