Official notice: LCMS districts (Aug. 2022)

REV. THOMAS K. SPAHN has resigned from the ordained roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and is, therefore, no longer eligible to receive a call. REV. MARK DUER, Lyons, Ill., has been appointed circuit visitor for NID Circuit E13B, replacing Rev. Matthew Zickler. REV. WILLIAM RYDEN, Shorewood, Ill., has been appointed circuit visitor for South Region Circuit S17, replacing Rev. David Totsky. — Rev. Dr. Allan R. Buss, president, Northern Illinois District

REV. JONATHAN SCHULTZ, Great Falls, Mont., has been appointed circuit visitor for Central Circuit 4, replacing Rev. Marcus Williams. — Rev. Terry Forke, president, Montana District

REV. DR. PAUL WINNINGHAM, Uniontown and Perryville, Mo., has been elected circuit visitor for Altenburg Circuit 1, replacing Rev. Roger Steinbrueck. REV. DONALDO SONNTAG, Mexico, Mo., has been elected circuit visitor for Columbia Circuit 5, replacing Rev. Kent Pierce. REV. MARK JUNKIN, Corder, Mo., has been elected circuit visitor for Concordia North Circuit 6, replacing Rev. Timothy Miille. REV. JOSHUA SCHMIDT, Jackson, Mo., has been elected circuit visitor for Jackson Bootheel Circuit 9, replacing Rev. Mark Boettcher. REV. BRIAN WHITTLE, Lohman, Mo., has been elected circuit visitor for Jefferson City Circuit 10, replacing Rev. Peter Lange. REV. STEVEN PAUL ANDREWS JR., Lee’s Summit, Mo., has been elected circuit visitor for Kansas City South Circuit 13, replacing Rev. David Reimnitz. REV. JOHN PERLING, St. Robert, Mo., has been elected circuit visitor for Rolla Circuit 15, replacing Rev. Stephen Kamprath. REV. RYAN TAYLOR, St. Charles, Mo., has been elected circuit visitor for St. Charles Circuit 16, replacing Rev. Mark Hoehner. REV. DAVID GRUENFELD, Sunset Hills, Mo., has been elected circuit visitor for St. Louis County, Affton Circuit 18, replacing Rev. Richard LaBore. REV. SCOTT JONAS, Glendale, Mo., has been elected circuit visitor for St. Louis County Kirkwood Circuit 20, replacing Rev. David Meggers. REV. NATHAN RUBACK, Bellefontaine Neighbors, Mo., has been elected circuit visitor for St. Louis North Circuit 21, replacing Rev. Matthew Roeglin. HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN CHURCH, formerly of Altenburg Circuit 1, is now a congregation of Farmington Circuit 8. — Rev. Dr. R. Lee Hagan, president, Missouri District

REV. GORDON S. NAUMANN, Scarsdale, N.Y., has been elected circuit visitor of New York/New Jersey Circuit 1, replacing Rev. Dr. Martin K. Erhardt. REV. TIMOTHY A. HOLZERLAND, West Bloomfield, Mich., has been elected circuit visitor for Detroit North Circuit 12, replacing Rev. Daniel E. Grams. REV. JONATHAN P. GRUEN, Lee’s Summit, Mo., has been elected circuit visitor for St. Louis Circuit 18, replacing Rev. Theodore L. Laesch. REV. DR. JOHN W. STIEVE, Green Valley, Ariz., has been elected circuit visitor for Arizona South Circuit 20, replacing Rev. Michael A. Morehouse. REV. ARTHUR J. DREHMAN, St. George, Utah, has been elected circuit visitor for Nevada/Utah Circuit 21, filling a vacant position. REV. JAMES E. HUENINK, El Cajon, Calif., has been elected circuit visitor for San Diego Circuit 22, replacing Rev. Steven J. Duescher. REV. CHRISTOPHER M. SEIFFERLEIN, Lititz, Pa., has been appointed circuit visitor for Philadelphia Circuit 2, replacing Rev. Robert J. Kieselowsky. — Rev. Dr. Jamison J. Hardy, president, English District

REV. DR. ARLEIGH VONSEGGERN, Marengo, Wis., has been elected circuit visitor for Lake Superior Circuit 1, replacing Rev. Steve Hyvonen. REV. JEFFREY KAZMIERSKI, Eau Claire, Wis., has been elected circuit visitor for Eau Claire Circuit 9, replacing Rev. Dr. Daniel Wonderly. REV. RALPH SHOREY, Medford, Wis., has been elected circuit visitor for Abbotsford Circuit 10, replacing Rev. Mark Schwalenberg. REV. TIMOTHY SWANSON, Wausau, Wis., has been elected circuit visitor for Wausau Circuit 11, replacing Rev. Ryan Fehrmann. REV. STEVEN STOLL, Mountain, Wis., has been elected circuit visitor for Gillett Circuit 14, replacing Rev. Richard Buhrke. REV. SCOTT JOHNSON, Mondovi, Wis., has been elected circuit visitor for Fall Creek Circuit 15, replacing Rev. Timothy Moe. REV. DAVID FICKEN, Plover, Wis., has been elected circuit visitor for Wisconsin Rapids Circuit 17, replacing Rev. Kevin Ader. REV. LARRY YAW, Pulaski, Wis., has been elected circuit visitor for Green Bay Circuit 19, replacing Rev. Paul Pett. — Rev. Dr. Dwayne M. Lueck, president, North Wisconsin District

REV. WILLIAM J. HOOPER has resigned from the ordained roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and is, therefore, no longer eligible to receive a call. — Rev. Dr. David P.E. Maier, president, Michigan District

REV. CHRISTOPHER GRIFFITH, Wellston, Okla., has been elected circuit visitor for Norman Circuit 9, replacing Rev. Phillip Borntrager. REV. DWAYNE SCHROEDER, Enid, Okla., has been elected circuit visitor for Enid Circuit 2, replacing Rev. Timothy Dorsch. REV. RAY L. SMITH, Okarche, Okla., has been elected circuit visitor for Kingfisher Circuit 3, replacing Rev. Timothy McCarty. REV. DR. EUGENE SCHNEIDER III, Lawton, Okla., has been elected circuit visitor for Lawton Circuit 4, replacing Rev. David Thompson. — Rev. David Nehrenz, president, Oklahoma District

ABIGAIL H. TESFAYE and TANNER J. EVANS have resigned from the commissioned roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and are, therefore, no longer eligible to receive a call. — Rev. Michael W. Newman, president, Texas District

GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, Holiday Island, Ark., previously in Fayetteville Circuit 102, is now in Jonesboro Circuit 104. COMMUNITY OF FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH, Little Rock, Ark., previously in Little Rock South Circuit 107, is now in Little Rock North Circuit 106. — Rev. Dr. Roger Paavola, president, Mid-South District

REV. JEFFREY KEUNING, Dexter, Iowa, has been elected circuit visitor for Adair Circuit 1, replacing Rev. Steve Wichtendahl. REV. SCOTT KOZISEK, Garner, Iowa, has been elected circuit visitor for Algona Circuit 2, replacing Rev. Duane Miesner. REV. JONATHAN CONNER, Manilla, Iowa, has been appointed circuit visitor for Carroll Circuit 4, replacing Rev. Benjamin Dose. REV. DAVID KUHNLE, Honey Creek, Iowa, has been elected circuit visitor for Council Bluffs Circuit 6, replacing Rev. William Caughey. REV. CHAD TRUNKHILL, Dow City, Iowa, has been elected circuit visitor for Denison Circuit 7, replacing Rev. Merle Mahnken. REV. KENDALL MEYER, Fort Dodge, Iowa, has been elected circuit visitor for Fort Dodge Circuit 10, replacing Rev. Nicholas Thackery. REV. MICHAEL MCGINLEY, Spencer, Iowa, has been elected circuit visitor for Spencer Circuit 13, replacing Rev. David Simonson. — Rev. Dr. Steven D. Turner, president, Iowa District West

REV. JACOB GAUGERT has resigned from the ordained roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and is, therefore, no longer eligible to receive a call. AMY KELLY has resigned from the commissioned roster of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and is, therefore, no longer eligible to receive a call. THE WAY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, Columbia, Ill., is now a congregation of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. — Rev. Waldemar R. Vinovskis, president, SELC District

REV. DAVID WESCHE, Blairsville, Ga., has been elected circuit visitor for Northeast Georgia Circuit 1, replacing Rev. Gary Dehnke. REV. ANDREW HOWE, Warner Robins, Ga., has been elected circuit visitor for East Central Georgia Circuit 4, replacing Rev. John Lehenbauer. REV. PATRICK MCKENZIE, Jacksonville, Fla., has been elected circuit visitor for First Coast Circuit 6, replacing Rev. Dana Brones. REV. RON PENNEKAMP, Lakeland, Fla., has been elected circuit visitor for Winter Haven Circuit 11, replacing Rev. Dean Pfeffer. REV. SCOTT MCLEAN, Sebring, Fla., has been elected circuit visitor for Heartland Circuit 12, replacing Rev. Richard Norris. REV. PAUL MESEKE, Brooksville, Fla., has been elected circuit visitor for Suncoast Circuit 13, replacing Rev. Dr. David Brockhoff. REV. BRIAN STOLARCZYK, Punta Gorda, Fla., has been elected circuit visitor for Sarasota Circuit 16, replacing Rev. Rossetter Leavitt. — Rev. Dr. Gregory S. Walton, president, Florida-Georgia District

REV. AARON KOCH, Greenfield, Wis., has been elected circuit visitor for Metro South Shore Circuit 01, replacing Rev. Karl Fabrizius. REV. ROBERT MROSKO, Brookfield, Wis., has been elected circuit visitor for Metro Southwest Circuit 05, replacing Rev. Michael Pfingsten. REV. M. DOUGLAS PETERS, Milwaukee, Wis., has been elected circuit visitor for Metro-North Shore Circuit 06, replacing Rev. Michael Henrichs. REV. CARL LEHENBAUER, Mequon, Wis., has been elected circuit visitor for Ozaukee Washington Circuit 07, replacing Rev. Philip Hillebrand. REV. THOMAS SCHMITT, Chilton, Wis., has been elected circuit visitor for Manitowoc Circuit 13, replacing Rev. William Kilps. REV. JACOB EICHERS, La Crosse, Wis., has been elected circuit visitor for La Crosse Circuit 17, replacing Rev. Donald Stein. REV. DOUGLAS BERGELIN, Lebanon, Wis., has been elected circuit visitor for Watertown Circuit 22, replacing Rev. Matthew Martin. REV. CARL SEEGER, Edgerton, Wis., has been elected circuit visitor for Janesville Circuit 23, replacing Rev. Don Fehlauer. REV. RANDALL SENN, Beloit, Wis., has been elected circuit visitor for Beloit Circuit 24, replacing Rev. Dennis Roser. — Rev. Dr. John C. Wille, president, South Wisconsin District

Posted July 26, 2022