Official Notice: LCMS Convention Floor Committees

Abbreviation KeyC –  Chairman; DP – District President; VOM – Voting Ordained Minister; VL –  Voting Layperson; AOM – Advisory Ordained Minister; ACM – Advisory Commissioned Minister; AL – Advisory Layperson. DISTRICT ABBREVIATIONS:AT – Atlantic; CI – Central Illinois; CNH – California- Nevada-Hawaii; EA – Eastern; EN – English; FG – Florida-Georgia; IE – Iowa East; IN – Indiana; IW – Iowa West; KS – Kansas; MI – Michigan; MDS – Mid-South; MNN – Minnesota  North; MNS – Minnesota  South; MO – Missouri; MT – Montana; ND – North Dakota; NEB – Nebraska; NE – New England; NI – Northern Illinois; NJ – New Jersey;NOW – Northwest;NW – North Wisconsin; OH – Ohio; OK – Oklahoma; PSW – Pacific Southwest; RM – Rocky Mountain; SD – South Dakota; SE – Southeastern; SELC – SELC; SI – Southern Illinois; SO – Southern; SW – South Wisconsin; TX – Texas; WY – Wyoming.
Committee 1:  MISSIONSC: Paul Sieveking (IW) DP: Larry Stoterau (PSW); Vernon Schindler  (SD); Russell Sommerfeld (NE) VOM: Geoffrey Robinson (CI); Dana Brones  (FG); Ron Rall (MO); Leonard Busch  (OK); Eloy Gonzalez (TX)  VL: Dennis Winter (IE); Ralph Van Qualen  (IW); Gilbert Brauch Jr. (SE) AOM: Chris Reinke (NOW) ACM: Amy Weston (MI)
Committee 2:  DISTRICT ANDCONGREGATIONAL SERVICESC: Bill Ameiss (NI) DP: David Ritt (EN); Gary Arp (IE) VOM: Dien Taylor (AT); Bruce Noennig (MNN);  Paul Short (MO); Byrene “Keith” Haney  (SW); Mark Nebel (SI) VL: William Kemnitz (CI); Janet Neubauer  (FG); Jerold Cahill (SELC); William Snow  (SD) ACM: Rachel Klitzing (PSW); Doug Widger (TX)
Committee 3:  THEOLOGY AND CHURCH RELATIONSC: Arleigh Lutz (NW) DP: Gerhard Michael Jr. (FG); David Benke  (AT); George Wollenburg (MT) VOM: Dan Cloeter (MI); Bill Otte (MNS); Mark  Hannemann (NEB); Ken Krause (NI);  Jeffery Grams (WY) VL: John Hall (MDS);  Paul Pennekamp (OK); Carolyn Schoenborn (NOW); Duane  Meyer (SI) AOM: Ralph Blomenberg (IN); David Joeckel  (TX) ACM: Ronald Harman (EN)
Committee 4:  PROGRAM AND FINANCEC: William Hoesman (MI) DP: Randall Golter (RM); James Linderman  (TX); Daniel May (IN)VOM: Ronald Wiese (MDS); Mark Shockey  (MNS); Clark Jahnke (ND) VL: William Charon (AT); Michael Coffey  (EN); John Whaley (CNH); Greg Smith  (KS) AOM: David Buegler (OH) ACM: Phil Rogers (NW)
Committee 5:  HIGHER EDUCATIONC: Carl Krueger (SELC) DP: Herbert Mueller (SI); Jon Diefenthaler  (SE); Robert Newton (CNH) VOM: Paul Linnemann (NOW); Roger  Sonnenberg (PSW); Kurt Van Fossan (RM); McNair “Tony” Ramsey (SO) VL: Ruth Ann Johnson (MO); Arthur  Brackebush (MT); Alden Anderson (SE);  Curtis Mickan (TX) AOM: Orv Walz (NEB) ACM: Rhonda Mohr (IW); Jonathan Laabs (NI)
Committee 6:  HUMAN CAREC: James Keurulainen (NE) DP: Larry Harvala (ND); Ron Garwood (WY);  Kenneth Lampe (MDS) VOM: Kristian Kincaid (IE); Paul Shackel (NW);  Michael Thress (SE) VL: Katherine Klemp (MNS); Joyce Gierke  (NEB); Jean Heise (NI) AOM: Rocky Meese (KS); Norman Nissen (MNN)   ACM: Sharolyn Sander (NI)
Committee 7:  STRUCTURE, PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATIONC: Warren Schumacher (NOW) DP: Lane Seitz (MNS); James Kalthoff (MO);  Keith Kohlmeier (KS)     VOM: Jeffrey Schrank (EN); Luther Werth (MI); Bill Moorhead (NEB); Carl Anton (NE);  Daniel Teller (NI) VL: Rufus Davis (CNH); Roy Schmidt (MI); John Schuelke (RM); Bruce Dannemeyer  (PSW); David Weinhold (TX) AOM: Terry Cripe (OH) ACM: David Frank (MO) AL: Gordon Tresch (EA)
Committee 8:  ECCLESIASTICAL SUPERVISION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTIONC: Ronald Meyer (SW)DP: John Brunner (EA); Kurtis Schultz (SO) VOM: Michael Volk (OH); Beryl Droegemueller  (PSW); James Pierce (NJ); Randall  Raasch (SW) VL: Gene Schnelz (MI); Harold Hager (MO);  Glenn Van Velsen (NEB); R. Neely Owen  (SE) AOM: Walter Tietjen (CNH); Ken Schamens (FG)   ACM: Gary Beyer (PSW)
Committee 9:  REGISTRATION, CREDENTIALS, AND ELECTIONSC: William Klettke (NJ) DP: Ronald Bergen (OH); Donald Fondow (MNN) VOM: Thomas Krause (KS); Peter Nickel (MI);  Walt Pohland (TX) VL: Roger M. Fisher (IN); Dale Ortloff (MNS);  Donald Hanson (NW) ACM: Vernon Koch (NE); William Busacker (SW)
Committee 10:  NOMINATIONS (Elected by Districts)(Committee 10 Legend:  C = Chairman; DP = District President; O = Ordained Minister; L = Layperson) C: William Diekelman (OK) DP: David J. Bueltmann (CI) O: William J. Meyer (AT); Timothy E. Sims  (IN); Donald L. Taylor (MNS); David Block (NEB); Daniel J. Teller (NI); John Hill (WY) L: Helen Bartz (CNH); Eileen Bishop List  (FG); Gary Thies (IW); James Weber (MO); Craig Timm (NW); Carol J. Warren (NOW); John Daniel (SELC); Howard Koosman  (SD); Harvey Wilkening (SO)
Posted April 30, 2004