List of Presbyterian Church (USA) synods and presbyteries
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This article lists the names of the 16 synods and 173 presbyteries in the Presbyterian Church (USA)
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Synods

There are 16 synods in PC(USA). A synod is a regional governing body that is made up of presbyteries.

The following are the synods of the PC(USA)http://www.pcusa.org/links/http://www.history.pcusa.org/pres_hist/hist_sites_synod.html
  • Synod of Alaska-Northwest
  • Synod of Boriquen (Puerto Rico)
  • Synod of the Covenant
  • Synod of Lakes and Prairies
  • Synod of Lincoln Trails
  • Synod of Living Waters
  • Synod of Mid-America
  • Synod of the Mid-Atlantic
  • Synod of the Northeast
    Synod of the Northeast
    Synod of the Northeast is an upper judicatory of the Presbyterian Church based in Stony Point, New York. The synod oversees twenty-two presbyteries in six New England states , two of the three Mid-Atlantic States , plus an overseas presbytery in the Republic of...

  • Synod of the Pacific
  • Synod of the Rocky Mountains
  • Synod of South Atlantic
  • Synod of Southern California and Hawaii
  • Synod of the Southwest
  • Synod of the Sun
  • Synod of the Trinity
    Synod of the Trinity
    Synod of the Trinity is an upper judicatory of the Presbyterian Church headquartered in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. The synod oversees sixteen presbyteries covering all of Pennsylvania, most of West Virginia, and a portion of eastern Ohio.- History :...


Presbyteries

There are 173 presbyteries in PC(USA). A presbytery is a regional governing body or lower judicatories that is made up of local churches. In official communications, many of these presbyteries use "Presbytery of" in front of their names, for example, "Presbytery of The James."

Synod of Alaska-Northwest

  • Alaska
  • Central Washington
  • Inland Northwest
  • North Puget Sound
  • Olympia
  • Seattle
  • Yukon

Synod of the Covenant


Synod of Lakes and Prairies

  • Central Nebraska
  • Dakota
  • Des Moines
  • East Iowa
  • Homestead
  • John Knox
  • Milwaukee
  • Minnesota Valleys
  • Missouri River Valley
  • North Central Iowa
  • Northern Plains
  • Northern Waters
  • Prospect Hill
  • South Dakota
  • Twin Cities Area
  • Winnebago

Synod of Lincoln Trails

  • Blackhawk
  • Chicago
  • Great Rivers
  • Midwest Hanmi
  • Ohio Valley
  • Southeastern Illinois
  • Wabash Valley
  • Whitewater Valley

Synod of Living Waters

  • East Tennessee
  • Holston
  • Mid-Kentucky
  • Mid-South
  • Middle Tennessee
  • Mississippi
  • North Alabama
  • St. Andrew
  • Sheppards & Lapsley
  • South Alabama
  • Transylvania
  • Western Kentucky

Synod of Mid-America


Synod of Mid-Atlantic
Synod of Mid-Atlantic
Synod of the Mid-Atlantic is an upper judicatory of the Presbyterian Church based in Richmond, Virginia. The synod oversees fourteen presbyteries in four Mid-Atlantic states ....


Synod of the Northeast


Synod of the Pacific

  • Boise
  • Cascades
  • Eastern Oregon
  • Kendall
  • The Redwoods
  • San Francisco
  • San Joaquin
  • San Jose
  • Sierra Mission Partnership*
    • Nevada
    • Sacramento
    • Stockton
  • Snake River Mission Area*
    • Boise
    • Eastern Oregon
    • Kendall


The presbyteries contained by the Sierra Mission Partnership and the Snake River Mission Area join together in their mission because of their remote nature. They remain separate presbyteries while being a part of the mission partnership.

Synod of Rocky Mountains


Synod of South Atlantic

See the Synod Website for more details

Synod of Southern California and Hawaii

Go to the Synod Website for more information

Synod of the Sun

Visit the Synod website for more information.

Synod of the Trinity
Synod of the Trinity
Synod of the Trinity is an upper judicatory of the Presbyterian Church headquartered in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. The synod oversees sixteen presbyteries covering all of Pennsylvania, most of West Virginia, and a portion of eastern Ohio.- History :...

  • Beaver-Butler
  • Carlisle
  • Donegal
  • Huntingdon
  • Kiskiminetas
  • Lackawanna
  • Lake Erie
  • Lehigh
  • Northumberland
  • Philadelphia
  • Pittsburgh
  • Redstone
    Presbytery of Redstone
    The Presbytery of Redstone is a Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church governing congregations in Westmoreland, Fayette, Somerset, and Cambria Counties in Western Pennsylvania. Its headquarters in located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. It governs 80 congregations and 14,971 total congregants. It...

  • Shenango
  • Upper Ohio Valley
  • Washington
    Washington Presbytery
    Washington Presbytery, of the Presbyterian Church is the association of PCUSA churches in Washington and Greene counties in Pennsylvania. It contains 65 churches and has a membership of about 12,000....

  • West Virginia
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