The Rev. Waldemar R. Vinovskis succeeds the Rev. Andrew J. Dzurovcik as president of the LCMS SELC District.
Convention
LCMS Oklahoma District re-elects Henke president
The Rev. Barrie E. Henke was elected to his fourth term as district president on the first ballot.
Sailer re-elected president of LCMS South Dakota District
The Rev. Scott C. Sailer was elected to his second term as district president on the first ballot.
Minnesota North elects Fondow to sixth term
The Rev. Dr. Donald J. Fondow was re-elected president at the district’s 23rd convention, April 9–11 in Alexandria, Minn.
Wanted: Nominations for convention
The Oct. 20 deadline may seem a long way off, but the time is now to submit nominations for the 74 officer, board and commission positions to be elected at the next LCMS Convention, July 20–25, 2019, in Tampa, Fla.
Johnson elected to first term as Southern District president
The Rev. Dr. McNair Ramsey of Valley Grande, Ala., was elected first vice-president.
Buss elected to first term in Northern Illinois
The Rev. Allan R. Buss of Belvidere, Ill., is elected to his first three-year term as president of the LCMS Northern Illinois District.
Scharr elected to third full term in Southern Illinois
Others elected to leadership positions include the Rev. Mark Nebel of Red Bud, Ill., as first vice-president; the Rev. Benjamin Ball of Hamel, Ill., second vice-president; the Rev. Peter Ill of Millstadt, Ill., secretary; and Julie Johnson of Hamel, treasurer.
FAQs provide ‘Update on Licensed Lay Deacons’
The new online resource is available on the LCMS president’s webpage.
Bertsch elected to first full term in North Dakota
Also elected were the Rev. Kirk Peters of Hazen, N.D., as first vice-president, and the Rev. Steve Schulz of Fargo, N.D., as second vice-president.
Convention acts on marriage, vocation, euthanasia
Delegates adopt six “Church and Culture” resolutions during the LCMS convention’s closing session.
National Offering receives $315,000 for ‘Witness, Mercy, Life Together’
Contributions will support national and international mission programs and projects related to the Synod’s threefold emphasis.
Delegates adopt resolutions on fertility issues, persecuted Christians
The Synod in convention adopted the final three resolutions from Floor Committee 3 on Mercy regarding fertility issues, persecuted Christians and LCMS World Relief and Human Care.
‘Witness, Mercy, Life Together’ to continue in the LCMS
LCMS convention delegates adopt six resolutions addressing unity in worship and life together in the church.
Convention delegates select emphases for national witness
The LCMS turns its attention toward revitalization, work among Hmong and Hispanic peoples and establishing Rosa J. Young academies.
Delegates adopt measures strengthening Concordias’ confessional identity
On the final day of the convention, delegates approve three more resolutions from Floor Committee 7, Concordia University System.
