Faces of Faith: St. Jacobi

Our new video series visits St. Jacobi in Sunset Park, where a focus on Mandarin-language ministry has led to vitality and growth.

Summer Revival

Join us across the synod, from Hauppauge to Manhattan to Yorktown, this summer for these celebratory intergenerational events.

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Faces of Faith: St. Jacobi

Our new video series visits St. Jacobi in Brooklyn, where a focus on Mandarin-language ministry has led to vitality and growth.​

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Walking With Minneapolis

Director of Evangelical Mission and Advocacy Coordinator Branden Dupree shares ways to show our support for our siblings in Minnesota.

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Bishop Foster Issues Statement on Immigration Enforcement

May this painful moment serve as a catalyst for a new world built on justice.

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Jun 13

Growing in Faith 2026 Graduation

Join us for the Growing in Faith (GiF) graduation on Saturday, June 13 at 10:30am at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Roosevelt. Bishop Foster will preach as Rev. Zach Dean presides, with a special installation of Rev. Lena Warren as the program's new director. Clergy and deacons are invited to vest and process — the color of the day is green.
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Jul 02

Lutheran Summer Revival: Long Island

Join us across our region for worship and celebration this summer!
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Jul 23

Lutheran Summer Revival: NYC

Join us across our region for worship and celebration this summer!
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MNYS at a Glance

13.5 Million

People Living within the Synod Territory

63,959

Baptised Members

16,009

Members in Weekly Worship

160

Congregations

350+

Rostered Ministers & Synod Deacons

The territories of the Metropolitan New York Synod reside on the unceded lands of the Munsee Lenape, and Wappinger people; as well as those on [now] Long Island: the Lekawe, Merrick, Matinecock, Nissaquogue, Unkechaug, Secatogue, Setauket, Corchaug, Shinnecock, and Mannansett peoples. We encourage you to click the links and learn more about the Indigenous Peoples of our area, and hold their memory, and their descendants, in your prayers.

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