Leadership: Synod council

Synod council

Synod Council is the governing body of the synod. Council leads the synod in accordance with the constitution, the bylaws and resolutions of the synod in convention. Synod Council usually meets in-person two times a year and electronically twice a year. Synod Council has developed a Governance Manual to focus council on the governance of the synod while delegating day to day management to the direction of the bishop’s office.

Two officers are elected by the Convention directly: the secretary of the synod and the synod treasurer.

Eight additional members consisting of an equal number of rostered ministers and lay persons are elected by the convention to serve for six years.

The Chair and Vice-chair are officers elected by the council from its own membership.

The Bishop, elected by the Convention, is a member of Synod Council ex officio, and is the chief executive officer of the synod.

Current membership

Bishop: Rev. Dr. Ali Tote; atote@sasksynod.ca

Chairperson: Cindy Hoppe

Vice-chair: Lynda Erlandson

Secretary: Cheryl Bauer Hyde

Treasurer: Jeff Barber

Members:

Rev. Greg Kiel

Jan Schulz

Rev. Victoria Mwamasika

Murray Patzwald

Rev. Ronald Shumba

Rev. Munye Mtata

To contact Council or any member of Council, email info@sasksynod.ca or call the Synod Office at 306.244.2474 to request that your contact information be forwarded.