Official notice: LCMS districts (July 2024)

St. John’s Lutheran School, Country Club Hills, Ill.; St. Paul Lutheran School, Chicago; and St. John’s Lutheran Preschool, Woodstock, Ill., have closed. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, South Holland, Ill., has merged with Trinity Lutheran Church, Lansing, Ill. — Rev. Dr. Allan R. Buss, president, Northern Illinois District

St. Peter Lutheran Church, Randall, Minn., and St. Paul Lutheran Church, Royalton, Minn., have formed a multi-congregational parish. — Rev. Brady Finnern, president, Minnesota North District

Rev. John W. Otte has resigned from the ordained roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and is, therefore, no longer able to receive a call. — Rev. Dr. R. Lee Hagan, president, Missouri District

Rev. Jared Korb, Worland, Wyo., has been appointed circuit visitor for Yellowstone Circuit 4, replacing Rev. Jais Tinglund. — Rev. John Hill, president, Wyoming District

Rev. Paul Mundinger, Birchwood, Wis., has been appointed circuit visitor for Rice Lake Circuit 3, replacing Rev. Quinten Buechner. — Rev. Dr. Dwayne M. Lueck, president, North Wisconsin District

Rev. John Manweiler, St. George, Utah, has been appointed circuit visitor for Utah Circuit 8, replacing Rev. Anthony Masinelli. — Rev. James Maxwell, president, Rocky Mountain District

Alexander E. Erwin has resigned from the commissioned roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and is, therefore, no longer able to receive a call. Rev. Richard Mittelstadt, Brownwood, Texas, has been appointed circuit visitor for Circuit 5, replacing Rev. Lewis “Lynn” Lubke. Rev. Stephen Sandfort, Alze, Texas, has been appointed circuit visitor for Circuit 10, replacing Rev. Timothy Fraker. — Rev. Michael Newman, president, Texas District

Rev. Michael Blodgett, Fort Wayne, Ind., has been appointed circuit visitor for Fort Wayne-East Circuit 9, replacing Rev. Timothy Sims. — Rev. Dr. D. Richard Stuckwisch, president, Indiana District

Rev. Nathan Sherill, Council Bluffs, Iowa, has been appointed circuit visitor for Council Bluffs Circuit 6, replacing Rev. David Kuhnle. Our Savior Open Arms Preschool, Denison, Iowa, has closed. Trinity Lutheran Church, Dayton, Iowa, is no longer a congregation of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. — Rev. Dr. Steven D. Turner, president, Iowa West District

Posted June 27, 2024