The 2016 ballot nominations process for candidates for regional LCMS Board of Directors, Board for National Mission, and Board for International Mission positions has been completed.
The five eligible persons who received the most nominating votes from the congregations of his/her region and who consented to serve if elected make up the slate of candidates for each board position (Bylaw 3.12.2.7). In the case of ties for final positions on slates of candidates, a random draw was used to determine the order in which contacts were made to learn of nominees’ willingness to serve. Contacts continued only until slates were complete.
The following list contains, in alphabetical order, the names of the five candidates for each of the regional board member positions to be filled by the 2016 LCMS convention.
LCMS Board of Directors (BOD)
BOD Lay Member: East-Southeast Region (6-year term)
Gilbert Brauch Jr., Hickory NC (Southeastern District)
Keith Frndak, Cabot PA (Eastern District)
Jean Hanson, Bronxville NY (Atlantic District)
Stuart Nichols, Charlotte NC (Southeastern District)
Lloyd Wardley, Garden City NY (Atlantic District)
BOD Lay Member: Great Lakes Region (6-year term)
James Carter, Arlington Heights IL (Northern Illinois District)
Willard Ducharme, Huntington Woods MI (Michigan District)
Larry Loverude, Amery WI (North Wisconsin District)
Craig Timm, Wisconsin Rapids WI (North Wisconsin District)
Matt Voigt, Fremont WI (North Wisconsin District)
BOD Lay Member: Great Plains Region (6-year term)
Tom Halvorson, Sidney MT (Montana District)
Larry Harrington, Casper WY (Wyoming District)
John Riley, Willow City ND (North Dakota District)
Robert Wurl, Hankinson ND (North Dakota District)
Andy Zoeller, Billings MT (Montana District)
LCMS Board for National Mission (BNM)
BNM Ordained or Commissioned Member: Central Region (3-year term)
Douglas M. Christian, Monroeville IN
Kenneth E. Lampe, Mount Vernon MO
Martha J. Milas, Champaign IL
Carl E. Rockrohr, Fort Wayne IN
Alan R. Stahlecker, Lincolnville KS
BNM Ordained or Commissioned Member: East-Southeast Region (6-year term)
Timothy J. Droegemueller, Cummings GA
Tina G. Jasion, Fallston MD
George E. Murdaugh, Douglasville GA
Matthew L. Popovits, Rego Park NY
Dien A. Taylor, Bronxville NY
BNM Ordained or Commissioned Member: Great Lakes Region (3-year term)
Peter C. Bender, Colgate WI
Patrick T. Ferry, Mequon WI
David C. Fleming, Grand Rapids MI
Randolph H. Raasch, Cedarburg WI
David P. Stechholz, Livonia MI
BNM Ordained or Commissioned Member: Great Plains Region (6-year term)
Aaron J. Asmus, Sioux Falls SD
Steven C. Briel, Maple Grove MN
Dennis L. Heiden, Mankato MN
Christopher A. Maronde, Lincoln NE
Russell L. Dewell, Columbus, MT
BNM Ordained or Commissioned Member: West-Southwest Region (3-year term)
Anne E. Bopp, Pocatello ID
Samuel Cosby, Houston TX
Alfonso O. Espinosa, Lake Forest CA
Mark R. Junkans, Houston TX
Anthony J. Schultz, Battle Ground WA
BNM Lay Member: Central Region (6-year term)
John Frerking, Columbia MO
Ernest Garbe, Dieterich IL
Frederick Guengerich, Nashville TN
Louis Kastens, Edmond OK
Sharon Rapp, Conway AR
BNM Lay Member: East-Southeast Region (3-year term)
Eunice Bailey, Whitestone NY
Gilbert Brauch Jr., Hickory NC
Julia Habrecht, Alexandria VA
Michael Killian, Mill Neck NY
Andrew Rullman, Linville NC
BNM Lay Member: Great Lakes Region (6-year term)
Robert Knox, Geneva IL
Crysten Sanchez, Solon IA
Matt Voigt, Fremont WI
Allan Voss, Sheboygan WI
Joyce M. Voss, Eleva WI
BNM Lay Member: Great Plains Region (3-year term)
Michael Borg, Carpenter WY
Carla M. Claussen, New Brighton MN
Robert E. Dunker, Dakota Dunes SD
Thomas R. Halvorson, Sidney MT
Jack H. Hildner, Riverton WY
BNM Lay Member: West-Southwest Region (6-year term)
Jeff Arthurs, Osburn ID
James Cullen, Aloha OR
Carol Hack Broome, Santa Clara CA
Linda Stoterau, Orange CA
Damon Tobias, Cedar Crest NM
LCMS Board for International Mission (BIM)
BIM Ordained or Commissioned Member: Central Region (6-year term)
Peter N. Kirby, St. Louis MO
Martha J. Milas, Champaign IL
David A Mommens, Columbia City IN
Carl E. Rockrohr, Fort Wayne IN
John F. Temple, St. Charles MO
BIM Ordained or Commissioned Member: East-Southeast Region (3-year term)
Juan A. Gonzalez, Lehigh Acres FL
Tina G. Jasion, Fallston MD
Gerhard C. Michael Jr., Cumming GA
Johnson E. Rethinasamy, Whitestone NY
Roberto E. Rojas, Gotha FL
BIM Ordained or Commissioned Member: Great Lakes Region (6-year term)
Jesse A Burns, Ventura IA
Jeffrey W. Pautz, Muscatine IA
Randolph H. Raasch, Cedarburg WI
Edward A. Sikora, Lansing MI
David P. Stechholz, Livonia MI
BIM Ordained or Commissioned Member: Great Plains Region (3-year term)
Bruce H. Lesemann, Storm Lake IA
Fungchatou T. Lo, Brooklyn Center MN
Gerald A. Paul, Great Falls, MT
Bernhard M. Seter, Grafton ND
Kenneth H. Zoeller, Billings MT
BIM Ordained or Commissioned Member: West-Southwest Region (6-year term)
Ronald D. Burcham, Sun Lakes AZ
Samuel Cosby, Houston TX
Jonathan J. Coyne, Menlo Park CA
Michael E. Gibson, Costa Mesa CA
Jeffrey E. Shearier, Beaverton OR
BIM Lay Member: Central Region (3-year term)
Kristine Bruss, Topeka KS
Marguerite Christman, Oklahoma City OK
Jerry M. Frese, Lansing KS
Eric Gates, St. Louis MO
Dean Graumann, Granite OK
BIM Lay Member: East-Southeast Region (6-year term)
Kermit Almstedt, Weeki Wachee FL
Michael Killian, Mill Neck NY
Stuart Nichols, Charlotte NC
Clarence Riley, Warner Robbins GA
James Wolf, McMurray PA
BIM Lay Member: Great Lakes Region (3-year term)
Robert Knox, Geneva IL
George Neuberger Jr., Watertown WI
Mary Rinda, Elmhurst IL
Matt Voigt, Fremont WI
Allan Voss, Sheboygan WI
BIM Lay Member: Great Plains Region (6-year term)
Krista Erickson, Sioux Falls SD
Michael Onnen, Davenport IA
Ron Rathe, Tecumseh NE
Kirk Rosin, Casselton ND
Robert Van Gundy, St. Paul MN
BIM Lay Member: West-Southwest Region (3-year term)
Jeff Arthurs, Osburn ID
Jim Cullen, Aloha OR
Terrence Lung, Sunnyvale CA
Lois Peacock, San Francisco CA
Ray Tacquard Jr., The Woodlands TX
These slates of candidates cannot be altered by nominations from the floor of the convention. Should a candidate be unable to leave his/her name on one of the lists, the next person(s) on the list of nominees will be contacted until there are again five candidates to be considered by the convention.
A more extensive report containing the names and tallies of all nominees who received at least one nominating vote will be provided in the Biographical Synopses & Statements of Nominees booklet that will accompany the Convention Workbook.
Posted March 24, 2016 / Updated March 28 and March 29, 2016
