Elling Eielsen and his supporters continued the synod under the 1846 church constitution in Jackson, Minnesota.
The Eielsen Synod emphasized the importance of repentance, conversion, and lay preaching.
By 1971, it had declined to 75 members scattered among churches in French Lake and Jackson, Minnesota; Centerville, South Dakota; and Taylor and Lodi, Wisconsin.
Martin Leroy Bystol was the active president of such ministry of the Eielsen Synod until his death.
Rev Orvin L. Bystol is an ordained minister and resides in Eau Claire, where the church is located.