Synod Council
The Synod Council is the board of directors of this synod and serves serve as its interim legislative authority between meetings of the Synod Assembly.
Minutes of Synod Council meetings are located in our Resource Library under the Minutes category.
Officers of the Synod
| Name | Congregation (conference) | Term expires |
| Bishop Patricia A. Davenport | Spirit and Truth, Yeadon (Delaware) | 2024 |
| Tracey A. Beasley, vice president | Reformation, Phila. (Northeast Phila.) | 2021 |
| Rev. Karl Richard, secretary | St. Matthew, Springfield (Delaware) | 2023 |
| Janet Neff, CPA, treasurer |
St. Luke, Devon (Chester) | 2023 |
Executive Committee
The Rev. Patricia A. Davenport, Bishop
Ms. Tracey Beasley, Vice President
The Rev. Karl Richard, Secretary
Ms. Janet Huber Neff, Treasurer
Ms. Cheryl Detweiler
Mr. Henry Geyer
The Rev. Laura Tancredi
Clergy
| Name | Congregation (conference) | Term expires |
| Rev. Gwendolyn S. King | Calvary, West Chester (Chester) | 2022 |
| Rev. Joseph F. Klinger | Redemption, Philadelphia (NE/NW Phila.) | 2020 |
| Rev. Dwight Mason | Spirit and Truth, Yeadon (Delaware) | 2022 |
| Rev. Dr. Jennifer Phelps | Trinity, Perkasie (Upper Bucks) | 2022 |
| Rev. Lydia Posselt | Family of God, Buckingham (Lower Bucks) | 2020 |
| Rev. Serena Sellers | Christ, Kulpsville (Lower Montgomery) | 2020 |
| Rev. Matthew Staniz | St. Luke, Devon (Chester) | 2021 |
| Rev. Laura Tancredi | St. Paul’s Ardmore (Delaware) | 2021 |
Lay
| Name, constituency | Congregation (conference) | Term expires |
| Adam Clark, Northeast Phila. | Zion, Olney (Northeast Phila.) | 2022 |
| Suwah Davies, at-large | Faith-Immanuel (Delaware) | 2022 |
| Cheryl Detwiler, Upper Montgomery | Grace, Pottstown (Upper Montgomery) | 2022 |
| David Ehret, Delaware | Grace, Broomall (Delaware) | 2022 |
| Tyler Emig, youth | Calvary, West Chester (Chester) | 2021 |
| Henry Geyer, Jr., Lower Montgomery | Living Word, Roslyn (Lower Montgomery) | 2020 |
| Albert Glenn, at-large | St. John, Melrose Park (Lower Montgomery) | 2020 |
| William Graham, at large | Prince of Peace, Philadelphia (Northeast Phila.) | 2022 |
| Doreen Kinzler, at-large | St. John, Mayfair (Central Philadelphia) | 2021 |
| Hannah Malesich, youth | Advent, West Chester (Chester) | 2021 |
| Joyce Maloney, Central Phila. | Trinity, Philadelphia (Central) | 2021 |
| Phil Tackett, Upper Bucks | St. Peter, Hilltown (Upper Bucks) | 2021 |
| Savannah Tucker, NE/NW Phila. | St. Mark, Philadelphia (NE/NW Phila.) | 2020 |
| J. Everett Wick, at-large | St. Andrew, Perkasie (Upper Bucks) | 2021 |
| Elizabeth Young, Lower Bucks | Resurrection, Yardley (Lower Bucks) | 2020 |
| Sandra Zimmerman, Chester | St. John, Phoenixville (Chester) | 2020 |
Open Positions:
- Synod Council, lay man – Young Adult Representative, term ends 2022
- Synod Council, clergy, term ends 2021
- Synod Council, lay woman – Young Adult Representative, term ends 2022
The ELCA
2018 Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America