Official Notice: updates from LCMS districts (November 2015)

REV. DANIEL EUGENE “PAT” KANE has resigned from the ordained roster of the LCMS and is, therefore, no longer eligible to receive a call. — Rev. Dr. Brian S. Saunders, president, LCMS Iowa East District

CHELSEA H. BLANNER has resigned from the commissioned roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and is, therefore, no longer eligible to receive a call. — Rev. Dr. R. Lee Hagan, president, LCMS Missouri District

REV. JAMES T. COX III has resigned from the ordained roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and is, therefore, no longer eligible to receive a call. — Rev. Dr. R. Lee Hagan, president, LCMS Missouri District

REV. DANIEL LEPLEY, Avon, Ind., has been appointed circuit visitor for Indianapolis West Circuit 14, replacing Rev. Philip Rigdon. — Rev. Dr. Daniel P. May, president, LCMS Indiana District

REV. MARK STILLMAN, Lanoka Harbor, N.J., has been elected circuit visitor for South Jersey Circuit 5, replacing Rev. Dennis Bottoms. REV. STEPHEN VOGT, Hamburg, N.J., has been elected circuit visitor for Highlands Circuit 3, replacing Rev. Andrew Dinger. REV. DAVID BEHM, Morris Plains, N.J., has been elected circuit visitor for Central Jersey Circuit 4, replacing Rev. Stephen Vogt. REV. DAVID ROWOLD, Bloomfield, N.J., has been re-elected circuit visitor for Passaic River Circuit 2. REV. ROBERT HOLSTEN, Closter, N.J., has been re-elected circuit visitor for Hudson Circuit 1. REV. CHRISTIAN SCHONBERG, Point Pleasant, N.J., has been re-elected circuit visitor for Raritan Valley Circuit 6. — Rev. Dr. Anthony J. Steinbronn, president, LCMS New Jersey District

St. John Lutheran Church, Harrison, N.J.; Tumaini Kristo Lutheran Church, Jersey City, N.J.; Grace Lutheran Church, Livingston, N.J.; Christ Assembly Lutheran Church and Redeemer Lutheran Church, Newark, N.J.; Grace Lutheran Church and St. Matthew Lutheran Church for the Deaf, Union, N.J.; and Redeemer Lutheran Church, Westfield, N.J., previously of the Newark/Elizabeth Circuit 3, are now congregations of Passaic River Circuit 2.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Blairstown, N.J.; Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Hackettstown, N.J.; Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Hamburg, N.J.; Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Milford, Pa.; and Redeemer Lutheran Church, Newton, N.J., previously of the Delaware Valley N Circuit 4, are now congregations of Highlands Circuit 3. Holy Faith Lutheran Church, Oak Ridge, N.J.; St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Pompton Lakes, N.J.; Christ the King Lutheran Church, Ringwood, N.J.; and Our Savior Lutheran Church, Stanhope, N.J., previously of the Paterson Circuit 2, are now congregations of Highlands Circuit 3. Holy Spirit Lutheran Church, Montville, N.J., previously of the Paterson Circuit 2, is now a congregation of the Central Jersey Circuit 4. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Somerset, N.J., previously of the Newark/Elizabeth Circuit 3, is now a congregation of Central Jersey Circuit 4. Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Fords, N.J., previously of Newark/Elizabeth Circuit 3, is now a congregation of Raritan Valley Circuit 6. — Rev. Dr. Anthony J. Steinbronn, president, LCMS New Jersey District

Prince of Peace Educational Center, Howell, N.J., is closed, effective Aug. 31. — Rev. Dr. Anthony J. Steinbronn, president, LCMS New Jersey District

Posted Oct. 28, 2015