The Synod (national convention) of the ELCIR, as per the ELCIR Standing Orders, is comprised of 24 empowered lay representatives: 5 from the West Ingrian Deanery, 6 from the Karelian Deanery, 1 from the Moscow Deanery, 1 from the Volga Deanery, 7 from the St. Petersburg Deanery, 1 from the Siberian Deanery, 3 from the Uralic Deanery. Also, the Synod is comprised of 9 pastors and deacons. Each Synod member has a personal deputy.
The Synod of October 9, 2020 was attended by 21 lay representatives and 6 clerical representatives.
ELCIR Assessor Rev. Dmitri Rozet has prepared an infographic showing how many core members and how many voting personal deputies were present (if both a core member and his or her deputy are present at the Synod, only the core one has the right to vote), and how many were absent. Click the thumbnail to enlarge.
