HOUSTON—Delegates to the 63rd Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod completed elections for all positions today (July 18). The results are listed by board or commission:
Board for Black Ministry Services
(1 ordained minister, 1 commissioned minister, 1 layperson)
Ordained minister:
Samuel Cosby, Houston, Texas
Commissioned minister:
Jonathan D. Cleveland, Portland, Ore.
Layperson:
Ceretha S. Cartwright, Odessa, Texas
Board for Communication Services
(1 ordained minister, 1 commissioned minister)
Ordained minister:
John L. Bush, Brownstown, Mich.
Commissioned minister:
David O. Berger, Olivette, Mo.
Board for District and Congregational Services
(1 ordained minister, 1 commissioned minister, 2 laypersons)
Ordained minister:
Jon Coyne, Menlo Park, Calif.
Commissioned minister:
David W. Saving, Lenexa, Kan.
Laypersons:
Ida L. Mall, Woodland Park, Colo.
K. Allan Voss, Sheboygan, Wis.
Board for Human Care Ministries
(1 ordained minister, 1 commissioned minister)
Ordained minister:
Bernhard Seter, Grafton, N.D.
Commissioned minister:
Robert G. Miles, Bay City, Mich.
Board for Mission Services
(2 ordained ministers, 1 commissioned minister, 2 laypersons)
Ordained ministers:
Philip R. Kuehnert, Fairbanks, Alaska
John Temple, St. Louis, Mo.
Commissioned minister:
Roger Buck, Sheboygan, Wis.
Laypersons:
Kermit Almstedt, Weeki Wachee, Fla.
Linda K. Reiser, Grand Island, Neb.
Board for Pastoral Education
(1 ordained minister, 1 commissioned minister)
Ordained minister:
Kenton Wendorf, Grafton, Wis.
Commissioned minister:
Richard Cohrs, Bay Port, Mich.
Board for University Education
(1 ordained minister)
Ordained minister:
David S. Smith, St. Louis, Mo.
Commission on Theology and Church Relations
(1 ordained minister—parish pastor, 1 layperson)
Ordained minister:
Walter Lehenbauer, Cloquet, Minn.
Layperson:
Jean Garton, Benton, Ark.
Concordia Historical Institute Board of Governors
(2 ordained ministers, 1 layperson or commissioned minister)
Ordained ministers:
James W. Kalthoff, Chesterfield, Mo.
Cameron A. MacKenzie, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Layperson:
Kathy Graumann, Tomball, Texas
Concordia Publishing House
Board of Directors
(4 laypersons)
Laypersons:
Heidi K. Abegg, Alexandria, Va.
Robert E. Beumer, St. Louis, Mo.
Elaine M. Graff, Albuquerque, N.M.
Karol Selle, Rosholt, Wis.
LCMS Foundation Board of Trustees
(1 ordained minister, 1 layperson)
Ordained minister:
Richard T. Drews, Libertyville, Ill.
Layperson:
Mark Sheldon, Grand Rapids, Mich.
LCEF Board of Directors
(1 ordained or commissioned minister; 2 laypersons)
Ordained or commissioned:
David S. Belasic, Cheektowaga, NY
Laypersons:
Tom Buuck, Boise, Idaho
David E. Wuenscher, Chesterfield, Mo.
Board of Regents
Concordia University at Ann Arbor, Mich.
(1 ordained minister, 1 commissioned minister, 2 laypersons)
Ordained minister:
Donald L. Luhring, Defiance, Ohio
Commissioned minister:
Jeanne Ollhoff, Jackson, Mich.
Laypersons:
Sandra K. Hardies, Canadian, Mich.
Julie Stiegemeyer, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Board of Regents
Concordia University at Austin, Texas
(1 ordained minister, 1 commissioned minister, 2 laypersons)
Ordained minister:
Michael P. Dorn, Houston, Texas
Commissioned minister:
David Beringer, Tomball, Texas
Laypersons:
Paul W. Feucht, Magnolia, Texas
Jim Linnell, Fort Worth, Texas
Board of Regents
Concordia College at Bronxville, New York
(1 ordained minister, 1 commissioned minister, 2 laypersons)
Ordained minister:
Arthur W. Scherer, Baltimore, Md.
Commissioned minister:
H. Allen Herbst, Dardenne Prairie, Mo.
Laypersons:
Alice W. Bruening, Richmond, Va.
Sharon P. Dever, Fairfield, Conn.
Board of Regents
Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind.
(2 ordained ministers, 1 commissioned minister, 1 layperson)
Ordained ministers:
Wayne E. Graumann, Tomball, Texas
James H. Pragman, Mankato, Minn.
Commissioned minister:
David P. Held, Seward, Neb.
Layperson:
Janet Johnson, Lisle, Ill.
Board of Regents
Concordia University at Irvine, California
(1 ordained minister, 1 commissioned minister, 2 laypersons)
Ordained minister:
J.L Precup, San Diego, Calif.
Commissioned minister:
Paul M. Brandt, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Laypersons:
Gene Haertling, Albuquerque, N.M.
Kathi Romsa, Reseda, Calif.
Board of Regents
Concordia University Wisconsin at Mequon, Wisconsin
(1 ordained minister, 1 commissioned minister, 2 laypersons)
Ordained minister:
Wayne M. Braun, Flower Mound, Texas
Commissioned minister:
Dwayne Jobst, Menomonee, Wisconsin
Laypersons:
Frederick M. Anderson, Sussex, Wisconsin
Craig W.C. Schmidt, Berlin, Wisconsin
Board of Regents
Concordia University at Portland, Oregon
(1 ordained minister, 1 commissioned minister, 2 laypersons)
Ordained minister:
Steve A. Eaton, Sequim, Wash.
Commissioned minister:
Joel Koerschen, Stockton, Calif.
Laypersons:
Gary Hoover, Nashville, Ind.
Kathy S. Schulz, Augusta, Mo.
Board of Regents
Concordia University Chicago at River Forest, Illinois
(1 ordained minister, 1 commissioned minister, 2 laypersons)
Ordained minister:
Kent A. Tibben, Danville, Ill.
Commissioned minister:
Thomas M. Buck, Brookfield, Wis.
Laypersons:
Kirk Farney, Hinsdale, Ill.
Kathleen R. Mills, Lombard, Ill.
Board of Regents
Concordia Seminary St. Louis
(2 ordained ministers, 1 commissioned minister, 1 layperson)
Ordained ministers:
David V. Dissen, Cape Gi
