Synod of Alberta and the Territories
10014 – 81 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB T6E 1W8
Phone: 780 439-2636
Toll-Free: 866-430-2636
General Inquiries
The Synod is served by three full-time staff, three part-time staff, and about thirty or more volunteers serving through various Ministry Teams (program committees) and Synod Council Committees.
Synod office hours; Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Closed Fridays in July and August, as well as all Statutory holidays.
The Rev. Dr. Larry Kochendorfer
Bishop
The Rev. Prema Samuel
Assistant to the Bishop for Congregational Life
Biography for Rev. Prema Samuel
Marla Berg
Office Administrator
Sheryl Burry
Bookkeeper/Accounting (part-time)
Emma Berg
Communications Coordinator (part-time)
Wendy Grosfield
ABT Editor – Canada Lutheran (part-time, deployed)
Other Staff:
The Rev. Garth Wehrfritz-Hanson – Consultant Related to Church Property and Dissolution of Congregations (including active cemeteries)
Deacon Dr. Faith Nostbakken – Northern Ecumenical Officer
The Rev. Daranne Harris – Southern Ecumenical Officer
The Rev. Gary Nickel – Synod Necrologist/Archivist
Spirit -Led Leadership Hope-Filled Discipleship
Innovative Tradition Collaborative Partnerships