New England Synod Bishop Payne and friends studying Spanish Emanuel is part of the New England Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The synod is made of 191 congregations located in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, and New York (the synod has two congregations from NY). The work of the Synod is very important. Go the the website to find out about all the resources available to the congregations of the New England Synod!