The Rev. Eric C. Johnson was elected on the first ballot.
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Buss elected to third term in Northern Illinois
The Rev. Dr. Allan Buss was elected on the first ballot.

Finnern re-elected in Minnesota North
The Rev. Brady L. Finnern was elected to his second term as district president on the first ballot.

LEA honors top educators
Dr. Mary Scott, executive director and CEO at Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, Calif., was selected to receive the Christus Magister award, LEA’s highest honor.

New ministry leaders join IC staff
The leaders will serve in the areas of international mission, discipleship and family ministry.

LCMS pastor ministers in wake of Bourbon Street tragedy
The Rev. Kenneth DeSoto serves as a police department chaplain in New Orleans.

Sturzenbecher elected to first term in South Dakota
The LCMS South Dakota District convention was held Feb. 16–18 in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Curtis elected to first term in SID
The LCMS Southern Illinois District held its 60th convention Feb. 20–22.

Obituary: Rev. Dr. Paul L. Maier, former LCMS vice-president
The Rev. Dr. Paul L. Maier, noted Christian author and former vice-president of the LCMS, died on Feb. 27.

Serving in all seasons
Two seasoned LCMS Lutherans are demonstrating that the Lord’s call to serve one’s neighbor never ends.

New lay missionaries prepare to deploy
One of the new missionaries will serve in Asia, and the others will serve in Latin America.

Heimer installed as manager of All Nations Ministry
Prior to serving at the LCMS International Center, Heimer ministered for 28 years on the U.S./Mexico border.

Obituary: Dr. Ralph Schultz, former president of Concordia College New York
Schultz died on Sept. 24 after a brief illness.

Obituary: Dr. Carl Moser, former director of LCMS School Ministry
Moser died on May 31 at the age of 86.

Obituary: Nancy Harrison, mother of LCMS President Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison
Nancy Theresa Harrison of Sioux City, Iowa, died on June 12 at the age of 86.