List of Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) synods and presbyteries

This article lists the names of the 16 synods and 166 presbyteries in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

Synods

There are 16 synods in PC(USA). A synod is a regional governing body that is made up of presbyteries. Synods are classified as either programmatic or reduced-function.[1] [2]

The following are the synods of the PC(USA):[3][4]

• Synod of Alaska-Northwest
• Synod of Boriquen (Puerto Rico)
• Synod of the Covenant (programmatic)
• Synod of Lakes and Prairies (programmatic)
• Synod of Lincoln Trails (programmatic)
• Synod of Living Waters (programmatic)
• Synod of Mid-America (programmatic)
• Synod of the Mid-Atlantic (programmatic)
• Synod of the Northeast (programmatic)
• Synod of the Pacific
• Synod of the Rocky Mountains
• Synod of South Atlantic
• Synod of Southern California and Hawaii (programmatic)
• Synod of the Southwest (programmatic)
• Synod of the Sun (programmatic)
• Synod of the Trinity (programmatic)

Presbyteries

There are 166 presbyteries in PC(USA).[5] 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

• Inland Northwest
• Northwest Coast
• Olympia
• Seattle
• Yukon

Synod of Boriquen (Puerto Rico)

• Noroeste (Northwest)
• San Juan
• Suroeste (Southwest)

Synod of the Covenant

• Cincinnati
• Detroit
• Eastminster
• Lake Huron
• Lake Michigan
• Mackinac
• Maumee Valley
• Miami Valley
• Muskingum Valley
• Scioto Valley
• Western Reserve

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 Korean American
• 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
• Presbytery of Sheppards & Lapsley
• South Alabama
• Transylvania
• Western Kentucky

Synod of Mid-America

• Giddings-Lovejoy
• Heartland
• John Calvin
• Missouri Union
• Northern Kansas
• Southern Kansas

Synod of the Mid-Atlantic

• Abingdon
• Atlantic Korean
• Baltimore
• Charlotte
• Coastal Carolina
• Eastern Virginia
• The James
• National Capital
• New Castle
• New Hope
• The Peaks
• Salem
• Shenandoah
• Western North Carolina

Synod of the Northeast

• Albany
• Boston
• Cayuga-Syracuse
• Coastlands
• Eastern Korean
• Genesee Valley
• Geneva
• Highlands
• Hudson River
• Long Island
• New York City
• Northeast New Jersey
• Northern New England
• Northern New York
• Southern New England
• (The Presbytery For) Southern New Jersey
• Susquehanna Valley
• Utica
• Western New York

Synod of the Pacific

• Boise
• Cascades
• Eastern Oregon
• Kendall
• Nevada
• North Central California
• Redwoods
• San Francisco
• San Joaquin
• San Jose

Synod of the Rocky Mountains

• Denver
• Glacier
• Plains and Peaks
• Pueblo
• Utah
• Western Colorado
• Wyoming
• Yellowstone

Synod of South Atlantic

• Central Florida
• Charleston-Atlantic
• Cherokee
• Flint River
• Florida
• Foothills
• Greater Atlanta
• New Harmony
• Northeast Georgia
• Peace River
• Providence
• St. Augustine
• Savannah
• Tampa Bay
• Trinity
• Tropical Florida

Synod of Southern California and Hawaii

• Los Ranchos
• The Pacific
• Riverside
• San Diego
• San Fernando
• San Gabriel
• Santa Barbara

Synod of the Southwest

• de Cristo
• Grand Canyon
• Santa Fe
• Sierra Blanca

Synod of the Sun

• Arkansas
• Cimarron
• Eastern Oklahoma
• Grace
• Indian Nations
• Mission
• New Covenant
• Palo Duro
• Pines
• South Louisiana
• Tres Rios

Synod of the Trinity

• Beaver-Butler
• Carlisle
• Donegal
• Huntingdon
• Kiskiminetas
• Lackawanna
• Lake Erie
• Lehigh
• Northumberland
• Philadelphia
• Pittsburgh
• Redstone
• Shenango
• Upper Ohio Valley
• Washington
• West Virginia

References

1. "Concerning the report of General Assembly Administrative Commission on Mid Councils". pres-outlook.org. June 7, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
2. "Beechmont Presbyterian Church welcomes the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board". Pcusa.org. April 20, 2023. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
3. "Links of Interest to Presbyterians". www.pcusa.org. Archived from the original on 2001-10-06.
4. "PHS - Historical Sites Registry - by Synod". www.history.pcusa.org. Archived from the original on 2002-04-27.
5. "2021 Comparative Summaries of Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved 2022-05-07.