Keith A. Marshall, Enumclaw, Wash., was elected on June 14 to serve a six-year term as bishop of the Southwestern Washington Synod of the ELCA. The election took place during the synod assembly, June 13-14 at the Olson Auditorium at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Wash.
Marshall was elected on the fifth ballot, with 124 votes. Nathan Sutton, pastor of Peace Lutheran Church, Puyallup, Wash., received 99 votes.
The bishop-elect has served as pastor of Hope Lutheran Church, Enumclaw, Wash., since 2015. He will take office on Aug. 1 and be installed on Saturday, Oct. 11.
