Dr. Gary Arp of Marion, Iowa, was re-elected to serve his third term as president of the LCMS Iowa East District at its convention June 23-24 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Delegates re-elected Arp, 71, on the first ballot. Also returned to…

Rev. Dan P. Gilbert of Yorkville, Ill., was elected on the first ballot to his first term as president at the 55th Regular Convention of the Northern Illinois District, June 23-25 in St. Charles, Ill. Gilbert, 55, succeeds Dr. William…

Rev. John Wille, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Tomah, Wis., is the new president-elect of the LCMS South Wisconsin District. Delegates to the district’s 51st convention, meeting June 11-13 in Mequon, Wis., elected Wille on the fourth ballot to succeed…

With 62 percent of the votes on the first ballot, Dr. Lane R. Seitz of Savage, Minn., was re-elected president of the LCMS Minnesota South District at its 74th convention June 8-10 on the campus of Concordia University, St. Paul,…

Atlantic District convention delegates, meeting June 8-10 at Concordia College, Bronxville, N.Y., decided by acclamation that Dr. David H. Benke of Bayside, N.Y., would serve his sixth consecutive term as district president. Benke, 60, was installed during a convention banquet celebrating…

Delegates to the 69th convention of the Synod’s Kansas District, held June 8-10 in Topeka, Kan., re-elected President Rev. Keith E. Kohlmeier to his second term.  Kohlmeier, 53, was elected on the first ballot. Also elected as officers were: Rev.…

Delegates elected a new president at the 18th convention of the Ohio District, June 8-10 in Columbus, Ohio.  Rev. Terry L. Cripe, pastor of Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church in Defiance, Ohio, for 17 years, was elected to the district’s…

Delegates to the 57th convention of the Synod’s South Dakota District, meeting June 18-21 in Sioux Falls, S.D., elected a new president — Rev. Dale L. Sattgast of Huron, S.D. Sattgast, 56, was elected on the second ballot.  He has…

By acclamation, delegates to the LCMS Rocky Mountain District convention re-elected Rev. Randall Golter, 50, of Highlands Ranch, Colo., to serve a second three-year term as district president. The district’s 47th convention met June 15-17 in Denver.  Its theme was “Igniting…

Dr. Gerhard Michael Jr. was re-elected by acclamation to his fourth term as president of the Synod’s Florida-Georgia District at the district’s 29th convention, June 9-11 in Lake Mary, Fla. Also elected were: Dr. Dennis Glick of Boca Raton, Fla.,…

Delegates to the 16th regular convention of the LCMS Mid-South District, meeting June 9-12 in Memphis, Tenn., re-elected as president Rev. Kenneth E. Lampe of Eads, Tenn., by acclamation. At the convention, Synod Vice President David Buegler installed Lampe, 58,…

Delegates to the 50th convention of the North Wisconsin District, June 11-13 in Appleton, Wis., elected a new president — Rev. Joel Hoelter of Eau Claire, Wis. Hoelter, 52, was elected on the fourth ballot to his first term.  He…

Rev. Allen Maleske of Kitchener, Ontario, was re-elected to his third term as president of Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) East District at the district’s seventh regular convention, May 28-31 in Ancaster, Ontario. In his acceptance speech, Maleske, 63, said the joys…

Rev. Russell Sommerfeld of Seward, Neb., was re-elected to his second three-year term as president of the Synod’s Nebraska District at the district’s 15th convention, June 1-3 in Seward.  Sommerfeld was elected by just over 70 percent of voting delegates…

A new eight-member committee has met twice — once in February and again in May — to prepare for developing resources in “diverse worship” for the Synod. The group’s assignment is a step toward carrying out a resolution adopted by…

Delegates to the LCMS New England District convention, meeting June 1-3 in Springfield, Mass., re-elected by acclamation Rev. James E. Keurulainen of Dedham, Mass., to a fourth three-year term as district president. Also re-elected by acclamation were Rev. Timothy Yeadon,…