Rev. Terry Forke of Columbia Falls, Mont., was elected on the fourth ballot to his first term as president of the LCMS Montana District, at its convention June 19-22 in Billings, Mont. He and other elected officials were installed during…

Delegates of the Synod’s Eastern District re-elected President John Brunner to his third term during the district’s 95th convention June 16-18 in Snyder, N.Y.  Brunner was elected on the first ballot. Also elected were: Rev. Chris Wicher, Cheektowaga, N.Y., first vice…

By Paula Schlueter Ross Making the decision to ordain the first new bishop of Sweden’s Mission Province was not taken lightly, recalled Dr. Walter Obare, presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya (ELCK), during a visit to St. Louis…

Delegates to the Indiana District convention re-elected President Daniel P. May to his second term.  May, 63, was elected on the first ballot. The convention was held June 22-23 in Fort Wayne, Ind., under the theme “Rejoicing in the Hope,”…

Delegates to the LCMS SELC District’s 14th regular convention, June 22-25 at St. John Lutheran Church, in Cudahy, Wis., re-elected Rev. Carl Krueger, on the first ballot, to his fourth three-year term as district president. Krueger is senior pastor of St.…

Dr. Gary Arp of Marion, Iowa, was re-elected to serve his third term as president of the LCMS Iowa East District at its convention June 23-24 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Delegates re-elected Arp, 71, on the first ballot. Also returned to…

Delegates to the LCMS English District convention, June 22-24 convention at Schaumburg, Ill,, elected Rev. David Stechholz of San Francisco to be the new district president. His election came on the first ballot.  Stechholz, 58, had been pastor of West…

Delegates to the LCMS Iowa District West convention June 18-21 at Camp Okoboji in Milford, Iowa, re-elected Rev. Paul Sieveking of Fort Dodge to his third three-year term as district president. Sieveking, 56, was elected on the first ballot. Theme for…

Rev. Dan P. Gilbert of Yorkville, Ill., was elected on the first ballot to his first term as president at the 55th Regular Convention of the Northern Illinois District, June 23-25 in St. Charles, Ill. Gilbert, 55, succeeds Dr. William…

Rev. John Wille, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Tomah, Wis., is the new president-elect of the LCMS South Wisconsin District. Delegates to the district’s 51st convention, meeting June 11-13 in Mequon, Wis., elected Wille on the fourth ballot to succeed…

With 62 percent of the votes on the first ballot, Dr. Lane R. Seitz of Savage, Minn., was re-elected president of the LCMS Minnesota South District at its 74th convention June 8-10 on the campus of Concordia University, St. Paul,…

Atlantic District convention delegates, meeting June 8-10 at Concordia College, Bronxville, N.Y., decided by acclamation that Dr. David H. Benke of Bayside, N.Y., would serve his sixth consecutive term as district president. Benke, 60, was installed during a convention banquet celebrating…

Delegates to the 69th convention of the Synod’s Kansas District, held June 8-10 in Topeka, Kan., re-elected President Rev. Keith E. Kohlmeier to his second term.  Kohlmeier, 53, was elected on the first ballot. Also elected as officers were: Rev.…

Delegates elected a new president at the 18th convention of the Ohio District, June 8-10 in Columbus, Ohio.  Rev. Terry L. Cripe, pastor of Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church in Defiance, Ohio, for 17 years, was elected to the district’s…

Delegates to the 57th convention of the Synod’s South Dakota District, meeting June 18-21 in Sioux Falls, S.D., elected a new president — Rev. Dale L. Sattgast of Huron, S.D. Sattgast, 56, was elected on the second ballot.  He has…

By acclamation, delegates to the LCMS Rocky Mountain District convention re-elected Rev. Randall Golter, 50, of Highlands Ranch, Colo., to serve a second three-year term as district president. The district’s 47th convention met June 15-17 in Denver.  Its theme was “Igniting…