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Riding the 1 train on a cold December evening, we reflect on the holy ground hidden in ordinary routines — long walks, crowded platforms, and well-trod paths. These rhythms of daily life interweave with the Christmas story we tell every year, reminding us that God still comes close in unexpected places, through unexpected people.
Our commitment remains to meet the needs of our immigrant New Yorkers and provide resources and advocacy. Our common humanity means we are all in this together.
Do you feel called to use your gifts in service to God and the Metro New York Synod? This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact and collaborate with a passionate, faith-driven team.
Single. Immigrant. Black. Gay. Trans. Divorced. Young. White. Disabled. Asian. Lesbian. Married. Old. Poor... JESUS DIDN'T TURN PEOPLE AWAY. NEITHER DO WE!
We envision a synod where everyone in every congregation is praying for every other congregation, one day at a time.
God has come near.
The Rev. Lucille “CeCee” Mills was elected Aug. 1 to serve a six-year term as secretary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
Bishop-elect Yehiel Curry, soon to become the ELCA’s first Black Presiding Bishop, shared his journey and vision in a recent appearance on Chicago Tonight
People Living within the Synod Territory
Baptised Members
Members in Weekly Worship
Congregations
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.