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 Two full-time staff, two 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. Patricia Schmermund
Bishop
tschmermund@elcic.ca
The Rev. Margaret Ai Koizumi
Assistant to the Bishop (part-time)
mkoizumi@elcic.ca
The Rev. Olav Traa
Assistant to the Bishop (part-time)
otraa@elcic.ca
and Communications Officer (part-time)
Marla Berg
Office Administrator
abtsynodoffice@elcic.ca
Paul Ellison
Contracted Bookkeeper
abtfinance@elcic.ca
Terrie Coombs
ABT Editor – Canada Lutheran (part-time, deployed)
abtsynodoffice@elcic.ca
Other Staff:
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