 In May of 2019, the Oregon Synod Assembly elected the Reverend Laurie Larson Caesar to serve as the new Bishop.Her predecessor Reverend David Brauer-Rieke who served as Bishop for 12 years, and Paul R. Swanson, the first person to serve as Bishop (elected in 1987 and now retired).The Synod Council is composed of the Bishop and 23 members elected from each of the 13 synodical geographic regions called clusters.