[4] The policy continued when the ULCA merged into the Lutheran Church in America (1962) and later the ELCA (1988).

The synod has congregations in the states of Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, and in Ontario, Canada.

Wilma S. Kucharek is currently bishop of the Slovak Zion Synod, elected in 2002.

The assembly typically consists of plenary sessions focused on business, enrichment and worship.

More recently, the assemblies have taken place on cruise ships because the cost was less than conventional meeting sites and lodging.