Convention delegates complete balloting

HOUSTON—During voting today, all remaining elections were completed, including positions on the newly formed Board of National Mission and the Board of International Mission. The two boards were formed earlier this week when delegates passed Resolution 8-08A, “to realign the national synod ministries around two mission boards.”

The resolution eliminated existing program boards and some staffed commissions at the LCMS International Center in St. Louis; made all staff, except the Commission on Theology and Church Relations, accountable to an officer of the Synod; and assigned most functions to the two ministry boards or others, such as the Synod president, the Board of Directors, districts or other LCMS agencies.

The Office of National Mission will be responsible for coordinating national ministry that is directed toward, or serving, domestic ministries, especially congregations and schools through their districts. Such ministries may include but not be limited to Lutheran school ministries and accreditation, human care and domestic mercy efforts, stewardship, evangelism, youth ministry, church planting and revitalization.

The Office of International Mission will oversee LCMS work in other countries. This office will place and support foreign missionaries, establish and maintain international schools, coordinate international relief efforts, and support and encourage the work of the Synod’s international partner churches in conjunction with the Office of the President.

Both boards will be comprised of one individual member of Synod and one layperson from each of the five newly formed regions: East (New Jersey, Atlantic, Eastern, New England, Southeastern, Florida-Georgia Districts); Great Lakes (Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, North Wisconsin, South Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, Central Illinois, Southern Illinois); South (Texas, Oklahoma, Mid-South, Kansas, Southern, Missouri); Great Plains (Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa West, Iowa East, Minnesota South, Minnesota North, Nebraska); and West (California-Nevada-Hawaii, Northwest, Pacific Southwest, Rocky Mountain).

Members of the SELC and English Districts—nongeographic districts—will be placed in the region where their congregation is geographically located. Canadian congregations will be placed in the regions to which they are adjacent.

The 64th Regular Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod is meeting July 10-17 at the George R. Brown Convention Center under the theme “ONE People—Forgiven.” Among the approximately 3,000 participants are some 1,200 clergy and lay voting delegates.

The results are listed by board or commission:

BOARD FOR NATIONAL MISSION
Individual member of Synod (elect one from each region)
EAST
Thomas E. Engler, Havertown, PA (EA)
GREAT LAKES
Martha J. Milas, Champaign, IL (CI)
GREAT PLAINS
Steven C. Briel, Maple Grove, MN (MNS)
SOUTH
Samuel Cosby, Houston, TX (TX)
WEST
C. Bryan Wolfmueller, Aurora, CO (RM)

Layperson (elect one from each region)
EAST
James Tallmon, Harpers Ferry, WV (SE)
GREAT LAKES
Ernest E. Garbe, Dieterich, IL (CI)
GREAT PLAINS
Carla M. Claussen, New Brighton, MN (MNS)
SOUTH
Gary Quick, Edmond, OK (OK)
WEST
Linda Stoterau, Orange, CA (PSW)

BOARD FOR INTERNATIONAL MISSION
Individual member of Synod (elect one from each region)
EAST
Juan A. Gonzalez, New York, NY (AT)
GREAT LAKES
Rose E. Gilbert Adle, Secor, IL (CI)
GREAT PLAINS
Bernhard M. Seter, Grafton, ND (ND)
SOUTH
John F. Temple, St. Charles, MO (MO)
WEST
Michael Lange, Brentwood, CA (CNH)

Layperson (elect one from each region)
EAST
Kermit W. Almstedt, Weeki Wachee, FL (FG)
GREAT LAKES
Phillip A. Magness, Bolingbrook, IL (NI)
GREAT PLAINS
Robert Van Gundy, St. Paul, MN (MNS)
SOUTH
David E. Bruns, Topeka, KS (KS)
WEST
Lois Peacock, San Francisco, CA (CNH)

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
(Formerly elected as Board for University Education)
1 ordained minister; 1 commissioned minister; 2 laypersons
Ordained:
Daniel N. Jastram, St. Paul, MN (EN)
Commissioned:
John E. Mierow, Wauwatosa, WI (SW)
Laypersons:
David Hawk, Fort Wayne, IN (IN)
Nancy (Drews) Petrie, Beaverton, OR (NOW)

COMMISSION ON THEOLOGY AND CHURCH RELATIONS
1 ordained minister (parish pastor); 1 commissioned minister (parish teacher);
1 layperson
Ordained:
Arlo W. Pullmann, Laurel, MT (MT)
Commissioned:
Timothy D. Hardy, Mount Clemens, MI (MI)
Laypersons:
Jeffrey Schwarz, Edwardsville, IL (SI)

CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1 ordained minister; 1 commissioned minister; 3 laypersons
Ordained:
Alvin J. Schmidt, Jacksonville, IL (CI)
Commissioned:
Mark L. Bender, Ballwin, MO (MO)
Laypersons:
Ruth N. Koch, Denver, CO (RM)
Natalie Oleshchuk, St. Louis, MO (MO)
Gretchen A. Roberts, Knoxsville, TN (MDS)

LUTHERAN CHURCH EXTENSION FUND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
1 ordained or commissioned; 2 laypersons
Ordained or Commissioned:
David L. Bahn, Cypress, TX (TX)
Laypersons:
Thomas M. Buuck, Meridian, ID (NOW)
David E. Wuenscher, St. Louis, MO

BOARDS OF REGENTS
Concordia University at Ann Arbor, Michigan
1 ordained minister; 1 commissioned minister; 2 laypersons
Ordained:
Martin K. Moehring, Decatur, IN (IN)
Commissioned:
Wesley J. Wrucke, Evansville, IN (IN)
Laypersons:
Christian A. Preus, Plymouth, MN (MNS)
Leslie K. Sramek, Mascoutah, IL (SI)

Concordia University at Austin, Texas
1 ordained minister; 1 commissioned minister; 2 laypersons
Ordained:
Michael P. Dorn, Houston, TX (TX)
Commissioned:
Jan W. Lohmeyer, Houston, TX (TX)
Laypersons:
Noreen L. Linke, Sugar Land, TX (TX)
Kristi A. Matus, San Antonio, TX (TX)

Concordia College at Bronxville, N.Y.
1 ordained minister; 1 commissioned minister; 2 laypersons
Ordained:
Arthur W. Scherer, Baltimore, MD (SE)
Commissioned:
Jonathan C. Laabs, Roselle, IL (NI)
Laypersons:
Heidi J. Fields, Atlanta, GA (FG)
James T. Jahnke, Bronxville, NY (AT)

Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Ind.
1 ordained minister; 2 laypersons
Ordained:
Ronald M. Garwood, Casper, WY (WY)
Laypersons:
Leo S. Mackay Jr., Alexandria, VA (SE)
Bradd Stucky, Fon du Lac, WI (SW)

Concordia University at Irvine, Calif.
1 ordained minister; 1 commissioned minister; 2 laypersons
Ordained:
Michael A. Morehouse, Tucson, AZ (EN)
Commissioned:
Heather H. Wyneken-Manning, Orange, CA (PSW)
Laypersons:
Sandra Ostapowich, Loveland, CO (RM)
Glen Piper, Valparaiso, IN (IN)

Concordia University Wisconsin at Mequon, Wis.
1 ordained minister; 1 commissioned minister; 2 laypersons
Ordained:
Klemet Preus, Plymouth, MN (MNS)
Commissioned:
Lynette A. Fredericksen, Suring, WI (NW)
Laypersons:
Mary Dittmar, Sheboygan, WI (SW)
Robert M. Knox, Geneva, IL (NI)

Concordia University at Portland, Ore.
1 ordained minister; 1 commissioned minister; 2 laypersons
Ordained:
Stewart D. Crown, Palo Alto, CA (CNH)
Commissioned:
Keith E. Brosz, Anchorage, AK (NOW)
Laypersons:
Kathy Schulz, Augusta, MO (EN)
Andrew T. White, Boise, ID (NOW)

Concordia University Chicago at River Forest, Ill.
1 ordained minister; 1 commissioned minister; 2 laypersons
Ordained:
William C. Weedon, Worden, IL (SI)
Commissioned:
Mark P. Muehl, Fort Wayne, IN (IN)
Laypersons:
Deborah Grime, Fort Wayne, IN (IN)
Mark O. Stern, Wheaton, IL (NI)

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo.
1 ordained minister; 2 laypersons
Ordained:
Harold L. Senkbeil, Waukesha, WI (SW)
Laypersons:
Albert N. Allen, Houston, TX (TX)
Paul Hegland, Kenosha, WI (SW)

Concordia University at St. Paul, Minn.
1 ordained minister; 1 commissioned minister; 2 laypersons
Ordained:
Karl A. Weber, Ottertail, MN (MNN)
Commissioned:
Angela Hublick, Elizabethtown, KY (IN)
Laypersons:
Carol M. Fehrmann, Brooklyn Park, MN (MNS)
Gregg Hein, Billings, MT (MT)

Concordia College at Selma, Ala.
1 ordained minister; 1 commissioned minister; 2 laypersons
Ordained:
Dien A. Taylor, The Bronx, NY (AT)
Commissioned:
Lawrence E. Sohn, Milwaukee, WI (SW)
Laypersons:
James A. Sandfort, Ballwin, MO (MO)
Ellen R. Ziehr-Lange, Anaheim Hills, CA (PSW)

Concordia University at Seward, Neb.
1 ordained minister; 1 commissioned minister; 2 laypersons (2 from Seward County)
Ordained:
Keith H. Grimm, Omaha, NE (NEB)
Commissioned:
Robert L. Cooksey, Kirkwood, MO (MO)
Laypersons:
Timothy L. Moll, Seward, NE (NEB)
Jill Wild, Seward, NE (NEB)

Posted July 16, 2010