Synod of the Trinity
3040 Market St.
Camp Hill, PA 17011 |
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Monday through Friday
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
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The
Synod of the Trinity is the regional administrative office
of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). It encompasses all
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the State of West Virginia
(excluding the counties of Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy,
Jefferson, Mineral, Morgan, and Pendelton) and in Ohio,
the counties of Belmont, the southern sector of Columbiana,
Harrison, Jefferson, and Monroe. Click
here to see a map of the Synod depicting presbytery
boundaries, which also has links to each presbytery's website.
With
its 16 presbyteries and over 250,000 members in its 1,289
churches, the Synod of the Trinity is the oldest synod in
the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). There are seven
Presbyterian Church (USA) affiliated colleges within the
Synod's bounds, as well as Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.
The presbyteries operate or support eleven camp and conference
centers in the Synod.
At
all levels, the Presbyterian Church (USA) is governed democratically
by bodies of elected clergy and lay leaders, called "elders,"
which is what the word "presbyter" means.
The
Synod office is located in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, adjacent
to Harrisburg, the state's capital.
Our
Mission
The
mission of the Synod of the Trinity is to provide support,
resources, and nurture to its presbyteries as they seek
to be faithful to Christ's commission in their support of
vital, mission-oriented congregations. In addition,
the Synod will initiate and carry out Synod-wide mission
in light of larger mission strategy of the General Assembly.
Theological
Foundation
We
affirm, above all else:
- that
Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior; and
- that
he has commissioned his disciples: "Go therefore
and make disciples of all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and
of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have
commanded you. And remember, I am with
you always, to the end of the age."
(Matthew 28:19-20, NRSV)
We
believe that Christ Jesus calls us into relationship with
God and with one another.
In
word and in deed, Jesus proclaimed this gospel of relationships
as both personal and communal. As Jesus promised to
be with us, so we are called to a ministry of Christ's presence,
to be with each other as we reach toward those outside the
church family.
As
the Church seeks to fulfill Christ's Commission, organizational
structures have been and are useful. Yet it is clear
from the gospel of Jesus Christ that we risk getting our
priorities reversed when we rely on our institutional structures
to the lessening or exclusion of our relational nature.
Throughout
scripture we learn that God has sought to call a community
of faith into being and to nurture that community. We believe that Christ calls us together as a community
of believers, a living, growing, organic body.
Because
we are Christ's body in the world, we believe that we are
called to a life of mission. As Christ gave himself
for others, so we are called to give of ourselves - all
that we have and all that we are - in joyful obedience to
God and in living service to the world God is redeeming.
Thanks
be to God.
Standing
Rules
The
Standing Rules of the Synod of the Trinity, as amended at
our February 2008 meeting, can be viewed by clicking here. (If you don't have the Adobe Acrobat Reader, click
here to download it free.)
The
Synod of the Trinity - Nurturing streams from Christ the
Rock to transform pastoral and urban landscapes through
God's new people purposefully, joyfully, fruitfully.
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