Convention delegates complete balloting

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