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The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
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61st Regular Convention St. Louis, Mo. July 14-20, 2001

July 19, 2001 #35

Contact: Bruce Kueck (314) 342-5715

The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod elects officials to various boards, 
commissions

ST. LOUIS -- Final election results for the 61st Regular Convention of The 
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS), meeting here July 14-20, are listed 
below. The home district of each elected individual follows the name in 
parenthesis. The district-name key is listed at the end of this release.

Secretary

Raymond L. Hartwig, St. Louis, MO (MO)

Vice President-Finance-Treasurer

Thomas Kuchta, Hinsdale, IL (NI)

LCMS Board of Directors

Ordained ministers:

James E. Fandrey, Omaha, NE (NEB)

Robert T. Kuhn, Ballwin, MO (MO)

Commissioned minister:

Elizabeth A. Fluegel, Alexandria, VA (SE)

Laypersons:

Jean Garton, Benton, AR (MDS)

Dave Hawk, Fort Wayne, IN (IN)

Christian A. Preus, Plymouth, MN (MNS)

Edwin A. Trapp Jr., Dallas, TX (TX)

Board for Black Ministry Services

Ordained minister:

John Fenton, Detroit, MI (EN)

Commissioned minister:

Aaron Dickerson, Memphis, TN (MDS)

Layperson:

Mary E. Smith, Detroit, MI (MI)

Board for Communication Services

Ordained minister:

Dean Nadasdy, Woodbury, MN (MNS)

Commissioned minister:

David O. Berger, St. Louis, MO (MO)

Board for District and Congregational Services

Ordained ministers:

Dean F. Rothchild, Bottineau, ND (ND)

Jonathan E. Shaw, El Paso, TX (MO)

Commissioned minister:

Patricia A. Hoffman, Irvine, CA (PSW)

Laypersons:

Ida L. Mall, Lake Jackson, TX (TX)

Allan Voss, Sheboygan, WI (SW)

Board for Higher Education

Ordained ministers:

David L. Anderson, Dubuque, IA (IE)

Randall L. Golter, Albuquerque, NM (RM)

Commissioned minister:

H. James Boldt, Rochester, MI (MI)

Board for Human Care Ministries

Ordained minister (parish pastor):

Bernhard Seter, Grafton, ND (ND)

Commissioned minister:

Kurt M. Senske, Austin, TX (TX)

Board for Mission Services

Ordained ministers:

Warren H. Davis, Pensacola, FL (SO)

John Temple, St. Louis, MO (MO)

Commissioned minister:

Jennie J. Waters, Buffalo Lake, MN (MNS)

Laypersons:

Kermit W. Almstedt, Fairfax, VA (SE)

Susan Christian, Golden, CO (RM)

Commission on Theology and Church Relations

Ordained minister:

Walter Lehenbauer, Cloquet, MN (MNN)

Layperson:

Paul Nus, Kohler, WI (SW)

Board of Governors

Concordia Historical Institute

Ordained ministers:

James D. Bauer, Denver, CO (RM)

Lawrence Rast Jr., Fort Wayne, IN (IN)

Layperson:

Marlin W. Roos, Lincoln, IL (CI)

Board of Directors

Concordia Publishing House

Laypersons:

William Dapper, Naperville, IL (NI)

Elaine Graff, Harrison, MI (MI)

Norman Kleinschmidt, Chapin, IL (CI)

Robert Rodefeld, Littleton, CO (RM)

Board of Directors Lutheran Church Extension Fund

Ordained or commissioned minister:

David D. Buegler, Avon, OH (OH)

Layperson:

Kermit A. Brashear, Omaha, NE (NEB)

Joseph R. Carabell, Shelby Township, MI (MI)

Board of Trustees LCMS Foundation

Ordained minister:

Ron C. Miller, Peoria, IL (CI)

Layperson:

Leon E. Langemeier, Bridger, MT (MT)

Board of Regents

Concordia College, Ann Arbor, MI

Ordained minister:

Thomas R. Ahlersmeyer, Lakewood, OH (OH)

Commissioned minister:

Jeanne A. Ollhoff, Jackson, MI (MI)

Laypersons:

Thomas A. Dunbar, Wilcottville, IN (IN)

Sandra K. Hardies, Dearborn, MI (MI)

David Tuttle, Huber Heights, OH (OH)

Concordia University, Austin, Austin, TX

Ordained minister:

Glenn E. Huebel, Richland Hills, TX (TX)

Commissioned minister:

Donald A. Christian, Houston, TX (TX)

Laypersons:

Patricia Bokenkamp, Tomball, TX (TX)

Donald Graf, Lubbock, TX (TX)

Peggy Turnipseed, Austin, TX (TX)

Concordia College, Bronxville, NY

Ordained minister:

Steven C. Briel, Maple Grove, MN (MNS)

Commissioned minister:

Dr. H. Allen Herbst, St. Charles, MO (MO)

Laypersons:

Alice W. Bruening, Richmond, VA (SE)

Sharon P. Dever, Fairfield, CT (NE)

Thomas N. Olsen, Allendale, NJ

Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN

Ordained ministers:

Wayne E. Graumann, Tomball, TX (TX)

Mark P. Grunst, Billings, MT (MT)

Commissioned minister:

Louis B. Herring, North Judson, IN (IN)

Layperson:

Walter C. Dissen, Chesapeake, VA (EN)

Concordia University, Irvine, CA

Ordained minister:

Arthur H. Puls, San Diego, CA (PSW)

Commissioned minister:

Paul Brandt, Scottsdale, AZ (PSW)

Laypersons:

Gene Haertling, Albuquerque, NM (RM)

Melvin M. Olsen, San Jose, CA (CNH)

Kathi Romsa, Reseda, CA (PSW)

Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, WI

Ordained minister:

Dean M. Bell, Hundrum, MN (MNN)

Commissioned minister:

Matthew W. Gatchell, Hartland, WI (SW)

Laypersons:

Ilona Kuchta, Hinsdale, IL (NI)

Donna J. Streufert, South Bend, IN (IN)

Warren Twietmeyer, Cedarburg, WI (SW)

Concordia University, Portland, OR

Ordained minister:

James D. Wilson, Deer Lodge, MT (MT)

Commissioned minister:

Gary Gable, Renton, WA (NOW)

Laypersons:

Gary Hoover, Columbus, IN (IN)

Myrna Larsen, Deer Lodge, MT (MT)

Leslie Sramek, Wenatchee, WA (NOW)

Concordia University, River Forest, IL

Ordained minister:

Philip S. Kaufmann, Bloomington, IL (CI)

Commissioned minister:

Thomas M. Buck, Brookfield, WI (SW)

Laypersons:

Dorothy Hildebrandt, Roselle, IL (NI)

Kathy Schulz, Pacific, MO (MO)

Paula Trimpey, Huntington, IN (IN)

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO

Ordained minister:

David V. Dissen, Cape Girardeau, MO (MO)

Dennis L. Schwab, St. Charles, MO (MO)

Commissioned minister:

Richard L. Wenz, Davenport, IA (IE)

Layperson:

Alan E. Stumpf, Waterloo, IL (SI)

Concordia University, St. Paul, MN

Ordained minister:

Byron Northwick, St. Paul, MN (MNS)

Commissioned minister:

Harold A. Frerich, Napoleon, OH (OH)

Laypersons:

Dennis R. Bauer, Lino Lakes, MN (MNS)

Lyla Hirsch, Yankton, SD (SD)

Darold Krenz, Kelliher, MN (MNN)

Concordia College, Selma, AL

Ordained minister:

Meredith Jackson, Chattanooga, TN (MDS)

Comissioned minister:

Ruth K. Drum, Fargo, ND (ND)

Laypersons:

Ulysses Floyd, Orlando, FL (FG)

Alvin J. Foster, Grand Rapids, MI (MI)

Debbie Gallerson, Baton Rouge, LA (SO)

Concordia University, Seward, NE

Ordained minister:

David L. Block, Omaha, NE (NEB)

Commissioned minister:

Vance H. Hinrichs, Lincoln, NE (NEB)

Laypersons (Resident of Seward County)

William Hartmann, Seward, NE (NEB)

Virginia Hughes, Seward, NE (NEB)

Laypersons (Not resident of Seward County)

Ronald F. Pfeiffer, Memphis, TN (MDS)

District Abbreviation Key:

AT (Atlantic); CNH (California-Nevada-Hawaii); CI (Central Illinois); EA 
(Eastern); EN (English); FG (Florida-Georgia); IN (Indiana); IE (Iowa 
East); IW (Iowa West); KS (Kansas); MI (Michigan); MDS (Mid-South); MNN 
(Minnesota North); MNS (Minnesota South); MO (Missouri); MT (Montana); NE 
(New England); NEB (Nebraska); ND (North Dakota); NJ (New Jersey); NW 
(North Wisconsin); NI (Northern Illinois); NOW (Northwest); OH (Ohio); OK 
(Oklahoma); PSW (Pacific Southwest); RM (Rocky Mountain); S (SELC); SD 
(South Dakota); SW (South Wisconsin); SE (Southeastern); SO (Southern); SI 
(Southern Illinois); TX (Texas); WY (Wyoming).

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