The Western Iowa Synod, in partnership with the churchwide
organization, bears primary responsibility for the oversight of the life and
mission of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in the
western one-third of Iowa.
The Western Iowa Synod is one of 65 synods in nine geographic regions of
this church, with approximately 65,275 baptized members (statistics
December 31, 2009). There are currently 139 congregations in the Western
Iowa Synod.