Florida-GeorgiaJune 12-14Lake Mary, Fla. Elected: Rev. Gregory Walton, 47, Marietta, Ga., president, first term, third ballot. Rev. C. Scott Gress, Delray Beach, Fla., first vice president. Rev. David C. Brighton, Warner Robins, Ga., second vice president. Meeting under the theme “The…

South WisconsinJune 7-9Mequon, Wis. Elected: Dr. John C. Wille, West Bend, Wis., president, second term, by acclamation. Rev. Randolph H. Raasch, Cedarburg, Wis., first vice president, Northeast Region. Rev. Daniel Torkelson, Clyman, Wis., second vice president, Southeast Region. Rev. David…

By Paula Schlueter Ross The Apple of His Eye, a St. Louis-based LCMS mission society, is free to distribute religious literature at public events in the city of St. Louis, according to a U.S. District Court judge. On June 11,…

Eastern June 12-13Williamsville, N.Y. Elected: Dr. Chris C. Wicher, Cheektowaga, N.Y., president, first term, first ballot. Wicher, 52, pastor of St. Luke Lutheran Church, Cheektowaga, had been the district’s first vice president since 2006.  Installed along with other district officers…

Mid-SouthJune 12-14Memphis, Tenn. Elected: Rev. Ken Lampe, Memphis, president, third term, first ballot. Rev. James Walter, Little Rock, Ark., first vice president. Rev. Roger Paavola, Cookeville, Tenn., second vice president and secretary. Rev. David Tews, Horseshoe Bend, Ark., third vice…

Minnesota SouthJune 11-13St. Paul, Minn. Elected: Dr. Lane R. Seitz, Savage, Minn., president, seventh term, first ballot. Rev. Gerhard Bode, Hutchinson, Minn., first vice president. Rev. Larry Griffin, Janesville, Minn., second vice president. Rev. Mark Tewes, Chaska, Minn., third vice…

Lutheran Social Services Disaster Response (LSSDR), based in Austin, Texas, has received a $24.3 million grant to provide case management services to the 13,000 survivors in 16 Texas counties devastated last September by Hurricane Ike. LSSDR also received a $331,000…

Lutherans For Life (LFL) is offering two catalogs with resources that promote pro-life ministry: The Life Resource Catalog lists a wide variety of LFL’s “Word-based resources” on abortion, adoption, bioethics, chastity, Creation, end-of-life issues, family living, fetal development, “Life Sunday,”…

By Kim Plummer Krull  On the last day of the most recent Mercy Medical Team (MMT) trip to western Kenya, members treated a record-breaking 454 patients in one day — and played a critical role in an emergency delivery that saved…

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, is extending its application period by four months so that prospective pastoral and deaconess students will have 11 months to apply instead of seven. Beginning this year, admission applications will be accepted from May 1 through…

In honor of the 479th anniversary of the presentation of the Augsburg Confession and the 429th anniversary of the publication of the entire Book of Concord — both on June 25 — Concordia Publishing House is offering editions of Concordia: The…

AtlanticJune 5-6Bronxville, N.Y. Elected: Dr. David H. Benke, Queens, N.Y., seventh term, by acclamation.  Benke was unopposed. Rev. Charles W. Froehlich, Dix Hills, N.Y., first vice president (non-geographic). Rev. Deric A. Taylor, Tuckahoe, N.Y., second vice president, Region 2 –…

KansasJune 4-6Topeka, Kan. Elected: Rev. Keith E. Kohlmeier, Topeka, president, third term, first ballot. Rev. Edward Trost, Overland Park, Kan., first vice president, Region 1. Rev. David Meier, Humboldt, Kan., second vice president, Region 3. Rev. Randall Jahnke, Dodge City,…

New JerseyJune 4-6Swedesboro, N.J. Elected: Rev. William R. Klettke, Wrightstown, N.J., president, fourth term, first ballot. Rev. Paul Kritsch, Scotch Plains, N.J., first vice president. Rev. Stephen Gewecke, Lambertville, N.J., second vice president. Rev. Dennis Rockett, Mahwah, N.J., third vice…

NebraskaJune 4-6Seward, Neb. Elected: Rev. Russell Sommerfeld, Seward, Neb., third term, first ballot. Rev. Richard Snow, Battle Creek, first vice president, representing Region C. Rev. Mark Middendorf, Scotia, second vice president, representing Region A. Rev. Arnold Jurchen, Goehner, third vice…

Concordia International School Shanghai wrapped up its yearlong 10th anniversary celebration April 24-26 with a high-school performance of “The Sound of Music,” a gala dinner, an auction, a potluck brunch, and a “Celebration” worship service. The school-sponsored auction raised nearly…