Synod of the Northeast is an upper
judicatory
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of the
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based in
East Syracuse, New York
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. The synod
oversees twenty-two presbyteries in six
New England
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states (
Maine
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,
New Hampshire
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,
Vermont
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,
,
Rhode Island
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, and
Connecticut
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), two of the three
Mid-Atlantic States (
New Jersey
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and
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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), plus a non-geographical Korean Presbytery.
History
The Synod of the Northeast was founded in May 1973, when the General Assembly decided to reorganize its synods on a regional basis. The merger included the following state synods:
* The Synod of New Jersey was established in 1824, when the Presbytery of Jersey was divided into the presbyteries of Newark and Elizabeth Town.
Presbytery of Newark history
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* The Synod of New York
* Synod of New England
Presbyteries of the Synod of the Northeast
There are 22 presbyteries in the synod:
* Presbytery of Albany
* Presbytery of Boston
* Presbytery of Cayuga-Syracuse
* Eastern Korean American Presbytery
Eastern may refer to:
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*Eastern Air, former name of Zambia Skyways
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* Presbytery of Elizabeth
* Presbytery of Genesee Valley
* Presbytery of Geneva
* Presbytery of Hudson River
* Presbytery of Long Island
* Presbytery of Monmouth
* Presbytery of New Brunswick
* Presbytery of New York City
* Presbytery of Newark
* Presbytery of Newton
* Presbytery of Northern New England
* Presbytery of Northern New York
* Presbytery of the Palisades
* Presbytery of Southern New England
* Presbytery of Susquehanna Valley
* Presbytery of Utica
* Presbytery of West Jersey
* Presbytery of Western New York
References
External links
Synod website
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Presbyterianism in the United States
History of Connecticut
History of Maine
History of Massachusetts
History of New Hampshire
History of New Jersey
History of New York (state)
History of Rhode Island
History of Vermont
Presbyterian synods