Emmanuel is a member congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with about 4 million members in nearly 10,000 congregations across the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is a leader in foreign missions, youth ministry and ecumenical relations. (To learn more, visit the ELCA website here.)
The ELCA is divided into 65 synods. We are a member congregation of the NC Synod, which has nearly 48,000 members in 185 congregations. Together, we support 13 agencies and institutions, including senior care, foster care and adoption, refugee resettlement, outdoor ministry, higher education, campus ministry, disaster response, and more! (To learn more, visit the NC Synod website here.)