The Southern Ohio Synod Council directs policy and synodical ministries for the synod and serves as our interim legislative body between annual Assembly meetings. We are a companion synod to the East of Lake Victoria Diocese in Tanzania and the Mecklenberg Synod in Germany. We are partners with them, and work to strengthen each other in our respective missions of the church. Our budget is around three million dollars per year. Synod funding for programs and operations rely upon congregational support.
Synod money is spent on projects that offer opportunities for nurture, outreach and leadership.
We assist congregations in the calling of pastors and associates in ministry. We offer support to congregations and individuals in their giving and endowment programs. We support Capital University , Trinity Lutheran Seminary and Wittenburg University which cultivate future leadership. We support the Lutheran Youth Organization in their ministry to help the youth of today develop into the leaders of tomorrow. We offer financial, emotional and spiritual support to new missions within the Synod.