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Nominees received from the LCMS Committee for Convention Nominations

This is the complete list of recommendations, superseding all other lists. Things may happen at the convention, however, that require additions or corrections to this list, so please check back on this website for updates.



President of the LCMS


Rev. John Wohlrabe



First Vice-President of the LCMS


Rev. Daniel Preus



2nd through 5th Vice-Presidents


Alphabetically, the Revs. David Adams, Matthew Harrison, Scott Murray, and Wallace Schulz



Treasurer (Vice-President–Finance)

Secretary

Mr. Thomas Kuchta

Rev. Raymond Hartwig



LCMS Board of Directors (BOD)

2 Ordained, 1 Commissioned, 4 Lay to be elected


Ordained:

Robert Kuhn, Oviedo, FL

Robert Zagore, Traverse City, MI*


Commissioned:

Elizabeth Skinner, Alexandria, VA*


Lay:

Jonathan Dorr, Marcus, IA*

Mark Stern, Wheaton, IL*

David Hawk, Ft. Wayne, IN*

Walter Brantz, Cody, WY



Board for Black Ministry Services (BLKM)

1 Ordained, 1 Commissioned, 1 Lay to be elected


Ordained:

Charles Wildner, Baltimore, MD*


Commissioned:

Emily Carder, Brandon, MS*


Lay:

Annette Gard, Ft. Wayne, IN



Board for Communication Services (BCS)

1 Ordained, 1 Commissioned to be elected


Ordained:

David Fleming, Grand Rapids, MI*


Commissioned:

David Berger, Olivette, MO



Board for District and Congregational Services (BDCS)

1 Ordained, 1 Commissioned, 2 Lay to be elected


Ordained:

Bruce Keseman, Freeburg, IL



Lay:

Allen Voss, Sheboygan, WI

Cornelia Schulz, Fort Wayne, IN



Human Care (BHCS)

1 Ordained, 1 Commissioned to be elected


Ordained:

Bernhard Seter, Grafton, ND


Commissioned:

Sandra Bowers, Hamel, IL



Board for Mission Services (BFMS)

2 Ordained, 1 Commissioned, 2 Lay to be elected


Ordained:

Ralph Patrick, Ft. Collins, CO

John Temple, St. Louis, MO


Commissioned:

Jennifer Waters, Broadview, IL


Lay:

Susan Christian, Golden, CO

Lillian Spilde, Bemidji, MN



Board for Pastoral Education (BPE)

1 Ordained, 1 Commissioned to be elected


Ordained:

Daniel Brege, Decatur, IN*


Commissioned:

Rodger Wells, Clearwater, FL*



Board for University Education (BUE)

1 Ordained to be elected


Ordained:

David Smith, Des Peres, MO



Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR)

1 Ordained, 1 Lay to be elected


Ordained:

Holger Sonntag, Carver, MN


Lay:

Mark Kalthoff, Hillsdale, MI



Concordia Historical Institute Board of Governors (CHI)

2 Ordained, 1 Commissioned or Lay to be elected


Ordained:

James Kalthoff, Chesterfield, MO

Cameron MacKenzie, Ft. Wayne, IN


Lay:

Constance Seddon, St. Louis, MO



Concordia Publishing House Board of Directors (CPH)

4 Lay to be elected


Lay:

Heidi Abegg, Alexandria, VA

Elaine Graff, Abuquerque, NM

Sandra Ostapowich, Loveland, CO*

Aaron Wolf, Rockford, IL*



LCMS Foundation

1 Ordained, 1 Lay to be elected


Ordained:

Ronnie Maxwell, Vincennes, IN*


Lay:

William Parsons II, Bowling Green, KY*



Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF)

1 Ordained or Commissioned, 1 Lay to be elected


Ordained:

Roger Krause, Parker, CO


Lay:

Walt Dissen, Chesapeake, VA*






Boards of Regents (BORs)


Seminaries, Universities, and Colleges



Ann Arbor

1 Ordained, 1 Commissioned, 3 Lay to be elected


Ordained:

Martin Moehring, Decatur, IN


Commissioned:

Jeanne Ollhoff, Jackson, MI


Lay:

Kurt Mundinger, Ft. Wayne, IN*

Glen Piper, Valparaiso, IN

Julie Stiegemeyer, Ft. Wayne, IN



Austin

1 Ordained, 1 Commissioned, 3 Lay to be elected


Ordained:

Glenn Huebel, North Richland Hills, TX*


Commissioned:

Andrew Bates, Waco, TX*


Lay:

Joe Hoem, Sheboygan, WI*

James Linnell, Ft. Worth, TX*

Virginia Valleau, Independence, MO*




Bronxville

1 Ordained, 1 Commissioned, 3 Lay to be elected


Ordained:

Christopher Esget, Alexandria, VA*


Commissioned:

Allen Herbst, Dardenne Prairie, MO


Lay:


Sharon Dever, Fairfield, CT

David Lord, Lawrenceville, GA



Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne (CTSFW)

2 Ordained, 1 Commissioned, 1 Lay to be elected


Ordained:

Jack Baumgarn, St. Francis, MN

John Hill, Casper, WY


Commissioned:

David Held, Seward, NE


Lay:

Johnny Buck, Laurel, MT



Irvine

1 Ordained, 1 Commissioned, 3 Lay to be elected


Ordained:

Charles Froh, San Mateo, CA*


Commissioned:

Dale Hartman, Orange, CA*


Lay:

Gene Haertling, Albuquerque, NM

Kathi Romsa, Reseda, CA



Mequon

1 Ordained, 1 Commissioned, 3 Lay to be elected


Ordained:

Dean Bell, Hendren, MN*


Commissioned:

Lynette Frederickson, Pleasant Prairie, WI


Lay:

Greta Martin, Bristol, WI

Eric Nimmer, Plymouth, WI*

Craig Schmidt, Berlin, WI



Portland

1 Ordained, 1 Commissioned, 3 Lay to be elected


Ordained:

Timothy Gordish, Salmon, ID


Commissioned:

Karen Gabriel, Laramie, WY*


Lay:

Gary Hoover, Columbus, IN

Kathy Schulz, Augusta, MO

Leslie Sramek, Mascoutah, IL



Chicago/River Forest

1 Ordained, 1 Commissioned, 3 Lay to be elected


Ordained:

Kent Tibben, Danville, IL


Commissioned:

Michelle Bauman, Columbus, IN


Lay:


Katheleen Mills, Lombard, IL

Gary Smith, Lancaster, KY



St. Paul

1 Ordained, 1 Commissioned, 3 Lay to be elected


Ordained:

Rob Jarvis, Morris, MN


Commissioned:

Hans Otten, Sheboygan, WI*


Lay:


Greg Hein, Billings, MT

David Teigen, Pine River, MN



Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (CSL)

2 Ordained, 1 Commissioned, 1 Lay to be elected


Ordained:

David Dissen, Cape Girardeau, MO

Mark Grunst, Billings, MT


Lay:

Alan Stumpf, Waterloo, IL



Selma

1 Ordained, 1 Commissioned, 3 Lay to be elected


Ordained:

Michael Taylor, Foley, AL*


Commissioned:

Ruth Drum, Denton, TX


Lay:

David Brazeal, Billings, MO*

Glen Piper, Valparaiso, IN




Seward

1 Ordained, 1 Commissioned, 3 Lay to be elected


Ordained:

Gene Ott, Connersville, IN*


Commissioned:

Jan Lohmeyer, Spring, TX


Lay:

Ronald Pfeiffer, Memphis, TN




This is the complete list of recommendations, superseding all other lists. Things may happen at the convention, however, that require additions or corrections to this list, so please check back on this website for updates.