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…

Dr. Warren Schumacher, president of the Synod’s Northwest District since 1994, was re-elected to his fifth term by delegates at the district’s 61st convention, June 22-24 in Portland, Ore.  Schumacher, 65, was elected on the first ballot. Also elected were: Rev.…

Rev. Kenneth M. Hennings of Pflugerville, Texas, is the new president-elect of the Synod’s Texas District.  Hennings, 59, was elected on the third ballot at the district’s 57th convention, June 22-25 in Houston.  He will be installed Sept. 10. Hennings…

“Recapturing a Full-Bodied Theology of the Resurrection: Christ’s and Ours” is the title of the 17th Annual Theological Symposium, to be held Sept. 19-20 at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. Modern-day theology and preaching often omit the true meaning of Easter…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…