The Rocky Mountain Synod is one of 65 synods in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). 
This geographic area includes 175 congregations within the states of Colorado, New Mexico,
Utah, Wyoming and El Paso, Texas. It is the largest synod, geographically, in the lower 48. 
"God's Work  Our Hands" is this year's ELCA theme

St. Stephen Evangelical Lutheran Church Mission ... "...to make disciples, baptize and teach" (Matthew 28:19-20) You will find a joyful, friendly church family.  We learn, love and live in faith, proclaim the love of Christ, and serve others.

As part of the ELCA, we are:

• Members of the fourth largest Protestant denomination in the United States
• Among more than five million people who belong to more than 10,800 congregations in the United States and the Caribbean
• Part of a church body with more than 270 agencies and institutions that are the second largest provider of human services of any non-governmental social services agency
• Part of a church body that maintains 28 church-related colleges and universities, enrolling more than 53,000 students each year
• Part of a church body that provides eight seminaries across the country for the training of pastors and other church workers
• Helping to support 400 missionaries in 45 countries around the world
• Reaching thousands of men, women, and children by providing more than $12 million annually in hunger funds, both internationally and at home.