Official notice: LCMS districts (Dec. 2023)

REV. KENNETH ERIC JOHNSON has resigned from the ordained roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and is, therefore, no longer able to receive a call. STEPHEN BENSON has been removed from the commissioned roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and is, therefore, no longer able to receive a call. BETHEL OROMO LUTHERAN CHURCH, Acton, Mass., is now a congregation of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH, Groton, Conn., and TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, Ashaway, R.I., have formed a multi-congregation parish. CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, Scituate, Mass., is no longer a congregation of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. — Rev. Robert Beinke, president, New England District

REV. KEVIN KARL ADER has resigned from the ordained roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and is, therefore, no longer able to receive a call. DENNIS WAHRLE, SUSAN ORTEGO, MICHELLE WOLF, KATRINA ERNST, E.J. DOUGLAS, CHRISTOPHER DANNER, MARY BAARS, KAREN EIGENMANN, SHERYL HENDRYX and CHRISTINA LEWANDOWSKI have been removed from the commissioned roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and are, therefore, no longer able to receive a call. AMANDA THILK, WILLIAM RIETSCHEL, ANDREW ERNST, KARINA KEATING, KIMBERLY KEANE and PAMELA INKINEN have resigned from the commissioned roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and are, therefore, no longer able to receive a call. MARK GRUENWALD‘s request for reinstatement to the roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod has been approved, and he is, therefore, eligible to receive a call. ST. ANDREW LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL, Rockton, Ill., is now closed. — Rev. Dr. Allan R. Buss, president, Northern Illinois District

REV. DAVID A. JUNG, Pinconning, Mich., has been appointed circuit visitor for Bay City Circuit 6, replacing Rev. Erwin Hutter. — Rev. David A. Davis, president, Michigan District

MARTIN W. LIEBMANN III and DEACONESS KAREN WESTBROOKS have been removed from the commissioned roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and are, therefore, no longer able to receive a call. CONNIE S. SEITZ and BRADLEY C. EGBERTS have resigned from the commissioned roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and are, therefore, no longer able to receive a call. — Rev. Dr. R. Lee Hagan, president, Missouri District

CONCORDIA LUTHERAN CHURCH, Buena Vista, Va., is now a congregation of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. OUR REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH, Wilson, N.C., and PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, Goldsboro, N.C., are no longer a multi-congregation parish. — Rev. Dr. William A. Harmon, president, Southeastern District

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, Manito, Ill., and ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, Manito, Ill., have formed a multi-congregation parish. TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, La Rose, Ill., has merged with ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, Varna, Ill. — Rev. Michael Mohr, president, Central Illinois District

REV. WANGDOUA CHANG has been removed from the ordained roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and is, therefore, no longer able to receive a call. LINDSEY DUERR has resigned from the commissioned roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and is, therefore, no longer able to receive a call. JENISE BARTELT, SUSAN COVERT, JILL DURAN, SHARLA HAIGHT and JENELLE HANSON have been removed from the commissioned roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and are, therefore, no longer able to receive a call. CHRIST LUTHERAN SCHOOL, Mustang, Okla., and CHRIST THE REDEEMER EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, Tulsa, Okla., have closed. — Rev. David Nehrenz, president, Oklahoma District

REV. JASON MORENO, Richmond, Texas, has been appointed circuit visitor for Circuit 37, replacing Rev. Tyler Moore. — Rev. Michael W. Newman, president, Texas District

REV. BRENNAN GAERTNER has been removed from the ordained roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and is, therefore, no longer able to receive a call. REV. PHILLIP SCHULTZ, Cheektowaga, N.Y., has been appointed circuit visitor for Buffalo North Circuit 1, replacing Rev. Jeffrey Nickel. — Rev. John Pingel, president, Eastern District

CATELYN URSCHEL and REBECCA VEEN have been removed from the commissioned roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and are, therefore, no longer able to receive a call. — Rev. Dr. D. Richard Stuckwisch, president, Indiana District

Posted Nov. 30, 2023