Official notice: Requests for reinstatement (Jan. 2026)

Racheal Marie Ackerman (Menden), Lakefield, Minn.; Julia Catherine Evola (Jankauskas), Macomb, Mich.; Elizabeth Ann Leinberger (Schmidt), Macomb, Mich.; and Pamela Joan Whightsil (Smith), Sioux City, Iowa, have applied for reinstatement to the Minister of Religion—Commissioned roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.

Correspondence regarding these application should be directed to the undersigned for receipt no later than Feb. 5.

Rev. Dr. John W. Sias, Secretary, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, 1333 S. Kirkwood Road, St. Louis, MO 63122-7295.

Posted Dec. 30, 2025