Also elected were:
- Rev. Dr. Dien Ashley Taylor, pastor of Redeemer Lutheran Church, The Bronx, N.Y., as first vice-president, non-geographic;
- Rev. Dr. Joshua Hollmann, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, Woodside, N.Y., as second vice-president, Region II;
- Rev. Mark Mueller, pastor of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Delmar, N.Y., as third vice-president, Region I; and
- Rev. David G. Wackenhuth of Mount Sinai, N.Y., as fourth vice-president, Region III.
The elected officers were installed June 9 at the close of the convention.
Delegates also discussed and passed resolutions to:
- “decry racism in church and society.”
- expand and support the district’s Lay Deacon Program.
- expand the mandate of the Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty.
- urge the Synod in convention to remove limitations to Specific Ministry Pastor service in non-ecclesiastical supervisory roles at the district level.
- overrule the LCMS Board of Directors’ “May 2017 Resolution 12-14, re Bylaw 7.1.2.”
- modify governance of the Concordia University System.
- overrule Commission on Constitutional Matters Opinion 14-2724 regarding the Synod’s prohibition of sending missionaries.
- encourage congregations to observe feast days.
Posted June 12, 2018
