from their midst as synodal into the competent deanery synod (German: Kreissynode; Berlin then comprised 11 deaneries altogether), and these synodals again...

formed a deanery (German: Kirchenkreis), holding a deanery synod (German: Kreissynode) of synodals elected by the presbyteries. The deanery synodals elected...

German Christians won two thirds of the seats in the deanery synod (Kreissynode) and - on the average - in the presbyteries (Kirchenvorstand in Hanoverian...