The Synod divides itself into districts and authorizes its districts to create circuits. The criteria for the creation of districts and circuits are determined by the Synod in convention. Districts and circuits are included among the component parts of the Synod . . . Districts and circuits as component parts of the Synod are obligated to carry out resolutions of the Synod and are structures for congregations to review decisions of the Synod, to motivate one another to action, and to shape and suggest new directions . . . The Synod is not merely an advisory body in relation to a district, but establishes districts in order more effectively to achieve its objectives and carry on its activities . . . A district is the Synod itself performing the functions of the Synod. Resolutions of the Synod are binding upon the districts. (2007 Synod Handbook, 1.3.1; 1.3.6; 4.1.1; 4.1.1.1)

There are 35 districts in the Synod, including 33 geographic and 2 non-geographic districts. Click here for more information about the 35 districts of the Synod.