The Rev. Dr. Leonard Bolick, bishop of the North Carolina Synod, is a native of Blowing Rock, North Carolina.

Before coming to the bishop's staff, he served Calvary-Concord and St. James-Fayetteville. He joined the bishop's staff in 1986, with responsibilities in youth ministry and evangelism and served on the synod's transition team to form the new Lutheran Church. He was installed as Bishop of the N.C. Synod on February 2, 1997.

He holds two doctorates of ministry, from McCormick Theological Seminary and the Graduate Theological Foundation in South Bend, Indiana and a doctorate of Divinity from Lenoir-Rhyne College of Hickory, N.C.

He and his wife Rita have two children, Joseph and Sarah.

Of his office he states: "We, in the office of the bishop, are here to serve the synod for the sake of the Gospel. We try to be as available as we know how to be in terms of support, pastoral care, encouragement and sometimes to challenge."

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