44th REGULAR CONVENTION PACIFIC SOUTHWEST DISTRICT

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44th REGULAR CONVENTION
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST DISTRICT
THE LUTHERAN CHURCH – MISSOURI SYNOD
JUNE 24 – 26, 2015
CONVENTION THEME
CHOSEN FOR THIS MOMENT
John 15:16
“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that
you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so
that whatever you ask in the Father in my name, he may give it to
you.”
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Convention Theme
Table of Content
Schedule
Delegate Directives and Orientation
Voting Delegates
Advisory Delegates, Ordained
Advisory Delegates, Commissioned
Convention Committees
District President’s Report
Current Officers
Changes in Personnel, Ordained
Congregational Changes
Changes in Personnel, Commissioned
Cultural Specific Ministries
Board of Directors Report
Financial Statements
Student Aid
Regional Mission Facilitators Repots:
Region 1 & 2 Ron Rehrer–Healthy Workers/Healthy Leaders
Region 3 & 4 Gary Norton–Healthy Congregations
Region 1 Mission Council Report
Committee on Constitutions Report
Intentional Interim Ministry Report
Lay Leadership Training Program Report
School Ministries Report
Youth & Family Ministry Report
District Youth Committee Report
Recruitment & Retention Report Task Force
Parish Nursing /Health Ministry Report
Lutheran Church Extension Fund Report
Concordia University Irvine Report
Cross Cultural Ministry
Who’s Who Candidate Profile
Nominated Circuit Counselors for 2015-2018
Index of Who’s Who Candidates Profiles
Overtures
PSW District By-Laws
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CONVENTION SCHEDULE
Tentative Convention Schedule
Tuesday June 23, 2015
7:00 p.m.
to
9:00 p.m.
Early Convention Check-In
Wednesday June 24, 2015
8:00 a.m.
Convention Registration Opens
9:00 a.m.
to
Floor Committee Open Hearing
11:00 a.m.
10:00
Exhibits Open
11:00
Delegate Orientation
Session 1 – Wednesday Afternoon
1:00 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
1:35 p.m.
1:45 p.m.
2:15 p.m.
2:55 p.m.
3:10 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
3:50 p.m.
4:50 p.m.
5:15 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
Singing and Opening Devotion
Call to Order
Convention Registration Report
President’s Address
Convention Business
Welcome of New Congregations
Welcome Newly Ordained Pastors
Standing Rules Adopted
Nominations Floor Committee
Explanation of Voting Machines
Election for President
Floor Committee
Break
Bible Study
Nominations Floor Committee
Election of Regional Vice Presidents
Nominating Committee – Floor Nominations
Announcements – Closing Prayer
Wednesday Evening
7:30 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
Convention Worship with Holy Communion
(Open to the Public)
Reception – Exhibits open
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CONVENTION SCHEDULE
Thursday, February 25
Session 2 – Thursday Morning
8:20 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9:25 a.m.
10:25 a.m.
10:40 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
11:45 a.m.
12:00 Noon
Music and Singing
Call to Order – Opening Prayer
Synod President Report – Part 1 President Harrison
Bible Study
Break
Music – Call to Order – Prayer
Floor Committee
Nominating Committee – Elections
Concordia University Report
LCEF
Announcements – Prayer – Adjournment
Session 3 – Thursday Afternoon
1:20 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
1:45 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
2:45
3:00 p.m.
3:20 p.m.
3:25 p.m.
3:55 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
4:35 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
Music and Singing
Call to Order – Prayer
Floor Committee
Synod President’s Report Part 2
Greetings
Break
Music – Call to Order – Prayer
Board of Directors Report
Floor Committee
Greetings
School Ministry Report
Mission Report
Announcements – Closing Prayer – Adjournment
Erin Bode Concert – Celebrating God’s People
President’s Reception
Friday June 26
Session 4 – Friday Morning
8:20 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
10:20 a.m.
10:50 a.m.
11:15 a.m.
11:25 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
Music and Singing
Call to Order – Opening Prayer
Floor Committee
Bible Study
Break
Floor Committee
Nominating Committee - Elections
Floor Committee
Convention Registration Committee Report
Closing Worship, Installation of Officers
Announcements – Adjournment
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DELEGATE DIRECTIVES
AND ORIENTATION
PURPOSE OF OUR CONVENTION
For the 44th time since its founding, the
Pacific Southwest District will meet in
convention. Each of the 35 districts of the
LCMS meet in convention tri-annually to
support the mission of the congregations and
schools of the District. A good part of the
reason for a convention is found in the
purpose for which our Synod was
established. We share with you the
statement of objectives taken from the
Constitution of The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod. We commend these
objectives to you for your study. They help to
focus the ministry and mission of our church
and from them we will proceed with the
agenda.
The Synod, under the Scriptures and the
Lutheran Confessions, shall:
1. Conserve and Promote the unity of the
true faith (Ephesians 4:3–6, I Corinthians
1:10), work through its official structure
toward fellowship with other Christian
church bodies, and provide a united
defense against schism, sectarianism
(Romans 16:17), and heresy:
2. Strengthen congregations and their
members in giving bold witness by word
and deed to the love and work of God the
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit and extend
that Gospel witness into all the world;
3. Recruit and Train pastors, teachers,
and other professional church workers
and provide opportunity for their
continuing growth;
4. Provide Opportunities through which
its members may express their Christian
concern, love, and compassion in
meeting human needs;
5. Aid
Congregations
to
develop
processes
of
thorough
Christian
education and nurture and establish
agencies of Christian education such as
elementary and secondary schools, and
to
support
Synodical
colleges,
universities and seminaries;
6.
Aid Congregations, providing a variety
of resources and opportunities for
recognizing, promoting, expressing,
con-serving, and defending their
confessional unity in the true faith;
7. Encourage Congregations to strive for
uniformity in church practice, but also to
develop an appreciation of a variety of
responsible practices and customs which
are in harmony with our common
profession of faith;
8. Provide Evangelical supervision,
counsel, and care for pastors, teachers,
and other professional church workers of
the Synod in the performance of their
official duties;
9. Provide
Protection
for
pastors,
congregations,
teachers, and other
church workers in the performance of
their official duties and the maintenance
of their rights;
10. Aid in Providing for the welfare of
pastors, teachers, and other church
workers and their families in the event of
illness, disability, retirement, special
need, or death.
To pursue these goals, our Synod has
divided itself into districts through which a
broad range of efforts in mission and ministry
are undertaken. Conventions of our Synod
and its districts gather every three years and
receive reports from elected officers, boards,
committees, and task forces. Decisions for
action, based on reports, resolutions, and
recommendations
by
congregations,
conferences, and others help to determine
our joint work for the days before us.
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AND ORIENTATION
We pray that this convention will encourage
and inspire us all to be about our Father’s
business with great joy and deep
commitment.
CONVENTION CONFERENCE
SCHEDULE CONSIDERATIONS
Conventions have a certain quality of
sameness about them; yet, each one is
unique. That is certainly going to be the case
for our 44th Regular District Convention.
To help us fulfill the business portion of the
convention, we have provided four working
sessions. Because our time is limited, every
effort will be made to follow the schedule very
closely. Please take note of the enclosed
schedule that will keep you on course
throughout the event.
Reverend Matthew Harrison, President of
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, will
preach for our Worship Service, which will
include communion and the District’s
Jubilarian and Memorial recognition. Here
we honor professional church workers who
have celebrated significant anniversaries in
ministry and those who have died during the
past triennium.
President Harrison will also present a Synod
Report to the convention.
Also joining us in convention will be The Rev.
Dr. Scott R. Murray, the fourth vice-president
and a member of the Presidium of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. He
represents the church’s West-Southwest
Region. Dr. Murray currently serves as
senior pastor of Memorial Lutheran Church,
Houston, where he was called in 1996.
Convention Conference Objectives
Somewhere between 500–600 official
delegates, advisors, and officers will be
participating in the Convention. To make this
experience as meaningful and fruitful as
possible for you, we encourage you to be
conscientious in your involvement at all of the
sessions
including
Friday
morning.
Promptness, attentiveness, and active
participation will go a long way to keeping
you in tune with what is happening. To assist
you in your involvement, we want to point out
three main focal points of the convention
sessions:
REPORTS TO THE CONVENTION
Officers, boards, and committees of the
District have submitted to the Convention
Workbook reports on their activities since the
last convention in 2012. These reports are
subject to the evaluation of the Convention
through the floor committee.
Please read through the Convention reports
in the Workbook before the Convention
sessions begin. Opportunity will be provided
for you to address the floor committees
during the open hearings, 9:00 a.m. to 11:00
a.m. on Wednesday.
Voting or advisory delegates may speak to
any floor committee report by going to the
microphone. Wait to be recognized by the
chair of the Convention, give your name and
the congregation you are representing, and
then ask a question for clarification or make
a comment for or against the issue in
question. Any speaker on the Convention
floor will be limited to 2 minutes.
Overtures
Congregations, district boards, circuit
forums, pastors’, and teachers’ conferences
are eligible to present concerns for action to
the Convention in the form of a memorial.
These will be found in your workbook.
Additional memorials which might have
arrived too late to be included in the
Workbook will be given to you at the time you
register.
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Each overture is handled by the floor
committee to which it has been assigned. On
occasion, they will be offered for adoption as
they appear in the Workbook. At other times,
they will be modified or amended for
presentation. On some occasions the
recommendation by the floor committee may
be that they be declined in their entirety. All
Voting and Advisory Delegates are entitled to
address the Convention concerning these
overtures when they are presented for
action.
Delegates should be familiar with all
overtures before the Convention begins so
that they have a clear understanding of the
action that is called for and can speak directly
to the issues that are involved. Floor
committees may provide opportunity for
discussion of resolutions in smaller groups
before they move for adoption by the
Convention. The chair may call a delegate
out of order if it is apparent that the remarks
being made are not pertinent to the matter
that is before the Convention.
ELECTIONS
At this convention, the election of officers will
be an important activity. According to the
Synod Handbook, all district officers are to be
elected at each convention and all terms of
office are to be for three years.
The Nominations Committee has prepared a
slate of candidates with biographical data for
each of the offices. You will see this in Who’s
Who section of this convention workbook.
The 2012 Convention of the Pacific
Southwest
District
changed
the
nominating procedure for the nomination
of the President. Each congregation in
the District was invited to nominate up to
two (2) pastors for District President.
The candidates receiving the three
highest total number of nominations, and
who are willing to serve if elected, shall
be on the ballot for District President.
The biographical information of those
these nominees as well as mission and
vision statements from the candidates
are printed in the convention workbook
for prayer and study by the delegates.
The election of District President will
occur during the first session of the
District Convention.
2006 Bylaw changes designated that the
members of the Board of Directors be
elected by regions.
One item of housekeeping needs to be
brought to your attention. It has to do with
excuses for non-attendance. The
directive of Synod says that:
All duly elected delegates and advisory
members shall attend all sessions
regularly. Those who do not attend shall
have a written excuse.
Congregations whose chosen lay
delegate cannot attend should notify the
District office so that the alternate
selected may receive proper credentials.
If it is impossible to find representation, a
written excuse should be mailed to the
Registration Committee chair. Excuses
are to be mailed or delivered in person in
care of:
Kelly DeJongh
Pacific Southwest District
1540 Concordia Drive East
Irvine, California 92612-3203
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AND ORIENTATION
We pray that this Convention Conference
will provide information and inspiration to
all of us as we meet the exciting
challenge that surrounds us in this corner
of God’s kingdom.
STANDING RULES OF THE
CONVENTION
1. The chair shall ensure that the
agenda shall be followed as closely
as possible.
2. When recognized by the chair,
members of the Convention shall
state their names, and the name of
the congregation or of the board or
faculty that they represent.
3. Members are limited to no more than
two speeches of a maximum length of
two minutes each on the same
question on the same day.
4. A member who has spoken on a
question may not, at the close of the
speech, move the previous question.
5. The use of sound producing devices
such as cell phones, computer
modems, or any communications
devices are not permitted in the voting
and advisory section of the
Convention floor.
6. Congregations, district boards, circuit
forums, pastors’, and teachers’
conferences are eligible to submit
overtures, which shall be published in
the Convention Workbook or in the
Unprinted
Overtures.
Only
resolutions derived from overtures so
published and proposed by a floor
committee shall be considered by the
7. Convention. The floor committees
shall review each overture assigned
to them and bring it to the floor as a
resolution unmodified, modified,
combined with other overtures; or
with a recommendation that it be
declined.
8. Any delegate desiring to present a
lengthy amendment to a resolution or
to propose a substitute motion shall,
before proposing the change, submit
two copies in writing to the secretary
except if the proposed substitute is
taken directly from the Convention
Workbook or the Unprinted Overtures
for this convention.
NOTES
Parliamentary Authority
The rules contained in the current edition
of Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly
Revised shall govern the District in all
cases to which they are applicable and in
which they are not inconsistent with our
Bylaws and any other special rules of
order the District may adopt (District
Bylaws, paragraph 10.1).
Behnken Rule
If a substitute is made and seconded, the
presenter shall be offered two minutes to
provide the rationale for presenting the
motion. The Convention shall decide by
majority vote without debate whether or
not to consider the substitute motion. If
the decision is in the affirmative and the
substitute is subsequently adopted, the
original motion fails; if the substitute
motion does not receive favorable action
either to consider or to adopt, the original
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AND ORIENTATION
motion is again before the Convention
(District Bylaws, paragraph 11.11).
Substitute Motion
A motion to amend by striking out an
entire paragraph, section, or article–or a
complete main motion or resolution–and
inserting a different paragraph or other
unit in its place is called a motion to
substitute (Robert’s Rules of Order,
Newly Revised, 11TH Edition, page 147).
A member calling of the question from
the floor without being recognized does
not automatically stop debate. The
proper way to stop debate is to be
recognized by the chair and to MOVE
THE PREVIOUS QUESTION, which
motion must be seconded, is not
debatable, and requires a two-thirds vote
to stop debate (Roberts Rules of Order,
Newly Revised, 11th Edition pages 197209).
The motion to LAY ON THE TABLE is in
order only when there is some other
emergency or more urgent business that
must be considered immediately, and the
intent is to take the motion from the table
as soon as the urgent business has been
accomplished (Roberts Rules of Order,
Newly Revised, 11th Edition, page 209218).
SECONDING A COMMITTEE MOTION
A resolution from a floor committee does
not require a second (Robert’s Rules of
Order, Newly Revised, 11th Edition, page
491).
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VOTING DELEGATES
City
Agoura Hills
Alhambra
Alhambra
Anaheim
Anaheim
Anaheim
Anaheim
Anthem
Anza
Apache Junction
Apple Valley
Arcadia
Banning
Barstow
Bell Gardens
Bellflower
Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills
Big Bear Lake
Bisbee
Bishop
Black Canyon City
Blythe
Boulder City
Brawley
Brea
Buckeye
Buckeye
Buena Park
Buena Park
Buena Park
Bullhead City
Burbank
Burbank
California City
Camarillo
Canoga Park
Capistrano Beach
Carlsbad
Carpinteria
Casa Grande
Castaic
Cerritos
Chandler
Chandler
Chino
Chino Hills
Chino Valley
Chula Vista
Chula Vista
Chula Vista
Claremont
Compton
Congress
Coolidge
Cordes Lakes
Corona/Eastvale
Costa Mesa
Congregation Name
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Emmaus Ethiopian Lutheran Church
Emmaus Lutheran Church
Hephatha Lutheran Church
Medhani-Alem Ethiopian Lutheran Church
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
Cross of Christ Lutheran Church
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church
Mountain View Lutheran Church
Ascension Lutheran Church
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Grace Lutheran Church
Concordia Lutheran Church
San Pedro y San Pablo Lutheran Church
Oromo Lutheran Church - Los Angeles
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church
Shepherd in the Pines Lutheran Church
Hope Lutheran Church
Zion Lutheran Church
Christ Lutheran Church
Trinity Lutheran Church
Living Water Lutheran Church
Summit Community Lutheran Church
New Covenant Korean
Messiah Lutheran Church
Bethel Lutheran Church
St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
First Lutheran Church
Peace Lutheran Church
Canoga Park Lutheran Church
Faith Lutheran Church
Redeemer by the Sea Lutheran Church
Trinity Lutheran Church & TLC Preschool
West Valley Prince of Peace Lutheran
Church
Risen Savior Lutheran Church & School
Epiphany Lutheran Church
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Loving Savior of the Hills Lutheran Church
Saving Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Church of Joy Lutheran
Pilgrim Lutheran Church
Concordia Lutheran Church & School
St. Luke Lutheran Church
St. Philip Lutheran Church
Mountain of Faith Lutheran Church
Edgewater Lutheran Church
Christ Lutheran Church Ministries
Pastoral Delegate
Lay Delegate
Alternate Lay
Patrick Jow
Herman A. Schmidt
Roger Frick
Kerwin L. Duerr
Marty Strohschein
Douglas D. Francik
Mark D. Friedrich
James C. Harris
Nicholas Latimer
Randy D. Bosch
Ronald Wagner
Robert Haarhues
Todd Pennington
Raymond L. Steinert
Kevin Flick
Jason Hong
Timothy Kohlmeier
Roger Ballinger
Robert Holman
R. John Perling
Karen M Perling
Kenton A. Puls
Sheri Puls
Mark Campbell
Mike Benzow
Donald Watts
Michael Engelhardt
Rich Dannenbring
Brian Ilten
Jeff Radke
Nate Schaus
Tim Dahlstrom
Ryan Jimison
Mark H. Baumbach
Phillip Sipes
Earl Pierce
Michael Harnack
Clifford N. Kenyon
Eugene Blum
Dorinda Gilmore
Diane Gumz
Roland Weinhold
Bob Enerson
David Gumz
Rob Rebensal
Robert B. Hutchinson
John Just
Jann Lowe
Dave Taylor
Walter Naumann
John Smith
Jeremy Rhode
Augie Iadicicco
Edgar Arroyo
Mark Chase
Thomas Cizmar
Dustin Parker
Ron Burcham
Mark Rossington
Robert Den Ouden
Andy Wu
Paul Loock
William T. Almany III
Chuck Deuth
Robert Ott
Kevin Krumdieck
Daniel Bitner
Jon Dhuse
Timothy Gerdes
Richard Schmidt
Greg Werdin
Beth Werdin
Timothy Eaton
Glenn Shelton
Dave Oleson
Jon Niederbrach
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VOTING DELEGATES
Cottonwood
Covina
Covina
Cypress
Desert Hot Springs
Diamond Bar
Downey
Downey
Duncan
El Centro
El Centro
El Monte
El Segundo
Encinitas
Escondido
Escondido
Escondido
Fallbrook
Flagstaff
Fontana
Fountain Hills
Fullerton
Fullerton
Garden Grove
Garden Grove
Garden Grove
Gilbert
Glendale
Glendale
Glendora
Goleta
Granada Hills
Hacienda Heights
Hemet
Hemet
Henderson
Henderson
Hesperia
Highland
Holtville
Huntington Beach
Huntington Beach
Imperial Beach
Indio
Inglewood
Inglewood
Inglewood
Irvine
Irvine
Irvine
Kingman
La Crescenta
La Jolla (San
Diego)
La Mesa
La Mirada
Lake Arrowhead
Lake Elsinore
Lake Forest
Lake Havasu City
Lake View Terrace
St. John Lutheran Church
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Iglesia Luterana Alfa y Omega
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
St. John's Lutheran Church
St. Mark Lutheran Church
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Community Lutheran Church
True Love Lutheran Church
Friends in Christ Lutheran Church
Good News Korean Lutheran Church
Vietnamese Lutheran Church
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Christ's Greenfield Lutheran Church
Atonement Lutheran Church
Our Savior's First Lutheran Church
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
Redeemer Lutheran Church
St. James Lutheran Church
One Faith Korean Lutheran Church
Light of Christ Lutheran Church
Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Karl Schloeman
Dan Neimy
Matthew Payne
Donald Oldenburg
Paul E. Miller
Susan Fuqua
Chester H Panique
Lewis Busch
Jon Jennings
Edith Busch
J. Humberto Jimenez
Jonathan R. Burkee
Luke Huang
Barbara L. Nilson
Charles E. Manger, Jr.
Eric L. Trickey
Delbert Glanz
William Vogelsang
Mark Demel
Timothy Johnson
Mark Longhurst
Jason P. Kilian
Thomas R. Daly
Allen L. Axelson
Larry Bogardus
Richard Wakefield
Tim Schutt
Timothy Ahlman
Paul Jacobi
Bart Haiduk
University Lutheran Church - UCSD
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
Fountain of Life Lutheran Church
Abiding Savior Lutheran Church
Lamb of God Lutheran Church
Ben Carnahan
John Palka
Paul Terhune
Keith R. Jones
William M. Cwirla
William Duerr
Douglas B. Barnett
Carol Stoop
Michael Richards
Scott Holder
Dennis Trumpy
Gerald Soma
Jim Tilka
Raymond Pollock
Bill Cramer
Dr. Richard D. Paul
Samuel Schuldheisz
David M. Dasari
James Sweeney
Ken Martin
Chris Strahm
H.E. Durbin
Scott W. Prior
Robert E. Smith
Mary Helen Kelly
Jane Campbell
Bruce J Hindenburg
Dietrich Schleef
Karina Lindsey
Reggie Fields
Ashley Parker
Dr. Alfonso Espinosa
Jim Gwaltney
Mark Kuntz
Larry Voelz
Peter Bradford
Peter Vogel
Adam Lyerly
James Edwards
Diana Alexander
Carmen Vertullo
Randy Buecheler
Glenn Lucas
Douglas P. Bock
Cynthia L. Buntemeyer
Gerald L. Buntemeyer
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VOTING DELEGATES
Lancaster
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Litchfield Park
Long Beach
Long Beach
Long Beach
Long Beach
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Faith Community Lutheran Church
Lamb of God Lutheran Church
First Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Bethany Lutheran Church
First Lutheran of Culver City & Palms
Light of Life Lutheran Church
Trinity Central Lutheran Church
Pilgrim Lutheran Church for the Deaf
Hope Memorial Lutheran Church
La Santa Cruz Lutheran Church
St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church
Ark of Noah Church
Los Angeles
Mammoth Lakes
Manhattan Beach
Maywood
Menifee
Mesa
Mesa
Mesa
Mesquite
Monrovia
Montclair
Montebello
Moorpark
University Lutheran Chapel - UCLA
Mammoth Lakes Lutheran Church
Palabra de Dios Lutheran Church
Eternal Life Lutheran Church & School
St. Luke's Lutheran Church
Hosanna Lutheran Church
Mesquite Lutheran Church
Shepherd of the Valley Korean Lutheran
Church
Promise Lutheran Church & Preschool
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Peace Lutheran Church of Tustin
Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
Salem Lutheran Church
Centro Cristiano Redwood Lutheran Church
Palisades Lutheran Church
Our Savior's Community Lutheran Church
The Well Lutheran Church
Moreno Valley
Moreno Valley
Murrieta
Needles
Newbury Park
North Tustin
Norwalk
Norwalk
Nuevo
Oceanside
Oceanside
Ojai
Ontario
Orange
Orange
Orange
Orange
Oxnard
Oxnard
Pacific Palisades
Pahrump
Palm Springs
Palmdale
Michael Mueller
Doug Haas
Craig Michaelson
Derek Klemm
Michael Scholz
Toby Joeckel
Linda Kurtz
Dianne Y. Wilson
Douglas Forster
Steven Launer
Ronald Howard
Brandon Scott Jones
Bruce Jeske
Kevin L. Kritzer
Conni Hecht
Joshua R Jones
Gerald C. Dahlin
Sara Cerulle
Thurman (Tim)
Francisco
Charles Paulson
Scott Ganas
Martin Frusti
Paul Frank
Patrick F. O'Neal
Larry L. Hintz
Sandy Garland
Robert Petrillo
David Porte
Mercedes Smith
Gerry Kosen
Art Vanick
Marianne Celce-Murica
Mark G Liptak
Scott McInnis
Russell Horton
Kathy Frank
Jack Beadles
Moses Jerome
Gene Bohot
Helen L. Liptak
Paul Lang
Larry Goettsche
Virginia Bowers
Bob Hiller
Phil Sandstrom
Chris Deknatel
Tim Barkett
Jonathan Manthei
Joe Ventrone
Peggy J Boedecker
William L. Brunold
Marc Engelhardt
Dolph Raasch
Robert A. Dargatz
Christian Guebert
Stan Marlow
Bruce Matthias
Jeff Gray
Timothy M. Klinkenberg
David Sanger
Ian Andrews
Cherie' Greear
June Calvin
Tim Holt
12
VOTING DELEGATES
Palmdale
Panorama City
Pasadena
Pasadena
Pasadena
Peoria
Peoria
Peoria
Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix
Phoenix
El Redentor Spanish Lutheran Church
Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
Historic First Lutheran Church
Life In Christ Lutheran Church
Apostles Lutheran Church
Mount Zion Lutheran Church
Christ Church Lutheran
Lutheran Church of the Master
Phoenix
Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church
Pico Rivera
Pomona
Poway
Prescott
Prescott Valley
Quartz Hill
Queen Creek
Ramona
Rancho
Cucamonga
Rancho Palos
Verdes
Rancho Palos
Verdes
Redlands
Redondo Beach
Rialto
Ridgecrest
Rimrock
Riverside
Riverside
Riverside
Riverside
Rosemead
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Diego
San Diego
San Diego
San Diego
San Diego
San Diego
San Diego
San Diego
San Diego
San Diego
Santa Ana
Santa Barbara
Santa Clarita
Santa Monica
Santa Ynez
Scottsdale
Scottsdale
Scottsdale
Sedona
Christopher Schaar
Marcus Breitbarth
Andrew Byars
Kevin Wenker
Michealene Melus
Gale Cynova
Del Ellis
Peter Kucenski
Dave Poedel
David Fechner
Donald E Schoenback,
Jr.
Diane King
Mt. Olive Lutheran Church & Preschool
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church
Saving Grace Lutheran Church
Ramona Lutheran Church
Wilfred W. Glade
Joseph Signore
William C. Baker
Dale Skurla
Tim Blau
Walter R. Steele
Jose Bedoy
Don Crites
William R. Kuehl
Beverly Williams
Alan Radloff
Lawrence W. Jones
Kevin Austin
Dick Holk
Jake Sletten
Wiley James Smith
Jess Knauft
Eric V. Kaelberer
William D. Lindenmeyer
Russell Thomas Gross
Stephen Robinson
Greg Nelson
James W. Wangemann
Randy York
David Wagner
Paul G. Wenz
Ted Richter
Steven Borst
Andy Shaffer
Susie Fairfax
Jeffrey Johnson
Martin Maurer
Carole J. Fechner
David Brewerton
Tom Carpenter
Matthew Stephen
Freshour
Eric Ryan Muravez
David Latzke
Mount Olive Lutheran Church
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
Grace Community Lutheran Church
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church for the Deaf
Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church
Medhani-Alem Lutheran Christian Fellowship
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
Christ the Cornerstone Lutheran Church
Trinity Cristo Rey Lutheran Church
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Pilgrim Lutheran Church
Desert Foothills Lutheran Church
Shepherd of the Desert Lutheran Church
Rock of Ages Lutheran Church
Sue Buster
Rodger J. Gredvig
Brian T. Henderson
Ken Lieber
Stewart Reimnitz
James Henkell
John J Bombaro
Paul L. Willweber
Johnny Lopez
Paul A. Nelson
John R. Koczman
Robert Buehler
Bill Hanson
Neil Cowen
Andrew Cecle
Sara Willweber
Christina Hunt
Larry Eilers
Gary Roepke
Lowell B. Kindschy
Susan Kindschy
Lois Scheer
Jeff Hunt
Anne Callies
Alan Rosnau
13
VOTING DELEGATES
Sierra Vista
Simi Valley
South Gate
South Gate
Spring Valley
Sun City
Sun City West
Atonement Lutheran Church
Crown of Life Lutheran Church
Gary M. Brown
Robert Baker
Jack A. Walker II
Jeff Raven
Robert F. Gilbert
Sean Pica
JoAnn Bergeman
Sandra Gonzales
Neil Andersen
Phill Robbins
Donald Joseph
Gene Axelson
Surprise
Tehachapi
Temecula
Tempe
Word of Life Lutheran Church
David Martin
James Swinford
James Kirkman
Troy Schmidt
Jeannie Becker
Ronald Anderson
Lynne Rose
Jason Karlin
Tempe
Temple City
Thousand Oaks
Torrance
Tucson
Tujunga
Vail
Valley Center
Van Nuys
Venice
Ventura
Ventura
Victorville
Vista
Walnut
West Covina
Westchester
Westminster
Whittier
Whittier
Wickenburg
Winnetka
Yucaipa
Yucca Valley
Yuma
Yuma
Yuma
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church
Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church
Christ Lutheran Vail Church
Light of the Valley Lutheran Church
Immanuel First Lutheran Church
Calvary Lutheran Church
Zach Misch
Doug Johnstone
Bob Davies
Danielle Faye
Schumacher
Bruce E. Bertam
Tad Norton
Andrew F. Grant
Greg Rachuy
Matthew Rosebrock
Vern Hartz
Virgil Klemm
Chris Spelbring
Karl Jennings
Chuck McMahan
Paul Koch
James Taylor
Wanda Page
Mason Okubo
Rexford Umbenhaur III
Kathleen Umbenhaur
James Lyons
Kenneth G. Piepenbrink
Gregory Barth
Jamie A. Nava
Matthew Jennings
Michael E. Kessler
Joshua Keinath
Vince R. Harman
James German
Clifford Horn
Eugene A. Combs
Marcia Parsons
Pasquale Lamaestra
Rob Cairns
Mark L. Hutsell
Kelly Nava
Kelly Keithly
This is the listing of all those who have registered as Voting Delegates 60 days prior to the convention.
14
ADVISORY DELEGATES
ORDAINED
Title
First Name
Last Name
Position
Rev. Dr.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Larry
Ardon
Richard
Quinton
Clinton
Cristiano
Scott
Horst
James
Claude
William
Leslie
James
Kenneth
Joel
Michael
Charles
Jon
Neal
Norwood
Ronald
David
David
John
Dennis
Alb
Albrecht
Allsing
Anderson
Armstrong
Artigas
Ashmon
Augustin
Bachman
Baker
Bartlett
Beale
Behnke
Behnken
Beyer
Beyer
Birner
Bjorgaard
Blanke
Blanke
Blau
Block
Bloedel
Bontrager
Bradshaw
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Campus Pastor
University Faculty
Missionary
University Faculty
Emeritus
University Faculty
Emeritus
Non-Candidate
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Associate Pastor
Non-Candidate
Emeritus
Senior Pastor
Non-Candidate
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Missionary
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev. Dr.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Chaplain
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Charles
Marcus
Donald
Mark
Paul
James
Gary
Ralph
Robert
Richard
Kyung Jin
Wen-Fu
Man Ok
Ung
Steven
Alfonso
Ramon
Paul
Robert
Eddie
Jeremy
H. John
Thomas
Allen
Timothy
Emil
John
John
Brady
Breitbarth
Brenner
Brighton
Brink
Brockmann
Brooks
Buchhorn
Bunnett
Burkey
Cha
Chen
Cho
Cho
Cluver
Conrado
Contreras
Cooper
Crossan, II
Cuen
DaPena
Davies
Decker
Deinert
Detviler
Dinkel
Domsch
Duitsman
Emeritus
Associate Pastor
Emeritus
University Faculty
Assistant Pastor
Emeritus
Emeritus
Missionary
Emeritus
Senior Pastor
Missionary
Missionary
Missionary
Associate Pastor
Emeritus
Emeritus
Assistant Pastor
Emeritus
Military Chaplain
Assistant Pastor
Assistant Pastor
Missionary
Military Chaplain
Non-Candidate
Campus Pastor
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Organization
Abbey West - CUI
Concordia University
Iglesia Santo Tomas
Shepherd of the Desert LC
Circuit 1 Mission Society
Centro Cristiano Mixteco Iglesia
Luterana
Life in Christ Lutheran Church
The Extra Mile Ministries
Ark of Noah Church
Bethany Mission Church
Ark of Noah Church
St. James Lutheran Church
Shepherd of the Desert LC
Lutheran High School
City
ST
Villa Park
Simi Valley
La Mesa
Irvine
Irvine
Peoria
Irvine
Scottsdale
Irvine
Tujunga
Lake Forest
Escondido
Sierra Vista
Mission Viejo
Escondido
Chula Vista
Mission Viejo
Scottsdale
California City
Ontario
Sun City
Mesa
Carpinteria
National City
Oxnard
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
AZ
CA
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
AZ
CA
CA
AZ
AZ
CA
CA
CA
South Gate
Peoria
El Cajon
Irvine
Las Vegas
Mesa
Phoenix
Oceanside
Lakewood
La Mesa
Los Angeles
Temple City
Westminster
Los Angeles
Boulder City
Fontana
Imperial Beach
Brea
Los Alamitos
Norwalk
Scottsdale
Newport Beach
Signal Hill
Riverside
Orange
Hereford
Sun City
Hinkley
CA
AZ
CA
CA
NV
AZ
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
NV
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
AZ
AZ
CA
15
ADVISORY DELEGATES
ORDAINED
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Chaplain
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
John
James
Jeffery
Edward
Vernon
Michael
Tom
William
Richard
Roy
Robert
William
Seth
Glenn
Robert
Barry
Arnold
James
Kenneth
O. Scott
Herbert
Gerald
Michael
Richard
Irwin
Marcelo
Samuel
Rigoberto
David
George
Loel
Steven
Daniel
Kenneth
Donald
Michael
Gerhard
August
Nathan
Daniel
Michael
Frederick
Thomas
Thomas
Robert
Juan
Ronald
Gerald
Mark
Robert
James
Kun Won
William
Will
John
Durkovic
Edwards
Ehlers
Eng
Ermeling
Eschelbach
Evens
Fackler
Faerber
Faulstick
Feller
Ferguson
Flick
Fluegge
Foelber
Foerster
Frank
Freitag
Frese
Gary
Geisler
Gettis
Gibson
Glock
Goehring
Gomez
Gomez
Gonzalez
Gruenhagen
Gunter
Haak
Haberoth
Haertling
Hahn
Hansen
Harding
Harms
Hauptman
Hausch
Hauschild
Hayes
Hazel, III
Hendry
Henkes
Hentz
Herrara
Hodel
Hoemann
Hoffmann
Holstein
Holt
Hong
Hood
Hsu
Huber
Emeritus
Assistant Pastor
Associate Pastor
Emeritus
Emeritus
University Faculty
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Associate Pastor
University Faculty
Emeritus
Emeritus
Associate Pastor
Candidate
Emeritus
Associate Pastor
Emeritus
Emeritus
Senior Pastor
Emeritus
Emeritus
Associate Pastor
Associate Pastor
Missionary
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Associate Pastor
Emeritus
Associate Pastor
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Missionary
Senior Pastor
Emeritus
Associate Pastor
Emeritus
Associate Pastor
Missionary
University Faculty
Emeritus
Emeritus
Armed Forces Ministry
Historic First Lutheran Church
Centro Cristiano Fuente de Vida
Risen Savior Lutheran Church
Santa Ana
La Crescenta
Phoenix
Homeland
Litchfield Park
Irvine
Yucaipa
Pasadena
Oceanside
Carlsbad
Tucson
Lake San Marcos
Riverside
Irvine
Seal Beach
Glendora
Phoenix
Fort Irwin
Los Angeles
Escondido
Lake Forest
Mesa
Costa Mesa
Mesa
Cave Creek
Pasadena
Orange
San Diego
Prescott Valley
Chula Vista
Sun City
Rancho Cucamonga
Marana
Long Beach
Rancho Sta Margarita
Phoenix
San Marcos
Covina
Orange
Apple Valley
Orange
Mesa
Yucca Valley
Mesa
La Habra
San Jacinto
Capistrano Beach
Blythe
Chandler
Sun City
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Irvine
Cypress
La Jolla
CA
CA
AZ
CA
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
AZ
CA
AZ
AZ
CA
CA
CA
AZ
CA
AZ
CA
AZ
CA
CA
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
AZ
CA
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
AZ
AZ
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
16
ADVISORY DELEGATES
ORDAINED
Rev. Dr.
Chaplain
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Horace
Frederick
Ralph
Philip
Lance
Paul
Jackson
James
Mark
Herman
Michael
Chi Min
Harold
James
Phillip
Ray
Byung
Chung Hwan
Seungwon
Delrich "Del"
Thomas
James
Jerry
Kevin
Ronald
Loren
Roland
Willard
Ronald
Arnold
John
Ronald
Young Man
Norman
James
Brandon
Gulfrey
Scott
Chandara
Jae
Key June
Kwang Kuk
Kwang Man
Simmon
Myung
Yong Mo
Victor
Steve
Lawrence
William
Jason
(Xiaoyu)
Jubin
Jerald
John David
Mark
Hummel
Huscher
Huwe
Ilten
Irey
Jacob
Jaylah
Johnson
Johnson
Jonas, Jr.
Joynt
Jun
Kallio
Kalthoff
Kelley
Kibler III
Kim
Kim
Kim
King
King
Knotek
Kosberg
Kosberg
Kraft
Kramer
Kroll
Krueger
Kudick
Kuntz
Kuntz
Kusel
Kwon
Laesch
Lareva
Larson
Laurent
Lawson
Lee
Lee
Lee
Lee
Lee
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Assistant Pastor
Missionary
Sole Pastor
Emeritus
Associate Pastor
Emeritus
Non-Candidate
Associate Pastor
Institutional Chaplain
Emeritus
Emeritus
Non-Candidate
Associate Pastor
Associate Pastor
Assistant Pastor
Emeritus
Assistant Pastor
Emeritus
Emeritus
Senior Pastor
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Assistant Pastor
Emeritus
Non-Candidate
Associate Pastor
Non-Candidate
Missionary
Associate Pastor
Assistant Pastor
Lee
Lee
Lehenbauer
Leinhos
Lewis
Lewis
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Other
Emeritus
Emeritus
Li
Lim
Lindemann
Lindemann
Logid
Missionary
Associate Pastor
Emeritus
Non-Candidate
Assistant Pastor
So. Asian Ministries
New Life Ministry
Jesus Love Lutheran Church
Shepherd of the Hills LC
St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
Young Kwang Lutheran Church
Bethesda Lutheran Communities, Inc.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Escondido
Romoland
Prescott
Newbury Park
Costa Mesa
Long Beach
Las Vegas
Santa Barbara
Yuma
Cave Creek
Clifton Park
Huntington Beach
Lake Havasu City
Peoria
Casa Grande
Claremont
Garden Grove
Garden Grove
Fullerton
Phoenix
Rancho Cucamonga
Wildomar
Phoenix
Anthem
Riverside
Dana Point
Sun City West
Peoria
Phoenix
Garden Grove
Lake Forest
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Orange
Bullhead City
Carson
Sun City
Long Beach
Buena Park
Anaheim
Garden Grove
Los Angeles
CA
CA
AZ
CA
CA
CA
NV
CA
AZ
AZ
NY
CA
AZ
AZ
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
AZ
CA
CA
AZ
AZ
CA
CA
AZ
AZ
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
AZ
CA
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
Fullerton
San Diego
Chula Vista
Temecula
Apple Valley
Tucson
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
AZ
Hacienda Heights
Fullerton
Fountain Hills
Scottsdale
Escondido
CA
CA
AZ
AZ
CA
17
ADVISORY DELEGATES
ORDAINED
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Chaplain
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Paul
Lambert
David
Marco
Ronald
Carl
Mark
Charles
Stephen
Elvin
Ronald
Richard
Hilton
Robert
Mark
Berihun
Thomas
David
Lealand
Richard
Terry
Michael
C. Ben
H. W. Mike
George
Shang Ik
Seth
Steven
Warren
Tambatua
Allen
Luc
Wynn
Norbert
Richard
Gregory
James
Chan Kyu
Paul
Steven
Eugene
Charles
David
Jon David
James
Mark
Phillip
James
John
Milton
Jerry
Lloyd
J. L.
Don
Jacob
Lohse
Loock
Loy
Lozano
Luedemann
Lutz
Manning
Manske
Manz
Marquardt
Martin
Matthies
McCabe
McDonald
McKenzie
Mekonnen
Meyer
Meyer
Meyer
Meyer
Meyer
Middendorf
Misch
Mitschke
Mock
Moon
Moorman
Mueller
Naegele
Naibaho
Nauss
Nguyen
Nguyen
Oesch
Orman
Otte
Page
Park
Park
Parks
Paulus
Pearson, Jr.
Peterson
Peterson
Pflueger
Pierson
Pledger
Poerschke
Pope
Popp
Powers
Powers
Precup
Preisinger
Preus
Emeritus
Emeritus
University Faculty
Non-Candidate
Emeritus
Emeritus
Candidate
Emeritus
Non-Candidate
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Missionary
Non-Candidate
Assistant Pastor
Candidate
Emeritus
Emeritus
Candidate
University Faculty
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Assistant Pastor
University Faculty
Emeritus
Associate Pastor
Emeritus
Missionary
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Missionary
Emeritus
University Faculty
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Assistant Pastor
Candidate
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Other
Iglesia Luterana la Santisima Trinidad
Vietnamese Lutheran of OC
Blessing Community Church
Bethesda Lutheran Communities
Goodyear
San Diego
Irvine
Oxnard
Surprise
Chula Vista
Orange
Irvine
Corona Del Mar
Peoria
Orange
Tucson
Prescott
Carlsbad
San Bernardino
San Diego
Escondido
Laveen
Mesa
Pacific Palisades
Laguna Hills
Irvine
Casa Grande
Encinitas
Scottsdale
Irvine
Long Beach
Irvine
Oceanside
Ontario
Orange
Anaheim
Garden Grove
Tustin
Escondido
Orange
Port Hueneme
North Tustin
Studio City
Irvine
Redlands
Sunland
San Diego
El Cajon
Queen Creek
Long Beach
Yucaipa
La Mirada
Glendale
Rimrock
Mesa
Rio Verde
San Diego
Escondido
Orange
AZ
CA
CA
CA
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
AZ
CA
AZ
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
AZ
AZ
CA
CA
CA
AZ
CA
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
AZ
CA
CA
CA
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
CA
CA
CA
18
ADVISORY DELEGATES
ORDAINED
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Chaplain
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Arthur
Walter
Bernard
John
Charles
Ronald
Elroi
Larry
Mark
Nathan
Robb
Ronald
Dominic
Daryl
Kenneth
Gregory
Thomas
Graeme
Paul
Robert
Robert
Allen
Francisco
John
Maynard
William
Rodney
David
Richard
David
Gale
James
Martin
William
Richard
Leland
Douglas
Lowell
Mark
John
Timothy
Donald
Gary
Kwang
Roger
John
David
Robert
Lloyd
Joseph
Dennis
Richard
Jun
Morton
Robert
Puls
Quandt
Raabe
Ramsey
Rauschek
Rehrer
Reimnitz
Reinhardt
Reschke
Riley
Ring
Ritter
Rivkin
Robarge
Roberts
Robertson
Rogers
Rosenau
Rosnau
Rossow
Rotnem
Rudow
Ruiz
Rumsey
Saeger
Scar
Scheer
Schilling
Schliepsiek
Schmidt
Schmidt
Schmidt
Schramm
Schreiber
Schumm
Settgast
Shamburger
Siebrass
Siegert
Simon
Sipes
Smidt
Smith
Song
Sonnenberg
Sorensen
Stirdivant
Stockman
Strelow
Strubbe
Stueve
Swanson
Takagi
Talbot
Tasler
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Other
Emeritus
Emeritus
Candidate
Emeritus
Associate Pastor
Assistant Pastor
District Missionary
Emeritus
Candidate
Candidate
Senior Pastor
Emeritus
Emeritus
Associate Pastor
Emeritus
Emeritus
Non-Candidate
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Associate Pastor
Emeritus
Emeritus
University Faculty
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Non-Candidate
Emeritus
University Faculty
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Assistant Pastor
Missionary
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Other
Emeritus
Candidate
Emeritus
Emeritus
Reg. Mission Facilitator PSD
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
LINC LA
Lutheran Braille Workers, Inc., LCMS
Alpine
Victorville
Mesa
Litchfield Park
Valley Center
Van Nuys
Big Bear City
Las Vegas
Mission Viejo
Orange
Anaheim
Fallbrook
Los Angeles
Peoria
San Diego
Redlands
Lake Forest
La Mirada
Hacienda Heights
Orange
Santee
Buckeye
La Quinta
Chula Vista
Ontario
Rancho Palos Verdes
San Diego
Moreno Valley
Prescott Valley
Phoenix
Phoenix
Santa Barbara
Irvine
Boulder City
Laguna Niguel
Anaheim
Chula Vista
Riverside
Irvine
Whittier
Long Beach
Phoenix
Sun City West
Los Angeles
Arcadia
Escondido
Yucaipa
Apache Junction
Hemet
Costa Mesa
Hemet
Fountain Hills
Gardena
Henderson
Casa Grande
CA
CA
AZ
AZ
CA
CA
CA
NV
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
AZ
AZ
AZ
CA
CA
NV
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
AZ
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
AZ
CA
CA
CA
AZ
CA
NV
AZ
19
ADVISORY DELEGATES
ORDAINED
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev. Dr.
Rev. Dr.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Rev.
Harold
An Binh
Stephen
Jonathan
Miguel
Vernon
Gary
David
Wallace
Timothy
William
Marcelino
Dean
Paulus
Harry
Hai Ying
Isaac
(Keh-Ru)
Steven
Edward
Richard
Don
Wayne
Ronald
David
Robert
Robert
Alan
Benedict
Mark
Haile
Alvin
Michael
Albert
Teuscher
Thai
Theil
Thomas
Torneire
Trahms
Trickey
Truenow
Turner
Unke
Vanderwerf
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Candidate
Missionary
Emeritus
Emeritus
Non-Candidate
Emeritus
Teacher - High School
Emeritus
Velasco
Vieselmeyer
Voelzke
Sole Pastor/Missionary
University Faculty
Emeritus
Wang
Assistant Pastor
Wang
Wells
Wessling
Widmann
Wiley
Wilke
Williams
Wobrock
Wobrock
Wolff
Wyneken
Yaspelkis
Yeager
Yosief
Young
Zehnder
Zoller
Associate Pastor
Non-Candidate
Emeritus
Emeritus
Associate Pastor
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus
Candidate
Assistant Pastor
Emeritus
Non-Candidate
Emeritus
Crean Lutheran High School
Centro Cristiano Emmanuel Santa
Paula & Centro Cristiano Oxnard
Iglesia Luterana
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
Church
Casa Grande
West Covina
Scottsdale
Orange
Tempe
Las Vegas
San Marcos
Peoria
San Diego
Irvine
Surprise
AZ
CA
AZ
CA
AZ
NV
CA
AZ
CA
CA
AZ
Santa Paula
Irvine
Northridge
CA
CA
CA
Rancho Cucamonga
CA
Diamond Bar
La Jolla
Wickenburg
San Diego
Redlands
Phoenix
San Diego
Arroyo Grande
Morro Bay
Chino
Chula Vista
Ventura
Riverside
Downey
Simi Valley
Bellevue
Mesa
CA
CA
AZ
CA
CA
AZ
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
NE
AZ
20
ADVISORY DELEGATES
COMMISSIONED
Ms. Rachel Abijay
Mr. David Ahles
Non-Candidate
Lake Forest
Gilbert
Mr. Gordon Ahlschwede
Mrs. Johanna Allen
Emeritus
Zion Lutheran School
Ontario
Victorville
Mrs. Elizabeth Alpert
Mr. Edward Amey
Candidate
Non-Candidate
Redondo Beach
Santa Clarita
Miss Britt Anderson
Ms. Janie Andrich
LCMS World Mission
LCMS World Mission
Costa Mesa
San Pedro
Ms. Rebecca Anguka
Ms. Beverly Arnett
Emeritus
Upland
Fallbrook
Mr. Joel Arnold
Mr. Henry Aschbrenner
Faith Lutheran Middle School & High School
Las Vegas
Irvine
Mrs. Chelsea Axtman
Ms. Susan Bachman
Faith Community Lutheran Academy
Las Vegas
Irvine
Mrs. Barbara Bade
Mr. William Bade
Emeritus
Emeritus
Sun Lakes
Sun Lakes
Dr. Marian Baden
Mrs. Judith Bader
Emeritus
Orange
Agoura Hills
Mrs. Judith Bakalyar
Mrs. Callie Baker
Emeritus
Cerritos
Tucson
Mrs. Emily Ball
Ms. Diana Ballek
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Mrs. Amy Banuelos
Mrs. Marge Barckholtz
Candidate
Emeritus
Murrieta
Lancaster
Mr. Robert Barnes
Mrs. Kristen Bauern
Emeritus
Non-Candidate
Irvine
Huntington beach
Mr. Ennis Baumgartel
Mr. James Beaudoin
Non-Candidate
St. Paul's Lutheran School
Idyllwild
Orange
Ms. Amanda Beaver
Mr. Jeffrey Beavers
Christ Lutheran School
Buckeye
Irvine
Mr. Lester Beccue
Ms. Jean Beck
Emeritus
Escondido
Riverside
Mr. Austin Beckman
Mrs. Brenda Beery
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Mr. Matthew Beisel
Mrs. Ruth Beiter
Valley Lutheran High School
Emeritus
Scottsdale
Anaheim
Mrs. Molly Benally
Mrs. Angela Bender
Trinity Lutheran School
St. John's Lutheran School
Litchfield Park
Orange
Mrs. Christine Benich
Mr. Bruce Benne
Canoga Park Lutheran Church
Concordia Lutheran Junior/Senior High School
Canoga Park
Santa Ana
Mrs. Katherine Benne
Mr. Doug Benton
Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church
Santa Ana
Phoenix
Ms. Christine Berger
Las Vegas
21
ADVISORY DELEGATES
COMMISSIONED
Mr. Fred Bergman
Emeritus
Ms. Emily Bernards
Ms. Kathy Ann Berni
Orange
Anaheim
Pasadena
Mrs. Susan Berson
Mr. Kevin Best
Non-Candidate
Scottsdale
Las Vegas
Mr. David Bever
Mrs. Beverly Beyer
Las Vegas
Oxnard
Ms. Anna Beyer
Ms. Kristen Beyer
Lutheran High School San Diego
Chula Vista
Escondido
Mr. Gary Beyer
Mrs. Cindie Biar
Emeritus
Orange
Mesa
Mrs. Meredith Binnie
Mrs. Jamie Bitterman
Lamb of God Lutheran School
Las Vegas
San Diego
Mrs. Eleda Blair
Mr. Stephen Blank
Arcadia
Las Vegas
Ms. Deborah Blau
Mr. E. Chandler Block
Non-Candidate
Shepherd of the Desert Lutheran School
Tustin
Scottsdale
Mrs. Anna Bloomfield
Ms. Kathryn Blume
Irvine
Monrovia
Mr. Dustin Boburka
Mrs. Julie Boburka
Non-Candidate
Orange
Orange
Mr. Carl Boburka
Mr. James Bode
Immanuel Lutheran School
Emeritus
Riverside
Orange
Mrs. M. Christine Boerrigter
Mr. Jacob Boessling
Bethany Lutheran School
Palos Verdes Estates
Gilbert
Ms. Christina Boetsch
Ms. Anne Bonderson
Light of Christ Lutheran Preschool
Atonement Lutheran School
Lake Forest
Glendale
Mr. Eugene Bonk
Mrs. Susan Bonner
Non-Candidate
Escondido
Avondale
Mrs. Cecelia Bosma
Ms. Sarah Bourne
Litchfield Park
Santa Ana
Mrs. Melanie Bowline
Mrs. Lorena Bradley
Las Vegas
Irvine
Mr. Paul Brandt
Mr. Douglas Braun
Non-Candidate
Columbus
Las Vegas
Mrs. Kathryn Brech
Mr. Thomas Bredehoft
Faith Lutheran School (EN)
Tucson
Orange
Mrs. Susan Bredehoft
Mr. John Bredehoft
Emeritus
Non-Candidate
Ontario
Tucson
Mrs. Alissa Brege
Mr. Paul Brehm
Ascension Lutheran School
Prince of Peace Lutheran School
San Pedro
Irvine
Mr. Brian Bresemann
Mrs. Sally Brink
St. Paul's Early Childhood Development Center
Orange
Orange
Mrs. Liane Brinkman
Phoenix
22
ADVISORY DELEGATES
COMMISSIONED
Mr. Kevin Brinkmann
Non-Candidate
Morton
Mrs. Nancy Bristol
Mr. Keith Brosz
Emeritus
Emeritus
San Dimas
Fallbrook
Mrs. Shirley Brown
Mr. Jesse Brubaker
Emeritus
Loving Savior of the Hills Lutheran Church
Ontario
Chino Hills
Mr. A. J. Brumfield
Mrs. Katie Brumfield
Grace Lutheran School
Escondido
Escondido
Miss Christine Brumfield
Mr. Daniel Buikema
Candidate
Florence
Las Vegas
Mrs. Linda Buls
Ms. Jennifer Bumgardner
Emeritus
San Antonio
Anaheim
Mr. David Burgdorf
Mrs. Susan Burke
Gethsemane Lutheran School
Irvine
Oro Valley
Ms. Dana Burkey
Mrs. Jennifer Burnett
Lake Forest
Orange
Mrs. Courtney Burns
Mrs. Carol Burtner
Emeritus
Las Vegas
Fullerton
Mrs. Joanna Busch
Mr. Brandon Buskirk
Salem Lutheran School
Orange
Las Vegas
Ms. Elizabeth Buss
Mr. Thomas Butz
Emeritus
Las Vegas
Lake Forest
Dr. Steven Buuck
Mrs. Melissa Cacciapuoti
Las Vegas
Orange
Mr. Kyle Cahill
Mrs. Betty Caithamer
Emeritus
Orange
Orange
Ms. Tanya Calendo
Mrs. Christina Camberg
Christ's Greenfield Lutheran School
Emeritus
Gilbert
San Diego
Mrs. Melinda Campbell
Mrs. Gretchen Cariker
Orange
Orange
Mrs. Lynn Casselman
Mrs. Maria Castens
Glendale
Lincoln
Mrs. Ruth Cattau
Mr. Curt Cattau
Orange
Irvine
Mr. Daniel Cattau
Mr. John Chapman
Las Vegas
San Fernando
Mrs. Amanda Chase
Mr. Mark Cheney
Non-Candidate
Casa Grande
Las Vegas
Mr. John Chilman
Mrs. Terry Sue Chow
Shield of Faith Christian School
Las Vegas
Duarte
Ms. LeAnna Christopher
Mrs. Beth Chrzan
La Mesa
Burbank
Ms. Heather Churney
Mrs. Karen Clakley-Jonas
Candidate
Irvine
Canyon Country
Ms. Elizabeth Clark
Orange
23
ADVISORY DELEGATES
COMMISSIONED
Mr. Kenneth Clavir
Candidate
Laguna Hills
Mr. Waldo Cloeter
Ms. Janet Cloeter
Emeritus
Santa Clarita
Mesa
Ms. Stephanie Coffin
Mrs. Linda Collins
Mountain View Lutheran School
Non-Candidate
Las Vegas
Hemet
Ms. Ruth Colross
Mrs. Annelise Connolly
Non-Candidate
First Good Shepherd Lutheran School
Litchfield Park
Las Vegas
Mrs. Correne Constantino
Mrs. Pamela Cook
Chino
Orange
Mrs. Shelley Cook
Mrs. Elinor Courvoisier
San Diego
Costa Mesa
Mrs. Laura Courvoisier
Mr. John Cox
Mt. Calvary Lutheran School
Lake Forest
Diamond Bar
Mrs. Brenda Cox
Mrs. Janell Cox
Christ's Greenfield Lutheran Preschool
Pomona
Gilbert
Mrs. Tracy Crites
Mrs. Heidi Cross
Faith Lutheran High School
La Verne
Lancaster
Mr. Jason Crowder
Mr. Harry Cypher
Las Vegas
Anaheim
Mrs. Jeanette Dahlin
Dr. Dean Dammann
Emeritus
Buena Park
Tustin
Mrs. Karen Davidson
Ms. Sharon Davis
Candidate
Candidate
Pomona
Gilbert
Mrs. Heidi de la Motte
Mr. Aaron DeBow
Children of Our Savior Lutheran Preschool
Westchester
Orange
Ms. Alyssa Deen
Mr. Timothy Degen
Non-Candidate
Faith Lutheran School
Santa Ana
Oceanside
Mrs. Marilyn Deinert
Mr. Dennis Denow
Hemet
Sentani
Mr. Eric Deyke
Mr. Jose Diaz
Hephatha Lutheran School
Anaheim
Las Vegas
Mr. Wayne Dibos
Miss Marilyn Dielmann
Emeritus
Las Vegas
Orange
Mrs. Wilma Dierker
Ms. Michelle DiLiberto
Emeritus
Inglewood
San Dimas
Mrs. Rhonda Dilzer
Mr. Mark Doebele
Gilbert
Phoenix
Dr. Dwight Doering
Mrs. Lori Doyle
Non-Candidate
Irvine
Scottsdale
Mr. Jonathan Doyle
Miss Sara Doyle
Phoenix
Tustin
Ms. Linda Draeger
Mr. Henry Drevlow
Emeritus
Emeritus
Simi Valley
Anaheim
Mrs. Karen Dueker
Hemet
24
ADVISORY DELEGATES
COMMISSIONED
Mr. Philip Duerr
Orange
Mrs. Maggie Duerr
Ms. Emily Duescher
Orange
Long Beach
Mrs. Elisa Dufresne
Mrs. Brooke Dunbar
Santee
Chino Hills
Mr. Kevin Dunning
Mrs. Rebecca Duport
LCMS World Mission
North Las Vegas
Orange
Mr. Kyle Duport
Mrs. Nancy Durkovic
First Lutheran Circle of Love Preschool
Orange
Manhattan Beach
Prof. Kenneth Ebel
Mr. Lance Ebel
Irvine
La Verne
Ms. Kay Eckstorm
Mr. Michael Edge
Riverside
Phoenix
Mrs. Cheryl Ehlers
Mrs. Jennifer Ehrman
Phoenix
Scottsdale
Mr. Randy Einem
Mrs. Karen Einspahr
Orange
Tempe
Mr. Kelvin Einspahr
Mrs. Rachel Eklund
Non-Candidate
Gilbert
Anaheim Hills
Mr. Todd Eklund
Mr. Chris Elder
Anaheim Hills
Orange
Mr. David Elfman
Mr. David Elliott
Emeritus
Riverside
Las Vegas
Mr. Benjamin Elliott
Mrs. Lisa Ellwein
Escondido
Orange
Dr. Kenneth Ellwein
Ms. Emily Eltiste
Emeritus
Tustin
Orange
Mr. Joel Endicott
Dr. Bradley Ermeling
Risen Savior Lutheran Church & School
Non-Candidate
Chandler
Tustin
Mrs. Genevieve Ermeling
Ms. Lyndsay Ermeling
Tustin
Gilbert
Mrs. Amanda Ersland
Mr. Benjamin Ersland
Non-Candidate
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Mrs. Emily Eschelbach
Mrs. Carrie Evans
Irvine
Fullerton
Mr. Gene Ewald
Mrs. Noel Fairchild
Emeritus
Light of Christ Lutheran Church
Hickory
Irvine
Dr. David Falkner
Mrs. Jennifer Farley
Emeritus
Tucson
Corona
Ms. Stacey Feddern
Mrs. Jahnai Feldmann
Non-Candidate
Non-Candidate
Las Vegas
Chula Vista
Ms. Gerry Fellwock
Mr. Daniel Felten
Emmaus Lutheran School
Non-Candidate
Temple City
Lancaster
Mr. Adam Fenske
Las Vegas
25
ADVISORY DELEGATES
COMMISSIONED
Mr. Scott Ferguson
La Verne
Mr. Richard Ferrin
Mrs. Wanda Ferrin
Candidate
Candidate
Simi Valley
Simi Valley
Mr. Robert Ferrin
Mrs. Dianne Festa
Emeritus
St. Louis
Tolleson
Mr. Gerald Festa
Mr. Karl Fink
Emeritus
Tolleson
Long Beach
Dr. Mary Fink
Mrs. Kristin Fink
Long Beach
Anaheim Hills
Mrs. Jessica Finley
Mr. Daniel Fischer
Phoenix
Fallbrook
Mr. Matthew Fischer
Ms. Stacy Fischer
Pilgrim Lutheran School
Las Vegas
Lake Forest
Deaconess Ruth Fisher
Mr. Benjamin Fisher
Peoria
Tustin
Mrs. Erin Fitzgerald
Mr. Lucas Fitzgerald
Non-Candidate
Pacific Lutheran High School
Anaheim
Gardena
Ms. Mary Flett
Mrs. Christine Flohra
Mrs. Lucille Flores de
Apodaca
Mr. Scott Fogo
Christ Lutheran Preschool
Hawthorne
Anaheim
Candidate
Villa Park
Las Vegas
Mrs. Starlayne Fox
Mr. George Fox
Emeritus
Emeritus
Anaheim
Anaheim
Mr. Kip Fox
Dr. Adam Francisco
Mesa
San Juan Capistrano
Mrs. Colette Fried
Mr. Ronald Friedrich
Emeritus
Las Vegas
Red Bluff
Mr. Frederick Friedrichs
Miss Emily Fry
San Diego
Phoenix
Mrs. Sharon Frydendall
Mr. Gilbert Fugitt
Costa Mesa
Irvine
Mr. Patrick Gagan
Mrs. Grace Gallmann
Emeritus
Long Beach
Corona
Mr. Jorge Garcia
Ms. Sophia Garcia
Emeritus
Holy Trinity Lutheran Preschool
Corona
Hacienda Heights
Ms. Bethany Garcia
Mrs. Linda Gardiner
Alhambra
Costa Mesa
Mr. Taylor Gavin
Mr. Phillip Gaylor
Candidate
Moorpark
Ontario
Mrs. Cynthia Gehlhar
Mrs. Mary Gehring
Tempe
Scottsdale
Mr. Donald Geisinger
Ms. Carol Geisler
Emeritus
Candidate
La Mesa
Manchester
Mr. George Geisler
Emeritus
Orange
26
ADVISORY DELEGATES
COMMISSIONED
Ms. Ruth Geisler
Emeritus
Aliso Viejo
Mr. Herbert Geisler, Jr.
Mrs. Theone Geres
Good Shepherd Lutheran School
Irvine
Simi Valley
Mr. Charles Gerken
Mrs. Karen Gerlach-Pullmann
Shepherd of the Desert Lutheran Church
Scottsdale
Las Vegas
Mrs. Susanna Giddens
Ms. Greta Gieseke
Los Alamitos
Las Vegas
Mrs. Diane Gihring
Mrs. Lisa Gilbert
Orange
Orange
Mr. Kyle Gilbert
Mrs. Donna Giles
Emeritus
Orange
Sun City West
Mrs. Skye Gillingham
Mrs. Kristy Glaeser
Rancho Santa Margarita
San Diego
Mrs. Jacqueline Gloss
Mrs. Maxine Goldbeck
Christ's Greenfield Lutheran Preschool
Emeritus
Gilbert
Orange
Mr. Domingo Gomes
Mrs. Robin Gomes
Orange
Orange
Mr. Jeffrey Gordenier
Mrs. Sarah Grack
Candidate
Murrieta
Fountain Valley
Mrs. Tanya Grasz
Mr. Michael Grasz
Anaheim
Anaheim
Mr. Gary Greder
Mrs. Shari Greene
Phoenix
Scottsdale
Ms. Celia Greenwald
Mrs. Darla Gremel
Emeritus
Fountain of Life School
Fallbrook
Tucson
Mr. Neil Grepke
Mrs. Sheryl Grobelch
Las Vegas
Irvine
Mrs. Lisabeth Gross
Mr. Dustin Gross
Candidate
Anaheim
Orange
Mrs. Susan Guebert
Mrs. Jennifer Guerra
Non-Candidate
Orange
Orange
Mr. Robert Gugel
Mr. Michael Gummelt
Candidate
Newport Beach
Chatsworth
Mr. Zachary Gunzelman
Mrs. Jody Gurnsey
Las Vegas
Litchfield Park
Mrs. Janet Gyllenhammer
Mr. J Gynther
Las Vegas
Oxnard
Mr. Loren Haack
Mr. Konrad Hack
Emeritus
Lodi
Corona
Mr. Nathaniel Hagge
Mrs. Kimberly Hahn
Las Vegas
Anaheim
Mrs. Jamie Hallet
Mrs. Kristin Hallett
Candidate
San Pedro
Orange
Mr. Peter Halvorson
Emeritus
Chula Vista
27
ADVISORY DELEGATES
COMMISSIONED
Mr. John Hanke
Emeritus
Harbor City
Mr. Ken Hansen
Mr. Matthew Hansen
Candidate
Glendale
Orange
Ms. Pamela Hansen
Mrs. Lori Hansen
North Valley Christian Academy
Orange
Anthem
Mr. Darren Hansen
Mrs. Kelly Hansen
Salem Lutheran Preschool
Anthem
Orange
Mrs. Erica Hantula
Mrs. Brenda Hantula
Abiding Savior Lutheran School
Corona
Mrs. Sandra Hardin
Mrs. April Harer
Non-Candidate
Walnut
Huntington Beach
Mrs. Tamara Harman
Mr. Anthony Harman
Yuma Lutheran School (Elementary)
Yuma
Yuma
Mr. Ronald Harman
Mrs. Sarah Harper
Emeritus
Phoenix
Las Vegas
Mrs. Molly Harrison
Mr. Ken Harrison
Orange
Lake Elsinore
Mrs. Regina Hart
Ms. Tiffany Hartfield
Alhambra
Phoenix
Mrs. Joanna Hartman
Mr. Dale Hartmann
Emeritus
N. Las Vegas
Orange
Mr. Tyler Hathaway
Mrs. Nancy Hawthorne
Candidate
Phoenix
Simi Valley
Mrs. Rachel Hayes
Mrs. Shelli Haynes
Non-Candidate
Orange
Rancho Cucamonga
Mr. Travis Haynes
Mr. Aaron Hazen
Non-Candidate
Placentia
Las Vegas
Mr. Brandon Heath
Mr. Harry Hebel
Emeritus
La Mesa
Mission Viejo
Mr. Edwin Heck
Mr. Robert Heckman
Emeritus
Newbury Park
Bradbury
Mrs. Shirley Heckman
Dr. William Heide
Emeritus
Bradbury
Orange
Miss Rachel Heide
Ms. Allison Heideman
Scottsdale
Anaheim
Ms. Carrie Heimlich
Mrs. Kimberly Heinemann
Las Vegas
Ontario
Mr. Brian Heinemann
Mrs. Miriam Heinicke
Emeritus
Yucca Valley
Orange
Mr. Kenneth Heitshusen
Mr. Jeff Held
Non-Candidate
Phoenix
Anaheim
Mrs. Jenny Hemmings
Mr. Joe Henkell
Emeritus
Orange
Vista
Mr. Gary Henricksen
Oxnard
28
ADVISORY DELEGATES
COMMISSIONED
Mrs. Kimberly Herman
Candidate
Henderson
Ms. Judith Hersel
Ms. Amy Heuer
Candidate
Simi Valley
Fountain Hills
Ms. Bonnie Hicks
Ms. Katelyn Hiett
Newbury Park
Litchfield Park
Mrs. Vickie Highfill
Mr. Steven Hight
Emeritus
Montebello
Orange
Mrs. Michelle Hines
Miss Stefanie Hinrichs
Las Vegas
Santa Ana
Mrs. Catherine Hittinger
Mrs. Nancy Hobbs
Alhambra
Anaheim
Mr. Steve Hobus
Mr. Robert Hochberg
Irvine
Oxnard
Mr. William Hodgson
Charles Hoger
Emeritus
Emeritus
Phoenix
Anaheim
Mr. John Hollmann
Mr. Dennis Holmes
Mesa
Las Vegas
Mr. Jason Honig
Mrs. Kimberly Hood
Ontario
Orange
Mrs. Deborah Hooper
Emeritus
Glendora
Mrs. Pamela Hopkirk
Mrs. Stacy Hottinger
Non-Candidate
Loving Savior of the Hills Lutheran School
Santa Ana
Corona
Mr. Leroy Hotz
Mrs. Nancy Howard
Emeritus
Emeritus
West Covina
Anaheim
Mr. Thomas Howard
Mr. Roger Howard
Orange
El Cajon
Ms. Kristen Howe
Mrs. Beth Howland
Peace Lutheran Preschool
Orange
Flagstaff
Mrs. Jeri Howland
Ms. Gail Hudnall
Emeritus
Simi Valley
Mesa
Mr. Andrew Hulke
Mrs. Ruth Hummel
Emeritus
Phoenix
Escondido
Mr. Christian Huscher
Ms. Christine Iadarola
Murrieta
Mansfield Ctr,
Ms. Kim Imes
Ms. Cassandra Irwin
Long Beach
Phoenix
Mr. Dennis Jacobson
Mrs. Lori Jaeger
Whittier
Irvine
Mr. Timothy Jaeger
Mrs. Christine Jaeger
Irvine
Las Vegas
Mr. John Janzow
Mrs. Susan Jardim
Emeritus
Tucson
Granada Hills
Mrs. Karen Jarocki
Mr. Theron Jenkins
Yuma
Phoenix
29
ADVISORY DELEGATES
COMMISSIONED
Mrs. Susan Jennings
Concordia Lutheran Preschool
Cerritos
Mrs. Jennifer Jennings
Ms. Heather Jensen
Non-Candidate
Yucca Valley
Oxnard
Mrs. Rachel Jimenez
Dr. Margarita Jimenez-Silva
Non-Candidate
North Las Vegas
Irvine
Mrs. Mary Johnson
Mrs. Karen Johnson
Emeritus
Sylmar
Camarillo
Mr. Kurt Johnson
Ms. Ingrid Johnson
Non-Candidate
Non-Candidate
Carnation
Long Beach
Mrs. Karen Johnson
Mrs. Cynthia Johnson
Hope Lutheran School
Whittier
Irvine
Mr. David Johnson
Mrs. Jenny Jordan
Brea
Santa Ana
Mr. Jonathan Jordening
Mrs. Janet Just
Non-Candidate
Irvine
Canoga Park
Mr. Darrel Just
Ms. Jamie Just
Emeritus
Non-Candidate
Phoenix
Canoga Park
Mrs. Deborah Kadera
Mrs. Nancy Kahler
Non-Candidate
Emeritus
Rockford
Phoenix
Ms. Jeana Kaio
Mr. Sean Kangas
Omaha
Fullerton
Mrs. Julie Kangas
Ms. Jennifer Karner
Anaheim
Las Vegas
Mr. Dale Karner
Mrs. Bonnie Karner
Candidate
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Miss Danica Kassebaum
Mrs. Joy Kaufmann
Anaheim
Orange
Mr. Darren Kelso
Mrs. Danielle Kelso
Anaheim
Anaheim
Ms. Stacy Kemp
Ms. Lorna Kemper
Mission Viejo
Tempe
Mrs. Anna Kempf
Mr. Mark Kempf
Candidate
Candidate
Glendale
Glendale
Mr. John Kenney III
Mrs. Elaine Kercher
Emeritus
Irvine
Anaheim
Mrs. Judith King
Ms. Kimberly King
Ascension Lutheran Preschool
Carson
Carson
Mrs. Gayle Kingston
Mrs. Kelsey Kissell
Emeritus
Phoenix
Fontana
Mrs. Anne Klappenback
Mr. Quinn Klappenback
Orange
North Las Vegas
Mrs. Lisa Klappenback
Mrs. Kay Klinkenberg
Emeritus
North Las Vegas
Yorba Linda
Mrs. Sanna Klipfel
Las Vegas
30
ADVISORY DELEGATES
COMMISSIONED
Mrs. Rachel Klitzing
Irvine
Mr. Mark Klitzing
Mr. Nathan Klitzing
Irvine
Orange
Mrs. Ashley Klitzing
Mrs. Lorraine Knapp
Zion Lutheran ECE Center
Orange
Anaheim
Mrs. Nancy Knight
Mr. Karl Knorr
Christ the Cornerstone Academy (Preschool)
Ramona
Las Vegas
Mr. Daniel Kober
Mrs. Crystal Koehn
Las Vegas
Goodyear
Mr. Robert Koehne
Mr. Paul Koehnke
Emeritus
Phoenix
Orange
Mrs. Paige Koehnke
Mr. Eugene Kolander
Non-Candidate
Emeritus
Tustin
Goodyear
Mr. Jacob Kothe
Mrs. Mary Krach
Emeritus
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Mr. James Krafft
Ms. Joanne Krafft
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Ms. Madge Krause
Mr. Nathan Kretzmann
Emeritus
San Marcos
Anthem
Mrs. Sue Krieger
Mrs. Patricia Kristofic
Emeritus
Phoenix
Sonora
Mr. Ross Krueger
Dr. Kurt Krueger
Candidate
Long Beach
Irvine
Ms. Judy Krupski
Mrs. Laura Kruse
Emeritus
San Diego
Orange
Mr. Eugene Kuebler
Mrs. Christina Kun
Emeritus
Trinity Lutheran Preschool
Surprise
Simi Valley
Mrs. Casey Kunde
Mr. Trevor Kunze
Candidate
La Mesa
Arcadia
Ms. Emmalee Kuphal
Mrs. Mary Lou Kusserow
Emeritus
Tucson
Tempe
Mr. Thomas Kusserow
Mr. Kenneth Lamb
Emeritus
Emeritus
Tempe
Spring Valley
Dr. Julie Lane
Mr. Philip Lang
Candidate
Emeritus
Oakhurst
Anaheim
Mrs. Lori Lange
Mrs. Nancy Lareva
Emeritus
Cypress
Orange
Mr. Peter Lark
Mr. Phillips Larsen
Emeritus
Orange
Avondale
Mrs. Michelle Larson
Mr. Jonathan Larson
Non-Candidate
Altoona
Costa Mesa
Mrs. Joan Laubenstein
Mr. Jason Lawrence
Non-Candidate
Phoenix
Dr. Christine Lawton
Santa Ana
31
ADVISORY DELEGATES
COMMISSIONED
Ms. Tam-Phuong Le
Non-Candidate
Alhambra
Mrs. Phyllis Lebrecht
Mr. Adam Lee
Emeritus
Brea
Tustin
Mr. Cameron Lehman
Mrs. April Lehman
Mesa
Tempe
Mrs. Kathleen Lerch
Mrs. Mildred Lewis
Candidate
Norco
Gilbert
Mrs. Dana Lewis
Ms. Joan Lilley
Non-Candidate
Emeritus
Black Jack
San Diego
Ms. Janet Linden
Mrs. Kirsten Lizarraga
Irvine
Ms. Jennifer Lodin
Mrs. Leslie Loeper
Non-Candidate
San Diego
Alta Loma
Mrs. Karen Lofink
Mr. Mark Lofink
Candidate
Orange
Orange
Mrs. Bobbette Lofton
Mr. Daryl Lohmeyer
Bethany Lutheran Preschool
Palisades Lutheran Church
Long Beach
Pacific Palisades
Mrs. Laura Loranger
Ms. Stacia Lothian
Candidate
Lake Forest
Huntington Beach
Mrs. Joan Lothian
Mr. John Lu
Emeritus
Huntington Beach
Irvine
Mrs. Andrea Lua
Mr. Nathanael Lucas
Emeritus
Emeritus
Oak Park
La Mesa
Mrs. Darleen Lucht
Ms. Jennifer Luckhardt
Hacienda Heights
Mesa
Mr. Alvin Ludtke
Dr. William Luedtke
Non-Candidate
Downey
Litchfield Park
Mrs. Nina Lutz
Mr. Alan Lutz
Non-Candidate
Emeritus
Orange
Orange
Mr. Terry Maas
Ms. Kristi Maeng
Candidate
Non-Candidate
La Verne
Tinton Falls
Mrs. Emily Maki
Dr. Jeffrey Mallinson
Gilbert
Irvine
Mrs. Maralyn Malucky
Mr. Kenneth Mangels
Emeritus
Pasadena
Irvine
Ms. Cheryl Mangels
Mrs. Christina Mann
Non-Candidate
Phoenix
Tucson
Mr. Mark Mann
Mrs. Heather Manning
Candidate
Searchlight Ministries Lutheran Church
Tucson
Orange
Mrs. Barbara Manske
Mrs. Skye Marciniak
Emeritus
Irvine
Orange
Ms. Kathryn Markert
Mrs. Karen Markin
Non-Candidate
Oceanside
Lancaster
Mr. Jerold Markin
Emeritus
Lancaster
32
ADVISORY DELEGATES
COMMISSIONED
Mrs. Rebekah Marousek
Covina
Mr. Paul Marquardt
Mrs. Jennifer Marshall
Orange
Glendora
Mrs. Anne Martin
Mrs. Nicole Martinez
Non-Candidate
Lake Forest
Torrance
Mr. Matthew Marty
Mrs. Kayla Marty
Non-Candidate
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Mrs. Janice Massmann
Mr. Paul Massmann
Emeritus
Irvine
Irvine
Mrs. Barbara Mathiowetz
Mr. Scott Mattes
Emeritus
El Cajon
Orange
Mrs. Lisa Matthews
Mrs. Janette Mattoon
Pomona
Orange
Mr. Steven Mattoon
Mrs. Jacqueline Mau
Emeritus
Orange
Anthem
Mr. Delmer Mau
Mr. Deryl Maxwell
Emeritus
Anthem
Fullerton
Mrs. Patricia Mayer
Mrs. Lark Mayeski
Christ the Cornerstone Academy
San Pedro
San Diego
Mr. Tim McCann
Ms. Kristina McCormack
Santa Ana
Victorville
Dr. Carol McDaniel
Dr. Gary McDaniel
Irvine
Irvine
Mr. Jonathan McDaniel
Ms. Jennifer McDaniel
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Mr. Caleb McFerran
Mrs. Nicole McKay
Costa Mesa
Sahuarita
Mrs. Judy McKim
Mr. Gale McKim
Rancho Palos Verdes
Rancho Palos Verdes
Mrs. Faith McKinney
Ms. Courteney Mecomber
Living Water Lutheran Church
Irvine
Buckeye
Mrs. Cathleen Meier
Mr. Lester Meier
Orange
Orange
Dr. Edward Mendez
Mrs. Sandra Mercier
Irvine
Lake Forest
Ms. Deborah Mercier
Mr. Nathan Mercier
Irvine
Lake Forest
Mr. Robert Merritt
Mrs. Bonnie Merritt
Mesa
Mesa
Mr. Brett Mertens
Mrs. Charlotte Meyer
Emeritus
Irvine
Orange
Dr. Jerome Meyer
Mr. James Meyer
Las Vegas
Escondido
Ms. Kay Meyer
Las Vegas
33
ADVISORY DELEGATES
COMMISSIONED
Mr. Neil H. F. Meyer Jr.
Chula Vista
Ms. Jennifer Miklos
Mrs. Karen Miller
Candidate
Orange
Westminster
Mrs. Christine Miller
Ms. Linda Miller
Tustin
Hesperia
Mr. Richard Miller
Mr. David Minster
Emeritus
Prescott
Apache Junction
Ms. Heather Mockler
Mrs. Marcia Moeller
Oxnard
La Mesa
Mr. Scott Moeller
Mr. Jeffery Moeller
Candidate
Redeemer by the Sea Lutheran Church
Phoenix
Carlsbad
Mrs. Marissa Moffitt
Mr. Lynn Mohr
Emeritus
Tempe
Corona
Mrs. Lisa Molitor
Mrs. Virginia "Ginny"
Mondragon
Non-Candidate
Orange
Rancho Palos Verdes
Mrs. Pamela Moore
Ms. Katherine Moore
Concordia Granada Hills
La Habra
Granada Hills
Mrs. Jill Moorman
Mrs. Shannon Morgensen
Venice Lutheran School
Long Beach
Venice
Mr. Todd Moritz
Mr. Donald Morner
Emeritus
Orange
Tustin
Mrs. Leah Morner
Mr. Timothy Morner
Non-Candidate
Santa Ana
Santa Ana
Mr. Stephen Morrill
Mrs. Vicki Morrow
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Mrs. Linda Morton
Dr. Barbara Morton
Emeritus
Emeritus
Westerville
Irvine
Mrs. Anita Mosley
Ms. Jean Moyer
Candidate
Goodyear
Long Beach
Mr. Daniel Moyer
Ms. Ashley Muehl
Irvine
Phoenix
Mr. James Mueller
Mr. Randy Mueller
Orange
Las Vegas
Ms. Judy Mulligan
Mrs. Valerie Munoz
TLC Preschool
Christ the Cornerstone Academy
Casa Grande
San Diego
Mrs. Kim Murray
Miss Jamie Murray
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Mr. Matthew Nagel
Mr. Eldon Neben
Emeritus
Las Vegas
Orange
Mr. Jason Neben
Ms. Amy Neben
Irvine
Orange
Ms. Allysha Neebe
Mrs. Melissa Needham
Non-Candidate
Corona
Gilbert
Mr. Jeremiah Nelson
Yorba Linda
34
ADVISORY DELEGATES
COMMISSIONED
Mrs. Laura Nelson
Non-Candidate
Yorba Linda
Mrs. Keri Nelson
Mrs. Dena Nelson
Emeritus
Anaheim
Santa Ana
Mrs. Rachel Nelson
Mrs. Grace Nemeth
Emeritus
Las Vegas
Whittier
Mrs. Brenda Nguyen
Mr. Allen Nielsen
Emeritus
Glendora
Covina
Ms. Vanessa Nishwitz
Mrs. Cindi Noel
Candidate
Emeritus
Scottsdale
Lake Elsinore
Mrs. Janice (Vicki) Nordbrock
Mr. Chris Nordstrom
Emeritus
Phoenix
Irvine
Mrs. Priscilla Norris
Mr. Gary Norton
Quartz Hill
La Mesa
Mrs. Susan Norton
June Nuckolls
Northridge
Lancaster
Mrs. Wilma Nunnally
Ms. Marcelle Nuoffer
Emeritus
Candidate
Tempe
Las Vegas
Mrs. Sarah O'Conner
Mrs. Christina O'Neill
Lakewood
Las Vegas
Mrs. Rachel Oakeson
Mr. Timothy Odle
Anthem
Orange
Mrs. Susan Odle
Mr. Joel Oesch
Emeritus
Orange
Tustin
Mr. John Okonski
Mr. David Oleson
Light of the Valley Lutheran Church
Emeritus
Providence Village
Fontana
Sheryl Olson
Mr. Jonathan Orr
Emeritus
Mesa
North Las Vegas
Ms. Anna Orr
Mrs. Diana Orr
Non-Candidate
North Las Vegas
Long Beach
Mr. Christopher Ownby
Mr. Leroy Pabst
Las Vegas
Bellflower
Mrs. Mary Pabst
Dr. Micah Parker
Emeritus
Non-Candidate
Bellflower
Riverside
Mrs. Danette Parks
Mrs. Julia Parsons
Los Angeles
Orange
Ms. Amanda Pasche
Ms. Linda Pauley
Risen Savior Lutheran Preschool
N. Las Vegas
Chandler
Mrs. Cynthia Paulsen
Ms. Kelsey Paulsen
Candidate
Yuma
Gilbert
Mrs. Michelle Pavasars
Ms. Kathie Perkins
Brea
Spring Valley
Dr. Timothy Peters
Dr. Rebecca Peters
Irvine
Irvine
Mrs. Janis Peterson
Emeritus
Simi Valley
35
ADVISORY DELEGATES
COMMISSIONED
Mrs. Ruth Peterson
Sylmar
Mrs. Kelly Phelps
Ms. Kate Phillips
Las Vegas
Phoenix
Mr. Milton Pingel
Mr. Gregg Pinick
Emeritus
LCMS World Mission
Riverside
Orange
Mrs. Jan Sue Pinkerton
Mrs. Donna Plumb
Garden Grove
Phoenix
Ms. Ellen Porter
Mr. Matthew Potthoff
Phoenix
Orange
Mr. Timothy Potthoff
Mrs. Ellen Pratt
Anaheim
Lakewood
Mr. David Pratt
Dr. Jacob Preus
Non-Candidate
Las Vegas
Gilbert
Mrs. Anna Preus
Mr. Timothy Preuss
Gilbert
Irvine
Mrs. Brenda Pruhs
Mr. Paul Pullmann
Scottsdale
Las Vegas
Dr. Daniel Puls
Mr. Stephen Puls
Candidate
Whittier
Irvne
Ms. Stephanee Putnam
Mrs. Terry Rachuy
Non-Candidate
Palmdale
Tucson
Mrs. Jody Rael
Ms. Dee Ann Ragaisis
Las Vegas
Yorba Linda
Mrs. Gail Rahn
Mrs. Kimberly Randall
Emeritus
Tustin
Mrs. Claudia Randall
Mr. Henry Rausch
Emeritus
Diamond Bar
Florence
Mrs. Susan Rausch
Mr. John Ray
Emeritus
Florence
Escondido
Mrs. Gemma Raymond
Mr. Ronald Recksiedler
Las Vegas
El Cajon
Mrs. Pamela Reed
Mrs. Jana Reiland
Non-Candidate
Irvine
Mr. Mickie Reinertson
Mr. Jerome Reinertson
Emeritus
Emeritus
Huntington Beach
Las Vegas
Mr. Kevin Reinke
Dr. Ralph Reinke
Emeritus
Gilbert
Surprise
Mrs. JoAnn Renken
Mr. Devon Reseburg
Non-Candidate
Cypress
Keizer
Emeritus
Anaheim
Santa Clarita
Mrs. Amanda Reyes
Mr. Earl Reynolds
Mrs. Eileen Reynolds
Mrs. Jean Rhoades
Ms. Debbie Richardson
Sylmar
Tucson
Temple City
36
ADVISORY DELEGATES
COMMISSIONED
Mrs. Julene Richhart
Orange
Mr. Joseph Richter
Mrs. Elizabeth Riske
Non-Candidate
Phoenix
Phoenix
Mr. William Roan
Mrs. Julie Robbins
Redeemer Lutheran School
La Mesa
Santa Ana
Mr. James Roberts
Mrs. Ashley Robles
Holtville
Gilbert
Mrs. Dawn Robson
Miss Amy Robson
Chandler
San Diego
Ms. Mary Rode
Mr. Charles Rodrigues
Prince of Peace Lutheran School
Anaheim
Irvine
Mrs. Joanne Roeder
Mrs. Mary Roepke
Non-Candidate
Bethlehem Lutheran Preschool
Anaheim
Santa Clarita
Mrs. Kristine Rohm
Mr. Duane Rohmaller
Immanuel Lutheran Preschool
Emeritus
Orange
Costa Mesa
Mrs. Betty Rohmaller
Mr. Grant Rolfsmeier
Emeritus
Costa Mesa
Las Vegas
Mr. Jerad Romsa
Mr. John Rooney
Emeritus
Simi Valley
Henderson
Mrs. Kimberly Rosebrock
Mrs. Diane Ross
Candidate
Tujunga
Yorba Linda
Mrs. Carolynn Rowell
Mr. Jonathan Ruehs
Emeritus
Garden Grove
Irvine
Mrs. Nancy Rueter
Mr. Roger Rueter
Emeritus
Emeritus
Bellflower
Bellflower
Dr. David Rueter
Ms. Angela Rumsey
Irvine
Orange
Mrs. Shannon Runyan
Mrs. Dorothy Rupe
Lemon Grove
Orange
Mr. David Rusch
Mrs. Karen Russo
Emeritus
Culver City
Las Vegas
Mrs. Jill Rutan
Mrs. Cyra Sadowl
Candidate
Vista
Vail
Mrs. Dolores Salas
Mrs. Rachel Salchert
El Mirage
Las Vegas
Mr. Kyle Salesky
Ms. Sarah Salzberg
Lake Forest
Playa del Rey
Mrs. Leigh Anne Sandlin
Mr. Daniel Santamarina
Non-Candidate
Promise Lutheran Church
Long Beach
Murrieta
Mrs. Laura Sauer
Mr. Dennis Schaar
Emeritus
Orange
San Dimas
Mrs. Karen Schaar
Ms. Stephanie Schaff
Emeritus
San Dimas
Huntington Beach
Mrs. Rebecca Schanen
Orange
37
ADVISORY DELEGATES
COMMISSIONED
Dr. Sandra Scharlemann
Irvine
Mr. Marvin Schaus
Mr. Steven Schedler
Emeritus
Bellflower
San Diego
Ms. Jennifer Schedler
Mrs. Angela Schiller
San Diego
Yuma
Mrs. Pamela Schimke
Mrs. Mary Schirrmacher
Phoenix
Irvine
Dr. Kent Schlichtemeier
Mrs. Christin Schlicker
Irvine
Las Vegas
Mr. Philip Schlicker
Mr. Kenneth Schlueter
Emeritus
Las Vegas
Orange
Mrs. Mary Schlueter
Mr. Walter Schmidt
Emeritus
Emeritus
Orange
Glendale
Mrs. Gail Schmidt
Dr. Wayne Schmidt
Candidate
Gilbert
Gilbert
Mrs. Kristen Schmidt
Mrs. Megan Schmidt
Irvine
Anthem
Mr. Kristopher Schneider
Mr. Adam Schoedel
Las Vegas
San Diego
Mrs. Cheryl Schoenback
Mr. Bob Scholz
Phoenix
Lake Arrowhead
Mr. Richard Scholz
Mrs. Conni Schramm
Anthem
Irvine
Ms. Karen Schroeder
Mr. Douglas Schroeder
Emeritus
Lakewood
Las Vegas
Mrs. Vicki Schulte
Mr. Donald Schulteis
Emeritus
Yorba Linda
Upland
Mrs. Melinda Schulteis
Mr. Michael Schulteis
Mission Viejo
Lake Forest
Mrs. Michele Schulteis
Dr. Jack Schultz
Non-Candidate
Lakewood
Irvine
Dr. Marlin Schulz
Mr. Le Roy Schulz
Emeritus
Emeritus
Mission Viejo
San Dimas
Mrs. Laura Schumacher
Mr. Timothy Schumacher
Candidate
Ann Arbor
Tustin
Mrs. Elizabeth Schutt
Ms. Xavria Schwarz
Garden Grove
La Mesa
Ms. Sally Schwarz
Dr. Mary Scott
Las Vegas
Irvine
Mrs. Debora Scott
Mrs. Nola Seaman
Bethany Lutheran Preschool
Orange
Long Beach
Mr. Andrew Seddon
Mrs. Laisa Segrist
Phoenix
Mira Loma
Mrs. Cheri Lynn Selander
La Mesa
38
ADVISORY DELEGATES
COMMISSIONED
Mrs. Jean Selle
Emeritus
Scottsdale
Dr. Peter Senkbeil
Mr. Roger Senne
Emeritus
Orange
Orange
Ms. Lauren Serrano
Ms. Linda Seward
Candidate
Emeritus
Garden Grove
Orange
Mrs. Phaedra Shaltanis
Mrs. Corissa Sheets
Emeritus
Plano
Orange
Mrs. Karla Shelby
Ms. Erin Sheppard
Vista
Las Vegas
Ms. Erin Shevlin
Ms. Eileen Shideler
Non-Candidate
Orange
Paonia
Ms. Carolyn Shiery
Ms. Morgan Shiller
Orange
Oak Park
Ms. Lisa Shoffeitt
Mrs. Amy Shudy
Victorville
Las Vegas
Ms. Abigail Shutts
Ms. Ashlie Siefkes
Irvine
Foothill Ranch
Mrs. Laura Siegert
Ms. Lori Siekmann
Irvine
Irvine
Mr. Andrew Sielaff
Mrs. Wendy Sievers
Glendale
Tempe
Mr. Dean Siewert
Mrs. Angelina Sill
Non-Candidate
Sun Valley
Sylmar
Mr. Jerry Simmons
Mrs. Julie Simon
Emeritus
Oro Valley
Garden Grove
Mr. Donald Simpson
Mrs. Carolyn "Missy" Simpson
Emeritus
Children of Our Savior Lutheran Preschool
Glendora
Lawndale
Dr. Carolyn Sims
Mr. Kelly Singer
Emeritus
Mission Viejo
Yuma
Mrs. Casey Sitze
Ms. Sandra Skinner
San Diego
Sylmar
Mrs. JoAnne Sloan
Mrs. Christine Small
Emeritus
Fullerton
San Diego
Mrs. Carol Smallwood
Mr. Donald Smidt
Orange
Garden Grove
Mr. Kevin Smith
Ms. Lydia Smith-Davis
Candidate
Anaheim
Orange
Mrs. Doris Snashall
Mr. David Sohn
Coronado
Orange
Mrs. Terry Sohn
Mrs. Janet Sokolowski
Candidate
Orange
Corona
Mr. E. Steven Sonnenberg
Ms. Rachel Soo
Emeritus
San Clemente
Irvine
Mr. Roderick Soper
39
ADVISORY DELEGATES
COMMISSIONED
Mr. Brandon Spalding
Candidate
Fontana
Ms. Faith Spelbring
Mrs. Alison Spors
Los Angeles
Orange
Mrs. Michelle Sprouse
Mrs. Linda Staake
Henderson
Anaheim
Mrs. Lisa Stade
Ms. Lori Stadler
Fontana
Sun City
Mrs. Sharon Stanley
Mr. William Stark
Escondido
Kalispell
Mrs. Beverly Steele
Ms. Cheryl Stejskal
Fountain of Life School (EC)
Tucson
Long Beach
Mr. George Stelling
Mrs. Amanda Stepanek
Emeritus
Non-Candidate
Lake Forest
Las Vegas
Mrs. Jessica Stetson
Ms. Amanda Stewart
Non-Candidate
St. Louis
Anaheim
Mrs. Mandilynn Stiles
Mr. Micah Stohlmann
Non-Candidate
Non-Candidate
Lake Forest
Las Vegas
Mrs. Jennifer Stoltzner
Mrs. Kristi Stratton
Candidate
Placentia
Ladera Ranch
Mrs. Myrna Stroh
Mr. Benjamin Strohschein
Emeritus
Cedar Hill
Anaheim
Mrs. Robyn Strohschein
Mrs. Isabel Stuewe
Emeritus
Anaheim
Costa Mesa
Mr. David Stuewe
Mrs. Cathy Summerset
Fountain of Life School
Orange
Vail
Mrs. Faith Surprenant
Mrs. Shelly Surridge
Emeritus
Fullerton
Orange
Mrs. Renee Svarc
Ms. Nancy Swanlund
Emeritus
Emeritus
Seal Beach
Palm Springs
Ms. Karina Sweeney
Ms. Patricia Swickard
Non-Candidate
Emeritus
Bonita
La Puente
Mr. Vance Tammen
Mr. Chuck Tasler
Irvine
Phoenix
Ms. Deborah Tasler
Mrs. Tonia Tate
Faith Lutheran Preschool
Phoenix
Las Vegas
Mr. Bret Taylor
Mr. Caleb Taylor
Irvine
Phoenix
Mrs. Carol Tepker
Mr. Paul Tepker
Non-Candidate
Phoenix
Phoenix
Mr. Jacob Theiss
Ms. Joan Theurer
Emeritus
Las Vegas
Seal Beach
Mrs. Linnette Thomason
Ms. Nicole Thompson
Pomona
Upland
Mrs. Kristen Thornton
Las Vegas
40
ADVISORY DELEGATES
COMMISSIONED
Ms. Anne Tiberg
Gilbert
Miss Gayle Timken
Mrs. Diane Tinker
Emeritus
Atonement Lutheran Early Childhood
Oceanside
Glendale
Mr. David Toensing
Mrs. Taylor Tonniges
Emeritus
Yuma
Las Vegas
Mrs. Leah Tornow
Mrs. June Uhlig
Costa Mesa
Las Vegas
Mr. Brian Underwood
Mr. Garry Unger
Irvine
Orange
Mrs. Sharon Urbank
Mrs. Stephanie L. Van
Blarcom
Las Vegas
Orange
Mr. Trevor Van Blarcom
Mr. Daniel van Voorhis
Irvine
Irvine
Mrs. Wanda Vandrey
Mrs. Heidi Vazquez
Emeritus
Lancaster
Murrieta
Mr. Dennis Verseman
Mrs. Heather Vezner
Emeritus
Yucca Valley
Orange
Mr. Anthony Vezner
Mr. Michael Vick
Orange
Lake Forest
Mr. Brent Vieselmeyer
Mr. James Violette
Candidate
Houston
Orange
Mrs. Kimberly Voelker
Mr. Paul von Kampen
Anaheim
Lake Forest
Mrs. Kathleen Von Kampen
Mrs. Nola Vroom
Non-Candidate
Emeritus
Orange
Mission Viejo
Mrs. Karen Walo
Mrs. Sarah Walquist
Non-Candidate
Las Vegas
Scottsdale
Mr. Bret Walter
Mrs. Judy Waltersdorf
Emeritus
Las Vegas
Gilbert
Mrs. Melissa Wandel
Mr. Timothy Warneke
Las Vegas
Orange
Ms. Lindsey Warneke
Ms. Kara Warner
Irvine
Escondido
Mr. Wayne Waterman
Ms. Jennifer Weber
Tustin
Phoenix
Mrs. Marilyn Webster
Mr. Christopher Weinrich
Candidate
Lake Havasu City
Orange
Mrs. Kasey Weinrich
Mrs. Carolyn Weisheit
Emeritus
Orange
Lenexa
Mrs. Mindy Weiss
Ms. Kaila Weiss
Anaheim
Anaheim
Mrs. Karen Werner
Mr. Dennis Werner
Emeritus
Candidate
Long Beach
Sylmar
Mrs. Elaine Werner
Van Nuys
41
ADVISORY DELEGATES
COMMISSIONED
Mr. Dennis Wetjen
La Mesa
Mrs. Karen Whelply
Dr. Hal Whelply
Emeritus
Emeritus
Irvine
Irvine
Dr. Hal Whelply, Jr.
Ms. Karen Wiggins
Irvine
Irvine
Mrs. Carolyn Willett
Mrs. Lauren Williams
Orange
Tempe
Mrs. Jennifer Williams
Ms. Susan Wilschetz
Non-Candidate
Glendora
El Cajon
Mr. Matthew Wiltse
Mrs. Susan Winscher
Emeritus
Las Vegas
Riverside
Mr. Ramon Wittig
Mr. Robert Wolf
Emeritus
Corona
Phoenix
Mrs. Mary Wolfinbarger
Mrs. Ellen Wood
Lambs of Faith Lutheran Early Childhood Center
Vista
Mrs. Carol Woods
Mrs. Donna Woods
Emeritus
Torrance
Gardnerville
Ms. Melissa Woodward
Mrs. Elizabeth Worrell
Litchfield Park
Los Angeles
Ms. Tamara Worthington
Mrs. Ridell Wright
Phoenix
Diamond Bar
Mr. Kenneth Wright
Ms. Tammie Wright
Emeritus
Chula Vista
Foothill Ranch
Ms. Megan Wright
Mrs. Mari Wutke
Candidate
Irvine
San Diego
Ms. Kristen Wyzard
Mrs. Janice Yost
Trinity Cristo Rey Lutheran Church
Non-Candidate
Santa Ana
Lake Forest
Mr. Kim Youmans
Mrs. Sandra Youmans
Non-Candidate
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Mrs. Christy Youmans
Mrs. Patricia Young
Non-Candidate
Austin
Orange
Mrs. Lee Zabinsky
Mrs. Sandra Zielinski
Candidate
Valley Center
Escondido
Mr. Jonathan Zimmerman
Mr. Gary Zimmerman
Non-Candidate
Orange
Orange
42
CONVENTION COMMITTEES
2015 DISTRICT CONVENTION COMMITTEE
Rev. Bill Baker
Mrs. Kelly DeJongh
Mrs. Barbara Farley
Mrs. Debbie Line
Mr. Alan Lutz
Rev. Christopher Schaar
Mrs. Conni Schramm
Rev. Larry Stoterau
Mr. Rudiger Stuhlmuller
Rev. Andy Wu
Facilities
Registration
Materials
Hospitality
IT Liaison
Chairman
Worship
District President
Vendors
Vice Chairman
2015 NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Ordained
Region 1
Region 2
Region 3
Region 4
2015 FLOOR COMMITTEE
Rev. Robert Hiller
Chairman
Rev. Paul Terhune
Rev. Kerwin (Kerry) Duerr
Secretary
Rev. Alan Rosnau
Ordained
Rev. Tim Gerdes
Rev. Glenn Lucas, Chairman
Rev. Matthew Nolte
Rev. Paul Wenz
Commissioned
Region 1
Ms. Bonnie Hicks
Region 2
Vacant
Region 3
Vacant
Region 4
Mr. William Luedtke
Commissioned
Lay
Lay
Region 1
Region 2
Region 3
Region 4
Mr. Cliff Horn
Mr. Michael Powers
Mr. Michael Sander
Mr. Danny Baker
Mr. Karl Fink
Mr. Todd Moritz
Mr. Brian Underwood
Mrs. Linda Kurtz
Mr. Gary Roepke
Ms. Mercedes Smith
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DISTRICT PRESIDENT’S REPORT
Report from Larry Stoterau,
Pacific Southwest District President
“You did not choose me but I chose you
and appointed you that you should go
and bear fruit and that your fruit should
abide, so that whatever you ask the
Father in my name, he may give it to
you.” John 15:16
The Pacific Southwest District will
convene on June 24th for the 44th Regular
Convention at the Irvine Hotel Irvine, CA.
We will gather under the theme, “Chosen
for this Moment,” from John 15:16. In
the water of our baptism God chose us to
be his child and to participate in a
movement to share the news of Jesus
where we are placed.
C.F.W. Walther, the first President of The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod in a
sermon entitled, “Holy Desire and Duty of
All Christians to Lead Souls to Christ,”
(1842) reminds us that when we have
come to faith in Christ we are compelled
to share Christ. “Every Christian should
seize the opportunity zealously to speak
something good; he should tell what God
has done for him. He should win over the
erring. He should admonish the frivolous
and lazy, disciplining those who are
downcast.”
Also referred to as “The Ministry of the
Baptized” or the “Priesthood of All
Believers,” we are the instruments of God
in our daily vocation. We carry with us the
love of Christ given us by the grace of
God. St. Paul reminds us, “For we are his
workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for
good works, which God prepared
beforehand, that we should walk in
them.” Ephesians 2:10
We will focus on our individual ministry
carried out by each of us every day and
our ministry together which we carry out
through congregations, the District and
Synod during our time together. In part
one of this report I want to summarize the
challenges and accomplishments of the
past three years. You will also find in this
workbook reports of other District Staff
who share their areas of activity.
The improvement in the economy is
reflected in some changes during the
past three years. While many of our
people still struggle with unemployment
or underemployment, many of our
churches seem to be healthier financially.
That said, it is not across the board. As of
March 1, 2015 there are 24
congregations in some phase of the
calling process and 41 congregations
receiving part time pastoral care.
Congregations going through the
transition are faithfully supported by
vacancy pastors or Intentional Interim
Pastors.
Today the Synod provides a variety of
routes for men to prepare for Pastoral
Ministry and our District is blessed by
men who have come through all these
programs:
Traditional/Residential Programs
at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis,
MO and Concordia Theological
Seminary in Fort Wayne, IN.
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Cross-Cultural Ministry Center:
Masters Level program at
Concordia University, Irvine with
the men certified for Ordination
by Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
Center for Hispanic Studies at
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.
Ethnic Immigrant Institute of
Theology: A certification program
for first generation immigrants at
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.
Specific Ministry Pastor: Offered
by both seminaries for men who
are serving under supervision of
a mentor pastor.
Colloquy: For men who have
been ordained in other
denominations or in Lutheran
Churches which are not in
fellowship with the LCMS.
We continue to be blessed by our Lay
Training Program and are grateful for
Victoria Wauffle who now leads this
program. Victoria was one of the first
Parish
Ministry
Assistants
who
graduated from this program and her
report can be found in this workbook.
Women who complete the program
support the ministry of their church as
Parish Ministry Assistants while men who
finish the program of 10 courses and so
desire can be licensed deacons after
completing a psychological evaluation,
an interview with the Regional Vice
President and submit a ministry plan
determined
together
with
their
supervising pastor.
Since the last convention a Stewardship
Committee has been appointed led by
Pastors Tim Eaton and Joshua Keinath.
Gary Norton is the Mission Facilitator
working with them. The purpose of the
committee is to inform congregations of
available
resources
for
teaching
stewardship and to connect the Pacific
Southwest District with Synod resources.
Also beginning its work since the last
convention is the 500th Anniversary of the
Reformation Committee. The 2012
District Convention had instructed the
District to take the lead in planning
events for the celebration. This
committee is led by Rev. Richard Ross
and Mr. Tyler Fewin. Discussions are
underway with Concordia University to
consider how some cooperative planning
can be done. The Anniversary
Celebration will be a yearlong collection
of large group and local events with
circuits and congregations encouraged
to consider what they might do locally.
Three years ago we informed the
convention that the Board of Directors
was preparing to give five District owned
properties (two parcels of bare land and
three with church building) to LCEF in
exchange for lowering our District debt.
That decision has allowed the Board to
lower the debt to approximately $800,000
and make it possible for more funds to be
available to support ministry. While it is
never easy to sell or give away property,
this decision has served as a positive
support for District missions.
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This past year has been a difficult year
for District Staff due to serious health
issues. The challenges have been the
most serious for Ron Rehrer, Regional
Mission Facilitator in Regions 1 and 2 as
he suffers from the lasting effects of a
slight stroke. Also effected is Rachel
Klitzing, Executive Director for School
Ministries, who is currently on medical
leave suffering from dystonia, a neuromuscular disease which has affected her
neck and jaw. We pray we will be able to
bring you good news on both at the
convention and ask for your continued
prayers.
I close with these words of Peter, “But
you are a chosen race, a royal
priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his
own possession, that you may proclaim
the excellencies of him who called you
out of darkness into his marvelous light.
Once you were not a people, but now you
are God’s people; once you had not
received mercy, but now you have
received mercy.” I Peter 2:9-10
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CURRENT ELECTED OFFICERS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President: Rev. Dr. Larry Stoterau
Vice Presidents:
Region 1 Rev. Lowell Kindschy
Region 2 Rev. Roger Sonnenberg
Region 3 Rev. Tim Klinkenberg
Region 4 Rev. Vince Harman
Secretary:Rev. Richard Burkey
Treasurer:
Mrs. Diana Alexander
Commissioned:
Region 1 Mrs. Faith Spelbring
Region 2 Mr. Karl Fink
Region 3 Mr. Steve Schedler
Region 4 Mrs. Sanna Klipfel
Lay:
Region 1 Mr. William Abbott
Region 2 Mrs. Alison Sweeney
Region 3 Dr. Michael Lange
Region 4 Vacant
LCEF Comm. Chair: Mr. Julian
Fruhling
COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONS
Ordained (2):
Rev. Samuel Schuldheisz
Vacant
Lay (1):
Mr. Troy Norton, Chairman
RECONCILERS:
Rev. Greg Barth
Rev. Dave Bolte
Mrs. Carolyn Sims
Mr. Phillip Tenpenny
CIRCUIT VISITORS
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3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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Rev. Paul Nelson
Rev. Robert Hiller
Rev. Gregory Barth
Rev. John Koczman
Rev. Bruch von Hindenburg
Rev. Dr. ST Williams
Currently Vacant
Rev. William Brunold
Rev. Dustin Parker
Reg. Doug Johnstone
Rev. Paul Terhune
Rev. Dr. Richard Paul
Rev. Arthur Andrews
Rev. Roger Frick
Rev. Ron Hodel
Rev. Dr. John Juedes
Rev. Kevin Austin
Rev. Paul Wenz
Rev. Matthew Jennings
Rev. William Lindenmeyer
Rev. Dr. Allen Kolkman
Rev. Stewart Reimnitz
Rev. Tim Gerdes
Rev. Rodger Gredvig
Rev. Mark D. Johnson
Rev. Phil Robbins
Rev. Jon Bjorgaard
Rev. Karl Schloeman
Rev. Mark Rossington
(Casa Grande North)
Rev. David Hook
(Tucson, Sierra Vista, & Surrounding
Areas)
Rev. Mark Friedrich
Rev. Dr. Earl Pierce
Rev. Douglas Barnett
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PERSONNEL CHANGES
Ministers of Religion
Ordained
Entered the District
Ahlman, Timothy
From: Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Lakewood, CO – Rocky Mountain District
To:
Sole Pastor – Christ’s Greenfield Lutheran
Church Gilbert, AZ 8/18/2013
Cho, Ung
From: Graduate – Concordia Seminary (Colloquy)
St. Louis, MO
To:
Associate Pastor – Ark of Noah Lutheran
Church Los Angeles, CA 07/08/2012
Andrus, David
From: Lutheran Blind Mission
St. Louis, MO
To:
Director of Christian Outreach - Lutheran Blind
Mission, a Partner Ministry of Lutheran Braille
Workers, PSD 04/18/2013
Christenson, Scott
From: Pastor – Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
Palatine, IL
To:
Senior Pastor – St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Orange, CA 9/7/2014
Beale, Leslie
From: Emeritus - Montana District
To:
Emeritus – PSD 5/1/2014
Cuen, Eddie
From: Graduate – Concordia Seminary (SMP)
St. Louis, MO
To:
Assistant Pastor – Trinity Lutheran Church
Norwalk, CA 1/11/2015
Beyer, Joel
From: Graduate – Concordia Seminary (CMC)
St. Louis, MO
To:
Associate Pastor – Community Lutheran
Church
Escondido, CA 1/26/2014
Darling, Dave
From: Colloquy – 2008
To:
Assistant Pastor – Life in Christ Lutheran
Church
Peoria, AZ 08/16/2009
Brown, Gary
From: Pastor – Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Leadville, CO
To:
Sole Pastor – Immanuel Lutheran Church
Sierra Vista, AZ 05/19/13
DaPena, Jeremy
From: Graduate, Concordia Seminary (SMP)
St. Louis, MO
To:
Assistant Pastor – Shepherd of the Desert
Lutheran Church, 12/08/2013
Burcham, Ron
From: Sr. Pastor - Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Urbandale, Iowa
To:
Sr. Pastor – Risen Savior Lutheran Church
Chandler, AZ 10/20/2013
Engelhardt, Marc
From: Pastor – Brookfield Lutheran Church
Brookfield, WI
To:
Sole Pastor – Immanuel Lutheran Church
Oceanside, CA 5/4/2014
Byars, Andrew
From: IIM Pastor – St. Paul Lutheran Church
Waco, TX
To:
Sole Pastor – Apostles’ Lutheran Church
Peoria, AZ 07/31/2014
Eschelbach, Michael
From: Staff – Concordia University
River Forest, IL
To:
Staff – Concordia University
Irvine, CA 08/18/2014
Carnahan, Ben
From: Graduate – Concordia Seminary
St. Louis, MO
To:
Sole Pastor – University Lutheran Church –
UCSD
La Jolla, CA 06/23/2013
Evens, Thomas
From: Emeritus – ELCA
To:
Emeritus – LCMS 9/30/2014
Francisco, Thurman ‘Tim’
From: Sole Pastor – Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Atwater, CA
To:
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PERSONNEL CHANGES
Frank, Arnold
From: Associate Pastor - Christ Church Lutheran (EN)
Phoenix, AZ
To:
Associate Pastor - Christ Church Lutheran
(PSD)
Phoenix, AZ 01/16/2014
Freitag, James
From: LCMS Ministry to Armed Forces
Ft. Lewis, WA
To:
Director of Religious Education
Ft. Irwin, CA 11/18/2014
Gary, O. Scott
From: Graduate, Concordia Seminary
St. Louis, MO
To:
Associate Pastor – Grace Lutheran Church
Holt, James
Phoenix, AZ
To:
(PSD)
Hood, William (Bil)
From: SMP Pastor – Hope Lutheran Church
Seattle, WA
To:
Faculty – Concordia University
Irvine, CA 01/06/2014
Howard, Ron
St. Louis, MO
To:
Sole Pastor – St. John Lutheran Church
Long Beach, CA 3/23/2014
Kessler, Michael
From: Sole Pastor – St. John Lutheran Church
Hillsboro, ND
To:
Sole Pastor – Calvary Lutheran Church
Yuma, AZ 01/19/2014
Kim, Byung
From: Graduate, Concordia Seminary (Colloquy)
St. Louis, MO
To:
Associate Pastor – Good News Korean Church
Garden Grove, CA 07/08/2012
Kim, Seung Won
From: Graduate – Concordia Seminary (CMC)
St. Louis, MO
To:
Assistant Pastor – True Love Lutheran Church
Fullerton, CA 07/04/2013
King, Thomas III
From: Teacher – Milwaukee Lutheran HS
Milwaukee, WI – South WI district
To:
Assistant Pastor – Shepherd of the Hills
Lutheran Church – Rancho Cucamonga, CA
08/18/2013
Kirkman, James Jr.
From: Associate Pastor – Christ Church Lutheran (EN)
Phoenix, AZ
To:
Sole Pastor – Trinity Lutheran Church
Temecula, CA 3/30/2014
Lucas, Glenn
From: Southeastern District Staff
To:
Associate Pastor – Abiding Savior Lutheran
Church
Lake Forest, CA 09/15/2013
Hughes, Joseph
From: Candidate/IIM – Northwest District
To:
Sole (IIM) Pastor – St. John’s Lutheran Church
Hemet, CA 06/19/2014
Mekonnen, Berihun
St. Louis, MO
To:
Sr. Pastor – Medhani-Alem Ethiopian Lutheran
Church – Anaheim, CA 08/26/2012
Jay, Eric
From: Graduate, Concordia Seminary (CMC)
St. Louis, MO
To:
Sole Pastor / Worker Priest - St. John’s
Lutheran Church – El Segundo, CA 10/07/2012
Meier, Peter
From: Staff – Minnesota South District
Burnsville, MN
To:
Irvine, CA 08/19/2013
Kalthoff, James W.
From: Emeritus – Missouri District
To:
Meyer, Terry
From: Non-Candidate – Texas District
To:
Non-Candidate – PSD 06/01/2013
To:
Candidate – PSD 2/5/2015
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PERSONNEL CHANGES
Misch, Zachary
St. Louis, MO
To:
Assistant Pastor – Beautiful Savior
Tempe, AZ 07/14/2013
Schmidt, David
Phoenix, AZ
To:
(PSD) Phoenix, AZ 01/16/2014
Mueller, Michael
St. Louis, MO
To:
Sole Pastor – Grace Lutheran Church
Lancaster, CA 03/09/2014
Schmidt, Gale
From: Emeritus – English District
To:
Novelli, German
From: Pastor – Prima Iglesia
Racine, WI
To:
Associate Pastor – Christ the Redeemer
Lutheran Church – Phoenix, AZ 4/16/2014
O’Neal, Patrick
From: Lutheran Senior Services
St. Louis, MO
To:
Sole Pastor – Mesquite Lutheran Church
Mesquite, NV 07/22/2012
Parks, Steve
From: Non-Candidate, RMD
To:
Irvine, CA 08/19/2013
Pierson, Mark
Ft. Wayne, IN
To:
Assistant Pastor – St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Peterson, David
From: Emeritus – Northwest District
To:
Powers, Jerry
From: Sole Pastor – Christ Lutheran Church
Murray, UT – RMD
To:
Richter, Ted
From: Emeritus – Southern District
To:
Rosebrock, Matthew
St. Louis, MO
To:
Sole Pastor / Worker Priest – Faith Lutheran
Church Tujunga, CA 12/16/2012
Scholz, Michael
From: Sole Pastor – Luther Memorial
River Falls, WI – North Wisconsin District
To:
Sole Pastor – Lamb of God Lutheran Church
Las Vegas, NV 06/02/13
Schrank, Jeffrey
From: Senior Pastor - Christ Church Lutheran (EN)
Phoenix, AZ
To:
Senior Pastor - Christ Church Lutheran (PSD)
Schutt, Tim
From: Associate Pastor – St. John’s Lutheran Church
Union, IL
To:
Sole Pastor – St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Garden Grove, CA 12/1/2013
Signore, Joseph III
St. Louis, MO
To:
Sole Pastor – St. Paul Lutheran Church
Pomona, CA 07/07/2013
Smith, Gary
St. Louis, MO
To:
Assistant Pastor – Crown of Life Lutheran
Church Sun City West, AZ 06/03/2012
Swanson, Richard
To:
Thomas, Brian
St. Louis, MO
To:
Associate Pastor - Grace Lutheran Church
San Diego, CA 02/24/2013
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PERSONNEL CHANGES
Torneire, Miguel
From: Graduate, Concordia Seminary (CALMS)
St. Louis, MO
To:
Pastor/Missionary – Gethsemane Lutheran
Church Tempe, AZ 08/19/2012
Wang, Harry ‘Hai-Ying’
St. Louis, MO
To:
Assistant Pastor – Shepherd of the Hills
Lutheran Church, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
1/18/2015
Changes within the District:
Andrews, Arthur
From: Associate – Hephatha Lutheran Church
Anaheim, CA
To:
Sole Pastor – Hephatha Lutheran Church
Anaheim, CA 04/07/2013
Arroyo, Edgar
From: Associate Pastor – Trinity Cristo Rey
Santa Ana, CA
To:
Sole Pastor – Faith Lutheran Church
Carpinteria, CA 06/14/2014
Barreto-Lugo, Luis
From: Associate – Trinity Lutheran Church
Temecula, CA
To:
Sole – Redeemer Lutheran Church
Nuevo, CA 01/13/2013
Beyer, Michael
From: Sole Pastor – Church of Joy Lutheran Church
Chula Vista, CA
To:
Blanke, Neal
From: Sole Pastor – Trinity Lutheran Church
California City, CA
To:
Bombaro, John
From: Sole – Grace Lutheran Church
San Diego, CA
To:
Sr. Pastor – Grace Lutheran Church
Boye, Gary
From: Sole Pastor – Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church
Tempe, AZ
To:
To:
IIM Pastor – Zion Lutheran Church
Blythe, CA 3/2/2014
Breitbarth, Marcus
From: Sole Pastor – Mammoth Lakes Lutheran
Church Mammoth Lakes, CA
To:
Associate Pastor – Life in Christ Lutheran
Church Peoria, AZ 9/28/2014
Brooks, Gary
From: IIM Pastor – Saving Grace Lutheran Church
Queen Creek, AZ
To:
Baker, William (Bill)
From: Intentional Interim – Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
Poway, CA
To:
Sole Pastor – Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
Poway, CA 4/6/2014
Brubaker, James
From: IIM – Messiah Lutheran Church
Buena Park, CA
To:
Bartlett, William
From: Executive Director – Crean Lutheran High
School Irvine, CA
To:
Non-Candidate, PSD 10/01/2013
Buchhorn, Ralph
From: Sole Pastor – Faith Lutheran Church
Whittier, CA
To:
Baumbach, Mark
From: Candidate - PSD
To:
Sole – Messiah Lutheran Church
Buena Park, CA 08/05/12
Chase, Mark
From: Assistant Pastor – Christ’s Greenfield Lutheran
Church – Gilbert, AZ
To:
Vacancy Pastor – Lutheran Church of the
Master
To:
Casa Grande, AZ 06/02/2013
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PERSONNEL CHANGES
Choi, Sang
From: Sole Pastor – One Faith Korean Lutheran
Church Irvine, CA
To:
Collier, Charles
From: Emeritus – PSD
To:
IIM Pastor – Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer
Ojai, CA 11/18/2012
To:
Sole Pastor – Lutheran Church of Our
Redeemer Ojai, CA 9/22/2013
Coppersmith, Mike
From: Senior Pastor – Our Savior’s Lutheran Church
Palm Springs, CA
To:
Emeritus, PSD 05/31/2014
Duerr, William
From: Sole Pastor – Redeemer Lutheran Church
Nuevo, CA
To:
Eaton, Timothy
From: Missionary – Christ Lutheran Church
Brea, CA
To:
Sole Pastor – Edgewater Lutheran Church
Corona, CA 09/09/2012
Ehlers, Jeffrey
From: Non-Candidate – PSD
Irvine, CA
To:
Associate Pastor – Christ Church Lutheran
Phoenix, AZ
Ermeling, Vern
From: Sr. Pastor – Emmaus Lutheran Church
Alhambra, CA
To:
Fluegge, Glenn
From: Missionary – South Africa
To:
Professor – Concordia University
Irvine, CA 08/22/2012
Frusti, Martin
From: Candidate – PSD
To:
IIM Pastor – Eternal Life Lutheran Church
Mesa, AZ 01/05/2014
Haberoth, Steven
Montclair, CA
To:
Harms, Gerhard
To:
Hansen, Donald
To:
Harding, Michael
From: Sole Pastor – Lutheran Church of the Master
Phoenix, AZ
To:
Hausch, Nathan
From: Sole Pastor – Rock of Ages Lutheran Church
Sedona, AZ
To:
Associate Pastor – St. John’s Lutheran Church
Orange, CA 07/20/2014
Hazel, Frederick (III)
Casa Grande, AZ
To:
Hendry, Thomas
From: IIM Pastor – Mesquite Lutheran Church
Mesquite, NV
To:
Henkes, Thomas
From: Sole Pastor – Eternal Life Lutheran Church
Mesa, AZ
To:
Hoemann, Gerald
From: Associate Pastor – Zion Lutheran Church
Blythe, CA
To:
Hoffmann, Mark
From: Senior Pastor – Zion Lutheran Church
Blythe, CA
To:
Hsu, Will
From: Associate Pastor – Concordia Lutheran Church
Cerritos, CA
To:
Jasa, Mark
From: Sole Pastor – University Lutheran Church
(UCLA) Los Angeles, CA
To:
Sole Pastor – Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
Pasadena, CA 01/26/2014
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PERSONNEL CHANGES
Jeske, Bruce
From: IIM – Canoga Park Lutheran Church
Canoga Park, CA
To:
IIM – First Lutheran Church
Johnstone, Douglas
From: Sole Pastor – First Lutheran Church
Long Beach, CA
To:
To:
Vacancy Pastor – First Lutheran Church
Temple City, CA 11/16/2014
Jonas, Herman
From: Sole (Vacancy) Pastor – Grace Lutheran
Church Black Canyon, AZ
To:
Jones, Brandon
From: Sole Pastor – St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Long Beach, CA
To:
Senior Pastor – St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Kelley, Phillip
To:
Kenyon, Cliff
From: IIM – Bethel Lutheran Church
Buena Park, CA
To:
IIM – Christ Lutheran Church
Burbank, CA 10/02/2011
Klemm, Derek
From: Assistant Pastor – Christ Lutheran Church
Brea, CA
To:
Sole Pastor – Mountain View Lutheran Church
Kusel, Ron
From: IIM Pastor – Christ Lutheran Church
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
To:
IIM Pastor – St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Orange, CA 3/11/2013
To:
Lampella, Thomas
From: Sole Pastor – Mountain View Lutheran Church
Las Vegas, NV
To:
Lieber, Kenneth
To:
To:
Vacancy Pastor – Saving Grace Lutheran
Church Queen Creek, AZ 12/2/2012
To:
To:
Senior Pastor – Our Redeemer Lutheran
Church San Diego, CA 12/14/2014
Lopez, Antonio
From: Sole – St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Norwalk, CA
To:
Sole – Canoga Park Lutheran Church
Canoga Park, CA 12/8/2013
Lozano, Marco
From: Sole Pastor - Centro Cristiano Redwood
Lutheran Church – Oxnard, CA 7/19/2011
To:
Manning, Mark
From: Sole Pastor – Searchlight Ministries
Fullerton, CA
To:
Associate – St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Orange, CA 10/01/2011
To:
Candidate 10/1/2014
Martin, Ronald
From: Sr. Pastor – St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Orange, CA
To:
Meyer, Lealand
From: Alleluia Lutheran Church – ASU
Tempe, AZ
To:
Parker, Dustin
From: Sr. Pastor – Concordia Lutheran Church
Cerritos, CA
To:
Sole Pastor – Concordia Lutheran Church
Cerritos, CA 01/01/2013
Page, James
From: Sr. Pastor – First Lutheran Church
San Fernando, CA
To:
Assistant Pastor – Our Savior Lutheran Church
Granada Hills, CA 07/29/2012
To:
Sr. Pastor – Our Savior Lutheran Church
Granada Hills, CA 12/5/2012
To:
Emeritus – PSD
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PERSONNEL CHANGES
Paulson, Charles
To:
IIM – Mesquite Lutheran Church
Mesquite, NV
To:
IIM Pastor – Trinity Lutheran Church
Casa Grande, AZ 08/12/2012
To:
To:
IIM Pastor – First Lutheran Church
Manhattan Beach, CA 8/17/2014
Pearson, Charles Jr.
From: Senior Pastor – Gethsemane Lutheran Church
La Crescenta, CA
To:
Pledger, Phillip
From: Executive Director – Lutheran Braille Workers
Yucaipa, CA
To:
Reimnitz, Elroi
From: Sole Pastor – Redeemer Lutheran Church
Thousand Oaks, CA
To:
Candidate – PSD
Riley, Nathan
From: Sr. Pastor – Hephatha Lutheran Church
Anaheim, CA
To:
Ristow, Augie
From: IIM Pastor – Lamb of God Lutheran Church
Las Vegas, NV
To:
IIM Pastor – Zion Lutheran Church
Victorville, CA 09/08/2013
Robbins, Phillip
From: Sole Pastor – Crown of Life Lutheran Church
Sun City West, AZ
To:
Sr. Pastor – Crown of Life Lutheran Church
Sun City West, AZ 06/22/2012
Robertson, Greg
From: Assistant Pastor – Gethsemane Lutheran
Church Riverside, CA
To:
Candidate – PSD
Rogers, Tom
From: Sole Pastor – Abiding Savior Lutheran Church
Lake Forest, CA
To:
Senior Pastor – Abiding Savior Lutheran
Church Lake Forest, CA 09/15/2013
Rossow, Bob
Irvine, CA
To:
Associate Pastor – St. John’s Lutheran Church
Orange, CA 06/08/2014
Ruiz, Francisco
From: Assistant Pastor – Light of Life Lutheran Church
Bermuda Dunes, CA
To:
Non-Candidate, PSD 12/31/2014
Schmidt, Troy
From: Sole Pastor – Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Tempe, AZ
To:
Sr. Pastor – Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Tempe, AZ 8/19/2012
Sletten, Jacob
From: Assistant Pastor – Christ Lutheran Church
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
To:
Sole Pastor – Christ Lutheran Church
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 04/01/2013
Stamm, Shawn
From: Associate Pastor – First Lutheran Church
San Fernando, CA
To:
Assistant Pastor – Our Savior’s Lutheran
Church Granada Hills, CA 8/30/2013
Strohschein, Martin
From: Sole Pastor – Living Water Lutheran Church
Buckeye, AZ
To:
Associate Pastor – Cross of Christ Lutheran
Church Anthem, AZ
Stueve, Dennis
From: Sole Pastor – St. John’s Lutheran Church
Hemet, CA
To:
Executive Director – Lutheran Braille Workers,
INC. Yucaipa, CA
Swinford, James
To:
IIM Pastor – Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Tehachapi, CA 11/10/2013
Teuscher, Harold
From: IIM Pastor – Apostles’ Lutheran Church
Peoria, AZ
To:
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PERSONNEL CHANGES
Transferred Out of the District:
Thai, An Binh
From: Associate Pastor – Immanuel Lutheran Church
West Covina, CA
To:
Vogelsang, William
From: Sole Pastor – Community Lutheran Church
Escondido, CA
To:
Sr. Pastor – Community Lutheran Church
Werdin, Gregory
To:
Sole – Epiphany Lutheran Church
Congress, AZ (11/4/2012)
Wiley, Don
From: Sole Pastor – St. John’s Lutheran Church
Colton, CA
To:
Associate – Christ the King Lutheran Church
Redlands, CA 08/25/2013
Wobrock, David
From: Associate Pastor – Faith Lutheran Church
Las Vegas, NV
To:
Yeager, Mark
To:
Zoller, Albert
To:
IIM Pastor – Eternal Life Lutheran Church
Mesa, AZ 4/26/2013
Alexander, Peter
From: Sole – University Lutheran Church
La Jolla, CA (UCSD)
To:
Sr. Pastor – Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
Springfield, VA 09/30/2012
Boehlke, Craig
From: Sole Pastor – Our Savior Lutheran Church
Granada Hills, CA
To:
Pastor – Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer
Melbourne, FL 11/01/2012
Brown, Gary
To:
Pastor – Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Leadville, CO 10/28/2012
Brubaker, Jim
From: Messiah Lutheran Church – Vacancy Pastor
Buena Park, CA
To:
EM – PSD
EM – Northwest District 07/16/2012
Carlson, Steven
From: EM – PSD
To:
EM – Northwest District 12/05/2013
Cate, William
From: Associate Pastor – Trinity Lutheran Church
Temecula, CA
To:
Sole Pastor – First Lutheran Church
Salida, CO 11/18/2013
DeVore, Gregory
From: Sole Pastor – Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Riverside, CA
To:
Sole Pastor – Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
Bedford, IN 12/20/2013
Donofrio, Craig
From: Sole Pastor – Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
Pasadena, CA
To:
Staff – KFUO Radio
St. Louis, MO 8/12/2013
Ehlke, John
To:
Emeritus – South Wisconsin District 2/3/2015
55
PERSONNEL CHANGES
Ettner, Dann
From: Chaplain – PSD
To:
Chaplain – CNH District 10/11/2013
Flohrs, Robert
From: LCMS Missionary – Frankfurt, Germany
To:
To:
Emeritus – SE District, 1/1/2015
Gloe, Ronald
From: Sole Pastor – Immanuel Lutheran Church
Sierra Vista, AZ
To:
Pastor – Risen Savior Lutheran Church
Wichita, KS 01/08/2012
Harmelink, Daniel
From: Redeemer Lutheran Church
Huntington Beach, CA
To:
Exec. Dir. Concordia Historical Institute
St. Louis, MO
Hayden, Steve
From: Sole Pastor – Faith Lutheran Church
Carpinteria, CA
To:
Senior Pastor – St. John Lutheran Church
Quincy, IL (CIL Dist) 10/07/2012
Hellwege, Allen
From: Vacancy Pastor – Faith Lutheran Church
Carpinteria, CA
To:
Interim Pastor – Faith Lutheran Church
Carpinteria, CA 06/23/2013
To:
Emeritus – PSD
To:
Emeritus – Indiana District 11/30/2014
Hinck, David
To:
Emeritus – Minnesota South District 02/10/2014
Homan, Martin
From: IIM Pastor – Christ’s Greenfield Lutheran
Church Gilbert, AZ
To:
To:
Praise Lutheran Church (IIM)
Ft. Wayne, IN 11/04/2013
Jaster, John
To:
Emeritus – EN District 05/24/13
Kaelberer, Erich
From: Associate Pastor – Shepherd of the Hills
Lutheran Church – Rancho Cucamonga, CA
To:
Sole Pastor – Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran
Church – Thompson Falls, MT 05/20/2013
Keil, David
From: Sole Pastor – Ramona Lutheran Church
Ramona, CA
To:
Emeritus – PSD
To:
NOW District 06/24/2013
Koenker, Ernest
To:
Emeritus – Northwest District 02/08/2012
Krueger, Dennis
From: Sole Pastor - Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran
Church, Moreno Valley, CA
To:
Pastor – Trinity Lutheran Church
West Seneca, NY 11/23/2014
Lampella, Thomas
From: Non-Candidate, PSD
To:
Non-Candidate, Ohio district 02/17/2014
Leary, Kelly
From: Sole Pastor – Grace Lutheran Church
Lancaster, CA
To:
Pastor – Trinity Lutheran Church
Oshkosh, WI 07/31/2012
Maas, Korey
Irvine, CA
To:
Candidate – Michigan District 12/01/2013
Massey, Steve
Phoenix, AZ
To:
Pastor – St. John’s Lutheran Church
St. John, MI 1/5/2015
Meyer, Joel
Holtville, CA
To:
Pastor – Zion Lutheran Church
Prairie City/Rockville, MO 6/18/2014
Mueller, Randall
To:
Emeritus – South Wisconsin District 11/19/2012
56
PERSONNEL CHANGES
Naumann, Bill
To:
Chapel of the Cross (EN)
Mission Hills, CA 5/10/2013
Novelli, German
From: Associate Pastor – Christ the Redeemer
Lutheran Church, Phoenix, AZ
To:
Candidate – SWI District 2/5/2015
Oehlerts, Gary
To:
Pastor – Trinity Lutheran Church (EN)
N. Las Vegas, NV 02/06/2013
Powers, Jerry
To:
Sole Pastor – Christ Lutheran Church
Murray, UT 02/05/2013
Richardt, Matthew
From: Sole Pastor – Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
Escondido, CA
To:
Smithfield, RI 12/1/2014
Scansen, Jerry
To:
Emeritus – NOW 05/30/2012
Schmidt, Gale
To:
Emeritus – English 10/30/2012
Schmoock, Norman
From: Sole Pastor – Zion Lutheran Church
Victorville, CA
To:
Emeritus – PSD
To:
Emeritus – Rocky Mountain District 08/01/2013
Shaltanis, Joel
Pomona, CA
To:
Pastor – Lord of Life Lutheran Church
Plano, TX 12/31/2012
Singer, Chris
From: Associate Pastor – St. John’s Lutheran Church
Orange, CA
To:
Klein, TX 7/29/2013
Skopak, Jeff
From: Senior Pastor – Fountain of Life Lutheran
Church Tucson, AZ
To:
Pastor – Grace Lutheran Church
Jacksonville, FL 8/15/2014
Springer, Jeff
Whittier, CA
To:
Non-Candidate – Indiana District 07/31/2012
Sproul, John
From: Pastor – Risen Savior Lutheran Church
Chandler, AZ
To:
VP of Capital Funding, LCEF
St. Louis, MO 07/22/2012
Thomas, Brian
From: Associate Pastor – Grace Lutheran Church
San Diego, CA
To:
Non-Candidate – PSD
To:
Non-Candidate – NOW District 11/1/2014
Weber, David
From: Sole Pastor – Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
San Diego, CA
To:
Sr. Pastor – Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
To:
Sole Pastor – Peace Lutheran Church
Walkersville, MD 05/05/2013
Van Duzer, Tom
To:
Pastor – The Lutheran Church of Our
Redeemer Kansas City, KS 06/01/2012
Simental, Roberto
To:
Emeritus – RMD 11/04/2014
57
PERSONNEL CHANGES
WE RECOGNIZE IN MEMORIAM
THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN CALLED TO
GLORY:
Alsop, Daniel
From: Sole Pastor – Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Tehachapi, CA
To:
Called to Glory, 06/19/2013
Behnken, Duane
To:
Beyer, Eugene
To:
Boeche, Harold
To:
Called to Gory, 2/10/2015
Bonner, Michael J.
To:
Brewer, Michael K.
From: Vacancy Pastor – First Lutheran Church
Temple City, CA
To:
Darling, C. David
From: Assistant Pastor - Life in Christ Lutheran
Church Peoria, AZ
To:
Duerr, George
To:
Faga, Robert
To:
Fehner, James
To:
Called to Glory 9/11/2013
Keturakat, Charles
From: Emeritus PSD
To:
Knoppel, Gene
From: Emeritus PSD
To:
Koenker, Ernest
To:
Matthias, Elmer W.
To:
Meyer, Rollie
From: Emeritus – Central Illinois District
To:
To:
Nieman, Henry
To:
Ott, Norman
To:
Parsons, Daniel
To:
Paul, Larry
From: Sole Pastor – Saving Grace Lutheran Church
Chino Valley, AZ
To:
Preuss, Gerald “Jerry”
From: Intentional Interim – Living Christ Lutheran
Church Laughlin, NV
To:
Priesz, Paul, Sr.
To:
Rachuy, Glenwood
To:
58
PERSONNEL CHANGES
Schalm, Roger
To:
Schoppa, Roy
To:
Starck, Craig
To:
Resigned / Removed from Roster:
Brinkman, David
From: Sole Pastor – Risen Savior Lutheran Church
Chandler, AZ 11/30/2012
Hill, David
From: Sole Pastor – First Lutheran Church
Temple City, CA
Suhr, Marvin
To:
59
CONGREGATIONAL CHANGES
Congregational Updates
Please make these changes/additions to your District Directory:
Name Changes:
N/A
Closed/Merged/Resigned/Removed:
St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church – Colton, CA
(Merged with Christ the King – Redlands, CA)
820 N. La Cadena Dr.
Colton, CA 92324-2774
Ph: 909-825-2395
Email: pastor@stjohncolton.org
Web: www.stjohncolton.org
First Evangelical Lutheran Church – San Fernando,
CA
(Closed)
777 N. Maclay Ave.
San Fernando, CA 91340
Phone: 818-361-1638
Living Christ Lutheran Church
(Merged with St. John Evangelical Bullhead City,
NV)
1650 Casino Dr. (Riverside Resort)
Laughlin, NV 89029
New
Congregations/Missions/Ministries:
Epiphany Lutheran Church – Congress, AZ
Worship Address:
26970 S. Congress Way
Congress, AZ 85332
Phone: (623) 707-3452
Mailing Address:
PO Box 601
Congress, AZ 85332
King of Kings Lutheran Church – Phoenix, AZ
(Closed)
3111 N. 29th Ave., Ste. A
Phoenix, AZ 85017
Phone: 602-377-0346
Jesus Love Lutheran Church – Corona Del Mar,
CA
Grace Street Mission Church – San Diego, CA
(Closed)
3967 Park Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92103-3501
Phone: 619-497-0524
Pastoral Staff:
Rev. Theodore Kim
Rev. Chi Min Jun
Rev. Jeong Ho Shin – Colloquy
Rev. Ko – Colloquy
Searchlight Ministries – Orange, CA
(Merged with St. Paul’s, Orange)
2710 N. Gaff Street
Orange, CA 92865-2417
Phone: 714-342-2718
Transferred Membership from English District:
Light of Life – Bermuda Dunes, CA (Indio)
(Closed)
79733 Country club Dr. Ste. D
Bermuda Dunes, CA 92203
Phone: (760) 200-8700
Email: office@indiochurch.org
2900 Pacific View
Corona Del Mar, CA 92625
Phone: 949-759-4739
Christ Church Lutheran – Phoenix, AZ
3901 E. Indian School Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85018-5236
Phone: 602-955-4830
Email: christchurch@cclphoenix.org
Pastoral Staff:
Rev. Dr. Jeff Schrank – Senior Pastor
christchurch@cclphoenix.org
Rev. Dr. Arnold Frank – Associate Pastor
afrank@cclphoenix.org
Rev. James Holt – Associate Pastor
jholt@cclphoenix.org
Rev. David Schmidt – Associate Pastor
dschmidt@cclphoenix.org
60
PERSONNEL CHANGES
Ministers of Religion
Commissioned
Entered District:
Allen, Abigail
From: Concordia University, Irvine, CA
(January 2013)
To:
St. Paul’s, Orange, CA 8/25/2013
Brown, Logan Ray
From: Concordia University Texas (4/2012)
To:
Shepherd of the Desert, Scottsdale, AZ
8/12/2012
Andrich, Janie
From: Reinstated by COP
To:
Candidate 9/17/2013
Brubaker, Jesse
(July 2009)
To:
Loving Savior of the Hills, Chino Hills, CA
9/30/2012
Beaver, Amanda
(October 2014)
To:
Christ Lutheran, Phoenix, AZ
12/21/2014
Burkey, Dana
(August 2012)
To:
Christ, Costa Mesa, CA
10/12/2014
Beisel, Matthew
From: Valley LHS, Phoenix, AZ, English District
To:
Valley LHS, Phoenix, AZ 1/16/2014
Buskirk, Brandon
(8/28/2012)
To:
Grace, Escondido, CA 9/22/2013
Bender, Angela
(May 2013)
To:
St. John’s, Orange, CA 8/25/2013
Beyer, Gary
To:
Emeritus 8-27-2014
Bloomfield, Anna
From: Concordia University, Seward, NE
(May 10, 2013)
To:
Crean LHS, Irvine, CA 8/29/2013
Boetsch, Christina
(May 7, 2010)
To:
Light of Christ, Irvine, CA 1/11/2015
Bourassa, Rachel
From: St. Paul, Harlingen, TX
To:
Lamb of God, Las Vegas, NV
8/19/2012
Bourne, Sarah
From: Candidate – CNH
To:
Candidate 6/4/2012
Boyd, Jason
To:
Candidate 9/17/2013
Buss, Elizabeth
(December 2012)
To:
Faith Middle & Senior High School, Las
Vegas, NV 8/26/2013
Cacciapuoti, Melissa
(January 2011)
To:
Cahill, Kyle
(May 2011)
To:
Calendo, Tanya
From: Non-Candidate – Northern Illinois District
To:
Christ’s Greenfield, Gilbert, AZ
7/13/2014
Churney, Heather
(August 5, 2013)
To:
Crean LHS, Irvine, CA
10/17/2013
Collins, Linda
(June 21, 2013)
To:
St. John’s, Hemet, CA 2/9/2014
Colross, Ruth
From: Candidate – Southeastern District
To:
Candidate 1/28/2015
61
PERSONNEL CHANGES
Connolly (Garrison), Annelise
From: Concordia University, Irvine, CA (January
2013)
To:
First Good Shepherd, Las Vegas, NV
8/18/2013
Connolly, Patrick
(May 2013)
To:
Faith Middle and Senior High School
8/22/2013
Cottrell Alpert, Elizabeth
From: Reinstated by COP 11/20/2014
To:
Candidate
Courvoisier, Laura
From: Immanuel, St. Charles, MO
To:
Concordia University, Irvine, CA
8/18/2014
Crowder, Jason
From: Trinity, St. Charles, MO
To:
Faith Middle & Senior High School, Las
Vegas, NV 8/20/2014
Dahlin, Jeanette
To:
Candidate April 2013
DeBow, Aaron
(December 2011)
To:
De la Motte, Heidi
From: Grace, Modesto, CA
To:
Our Savior, Westchester, CA 9/8/2013
Deyke, Eric
(December 2007)
To:
Hephatha, Anaheim, CA 8/25/2013
Dilzer, Rhonda
(November 2012)
To:
5/12/2013
Doyle, Sara
(January 2012)
To:
Duescher, Emily
(May 2, 2014)
To:
Bethany Lutheran, Long Beach, CA
12/21/2014
Duport, Kyle
From: St. Michael, Fort Myers, FL
To:
Salem, Orange 9/7/2014
Duport, Rebecca
From: Zion, Fort Myers, FL
To:
8/18/2014
Ehlers, Cheryl
From: Christ, Phoenix, AZ, English District
To:
Christ, Phoenix, AZ 1/16/2014
Ehrman, Jennifer
From: Candidate - English District
To:
Candidate 11/15/2014
Elder, Chris
(November 14, 2013)
To:
LHS, Orange, CA 9/2/2014
Elliott, Benjamin
From: St. Paul, Merced, CA
To:
Eltiste, Emily
From: Bethany, Vacaville, CA
To:
Christ, Costa Mesa, CA 9/7/2014
Endicott, Joel
From: Gloria Dei, Houston, TX
To:
Risen Savior, Chandler, AZ
6/29/2014
Eschelbach, Emily
From: Candidate – Indiana District
To:
Candidate 7/1/2014
Doebele, Mark
To:
Farren, Elizabeth
From: Candidate – Texas District
To:
Candidate 6/5/2014
Doyle, Jonathan
To:
Fischer, Stacy
(May 11, 2011)
To:
Pilgrim, Chula Vista, CA 10/12/2014
62
PERSONNEL CHANGES
Fisher, Benjamin
(May 10, 2013)
To:
Fried, Colette
(January 10, 2014)
To:
Faith Community, Las Vegas, NV
5/18/2014
Fry, Emily
To:
Garner, Kathleen
From: St. John’s, Denver, CO
To:
Non-Candidate – 6/30/2012
Gehring, Mary
To:
Gieseke, Greta
From: St. John, Ocala, FL
To:
Faith Middle & Senior High School,
Gillingham, Skye
(October 30, 2013)
To:
St. John’s, Orange 8/24/2014
Gloss, Jacqueline
(November 2012)
To:
5/12/2013
Hartfield, Tiffany
From: Christ, Phoenix, AZ – English District
To:
Hathaway, Tyler
(May 2004)
To:
12/21/2014
Heideman, Allison
(May 6, 2011)
To:
9/18/2011
Hemmings, Jenny
To:
Candidate 02/2012
Hiett, Katelyn
From: Hands of Mercy, Fort Wayne, IN
To:
Trinity, Litchfield Park, AZ 1/5/2014
Hinrichs, Stefanie
(May 2014)
To:
Bethany, Long Beach, CA 9/7/2014
Hodgson, William Jr.
To:
Honig, Jason
From: Candidate – CNH District
To:
Redeemer, Ontario, CA 9/8/2013
Hood, Kimberly
From: Candidate – Northwest District
To:
Candidate 7/29/2013
Greder, Gary
To:
Hulke, Andrew
To:
Guebert, Susan
July 5, 2011
To:
Irwin, Cassandra
From: Concordia University Chicago,
River Forest, IL
To:
Hansen, Kelly
To:
Candidate 2/20/2013
Jenkins, Theron
To:
Hantula, Brenda
To:
Candidate 2/20/2013
Johnson, David S.
From: Concordia University, St. Paul, MN (5/2012)
To:
Christ, Brea, CA 6/10/2012
Harman, Ronald
To:
Emeritus 7/3/2014
Kaio, Jeana
From: Candidate - Nebraska District
To:
Candidate 5/31/2014
63
PERSONNEL CHANGES
Karner, Bonnie
From: Candidate – Iowa West District
To:
Mountain View, Las Vegas, NV
1/26/2014
Karner, Dale
From: Candidate - Iowa West District
To:
Kaufmann, Joy
From: Prince of Peace, Palatine, IL
To:
Kaufmann, Timothy
From: Prince of Peace, Palatine, IL
To:
Kemp, Stacy Ann
From:
(October 2011)
To:
Abiding Savior, Lake Forest, CA
8/22/2012
King, Kimberly
From: Candidate - Nebraska District
To:
Candidate 3/1/2014
Knorr, Karl
From: Concordia University, Mequon, WI
To:
Koehne, Robert
To:
Krieger, Susan
To:
Kuehn, Abigail
From: Concordia University Nebraska
(May 4, 2012)
To:
Kun, Christina
From: Trinity, Ironwood, MI
To:
Trinity, Simi Valley, CA 6/30/2013
Kunze, Trevor
From: Concordia University, Wisconsin
(December 2012)
To:
Our Savior, Arcadia, CA 2/17/2013
Kuphal, Emmalee
From: Concordia University, St. Paul, MN
(May 2013)
To:
Fountain of Life, Tucson, Arizona
8/18/2013
Larsen, Phillips
From: Emeritus – FLGA District
To:
Emeritus 10/17/2012
Laubenstein, Joan
From: Christ, Phoenix, English District
To:
Christ, Phoenix – PSD 1/16/2014
Luckhardt, Jennifer
From: Christ Memorial, Milwaukee, WI
To:
8/25/2013
Mallegni, Kimberly
To:
Candidate 2/21/2014
Mallinson, Jeffrey
(1996)
To:
8/18/2014
Mangels, Cheryl
From: Trinity, Houston, TX
To:
Marousek, Rebekah
(March 2005)
To:
Emmaus, Alhambra, CA 3/11/2007
Marty, Kayla
From: Non-Candidate – Missouri District
To:
Non-Candidate 7/1/2014
Marty, Matthew
From: LHS, St. Charles, Missouri
To:
McDaniel, Jennifer
From: St. Peter, Macomb, MI
To:
Mecomber, Courteney
(May 2011)
To:
Living Water, Buckeye, AZ
4/27/2014
64
PERSONNEL CHANGES
Merritt, Bonnie
To:
Merritt, Robert
To:
Minster, David
From: Concordia, Seward, NE
(7/11/2012)
To:
Mountain View, Apache Junction, AZ
7/29/2012
Moritz, Todd
From: LHS, Milwaukee, WI
To:
Muehl, Ashley
From: Immanuel, Valparaiso, IN
To:
Neebe, Allysha
(January 2012)
To:
Abiding Savior, Lake Forest, CA 9/9/2012
Nishwitz, Vanessa
From: Calvary, San Lorenzo, CA
To:
8/12/2012
Oesch, Joel
From: Non-Candidate - Texas District
To:
8/21/2012
Oldenburg, Jonathan
From: Concordia University, Wisconsin
(December 2012)
To:
Olson, Sheryl
From: Emeritus – Minnesota South District
To:
Emeritus 7/2/2012
Parsons, Julia
(June 2013)
To:
Pasche, Amanda
From: Concordia University Chicago, IL
(December 2012)
To:
8/18/2013
Pavasars, Michelle
(September 2004)
To:
Christ, Brea, CA 9/8/2013
Peterson, Ruth
(February 20, 2013)
To:
LHS Assoc. of Southern CA 8/11/2013
Phelps, Kelly
From: LHS, Green Bay, WI
To:
Phillips, Kate
To:
Plumb, Donna
To:
Porter, Ellen
From: Grace, Winter Haven, FL
To:
8/25/2013
Potthoff, Timothy
From: Our Savior, Livermore, CA
To:
Hephatha, Anaheim, CA 9/22/2013
Pratt, David
From: LHS, Sheboygan, WI
To:
Pruhs, Brenda
To:
Puls, Stephen
(May 10, 2013)
To:
Rausch, Henry
From: Non-Candidate – Nebraska District
To:
Rausch, Susan
From: Non-Candidate – Nebraska District
To:
Rehberger III, Louis
From: Concordia University, Irvine CA (July 2011)
To:
Faith, Vista, CA 12/15/2013
65
PERSONNEL CHANGES
Reseburg, Devon
From: Concordia University, Portland, OR
(May 2012)
To:
LHS, Chula Vista, CA 9/23/2012
Schoedel, Adam
From: Concordia University, Chicago, IL
(May 2013)
To:
LHS, Chula Vista, CA 8/18/2013
Richter, Joseph
To:
Scholz, Richard
To:
Riske, Elizabeth
From: Christ Lutheran, Phoenix, AZ, English
District
To:
1/16/2014
Schroeder, Douglas
From: Emeritus – South Wisconsin District
To:
Emeritus 6/13/2014
Rolfsmeier, Grant
(May 4, 2012)
To:
Ross, Diane
(11/14/2012)
To:
St. Paul, Orange, CA 1/27/2013
Rutan, Jill
To:
Candidate 2/21/2014
Salchert, Rachel
From: Concordia University, St. Paul, MN
(May 13, 2010)
To:
10/27/2013
Salesky, Kyle
From: Concordia University Chicago, IL
(May 1, 2014)
To:
Abiding Savior, Lake Forest, CA
12/14/2014
Santamarina, Daniel
To:
Candidate 9/17/2013
Schedler, Jennifer
(May 28, 2013)
To:
St. Paul’s, San Diego, CA 11/3/2013
Schumacher, Laura
To:
Candidate 9/17/2013
Schumacher, Timothy
From: Non-Candidate - Minnesota South District
To:
8/21/2012
Schutt, Elizabeth Rose
From: Candidate – Northern Illinois District
To:
Candidate 1/30/2014
Schwalm, Shelly
From: Concordia, St. Paul, MN
(May 2011)
To:
7/15/2012
Scott, Debora
To:
Candidate 2/2015
Senechal, Mark
From: Christ the King, Kingwood, TX
To:
Gethsemane, Tempe, AZ 8/19/2012
Serrano, Lauren
(May 2012)
To:
Hosanna, Mesa, AZ 8/12/2012
Shiery, Carolyn
From: Concordia, Irvine, CA (6/11/2012)
To:
10/25/2012
Schiller, Angela
From: Green Park, St. Louis, Missouri
To:
Christ, Yuma, Arizona 8/10/2014
Shoffeitt, Lisa
(May 2012)
To:
Zion, Victorville, CA 8/3/2014
Schneider, Kristopher
From: Bethany, Vacaville, CA
To:
8/17/2014
Shudy, Amy
From: St. Paul’s, Sedalia, Missouri
To:
7/27/2014
66
PERSONNEL CHANGES
Siefkes, Ashlie
(11/13/2012)
To:
Concordia University, Irvine, CA 4/9/2013
Sielaff, Andrew
(6/22/2009)
To:
Atonement, Glendale, AZ 3/23/2014
Skoog, Tracy
To:
Smith-Davis, Lydia
From: Concordia, Irvine, CA
(11/26/2012)
To:
Lutheran High School, Orange, CA
2/22/2013
Stohlmann, Micah
From: Non-Candidate - Minnesota South
To:
Strohschein, Benjamin
(September 2012)
To:
Strohschein, Robyn
(December 2012)
To:
Sweeney, Karina
From: Non-Candidate – Texas District
To:
Tasler, Charles
To:
Tasler, Deborah
To:
Theiss, Jacob
From: Concordia University, Austin, TX
(May 3, 2014)
To:
8/17/2014
Tiberg, Anne
From: Light of the Hills, Cameron Park, CA
To:
5/11/2014
Tonniges, Taylor
(May 4, 2012)
To:
Faith Middle & Senior High School
Underwood, Brian
(July 15, 2013)
To:
Crean LHS, Irvine, CA
10/17/2013
Vezner, Anthony
From: Concordia University, Irvine
(10/2011)
To:
Concordia University 04/03/2012
von Kampen, Paul
From: Concordia University, Nebraska
(May 2011)
To:
Walo, Karen
(1/10/2014)
To:
5/18/2014
Walquist, Sarah
From: Candidate – English District
To:
Candidate 5/1/2014
Warneke, Lindsey
From: Concordia University, Seward, NE (5/4/2012)
To:
Tate, Tonia
(January 10, 2014)
To:
5/18/2014
Warner, Kara
(October 2004)
To:
Tepker, Carol
From: Non-Candidate – CNH District
To:
Webb, Angela
From: Reinstated by COP 11/20/2014
To:
Candidate
Tepker, Paul
From: Non-Candidate – CNH District
To:
Weber, Jennifer
To:
67
PERSONNEL CHANGES
Weiss, Kaila
From: Clarinda Lutheran, Clarinda, IA
To:
St. Paul’s, Garden Grove, CA
8/25/2013
Brown, Logan
From: Shepherd of the Desert, Scottsdale, AZ
To:
Christ, Little Rock, AR 7/1/2014
Wolf, Robert
To:
Bulava, Adam
From: Faith Junior Senior High School,
Las Vegas, NV
To:
Lutheran School Association,Decatur, IL
9/11/2012
Butz, Carl
From: Crean LHS, Irvine, CA
To:
Messiah, Independence, MO
07/01/2012
Wolfinbarger, Mary
(July 25, 2011)
To:
Faith, Vista, CA 8/28/2011
Butz, Kimberly
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Non-Candidate - Missouri District
4/2/2012
Worthington, Tamara
To:
Christoffersen, Patricia
From: Candidate
To:
Candidate – Northwest District
12/21/2012
Winscher, Susan
(August 2009)
To:
Wright, Megan
From: Candidate – Texas District
To:
Candidate 7/15/2012
Cobb, Kimberlee
From: St. Paul’s, Orange
To:
Bethlehem, Lakewood, CO 7/1/2012
Young, Heide
From: Concordia University, Irvine, CA (May 2012)
To:
Light of Christ, Irvine, CA 11/4/2012
Coppersmith, Donna
From: Emeritus
To:
Emeritus – Texas District 1/11/2015
Transferred Out of District:
Aarhus, Deborah
From: LCMS Board for Mission Services
To:
Concordia University, Chicago, IL
Davis, Mark
From: Lutheran HS, Orange, CA
To:
Concordia LHS, Tomball, TX 7/1/2012
8/1/2012
Benscoter, Andrew
To:
Redeemer, Austin, TX 6/10/2013
Biel, Kathy
From: Candidate
To:
Candidate – Northern Illinois District
6/15/2013
Boche, Benjamin
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Concordia University, Chicago, IL
1/1/2015
Borgmann, Audrey
From: Redeemer, Ontario
To:
Forest Hills, Cornelius, OR 6/15/2013
Boyd, Jason
From: Candidate
To:
Candidate – Nebraska District
7/21/2014
Elliott, Gayle
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Non-Candidate – Texas District
1/27/2015
Farren, Elizabeth
From: Candidate
To:
St. Philip, Dublin, CA 10/1/2014
Fischer, Michael
From: Risen Savior, Sun Lakes, AZ
To:
LCMS, St. Louis, MO 7/2/2014
Frazier, Kyle
From: Christ, Costa Mesa, CA
To:
ACTS Church Lakeway,
Lakeway, TX 6/15/2014
Guse, Earl
From: Emeritus
To:
Emeritus – Nebraska District
6/15/2012
68
PERSONNEL CHANGES
Hafer, Marsha
From: St. John’s, Orange
To:
Pilgrim, Beaverton, OR 8/16/2012
Hoffman, Amy
From: Gethsemane, Tempe, AZ
To:
St. John’s, Bakersfield, CA 7/1/2014
Hoffman, Eric
To:
St. John’s, Bakersfield, CA 7/1/2014
Holmes, Jennifer
From: Candidate
To:
Candidate - North Wisconsin District
3/21/2012
Hoover, Hoyle
From: First, Manhattan Beach, CA
To:
St. Stephen’s, Hickory, NC
6/15/2014
Jack, Elizabeth Jean
From: Christ’s Greenfield, Gilbert, AZ
To:
St. John’s, Columbus, IN 6/15/2013
Jessop, Michael
From: Christ’s Greenfield, Gilbert, AZ
To:
CrossPoint Community, Katy, TX
10/15/2013
Kaelberer, Jennifer
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Non-Candidate - Montana District
8/13/2013
Koscik, Celeste
From: St. Paul’s, Orange, CA
To:
Redeemer, Austin, TX 1/31/2014
Koscik, Timothy
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Non-Candidate – Texas District
3/11/2014
Krause, Kristine
From: Christ, Phoenix, AZ
To:
Good Shepherd, Collinsville, IL
7/1/2014
Leitner, George
From: Emeritus
To:
Emeritus – Rocky Mountain District
1/28/2013
Livo-Biesanz, Rebecca A.
From: Candidate
To:
Candidate – Southeastern District
1/20/2015
Lowe, Amanda
From: Shepherd of the Hills, Rancho
Cucamonga, CA
To:
Grace Fellowship, Gypsum, CO
3/1/2014
Ludvigsen, Dee
From: Emeritus
To:
Emeritus – Nebraska District 8/16/2012
Mallegni, Kimberly
From: Candidate
To:
Candidate – South Wisconsin
District 4/1/2014
McMullan, Candace
From: Immanuel, Riverside, A
To:
Holy Cross, Indianapolis, IN
10/16/2012
Mueller, Patra
To:
Hope Lutheran, Seattle WA 8/8/2012
Nordmeyer, Richard
From: Emeritus
To:
Emeritus – Northern Illinois District
1/22/2014
O’Brien, Lisa
To:
Bethlehem, Lakewood, CO 8/1/2014
Oldenburg, Jonathan
From: Faith Middle and Senior High School,
Las Vegas, NV
To:
LHS Greater Milwaukee,
Greendale, WI 7/1/2014
Pata, Ronda
From: Candidate
To:
Candidate - Texas District 8/1/2013
Prill, Ann
From: Zion, Victorville, CA
To:
St. Luke, Santa Rosa, CA 8/4/2014
Prill, James
To:
St. Luke, Santa Rosa, CA 8/4/2014
Quinlan, Jennifer
From: First Good Shepherd, Las Vegas, NV
To:
LHS, Parker, CO 8/5/2014
Rendahl, Karla
From: LCMS Board for Mission Services
To:
Non-Candidate – English District
1/31/2013
69
PERSONNEL CHANGES
Robson, Wendell
To:
St. Paul’s, Kingsville, MD 7/1/2013
Toms, Emily
From: St. Paul’s, Orange
To:
Faith, Marietta, GA 2/29/2012
Rua, Angie
From: Lamb of God, Las Vegas, NV
To:
Portland Lutheran, Portland, OR
Verner, Elizabeth
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Non-Candidate - Missouri District 5/22/2013
8/1/2014
Schmidt, Kristina
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Non-Candidate – Kansas District
10/25/2012
Wahner, Laurie
From: Emeritus
To:
Emeritus – Florida-Georgia District
2/24/2014
Schnurstein, David
From: Candidate
To:
Rockford Lutheran, Rockford IL
Walton, Matthew
From: Abiding Savior, Lake Forest, CA
To:
St. John’s, Denver, CO 7/15/2012
7/1/2011
Schultz, Rachel
From: North Valley Christian Academy, Anthem, AZ
To:
Candidate - Texas District 6/1/2013
Schumacher, Joshua
From: Faith, Las Vegas, NV
To:
Concordia, Ann Arbor, MI 5/6/2013
Schutte, Jay
From: Candidate
To:
Candidate – Minnesota South District
8/19/2013
Schwalm, Shelly
From: Risen Savior, Chandler, AZ
To:
Concordia University, St. Paul, MN
8/14/2014
Webb, Angela
From: Candidate
To:
Candidate – Michigan District
12/1/2014
Wooster, Larry
From: Grace, Lancaster
To:
St. Paul’s, Ogallala, NE
7/25/2013
Young, Heide
From: Light of Christ, Irvine, CA
To:
Grace, Menomonee Falls, WI 7/1/2013
Young, Michael
To:
Concordia University, Mequon WI
7/1/2013
Changes Within District:
Seefeld, Samuel
From: Candidate
To:
Candidate – South Wisconsin District
11/11/2013
Senechal, Mark
To:
Christ Memorial, St. Louis, MO
6/23/2014
Simmer, Ehren
From: Candidate
To:
Valley Lutheran, Cedar Falls, IA
9/9/2012
Amey, Edward
From: Concordia Schools, Sylmar, CA
To:
Candidate 8/4/2013
Amey, Edward
From: Candidate
To:
Anderson, Britt
To:
LCMS Board for International
Mission 8/11/2013
Swartz, Diane
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Non-Candidate – FLGA District 6/2/2014
Andrich, Janie
From: Candidate
To:
Concordia International School,
Shanghai 1/22/2014
Tarr, Grace
To:
Non-Candidate – Missouri District
6/17/2013
Axtman, Chelsea
To:
Faith Academy, Las Vegas, NV
8/18/2013
70
PERSONNEL CHANGES
Bakalyar, Judith
From: Zion, Anaheim
To:
Emeritus 6/15/2012
Bourne, Sarah
From: Candidate
To:
Baker, Callie
From: Fountain of Life, Tucson, AZ
To:
Redeemer, Huntington Beach, CA 1/12/2014
Bradley, Lorena
To:
11/11/2014
Bauern, Kristen
From: Good Shepherd, Menifee, CA
To:
9/18/2011
Bauern, Kristen
To:
Candidate 6/16/2013
Bauern, Kristen
From: Candidate
To:
Benne, Katherine
From: Immanuel, Orange, CA
To:
Zion, Anaheim, CA 8/25/2013
Berson, Susan
From: Shepherd of the Desert, Scottsdale,
AZ
To:
Brandt, Paul
From: Pacific Southwest District,
Irvine, CA
To:
Bredehoft, John
From: Candidate
To:
Brege, Alissa
From: Christ, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
To:
Candidate 7/6/2008
Brege, Alissa
From: Candidate
To:
Ascension, Torrance, CA 12/16/2012
Brink, Sally
To:
9/15/2013
Beyer, Beverly
From: Emeritus
To:
St. John’s, Oxnard, CA
1/22/2012
Brink, Sally
To:
Biel, Kathy
From: Trinity, Litchfield Park, AZ
To:
Candidate 6/14/2013
Brinkman, Liane
From: Risen Savior, Sun Lakes, CA
To:
Christ Lutheran, Phoenix, AZ 8/24/2014
Blau, Deborah
To:
Burns, Courtney
To:
Block, Chad
From: Christ, Yuma, AZ
To:
8/10/2014
Blume, Kathryn
From: Candidate
To:
Zion, Victorville, CA 8/10/2014
Bonk, Eugene
From: Grace, Escondido, CA
To:
Bonner, Susan
From: Martin Luther, Phoenix, AZ
To:
Buskirk, Brandon
To:
Butz, Kimberly
From: Candidate
To:
Christoffersen, Patricia
From
Non-Candidate
To:
Clakley-Jonas, Karen
From: Faith, Vista, CA
To:
Candidate 6/16/2012
71
PERSONNEL CHANGES
Clark, Elizabeth
From: St. Paul’s, Garden Grove, CA
To:
Ferrin, Richard
From: Good Shepherd, Simi Valley, CA
To:
Candidate 9/1/2013
Clavir, Kenneth
To:
Candidate 1/13/2015
Ferrin, Wanda
To:
Candidate 10/1/2012
Collins, Linda
From: St. John’s, Hemet, CA
To:
Festa, Dianne
From: Trinity, Litchfield Park, AZ
To:
Emeritus 1/31/2012
Colross, Ruth
From: Candidate
To:
Fischer, Matthew
From: Shepherd of the Desert,
Scottsdale, AZ
To:
8/19/2012
Coppersmith, Donna
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Emeritus 12/24/2012
Dahlin, Jeanette
From: Candidate
To:
Fox, Kip
From: Cross of Christ, Anthem, AZ
To:
Davidson, Karen
From: First, Temple City, CA
To:
Candidate 1/17/2011
Fox, Kip
From: Candidate
To:
St. Luke, Mesa, AZ 1/18/2015
Draeger, Linda
From: Concordia, Burbank, CA
To:
Emeritus 6/1/2013
Dueker, Karen
From: St. John’s, Hemet, CA
To:
Hephatha, Anaheim, CA
8/24/2014
Dunning, Kevin
From: Faith Middle and Senior High School,
Las Vegas, NV
To:
Hong Kong International School
9/18/2011
Elfman, David
From: LHS, Orange
To:
Emeritus 6/6/2012
Elliott, Gayle
To:
Feldmann, Jahnai
From: Pilgrim, Chula Vista, CA
To:
Felten, Daniel
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Fogo, Scott
From: LHS, Orange, CA
To:
Faith Middle and Senior HS,
Fried, Colette
From: Faith Community, Las Vegas
To:
Gallmann, Grace
From: Salem, Orange, CA
To:
Emeritus 7/1/2012
Garcia, Jorge E.
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Emeritus 1/20/2015
Garcia, Sophia
From: Candidate
To:
3/17/2013
Gavin, Taylor
To:
Candidate 6/16/2013
Gaylor, Phillip
From: Mt. Calvary, Diamond Bar, CA
To:
Geisler, Ruth
To:
Emeritus 10/11/2010
72
PERSONNEL CHANGES
Gomes, Domingo
From: Mountain View, Las Vegas, NV
To:
Hansen, Pamela
To:
Gomes, Robin
To:
Hantula, Brenda
From: Candidate
To:
Abiding Savior, CA 9/8/2013
Greenwald, Celia Jane
From: Zion, Fallbrook, CA
To:
Emeritus 6/30/2012
Hawthorne, Nancy
To:
Candidate 7/1/2013
Gross, Lisabeth
To:
Candidate 8/26/2012
Haynes, Travis
From: Candidate
To:
Gyllenhammer, Janet
From: Faith Community, Las Vegas, NV
To:
Heide, Rachel
From: Immanuel, Riverside, CA
To:
Candidate 6/15/2012
Gyllenhammer, Janet
From: Non-Candidate
To:
8/17/2014
Heide, Rachel
From: Candidate
To:
8/25/2013
Hallett, Kristin
From: St. John’s, Orange, CA
To:
Candidate 6/14/2014
Heide, Rachel
To:
Hanke, John
From: Immanuel, Redondo Beach, CA
To:
Emeritus 8/6/2010
Heitshusen, Kenneth
From: Candidate
To:
Hansen, Kelly
From: Candidate
To:
Salem, Orange, CA 6/2/2013
Hemmings, Jenny
From: Candidate
To:
St. Paul’s, Orange, CA
5/6/2012
Hansen, Darren
From: First, San Fernando, CA
To:
Concordia LHS, Sylmar, CA
8/21/2011
Herman, Kimberly
To:
Candidate 8/1/2013
Hansen, Darren
From: Concordia LHS, Sylmar, CA
To:
North Valley Christian Academy,
Anthem, AZ 2/1/2015
Hines, Michelle
From: First Good Shepherd, Las Vegas, NV
To:
First Good Shepherd, Las Vegas, NV
8/17/2014
Hansen, Lori
To:
Concordia, Granada Hills, CA
8/21/2011
Hodgson, William Jr.
To:
Emeritus 7/1/2014
Hansen, Lori
From: Concordia, Granada Hills, CA
To:
North Valley Christian Academy,
Anthem, AZ 2/1/2015
Holmes, Jennifer
From: Faith Junior & Senior High School,
Las Vegas, NV
To:
Candidate 1/14/2012
73
PERSONNEL CHANGES
Hopkirk, Pamela
To:
Kristofic, Patricia
From: Candidate
To:
Emeritus 2/22/2013
Howard, Nancy
To:
Emeritus 11/1/2014
Krupski, Judith
To:
Emeritus 3/20/2015
Howe, Kristen
To:
Kunde, Casey
From: Christ, La Mesa, CA
To:
Candidate 6/10/2013
Howland, Beth
From: Hosanna, Mesa, AZ
To:
Peace, Flagstaff, AZ 10/13/2013
Larson, Michelle
To:
Howland, Jeri
From: Canoga Park, Canoga Park, CA
To:
Good Shepherd, Simi Valley, CA
8/18/2013
Laubenstein, Joan
To:
Emeritus 6/1/2014
Jiminez, Rachel
To:
Just, Darrel
To:
Emeritus 7/1/2009
Kahler, Nancy
From: North Valley Christian Academy, Anthem, AZ
To:
Emeritus 7/1/2012
Kelso, Darren
To:
Knapp, Lorraine
To:
Koehnke, Paige
To:
Kretzmann, Nathan
From: Non-Candidate
To:
North Valley Christian Academy, Anthem, AZ
2/25/2013
Kristofic, Patricia
From: St. Paul’s, Irvine, CA
To:
Faith, Capistrano Beach, CA
10/3/2004
Kristofic, Patricia
From: Faith, Capistrano Beach, CA
To:
Candidate 5/15/2011
Lawrence, Jason
From: LHS, La Verne, CA
To:
Le, Tam-Phuong
From: Emmaus, Alhambra, CA
To:
Lehman, April
From: St. John, Oxnard, CA
To:
Gethsemane, Tempe, AZ 8/5/2012
Leitner, George
From: Christ the Redeemer, Phoenix, AZ
To:
Emeritus 7/1/2011
Lewis, Dana
To:
Loeper, Leslie
From: Candidate
To:
Lofink, Mark
From: Zion, Anaheim, CA
To:
Candidate 9/1/2014
Lohmeyer, Daryl
From: Redeemer by the Sea, Carlsbad, CA
To:
Holy Cross, Pacific Palisades, CA
4/18/2010
Lowe, Amanda
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Candidate 1/26/2013
74
PERSONNEL CHANGES
Lua, Andrea
To:
Emeritus 7/1/2010
McFerran, Caleb
To:
Lutz, Alan
To:
Emeritus 6/16/2013
Mercier, Sandra
To:
8/21/2012
Maas, Terry
From: Trinity, Whittier, CA
To:
Candidate 6/15/2010
Maeng, Kristi
To:
Markin, Karen
From: Concordia International School, Hanoi,
Vietnam
To:
Grace, Lancaster, CA 9/8/2013
Marshall, Jennifer
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Hope, Glendora, CA 8/25/2013
Mathers, Richard C.
From: Faith Middle & Senior High School,
Las Vegas, NV
To:
Martinez, Nicole S.
From: Pilgrim, Chula Vista, CA
To:
Candidate 11/6/2009
Martinez, Nicole S.
From: Candidate
To:
Ascension, Torrance, CA 10/13/2013
Massmann, Janice,
To:
Emeritus 6/30/2012
Mattes, Scott
From: Candidate
To:
Mau, Delmer
To:
Emeritus 6/1/2012
Mau, Jacqueline
To:
Emeritus 5/31/2012
McDaniel, Carol
From: Bethany, Long Beach, CA
To:
8/18/2014
8/18/2013
Meyer, Kay
From: Candidate
To:
Miller, Christine
From: Candidate
To:
4/30/2014
Mockler, Heather
From: Atonement, Glendale, AZ
To:
St. John’s, Oxnard, CA 8/17/2014
Moeller, Jeffery
From: Redeemer, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
To:
Redeemer by the Sea, Carlsbad,
10/26/2014
CA
Moeller, Scott
To:
Candidate 6/1/2010
Molitor, Lisa
From: Ascension, Torrance, CA
To:
Moore, Katherine
From: Our Savior’s First, Granada Hills, CA
To:
Concordia, Granada Hills, CA
8/21/2011
Moyer, Daniel
To:
Mulligan, Judy
From: Pilgrim Lutheran, Santa Monica,
CA
To:
Trinity, Casa Grande, AZ 9/28/2014
Nishwitz, Vanessa
From: Shepherd of the Desert,
To:
Candidate 9/1/2013
Scottsdale, AZ
Nordbrock, Janice (Vicki)
To:
Emeritus 6/1/2011
Nordmeyer, Richard
To:
Emeritus 7/1/2013
75
PERSONNEL CHANGES
Nuoffer, Marcelle D.
To:
Concordia, Sylmar, CA 8/21/2011
Reseburg, Devon
From: LHS, Chula Vista, CA
To:
Nuoffer, Marcelle D.
From: Concordia, Sylmar, CA
To:
Candidate 7/1/2014
Oakeson, Rachel
To:
2/25/2013
Riske, Elizabeth
From: Christ, Phoenix
To:
O’Conner, Sarah
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Roberts, James
From: Grace, Lancaster, CA
To:
St. Paul’s, Holtville, CA 12/1/2013
Odle, Susan
From: Lutheran High School, Orange,
To:
Emeritus 6/15/2011
CA
Pata, Ronda
From: Children of Our Savior, Westchester, CA
To:
Candidate 7/27/2013
Pinick, Gregg
To:
Concordia International School,
Shanghai 10/23/2012
Potthoff, Melissa
To:
Candidate 6/1/2012
Potthoff, Melissa
From: Candidate
To:
Preus, Jacob IV
To:
Rausch, Henry
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Emeritus 6/11/2014
Rausch, Susan
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Emeritus 6/11/2014
Reinertson, Jerome
From: Faith Community, Las Vegas, NV
To:
Emeritus 8/15/2012
Renken, JoAnn
From: Candidate
To:
Robbins, Julie
To:
Candidate 6/15/2011
Rodrigues, Charles
From: Christ, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
To:
8/21/2012
Rohm, Kristine
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Immanuel, Orange, CA 1/27/2013
Romsa, Jerad
From: Trinity LHS, Canoga Park, CA
To:
Candidate 6/30/2012
Romsa, Jerad
From: Candidate
To:
Good Shepherd, Simi Valley, CA
6/30/2013
Rooney, John
To:
Emeritus 9/1/2010
Rusch, David
From: First Lutheran, Venice, CA
To:
Emeritus 7/11/2014
Sandlin, Leigh Anne
To:
Santamarina, Daniel
From: Candidate
To:
Promise, Murrieta, CA 9/28/2014
Schlicker, Christin
From: Faith Middle & HS, Las Vegas, NV
To:
1/11/2015
Schmidt, Megan
To:
2/25/2013
76
PERSONNEL CHANGES
Schoenback, Cheryl
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Candidate 1/20/2014
Smallwood, Carol
From: Candidate
To:
Salem, Orange, CA 9/7/2014
Schoenback, Cheryl
From: Candidate
To:
Stark, Susan
From: First LHS, Sylmar, CA
To:
Emeritus 6/15/2012
Schulteis, Donald
From: St. Luke, Claremont, CA
To:
Emeritus 7/1/2009
Stetson, Jessica
From: St. Luke, Claremont, CA
To:
Schultz, Rachel
To:
2/25/2013
Stratton, Kristi
To:
Candidate 6/16/2013
Schultz, Rachel
From: North Valley Christian Academy,
Anthem, AZ
To:
Candidate 6/1/2013
Schutt, Elizabeth
From: Candidate
To:
Faith, Huntington Beach, CA 8/3/2014
Schutte, Jay
From: Faith Middle and Senior HS, Las Vegas, NV
To:
Candidate 9/1/2012
Seddon, Andrew
To:
Candidate 3/9/2014
Seefeld, Samuel
From: Faith Middle & High School,
Las Vegas, NV
To:
Candidate 7/1/2013
Selle, Jean
To:
Emeritus 6/1/2014
Serrano, Lauren
From: Hosanna/Little Palms, Mesa, AZ
To:
Candidate 7/13/2013
Sill, Angelina
To:
Sims, Carolyn
To:
Emeritus 7/1/2013
Singer, Kelly
From: Candidate
To:
Christ, Yuma, AZ 8/12/2012
Svarc, Renee
To:
Emeritus 6/16/2014
Swartz, Diane
To:
Tarr, Grace
To:
Tepker, Carol
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Theurer, Joan
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Emeritus 8/1/2014
Vandrey, Wanda
From: Grace, Lancaster, CA
To:
Emeritus 6/1/2012
Vroom, Nola
From: Prince of Peace, Anaheim, CA
To:
Emeritus 8/1/2013
Wahner, Laurie
From: LCMS World Missions – Hong
Kong
To:
Emeritus 7/1/2010
Walo, Karen
From: Faith Community, Las Vegas
To:
Walquist, Sarah N.
From: Candidate
To:
77
PERSONNEL CHANGES
Webster, Marilyn
To:
Werner, Karen
To:
Emeritus 6/13/2014
Wilschetz, Susan M.
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Winscher, Susan
From: Redeemer, Ontario, CA
To:
Emeritus 7/1/2014
Wood, Kelsey
From: Hosanna, Mesa, AZ
To:
Immanuel, Riverside, CA 9/23/2012
Nickolai, Michael
From: Pacific Lutheran High School,
Torrance, CA
To:
Pargee, Helene
From: Emeritus
To:
Richard, Helen
From: Emeritus
To:
Seboldt, Everett
From: Emeritus
To:
Whitaker, Angela
From: Emeritus
To:
Woods, Donna M.
From: Zion, Fallbrook, CA
To:
Emeritus 6/14/2014
Resigned/Removed from Roster:
Youmans, Kim
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Non-Candidate status extended 9/16/2013
Cmiel, Catherine
To:
Resigned 10/19/2012
Zielinski, Sandra
To:
Candidate 9/1/2013
Connolly, Patrick
From: Faith Lutheran Middle & Senior High
School, Las Vegas, NV
To:
Resigned 8/11/2014
Called to Glory:
Dickerson, Joe B.
From: Emeritus
To:
Heinecke, Norma
From: Emeritus
To:
Mathers, Richard
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Maurer, Marion
From: Emeritus
To:
McClary, Richard
From: Emeritus
To:
Daniel, Catherine
From: St. John Lutheran School,
Oxnard, CA
To;
Removed 8/15/2012
Elliott, Kristin
From:
Faith Lutheran Middle & Senior
To:
Resigned 11/19/2014
High
Falk, Suzanne
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Resigned 5/27/2014
Hoyt, Adele
From: Emeritus
To:
Resigned 1/30/2013
Kuehn, Abigail
From: Faith Lutheran Middle & Senior High
To:
Resigned 6/18/2014
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PERSONNEL CHANGES
Laschober, Cynthia
From:
Non-Candidate
To:
Resigned 5/15/2014
Majewski, Michael
From: Zion Lutheran, Fallbrook, CA
To:
Removed 1/12/2015
McDowell, Carol
From: Concordia Lutheran School,
Burbank, CA
To:
Removed 1/27/2015
McDowell, Robert
From: Good Shepherd, Menifee, CA
To:
Removed 1/6/2015
Oka, Christina
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Resigned 2/10/2014
Richardt, Karen
From:
Emeritus
To:
Resigned 4/25/2014
Rogers, Susan
From: Non-Candidate
To:
Resigned 4/2/2014
Sanger, Stacie
From: Grace Lutheran, Escondido, CA
To:
Resigned12/18/2014
Standlee, Valerie
From: Trinity Lutheran, Litchfield Park, AZ
To:
Removed 1/5/2015
Stark, Susan
From: Emeritus
To:
Resigned 2/4/2015
Tram, Rebecca
From: Lamb of God Lutheran Church,
Las Vegas ,NV
To:
Resigned 7/1/2013
Wates (Tremper), Victoria
To:
Resigned 1/31/2013
Willits, Eleanor
From: Salem Lutheran, Orange, CA
To:
Resigned 8/28/2014
Wiltse, Katie
From:
Faith Lutheran Middle & Senior High
To:
Resigned 5/19/2014
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CULTURE SPECIFIC MINISTRIES
AFRICAN AMERICAN
COMPTON
St. Philip Lutheran
1110 N. Dwight Ave.
Compton, CA 90222-3833
Phone: 310-635-8632
Lay Minister: Jerry Lossner
INGLEWOOD
Concordia Lutheran
3600 W. Imperial Highway
Inglewood, CA 90303-2714
Phone: 310-672-8447
Pastor: Vacant
Faith Lutheran
3320 W. 85th St.
Inglewood, CA 903051996
Phone: 323-750-3552
Pastor: Dietrich Schleef
Good Shepherd Lutheran
902 S. Maple Ave.
Inglewood, CA 90301-3823
Phone: 310-671-7644
Pastor: Bruce Hindenberg
LAKE VIEW TERRACE
Peace Lutheran
11690 Fenton Ave.
Lake View Terrace, CA 91342-7180
Phone: 818-899-3950
Pastor: Jon Imme
LOS ANGELES
Christ Lutheran
1968 Concordia Walk
Los Angeles, CA 90062-2505
Phone: 323-292-2344
Pastor: Vacant
First Lutheran (Culver City)
3735 Hughes Ave.
Phone: 310-838-6076
Pastor: Dennis Gano
Grace Lutheran
936 W. Vernon Ave.
Phone: 323-750-9722
Pastor: Vacant
Hope Memorial Lutheran
3401 S. Somerset Dr.
Phone: 323-731-1721
Pastor: Dr. Lee Settgast
St. Paul Lutheran
3901 W. Adams Blvd.
Phone: 323-731-8384
Pastor: S.T. Williams Jr.
PASADENA
Historic First Lutheran
808 Los Robles Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91104-4317
Phone: 626-793-1139
Pastor: Christopher Schaar
SAN DIEGO
Trinity Lutheran
7210 Lisbon St.
Phone: 619-262-8971
Pastor: Brian Henderson
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AFRICAN IMMIGRANT
ANAHEIM
Medhane Alem Ethiopian Lutheran
Church
10418 Katella Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92804-6527
Phone: 619-397-8893
Pastor: Berihun Mekonnen
BEVERLY HILLS
Oromo Lutheran Church
436 Beverly Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90212-4402
Phone: 323-359-6637
Fax: 866-744-0241
Pastor: Dr. Gemechu Olana
Web: http://www.oromochurchla.com
DOWNEY
Good Shepherd Eritrean Lutheran
13200 Clark Ave.
Downey, CA 90242-4723
Phone: 562-803-4459
Pastor: Haile Yosief
FONTANA
First Ethiopian Lutheran
9315 Citrus Ave.
Fontana, CA 92335-5596
Phone: 626-298-9788
Pastor: Dr. Getachew Kiros
LONG BEACH
First Ethiopian Lutheran
905 Atlantic Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90813-4582
Phone: 562-437-8532
Pastor: Abraham Dubale
Tel. 323-345-8209
Assistant: Getachew Kassa
Tel. 714-583-5208
Web: www.lamekaneyesus.com
LOS ANGELES
Reformation Ethiopian
1233 So. Vermont Ave
Los Angeles, Ca 90006-2714
Phone: 626-298-9788
Web: www.ethiochurch.org
Hope Memorial Ethiopian
3401 S. Somerset Dr.
Phone: 949-355-5528
Pastor: Abraham Dubale
Tel. 323-345-8209
Assistant: Getachew Kassa
Tel. 714-583-5208
Web: www.lamekaneyesus.com
PASADENA
Ethiopian Chariot International Lutheran
393 Lake Ave. Ortlund Hall #201
Pasadena CA, 91102-1298
Phone: 626-298-9788
Assistant: Leulseged Tesfaye
SAN DIEGO
Medhanialem Ethiopian Lutheran
Fellowship
5310 Orange Ave.
Phone: 619-582-1068
Pastor: Assefa Zelelew
LAS VEGAS
African Immigrant
First Good Shepherd
301 S. Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89101-5320
Phone: 702-235-2361
Pastor: Jackson Jayla
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ASIAN INDIAN
HOLLYWOOD
South Asian Ministries
4975 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90027-5813
Phone: 562-924-9410
Pastor: Paul Jacobs
LAKEWOOD
South Asian Ministries
20734 Seine Ave. Apt. D
Lakewood, CA 90715-1499
Phone: 562-924-9410
Pastor: Paul Jacobs
CAMBODIAN
LONG BEACH
First, Long Beach
905 Atlantic Ave.
Phone: 562-437-8532
Pastor: Chandara Lee (Worker Priest)
CHINESE
ALHAMBRA
Emmaus Chinese
840 S. Almansor St.
Alhambra, CA 91801-4538
Phone: 626-289-3664Pastor: Patrick Jow
CERRITOS
Concordia Chinese
13633 183rd St.
Cerritos, CA 90703-8940
Phone: 562-926-7416
Pastor: Will Hsu
CHINO HILLS
Loving Savior of the Hills Chinese
14816 Peyton Dr.
Chino Hills, CA 91709-2073
Phone: 909-597-4668
Pastor: Andy Wu
DIAMOND BAR
Mt. Calvary Chinese
23300 Golden Springs Dr.
Diamond Bar, CA 91765-2001
Phone: 909-861-2740
Pastor: Isaac Wang
EL MONTE
First Evangelical Chinese
4900 Kings Row
El Monte, CA 91731-1483
Phone: 626-789-8989
Pastor: Luke Huang
HACIENDA HEIGHTS
Holy Trinity Chinese
15710 Newton St.
Hacienda Heights, CA 91745-4145
Phone: 626-333-9017 ext 24 or
626-333-3519 ext. 24
Pastor: Jason Li
Web: www.htlcms.org and www.tlove.org
ROSEMEAD
Zion Lutheran
3366 N. Gladys Ave.
Rosemead, CA 91770-2518
Phone: 626-280-5965
Pastor: Vacant
TEMPLE CITY
Grace Lutheran Chinese
9123 E. Broadway
Temple City, CA 91780-2301
Phone: 626-287-0968
Pastor: Wen-Fu Chen
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FILIPINO
LAKE VIEW TERRACE
Peace Lutheran church
11690 Fenton Ave.
Lake View Terrace, CA 91342-7180
Phone: 818-899-3950
Pastor: Jon Imme
HISPANIC
ANAHEIM
Zion Lutheran Hispanic
222 N. East St.
Anaheim, CA 92805-3317
Phone: 714-535-1169
Pastor: Samuel Gomez
Vicar: Ramon Cabrales
Elder Rudolfo Villicana
BANNING
Misión Gracia
1000 W. Wilson St.
Banning, CA 92220-4335
Phone: 951-654-8691
Pastor: Juan Herrera
Web: www.misiongracia.com
BELL GARDENS
Iglesia Luterana San Pedro y San Pablo
6430 Colmar Ave.
Bell Gardens, CA 90201-1718
Phone: 323-773-3056
Deacon: Ruben Vasquez
CARPINTERIA
Centro Cristiano
1335 Vallecito Place
Carpinteria, CA 93013-1431
Phone: 805-660-3377
Pastors: Dennis Bradshaw
Steve Hayden
Web: centrocristianohispano.com
EL CENTRO
Iglesia Luterana Alfa y Omega
768 W. Holt Ave.
El Centro, Ca 92243-3228
Phone: 760-352-5715
Pastor: Jesus Jimenez
ESCONDIDO
Grace Lutheran Hispanic
643 W. 13th Ave.
Escondido, CA 92025-5620
Phone 760-745-8031
Pastor: Samuel Gomez
FONTANA
Igelesia Luterana La Santisima Trinidad
9315 Citrus Ave.
Fontana, CA 92335-5596
Phone: 951-236-1961
Pastor: Mark McKenzie
HEMET
Centro Cristiano Fuente de Vida
Meeting at St. John Hemet
26410 Columbia St.
Hemet, CA 92544-6248
Phone: 951-654-8084
Pastor: Juan Herrera
Web: www.centrocristianofuentedevida.com
IMPERIAL BEACH
St. James Hispanic
866 Imperial Beach Blvd.
Imperial Beach, CA 91932-2703
Phone: 619-424-6166
Pastors: Douglas Jones
Ramon Contreras
Web: stjamesib.org
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LA QUINTA
Light of Life Hispanic
Call for place of Worship
Office: 83422 Flamingo Ave.
Indio, CA 92253
Phone: 760-625-8124
Pastor: Francisco Ruiz
LONG BEACH
First Lutheran Hispanic
905 Atlantic Ave.
Phone: 562-437-8532
Pastor: Douglas Johnstone
LOS ANGELES
La Santa Cruz
2747 Whittier Blvd.
Phone: 626-324-5512
Deacon: Raul Saldana
Trinity Central Hispanic
987 S. Gramercy Place
Phone: 626-298-0913
Pastor: Marcello Gomez
MANHATTAN BEACH
First Lutheran Hispanic
1100 N. Poinsettia Ave.
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266-4918
Phone: 714-931-8781
Pastor: John Durkovic
MAYWOOD
Iglesia Luterana Palabra de Dios
4421 E. 61st St.
Maywood, CA 90270-3114
Phone: 323-560-0089
Pastor: Antonio Lopez
MONTEBELLO
St. John Hispanic
18th and Beverly
Montebello, CA 90640-3940
Mailing Address:
433 N. 18th St.
Montebello, CA 90640-3940
Phone: 323-728-8410
Pastor: Vacant
MOORPARK
Centro Cristiano
123 Park Lane
Moorpark, CA 93021-2117
Phone: 805-660-3377
Pastor: Dennis Bradshaw
NORWALK
St. Paul Hispanic
11909 E. Rosecrans Ave.
Norwalk, CA 90650-4104
Phone: 562-864-5654
Pastor: Antonio Lopez
Trinity Hispanic
11507 Studebaker Rd.
Norwalk, CA 90650-7514
Phone: 562-864-3713
Pastor: Vacant
ORANGE
San Pablo
1250 E. Helm Ave.
Orange, CA 92865-2920
Phone: 714-637-2640
Pastors: Samuel Gomez
Vicar: Ramon Cabrales
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OXNARD
Centro Cristiano Oxnard
1500 N. C Street
Oxnard, CA 93030-3502
Phone 805-766-5745
Pastor: Dennis Bradshaw
SANTA ANA
Trinity Cristo Rey
902 S. Broadway
Santa Ana, CA 92701
Phone: 714-542-0784
Pastors: Johnny Lopez
Director of Outreach: Edgar Arroyo
PANORAMA CITY
El Redentor
14445 Terra Bella Street
Panorama City, CA 91402-1498
Phone: 818-891-1038
Pastor: Erik Loza
SAN DIEGO
Our Redeemer Hispanic
1370 Euclid Ave.
Phone: 619-262-0757
Pastor: Rigoberto “Rigo” Gonzalez
PASADENA
Historic First Hispanic
808 N. Los Robles Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91104-4317
Phone: 626-793-1139
Pastor: Marcello Gomez
SANTA PAULA
Centro Cristiano Hispano Luterano
505 W. Harvard Blvd.
Santa Paula, CA 93060-3227
Phone: 805-525-5911
Pastor: Marcelino Velasco
PICO RIVERA
Peace Hispanic
9412 Sade Lane
Pico Rivera, CA 90660-5340
Phone: 562-949-5203
Lay Leader: Alex Zavala
RIVERSIDE
Gethsemane Hispanic
891 W. Blaine St.
Riverside, CA 92507-3927
Phone: 951-684-6446
Director: Manual Martinez
SAN BERNARDINO
Iglesia Luterana la Santisma Trinidad
2900 N. E. St.
San Bernardino, Ca 92405-3440
Phone: 909-882-5952
Pastor: Mark McKenzie
SOUTH GATE
Redeemer Hispanic
2626 Liberty Blvd.
South Gate, CA 90280-2096
Phone: 323-588-0934
Pastor: Vacant
TEMECULA
Trinity Hispanic
30470 Pauba Rd.
Temecula, CA 92592-6214
Phone: 951-676-1492
Pastor: Luis Barreto
VAN NUYS
First Hispanic
6952 Van Nuys, CA 91405-3990
Phone: 818-989-5844
Pastor: Erik Loza
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PHOENIX, AZ
Iglesia Cristo Redentor
8801 N. 43rd Ave.
Phone: 602-326-7838 (answers in Spanish)
Pastors: Jose Rodriguez
Web: cristoredentoraz.com
St. Paul Hispanic
6301 W. Indian School Road
Phone: 623-846-2228
Pastor: Steve Massey
Iglesia Luterana El Divino Maestro
2340 W. Cactus Road
Phone 623-326-8801
Pastor: Cristiano Artigas
LA PUENTE
Riverside Indonesian
4785 Jackson St.
Riverside, CA 92503
Phone: 562 480-2834
Pastor: Dino Tumbuan
Iglesia Luterana Gracia
2418 E. Portland St.
Phone: 623-326-8801
Iglesia Luterana Sole Fide
5105 N. 7th Ave.
Phoenix AZ, 85013-2233
Phone 602-273-1161
Iglesia Santo Tomas
8041 S. 7th Ave.
Phone: 602-273-1161
Pastor Cristiano Artigas
Schaller Community Center
2418 E. Portland St.
Phoenix, AZ 85008
Mailing Address:
P O Box 6176
Peoria AZ 85385-6176
Phone: 623-326-8801
Parish Assistant /Director: Vida O De Luna
INDONESIAN
ONTARIO
HKBP California USA- Ontario/
Joint Ministry w/ Redeemer Lutheran
920 West Sixth St.
Ontario CA 91762
Phone: 909-986-2615
Pastor: Tambatua Naibaho
Website: www.redeemer4me.com
KOREAN
BANNING
Grace Korean
1000 W. Wilson St.
Banning, CA 92220-4335
Phone: Office: 951-849-3232
Pastor: Jason Hong
DOWNEY
Good Shepherd Korean
13200 Clark Ave.
Downey, CA 90242-4723
Phone: 562-803-4459
Pastor: Jon Kim
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FULLERTON
True Love
1521 W. Orangethorpe Ave.
Fullerton, CA 92833-4533
Phone: 714-306-7567
Pastor: Man Suk Kang
Vicar: Seugwon Kim
GARDEN GROVE
Good News Korean Lutheran
13082 Bowen St.
Garden Grove, CA 92843-1001
Phone: 714-537-4243
Pastor: Harry Moon
Associate Pastors: John Kim
Kwang K. Lee
Jongwu Noh
Web: goodnewslutheran.weebly.com
IRVINE
One Faith Korean Lutheran Church
18182 Culver Dr.
Irvine, CA 92612-2702
Phone: 949-551-1682
Pastor: Dr. Sang Choi
Associate Pastor: Justin Jeong
Web: onefaithchurch.com
LOS ANGELES
Ark of Noah
3735 Hughes Ave.
Phone: 310-836-0741
Pastor: Yeong Kyu Kim
Light of Life (meet at Pilgrim)
1233 S. Vermont Ave.
Phone: 213-383-9396
Pastor: Dong Joon Kim
TUSTIN
Blessing Community
18542 Vanderlip Ave.
North Tustin, CA 92705-3244
Phone: 949-786-3667
Pastor: Chan Kyu Park
WESTMINSTER
Bethany Mission
13552 Goldenwest St.
Westminster, CA 92683-3119
Phone: 714-799-9442
Pastor: Man Ok Cho
VIETNAMESE
GARDEN GROVE
Vietnamese Lutheran
13082 Bowen St.
Garden Grove, CA 92843-1001
Phone: 714-537-4245
Pastor: Kinh Vu
Trinity Central
987 Gramercy Place
Phone: 323-732-4444
Pastor: Dr. Young Hong
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Report from Rev. Richard Burkey
Secretary, Board of Directors,
Matthew 28:19-20 in the GOD’s WORD
translation says, “19 So wherever you
go, make disciples of all nations:
Baptize them in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit. 20 Teach them to do everything I
have commanded you. And remember
that I am always with you until the end
of time.”
12-06 Full Financial Disclosure -- Audited
report has been provided on the district
web site. Financial statement will be
given at the Fall Pastors Conference
We on the Pacific Southwest District
Board of Directors exist to serve the
congregations of our district to make
disciples. Part of that challenge is to help
people grow in their faith, and part of that
challenge is to be used by the Holy Spirit
for people to come to faith.
All 4 were implemented immediately after
the last convention. We have sought to
leverage our work together, especially in
mission through our Regional Mission
Councils and local congregations.
Living out the love of Christ in Word and
Sacrament ministry, we seek to
encourage,
nudge
and
support
congregations to fulfill the Great
Commission. For congregations with an
inward focus, we seek to support and
motivate district leadership to lead us
outward to those who don’t know Jesus.
In the past triennium this has led us to
take a closer look at our role as a board
and has led us back into the city for work
in Los Angeles.
At the 2012 district convention, 4
resolutions were passed concerning the
work of the Board of Directors.
12-01 Regional Task Forces together
12-05 Sale of District Property be
concerned with not endangering existing
ministry
12-03 Board of Directors Policy -- Annual
review of governing policies and
boundary principles will be done
throughout the year.
Sale of district property instead of
endangering ministry has been used to
dramatically reduce the debt level (which
was a challenge 3 years ago) to
enhancing and birthing ministry in the
district.
Full financial disclosure has been posted
on the web and shared at the Fall Pastors
Conference.
The board has been intentional to not
only review governing polices and
boundary principles, but to live out those
boundaries and principles so that we
resource congregations in making
disciples.
One of the exciting ministries begun in
the past year is supporting the work of
LINC-LA. Following a model that has
worked well in Houston, Texas and other
places, we as a district have invested to
begin a new work in LA that will help
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those in need, especially the greatest
need to know Jesus.
We also have looked at our
infrastructure. Over the years deferred
maintenance of our district office for work
and meetings has shown signs of wear
and tear. In the past 3 years we have
affirmed the makeover of the district
offices that will serve us well into the 21st
century. This has allowed for more
productive meetings, equipment that
works, and a place that affirms the value
of the dedicated work of our district staff.
As we continue to look into the future we
see the district as being a resource
partner, not only of staff or board, but
congregations joining together to
worship, connect, to learn and to serve.
Sharing best practices and honing our
skills to serve our God well as the Holy
Spirit calls, gathers and enlightens with
the gospel.
Three years ago, we were thrilled to get
the District’s level of debt down to $2
million. In April this year, we made the
decision to pay off all district LCEF loans.
Thanks to your generous support this
frees additional dollars for ministry.
As the convention meets to either
re-elect or elect new board members, we
have also worked on building a
foundation that enhances our
relationship with our congregations as a
district as well as with professional
church workers and laity, with churches
and schools, and with an eye that leads
us to focus our efforts on the call of Jesus
in Matthew 28, “Go and make disciples!”
Here to serve,
Richard Burkey
Secretary of the Pacific Southwest
Board of Directors
In January of this year we as a board met
with synod officials, President Harrison
and Vice-President Scott Murray to
discuss ministry. We looked at the role of
deacons in our district and synod. We
discussed
the
challenges
and
opportunities for ministry. We worked on
what we agreed upon and were honest in
an evangelical way where we disagreed.
Most of all, we looked to build upon the
legacy of faith we have in our district and
synod so that people are connected to
Jesus and growing in their relationship
with Him.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
DECEMBER 31, 2014 and 2013
2014
2013
Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents
$
3,197,764.00
$
2,636,491.00
$
4,578.00
$
37,844.00
Accounts Receivable - Net of Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts of $29,880 in 2013
Interest Receivable - Net of Allowance for Doubtful
$
2,642.00
$
18,214.00
Prepaid Expenses
Accounts of $17,178 in 2014
$
35,503.00
$
29,322.00
Contributions Receivable - Net
$
177,397.00
$
180,179.00
Loans Receivable - Net
$
112,580.00
$
1,003,455.00
$
42,699.00
Property and Equipment - Net
$
1,453,389.00
$
1,481,932.00
Long-Term Investments
$
789,829.00
$
780,054.00
Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance Policies
$
108,463.00
$
102,134.00
Funds Held by Third-Party Trustee
$
12,287.00
$
12,194.00
$
5,894,432.00
$
6,324,518.00
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
$
162,597.00
$
148,662.00
Grants Payable
$
61,273.00
$
31,048.00
Deferred Revenue
$
124,744.00
$
216,154.00
Obligation Under Capital Lease
$
Loans Payable - Lutheran Church Extension Fund
$
Loans Payable - Other
$
–
Due from the Lutheran Church Extension Fund
Total Assets
Liabilities:
–
Deferred Gain on Sale of Property
–
$
448,712.00
$
216,721.00
–
$
42,699.00
18,343.00
$
26,690.00
841,906.00
$
1,939,768.00
2,607.00
$
7,077.00
$
1,427,624.00
$
2,861,377.00
Undesignated
$
826,292.00
$
914.00
Board-Designated
$
118,293.00
$
118,293.00
Net Investment in Property and Equipment
$
1,420,024.00
$
1,388,839.00
Agency Funds Held in Custody for Others
Due to Investors in District Church Extension Fund
Net Assets:
$
2,364,609.00
$
1,508,046.00
Temporarily Restricted
Total Unrestricted
$
1,455,228.00
$
1,309,688.00
Permanently Restricted
$
646,971.00
$
645,407.00
$
4,466,808.00
$
3,463,141.00
$
5,894,432.00
$
6,324,518.00
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
Information obtained from the audited financial statements of the Pacific Southwest District-LCMS.
Copies of the audit report which includes all integral parts of the financial statements are available from the District Office.
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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014
TEMPORARILY
PERMANENTLY
RESTRICTED
RESTRICTED
UNRESTRICTED
TOTAL
SUPPORT, REVENUES, & OTHER ADDITIONS
Support District Congregations
$
1,960,276.00
Synod
$
38,776.00
$
38,776.00
LCEF Operating Results
$
57,000.00
$
57,000.00
$
344,486.00
$
917,319.00
$
182,592.00
$
16,083.00
$
14,955.00
Other
$
1,960,276.00
$
572,833.00
Conventions, Conferences, and Workshops
$
182,592.00
Income on Cash and Cash Equivalents
$
16,083.00
Income on Long-Term Investments
$
7,280.00
Interest Income on Loans
$
21,374.00
$
21,374.00
Agreements with LCEF
$
426,666.00
$
426,666.00
Rental Income
$
62,728.00
$
62,728.00
Other
$
42,013.00
$
42,013.00
$
(2,782.00)
Revenues -
Change in Value of Split-Interest Agreements
$
$
6,204.00
$
$
448,712.00
$
2,334.00
$
300,478.00
$
(300,478.00)
$
4,041,035.00
$
145,540.00
World and National Missions
$
Preparing Church Workers
$
Congregational Services
Gain on Investments
Net Assets Released from Restrictions
1,471.00
(2,782.00)
Change in Value of Funds Held by Third-Party Trustee
Gain on Property Disposal
$
93.00
$
93.00
$
448,712.00
$
2,334.00
–
$
1,564.00
$
4,188,139.00
845,514.00
$
845,514.00
34,298.00
$
34,298.00
$
810,441.00
$
810,441.00
Synodical Budget
$
196,028.00
$
196,028.00
Mission and Ministry Support Services
$
957,385.00
$
957,385.00
Ecclesiastical and Program Administration
$
340,806.00
$
340,806.00
$
3,184,472.00
–
$
3,184,472.00
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS
$
856,563.00
$
145,540.00
$
1,564.00
$
1,003,667.00
NET ASSETS - Beginning of Year
$
1,508,046.00
$
1,309,688.00
$
645,407.00
$
3,463,141.00
NET ASSETS - End of Year
$
2,364,609.00
$
1,455,228.00
$
646,971.00
$
4,466,808.00
EXPENSES
Program Services -
Support Services -
–
Information obtained from the audited financial statements of the Pacific Southwest District-LCMS. Copies of the audit
report which includes all integral parts of the financial statements are available from the District Office.
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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
UNRESTRICTED
TEMPORARILY
PERMANENTLY
RESTRICTED
RESTRICTED
TOTAL
SUPPORT, REVENUES, & OTHER ADDITIONS:
$
1,971,158.00
Distribution of LCEF Operating Results
Other
$
70,762.00
$
414,886.00
Income on Cash and Cash Equivalents
$
3,015.00
$
6,945.00
$
Rental Income
Other
$
43,700.00
$
187,715.00
$
735.00
$
1,971,158.00
$
43,700.00
$
259,212.00
$
414,886.00
Revenues $
3,015.00
$
15,452.00
22,875.00
$
22,875.00
$
501,248.00
$
501,248.00
$
52,051.00
$
52,051.00
$
22,185.00
$
22,185.00
$
5,520.00
$
$
7,014.00
$
$
2,292,433.00
$
4,625.00
$
351,121.00
$
(351,121.00)
$
5,708,679.00
$
(102,547.00)
$
Gain on Investments
1,493.00
5,520.00
Gain on Property Disposals
$
4,746.00
$
4,746.00
$
2,292,433.00
$
4,625.00
–
$
6,974.00
$
5,613,106.00
744,195.00
$
744,195.00
$
28,751.00
$
28,751.00
$
717,392.00
$
717,392.00
EXPENSES:
Program Services -
Support Services Synodical Budget
$
197,116.00
$
197,116.00
$
1,112,477.00
$
1,112,477.00
$
329,118.00
$
329,118.00
$
3,129,049.00
–
$
3,129,049.00
$
2,579,630.00
$
(102,547.00)
$
6,974.00
$
2,484,057.00
$ (1,071,584.00)
$
1,412,235.00
$
638,433.00
$
979,084.00
$
$
1,309,688.00
$
645,407.00
$
3,463,141.00
1,508,046.00
–
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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
DECEMBER 31, 2012 and 2011
2012
2011
Assets:
Cash and Cash Equivalents
$
206,210.00
$
253,840.00
$
21,134.00
$
41,940.00
$
16,232.00
$
14,502.00
Accounts Receivable - Net of Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts of $64,218 in 2012 and $77,920 in 2011
Interest Receivable - Net of Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts of $10,034 in 2012 and 2011
Prepaid Expenses
$
36,575.00
$
29,081.00
Contributions Receivable - Net
$
174,659.00
$
166,130.00
Loans Receivable - Net
$
1,012,580.00
$
312,580.00
Due from the Lutheran Church Extension Fund
$
79,642.00
$
87,706.00
Property Held for Sale
$
55,231.00
$
3,316,538.00
–
$
1,649,193.00
Advance Site
Property and Equipment - Net
$
1,550,717.00
$
4,519,415.00
Long-Term Investments
$
794,199.00
$
677,891.00
Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance Policies
$
89,728.00
$
75,713.00
Funds Held by Third-Party Trustee
$
7,448.00
$
7,448.00
$
4,044,355.00
$
11,151,977.00
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
$
135,327.00
$
121,249.00
Grants Payable
$
71,569.00
$
27,183.00
Deferred Revenue
$
140,223.00
$
69,471.00
Deferred Gain on Sale of Property
$
454,643.00
Interest Payable
$
5,085.00
$
348,765.00
Agency Funds Held in Custody for Others
$
194,628.00
$
303,332.00
Obligation Under Capital Lease
$
34,250.00
$
38,240.00
Due to Investors in District Church Extension Fund
$
79,642.00
$
87,706.00
Loans Payable - Lutheran Church Extension Fund
$
1,938,357.00
$
6,901,983.00
Loans Payable - Other
$
11,547.00
$
16,016.00
$
3,065,271.00
$
7,913,945.00
Undesignated
$
(2,519,417.00)
$
(3,047,453.00)
Net Investment in Property and Equipment
$
1,447,833.00
$
4,247,201.00
$
(1,071,584.00)
$
1,199,748.00
Temporarily Restricted
$
1,412,235.00
$
1,408,451.00
Permanently Restricted
$
638,433.00
$
629,833.00
$
979,084.00
$
3,238,032.00
$
4,044,355.00
$
11,151,977.00
Total Assets
Liabilities:
–
Net Assets:
Total Unrestricted
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
Information obtained from the audited financial statements of the Pacific Southwest District-LCMS. Copies of the audit report which includes all integral
parts of the financial statements are available from the District Office.
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TEMPORARILY
PERMANENTLY
RESTRICTED
RESTRICTED
UNRESTRICTED
TOTAL
$
1,866,589.00
Other
$
148,344.00
Subscriptions
$
1,600.00
$
297,233.00
$
10,161.00
$
2,000.00
$
2,000.00
$
537,624.00
$
537,624.00
Rental Income
$
70,582.00
$
70,582.00
Other
$
34,956.00
$
34,956.00
$
8,529.00
$
189,679.00
$
7,058.00
$
1,866,589.00
$
345,081.00
$
1,600.00
$
297,233.00
$
19,307.00
Revenues -
$
7,604.00
$
8,529.00
(202,028.00)
$
6,270.00
$
202,028.00
$
$
3,177,387.00
$
$
$
1,542.00
$
3,784.00
6,270.00
–
$
8,600.00
$
3,189,771.00
186,659.00
$
186,659.00
$
822,066.00
$
822,066.00
$
34,161.00
$
34,161.00
$
749,933.00
$
749,933.00
$
1,122,338.00
$
1,122,338.00
$
302,777.00
$
302,777.00
EXPENSES AND LOSSES:
Synodical Budget
Program Services -
Support Services -
–
$
3,217,934.00
$
2,230,785.00
$
5,448,719.00
$
(2,271,332.00)
$
3,784.00
$
1,199,748.00
$
$
(1,071,584.00)
$
Loss on Transfer of Property to LCEF
–
$
3,217,934.00
$
2,230,785.00
–
$
5,448,719.00
$
8,600.00
$ (2,258,948.00)
1,408,451.00
$
629,833.00
$
3,238,032.00
1,412,235.00
$
638,433.00
$
979,084.00
–
Information obtained from the audited financial statements of the Pacific Southwest District-LCMS.
Copies of the audit report which includes all integral parts of the financial statements are available from
the District Office.
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TEMPORARILY
PERMANENTLY
RESTRICTED
RESTRICTED
UNRESTRICTED
TOTAL
$
1,956,181.00
Distribution of LCEF Operating Results
$
Fan into Flame
Other
51,381.00
27,926.00
401,098.00
$
1,385.00
$
151,369.00
$
18,871.00
11,346.00
$
11,346.00
$
543,642.00
$
543,642.00
$
63,774.00
$
63,774.00
$
67,625.00
$
67,625.00
$
3,615.00
$
178.00
$
774.00
Subscriptions
$
1,385.00
$
151,369.00
$
10,211.00
$
Rental Income
Other
27,926.00
179,540.00
51,381.00
$
220,328.00
$
1,956,181.00
$
$
$
$
$
$
1,230.00
Revenues -
$
$
7,083.00
$
1,577.00
3,615.00
$
$
774.00
$
238,817.00
$
(238,817.00)
$
3,265,452.00
$
30,728.00
$
$
178.00
–
$
2,985.00
$
3,299,165.00
195,618.00
$
195,618.00
1,055,697.00
$
1,055,697.00
$
23,602.00
$
23,602.00
$
766,113.00
$
766,113.00
$
1,187,114.00
$
1,187,114.00
$
331,306.00
$
331,306.00
$
3,559,450.00
–
$
3,559,450.00
$
(293,998.00)
$
30,728.00
$
2,985.00
$
(260,285.00)
$
1,493,746.00
$
1,377,723.00
$
626,848.00
$
3,498,317.00
$
1,199,748.00
$
1,408,451.00
$
629,833.00
$
3,238,032.00
EXPENSES AND LOSSES:
Synodical Budget
Program Services -
Support Services -
–
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STUDENT AID
The Pacific Southwest District provides
financial aid to students who attend one of
our seminaries or universities and are
preparing for full-time church work. Although
the amounts are small compared to the cost
of their education, the students do appreciate
the fact that their district cares enough to
provide some financial assistance. The
District works to encourage our students who
desire to serve the Lord in a full-time capacity
in our churches as pastors, teachers,
directors of Christian education, etc.
We would encourage the pastors and other
full-time church workers of our district to
follow the example of the LEC and originate
a similar kind of special offering at their
annual meetings to further supplement the
District Student Aid Fund.
It is also our hope and prayer that each
congregation would provide financial help to
its sons and daughters who attend one of our
Concordia’s and are preparing for full-time
church work. The future of the church rests
on these young people who are now in
training.
They need your support and
encouragement in addition to your prayers.
In addition, the Lutheran Educators
Conference (LEC) provides financial
assistance to sons and daughter of full-time
church workers with a special thank offering
each year. The amounts shown on the chart
include that assistance. The students who
receive LEC funds are listed each year in the
LEC Program Book.
School
Qty
The accompanying chart shows the amount
provided and the number of students
receiving district aid during the past three
years.
2012-13
Qty
2013-14
Qty
2014-15
Totals
St. Louis Seminary
9
$3,973.68
11
$3,917.24
10
4,238.00
$12,128.92
Ft. Wayne Seminary
Concordia University,
Irvine
Mequon
Portland
Chicago (River Forest)
Seward
St. Paul
3
$1,255.80
2
$620.68
1
$340.00
$2,216.48
39
$16,707.76
35
$10,861.90
36
$16,011.00
$43,580.66
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
$324.88
0
0
0
0
$324.88
4
$2,505.56
8
$2,482.72
0
$3,716.00
$8,704.28
0
0
1
$310.34
0
0
$310.34
56
$24,767.68
57
$18,192.88
47
$24,305.00
$67,265.56
TOTALS:
*In addition to the financial aid provided by the Pacific Southwest District, LEC provided over
$15,000 for the students of parents who currently serve full-time in LCMS ministry.
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REGION MISSION FACILITATOR
Region 1 & 2
Report from Pastor Ron Rehrer
Region Mission Facilitator
A warm welcome to you delegates and
attendees of the Pacific Southwest
District Convention. The geographic area
of Regions1 and 2 encompass Los
Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara
Counties, Antelope Valley, the high
desert, on up to Mammoth Lakes, and
incorporates southern Nevada. It is a
vast area, multicultural and diverse.
Los Angeles alone has 94 distinct
languages and 222 dialects. Nearly half
of our LCMS congregations and ethnic
missions are here in Regions 1 and 2.
This report covers some of our ministry
success. We will share some of our
ministry challenges too. Finally the report
will suggest some direction for new
ministry.
During the past triennium we have seen
growth in ethnic ministries, the start of
new missions, revitalization efforts, and
encouraging signs of new outreach. More
congregations are catching the vision
that our churches must be out in their
communities, making a difference.
LINC-LA:
A New Vision for Ministry in the City
2014 saw the beginning of a new ministry
aimed at the City, to bring about the love
of Jesus in a new way. In the words of
President Stoterau, "After several years
of conversation about how to strengthen
and expand our outreach in the city with
the Gospel, I am excited about how
partnership with LINC-LA can strengthen
our efforts."
What is LINC-LA? Originally LINC stood
for Lutheran Intercity Network Coalition,
a title created in order to identify LINCHouston, with its partnership with the
Texas District, in their efforts to expand
the Gospel to the metropolitan area
there. In the words of LINC-LA Director,
Rev. Dominic Rivkin, "I use the
acronyms to describe the postures of
our developmental work:
Listening
Immersing
Neighboring
Connecting”.
Securely rooted in Scripture (Psalm 103:
1 - 6), LINC-Los Angeles is a local,
integrated, holistic, and collaborative
network focused on developing leaders,
ministries and communities which reveal
the peace, justice, and equity of Jesus
Christ.
Endorsed by the Board of
Directors of our District and with seed
money from the District and two Region
Mission Councils, LINC-LA has launched
with enthusiasm and high hopes. As
President Stoterau explain, "LINC is a
Recognized Service Organization (RSO)
affiliated with the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and headquartered in
Houston, Texas." Speaking about Rev.
Dominic Rivkin, LINC-LA's first director,
Dr. Stoterau says, "While Dominic has
spent the last year building bridges and
making connections with the churches
and the community organizations, it is
time for us to celebrate the new ministry
and formally install him as the Director.”
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Region 1 & 2
He is called by LINC Houston and
deployed to the Pacific Southwest
District. His installation was on February
15, 2015 at Hope Memorial Lutheran
Church in Los Angeles. In 2015 LINC-LA
will equip and support local leaders to
both launch new and support existing
church, service, and social enterprise
ministries.
New Leadership in the Regional
Mission Councils (RMC) 1 and 2
Rev. Rex Umbenhaur (Our Savior,
Westchester) is the new chair of RMC 1.
Rev. Robert den Ouden (Immanuel,
Chino) is the new chair of RMC 2. (We
thank Rev. Keith Jones and Rev. Norm
Schmoock for serving us for many
years).
TNC:
Transforming Congregations
Network
TCN was initially offered to several
congregations of our District to revitalize
them. Two congregations of our region
participated. Pastor Greg Barth of
Redeemer, Winnetka (San Fernando
Valley) speaks with enthusiasm about
how his church became revitalized and
reached out into the community. They
adopted social workers from the public
sector and served many children with
VBS and in other venues. A training
event brought the director of TCN from
Tennessee to meet with 17 of our pastors
and congregations, teaching them how to
outreach into their communities, through
discipling and evangelism. Out of this
event came ‘The Learning Community’
where a dozen of our pastors committed
to study together the materials from TCN.
One booklet, Passionate People,
describes how a handful of members can
become a vital force within the local
congregation to reach out into the
community. Meeting monthly, pastors
gather to encourage one another and
hold each other accountable.
We also have new members serving in
the RMC 2: Rev. Mason Okubo
(Immanuel, West Covina), and Rev.
Andy Wu (Loving Savior of the Hills,
Chino Hills). In 2015 there are 5 mission
grants from Region 1 and 9 mission
grants from Region 2.
ETHNIC MINISTRIES
New Chinese Mission Launch in
Rancho Cucamonga
Rev. Harry Wang was ordained and
installed on January 18, 2015 at
Shepherd of the Hills in Rancho
Cucamonga. Rev. Kevin Austin, senior
pastor, lead his congregation to call
Pastor Wang because of the great need
for Asian ministry in their community. We
thank the leaders and members of
Shepherd of the Hills for their vision,
commitment and support.
Lutheran Education for Chinese
Children
Rev. Andy Wu shares with us a
tremendous opportunity to educate and
baptize children from China. In his own
words he says, "Since 2007 until the
present, between 800 to 1400 students
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come to us every summer and winter. We
arrange for them to join our Lutheran
schools and host them with Chinese
families. They become eyewitnesses of
the Gospel. Many of them were inspired
by the Holy Spirit to ask how they could
become a Christian. We asked these
students to call their parents to tell then
that Jesus Christ has changed their lives,
and to ask their parents for permission to
be baptized before we baptized them.
More than 25 students have been
baptized by Rev. Luke Huang and myself
during these past years. Now we are
being asked to take even more Chinese
students. Our challenge is: “We need
more Lutheran schools to participate." If
you want to help out or involve your own
Lutheran school, please contact Rev.
Andy Wu in Chino Hills.
Our mission among Chinese people is
growing in part because of faithful and
enthusiastic Chinese pastors in our
region.
Please keep these men and their
families in prayer:
Rev. Patrick Jow, Emmaus,
Alhambra
Rev. Jason Li, Holy Trinity,
Hacienda Heights
Rev. Luke Huang, First Lutheran,
El Monte)
Rev. Isaac Wang, Mt. Calvary,
Diamond Bar
Rev. Andy Wu, Loving Savior of the
Hills, Chino Hills
Rev. Wen-Fu Chen, Grace,
Temple City
Rev. Dustin Parker, Concordia
Lutheran Church Chinese Mission,
Cerritos
African Lutheran Missions in the
Americas (ALMIA)
Rev. Getachew Kiros was named the
President of ALMIA last year. Pastor
Kiros serves as an evangelist to
Ethiopians in our District. In his own
words: "ALMIA encompasses all Africans
from Africa who reside in the US and
Canada, but mostly Africans from
Ethiopia, Liberia, Kenya, Sudan, and
Eritrea. We represent 300 African
Lutheran churches in the US and
Canada. The goal of ALMIA is to further
equip, train and help African Pastors to
be effective church planters in the megacities of the US and Canada in
cooperation with their Districts in their
areas."
Ethiopian Ministries
Rev. Gemechu Olana serves at Oromo
Lutheran Church -Los Angeles (Mount
Calvary, Beverly Hills). With the
economic downturn many of his
members suffered hardships. Many of
them were already working two jobs, and
when the economy went south, several of
his members left for economic survival.
He reports that things are improving
slowly. He has a very energetic group of
children in his church. He also reaches
out internationally to thousands through
his website, featuring videos and pictures
of worship, sermons prayers and music.
Mrs. Amarech Abate continues to grow
the Ethiopian church which was founded
by her late husband, Dr. Eshetu Abate.
Worshipping at First Lutheran in Long
Beach, they have expanded with a
second site at Hope Memorial, Los
Angeles.
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Region 1 & 2
Rev. Getachew Kiros serves in Regions
1, 2 and 3 of our District. With sites in
L.A., Pasadena, and Fontana, he
produces and distributes CD's and
pamphlets to the Ethiopian community
wherever he finds it. He has an active
Starbuck's ministry and has witnessed to
Ethiopians from Yucaipa to Santa
Barbara. His goal is to translate Luther's
Small Catechism into three of the largest
languages of Ethiopia.
Hispanic Ministries
Rev. John Durkovic is our Hispanic
Trainer. He is a tireless encourager of
our Hispanic workers. He provides
quarterly reports of his visits to Hispanic
missions in our District, and trains lay
leaders in SEAN bible studies. SEAN
stands for Seminary by Extension A (to)
the Nations. As an example of his work,
he plans to take Deacon Reuben
Velasquez (Bell Gardens) and Ron
Rehrer, to meet with the RMC 1 Board.
He will then travel for an overnight and
visit with Rev. Edgar Arroyo
(Carpentaria), and the next morning
travel to Santa Paula to meet with Rev.
Marcelino Velasco and Rev. Dennis
Bradshaw (Oxnard and Moorpark). He
makes networking and coalitions
happen.
Rev. Edgar Arroyo accepted a call to
Carpentaria in 2014. He has been
forming new relationships with the
Hispanic community in that area.
Rev. Eric Loza has started a Hispanic
worship at First, Van Nuys. He also
serves at El Redentor Spanish Lutheran
Church, Panorama City.
Rev. Marcelino Velasco serves at Centro
Cristiano Emanuel Iglesia Luterana,
Santa Paula. They have a very healthy
ministry that is growing.
Rev. Marcelo Gomez serves at Historic
First Lutheran, Pasadena. We thank him
for his work in the past with the Hispanic
group at Trinity, L.A. We also thank Rev.
Chris Schaar for loaning Marcelo to us.
Rev. Dennis Bradshaw serve Centro
Cristiano Mixteco Iglesia Luterana,
Oxnard. He also serves Centro Cristiano
Moorpark Iglesia Luterana. He teaches
SEAN materials and is a tremendous
mentor in Hispanic ministry. He has
anchored our Spanish ministry in Circuits
1 and 2 for many years.
Rev. Francisco Ruiz has begun work at
St. Paul's, Pomona. Pastor Joseph
Signore reports that Francisco has
started a Bible Study group and has
made new relationships with Hispanics in
the community. It is exciting to hear Rev.
John Durkovic report that Eunice Ruiz,
wife of Francisco, has completed her first
year as a Deaconess candidate. She
has commenced her practical work under
supervision
of
Pastor
Durkovic.
Francisco also serves the Hispanic
community in Palm Springs.
Mr. Alex Zavala leads a group of
Hispanics at Peace, Pico Rivera. Rev.
Will Glade provides oversight of this
ministry. They are a recipient of an RMC
2 Grant.
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Rev. Antonio Lopez continues to serves
in Maywood. He has completed his
doctoral dissertation from Fullerton
Seminary in Pasadena. In part he has
studied many Spanish speaking cultures
in the America and shared his findings
with many of our Hispanic pastors.
Light of Life, Los Angeles
Rev. Hong and Rev. Lee,
Trinity, Los Angeles
Rev. Lee, Young Kwang Lutheran,
Los Angeles
Rev. Dr. Young Dae Kim, Holy Cross,
Chino Hills
La Santa Cruz, Los Angeles, maintains a
small but faithful group of believers.
African-American Ministries (Black
Ministry)
African-American (Black) ministry in Los
Angeles began in 1915 and has a rich
history in our District. Its founder, Rev.
John McDavid, addressed the delegates
at the first District Convention in 1930. He
was the first black pastor in the West
from our seminary in North Carolina.
Black ministry grew to 11 historic
congregations throughout the city of Los
Angeles.
Japanese Ministry
Rev. Jun Takagi has begun a house
church ministry among Japanese, under
the umbrella of LINC-LA.
Indonesian Ministry
Rev. Tambatua Naibaho leads an
Indonesian group at Redeemer, Ontario.
They average about 80 in the Indonesian
church. Rev. Daniel Grabowski reports
that the English speaking church
combines with the Indonesian church
frequently.
Vietnamese Ministry
Rev. Am Binh Thai, although no longer
on District subsidy, continues to serve
the Vietnamese people at Immanuel First
Lutheran, West Covina. We thank him for
his faithful and long service.
Asian Indian
Rev. Paul Jacob leads two groups of
Asian Indians in the Los Angeles/Long
Beach area. One group has grown at
Bethany, Long Beach.
Korean Ministries
Korean Ministries continue throughout
the region. Please pray for these men:
Rev. Kim, Rev. Cha and Rev. Cho,
Ark of Noah, Los Angeles
Rev. Kim and Rev. Song,
St. Paul’s, L.A. celebrated its 90th
anniversary in March, while Hope
Memorial, L.A. hosts LINC-LA.
Faith, Inglewood, celebrated Rev.
Dietrich Schleef's 50th year in the
ministry. LINC-LA has designated some
of these congregations for re-starts and
revitalization.
We continue our prayers for Rev. Haile
Yosief, Good Shepherd Lutheran,
Downey.
Deaf Ministry has been suspended
following the sale of the church property
on Vermont. Pilgrim (Deaf) had dwindled
down to ten members. They disbanded in
2014.
Campus Ministry continues at UCLA.
University Chapel is served by Rev. Tim
Francisco, and policies for chapel
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operations are under review. Former
pastor, Mark Jasa, is involved in a new
ministry.
Large Churches
Rev. Kevin Kritzer reports on Bethany
Long Beach. Bethany Lutheran ChurchLong Beach sits on the southeast corner
of Region 2 and the southwest border of
Region 3. Like the rest of our sister
congregations, in this triennium we have
witnessed
continued
urbanization,
cultural fragmentation and socioeconomic polarization in our surrounding
neighborhood. The city continues to
spread further and further into the
suburbs, a commonly-held ethos is
increasingly less-than-common, and the
dividing line between affluence and
poverty is often just an intersection or
gate. All of these factors present major
challenges to ministry. Bethany has been
impacted by these challenges even as
we've received gracious blessings from
the hands of our crucified and risen
Savior. We are increasing our staff with
an additional youth minister and
expanding/redesigning/beautifying our
campus. We are also expanding strategic
partnerships for mission outreach and
gospel impact in our community with
ministries like Lutheran Social Services,
Habitat for Humanity & Christian
Outreach in Action. After many years of
declining student population, in this past
triennium Bethany Lutheran School has
seen three straight years of small but
steady growth. Our schools continue to
be among our strongest missions and
widest doors into the body of Christ at
Bethany. Currently, we are investigating
a partnership with our neighbors as Long
Beach City College to serve their
students' needs, thus expanding our
ministry to our immediate community.
Following many years of outreach and
developing small home groups in the
Asian Indian community, an active
worshipping body has formed. Asian
Indian Lutherans now gather on our
campus.
As this convention is being held, dozens
of Bethany members are packing for our
11th short-term mission trip to Alaska. In
the near future, several more Bethany
members will be headed to India for our
4th congregational mission trip to that
nation.
Bethany continues to be blessed by you,
our brothers and sisters in the PSD. We
believe that partnerships between the
congregations that encourage sharing
resources, facilities, workers and
perhaps even addresses, might very well
be the route to greater mission outreach
and gospel impact in this quicklychanging corner of the kingdom we serve
together.
Rev. John Koczman reports on
Bethlehem, Santa Clarita. In 2014 we
began a new style of worship called
Heart's Praise that blends our rich
Lutheran worship with a coffee-house
style of format. We have also completed
a campaign to improve our parking lot
and repair our roof. Our biggest
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challenge remains staffing as we seek to
hire a person to work with small groups,
assimilation, and youth. We continue to
see a great diversity of races and
economic groups joining our family of
Jesus followers and have begun the
process of becoming more missional is
our focus.
Lutheran Education in the San
Fernando Valley
After an attempt to merge two Lutheran
high schools and several Lutheran
elementary schools, the initiative
collapsed to the sorrow of many. We
pray for the teachers, parents and
children who worked so hard to try to
make this happen.
Healing Ministries
A workshop on "How To Set Up A
Healing Ministry" will be held on April
25th at First Lutheran, Manhattan Beach.
It will be led by Pastor Ron Rehrer of the
District staff and Pastor John Durkovic.
Participating congregations will receive a
manual for how to implement prayer for
healing (developed by Rev. Bill Dasch,
Mansfield, Texas, LCMS). Rev. Keith
Jones (Goleta) trained his elders in these
materials and found it to be a blessing to
his congregation.
Future Goals for Region 1 and 2
In the San Gabriel Valley conversations
have begun to try to save our smaller
churches from being sold, and a plan
may yet emerge about how to share
pastoral staff (Rev. Luke Huang from El
Monte, Rev. Doug Johnstone, vacancy
pastor at Temple City are leading that
discussion).
Pastor Signore has talked about learning
Spanish, and has envisioned his
congregation in Pomona becoming a
multicultural ministry.
Rev. Andy Wu envisions further growth in
our Chinese missions and applauds the
work begun by Rancho Cucamonga. He
is willing to talk with anyone about his
model for education of Chinese children
in Chino Hills. He has ideas about how to
multiply education to ethnic populations.
Call him to ask him about it.
LINC-LA will be lifting up 12 new leaders
in ministry and a dozen area where
structures and coalitions will make the
love of Jesus real in the City. He can
share his vision with you.
New ethnic ministry: There are so many
places where we could begin new work
in this vast multicultural area of Southern
California. A round table discussion will
take place in February hosted by Rev.
Ken Behnken at Concordia University
drawing together many representatives
of our District ethnic pastors. Each of our
ethnic pastors will speak for 20 minutes
followed by time for feedback and
brainstorming future plans for expansion
of ethnic work. The Center for U.S.
Missions will be represented as well.
Expansion of the Hispanic Institute of our
District: Rev. Sam Gomez has visited us
in Regions 1 and 2 to encourage us and
share his vision of future Hispanic work
in the area. He has met with Rev. Signore
(Pomona) and others about how to grow
up new workers.
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New Church Plants: The NAME
conference (North American Mission
Executives) is meeting in our District in
Arizona. This brings together many
mission execs from various Districts who
will discuss the future of church planting
and growing new ethnic ministries.
Gary Norton and Ron Rehrer, our
Regional Mission Facilitators ask God's
richest blessings on all of the pastors
and their families throughout our District.
He has blessed our regions in so many
ways these past three years. We give
Him thanks for all of this, and we wait to
see how He surprises us in the next
three years.
Rev. Ron Rehrer, Regional Mission
Facilitator Regions 1 and 2
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Region 3 & 4
Report from Mr. Gary Norton
Region Mission Facilitator
“Chosen for this Moment”
The convention theme taken from
John15:16 simply states in Jesus’ words
He chose and appointed us to go and
bear long-lasting fruit, depending on the
Father to bless our efforts.
Congregations that exercise God-led
vision look for opportunities to connect
with the community’s people, serve them,
give witness, and welcome them to the
Body of Christ.
The past three years have been marked
with eight congregations that were
seeking a God-led vision to connect with
the community’s people, choosing to do
so through a Visioning Workshop. Each
congregation developed such a vision
and then took the plan to action.
Working with the principle that healthy
congregations are served by healthy
staffs, Rachel Klitzing, Ron Rehrer and I
have piloted the training for Worker
Support Teams in eight congregations:
three in the Phoenix area, and five in the
North San Diego County area. There
were five sessions in the training, based
on Dr. Bruce Hartung’s book Holding up
the Prophet’s Hand. The goal is to
expand this effort to all of the District
congregations. We are thankful to LCEF
and Gary Spencer for providing the
books.
One of the key needs of congregations
seeking to connect with the community is
to equip the members to witness to those
who do not know Jesus. Doing such
witness among those we know is a good
place to start. Ron Rehrer and I have had
the training for “Awaken and Active”, a
witnessing program that builds on the
gifts and experiences of the person. One
congregation is already doing this
program. And the District Executive Staff
has also participated in the training this
past
year.
Also
available
to
congregations is the “Dialog Evangelism”
program with Deacon Mick Hurst.
“The 72-Partners on the Road” is a
church-wide training for congregations to
strengthen their outreach to the
community. Three congregations have
utilized this program in the last three
years. Our District is well served by Al
and
Joy
Axelson
as
Field
Representatives, and the leaders Joyce
Roberts and Joy Risher in California and
Phil Larsen in Arizona.
It is appropriate to identify some of our
congregations that in 2013 were leaders
in adult confirmations, one of the best
indicators of reaching people outside of
our congregations. They are: St. John’s
in Orange with 64, Summit Community in
Buckeye with 59, Christ Church in
Phoenix with 41, and Salem in Orange
with 38.
When measuring ratio of
baptized members to adult confirmations
Summit Community in Buckeye had 6.0,
Grace in San Diego had 11.9, Salem in
Orange had 12.4, and Mt. Zion in Peoria
had 15.0. These congregations have a
vision and a plan for reaching the lost.
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The
congregational
ministry
in
stewardship is supported by the new
Stewardship Committee under the
leadership of Pastors Josh Keinath and
Tim Eaton. They are gathering and
identifying useful resources. The listing
of their recommended resources will be
posted in the District website:
www.psd-lcms.org.
The
Regional
Mission
Councils,
composed of representatives of their
circuits, are responsible for making
decisions on grant applications for new
work. The leadership of Pastor Jon
Thomas in Region Three, in the role as
chairperson, has filled all positions but
one, delineated the process for action,
and given focus to new work that aims to
reach the lost. In Region Four, Chairman
Pastor Tom Daly has led the transition to
funding ethnic ministry in Las Vegas and
Phoenix.
New work over the last three years has
begun at Bethlehem Ethiopian-Eritrean
at First in Fontana under the Leadership
of Rev. Dr. Getachew Kiros; Hispanic
work at Pilgrim in Chula Vista under the
leadership of Grace Latino Ministries and
Rev. Dr. Sam Gomez working with Vicar
Ramon Cabrales; Hispanic work at Our
Redeemer in San Diego under the
leadership of Pastor Rigoberto Gonzalez
and the support of Grace Latino
Ministries; new Hispanic work in Mesa
under the leadership of Vicar Jake
Boessling and the sponsorship of Christ’s
Greenfield in Gilbert; and brand new
work in Marana in Tucson under the
sponsorship of Christ Vail.
Additionally, Shepherd of the Desert in
Scottsdale has planted a satellite south
of the main campus, and Community in
Escondido has planted a satellite in San
Marcos.
During the 2012 District Convention the
Arizona delegates caucused about
starting new campus ministry at Arizona
State University. In the time since then a
group of pastors and lay leaders has
developed organizational guidelines,
incorporated as Lutheran Ministry at
Arizona State University (LM@ASU) with
the State of Arizona, and has filed an
application with Internal Revenue
Service for 501(c) 3 status. Financial
support continues to come from the
Region 4 Mission Council and a few
congregations and individuals.
The
newly formed board is ready to begin this
ministry by contracting a part-time
Development Director, and beginning the
search for a Ministry Director. The
campus ministry will be based on the
campus, and will not be a separate
congregation.
The work of a Regional Mission
Facilitator is variable according to needs
of the congregations. During the last
three years I have had over 500
consultations in person, via telephone or
by email. At the time of a pastoral
vacancy there is an increase in anxiety
among the lay leadership, the remaining
staff, and the membership. The “Teaming
the Call” process gives assurance to the
congregation that they are not alone, and
gives them opportunity to address the
future the Lord of the Church has
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prepared for them. There have been 21
Teaming the Call sessions in Regions 3
and 4 in the last three years. The agenda
includes the initial presentation by
President Stoterau, my administering the
Congregational Survey, preparing the
survey report, and delivering the results
and report to the congregation.
As we look forward to the next three year
time period, we already know that there
are more locations for new Hispanic work
in Southern California, Arizona and
Southern Nevada. The challenge is to
identify and train up new workers. The
satellite approach to starting new work
offers the advantage of building on the
organizational strengths, the financial
stability, and the direct link with the
mother church. As more congregations
cast a vision and develop a plan for
action to reach into the community the
more we will be faithful to God’s call to
seek and the save the lost. We need to
be discipling our people for greater
witness to the lost. It is my hope that we
can mobilize our congregations and
members to address these matters, and
pray that the Lord of the Church will
energize me to continue to do this Spiritfilled work.
Gary Norton, Regional Mission
Facilitator
Regions 3 and 4
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REGION MISSION COUNCIL 1
Region Mission Council 1
Vice President: Rev. Lowell Kindschy
Chairman: Rev. Rexford E. Umbenhaur
Region Mission Facilitator: Rev. Ron Rehrer
Region 1 includes circuits one to six of
the Pacific Southwest District and
geographically stretches from First
Lutheran Church in Venice Beach north
to Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran
Church in Santa Ynez, CA.
Region Mission Council 1 currently
supports and manages six mission
ministries and mission pastors. The total
of our District allocated mission funds for
the 2015 year is $135,250.00. Those
funds were granted to and between the
six mission ministries that applied for
mission support from our Region Mission
Council.
The newest mission ministry which
region 1 is thankful to support is LINC
Los Angeles. LINC Los Angeles is
headed up by Pastor Dominic Rivkin.
LINC Connects: Empowering local leaders to
start new ministries that impact the
neighborhoods of our city. LINC Los Angeles
established a city leadership team to create
the timeline and process toward Board
development and establishment of LINC Los
Angeles as CA 501(c)(3) independent of our
patron organization LINC Houston. LINC Los
Angeles has signed a consultation
agreement with LCEF for refining and
expanding
the
VisionPath
Church
Development process. The goal is that the 11
LINC organizations across the nation will
provide consultant services to congregations
seeking
clarity,
alignment,
and
implementation of God’s vision for their
community. Offering this service will provide
an additional revenue stream and national
awareness to the ministries of LINC.
LINC Los Angeles is a network for
Leadership Identification, Training, and
Support that encourages, equips and
empowers leaders from the community to
lead the people of the community. LINC Los
Angeles established a new relationship with
University Lutheran Chapel at UCLA for the
purpose
of
locating
its
leadership
development efforts onto the campus of a
major university. Along with housing the
LINC Los Angeles offices at the center LINC
will partner with the congregation to clarify
the vision for discipleship and leadership
development programs.
LINC Los Angeles is a network for missional
awareness and asset development that
encourages, equips and empowers unique
and specific need based ministries to be
started, supported, strengthened, and
sustained. This includes but is not limited to
planting new congregations in the city.
LINC Los Angeles is a network of community
care centers that encourage, equip and
empower individuals to develop and succeed
in a personalized pathway that leads out of
their specific poverty challenges.
Region 1 mission council Gives thanks to the
Lord for the ministry of Reverend Marcelino
Velasco of Centro Cristiano Emmanuel in
Santa Paula, CA. Pastor Velasco’s
congregation has grown to 170 attending
services with a baptized membership of 265.
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Centro Cristiano Emmanuel is sponsoring
the SEAN course taught in Spanish and has
two groups taking the course. Pastor
Region1 mission council gives thanks to God
for the mission ministry of Reverend
Getachew Kiros of the Reformation
Velasco’s ministry includes two well attended
Bible studies and youth ministry as well as a
well-attended Sunday school. Pastor
Velasco and the members of his
congregation are active in reaching out to
their community with the Gospel as well as
meeting needs as they are blessed to do so.
Ethiopian Lutheran Church Los Angeles.
Pastor Kiros reaches out to Ethiopian and
Eritrean immigrants with a culture specific
approach in the Tigrinya, Amharic and
English languages. In addition to serving his
congregation Pastor Kiros is also working to
train and equip African Immigrant Mission
Pastors that would be sent throughout the
LC-MS.
Region 1 mission council gives thanks the
God for the ministry and mission of Dr.
Gemechu Olana who serves the Ethiopian
immigrant community in the Greater Los
Angeles area that speaks the Oromo
language.
Dr. Olana’s congregation is 38 strong and
growing. But one thing is misleading in that
number. The Oromo speaking Ethiopians are
spread over a large geographical area and
so are reached through large regional
gatherings which they enthusiastically
attend, thus giving Dr. Olana and his church
great opportunity to reach out and connect
with them, which is exactly what they do. Dr.
Olana’s Sunday service is inviting and his
Sunday school and Bible studies are
impacting many lives with the Gospel of
Jesus Christ.
Region 1 mission council praises and thanks
God for Centro Cristiano Hispano the
mission and ministry of Reverend and Mrs.
Dennis Bradshaw. Dennis trains and equips
Hispanic Lutheran leadership who then plant
Hispanic Lutheran ministries locally and
internationally. Pastor Bradshaw works
closely with Rev. Marcelino Velasco in
teaching and equipping lay leaders as well
as men on their path to serving in the
pastoral office through the SEAN courses.
Pastor Bradshaw is actively involved in
launching two new Bible Institute courses
this year.
the Lord for the mission ministry of Reverend
John Durkovic. Pastor Durkovic serves
several regions and is our Hispanic Trainer.
Pastor Durkovic trains, equips, provides
materials and supports to Hispanic lay
leaders enabling them to teach Bible classes
and Sunday school, as well as quipping men
to go further and become3 Hispanic pastors.
He coordinates with other Hispanic ministries
involving adults and youth in various aspects
of outreach and community service. Pastor
Durkovic leads a quarterly healing ministry
which he developed in English as well as in
Spanish.
the Lord of Lords for those giving of their time
and talents in service to this mission council
including, Lita Boyle, Rev. Rob Rebensal,
Rev. Chris Spelbring, Rev. Keith Jones, Rev.
Ron Rehrer, and Rev. Lowell Kindschy.
The Lord bless you all,
Rev. Rexford E Umbenhaur III, Chairman
Region 1 Mission Council.
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Report from:
Rev. Robert Den Ouden, Chairman, Region 2 Mission Council
The Region 2 Mission Council of the
Pacific Southwest District greets the
convention delegates and wishes to
report to you our sponsored programs
within Circuits 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 17, and 20
of our District (Region 2). Because of the
great influx of people of varied ethnic
backgrounds into our area, this year we
have allocated $128,000 of district
mission funds to support five ethnic
ministries, two non-ethnic ministries, a
Hispanic ministry training program, as
well as supporting LINC-LA, an urban
ministry renewal project.
Our Board was represented by:
Roger Sonnenberg
(Region 2 Vice President)
Ron Rehrer
(Region Mission Facilitator)
Jo Felton
(Arcadia)
Rev. Mason Okubo
(West Covina)
Rev. Andy Wu
(Chino Hills)
Regional missions supported this year
include:
1) A Hispanic Mission in Pico
Rivera, under the leadership of
Rev. Will Glade and Alex
Zavala
Rev. Robert Den Ouden
(Chino).
The members of this board have enjoyed
meeting with the leadership in the various
ministries that we support, as well as
other ministries in our region that are
established and no longer need support.
It is wonderful to see the great efforts that
are made as we open up new
opportunities for mission.
2) An Indonesian Ministry in
Ontario, served by Rev.
Tomba Naibaho
3) A Chinese Ministry in Rancho
Cucamonga, served by Rev.
Harry Wang
We encourage your prayers for all our
mission work that the Gospel of Jesus
may reach not only to the far corners of
the earth, but also to the many people
from so many backgrounds that have
become a part of our neighborhood.
4) Two Ethiopian ministries in
Long Beach (Amarech Abate)
and Pasadena (Rev.
Getachew Kiros)
5) Two non-ethnic missions in
Palmdale (Rev. Todd Niebling)
and Mammoth Lakes (now
becoming a duel-parish with
Grace, Bishop served by Rev.
Kent Puls).
Respectfully submitted,
Rev. Robert Den Ouden, Chairman,
Region 2 Mission Council
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Report from:
Vice President: Rev. Tim Klinkenberg
Chairman: Rev. Jon Thomas
Region Mission Facilitator:
Gary Norton
Region Mission Council 3 is comprised of
representatives from circuits 12-16, 18-19
and 21-24. Over the last year, we have built
the team so that each circuit has a
representative. Presently the only spot to fill
is in circuit 16.
The team meets quarterly, traveling to
missions that are funded by the district to
obtain a first-hand understanding of the
ministry. Over the last three years, we have
turned our attention to maximizing the impact
of the mission dollars by supporting those
ministries that are seeking to multiply
(apostolic).
Highlights from the eight ministry grants over
the last year:
 Worship attendance was up 13.1%
from 2013 to 2014
 Giving was up 20.7% from 20132014
 There were 40 adult confirmations
and 32 professions of faith
 There were 27 weekday classes.
 A new confirmation curriculum
developed
New Plans for this next year:
 A church in Santa Ana is utilizing
Asset Based Community
Development to reach into their
community
 Lutheran training manuals in
Amharic language
 A church is planning on giving 150
food baskets back to their
community
 Ordination of Vicar Ramon Cabrales
Supporting the following ministries:
 Bethlehem Ethiopian/Eritrean
Lutheran Church, Inland Empire
 Center for Hispanic Studies
 Edgewater, Chino/Corona
 Grace Latino Ministries
 Ethiopian Lutheran Christian
Fellowship, San Diego
 University Lutheran, La Jolla
 Our Redeemer, San Diego
 Pilgrim, Chula Vista
 Trinity Cristo Rey, Santa Ana
Our future plans are to:
 Raise additional funding
 Study and learn about the
challenges that are unique to ethnic
ministries
 Redesign quarterly reports to more
accurately reflect the signs of a
healthy, growing ministry
 Develop a method of greater support
for our mission leaders
 Finalize guidelines for the team to
assist in maximizing the impact of
the mission funding
The team (and their circuit) consists of
Rev. Glenn Shelton (12),
Rev. Jon Thomas (13),
Rhoda Zylstra (14),
Kristen Wyzard (15),
Rev. Seth Flick (18),
Rev. Jason Hong (19),
Rev. Dr. Alan Kolkman (21),
Rev. Joel Beyer (22),
Rose Kasity (23) and
Al Jesse (24).
Our goal is to support and encourage the
leaders through fervent prayer, regular
contact, and communication within the
congregations of the district.
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Report from:
Rev. Tom Daly, Chairman Region 4 Mission Council
By the grace and blessing of our Lord,
the mission field in Arizona and Las
Vegas is ripe unto harvest. We have
received support from the PSWD,
Circuits, and local congregations that has
enabled us to fund exciting and
successful mission outreaches across
the region. We have been blessed by the
leadership of Gary Norton, and the
sacrificial service of all the members of
our mission board. Our focus these past
three years has been to:
Hold our mission grant applicants
responsible for their quarterly
reports
Keep the grant recipients to a
seven year schedule for
subsidies
Grow and increase our number of
ethnic and special mission
outreaches.
While these three years have been filled
with joys and blessings, sadness and
trials have also been a part of our service
and work. We bid farewell to heaven to
one of our missionaries, Larry Paul, who
had worked among the LDS in Chino
Valley, AZ. We also had some fits and
starts with Hispanic ministry in the
Phoenix area. All told, however, the
faithfulness of our God, the generous and
devoted sacrifice of our people, and the
power of the Spirit combined to make this
a wonderful triennium. Let us share
some of the highlights with you.
A new mission plant has opened with
Bible study in the Marana area of
Tucson. Campus ministry is beginning
again at ASU in Phoenix. And many of
the ministries we had been supporting
have
been
able
to
achieve
independence.
In ethnic ministry, God has opened
significant doors for us.
New Life
Ministries in Las Vegas continues to
thrive as they reach out to African
immigrants who just arrived in the US. A
special relationship has been established
with the Eritrea Kunama people from
Ethiopia within a downtown Phoenix
congregation. International Friendship
House continues its outreach primarily to
Chinese students from ASU. Hispanic
ministry has been ready to explode with
several new opportunities in the metro
Phoenix area, and the addition of new,
full-time ministry candidates.
Thank you all for your generosity and
support of these mission works in Region
4. We promise you continued diligent
stewardship of the resources you entrust
to us for the work of His kingdom. As in
all things, May God be praised!
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Report from Troy Norton
Constitution Committee Chairman
Each district is required by the Synod
Bylaws to have a Committee on
Constitutions.
(Bylaw
2.2.1.b&c,
2.4.1.a&b)
The Pacific Southwest
District Committee on Constitutions has
the responsibility and authority to review
all new and revised constitutions of the
congregations
and
auxiliary
organizations of the district.
The
Committee has to assure the district
Board
of
Directors
that
these
constitutions and bylaws are in
accordance with the Church’s doctrine
and with the Synodical Constitution and
Bylaws. The Committee is also tasked
with suggesting improvements in
constitutions and bylaws that will better
serve the administration of their affairs.
(PSD Bylaw 8.1)
During this triennium, the committee has
fulfilled
these
requirements
and
continues to work with the churches in
our district. The committee’s goal is to
help congregations adopt governance
that can free them up to further the
mission of the Church. To that end the
committee is working with congregations
even before they begin to revise their
documents. The committee can then
assist them in identifying what areas of
their governance are working well, and
what may need to be changed. This has
led to a more concise process, as the
committee and congregations work
together as partners in ministry. Since
the vast majority of the committee’s work
is done via email and phone, there is
virtually no cost to the District.
The committee keeps up to date with new
opinions from the Commission on
Constitutional Matters, and makes
adjustments to the review process or the
District Guidelines.
It provides
consultative services to pastors and
congregations, regarding constitutions,
forms of governance, endowment
committees and opinions on their current
documents.
The members of the committee consider
it a privilege to work with the
congregations throughout our district.
We have enjoyed working with you, and
getting to know our brothers and sisters
in Christ. We want to thank all those in
the District office who have been so
helpful, President Stoterau for his
counsel and guidance and the Board of
Directors.
Below is a list of all the actions that this
committee has taken from July 2012, till
March 2015.
Constitutions approved by the
Committee on Constitutions and
subsequently ratified by the District
Board of Directors:
Christ, Yuma, AZ
Christ, San Pedro, CA
Christ Lutheran, Vail, AZ
Concordia, Barstow, CA
Desert Foothills, Scottsdale, AZ
Grace, Banning, CA
Greenfield Lutheran, Gilbert, AZ
Immanuel, Oceanside, CA
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Mount Zion, Peoria, AZ
Mt. Calvary, Lake Arrowhead, CA
Peace, Camarillo, CA
Peace, San Diego, CA
Ramona Lutheran, Ramona, CA
Shepherd of the Valley, Oceanside, CA
St. John, Colton, CA
Trinity, Temecula, CA
Constitutions approved by the
Committee on Constitutions and
recommended for ratification by the
District Board of Directors at the time
this report went to print:
Good Shepherd, Goleta, CA
Jesus Love Church,
Corona Del Mar, CA
Peace, Tustin, CA
University Lutheran Chapel,
Los Angeles, CA
Constitutional reviews that have been
sent to congregations at the time this
report went to print:
Apostles, Peoria, AZ
Canoga Park Lutheran,
Canoga Park, CA
Faith, Capistrano Beach, CA
First Lutheran, Manhattan Beach, CA
Fountain of Life, Sun City AZ
Fountain of Life, Tucson, AZ
Immanuel, Sierra Vista, AZ
Our Savior’s, Ridgecrest, CA
Prince of Peace, Hemet, CA
Salem Lutheran, Orange, CA
St. James, Imperial Beach, CA
St. Paul, Phoenix, AZ
Zion, Fallbrook, CA
Congregations whose constitutions are
being reviewed at the time this report
went to print:
Christ, Brea, CA
Gethsemane, Tempe, AZ
Hephatha, Anaheim, CA
Mountain View Lutheran,
Las Vegas, NV
Redeemer, Huntington Beach, CA
Redeemer By The Sea, Carlsbad, CA
Rock Of Ages, Sedona, AZ
Searchlight Ministries,
Orange County, CA
Emanuel, Santa Barbara, CA
Congregations who have asked for
assistance from the committee with
either their current governance or
potential changes:
Atonement, Spring Valley, CA
Community Lutheran, Escondido, CA
Eternal Life, Mesa, AZ
Faith, Cottonwood, AZ
Faith, Huntington Beach, CA
First Lutheran, Monrovia, CA
First Lutheran, Venice, CA
Our Redeemer, San Diego, CA
Our Redeemer, Winnetka, CA
St. John’s, El Segundo, CA
St. Mark, Encinitas, CA
St. Matthew, Harbor City, CA
St. Philip, Compton, CA
Trinity, Casa Grande, AZ
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INTENTIONAL INTERIM MINISTRY
Report from Rev. Dr. Richard Paul,
Director Intentional Interim Ministry
Intentional Interim Ministry is a ministry of
the Pacific Southwest District and the
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod that
seeks to aid congregations at a time of
transition. These periods can be filled
with a lot of joy and anticipation, or they
can remain times of struggle and
concern.
Quoting from the WEB site of the Interim
Ministry Conference of the LC-MS we
read: “Intentional Interim Ministry is
designed to restore congregational
health by offering a safe bridge between
challenging times and the selection of the
next
permanent
pastor.”
These
challenging times can range from the
grief of losing a pastor who has faithfully
served the congregation for a long time,
to congregations in the midst of conflict,
to congregations recovering from
pastoral misconduct.
Whatever the
circumstances, these times are often
filled with stress, making it difficult to
carry out effective ministry.
Intentional Interim Ministry seeks to
provide congregations with pastors,
trained to assist congregations with the
tasks that confront them in a time of
transition. The Interim Pastors of our
district are all trained to carry out this
specialized ministry.
In the last three years the Intentional
Interim Ministry of our district has
provided direct ministry to over 20
congregations in the district. This
assistance has come in the form of
providing trained Intentional Interim
Pastor’s who guided congregations
through their transition to the calling of
their next permanent pastor.
Other
congregations were advised on the
nature of the interim process, and all that
would be provided for them in an
Intentional Interim Ministry.
One of the major changes to Interim
Ministry has been in the area of the
formal training process. In the past,
training was done locally with day long
seminars over several months which
provided a limited training experience.
Now all of our Intentional Interim Ministry
training is done through the Basic
Education for Intentional Interim Ministry
course conducted by the National
Association of Lutheran Interim Pastors
in cooperation with the Interim Ministry
Conference of the LC-MS.
This
comprehensive training experience,
consisting of two whole weeks of training
separated by a six month period of field
work, provides a solid foundation for the
work of interim ministry. These courses
are held several times a year, at various
sites throughout the country.
As we look to the next three years we
want to do two important things. The first
is to train more men in the practice of
Intentional Interim Ministry. The strength
of the program depends on quality
individuals, trained in the understanding
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the process of transition, and dedicated
to this unique and special ministry of our
church. Secondly we want to encourage
more
congregations,
who
find
themselves in a time of transition to
seriously consider Intentional Interim
Ministry as their first choice of ministry.
We truly believe that a well-trained,
experienced and dedicated interim
pastor can be a wonderful blessing to a
congregation and an important part of
laying the foundation for the next
permanent pastor.
If you are a congregation facing a
pastoral transition please feel free to
contact me at pastor@faithhb.org, or my
office at 714-965-3235. If you are a
pastor considering Intentional Interim
Ministry as an area of ministry you would
like to explore, again please feel free to
contact me. I would be very happy to
come and talk with you.
On behalf the Pacific Southwest District I
want to thank you for your support of
Intentional Interim Ministry and those
who serve in this important ministry of our
church.
In Christ Jesus, Peace and Joy,
Richard Paul
Rev. Dr. Richard D. Paul
Director of Interim Ministry
PSW District LC-MS
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LAY LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Report from Ms. Victoria Waufle,
Director, Lay Leadership Training Program
The Lay Ministry Training Program (aka:
Lay Leadership or LLTP) began in 1992
with one class of three students San
Diego. The purpose then and now?
Train laity to be more knowledgeable in
order to assist and serve their Pastor and
congregation in carrying out the Great
Commission. During the past 22 years
the program has expanded to include 19
locations, at its peak, with 13 locations
currently. Approximately 3,000 students
have been educated over a 22 year
period. This year 111 students took
courses in the PSWD…68 in California
and 43 in Arizona.
Deacons are required to take all 10
courses, Parish Ministry Assistants
(PMAs) are required to take all but the
last two courses listed below. The list of
courses are:
program.
See district website for
additional information entitled “Final
Steps”. We are grateful to the many
Pastors who have facilitated courses and
shared their expertise w/the Deacon and
PMA candidates.
Continuing Education is offered each
year. The C.E. conference takes place
during the first day of the Fall Pastor’s
Conference. Many Deacons & PMAs
stay for the opening of the Pastors’
Conference that evening. While serving
as a Deacon some choose to move on
becoming ordained Pastors. LLTP is a
feeder for the Specific Ministry Program
(SMP) & various seminary programs
leading to ordination.
Old Testament,
New Testament
Lutheran Doctrine
Christian Care Giving
Leadership & Ethics
Evangelism & Assimilation
Lutheran History & Polity
Teaching the Faith
Worship
Homiletics.
In 2014 February/March “Expanding the
Circle (of service)” regional workshops
begun. Facilitated by Pastors of the
church where the workshop is held, this
is an all-day event. The theme in 2015 at
all four locations: Grief & Bereavement, 4
hrs. and Christian Care Giving, 4hrs.
Regional Workshops are open to anyone
who has a desire to learn and serve more
effectively. Thank you to Pastors who
have graciously & willingly offered their
churches and expanded our minds
during the regional workshops.
Each course is 18 class hours. The
courses are only 66% of the entire
Candidates of the program who live in
remote areas or areas not served with
classroom instruction can now take
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equivalent online courses with the
Mission Training Center in Portland,
Oregon. Although online training is more
expensive for the candidate it might be
the only way to obtain instruction in the
required courses.
You may access
information regarding LLTP course
equivalents at:
www.Mission Training Center.com
Thank you Paul Mueller, executive
director at MTC, for your assistance and
willingness to work together.
In order to remain compliant with our
insurance carrier, effective this year
fingerprinting is required of all serving
Deacons and PMAs.
Fingerprinting
using “Live Scan” electronic technology
means electronic notification by The
Department of Justice should anything
illegal occur. Renewal of a Deacon’s
license did not occur if fingerprinting was
not on file by 2015.
Goals for the Lay Ministry Program in
2015 are:
1. expand the program
2. create strong bonds with
Deacons, PMAs and candidates
3. strengthen relationships with
Pastors in our district
4. establish opportunities for
additional learning in a small
group atmosphere regionally
5. provide updated educational
materials for distribution
6. maintain a balanced budget
Without Pastors to teach courses, share
knowledge and expertise as well as
provide space in their churches, the
program would not be able to function as
smoothly as it does…if there were no
candidates who wanted to learn and had
hearts to serve…if there ceased to exist
Pastors, Deacons, PMAs and other
financial supporters of the LLT
program…less ministry would occur as a
result.
A well trained Deacon/PMA allows a
Pastor time to do what only he can do in
ministry and provides an extra set of
hands and feet to minister to the flock.
Once a Pastor discovers how much more
can be can be accomplished with the
skills & gifts of graduates of the program,
they often want several Deacons/PMAs
to assist them. We have Pastors in both
states that have as many as 6-8 serving
in their churches.
Thank you Pastors of the Pacific
Southwest District for being teachers &
mentors and providing the guidance that
is so necessary for these willing hearts
that want to serve Him. YOU are a
blessing…much more so than you
realize.
For more information on LLTP please
see the District website.
Together in His Service,
Victoria Waufle
Director Lay Leadership
Training Program
Pacific Southwest District-LCMS
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SCHOOL MINISTRIES
Report from Mrs. Rachel Klitzing
Executive Director of School Ministries
Under the Pacific Southwest District
mission
to
effectively
resource
congregations and schools to fulfill the
Great Commission, the purpose of
School Ministries is to be connected in
Christ and connected with each other by
building and maintaining God-pleasing
relationships.
Core Values:
 Passion for Ministry
 Integrity
 Excellence
 Accountability
 Servant-Leadership
Vision:
School Ministries of the Pacific
Southwest District will effectively
resource health, accountable 21st
Century Lutheran Schools that are
 motivated by the Gospel,
 expectantly yearning for God’s
direction,
 true to the Lutheran tradition of
educational excellence, and led
by pastoral and school leaders
who model
 passionate commitment to school
ministry, trusting relationships,
 peaceful partnerships, and
 give support and encouragement
to teachers, staff, students and
their families to be dynamic
disciples of Jesus Christ and lifelong learners.
During this past triennium we have
intentionally and purposefully worked to
integrate these goals into tactics and
action plans which drive our ministry and
priorities each day.
School Ministries in the Pacific
Southwest District serves 111 Early
Childhood Centers, 56 Elementary
Schools, and 8 High Schools. Over
18,000 children are served by over 1,000
educators. This past school year, as a
result of the mission and ministry of
Pacific Southwest District Lutheran
schools, 687 children were baptized and
436 adults were confirmed. (Based on 85%
of schools reporting in 2014-15 school year.)
District services to schools and
congregations have been guided and
provided by the staff of School Ministries
as well as a number of task forces,
committees, networks and cabinets.
Cabinets include the Early Childhood
Cabinet and the K–12 School Cabinet.
These cabinets are made up of
educators representing each of the six
school regions.
The following
information
highlights
professional
growth and training, communication
pieces, and resources developed by
volunteer members of these cabinets,
task forces, and committees alongside
the leadership of the School Ministries
staff.
The Lutheran Educators Conference
provides the single-most comprehensive
and extensive continuing education
opportunity for school personnel at all
levels. Attendance at the annual
conference has been between 800-1,050
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participants. The conference features
nationally-recognized presenters, both
from within the LCMS system and from
other educational entities. Officers are
elected by the conference. LEC focuses
on three primary areas:
Spiritual
Nurture/Faith
Walk,
Sustained
Professional Learning, and Homecoming
(Fellowship).
A Spiritual theme is
integrated throughout the conference as
well as in the weeks leading up to the
event and the weeks following the event
with a series of devotions and Bible
studies written by educators of the
district. Our professional learning time is
tracked into areas of singular focus with
extended time spent with the expert in
that area of learning, and our fellowship
time will include several local and
national service projects. In 2014 we
created a partnership with the CNH
District to come together for our
conference. This was well received by
educators and administrators in the CNH
district and we have plans to conference
together again in 2015.
The
Accreditation
Commission
oversees
NLSA/WASC/North
Central/AdvancED
accreditation
in
district schools. Kim Violette chairs the
Accreditation Commission, and serves
as our NLSA Commissioner. In addition,
our Early Childhood Accreditation
Commission provides oversight to all
preschools as they go through the
accreditation process. In the Pacific
Southwest District we have 41 K-12
accredited schools and 42 accredited
early childhood centers. We continue to
consider accreditation a priority.
Six regions comprise the schools of the
Pacific Southwest District. The regions
sponsor annual teacher in-services, and
track meets, spelling and geo bees, as
well as STEM events for students. The
six regions have active monthly
administrators’ meetings (early childhood
directors and elementary/high school
principals).
Early Childhood
 Annual
Spring
Equipping
Conferences (Arizona and California)
 Workshops for new teachers, mentor
teachers, administrators, and school
board members
 Early Childhood Accreditation
Commission
 Early childhood accreditation training
for accreditation consultants and
validators; oversight for ECE centers
in the process of accreditation
 Welcome packet for new early
childhood centers in the District
 Early Childhood Certificate of
Lutheran Teaching program (ECCLT)
in collaboration with Concordia
University Irvine
 Early Childhood Educator of the Year
Elementary and High School
 Workshops for new teachers, mentor
teachers, administrators, and school
board members
 Partnership with Lutheran Special
Education Ministries (LSEM)
 Curriculum and Assessment Task
Force
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Admissions
Directors
Network,
Resource Specialist Network (LARS)
Legal/Legislative Support (CAPE,
CAPSO, AZ CAPE)
Leadership
Development
(LEC,
Principals’ Conferences)
Special recognition and celebrations
(Educator of the Year)
Educational consultation services
Accreditation Commission
The Western Alliance of High School
Administrators, Lutheran High School
administrators from the western portion
of the United States, meet for annual
leaders’ retreats and conferences
planned in partnership with Concordia
University, Irvine.
The District Principals’ Council
sponsors a two-day conference in July
and produces a new Principal Manual.
Special Education Ministries
Though still in partnership with Lutheran
Special Education Ministries (LSEM), we
have a network of support called
Lutheran Association of Resource
Specialists (LARS). This network meets
twice annually to support each other and
to share relevant information in the field
of special education and working with
children who are gifted differently. They
also make themselves available to
support, encourage, and provide
resources for other PSD schools that do
not have a resource teacher on their
campus.
Networks
 In 2014 in partnership with
Concordia University Irvine under
the direction of Bil Hood, Director
of Church and Community
Relations, and Rachel Klitzing, we
have set up a networking
conversation 3 – 4 times per year
on topics that are relevant to
schools. In the 2014-15 school
year this group met to discuss
Worker Health, Support, and Care
in January, Campus Safety in
March, and Chapel and Worship
in May.
Grantparent Tuition Assistance
Mission Project.
The Grantparent program, a School
Ministries mission project for the Pacific
Southwest District of The Lutheran
Church—Missouri
Synod,
provides
tuition assistance enabling children to
receive an excellent Christian and
academic
education
in
urban
communities. Through the Grantparent
program, children are sponsored for
$600 a year (elementary) or $1200 a year
(high school). Children are selected by
the school on the basis of need from
families who have requested financial
aid. This enables these children to
receive an excellent Christian and
academic education in our most urban
schools. Currently 35 students in five
district urban schools (Pilgrim Lutheran
School, Chula Vista; St. Paul’s Lutheran
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School, Garden Grove; Redeemer
Lutheran School, Las Vegas; Redeemer
Lutheran School, South Gate; and Pacific
Lutheran High School, Gardena) receive
tuition
assistance
through
the
Grantparent program. In the thirteen
years
since
Grantparent
tuition
assistance began, 528 students have
been sponsored with tuition assistance.
Staff
God has truly blessed the District with
outstanding educators and leaders who
are dedicated and committed to share
the Gospel to the next generation.
It is a joy and blessing to serve in the
Pacific Southwest District.
Rachel Klitzing
Executive Director of School Ministries
Rachel Klitzing, Executive Director of
School Ministries;
Kim Violette, Administrative Assistant;
Ellen Pratt, Part-Time Assistant;
Anna Preus, Part-time Assistant;
Lynne Rose, Part-Time Early Childhood
Consultant,
Tyler Fewins, part-time Raving Fans
Coordinator, provide leadership and
support to congregational and school
professional workers and lay leaders.
These services include prayer support;
leadership to cabinets, task forces, and
committees; guidance and consulting;
resources and referrals; personnel
assistance and call lists. In addition we
communication element
with
our
schools, educators, and others including
our weekly newsletter, E-Connect;
support for administrators and teachers
through personal visitations, phone
contacts, mailings, e-mail, the Lutheran
School Portal, and School Ministries
website
(www.pswcic.org);
and
representing district Lutheran schools
with other educational and government
entities, i.e. LEA, CAPSO, etc.
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YOUTH & FAMILY
MINISTRY FACILITATOR
Report from the Youth & Family Ministry Facilitator
Dr. Dave Rueter, DCE
Since my first report in this role three
years ago, a good deal has taken place.
More pastors and congregational leaders
are aware of the existence of the Youth
& Family Ministry Facilitator. To continue
to increase awareness of what I do in this
position and how you and your
congregation can support this ministry, I
offer the following summary of my role.
While serving as Director of the DCE
Program at Concordia University Irvine, I
continue to serve the district as follows:
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Church Ministry Support:
 DCE Calls: There are currently 36
DCE’s serving district congregations,
19 of whom received their current call
in the last 3 years.
Leadership on the District Youth
Committee:
 Executive Team: As the district staff
for this committee, I work with an
Executive Team (newly implemented)
to guide and shape the overall work of
the DYC.
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Others in Like Ministry: Support is
also provided for the current 11
known called workers who have youth
or family ministry related work, as well
as the 35 non-rostered workers.
Changing Needs: There is a growing
need to consider how the church
might better support bi-vocational
ministry for our churches who desire
professional help in
Christian
education. There needs to be a shift
from part-time thinking to intentional
bi-vocational thinking in which the
whole workers employment is
considered and through which
benefits are more able to be provided.
Monthly eNEWS & Website: I
produce a monthly eNews letter with
information on the events and other
ministry resources available to our
congregations both locally and
nationally. Further we have in the
past year up-graded our website
(www.psdyouth.net). Information on
calling a DCE, youth events,
conferences, and many more
resources are available.
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Youth Events: With the DYC, I
oversee the ministries of our High
School and Junior High youth events,
and have expanded our newer event
The Summit (4th - 6th graders now at
Crean Lutheran High School). Our
high school event are now offered
regionally rather than district wide.
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Youth Ministry Grants: We issue
grants annually to support local
church youth ministry.
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Lutheran
Youth
Fellowship:
Paralleling the regional shift with our
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high school events, LYF is moving to
a regional structure with teams being
formed to support those events. We
remain committed to youth leadership
for our events, on the DYC, and within
the LCMS nationally.
Church Work Recruitment &
Retention Task Force:
 Thank you gifts: Last fall I traveled
to most of our DCE clusters to bring
gifts on behalf of our district to our
DCE’s and others in youth & family
ministry.
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Loan Repayment Grant: In the last
year, I worked with the task force to
launch a new grant that will aid newly
called workers in paying off their
student loans during the first three
years of their ministry. If your church
or school has such workers watch for
information on the grant in August.
On the Edge: Videos produced by
local church workers to explain their
service have been made available at:
http://www.psdyouth.net/churchwork-recruitment.html.
Partnerships
 Concordia University Irvine: Much
work has been done to improve our
ability to bring district youth events on
the campus of CUI. The Summit, the
Jr. High DYG, and LYF trainings have
all been held on campus in the past
three years.
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Lutheran Educators Conference:
The DCE’s have officially made LEC
their conference for the past two
years. This coming year, we are
seeking to include DCE’s from the
CNH and Northwest Districts as well
in order to offer a more complete DCE
track within LEC.
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Orange Nation: We have begun
support for a movement of young
adults that grew out of the Young
Adult Volunteers (YAVs or Orange
Shirts) at the National LCMS Youth
Gathering. Thus far our partnership
has been in supporting the
registration efforts for their annual
servant events held both within our
district at this summer in New
Orleans.
Family Friendly Partners Network:
With the addition of Rebecca Duport to
the team for the DCE Program at CUI, we
are beginning to launch a partnership
with Family Friendly Partners Network
(FFPN). Rebecca will begin soon to work
to launch local networks of churches who
partner together for training to improve
the
family
friendliness
of
their
congregations. If your church would like
to be a part of such a venture you can
find our more at:
http://www.familyfriendlypn.com/
or contact Rebecca at:
rebecca.duport@cui.edu
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DISTRICT YOUTH COMMITTEE
Report from Rev. Seth Moorman, Chairperson
and Dr. Dave Rueter, PSD Youth & Family Ministry Facilitator
The purposes of the PSDYouth Committee
is to:
 provide planning and leadership
for District youth events and
training
 provide an avenue for youth
elected to District LYF (Lutheran
Youth Fellowship) positions to be
involved in leadership
experiences.
Phil Gaylor, DCE- California
Representative
The Committee meets three times a year,
usually in January, April, and September.
The Executive team meets four additional
times a year and when necessary.
Traditionally the Committee membership
includes six high school youth, selected to
District LYF positions at the District Senior
High Youth Gathering; a chairperson; and
seven to nine project directors, regional
representatives and coordinators. The
District Youth and Family Ministry Facilitator
serves Ex-Officio on the District Youth
Committee. The Executive Team meets 3-4
additional times a year and other times
when necessary.
Annie Tiberg DCE- 2015 Arizona Senior
High Regional District Gathering Director
Chris Ownby, DCE- Nevada
Representative/Nevada Senior High
Regional District Gathering Director
Cheri Selander, DCE- 2015 California
Senior High Regional District Gathering
Director
Timothy Potthoff, DCE- 2014 Jr. High
District Youth Gathering Director
Bonnie Hicks, DCE- 2014 The Summit
(4th-6th Grade) Co-Director
Noel Fairchild, DCE- 2014 The Summit
(4th-6th Grade) Co-Director
District Summer Camp Director- Vacant
Cassie Fuller- Arizona Lutheran Youth
Fellowship Chair-
Project Directors serve as committee chair
for District youth activities. The current
Committee membership is:
Lutheran Youth Fellowship Co-ChairVacant
* Rev. Seth Moorman District Youth
Committee Chairperson
Lutheran Youth Fellowship Members (46)- Vacant
* Dr. Dave Rueter, DCE- Youth & Family
Ministry Facilitator (Ex Officio)
* Brandon Heath, DCE- LYF Coordinator
* Linda Lohmeyer- District Gathering
Facilitator
Mike Edge, DCE- Arizona
Representative
Lutheran Youth Fellowship Alternate (1)Vacant
The Youth Committee initiates the planning
of district youth activities, provides guidelines
and selects the project director who selects
the necessary committee members to plan
and implement the activity. Much of the
actual event leadership is provided by the
DCEs and youth ministers serving
congregations within the District.
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Activities since
Convention:
the
last
District
Continuing Education
November 24-36, 2013- PSD Lutheran
Educators Conference Las Vegas NV19 in attendance
November 23-25, 2014- PSD Lutheran
Educators Conference Pal Desert CA15 in attendance
District Youth Gatherings/Servant Events
Jr. High
March 8-10, 2013
Theme: Æ, Crestline, CA
203 in attendance
March 1-2, 2014
Theme: One, Irvine, CA
190 in attendance
March 7-8, 2015
Theme: HIStory
Irvine, CA
200 (est. attendance as of January
2015)
Sr. High
November 17, 2012
Theme: One Good Turn Regional
Servant Events in Gilbert, AZ &
Riverside, CA
157 total in attendance
November 2013
Theme: Focus
Regional Events in Scottsdale, AZ
(November 1-3) & Brea, CA
(November 15-16)
110 total in attendance
The Summit (4th/5th/6th Grade)
April 20, 2013
Theme: You Are Here, Irvine, CA
125 attended
April 5, 2014
Theme: Restored
Irvine, CA
131 attended
April 18, 2015
Theme: Troublemaker
Irvine, CA
150 (est. attendance as of January
2015)
District Summer Camp
2012 Theme: River Of Life
Camp YOLIJWA, Oak Glen CA
94 Campers
2013 Theme: Off The Deep End
Camp YOLIJWA- Oak Glen CA
51 Campers
2014 NO CAMP PROGRAM
Youth Leadership Training Events
September 28, 2013
Irvine, CA
30 in attendance
October 12, 2013
Phoenix, CA
8 in attendance
November 14-16, 2014
Theme: Why Jesus?
Scottsdale, AZ
75 in attendance
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District Youth Ministry Grants
Each year the Youth Council allocates youth ministry grants from a youth ministry endowment
created by the District Board of Directors with funds received from a Los Angeles Walther League
Hospice. The following grants were awarded:
2012
Grace Lutheran Church, Lancaster, CA, Sr. High Servant Event – MISSION: OC
PSD Outdoor Ministry, Long Beach, CA, Summer Camp
Peace Lutheran Church, Pico Rivera, CA, Youth Praise Band Lessons
Historic 1st Lutheran Church, Pasadena, CA, Community Carnival
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Los Angeles, Teen Summit 2012
Risen Savior Lutheran Church, Chandler, AZ, Student Mission Trip
Concordia Lutheran Church, Chula Vista, CA, Youth Training and Service
2013
Palabra de Dios Lutheran Church, Maywood, CA, Summer Program for Kids (VBS)
$400.00
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Norwalk, CA, Youth Art Program
Christ Lutheran Church, Vail, AZ, Bibles for Preschool Children
Christ Lutheran Church, Vail, AZ, Bring Christ to Vail - VBS
Oromo Lutheran Church, Beverly Hills, CA, Youth Summer Project
2014
Canoga Park Lutheran Church, Canoga Park, CA, Youth Garden Outreach
Trinity Lutheran Church, Prescott Valley, AZ, Family Connections
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Las Vegas, NV, Homeless Outreach Kits
Creation Preschool, Vail, AZ, Bibles for Preschool Children
Christ Lutheran Church, Vail, AZ, Bringing Christ to Vail - VBS
Approved for 2014 but unfunded due to canceled events
Trinity Lutheran Church, Simi Valley, CA VBS on Tour
Canyon Lutheran Camp, Summer Camp
$600.00
$500.00
$400.00
$350.00
$350.00
$600.00
$400.00
Total $3,200.00
$250.00
$350.00
$100.00
$1,000.00
Total $2,100.00
$300.00
$350.00
$500.00
$175.00
$100.00
Total $1,425.00
$750.00
$700.00
Youth Web Page
For all the up-to-date information on what is happening in the Pacific Southwest District for Youth & Family
Ministry go to www.psdyouth.net. There you can sign up to receive a monthly e-news letter that will keep
you further informed on youth & family ministry events and resources within the district and synod.
Rev. Seth Moorman, Chairperson
Dr. Dave Rueter, PSD Youth & Family Ministry Facilitator
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RECRUITMENT & RETENTION
TASK FORCE
Report from Robin Gomes
Recruitment and Retention Task Force Chairperson
The task force on Church Worker
Recruitment and Retention was formed
in 1998 at the request of then District
President Loren Kramer. The purpose of
the task force has been to increase
awareness of church-related vocations,
address possible issues that lead some
to leave church-work positions, and to be
a visible presence in the District as
related to future worker recruitment and
retention.
The task force has undertaken several
projects. A video series entitled “On the
Edge: Stepping Into Ministry” has been
produced to encourage young people to
prayerfully consider a professional
church-work career. The videos were
designed to be used as a resource for
teachers, pastors, DCE’s, volunteers,
and all who work with young people to
introduce them to the variety of
opportunities for professional church
work. The “On the Edge” video series
can be viewed at:
https://www.youtube.com/user/PSDOnT
heEdge?feature=watch .
The Workers for the Harvest fund of the
Pacific
Southwest
District
was
established for the purpose of reducing
education-related debt among future and
present church-workers. The task force
made its first disbursements in 2014 to
four applicants. The task force will
continue to accept applications from
Commissioned Ministers accepting their
first Call to the PSD.
The task force intentionally connects with
and encouraged Lutheran educators and
DCE’s through a variety of initiatives. The
Cross and the Vineyard devotions, based
on John 15:5, were distributed to PSD
preschool, elementary school, and high
school educators along with a gift to
encourage sharing and fellowship within
the faculty. Likewise, the PSD Youth and
Family Ministry Facilitator (who also
serves on the task force) met with each
PSD DCE cluster for sharing and
encouragement, to assess their needs,
and plan a response.
Members of the task force are:
LeAnna Christopher
Carrie Donohoe
Robin Gomes
Rachel Klitzing
Becky Peters
Dave Rueter
We thank them for their example of
Christian service and teamwork!
Robin Gomes
Chair
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PARISH NURSING /CONGREGATIONAL
MINISTRY REPORT
Report from Marla Lichtsinn
PDS Parish Nurse/Congregational Health Minister Representative to LCMS
Life & Health Ministries
2011-2014 Summary
 Participation with synodical and district
ACTIVITIES
 Promotion of Parish Nursing (PN) and
Congregational Health Ministry (CHM) at
pastoral conferences and conventions;
continued offerings of monthly “HealthNotes”
articles at www.psd-lcms.org
 Consultation provided to congregations
considering a CHM program: forms,
brochures, texts and websites offering
information on development of ministry;
serving on congregational Health & Wellness
Council during initial year of program
development
 Ongoing consultation, on invitation, to PNs,
CHMs, pastors on issues relating to health
ministries (resources, liability issues, funding
sources); encouraging CHM team to attend
formal training programs (e.g., coursework at
Concordia/Mequon
Wisconsin,
local
workshops when available0
 Interface with district to promote education
and growth in health ministry efforts;
participation in regional consortia of
PNs/CHMs; development of education
modules of PN training; participation in
southern California I-LERT (Inter-Lutheran
Emergency Response Team)
 Maintaining current list of district’s PN and
CHMs to share with district president,
PNs/CHMs, pastors and church lay leaders
requesting contact/”mentor” information
representatives in dialogues to support
timely
and
pertinent
communication
regarding PN/CHM on local, district and
national levels; acting as liaison between
LCMS Life & Health Ministry and local
PNs/CHMs to gather, report and disseminate
information
GOALS
 Repeat survey of current PNs and CHMs
to determine challenges to growth, funding
sources, liability issues; education and
certification
opportunities;
increasing
pastoral and lay leadership’s understanding
and support of PN/CHM role and benefits to
leadership
team,
congregation
and
community
 Assisting pastors and congregations in
identifying replacements for PNs/CHMs who
have retired or relocated; investigating
alternatives to continue program services in
absence of trained PN/CHM team leader
 Pursuit of opportunities to present PN/CHM
information at circuit gatherings and district
pastors’ conferences, addressing mission,
goals, congregational assessment, program
design, leadership and CHM cabinet/council
development
In HIS service,
Marla Lichtsinn, RN, MPA, Parish Nurse
PSD Parish Nurse/Congregational Health
Minister
Representative to LCMS Life & Health
Ministries
marla.lichtsinn@psd-lcms.org
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LUTHERAN CHURCH EXTENSTION FUND
REPORT FROM GARY W. SPENCER,
Vice President, LCEF
The mission of the Lutheran Church
Extension Fund is:
“To support the Church in fulfilling its
mission of sharing the Gospel of
Jesus Christ by being a Christcentered servant partner of the LCMS,
ensuring that funds and services are
available now and in the future.”
The Lutheran Church Extension Fund is
all about sharing the Gospel of Jesus
Christ through its ministry of loans and
services for our congregations, schools,
Recognized
Service
Organizations
(RSO) and Rostered Church Workers
(RCW). The following report is intended
to highlight the ongoing commitment of
LCEF in the Pacific Southwest District.
LCEF’S BASIC PRINCIPALS

Church Extension is a ministry

LCEF is a partnership between
investors and borrowers, who are
equally important to the mission
and ministry

Investors support the ministry
through their investments, and
receive a fair rate of return

God has richly blessed LCEF
through the ministry of volunteers

LCEF is positioned to help
specialized ministries

LCEF is guided by “Will this
decision make a difference and
further the Great Commission?”
The 44th regular convention of the Pacific
Southwest District has the interesting
theme “Chosen for this Moment”. That
theme reflects our belief that God has
chosen us, as opposed to we have
chosen Him. We should thank God daily
for His Grace and Mercy.
LCEF SERVES TODAY
The mission statement of LCEF
describes our relationship with Districts
and Synod as a “servant partner”. While
we have a keen sense of our fiscal
responsibilities to our investor base, we
also have a keen sense of our “ministry
hearts” when making lending and other
decisions that affect the churches,
schools and rostered church workers of
our district. As an entity, LCEF is
comprised of 28 separate districts that
have joined together to form a single
corporation which operates as an
investment/lending institution for the
church. Today there are more than
50,000 investors (individuals and
institutional) who have combined
investments in LCEF of nearly 1.6 billion
dollars. These dollars have been used to
fund the approximately 1.5 billion dollars
of loans that are on the books of LCEF.
These investments provide the funding
for “space and place” with almost 2,800
low cost loans for our churches, schools,
and RCWs in place. At the same time,
our investors receive interest on their
investments according to the terms of
each investment, and redemptions and
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withdrawal requests have been honored
promptly.
dedication of a new sports complex near
the school.
Total assets of LCEF stood at almost
$1.8 billion at the end of calendar year
2014, with net assets of $190 million.
LCEF continues to strive to maintain its
financial strength, while meeting the
capital needs of our congregations,
districts, colleges, and Synod. It is
noteworthy that even in these stressful
economic times, God continues to bless
His church through LCEF, and we are
thankful for that.
SPACE AND PLACE FOR MINISTRY
New loan activity is an indication of the
ministry activity that is taking place in the
local congregations of our district. While
the purpose of the loans may vary from
one congregation to another, the single
purpose of LCEF remains the same: To
help the church proclaim the Gospel
through facilities that match the
opportunities. The commitment of LCEF
is to provide the resources at the lowest
possible rate. At this time, our rate
remains at 2% above our cost of funds
(COF), which is a very narrow margin.
Our cost of funds is determined by the
average cost of the interest paid to our
investors on all investments. The cost of
operating the entire LCEF program
nationally and in the districts comes from
that 2% margin. LCEF is committed to
maintaining its low operating margin and
the low cost loans that benefit our
churches and schools.
The Pacific Southwest District operates
the largest district program within the
LCEF organization. The district portfolio
includes 201 loans to approximately 150
of our districts churches and schools, and
totals about $240 million.
The
investment portfolio of our district
includes more than 3,100 investor
partners, with more than $120 million
entrusted to LCEF in order to meet the
needs of the church.
The district
program is blessed to be a part of the
national organization.
Without the
availability of the investment pool,
provided by other districts, we would not
have been able to provide the capital
needed in our district.
The Pacific Southwest District continues
to be blessed by God with strong
congregations and schools.
Crean
Lutheran High is a strong and growing
school in South Orange County, with
more than 750 students. LCEF played a
significant role in the acquiring of land
and the construction of this school. They
just celebrated the completion and
TELLING THE LCEF STORY
While CEF has been in existence for
more than 100 years, and has partnered
with some 80% of the Synod’s
congregations, less than 5% of LCMS
members have become investors. At the
present time, there are about 3,100
individuals in the Pacific Southwest
District who are investors.
Without
question, we need to effectively tell our
story using a variety of approaches, but
with a consistent message. Investors in
the Lutheran Church Extension Fund
receive interest on their investments, but
they also receive what we refer to as the
“Ministry Dividend”. LCEF is
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fundamentally led by lay people who
have a heart for its mission.
Approximately 70% of our district
congregations
have
an
LCEF
representative, enlisted to be an
advocate at the local level, operating
under the guidance of our promotion
coordinators. Nurturing this network of
representatives is an important part of
consistently getting that message out,
and our promotion coordinators are
engaged in accomplishing that through
these activities:

Personal training
representatives

Conducting local and regional
workshops
Providing displays, materials,
and information on a monthly
basis


visits
government data, census data, housing
stats and credit and store cards, Mission
Insite continually compiles and updates
their data and systems. We are currently
able to provide this service at no cost to
our congregations and schools.
Consecrated Stewards
In addition to the Holy Spirit’s blessing,
the effectiveness of Consecrated
Stewards can be attributed to three
factors:

It is founded on solid Biblical
principles, reinforced in materials
and activities

It is easy to implement and
organize

It provides a trained Guest Leader
to keep the process on track and
maintain focus
to
Making special presentations to
congregations

Helping promote “LCEF Sunday”
in our congregations

Helping representatives promote
investment activity
Demographic Studies
Demographic studies continue to be an
excellent tool for congregations, schools,
mission councils, circuits and even entire
regions of the District. LCEF contracts
with Mission Insite, a vendor of
demographic data and services for
religious entities. Using information from
sources such as city, county, state and
This affordable eight week stewardship
emphasis is founded on our Lutheran
understanding of Biblical stewardship
principles. Since it is not tied to the
church budget, it can be used at any time
during the year, and it helps awaken the
desire to respond to the grace of God in
Jesus Christ.
In our district,
congregations have experienced an
increase in annual offering commitments
from 15% to 35%.
For additional information regarding
Consecrated Stewards, contact Gary
Spencer at the district office.
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Capital Funding Services
Over 600 congregations of our Synod
have benefitted from this unique ministry
of LCEF. As congregations develop their
building or expansion plans, a successful
capital campaign is often an integral part
of the process. CFS is an arm of LCEF
that provides professional service at a
reasonable cost, with distinctively
Lutheran doctrine and practice.
DISTRICT STAFF
During the past triennium, our district
LCEF program has seen change in the
staff at the district office. In October,
2013, Rob Wickord accepted the position
of LCEF Vice President in the Northwest
District. He and his family moved to the
Portland area shortly thereafter. He has
not been replaced, as our staffing needs
have changed. Gail Kanneg continues to
serve as Administrative Assistant, and
she has been a wonderful addition to our
staff.

Develop participation in LCEF
activities with our district’s ethnic
congregations.

Continue to provide capital
resources for our congregations
and rostered church workers.
While all of this is happening, we
continue to cultivate our investor base as
we continually strive to expand the LCEF
investor portfolio in our district. As the
Lord continues to bring the world to our
doorstep, He also will provide us with the
opportunities to expand our ministries to
reach others in this vast mission field of
Arizona,
Southern
Nevada,
and
Southern California.
Respectfully Submitted,
GARY W. SPENCER,
VICE PRESIDENT
LOOKING FORWARD
Some of the areas in which we are
expecting to make a difference in our
district are these:

Provide demographic information
to assist our congregations and
schools as they plan ministry
expansion.

Encourage our congregations to
become
more
active
in
stewardship
emphasis,
particularly by utilizing such
resources
as
Consecrated
Stewards.
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CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY IRVINE
Report from Kurt Krueger,
President Concordia University, Irvine
God has richly blessed the mission and
ministry of Concordia University since its
founding as Christ College Irvine in 1976.
The tiny college which began with 36
students and one building on a barren hill
39 years ago now enrolls over 4,300
students and enjoys a beautiful campus
of 20 buildings nestled around a hilltop in
the Turtle Rock neighborhood of Irvine.
Southwest
District
Convention,
Concordia’s student population has
grown by over 1,000 students. Much of
that growth has been in our graduate and
adult populations, especially in our
master’s programs in education and in
coaching and athletic administration, but
our undergraduate population has also
seen growth in the last three years.
What hasn’t changed in 39 years is the
institution’s commitment to providing an
exemplary liberal arts education within
the context of the Lutheran, Christian
faith and to fulfilling its calling as the
Great Commission university dedicated
to sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ
throughout the world.
(Please see the graph of the Fall
Enrollment Census on the next page.)
Many Concordia graduates continue to
serve with distinction as professional
church workers in the Pacific Southwest
District and throughout the LCMS, but
most of our graduates faithfully live out
their various vocations as productive and
prominent
members
of
their
communities.
Concordia remains committed to doing
its very best to educate current and future
students for lives of learning, service and
leadership within the context of the
Gospel.
Enrollment Growth
By the grace of God Concordia has
continued to grow and prosper over the
last three years. Since the last Pacific
Financial Stability
In the last three years, we have
continued to enjoy financial stability,
producing an overall positive change in
net assets even as our annual budget
has increased to over $60m.
It appears that growth and financial
stability will continue, as applications for
the 2015 fall semester are up from the
previous fall, and income and expenses
continue to track to budget.
We’ve also enjoyed significant growth in
our endowment, with endowment dollars
more than doubling in the last six years.
A growing, stable endowment is
important to the university as investment
earnings are used more and more each
year to provide financial aid for needy,
deserving students.
(Please see the Endowment Value graph
on the next page.)
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Fall Enrollment at Census
4500
4000
3,519
3,251
3500
3000
4,311
4,046
2,927
2,564
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
Undergraduate
2009
1431
2010
1558
2011
1629
2012
1738
2013
1944
2014
1918
Graduate/Post Bacc
1133
1369
1622
1781
2102
2393
Endowment Value
23.00
In Millions
25.0
20.0
14.50
15.0
12.00
9.20
12.20
10.20
10.0
5.0
0.0
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
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Strategic Planning
During the last three years, Concordia
has focused on three strategic
initiatives:
1. Implementation of a new
campus master plan, which
calls for the build-out of the
Irvine campus within the next
11 to 15 years
2. Initiation of a comprehensive
campaign to fund the new
campus master plan and build
the endowment
3. Growing current and future
student
enrollment
by
developing more traditional,
online and blended academic
programs
We have submitted our initial campus
master plan to the City of Irvine and
continue to work with our neighbors,
consultants and architects to gain City
approval. We are currently in the silent
phase of the comprehensive campaign
which is focused on raising funds for our
new Music, Theology and Worship
building and the renovation of the CU
Center for Worship and the Performing
Arts. And we continue to invest resources
in new academic program development,
adding courses and programs and the
faculty and staff to support those courses
and programs.
New Academic Leadership / New
Faculty
Since the last District Convention we
have appointed the following individuals
into new roles of academic leadership:
Prof. Stephen Christensen,
Dean of the School of Business
Prof. George Wright,
Administrative Dean of the
School of Business
Dr. Deborah Mercier, Dean of the
School of Education
Dr. Doug Grove, Associate Provost for
Adult, Graduate and Online
Learning.
In the last three years, 27 new full-time
professors joined the faculty, serving in
the areas of nursing, biology, exercise
and
sport
science,
sociology,
communications,
music,
business,
education, history, theology, health care
management, and psychology. Three
full-time faculty members are deployed to
China to support our Master’s in
International
Studies
program.
Concordia now employs 153 full-time
faculty members.
New Academic Offerings
In the last three years, faculty have
developed or strengthened a number of
outstanding educational initiatives. The
general education foundation for all
traditional undergraduates, called the
Core Curriculum, continues to be refined.
The
Core
pairs
courses
in
biology/theology, philosophy/mathematic
and history/literature. First and second
year students take these courses in
linked pairs to foster cross-discipline
thinking and inquiry.
New academic offerings were initiated in
the following areas in the last three years:
Undergraduate degrees in Physics;
International Business; and Healthcare
Management. Master’s degrees in
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Education Technology; Educational
Research; and Nursing. A doctorate in
Educational
Leadership
(EdD).
Concordia now offers 20 undergraduate
majors, 10 master’s degrees and one
doctor’s degree.
Great Commission Programs
During this academic year Concordia’s
Board of Regents established the Great
Commission Institute at the university. In
the words of the Institute’s part-time
Director Rev. Mike Gibson, the Institute
“will help incorporate missional subject
matter and activities into existing
programs as well as create new
programs which foster a Great
Commission emphasis to shape student
vocations and equip them for gospel
proclamation. All of this will be done in
faithfulness to the Scriptures and our
Lutheran theology.”
Reflecting our strong commitment to the
Great Commission, Concordia continues
to foster local service and mission
programs and to add new global
programs. For example, 28 students and
two faculty members completed an
“Around the World Semester” in the fall of
2014. They traveled to 10 countries,
studying and experiencing those
countries and partnering with local
Christian agencies to work on service
and mission projects. The “Around the
World Semester” will be offered again in
the fall of 2016.
In the spring of 2016, we will initiate an
“Across the Continent Semester” to
Africa where students will travel to
Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania,
Uganda and Ethiopia to take classes and
work with African Christians to learn
about how the Church is growing in the
Global South.
In addition, many of our students are
being equipped to be disciples and to
make disciples through theology classes,
worship services, Bible studies and
Stephen Ministry training. Our students,
especially our church work students,
witness to students in our residence halls
and to people in the local community,
including at UC Irvine.
Christ College
The
faculty
of
Christ
College,
Concordia’s School of Theology,
Philosophy, and Church Vocations,
serves our campus community as well as
the broader church. Christ College Dean,
Steve Mueller, serves as a member of
the LCMS Commission for Doctrinal
Review; Steve Mueller and Scott
Ashman are members of the LCMS
5.01A Task Force on the Concordia
University System; and Becky Peters,
Dave Rueter and Carrie Donohoe serve
on the Task Force for Recruitment and
Retention of Church Workers for the
PSD.
Our Christ College faculty continue in
our strong tradition of scholarship and
publishing. In the past three years,
these books have come out of Christ
College:
 C.J. Armstrong, General Epistles,
in The Reformation Heritage Bible
Commentary series (CPH, 2014).
 Scott Ashmon, Birth Annunciations
in the Hebrew Bible and Ancient
Near East (Edwin Mellen, 2012).
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
Mark Brighton, Revelation, in The
Reformation Heritage Bible
 Mike Eschelbach, And the Storms
Came. (Wipf and Stock, 2012).
 Mike Middendorf, Romans 1–8, in
the Concordia Commentary series.
(CPH, 2013).
 Steve Mueller serves as general
editor for The Reformation Heritage
Bible Commentary (CPH, 2012–
2017).
Books in progress from Christ College
include:
 Scott Ashmon, ed. The Idea and
Practice of a Christian University: A
Lutheran Approach. (CPH).
 Mike Eschelbach, Apocalypse How:
Reading Revelation for
Understanding.
 Mike Eschelbach, New Testament
Questions and Answers (CPH,
2015).
 Mike Middendorf, Romans 9–16, in
the Concordia Commentary Series
(CPH 2016).
 Steve Mueller, Hebrews, in The
Reformation Heritage Bible
 Dave Rueter, Catechesis in the
Christian Family.
continue to pray that our Lord raise up
workers for his harvest.
We continue in our calling to prepare
future church workers including pastors,
teachers,
Directors
of
Christian
Education and Directors of Parish Music.
We are blessed to be able to help form
these future servants of the church in the
context of the Pacific Southwest District
and beyond. We are grateful for our
partnership with our congregations,
ministers and laity who help identify and
support future church workers and
Faculty, staff and students praise our
good and gracious God for his many
blessings to Concordia University as we
are guided by the Great Commission of
Christ Jesus and the Lutheran
Confessions to empower students,
through the liberal arts and professional
programs, for lives of learning, service
and leadership.
Service to PSD Congregations
Each year Concordia University’s
partnership with district congregations is
exemplified in a number of ways.
Concordia’s student music and drama
ensembles visit congregations and
schools to perform in worship services
and school chapel services.
These
groups include the Concordia Choir,
Concordia Wind Orchestra, Concordia
Sinfonietta, Women’s Ensemble, Men’s
Chorus, Concordia Brass, String Quartet,
Clarinet Quartet, Jazz Combo, Concert
Handbells, Spirit Bells, and the ACTS
drama team.
These performance
engagements form an integral part of
Concordia’s outreach to congregations
and schools and provide Concordia
students opportunities for service and
growth.
We hold events during the year designed
to strengthen faith and encourage
Christians to which members of our
congregations and the community are
invited. These include our Christmas and
Masterworks concerts, Hymnfest, the
Faith & Business Forum and Senior Fest
(for adults in the second half of life).
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Report from Rev. Mark Siegert
Program Coordinator, CMC
CROSS-CULTURAL MINISTRY
CENTER
Forming missionary pastors for
culture-crossing ministries
The Cross-cultural Ministry Center (CMC) at
Concordia University Irvine, in partnership
with Concordia Seminary St. Louis, serves
the church by forming faithful missionary
pastors to initiate and develop culturecrossing ministries. In the summer of 2012,
the CMC welcomed Rev. Glenn Fluegge as
its new Director. Under Rev. Fluegge's
leadership, the CMC is building on a history
that is faithful to Scripture and the Lutheran
Confessions without compromise, and forms
men to initiate and develop effective culturecrossing ministries. In the last two decades,
more than 50 LCMS missionary pastors have
been certified for ordination through the
CMC. These men are currently serving in the
United States and around the globe. In the
last three years, the CMC has sent its
graduates into the Pacific Southwest,
California-Nevada-Hawaii, Northwest, and
Texas Districts.
Knowing that the demographics of the U.S.
in the 21st century are changing rapidly,
particularly in regard to ethnicity and
religious makeup, the CMC recently
reframed its vision and adopted a new
strategic plan which takes advantage of the
CMC’s two decades of history, its
synchronous online format, and its rigorous
curriculum.
The newly adopted strategic plan compels
the CMC to be a program of high academic
quality, one that is committed to excellence
in the classroom and effectiveness in the
U.S. mission field. The educational model
integrates
theological
understanding,
professional
development,
spiritual
formation, and personal growth. It requires at
least four years to complete, and is
equivalent to the M.Div paths toward
ordination at our LCMS seminaries. CMC
students complete 106 semester credits of
graduate level studies at Concordia
University Irvine (the equivalent of 116
quarter credits of course work at other
institutions). A missional focus is prevalent in
every course, but the CMC also requires
students to complete several specific
courses which are aimed at developing
missionary skills and missiological thinking.
While engaging in their coursework, CMC
students are also embedded in a unique
Missional Vicarage at a local LCMS
congregation. In this concurrent vicarage,
students are taught to listen to and learn
about the diverse cultures in their community
– leading people to the Gospel of Christ. In
fact, CMC vicars are required to engage in
language learning which helps them develop
their effectiveness as a missionary in their
community. The ultimate expectation of this
missional vicarage is the planting of a new
culture-crossing church or ministry.
Upon completion of the CMC, graduates
receive general certification for ordination
into the Pastoral office of Word and
Sacrament from Concordia Seminary, St.
Louis, and earn a Master of Arts in Theology
from Concordia University Irvine.
The CMC embraces a sacramental approach
to ministry and views our Lutheran
confessional heritage as the impetus for the
mission of the church. Its long-term vision is
to serve as catalyst for mission by sending
out ten Missionary Pastors per year.
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Who’s Who Candidate Profiles
DISTRICT PRESIDENT
NAME: REV. DR. LARRY STOTERAU
Home Congregation: St. John’s Lutheran Church, Orange, CA
Occupation: District President
Experience pertinent to the position on the Board of Directors:
Professional Experience:
9/2000 to present President, Pacific Southwest District, LCMS
1/83 to 9/00
Senior Pastor, Epiphany Lutheran Church,
Chandler, AZ
7/73 to 1/8
Senior Pastor, Emmaus Lutheran Church, Alhambra, CA
Professional Service
2009 to Present
Chairman, Council of Presidents, LCMS
2005 to 2010
LCMS President’s Task Force on Structure & Governance
2006 to 2009
Vice Chairman Council of Presidents, LCMS
2002 to 2005
Chairman, Mission 21st. Century, LCMS
2001 to 2006
Board of Directors, Pastoral Leadership Institute
2000 to Present
Concordia University Board of Regents
1982 to 1986
Lutheran Council USA
Community Service
1983 to 2000
Chandler Rotary Club
1976 to 1980
Alhambra Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors
1976 to 1982
Alhambra Regional Hospital Institutional Review Committee
1974 to 1983
Alhambra Kiwanis Club, President 82-83
My Vision for the ministry of the Pacific Southwest District:
The Pacific Southwest District is an exciting and diverse place to do ministry in this Post-Churched
culture. We are living in a world similar to the First Century World of Acts which begins with Jesus’
instruction to be His witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria and the ends of the earth. In 2015 those
words of Jesus continue to ring in my ears and in today’s culture that means churches and schools
connecting to our community.
As District President it has been my desire to encourage every congregation, school and individual
to connect with their community so they have opportunity to share the Gospel in a loving and caring way.
My vision is that every member of the District will have opportunity to introduce one person to their best
friend, Jesus. It is not about bigger churches but about more people in heaven. It is about churches and
schools helping people grow in discipleship.
Acts begins with people hearing the Gospel message in their own language and we need to raise
up workers/missionaries who will communicate in their heart language so that everyone has the opportunity
to hear the Good News. Those missionaries include professional church workers and lay members alike
learning how to share their faith in the vocations God has called them to serve.
We are “chosen for this moment” and we are the ones God is using for this time and in this place.
Nominated for the position of District President but declined the nomination:
Rev. Dr. Alfonso Espinosa
Rev. Michael Gibson
Rev. Dr. Timothy Klinkenberg
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DISTRICT VICE PRESIDENT REGION 1
NAME: REV. LOWELL B. KINDSCHY
Home Congregation: Shepherd of the Valley, Santa Ynez, CA
Occupation: Pastor
Pastor: 1978 – 1981
Castlegar—Nelson – Alasusp, British Columbia,
Canada
1981 – 1995 Victorville, CA
1996 – Present Santa Ynez, CA
District: Served on Evangelism Committee
Youth Committee
Convention Nominating Committee, Chairman
Four Pastors’ Conference Committees
Region 1 Vice President (6 years)
No others were nominated from Region 1 for Vice President.
NAME: REV. KEVIN AUSTIN
Home Congregation: Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
Rancho Cucamonga, California
Occupation: Pastor
Experience Pertinent to Position:
2007-2008 Assistant Pastor at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
2008-Present Senior Pastor at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
2012-Present as Circuit Counselor/Visitor
My Vision for ministry in the Pacific Southwest District:
My vision for the Pacific Southwest District is to be a body that supports, encourages, and equips
congregations to best fulfill the Great Commission’s call to make disciples in their unique, local
communities. I believe that we live in an incredible mission field in which we have the great opportunity to
proclaim and embody the life-changing message of the Gospel to our churches and the people of our
community. We have the opportunity to embrace the diversity of our communities. Pastors, commissioned
workers, congregations, schools, and the district working together in fellowship with one another will serve
to make all of us stronger.
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NAME: REV. LEWIS BUSCH
Home Congregation: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Downey,
California
Occupation: Pastor
Parish: Senior Pastor on a Multi-cultural Staff (English/Eritrean/Korean).
Worked supportively with on-site Lutheran school ministries (El Centro &
Downey). Worked in cooperatively with an on-site state sponsored preschool (Downey).
District: Served as Circuit Counselor (El Centro).
Circuit Pastoral Delegate to National Convention (1998, 2001, 2004).
PSW District Post Seminary Applied Learning and Support (PALS) Facilitator
(2006-2009).
Personal: US Navy Reserve Chaplain (1994-2001). El Centro Police Chaplain (1997-2002). Imperial
County Sherriff Department Chaplain (1999-2002). Pastoral Leadership Institute (2000-2004).
I see the Pacific Southwest District as a place where faithfulness and innovation come together. As
a District we should encourage, enable and empower congregations and individuals to be the people of
God in their local communities. Trusting one another and gathered around a common confession, we should
endeavor to support each another as we use our unique gifts, talents and abilities in the service of our God
in our local context. As we take up this task, I believe we would do well to emulate Paul when he says: “I
become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.” (1 Corinthians 9:19-23).
NAME: REV. KEVIN L. KRITZER
Home Congregation: Bethany Lutheran Church, Long Beach, CA
Occupation: Sr. Pastor
Next month I will begin my 23rd year in ministry. From the rural
beauty of the Eastern Sierra Mountains (Grace, Bishop) to the Sonoran
Desert (Fountain of Life, Tucson) to a place where urban life and beach life
meet (Bethany, Long Beach), I’ve served my entire \\ministry in various
locations that summarize our “corner of the kingdom” in which we live and
serve called the PSW.
During this time I have served as a sole pastor, assistant pastor and senior pastor. I have served
with large and small staffs. I have served worshipping communities of under 80 a week and over 800 a
week.
I have been blessed to serve our District as a member of a District Convention Elections Committee;
chair of a District Convention Floor Committee; delegate to two Synodical Conventions; Member of the
Board of Regents of CUI; and a member of the District Pastor’s Conference Committee back in the days
before that became a duty of the Vice Presidents.
As my ministry, my entire life (other than the four years spent in St. Louis) has been lived in the
friendly confines of the PSW. Through the congregations of the PSW, God has blessed my life far beyond
what I could have ever have “asked or imagined.” It is my prayer and hope that that conviction would be
shared and experienced by numbers of people as great as the grains of sand in our District. True, we’ve a
lot of sand! Just as true is the fact that there are so many people whom the Lord can bless beyond what
they too could “ask or imagine” through our shared ministry.
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My hope and prayer for our District is that we embrace the truth that this ministry is one we share.
Arrogance and distrust, pity and envy, suspicion and derision are weapons of the enemy that we too often
take up in regards to the way we treat and talk about one another; and thus fail to ‘task’ with one another.
The congregations, members and professional church workers of the PSW forming vital partnership and
finding ways to collectively use and organize our precious resource gifts to best and most effectively makes
a difference in the lives of those who going to heaven and a dent in the number of those who are not - is
my hope and prayer.
I truly believe that if we embrace the truth that we are ONE church in many locations what a
difference we could make! We are one after all! One church in our confession that the Scripture is the only
source of what we believe and how we behave as God’s people; and one church in our belief that the
Confessions of the Lutheran Church are a clear exposition of the Scripture. One church, that while not
identical in external uniformity, is one, and ought to become even more so, in missional identity,
confessional integrity and godly ministry.
That is my prayer and hope for the PSW regardless of what capacities in which I may or may not
serve the District beyond being humbled and honored to continue as one of her pastors.
Nominated for the position of District Vice President Region 2 but declined the nomination:
Rev. Roger Sonnenberg
Rev. Kenton Pulls
Rev. Brandon Jones was nominated from outside his region; not valid, nominations for Vice Presidents
must come from within the region.
NAME: REV. JOHN BOMBARO, PHD
Home Congregation: Grace Lutheran Church, San Diego, CA
Occupation: Senior Pastor
Following an effective church planting vicarage, I have served for 8+
years as pastor at Grace Lutheran Church, a once-failing, now-thriving historic,
urban parish in San Diego, as well as devoting time to the USNR Chaplain Corps
with both counseling and administrative responsibilities for more than 900
Marines. Grace has participated in strengthening local PWS District circuits and
fostering missional activity in SD, Tijuana, and Africa. Additional experience
includes eight years of teaching and administrative duties within the Theology
and Religious Studies faculty at the University of San Diego.
The PSW District has a rich gospel heritage that includes an outstanding Concordia University
System institution in Irvine producing church workers and offering unique educational opportunities for
pastors. I would encourage strengthening and facilitating communication, gatherings, and partnerships
between congregations over District communication to parishes. The District Office would expand its
presence and availability to congregations, especially challenged parishes, and welcome more input from
pastors to shape its serviceability to particular churches and our region as a whole.
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NAME: REV. TIMOTHY M. KLINKENBERG
Home Congregation: St. John’s Lutheran Church, Orange, California
Experience pertinent to the position on the Board of Directors
1991-1993
Associate Pastor Faith Lutheran Church, Chippewa Falls,
WI
1993-1999
Associate Pastor St. John’s Lutheran Church, Orange, CA
1999-Pres
Senior Pastor St. John’s Lutheran Church, Orange, CA
I currently serve as 2nd Vice President of the Pacific Southwest District
I have previously served as a member of the Pacific Southwest District Board of Directors
Served as Circuit Counselor
Written devotions, sermons and other publications
Served as speaker for Lutheran Educators Conference, Lutheran Education Association and other local
and national events
I have been married 26 years to Barbara Klinkenberg who is the Financial Controller at Orange
Lutheran High School. Barb and I have 2 grown children. Justin currently works as an Economic Analyst
in a firm in Santa Ana, CA. Sarah is a sophomore at Azusa Pacific University.
I enjoy working in the community and am excited at the new local work done by congregations in
conjunction with the City Council of Santa Ana, CA. My wife and I enjoy serving and being outside in the
Orange County sunshine as much as possible.
Our district has been on a great journey toward a more disciplined direction and better internal
process. This convention marks a new step forward, having built this foundation. The position for which I
have been nominated is not a political position, it is a pastoral one. That means it is not a position to push
a specific political agenda, but it is to provide support, encouragement and leadership for the region. This
is done by the work assigned both by the Bylaws and the District President. My focus, if chosen for this
position, will be to build relationships, work to lift up new and younger leadership in our region and to work
alongside our District President. The Lord calls us to make disciples of all nations, and this can be done in
our individual lives and in every area of ministry God provides us. The Pacific Southwest District can
provide support, encouragement and leadership in this most vital and eternal work.
Nominated for the position of District Vice President but declined the nomination:
Rev. Dr. Alfonso Espinosa
Rev. Michael Gibson
Rev. Paul Wilweber
NAME: REV. VINCE HARMAN
Home Congregation: Christ Lutheran Church, Yuma, AZ
Occupation: Pastor
Region Mission Council (Region 4) 13 years, PSD Chairman 2 years;
Recruitment and Financial Aid Task Force PSD; Circuit Counselor- Circuit 25,
6 years; 3rd Vice President PSD, 3 years.
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My vision for the Ministry of the Pacific Southwest District
To effectively resource congregations and schools by networking churches and schools to use their
resources to encourage and support one another. Our churches and schools all have different God given
gifts. I envision the Pacific Southwest District as being a catalyst to help ministries connect with each, so
that together, we reach people of all ethnicities with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
No others were nominated from Region 4 for Vice President.
DISTRICT SECRETARY
NAME: RICHARD BURKEY
Home Church: Christ Lutheran Church Ministries, La Mesa, CA
Occupation: Pastor
Have served as secretary on the district board since September 2010
Served as a parish pastor in Arkansas, Florida and California since 1985
To unite together to live out the Great Commandment and fulfill the Great
Commission as we wisely leverage the resources God provides as well as encourage and equip
congregations, schools and communities to connect people to Jesus now and for all eternity .
NAME: REV. WILEY JAMES SMITH
Home Church: Christ the King Lutheran Church and School, Redlands, CA
Occupation: Sr. Pastor
Experience pertinent to the position on the Board of Directors
Bachelor of Arts – University of Oregon (Psychology – 1986)
United States Navy – NAS Miramar (1986-1990)
Youth Worker – Grace Lutheran Church, Escondido, CA (1987-1991)
Concordia Theological Seminary (1991-1995)
Vicarage – Trinity Lutheran Church/Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)M.
Div (1995)
Concordia Theological Seminary – Graduate Assistant, Pastoral Theology (1995-1996) S.T.M. (2012)
Christ the King Lutheran Church, Redlands, CA (1996 – Present)
Zone Counselor – LWML
Circuit Visitor – Circuit 16
Synod Convention Delegate (2001, 2013)
Contributor – Let Us Pray (Synod Commission on Worship Prayer Resource)
Co-founder – Catechism Convocation (A Convocation for the People)
This venture has proven to be a great blessing to the district. Begun in 2009, this annual
convocation has attracted a large contingent of pastors from our district, laity from a great
multitude of congregations, and in 2012, the Synod President, who was a presenter.
In 2012 I successfully planned and executed a merger between St. John Lutheran Church of Colton
and Christ the King Lutheran Church of Redlands. By God’s grace, and the with the aid of many people of
good will, this merger/assimilation has proved to be both a blessing to the mission of the church and a
prudent use of God’s gifts. By virtue of this action Christ the King Lutheran Church has been able to deploy
Rev. Don C. Wiley to Concordia Theological Seminary where he is actively engaged in the construction of
an academic curriculum to be used for the formation of pastors in Spanish speaking countries. Pastor
Wiley is the associate pastor of Christ the King Lutheran Church and is serving both the Office of
International Mission and Concordia Theological Seminary.
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Since 1996 I have not only been a parish pastor but also the overseer of one the Synod’s largest
preschools. While all of humanity is “east of Eden,” this preschool is a haven of learning and a delightfully
vibrant place where the Gospel saturates children’s hearts and minds. To be sure, I am exceedingly proud
of both a healthy and vibrant congregation where the superlative gift of God’s Word is hearkened to and
celebrated and also a school where a perpetual youthful joy in Christ is on continual display.
In June of 2003 Christ the King Lutheran Church received an official letter from the Committee on
Constitutions of the Pacific Southwest District. We were amending our constitution at the time and
submitted our alterations for approval by the district. We were informed that our statements regarding
Scripture in the Confessional Standard section of the Constitution must be changed. For the record, we
had not altered anything in this section. Specifically, we were told that we must remove the words: “revealed
and inerrant” from the section because, in the words of the committee, those “words go beyond our
confessional standard” regarding God’s Word. Shocked, I wrote a letter to the committee reminding them
of our historic confession regarding God’s Word, hoping this was a mere oversight. I was, instead, informed
that their position was unchanged and that if we wanted our constitution approved we must make the
necessary change. It was at that point that I wrote a resolution to the District Convention (R-DIST-04: To
Allow Congregations to Retain Language Regarding the Nature of Holy Scripture in Their Constitutions).
The resolution passed – 64% to 36% in our beloved district.
In 2007 the same basic resolution was considered at the Synod Convention (Resolution 8-04: To
Provide Wording for Congregations’ Constitutions and Bylaws). The resolution was adopted: 1,054 Yes –
35 No. I am quite familiar with the inner machinations of both the district and the synod. I am eager to
uphold those things which are exceedingly valuable to Christ’s church. If elected I will endeavor to serve
the district with distinction, humility, and vigor.
I am the husband of one wife (Alise Delaine). Marrying my betrothed was the best, smartest thing
I have ever done. June of 1987, Trinity Lutheran Church, Bend, OR.
We have three children:
Madison Joy – ‘91 (now serving U.S. Congressman Ken Calvert, R-CA, staff officer in Washington D.C.)
Wiley Jones Sorelle – ’95 (freshman, University of California, Riverside)
Samuel Markis – ’99 (freshman, Redlands East Valley High School)
Alise and I serve as foster parents for newborn babies through Holy Family Adoption Agency.
Both a rewarding and exhausting enterprise, we receive children straight from the hospital and care for
them until they are adopted. This can take a few weeks or a few months. We have been engaged in this
service since 2006.
My vision for the Pacific Southwest District:
I am charmed to be a Lutheran. I am charmed to serve the Living Lord as an under-shepherd in
His church. I am exceedingly confident that His church has been, is, and will be precisely what He desires
her to be. The One, Holy, Christian and Apostolic church is a bastion of truth, an infirmary for sinners, a
divine sanctuary of solace for the downtrodden, and a place of unqualified joy for Christ’s disciples. Unlike
some, I do not wring my hands over “how the church has not kept pace with the culture.” I am a strong
adherent to the idea that God is active and that He is effective in His work to build His church.
I can see that the people of Christ’s church have suffered a blow to their confidence. This, in turn,
has led some to adopt methods and tactics that are foreign to Christ, His Word, and the historic practice of
the church. I am delighted that 2017 approaches. On the 500 th anniversary of the Reformation we will be
treated to a recollection and reinforcing of those principles which animate the Lutheran Church. We stand
uniquely poised to contribute mightily to the self-understanding of what it means to be faithful in the 21 st
century. Our confidence is not in man or in manmade techniques and methodologies, but in God’s mighty
work in Christ. At Christ the King, our congregational motto is: The Light of Christ Shines in This Place.
We have that as a motto because it is true. Where God’s Word is proclaimed in all its truth and beauty and
where Christ’s sacraments are celebrated according to His command the Light of God’s saving grace shines
– and that is magnificent.
It is also true that God has blessed the Pacific Southwest District with enormous resources.
Primarily, these are resources of persons and talents and abilities. It is my contention that these resources
have not been sufficiently tapped for the furthering of our common mission. Planting of church is woefully
negligible. This would be my primary mission focus. The capabilities of our laymen who labor in diverse
vocations are to be galvanized to support the mission of the church. These gifted individuals can help the
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district see beyond the fence of our own congregations and build a template for church planting that
hearkens back to Missouri’s missiological heyday. Planting churches is what we do. Planting churches is
a hallmark of evangelical confidence. Were I to be elected to serve the district as Secretary of the Board
of Directors, I would work to build a new spirit of confidence in Christ’s work among us that has the planting
of churches squarely in view.
DISTRICT TREASURER
NAME: DIANA ALEXANDER
Home Congregation: University Lutheran Church, San Diego, CA
Occupation: Owner of Financial, Tax and Accounting Business in San Diego
Treasurer of my Parish in San Diego
Treasurer of the Pacific Southwest District
Nomination Committee of the Synod, in which I served as the Chairperson of our
group.
This past triennium of the Pacific Southwest District has, through prayer and work, been an
example of God’s accomplishment beyond us, but through us: Eph. 3:20. Guided by the Spirit, PSD has
established a new paradigm as a missional community. I celebrate the role that God has provided for me
to fulfill as a board member during this process. Now with prayer and discernment regarding the matching
of my gifts to this exciting new direction, I am trusting and encouraged by God and others to be able to step
up to on-going opportunities provided for the continuing transformation of the PSD as an agent of missional
community formation and the District itself as a place where mission is our purpose. With the combined
prayer and support of each of us we can and will demonstrate the love of our Lord and Savior to our
neighbors throughout what we know as the Pacific Southwest District.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMISSIONED MEMBER REGION 1
NAME: RUTH PETERSON
Home Congregation: Bethlehem (Santa Clarita Valley) Santa Clarita, CA
Occupation: Principal of Concordia Jr./Sr. High School
I have been in Lutheran education in LCMS schools for almost 30 years
as an educator and administrator.
To equip and empower God's people to live out Matthew 8:18-20.
NAME: KARL FINK
Home Congregation: Bethany Lutheran Church, Long Beach, CA
Occupation: Director of Christian Education - Board of Directors
I have served as a Lutheran Educator and DCE in the PSWD for 31 years. I
have served on various committees in the district ranging from teacher committees
to youth committees to one term on the B of D I served on the Synodical Youth
Gathering Committee for the 1989 Denver National Gathering.
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Now in the time for moving forward in the District, aiding those congregations that need help, giving
support to those that are doing well and continuing the idea stated of Mission and Ministry. Supporting our
schools in whatever way possible.
NAME: PHILLIP GAYLOR
Home Congregation: Redeemer Lutheran Church, Ontario, CA
Occupation: Director of Christian Education
I have been active in the Pacific Southwest District since 1989 serving in five
different parishes. I have also served as President of DCE’s etc. and helped lead
different district Youth Ministry events.
I currently serve on the District Youth
Committee as the Southern California Representative. I have served on three
National Youth Gatherings as a planner.
My vision is to encourage the continued outreach into our communities to help families and
student grow in Christ.
NAME: CARL BOBURKA
Home Congregation: Immanuel Lutheran Church/School, Riverside, CA
Occupation: Lutheran Educator
I have served as a Lutheran educator for the past 39 years. My experience
has been as a classroom teacher, coach, athletic director, academic dean, assistant
principal, and principal in elementary, junior high and high school programs. I have
served in LCMS schools in the Pacific Southwest District, Northwest District, and
Northern Illinois District. While in these districts, I served on district task forces and
have been a member of accreditation visiting teams.
I believe that the PSD is one of the premiere districts within the LCMS. The men and women who
serve within out district are creative, forward thinking and dedicated to excellence. My prayer is that I would
be able to help continue the legacy of sharing the love of Christ to children and their families within the
district.
NAME: STEVE SCHEDLER
Home Congregation: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, San Diego, CA
Occupation: DCE
PSD Board of Directors 2009 – Present
LCMS Synodical Convention Advisory Delegate 2004
President – Concordia University Irvine, Alumni Association 2009 – 2011
Chair of the PSD Youth Gathering, 4 years
Presenter at LoveFest 2010 – 2014
30 yrs. of DCE Ministry at 3 PSD congregations
NADCE Conference Planning Team 2010
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My vision for the Pacific Southwest District is to strengthen the partnership with workers and
congregations in the incredible work of sharing Jesus in their diverse communities. God has lead the PSD
through some very challenging financial circumstances over the past few years and my prayer is that we
are faithful with the many ministry opportunities that God continues to provide.
NAME: DEACONESS DORIS SNASHALL
Home Congregation: Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, San Diego, CA
Occupation: Deaconess; Director of Property Management, Interfaith Housing
Assistance Corp.
Serving a private, non-profit Christian corporation as Director of Property
Management I have been responsible for the day-to-day operations of
approximately 1200 affordable apartments for 20 years. The company I work for
owns and manages affordable apartments for low income seniors and families.
As Director my many responsibilities include maintaining the physical integrity of
18 apartment communities and compliance with the federal, state, and local government regulations. I
create or contribute to the creation of annual million dollar budgets and am responsible for operating within
those budgets. I manage a staff of about 35. Working together we provide decent, safe, and comfortable
apartment homes for several thousand diverse low income individuals. I have served on the boards of
directors for the Institute of Real Estate Management and the Affordable Housing Management Association.
I am a licensed real estate broker & a Certified Property Manager ®.
I was called by God to Grace Lutheran Church to serve a deaconess in 2007. For the past 8 years
I have been blessed to work with an array of incredible individuals serving as lay and called servants of our
Lord. My responsibilities include serving as superintendent of our Augsburg Academy (Sunday school),
teaching catechism classes and Bible studies, counseling women, and serving with my husband as Stephen
Ministry Leaders.
As a life-long Lutheran I have served on numerous boards, committees, councils and as
chairperson, at one time or another, for almost every lay position within the church. I am a Concordia, Irvine
graduate having earned an MBA and a Masters in Theology.
My vision for the Pacific Southwest District (PSD) is not unique. I desire to see, both corporately
and individually, a faithful adherence by the PSD congregations and schools to the historic practices of the
Lutheran Church. I envision bold and energetic congregations (through their pastors) faithfully preaching
the word and administrating the sacraments. Why else are we here but to proclaim the gospel of our Lord
Jesus Christ?
I see the PSD actively reaching out to congregations with support and encouragement, both in
word and in deed. At the same time I envision the PSD supporting intentional missional efforts in the District.
As the Lord wills, we will see new and growing congregations and schools in diverse neighborhoods.
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NAME: CHUCK GERKEN
Home Congregation: Shepherd of the Desert Lutheran Church & School,
Scottsdale AZ
Occupation: DCE
Previously served on PSD Board of Directors, Previously served on
Concordia University Portland Board of Regents. Served on planning team for
National Youth Gatherings.
That the PSD continues to be actively resourcing, equipping and encouraging our congregations,
our professional church workers and lay people to effectively reach the lost for Christ.
NAME: SANNA KLIPFEL
Home Congregation: Lamb of God Lutheran Church, Las Vegas, NV
Occupation: School Administrator, Lamb of God School and Preschool,
Las Vegas, NV
Ex-oficio member of school boards, councils, board of directors of congregations
Thrivent chapter President
District conflict intervention team (CNH)
Parochial Schools Committee (CNH)
Governance and policy committees
Strategic planning committees
School Accreditation leader and committee member
My vision for our district is to promote and maintain high standards for ministry, support effective
and quality leadership, grow and sustain cultural diversity, and optimize resources for congregations that
will result in dynamic growth for the Kingdom of God.
NAME: ROBERT KOEHNE
Home Congregation: Christ Church Lutheran, Phoenix, AZ
Occupation: Executive Principal at Valley Lutheran High School
In my former parish, St. Paul’s Lutheran in Melrose Park, Il, I served as a
member of the Board of Deacons. I do not have any experience on the Synod
level. I am currently service as the Executive Principal of Valley.
My vision for ministry in the Pacific Southwest District is to work with
churches and schools to enable them share the Gospel in the most effective way possible to the people in
their communities. I want to make a difference in sharing the message of Jesus Christ and His saving love
to as many people as possible.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS LAY MEMBER REGION 1
NAME: HEATHER DAVIS
Home Congregation: Hope Memorial Lutheran Church, L.A., CA
Occupation: writer, speaker, theologian, co-creator of icktank
I was called to faith as an adult in an LCMS church (Baptism by Fire is
my conversion memoir) and spent 20 years there in leadership and service in
almost every capacity: PTSL president, Chair of Fellowship & Mission, Chair of
Worship, Elder, Board of Education member, and congregation President.
During my term as President, I oversaw a bylaws overhaul, the transition of a
4th-year vicar as he became a pastor, the onboarding of a vicar from the CMC
program, and a steady progression from debt to financial health. I have now moved into a new season of
ministry that is more missional in focus, an outgrowth of my time in the community at Hope Memorial
Lutheran Church, as well as with LINC L.A.
In 2014, I started a company called icktank with a classmate, Leann Luchinger, from my MA
Theology program at Concordia University, Irvine. Combining our “worldly” skills in communications with a
deep love of Lutheran theology, our mission is to “reclaim the Christian conversation” by helping to
“translate” the words/concepts/doctrine that keep many people away from Christ’s love, and keep those in
the pews from going deeper. Our book Loaded Words: Freeing 12 Hard Bible Words from Their Baggage
and my thesis work on Man Turned in on Himself: Understanding Sin in 21st-century America are good
examples of this work.
I am proud to give back to the wonderful university that helped train me by serving on the Alumni
Board of Directors at CUI. It would be an honor to serve on this Board of Directors, as well, and to contribute
what I can to ensuring a robust future for the PSD.
As a 4th-generation Angeleno, I have a profound sense of how the call to reach “all nations” is now the
mission of our own backyards. This not only includes ethnic immigrants but the wholly secular U.S.-born
strivers who come to Southern California to chase their dreams in creative and tech-based industries. As
we move into a second generation of people who were not raised in any faith tradition and know almost
nothing about The Bible, we must be innovative in the ways we commit to the work of the Kingdom through
the LCMS. One way is to support and empower the faithful who have been gifted to pioneer this new burst
of ekklesia within our communities. Another is to reassert the distinct wisdom of Lutheran theology—the
three solas, the priesthood of all believers, and the doctrine of vocation—to support our struggling churches
and schools. I think the decision making processes of the Board of Directors must be mindful in striking this
balance: holding fast to our rich theological inheritance while trusting that the Word that “became flesh and
dwelt among us” is rugged enough to take on the “wild and woolly” new cities of the Pacific Southwest.
NAME: LINDA LOHMEYER
Home Congregation: Palisades Lutheran Church, Pacific Palisades, CA
Occupation: Consultant/Homemaker
Parish:
 Volunteer to help at youth and family ministry events
 Previously served on church council at a PSD congregation
Synod:
 Consultant as the Facilities Operations Producer for 2016 LCMS
Youth Gathering
 Serve(d) on the Executive Team for the 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 LCMS Youth Gatherings
 Served as Convention Center Co-Director for 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013 LCMS Youth
Gatherings
District:
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
Serve(d) on the PSD Youth Committee also providing leadership with planning PSD Youth
Gatherings since 1998
 Served as a Lutheran Youth Fellowship (LYF) for PSD Youth Committee and was a youth
representative at the 1983 LCMS Synodical Convention
Personal:
 Current Board Member since 2012 for non-profit: Club 21 Learning and Resource Center for
Individuals with Down Syndrome
 Previously employed at start-up companies in marketing positions
For continued growth of children, youth and family ministries through providing resources and
to lift up congregations to further this vision in their ministries as they share the Gospel and outreach
in their communities.
NAME: ALISON SWEENEY
Home Congregation: Our Savior Lutheran, Arcadia, CA
Occupation: Retired: Formerly a Marketing, Advertising & Public Relations
Executive
Currently serving on the Board of Directors; elected in 2012. Our Savior Lutheran
Church, Arcadia, CA; LoveFest Co-Chairman, Chairman (2003 - Current); Computer Technology and
Audio/Visual Support (2001 - Current); Donor - Scholarship Program at Lutheran Jr. /Sr. High School,
Sylmar (1996-2007); Lutheran Women's Missionary League Annual Fundraising Luncheon (2004 - 2009);
Building Committee - Youth & Family Ministry Building (2005 - Completed Summer 2007); Finance Board
(2002-2005). Allied Integrated Marketing: VP, SVP and EVP: Charged with creation/implementation of
all strategic media activities for most major studios valued $500,000,000 annually. Strategic Marketing &
Publicity for Paramount Pictures, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures, 20`h Century Fox/Fox Searchlight/Fox
Faith, Weinstein Company. Public Relations and Publicity efforts for all Major and Minor Studios
(approximately (20+ clients).Business Development, Acquisitions and Operations: Member, Executive
Board. 250- employees, 25 regional offices, Negotiated and oversaw leases, contractual agreements,
employee development program, Lease options and contracts. Tribune Company - Tribune Media Services
Division: Sales, Business Plan Development & Technical Creation of Movie Data related products which
are currently utilized throughout the Domestic Motion Picture industry and Advertising Agencies (19992002). PolyGram Films: National & International Advertising (1997-1999). American Multi-Cinema, Inc.:
Regional Advertising (1988-1997). Mann Theatres: Local Advertising (1986-1988).
Newspaper
Association of America (North America) - National Study Executive Committee: 2004-2006. Variety Boys
& Girls Club, Children's Charities - Executive Board of Directors: 2003-2006. University of California, Los
Angeles. Graduated with BA, Psychology with minor emphasis in Biology: (1981-1986) Los Angeles
Lutheran High School in Burbank, CA Graduated with Honors. (1978-1981) Lutheran Jr. High School at
Trinity Lutheran Church, Reseda, CA (1976-1977)
My Vision for the ministry of the PSW: My desire to serve on the PSD Board of Directors is to make a
difference in whatever way to make the Pacific Southwest District one of the top districts in spreading the
message of salvation. Few districts have the opportunities we do as it is populated with people from across
the world settling within our region; people who know nothing of Jesus. As a board member I envision our
emphasis to be on mission, mission, and even more mission! As someone who has worked in the
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entertainment industry for over 25 years, I believe there are things I can bring to the table to help with this
initiative. For years I have served as Chairman of an annual Youth/Adult conference called LoveFest at
Our Savior Lutheran Church where we have grown from having fewer than 100 people in attendance to
well over 1000 each year.
NAME: DR. SUE HANSEN BUSTER
Home Congregation: Immanuel Lutheran Church, Riverside, CA
Occupation: Education Administrator (Director of Elementary Education,
Professional Development and Visual and Performing Arts – Moreno Valley
Unified School District 34,000 students)
Personal experience as it relates to my career as a leader includes
being an elementary teacher leader for 13 years (7 years in LCMS schools), an
elementary assistant principal and principal for 5 years, and an elementary
director for the past 13 years for a large urban school district. These various roles have afforded great
opportunities for high-stakes decision-making and conflict resolution which have greatly assisted me with
developing highly-effective skills in these areas. My doctoral degree is in organizational leadership which
simultaneously furthered and developed my skill set.
I graduated from Concordia University Irvine (CUI) AKA Christ College Irvine (CCI). I was in the
first class of teachers to graduate from CCI.
I have held various roles at my parish such as Sunday School Teacher and Bible Study Leader
(small groups). I am active with our Guest Chef Program (feeding the homeless/veterans groups) at the
Air Force Base near our home and parish.
I’m currently an adjunct faculty member with CUI in the Education Master’s Program – Curriculum
and Instruction.
I have provided full-day Professional Development sessions for Lutheran Schools’ Teachers
within the local region.
My personal vision is that the District continues to evolve and grow to build meaningful, innovative
and relevant pathways for sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ, our Savior, to all members of our
communities and beyond.
NAME: BRIAN CANTRELL
Home Congregation: Immanuel Lutheran Church & School, Riverside, CA
Occupation: Manufacturing, Methods & Standards Manager
I have served as the Administrative Board Chairman, Campus Manager & Elder for
Immanuel Lutheran Church and School in Riverside, CA.
I have participated and facilitated in Mission Trips to Haiti in cooperation with
Mission: Haiti, Florida.
I have been a representative in both the LCMS District and National conventions
(2010 & 2012 resp)
I’ve been blessed to have worked for the same employer since 1979 starting @ entry level and
developing into a local leadership position.
I have been married to Diana for 30 years. We have a son (Derek) & a daughter (Melissa). Derek is a
United States Marine and Melissa is in her 1st year @ Concordia University Irvine. We are very proud of
both of them.
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I would hope that my ministry in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod / Southwest District would grow in
outreach and Missions work.
NAME: ANN CHARLTON CALLIES
Home Congregation: Desert Foothills Lutheran Church, Scottsdale, Arizona
Occupation: Educator (Retired)
My experience in the parish has been as a teacher of school age children,
high school age and adults. I have directed Vacation Bible School, taught
Confirmation and am currently a small group leader. I have served as Director of
Education and two terms as President of the Church Council. I am currently
serving on the Church Council as Director of Worship. I have attended the PSD
convention as a voting delegate as well as the Synod Convention in St. Louis as a
voting delegate. Professionally, I have taught Kindergarten through graduate level
courses at the university level. I have taught in the public schools, community college, Arizona State
University and Brisbane Kindergarten Teachers College, Queensland, Australia.
My vision for ministry in the Pacific Southwest District is simply to serve my Lord in empowering
everyone to step up to serve with the wonderful gifts that have been given to us. Our message is simple.
The world is in need of a Savior. Christ has come to save all. We accept the grace that is freely given and
we have our marching orders to go and make disciples.
NAME: ELLEN KNOWLTON
Home Congregation: Faith Community Lutheran Church, Las Vegas, NV
Occupation: Retired Special Agent in Charge, FBI
Past president of the congregation, Faith Community Lutheran Church,
former board member, Faith Lutheran Middle/High School, former board member,
Pacific Southwest District, LCMS.
To actively and creatively support and uphold the mission of our
congregations and schools as they continue to redefine the Mission Field and
identify new opportunities to serve.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS LCEF COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN
NAME: PAUL HASSLER
Home Congregation: Trinity Lutheran Church, Temecula, CA
Occupation: Retired President and CEO
I served in the United States Navy for five years during the Viet Nam War.
After my time in the Navy I spent the next 43 years in the Recreational Vehicle
Industry. In 2009 I retired as President and CEO of Patrick Industries Inc., a
publicly held company. Patrick Industries is a building material supplier to the
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manufactures of RV’s and Manufactured Homes. For the past eight years I have been serving as
Chairman of the Board of Directors for Patrick Industries.
Additionally I have served as President of three different LCMS congregations both in Southern
California and Northern Indiana. During this time I have served in just about every position there is in a
LCMS congregation. I am currently attending Trinity Lutheran Church in Temecula, California, where I
am serving as President of the Board of Directors.
It is my belief, that the ministry of LCEF and the Pacific Southwest District is one of service to the
local congregations. We are there to assist when requested, and give guidance and encouragement as
needed. God has a plan for each of our congregations and we are there to help them fulfill their mission.
CONSITTUTION COMMITTEE – ORDAINED (2)
NAME: REV. KERRY DUERR
Home Congregation: Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Anaheim, CA
Occupation: Pastor
Experience pertinent to the position on the Constitution Committee:
I have served nearly 40 years as a parish pastor:
Starting at Bethel Lutheran Church, St. Paul, MN
Our Savior Lutheran Church, Ceylon, MN
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Oceanside, CA
Presently at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Anaheim, CA
For the past 20 years I have been sometimes the senior pastor and presently the sole pastor of a
congregation with a preschool and school and am aware of the administration of diverse ministries.
While in Oceanside we opened a preschool where I wrote the documents needed for licensing with the
state and obtaining the Conditional Use Permit from the City of Oceanside. As Senior Pastor in Oceanside,
I supervised the opening of a satellite ministry and then a mission plant as Redeemer by the Sea, Carlsbad,
CA
I have served twice as Circuit Councilor in the PSD through full term limits under two district presidents.
I have served on the PSD Substance Abuse Taskforce
I am presently secretary of this 2015 convention’s Nominating Committee
I have served as chairman of a SITE Council in Oceanside School District
I am presently Senior Chaplain, Anaheim Police Department
I was born and raised in Orange County CA so I am aware of the challenges and opportunities of ministry
in our district.
I was born into a parsonage so all my life I have been fully aware of church work and the administrative
structures of congregations.
I am not certain one needs some special vision to faithfully review constitutions submitted from
congregations. My intent is to review constitutions as quickly as possible and return them to the
congregation to keep the process moving. The approval of congregational constitutions should not become
a deterrent to accepting new churches into our district. I have worked many times with congregational
constitutions over my years of service, and I believe that I have good common sense and will do my best
to assist congregations in writing sound constitutions which will meet each congregation’s special
circumstances while remaining true God’s Word and our common walk together.
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NAME: REV. SAM SCHULDHEITZ
Home Congregation: Redeemer Lutheran Church, Huntington Beach, CA
Occupation: Pastor
I’ve served as pastor for Redeemer Lutheran Church, HB for six
years and continue to do so. Since the past district convention I’ve also
been a member of the district’s constitution committee.
Vision for ministry in the Pacific Southwest District:
That our district would be faithful to God’s Word and the Lutheran
Confessions as a clear exposition of that word in order for our district to
declare and defend the gospel in all its joy to all who are in need of hearing and receiving Christ Crucified.
NAME: REV. REXFORD UMBENHAUR
Home Congregation: Our Savior Lutheran Church, Westchester, CA
Occupation: Sole Pastor
Experience:
I serve as Chairman of the District’s Region 1 Mission Council (have
been on council since 2008). I serve as member of Board of Directors
(representing the PSWD) on the South Bay Retirement Residence Board
(since 2008).
I spend 16 years (earlier career) composing detailed contracts, negotiating, brokering and
consulting on mergers and sales of small to mid-sized businesses mostly in Southern California. In doing
the aforementioned I read and analyzed many leases, purchase contracts, and the various contracts
business of many types might enter into.
Church’s constitutions being brought current and in conformity with the Lutheran Confessions and
addressing pertinent clauses that give structure, protection and vision for its ministry in today’s culture.
I want to see more cooperation and ecclesial communion among the clergy and churches of the
District with much less divisiveness. I believe this is achievable to a much higher degree, but not without
intent and effort and grace by all, as it would be modeled top down.
CONSITTUTION COMMITTEE – LAY (1)
NAME: BRUCE A. JENSEN
Home Congregation: Christ Lutheran Church, Yuma, AZ
Occupation: Attorney
Christ Lutheran Church, Yuma, Arizona, of which I am a member, made
substantial changes to its Constitution and Bylaws in a lengthy process
which ended last year. I served on the three member Constitution
Committee during that process and was active in bringing about the
amendments.
As an attorney, I have been asked by non-profit organizations over
the years to assist in preparing amendments to bylaws and other governing
documents and have done so on several occasions. An example of such an organization is the Yuma
Regional Medical Center of which I am a Trustee.
Vision for ministry in the Pacific Southwest District:
That God’s Kingdom would be increased by assisting congregations in developing more efficient governance.
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CUI BOARD OF REGENTS – ORDAINED
NAME: JAMES HENKELL
Home Congregation: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, San Diego, CA
Experience pertinent to the position on the Board of Regents:
2012-2015
Member, Board of Regents, Concordia University Irvine
2004-2010
Chairman, Board of Regents, Lutheran High School San
Diego
1992-1993
Student Body President, Concordia University Irvine
1991-1993
Chairman, Lutheran Youth Fellowship, Lutheran ChurchMissouri Synod 1991-2015
Speaker, Synodical, District and
Congregational Events
(National Youth Gatherings, Beautiful Feet Missions
Conference,
Association of Lutheran Secondary Schools, PSW District Educators Conference, District
Evangelism Executives Conference, District Education Executives Conference, Effective
Ministry Conference, Concordia University and Lutheran High School Chapels and
Retreats)
Concordia University Irvine exemplifies Christ-centered learning and leadership. The University has
an extraordinary opportunity to witness to the thousands of students and families connected through both
the on campus and online communities. That Gospel witness is essential for students of all backgrounds
as they prepare for diverse vocations. There is also value in better engaging congregations with the ministry
(on-campus) and resources (off-campus) of the University. It’s an exciting time as Concordia expands its
degree and program options, and defines its master plan. I am proud to be an alumnus of Concordia, and
would be privileged to help influence its future.
NAME: MATTHEW JENNINGS
Home Congregation: Good Shepherd, Yucca Valley, CA
Occupation: Ordained
NAME: PAUL NELSON
Home Congregation: Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Santa Barbara, CA
Occupation: Ordained Pastor
Professional:
 1988 – 1997 – University of Phoenix – part/full time support staff,
bookstore operations, internal computer/network support and student
Internet support.
 1997-1999 – MIDAK/IKON Technology Solutions – curriculum
development, instructional design & delivery for corporate IT training.
 1999-2000 – Academic Research & Technologies – client consultant;
authored multiple technical textbooks & curriculum tools for secondary &
post-secondary educational institutions.
 2000-2013 – University of Advancing Technology – adjunct faculty; developed curriculum and
taught academic courses ranging from biometric security to Shakespeare.
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Parish:
 1987-1993, 1998-2004 – Member, Alleluia Lutheran Student Ministry, Tempe, AZ – part-time
student campus liaison, congregational president.
 1999-2004 – International Friendship House, Tempe, AZ – assisted in the launch of full-time
outreach to international students
 2008-Present – Ordained minister - serving in the PSD-LCMS
The PSD-LCMS must continue to faithfully proclaim the Gospel while we adapt to the cultural
changes sweeping our country and challenging our congregations. Educationally, we must maintain a
commitment to exceptional academic standards while equipping Christian university students for lives of
faithfulness in the grace of Christ. I would be honored to serve CUI, the District, and the LCMS in this
way.
NAME: J.L. PRECUP
Home Congregation: University Lutheran Church, San Diego, CA
Occupation: Retired
Experience Pertinent to Position: Former CUI Regent (2007-2010); Retired
Navy Chaplain; 28 years’ experience ministering to university aged young adults;
over 12 years ministering in overseas locations, especially the Philippines,
Mexico, South Korea, and Spain.
NAME: Rev. Dr. Elroi Reimnitz
Home Congregation: Redeemer Lutheran Church, Thousand Oaks, CA
Occupation: Retired Pastor
Parish
Pastor, Zion Lutheran Church, Alamo, TX, 1975-76;
Pastor, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Canoas, Brazil, 1976-78;
Senior Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church, Grand Island, NE, 1978-86;
School Superintendent, Trinity Lutheran School, Grand Island, NE, 1978-86;
Pastor, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Thousand Oaks, CA, 1986-2014.
Synod
Lay Delegate, LCMS Convention, Denver, CO, 1969;
Pastoral Delegate, LCMS Convention, Saint Louis, MO, 1983;
Pastoral Delegate, LCMS Convention, Houston, TX, 2007;
LCMS Campus Ministry Counselor, CLU, Thousand Oaks, CA, 1986-2014.
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Personal
Assistant Professor, Lutheran University of Brazil, Canoas, Brazil, 1976-78;
Director, Cultural Language Institute, Canoas, Brazil, 1976-78;
BOD Member, Homeowners Association, Newbury Park, CA, 1986-2012;
Commissioner, Traffic and Transportation Commission, City of Thousand Oaks, CA, 1993-95;
Member, United States Soccer Federation, Ventura, CA, 1998-present;
President, Southern California Soccer Officials Association, Ventura, CA, 2005-14;
Adjunct Professor, Trinity Theological Seminary, Newburgh, IN, 1993-present;
Adjunct Professor, Concordia University Irvine, CA, 2014.
To implement and promote the theme for this District Convention: “Chosen for this Moment” (John 15:16)
Our Lord Jesus Christ has chosen and appointed us to carry on His mission and ministry in the world today. He
challenges us to go out and bear much fruit that will last forever. I would like to fulfill that challenge and help
Concordia University Irvine (CUI) become a strong Lutheran and Christian academic institution in our church, nation
and throughout the world. I had the privilege to witness it personally in my service as an adjunct professor at CUI
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teaching History and Literature of the New Testament during the fall semester of 2014, in which I spoke to students
in my class about placing their faith and trust in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. It was a memorable and
wonderful teaching experience!
NAME: DOMINIC RIVKIN
Home Congregation: Trinity, Temecula, CA
Occupation: District Missionary at Large; Executive Director, LINK-LA
Although I have no specific experience directly related to the Board of
Regents it is my goal Tt encourage and support faithfulness to the call
to educate and train current and future leaders for our church.
CUI BOARD OF REGENTS – COMMISSIONED
NAME: STEVE BUUCK
Occupation: CEO – Faith Lutheran Middle & Senior High School
I have been blessed to serve on the BOR at Concordia University, Irvine the past
three years and would be honored to continue to do so. As the CEO of the
largest Lutheran school in the U.S., who works together with my own board, I feel God has used that
experience along with the experience I has as I served as chairman of the Association of Lutheran
Secondary Schools (ALSS) to help provide our governance, and strategic direction for Concordia.
NAME: CHUCK GERKIN
Home Congregation: Shepherd of the Desert Lutheran Church, Scottsdale, AZ
Occupation: DCE
Previously served on the PSD Board of Directors: Previously served on
Concordia University Portland Board of Regents. Served on planning team for
National Youth Gatherings.
CUI BOARD OF REGENTS – LAY (2)
NAME: ROGER L. BURTNER, Ph.D.
Home Congregation: Prince of Peace, Anaheim, CA
Occupation: Retired research scientist, Chevron Oil Field Research, Senior
Research Associate
At one time or another I have served on and chaired all of the boards in my
congregation except Trustees and have served as an officer in various capacities for
many years. As Vice-President I was responsible for budgeting and financial
planning for the congregation for many years. I am currently serving as President of
Prince of Peace. In that position four years ago I led the design and implementation
of infrastructure for a 1:1 iPad program in the day school for 3-8 that teachers have made very successful.
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I have served in many community organizations in positions of leadership, but especially those
associated with the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. I am a member of Board of Trustees of the Concordia
University Irvine Foundation and in my capacity as Chairman of the Trustees I was an ex-officio member
of its Board of Regents on two occasions. I am currently a member of the Board of Directors at Bethesda
Lutheran Communities where I chaired the Pension Trust Committee and currently am Treasurer of the
Board. I am a past member of the Board of Directors of Good Shepherd Lutheran Home of the West for
which I served as Vice-Chair. I chaired the Technology Working Group for the City of Fullerton for 12 years
and am currently a commissioner on its Economic Development Commission. Over the years I have been
active in many other community organizations such as the Master Chorale of Orange County, the Concordia
Chorale, my church’s choir, and the Fullerton Chamber of Commerce. I have been a speaker at Cal State
Fullerton Rotary clubs and Chamber functions.
I have had a long association with Lutheran High School of Orange County serving on the Board
of Directors from 1975-81, 1988-94, 2002-2008, 2009-2012, and 2014. I was President of the Lutheran
High School Association of Orange County and Board Chair from 1977-79 and from 2006-08. I also served
four years as Vice-President and one year as Treasurer.
NAME: TIMOTHY DAHLSTROM
Home Congregation: Summit Community Lutheran Church, Buckeye, AZ
Occupation: Senior Examiner
PhD in Public Administration and Policy
Graduate and Undergraduate adjunct professor – online and on ground
Experience in course development, including custom course content
Public Administration Advisory Board Member, Rio Salado College
Academic Transfer Committee Member, Rio Salado College
Treasurer and Board Member of home Congregation
I believe CUI is the school of choice for high school graduated of families in the district.
NAME: JOHN FRIEND
Home Congregation: St. John’s Lutheran Church, Orange, CA
Occupation: Retired
Experience pertinent to the position on the Board of Regions:
I am a retired executive from the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. I
have served on many church councils being responsible for stewardship and
finance. I have been affiliated with Concordia University, Irvine (CUI) for over
seventeen (17) years. I served on CUI’s staff as Executive Vice President for the
School of Business, guiding and directing the School until a replacement Dean could
be identified. I served on the Board of trustees and am currently on the Board of
Regents for Concordia University, Irvine. Formerly member of the No. America Advisory Mission Group for
the Synod.
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NAME: SUSAN M. SHILLER
Home Congregation: Canoga Park Lutheran Church, Canoga Park, CA
Occupation: Self-Employed Human Resources Consultant for the past 9
years. Previously, Vice President Administration for a High Tech International
Communications Company. Also licensed in the state of CA as a Marriage
Family Therapist since 1993.
Experience pertinent to the position on the Board of Regions:
Active in my local Parish. Have held positions of Treasurer of the
Congregation as well as Secretary of the Congregation. Have sat on several call
committees and currently Chairman of the Call Committee. Have been a Church
Representative to the circuit. Currently on the Nomination Committee at the
District level of LWML. Previously held the positions of Vice President
Communications (responsible for District LWML newsletter, website, publicity
and etc.) Planner and Endowment Chair at the district level as well. Currently Zone 3 President of LWML
and have served on every position at the local level. Have been very active in Philanthropic activities in the
community. I have both a BA and an MA in Psychology from Cal State University Northridge and Pepperdine
University respectively.
Have been a supporter of CUI since its inception with Dr. Manske. Have attended Concordia Ann
Arbor and our daughter attended CUI. Supportive of CUI financially as well as in attendance at numerous
events.
NAME: AUDREY WILLIAMS
Occupation: Retired University Professor & Administrator
Member, Faith Community Lutheran, Las Vegas (2001 – present). Founding Member,
Lamb of God, Las Vegas, 1989-2001. Member Church Council; Evangelism Director,
Finance Board; Chair Building & Campaign Committees, Choirs, Lifetime LCMS;
Concordia University BOR (15 yrs); (1998-2008; 2009-present) Professor &
Administrator, (Assoc. Dean for Acad. Aff, School of Fine & Applied Arts; Department
Head, Family Resources) Cal State, LA & Univ. of Hawaii, (24 years); PhD, Higher
Education, Univ of So Cal; MS, BS Teacher Educ, Univ of Illinois.
As Regents, we strive towards fulfilling the goals of this Great Commission focused University.
Foremost is the issue of bringing the highest level of expanded Christian higher education opportunities,
and the Concordia experience, to both the Pacific Southwest and the Pacific Rim and bringing to fruition
the completion of the University’s Master Plan. I would be honored to continue to serve in the capacity.
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Circuit Visitors Nominated for 2015-2018
Circuit
Circuit 1
Circuit 2
Circuit 3
Circuit 4
Circuit 5
Pastors Name
Congregation
City, State
Rev. Paul Nelson
Rev. Robert Hiller
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Santa Barbara, CA
Moorpark, CA
Rev. John Koczman
Rev. Bruce von
Hindenburg
Rev. Dr. ST Williams, Jr.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Santa Clarita, CA
Inglewood, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Rev. William Brunold
Rev. Dustin Parker
Rev. Doug Johnstone
Rev. Paul Terhune
Rev. Dr. Richard Paul
Rev. Arthur Andrews
Rev. Roger Frick
Rev. Terry Meyer
Member at Faith Lutheran Church
Rev. Eric Kaelberer
Rev. Kevin Austin
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran
Circuit 18
Circuit 19
Circuit 20
Circuit 21
Circuit 22
Circuit 23
Circuit 24
Circuit 25
Circuit 26
Circuit 27
Circuit 28
Circuit 29-N
Circuit 29-S
Circuit 30
Rev. Paul Wenz
Rev. Matthew Jennings
Rev. Wm. Lindenmeyer
Rev. Gary Trickey
Rev. Stewart Reimnitz
Rev. Brian Henderson
Rev. Richard Allsing
Rev. Mark D. Johnson
Rev. Phil Robbins
Rev. Kevin Kosberg
Rev. Tim Blau
Rev. Mark Rossington
Rev. David Hook
Rev. Mark Friedrich
Christ the Cornerstone
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Circuit 31
Circuit 32
River Circuit
Rev. Derek Klemm
Rev. Douglas Barnett
Rev. Earl Pierce
St. John Evangelical Lutheran
Church
Norwalk, CA
Cerritos, CA
Long Beach, CA
Glendora, CA
Huntington Beach
Anaheim, CA
Anaheim, CA
Capistrano Beach,
CA
Rialto, CA
Rancho
Cucamonga, C
Riverside, CA
Yucca Valley, CA
Ridgecrest, CA
Encinitas, CA
San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA
San Diego, CA
Yuma, AZ
Sun City West, AZ
Anthem, AZ
Prescott, AZ
Chandler, AZ
Vail, AZ
Apache Junction,
AZ
Las Vegas, NV
Henderson, NV
Bullhead City, AZ
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Circuit 7
Circuit 8
Circuit 9
Circuit 10
Circuit 11
Circuit 12
Circuit 13
Circuit 14
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Index—Who’s Who Candidate Profiles
All candidates listed have agreed to serve if nominated and elected. Candidates may be
nominated from the floor for most positions. Written consent must be presented to the District
secretary that the candidate can and will serve if nominated and elected.
Alexander, Diana
Austin, Rev. Kevin
Boburka, Carl
Bombaro, Rev. John
Burkey, Rev. Richard
Burtner, Roger
Busch, Rev. Lewis
Buster, Dr. Sue Hansen
Buuck, Steve
Callies, Ann
Cantrell, Brian
Dahlstrom, Timothy
Davis, Heather
Duerr, Rev. Kerwin (Kerry)
Fink, Karl
Friend, John
Gaylor, Phillip
Gerkin, Chuck
Gerkin, Chuck
Harman, Rev. Vince
Hassler, Paul
Henkell, Rev. James
Jennings, Matthew
Jensen, Bruce
Kindschy, Rev. Lowell
Klinkenberg, Rev. Timothy
Klipfel, Sanna
Knohne, Robert (Bob)
Knowlton, Ellen
Kritzer, Rev. Kevin
Lohmeyer, Linda
Nelson, Paul
Peterson. Ruth
Precup, J.L.
Reimnitz, Elroi
Rivkin, Dominic
Schedler, Steve
Schuldheitz, Rev. Sam
Shiller, Susan
Smith, Rev. Wiley
Snashall, Doris
Stoterau, Rev. Dr. Larry
Sweeney, Alison
Umbenhauer, Rev. Rexford
Williams, Audrey
Board of Directors, Treasurer
Board of Directors, Vice President, Region 2
Board of Directors, Commissioned, Region 3
Board of Directors, Secretary
Board of Regents, Lay
Board of Directors, Lay, Region 3
Board of Regents, Commissioned
Board of Directors, Lay. Region 1
Constitution Committee, Clergy
Board of Regents, Commissioned
Board of Directors, LCEF Committee Chairman
Board of Regents, Ordained
Constitution Committee, Lay
Board of Directors, Secretary
District President
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Whereas, Membership in the Lutheran
Church—Missouri Synod is based on the
confessional standard set forth in Article
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members of the Synod but only through
submission to the clear teaching of
Scripture and the clear witness to that
teaching by the Confessions; and
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Whereas, Membership in the Synod is
held by congregations and ministers of
religion who confess and accept the
confessional basis of Article II; and
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Whereas, Congregations and individuals
have joined the Synod with the
assurance that Article II alone is indeed
the Synod's confessional standard (Art.
VI, 1); and
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Whereas, In relation to its members the
Synod
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ecclesiastical
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coercive powers, and is but an advisory
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Whereas, The Synod has historically
understood opposition to resolutions and
statements by its members, especially
when such resolutions and statements
have been adopted by rather narrow
majorities in the somewhat politicized
setting of a synodical convention, to be
an indication that the doctrinal issues in
question were not yet clarified or settled
(i.e., a significant minority of members
had not been evangelically persuaded);
and
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conscience shall be decided only by the
Word of God, not by majority votes at
Synod conventions (Art. VIII, C); and
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Whereas, Synodical resolutions and
statements which are regarded as
explanations of the Scriptures and the
Confessions become in effect additional
confessions when such documents are
given binding character; and
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conscience are thus subject only to the
Word of God and to the power of
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Whereas, CCM Opinion 13-2694 in effect
amends Article II by requiring its
members to abide by, act, and teach in
accord with majority-approved doctrinal
resolutions and statements which are not
mentioned in Article II; and
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Whereas, Resolutions and statements
that are adopted by majority vote at
synodical conventions merely indicate
the theological opinion of the majority at
a Synod convention at a given time; and
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Whereas, the Synod, being an advisory
body, has no right to impose on its
members confessional standards other
than those specifically mentioned in
Article II; and
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doctrine would not be achieved or
maintained by the imposition of
resolutions and statements on the
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body, has no right to impose on its
members potentially transitory doctrinal
resolutions and statements; and
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regional
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and insights of laity (women, men, and
youth) and ministers of religion; and be it
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Pacific Southwest District memorialize 127
the Pacific Southwest District 2015
convention, to request the 2016 128
convention of the Synod to declare CCM 129
Opinion 13-2694 unconstitutional in that 130
it amends Article II and contravenes 131
Articles VI, VII, and VIII of the Synod
constitution; and be it further
Resolved,
That
these
regional
conferences would be encouraged to
share publicly with the Synod particular
points of theological agreement and
disagreement that emerge from their
study of the Scriptures and the
Confessions and that surface as a result
of
evangelical
discussion
and
persuasion.
Whereas, CCM Opinion 13-2694 in
effect denies the possibility for dissent
within the Synod since the CCM has
ruled that any persistent public
disagreement
with
a
convention
resolution or statement is a violation of
the confessional basis of the Synod (thus
making majority votes on doctrinal
resolutions and statements at Synod
conventions equal in authority to the
Scriptures and Confessions themselves);
therefore be it
Approved unanimously at Pacific
Southwest District, Circuit 10 Forum
meeting, Nov. 22, 2015.
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districts to organize conferences of laity
(women, men, and youth) and ministers
of religion to address and openly discuss
the Scriptures and the Confessions and
inquire into their teaching with regard to
those theological matters and problems
that are currently contributing to
theological disunity within the Synod
(e.g., admittance to the Lord’s Supper,
the ordination of women, the doctrine of
creation, etc.); and be it further
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RESOLUTION TO AFFIRM SUPPORT
FOR THE SPECIFIC MINISTRY
PASTOR PROGRAM
Whereas the synod and seminaries has
seen great benefit from the Specific
Ministry Pastor Program since its
inception,
Whereas the need continues to increase
for pastoral candidates to be trained and
utilized in specific ministry settings,
Whereas the Specific Ministry Pastor
training program serves as a great model
to refine and expand on-line and distance
training to prepare a wider range of
pastoral candidates for service in God’s
church,
Be it resolved that the Pacific Southwest
District affirm our support of the SMP
program,
And be it further resolved that the Pacific
Southwest District encourage the Synod
and our Seminaries to further develop
this training method for the sake of our
clergy and the benefit of God’s church.
Mark Friedrich, for Circuit 30
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RESOLUTION REGARDING
SEMINARIES
Whereas, the Lord admonishes us to be
good stewards of all the resources He
blesses us with,
Whereas, total enrollment in our two
seminaries is declining and the student
bodies of both seminaries can be
accommodated at one unified seminary,
Whereas, the costs to maintain and run
two seminaries are not declining and the
continued practice of operating both, and
funding the overhead expenses of both
seminaries is demonstrating poor
stewardship of the resources God has
blessed us with,
Whereas, our Synod will benefit from a
clergy which
experiences identical
training to produce greater consistency
in pastoral candidates to shepherd God’s
congregations,
Be it resolved that Synod begin the
process of consolidating the two
seminaries into one, house all students
and faculty at one campus, sell the other
seminary campus, and apply the funds to
the furtherance of the Gospel Mission.
Mark Friedrich for Circuit 30
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RESOLUTION REGARDING ONLINE
M.Div DEGREE PROGRAM
Whereas, we are commanded by God
to go and make disciples everywhere,
Whereas, to be an effective minister of
the gospel requires sound theological
training as witnessed in the way Jesus
invested three years training the
apostles and Paul similarly invested
much time training Timothy and Titus,
Luke and subsequent ministers to
follow in their footsteps,
Whereas, there is a need for trained
pastors to evangelize the everincreasing number of un-churched and
de-churched people in our major urban
areas, especially among immigrants,
and non-English speaking people
groups,
Whereas, there is a need to plant new
mission churches in our major urban
areas, and this need can be matched
up with men in various settings who feel
the Call of God to engage in ministry
within their local settings,
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moving expenses, housing and family
sustainment expenses incurred in oncampus education programs makes
seminary education cost prohibitive for
many potential pastoral candidates,
Whereas there exists a need to provide
sound theological training at an
affordable cost to men who have been
called by God to engage in crosscultural and other local ministry settings
to reach the un-churched,
Therefore, be it resolved that Synod’s
seminaries offer an on-line option to
earn the M.Div. degree for the further
development of qualified ministers for
God’s church in the LCMS, focusing on
cross-cultural ministry settings, and
developing mission planting skills
within those seminary students.
Mark Friedrich for Circuit 30
Whereas, new mission churches often
cannot afford to pay the salary
expected by graduates of our existing
on-campus
seminary
education
programs because of the student loans
many have incurred to attend those
seminaries,
Whereas, the cost to attend either of
the Synod’s two existing seminaries
coupled with the necessity to quit
employment in order to relocate to
either St. Louis or Fort Wayne to
engage in study on campus plus the
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To Overrule CCM Opinion 14-2724
WHEREAS, Article VII of the Constitution
of The Lutheran Church—Missouri
Synod states that in relation to its
members, the Synod is not an
ecclesiastical government exercising
legislative or coercive powers, and with
respect to the individual congregation’s
right of self-government is but an
advisory body; and
WHEREAS,
Article
XIV
of
the
Constitution states that the Synod in
convention may adopt bylaws that are
consistent with and do not contradict the
Constitution of the Synod, which controls
and supersedes such bylaws and all
other rules and regulations of the Synod;
and
WHEREAS, 2010 Convention Res. 8-32B encourages the Synod to study Article
VII of the Constitution, including study of
“Congregations and Synod, Background
Material on the Advisory Nature of the
LCMS” along with opinions of the
Commission on Constitutional Matters
related to this topic (including CCM
Opinion O9-2573 listed in a “Whereas”
paragraph in Resolution 8-32-B); and
WHEREAS, 1983 Synod Res. 5-10-A in
a “Resolved” clause states that The
Lutheran
Church—Missouri
Synod
reaffirms that its synodical polity is
essentially and principally congregational
in nature; and
WHEREAS, CCM Opinion 09-2573
states in part that “. . . there is a common
understanding that a congregation
exercises its self-government . . . in
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carrying out . . . its own ministry programs
and financial affairs . . .;” and
WHEREAS, Synod Bylaw 3.8.3 deals
only with who has authority to send
ministers of religion into Synod foreign
mission fields, prior bylaws have been
careful not to restrict congregational
activity specifically relating to whom
congregations
could
send
funds
overseas, and nothing in the current
bylaws restrict or could restrict the right
of member congregations to (a) fund any
ministries in foreign countries, or (b)
send/fund congregation members for
service with any organizations seeking to
share the Gospel; and
WHEREAS, 1983 Res. 5-37 amending
the bylaws only dealt with who on behalf
of Synod as a whole could send
missionaries at the expense of the Synod
and where the restriction applied, it being
a sending bylaw only, clearly not
applicable to congregations in any event;
and
WHEREAS, there is no Constitution or
bylaw provision restricting the right of a
member congregation to support any
mission organization or effort doing work
in foreign areas; and
states in part, “Congregations may not
send funds to mission societies and nonSynod entities for work in foreign areas
without taking into consideration policies
developed and determined for this
purpose by the Board of International
Mission as the only sending agency;”
therefore be it
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RESOLVED, That CCM Opinion 14-2724
be overruled, be declared null and void
and of no effect insofar as it restricts the
congregational right of self-government
to fund and participate in such foreign
mission activity as it deems correct and
appropriate; and be it finally
RESOLVED, That the Pacific Southwest
District memorialize the Synod the
adoption of this Overture.
Adopted on January 19, 2015
Christ Lutheran Church and School,
Costa Mesa, California
Dr. Michael Gibson, Pastor
Paul Schroeder, Congregational
President
David Struck, Congregational Secretary
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WHEREAS, Article VII of the
Constitution of The Lutheran Church—
Missouri Synod states that in relation
to its members, the Synod is not an
ecclesiastical government exercising
legislative or coercive powers, and
with respect to the individual
congregation’s
right
of
selfgovernment is but an advisory body;
and
WHEREAS, Article XIV of the
Constitution states that the Synod in
convention may adopt bylaws that are
consistent with and do not contradict
the Constitution of the Synod, which
controls and supersedes such bylaws
and all other rules and regulations of
the Synod; and
WHEREAS, 2010 Convention Res. 832-B encourages the Synod to study
Article VII of the Constitution, including
study of “Congregations and Synod,
Background Material on the Advisory
Nature of the LCMS” along with
opinions of the Commission on
Constitutional Matters related to this
topic (including CCM Opinion O9-2573
listed in a “Whereas” paragraph in
Resolution 8-32-B); and
WHEREAS, 1983 Synod Res. 5-10-A
in a “Resolved” clause states that The
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
reaffirms that its synodical polity is
essentially
and
principally
congregational in nature; and
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states in part that “. . . there is a
common understanding that a
congregation exercises its selfgovernment . . . in carrying out . . . its
own ministry programs and financial
affairs . . .;” and
WHEREAS, Synod Bylaw 3.8.3 deals
only with who has authority to send
ministers of religion into Synod foreign
mission fields, prior bylaws have been
careful not to restrict congregational
activity specifically relating to whom
congregations could send funds
overseas, and nothing in the current
bylaws restrict or could restrict the
right of member congregations to (a)
fund any ministries in foreign
countries,
or
(b)
send/fund
congregation members for service
with any organizations seeking to
share the Gospel; and
WHEREAS, 1983 Res. 5-37 amending
the bylaws only dealt with who on
behalf of Synod as a whole could send
missionaries at the expense of the
Synod and where the restriction
applied, it being a sending bylaw only,
clearly not applicable to congregations
in any event; and
WHEREAS, there is no Constitution or
bylaw provision restricting the right of
a member congregation to support any
mission organization or effort doing
work in foreign areas; and
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states in part, “Congregations may not
send funds to mission societies and
non-Synod entities for work in foreign
areas without taking into consideration
policies developed and determined for
this purpose by the Board of
International Mission as the only
sending agency;” therefore be it
RESOLVED, That CCM Opinion 142724 be overruled, be declared null
and void and of no effect insofar as it
restricts the congregational right of
self-government
to
fund
and
participate in such foreign mission
activity as it deems correct and
appropriate; and be it finally
RESOLVED,
That
the
Pacific
Southwest District memorialize the
Synod the adoption of this Overture.
Passed on February 8, 2015
By The Voters of Shepherd of the
Hills Lutheran Church Rancho
Cucamonga, California
Rev. Kevin Austin, Pastor
Connie Crawford, Congregational
President
Pat Hart, Congregational Secretary
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To Commend the Work of Licensed
Lay Deacons in the Pacific Southwest
District
WHEREAS, God has blessed the Church
with many talented laymen, whom He
has blessed with spiritual gifts; and
WHEREAS, the Church has benefited by
the use of laymen as Licensed Lay
Deacons; therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the 2015 PSD
Convention commend the work of the
Licensed Lay Deacons of the Pacific
Southwest District, and be it finally
RESOLVED, that the 2015 PSD
Convention memorialize the 2016
Convention of the Lutheran ChurchMissouri Synod to continue to support
and develop the Licensed Lay Deacon
Program in accordance with and with
respect to The Augsburg Confession,
Article XIV, and the Synod at large.
Adopted on Tuesday, November 11,
2014
Circuit Forum of PSD Circuits 31, 32, 33,
convened at Faith Community Lutheran
Church, Las Vegas
Derek S. Klemm, Circuit Visitor Elect,
Circuit 31
Douglas B. Barnett, Circuit Visitor,
Circuit 32
Earl J. Pierce, Circuit Visitor, Circuit 33
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TO: Amend District Bylaw 1.4.1.2.3
WHEREAS, The Pacific Southwest
District Bylaw 1.4.1.2.3 concerning
District Vice Presidents currently reads:
1.4.1.2.3 Nominations for each of the
four regional vice presidents shall be
made by the congregations within each
region. Six months prior to the District
Convention, the district office shall
supply to the congregations of each
region a list of eligible ordained
ministers from within the region for the
office of vice president for its region.
Each congregation may nominate from
this list, and from the entire clergy roster
of the Synod, two ordained ministers,
and shall provide their names to the
district office. The four nominees for
each region, who receive the most votes
and, who with their consent to serve,
consent also to live within the
geographical boundaries of the region if
and when elected, shall be placed upon
the convention ballot and information
about each candidate shall be published
prior to the convention.
And
Whereas: The Regions of the Pacific
Southwest District are not defined by
geography but by the Circuits in the
Region, Therefore Be It
RESOLVED that Bylaw 1.4.1.2.3 be
amended as follows:
Nominations for each of the four
regional vice presidents shall be made
by the congregations within each region.
Six months prior to the District
Convention,
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the district office shall supply to the
congregations of each region a list of
eligible ordained ministers from within
the region for the office of vice president
for its region. Each congregation may
nominate from this list, and from the
entire clergy roster of the Synod, two
ordained ministers, and shall provide
their names to the district office. The
four nominees for each region, who
receive the most votes and, who with
their consent to serve, consent also to
live within the geographical boundaries
be an active member of a congregation
of the region if and when elected, shall
be placed upon the convention ballot
and information about each candidate
shall be published prior to the
convention.
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Adopted on April 22, 2015
Pacific Southwest Board of Directors
(Rev. Roger Sonnenberg) Board of
Directors Chairman
(Rev. Richard Burkey) Board of
Directors, Secretary
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The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod
BYLAWS
Amended by Convention: June 29 to July 1, 2003
Revised March 24, 2006
Revised June 8, 2006
Amended by Convention: June 25–27, 2006
Amended by Convention June 28-30, 2009
Amended by Convention June 27-29, 2012
INDEX
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1.0
DISTRICT OFFICERS ........................................................................................................ 3
1.3 Elected Officers ......................................................................................................... 3
1.4 Procedures for Nominating and Electing .................................................................... 4
2.0
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ................................................................................................... 7
3.0
DISTRICT CONVENTIONS ................................................................................................ 8
3.3 Convention Expenses ................................................................................................ 8
3.4 Reports and Overtures .............................................................................................. 8
3.5 Convention Committees............................................................................................. 8
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DISTRICT CONFERENCES............................................................................................... 9
4.3 Conference for All Ordained Ministers ....................................................................... 9
4.4 Conference for All Commissioned Ministers............................................................... 9
4.5 Conference for All Ordained and Commissioned Ministers ........................................ 9
4.6 Circuit Counselors Conference .................................................................................. 9
5.0
PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, CIRCUIT COUNSELORS, SECRETARY, TREASURER,
EXECUTIVE TEAM LEADER, AND REGIONAL MISSION FACILITATORS ..................... 9
6.0
FISCAL OFFICE............................................................................................................... 10
7.0
CIRCUIT FORUMS .......................................................................................................... 11
8.0
STANDING COMMITTEES .............................................................................................. 12
8.1 Committee on Constitutions ...............................................................……………….12
8.2 Mission Committee .................................................................................................. 13
8.3 Church Extension Committee .................................................................................. 13
8.4 Youth Ministry .......................................................................................................... 13
8.5 Committee on Stewardship………………………………………………………………..14
9.0
TASK FORCES ...………………………………………………………………………………14
10.0 PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY ...................................................................................... 14
11.0 SPECIAL RULE OF ORDER ............................................................................................ 14
12.0 AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS .................................................................................. 14
BYLAWS
1.0
DISTRICT OFFICERS
1.1
The district shall elect a president; first, second, third and fourth vice presidents; a secretary;
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a treasurer; and a circuit counselor from each authorized district circuit.
1.2
The district shall also elect:
A board of directors
A Church Extension committee chairperson
A committee on constitutions
1.3
Elected Officers
1.3.1
No one in the district, or between the Synod and District, shall hold more than one
elective office; or hold more than two offices, although one or both be appointive; or
ever hold two office of which one is directly responsible for the work done by the
other.
1.3.2
No one shall be elected to more than one district office.
1.3.3
No more than two executive officers shall be elected from any one congregation. The
executive offices shall be understood to include the president, the vice-presidents,
the secretary, the treasurer, and members of the Board of Directors.
1.3.4
The term of the office for all elected to district offices shall be three years.
1.3.5
The offices of the president, the first vice president, the secretary, and the treasurer
of the district shall be without limitation as to reelection.
1.3.6
All other elected officers, members of the board, and elected committee members
may serve a total of no more than three successive terms in the same positions.
1.3.7
Any officer, member of the board, or elected committee member may be elected to
his previous position after an interval of three or more years.
1.3.8
Any officer or member of a board, ineligible for reelection, may be elected or
appointed to any other position.
1.3.9
All new officers, the board, and committees will assume their duties in the second
month following the convention elections, and the current officers and the board shall
continue to serve until that time.
1.4
Vacancies
1.4.1
A vacancy in the office of the presidency shall be filled by the first vice
president.
1.4.2
A vacancy in any vice presidency shall be filled by advancing the lowerranking vice presidents. The remaining vacancy shall then be filled by the
president from the nominees left after the previous election, according to the
number of votes received.
1.4.3
A vacancy in the office of secretary or treasurer shall be filled by appointment
by the Board of Directors.
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1.4
1.4.4
A vacancy in the office of circuit counselor shall be filled by appointment by
the district president.
1.4.5
A vacancy in any other office shall be filled by appointment by the district
president in consultation with the appropriate body.
Procedures for Nominating and Electing
1.4.1
All officers shall be elected at each convention.
1.4.1.1 President
1.4.1.1.1 Nominations
1.4.1.1.1.1 Six months prior to the District Convention, the secretary
of the district will request from all congregations of the
district the nomination of up to two ordained ministers from
the clergy roster of the Synod for the office of District
President.
1.4.1.1.1.2 The candidates receiving the three highest total number
of nominations who are willing to serve if elected shall be
on the ballot for District President.
1.4.1.1.1.3 The biographical information of the three nominees as
well as mission and vision statements from the candidates
will be printed in the convention workbook for prayer and
study by the delegates.
1.4.1.1.1.4 The election of District President will occur during the first
session of the District Convention.
1.4.1.2 Vice Presidents
1.4.1.2.1 Candidates for these offices shall be listed on the Clergy Roster of
The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.
1.4.1.2.2 Vice presidents shall be elected to serve the following regions:
Region 1
Circuits 1-6
Region 2
Circuits 7-11, 17, 20
Region 3
Circuits 12-16, 18, 19, 21-24
Region 4
Circuits 25-32
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1.4.1.2.3 Nominations for each of the four regional vice presidents shall be
made by the congregations within each region. Six months prior to
the District Convention, the district office shall supply to the
congregations of each region a list of eligible ordained ministers
from within the region for the office of vice president for its region.
Each congregation may nominate from this list, and from the entire
clergy roster of the Synod, two ordained ministers, and shall provide
their names to the district office. The four nominees for each region,
who receive the most votes and, who with their consent to serve,
consent also to live within the geographical boundaries of the region
if and when elected, shall be placed upon the convention ballot and
information about each candidate shall be published prior to the
convention.
1.4.1.2.4 Following the elections of the four regions, another ballot election
shall be held to determine the positions of the vice presidents. The
names of the four vice presidents shall be listed on the ballot in
alphabetical order without reference to their regions.
1.4.2
The circuit counselors shall be elected in the following manner:
1.4.2.1 Nominating
1.4.2.1.1 Every voting congregation of each circuit shall nominate as
candidates for the office of circuit counselor two men from the clergy
roster of the Synod. Nominations may also be suggested by the
district president." The nominations shall be made at least six
months prior to the elections and shall be submitted to the
current Circuit Counselor.
1.4.2.1.2 Selection of the circuit counselor shall be done in a Circuit Forum
convened by the circuit counselor. Each congregation of the circuit
sends a pastoral and lay delegate who votes for the circuit
counselor.
1.4.2.2 Ratification
1.4.2.2.1 The convention shall have the right to alter the slate by amendment.
1.4.2.2.2 The convention shall then ratify the slate of circuit counselor, which
ratification shall constitute election.
1.4.3
The district representative on the Synod’s Committee for Convention Nominations
shall be elected in the following manner:
1.4.3.1 The District Convention shall elect a representative to serve on Synod’s
Committee for Convention Nominations.
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1.4.3.2 The district will be informed by Synod whether it is to elect a church worker
(ordained or commissioned member of the Synod) or a layperson. The
alternate should be in the same category.
1.4.4
Board of Regents, Concordia University Irvine shall be elected in the following
manner:
1.4.4.1 The district shall elect four members for the Board of Regents, Concordia
University Irvine–one ordained minister, one commissioned minister, and two
lay persons.
1.4.4.2 Members of the Board of Regents shall serve three-year terms, renewable
twice.
1.4.5 The nominating and election procedures shall include the following:
1.4.5.1 Prior to each district convention each regional vice president shall appoint
from his region at least two ordained ministers, two laypersons, and two
commissioned ministers to stand for election to the District Nominating
Committee. The District Convention shall elect from each region one pastor,
one lay person, and one commissioned minister who shall serve on the 12member Nominating Committee for the following District Convention. The
committee shall choose its chairperson at its first meeting.
1.4.5.2 The committee shall elicit from all nominees for office, prior to the convention,
an indication of their willingness to serve if elected. The slate of nominees,
including the qualifications of each person nominated, shall be included in
each convention packet, and these materials shall be mailed to each
delegate, to each advisory member and to each pastor at least one month
before the convention begins.
1.4521 Additions to the slate of nominees may be made from the floor by
voting delegates, with the consent of the person so nominated.
1.4.5.3 The president shall appoint a committee of nine members–three pastors, two
commissioned ministers, and four laypersons–to conduct and supervise all
elections.
1.4.5.4 This committee shall have the privilege of the floor at the discretion of the
convention chairman.
1.4.5.5 A majority of all votes cast shall be required to elect. The result of each ballot
shall be announced to the convention.
2.0
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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2.1
Shall consist of sixteen members: the president, the four vice-presidents, the secretary, the
treasurer, one layperson and one commissioned minister from each region and the
chairperson of the LCEF Board.
2.2
Nomination
Six months prior to the District Convention, the secretary of the district will request
nominations for all board positions with regional representation being achieved as follows:
Each congregation in a region will be invited to nominate up to two people for commissioned
minister and up to two lay people from their region. All who are nominated must be a
member of a parish in their region. The individuals receiving the four highest numbers of
nominations from each region will be placed on the ballot for election by the entire
convention.
2.2.1
2.3
2.4
If an elected member of the board would move out of their region during their term of
office, they would resign from the board and a new candidate from the region would
be appointed as outlined in the District By-laws.
The Board of Directors shall:
2.3.1
Develop policies to facilitate the efficient functioning of the district as it carries out its
mission.
2.3.2
Be the legal representative of the district and the custodians of all property of the
district, and it shall be responsible for the general management of the district, acting
on its behalf, between conventions.
2.3.3
Employ an Executive Team Leader to carry out the administration functions of the
district according to the policies established by the Board of Directors and under the
direction of the district president.
2.3.4
Elect, immediately following each convention, a chairperson from the elected Board
members, and meet regularly according to its needs.
2.3.5
Approve or disapprove of all appeals for money of a general nature to be made to
congregations or individuals, not previously authorized by the district.
2.3.6
Keep on file an accurate inventory of all properties, legacies, and other valuable
documents of the district.
2.3.7
Be authorized to draw upon the district treasury for its expenses.
2.3.8
Be accountable to the District Convention for all its transactions. Any decisions of the
board may be appealed to the District Convention.
Fidelity bonds shall be provided for the treasurer, the assistant to the treasurer, and other
district personnel as determined by the Board of Directors.
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2.5
3.0
The president and the secretary of the district shall be empowered and instructed to sign all
legal documents in the name of the district. The treasurer shall be empowered to sign legal
documents in the absence of the secretary, and the first vice president in the absence of the
president.
DISTRICT CONVENTIONS
3.1
The district president shall be responsible for the organization of the District Convention.
3.2
The convention shall meet during the calendar year preceding the year in which there is a
national synodical convention.
3.3
Convention Expenses
3.4
3.5
3.3.1
All congregations of the district shall be urged to include in their budgets the
convention expenses of their respective pastors, commissioned ministers, and lay
delegates.
3.3.2
All congregations of the district shall include in their budgets the assessment for
convention general expenses as determined by the Board of Directors.
Reports and Overtures
3.4.1
Reports to the convention by district committees as well as overtures shall be mailed
to the district president.
3.4.2
The district president shall assign overtures to convention committees.
3.4.3
The Convention Proceedings shall be maintained as part of the permanent records
of the district.
Convention Committees
Prior to the convention, the district president shall appoint floor committees. The district
president shall name the chairperson. Each committee shall select its own secretary from its
members.
3.5.1
The chairperson of each committee shall arrange for meetings to consider the
reports and overtures assigned to it by the district president.
3.5.2
Each committee shall consult with the chairperson of appropriate committees, task
forces, and staff concerning ministry related to the committee’s subject area.
3.5.3
Each committee shall submit its report and recommendations to the convention.
3.5.4
Additional convention committees shall be appointed by the district president as
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required.
4.0
DISTRICT CONFERENCES
4.1
All professional workers on the Synodical roster shall attend official conferences in accord
with synodical regulations.
4.2
All congregations of the district shall include in their annual budgets the conference
expenses of their professional workers.
4.3
Conference for All Ordained Ministers
4.3.1
4.4
Conference for All Commissioned Ministers
4.4.1
4.5
A joint Conference for all ordained and commissioned ministers
may be called at the discretion of the Conference for All Ordained
Ministers and the Conference for all Commissioned Ministers.
Circuit Counselors’ Conference
4.6.1
5.0
The Conference for All Commissioned Ministers shall meet annually in the fall and be
governed by its own procedures and bylaws.
Joint Conference for All Ordained and Commissioned Ministers
4.5.1
4.6
The Conference for All Ordained Ministers shall meet annually in the fall and be
governed by its own procedures and bylaws.
The Circuit Counselors’ Conference shall meet twice a year.
PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, CIRCUIT COUNSELORS, SECRETARY, TREASURER,
EXECUTIVE TEAM LEADER, AND REGIONAL MISSION FACILITATORS
5.1
The duties of the president, vice presidents, circuit counselors, secretary, and treasurer shall
be as outlined in the Synodical Handbook except as supplemented in these Bylaws
5.2
The vice presidents shall fulfill their responsibilities as directed by the president.
5.3
The executive team leader is responsible for the overall administration of the Pacific
Southwest District office, the support, and coordination of the regional mission facilitators.
The executive team leader shall work under the direction of the district president. The
general duties of the executive team leader are listed in the job description for the position.
5.4
Regional mission facilitators will serve groups of congregations, effectively resourcing them
to carry out their mission and ministry. These facilitators are accountable to the district
president for the administration of their positions.
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5.5
6.0
The regional mission facilitators shall be given calls or contracts with limited tenure of four
years by the Board of Directors upon recommendation by the district president.
5.5.1
The positions of regional mission facilitators and executive team leader shall be filled
from lists of candidates submitted by district congregations, and members of the
Board of Directors and others in the LCMS.
5.5.2
The remuneration package for these positions shall be established by the Board of
Directors.
5.5.3
The general duties of the regional mission facilitators shall be as outlined in the job
descriptions for these positions.
5.5.4
The job descriptions for these positions shall be prepared by the district president in
consultation with the Board of Directors.
FISCAL OFFICE
6.1
Accounting for all district funds shall be under the direction of the treasurer. It shall be the
duty of the treasurer:
6.1.1
To maintain all records, which reflect the financial condition of the district at all,
times.
6.1.2
To receive all monies for budget and non-budget purposes of the district or Synod
and issue receipts for the same.
6.1.3
To deposit all monies in the name of the district in the bank(s) designated by the
Board of Directors.
6.1.4
To issue and co-sign checks covering district expenses.
6.1.4.1 Each of the following persons shall be authorized to co-sign checks:
Controller
President
One of the Vice Presidents
Secretary
Executive Team Leader
6.1.4.2 In case of the absence of the treasurer any two of the above shall be
authorized to sign.
6.1.4.3 All persons authorized to sign checks shall be bonded at district expense.
6.1.5
To submit all District financial records at least once a year to a licensed and
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reputable auditing firm as selected by the Board of Directors, or whenever required
by the Board of Directors.
7.0
6.1.6
To cause the report of the audit(s) to be submitted to the Board of Directors and to
the District Convention.
6.1.7
Be the custodian of all the valuable papers, keeping the same under the name of the
district in the fireproof vault.
6.1.8
Report regularly to the executive team leader, to the Board of Directors, and to the
District Convention on matters of the district budget and finances.
CIRCUIT FORUMS
7.1
7.2
Statement of Purpose
7.1.1
The Circuit Forum shall serve as a setting to review and evaluate programs, plans
and long-range directions of the district and the Synod and thus participate in the
triennial process of suggesting, developing and attaining the Synod’s priorities and
goals.
7.1.2
The Circuit Forums shall examine the needs of the congregations within their circuits,
and their general community, and relate these needs in a written format to the district
president’s office, at least two (2) months prior to the district Goal Setting
Conference.
7.1.3
The Circuit Forum shall invite the district president, or a member of his staff, to
attend one Circuit Forum meeting every three years in order to share the hopes and
needs of circuit, the district, and the Synod.
Organization and Meetings
7.2.1
Each Circuit Forum shall consist of one pastor and one lay member from each
congregation of the circuit. The circuit lay delegate to the Synodical Convention
shall function as an advisory member.
7.2.2
Additional officers, as required, shall be elected by the Circuit Forums.
7.2.3
The circuit counselor shall ordinarily serve as the chairman of the circuit forum,
providing guidance, direction, coordination to the plans and programs, which the
forum intends to implement.
7.2.4
The Circuit Forum membership shall be elected by the congregations in the year
following the district convention.
7.2.5
The chairperson of each Circuit Forum shall be the presiding officer of all Circuit
Forum meetings.
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7.2.6.1 In the absence of the chairperson, the forum shall be empowered to appoint
an acting chairperson from its membership.
7.2.6
Each Circuit Forum may appoint Standing Committees as needed.
7.2.6.1 As specific needs arise, additional standing committees may be formed at the
discretion of the Circuit Forum.
7.2.6.2 Standing committee chairpersons shall be appointed by the chairperson of
each Circuit Forum.
7.2.6. These standing committees shall research the needs of congregations in their
circuit and implement district programs, or design programs of their own, to
meet these needs.
7.2.6.4 The standing committees shall report to their Circuit Forum at each regular
meeting.
7.2.7
Each Circuit Forum meets as follows:
7.2.7.1 The Circuit Forum shall meet at least four (4) times per year or as often as
necessary to plan and carry out its responsibilities.
7.2.7.2 The chairperson shall be empowered to call special meetings as required.
7.2.7.3 Standing committees shall meet during regular Circuit Forum meetings and
as often as necessary to plan and implement programs.
8.0
STANDING COMMITTEES
8.1
Committee on Constitutions
8.1.1
The district shall elect a Committee on Constitutions composed of two ordained
ministers and one layman.
8.1.2
All new and revised constitutions of the congregations the district are to be reviewed
by this committee, in accordance with the synodical Bylaws.
8.1.3
The Committee on Constitutions shall examine the constitution and bylaws of
congregations to ascertain that they are in harmony with Holy Scripture, the
Confessions and the teachings and practices of the Synod in order that any
necessary changes may be made by the congregation before the application is
acted upon.
8.1.4
If at any time there is a disagreement between the committee and the congregation
applying for membership on any scriptural doctrine or Synod policy that cannot be
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resolved by the district president or Board of Directors, and if the board of directors
denies the application, the district president shall submit the application to the next
convention of the district (Synod Bylaw 2.3.1 [c] ).
8.1.5
8.2
8.3
8.4
The committee will also suggest such improvements in congregations and
organizations constitutions and bylaws as will better serve the administration
of their affairs.
Mission Committee
8.2.1
The Mission Committee shall consist of a representative from each region appointed
by the district president in consultations with the region’s vice president.
8.2.2
The committee shall assist the regional directors and vice presidents in enabling the
congregations to carry out the mission activities of each region and the district.
Church Extension Committee
8.3.1
The District Convention shall elect a chairperson who shall be a layperson. The
remainder of the committee, as a minimum, shall consist of: one pastor who is
currently serving a congregation of the district and one representative from each
region. Each is appointed by the district president in consultation with the region’s
vice president. All appointments are to be subject to consultation with the Lutheran
Church Extension Fund vice president for the district.
8.3.2
The committee shall assist congregations by approving real estate loans in
conformity with the policies of Lutheran Church Extension Fund.
8.3.3
The committee shall assist congregations by having developed and implemented a
program to encourage individuals and congregations to participate and invest in the
Lutheran Church Extension Fund.
Youth Ministry
8.4.1
The committee shall provide planning and leadership for district youth events and
training events.
8.4.2
The committee shall provide an avenue for youth selected for District LYF (Lutheran
Youth Fellowship) positions to be involved in leadership experiences.
8.4.3
The council membership:
8.4.3.1
The chairperson shall be nominated by district staff and appointed by the
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District President.
8.4.4
8.5
8.4.3.2
One adult representative each from Arizona, Nevada and California be
nominated by the area DCE groups.
8.4.3.3
Six high school youth, selected to district LYF positions at the District
Senior High Youth Gathering.
8.4.3.4
Project directors and coordinators, selected by the Youth Committee, to
serve as committee chair or coordinators for district youth activities.
The committee shall normally meet three times a year.
Committee on Stewardship
8.5.1 The District President shall appoint a District Committee on Stewardship to work in
conjunction with the Synod’s Department of Stewardship to assist and advise local
congregations with the development and promotion of an adequate stewardship
program.
9.0
TASK FORCES
9.1
Task forces may be developed for specific purposes at the discretion of the district
president, regional mission facilitators, Board of Directors, or standing committees.
Task forces function under the direction of the person or group that appointed them.
The task forces may be regional or for the district as a whole.
9.2
Task forces should be chartered with a specific purpose and task, and include a
specific ending time.
10.0 PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY
10.1 The Constitution and Bylaws of the Synod and the rules contained in the current
edition of Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised shall govern the district in all
cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these
Bylaws and any special rules of order the district may adopt.
11.0 SPECIAL RULE OF ORDER
11.1 The following special rule of order shall apply to the proceedings in the district:
11.1.1 If a substitute motion is made and seconded the presenter shall be offered
two minutes to provide the rationale for presenting the motion. The
convention shall then first decide by majority vote without debate whether or
not to consider the substitute motion. If the decision is in the affirmative and
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the substitute motion is subsequently adopted, the original motion fails; if the
substitute motion does not receive favorable action either to consider or to
adopt, the original motion is again before the convention.
12.0 AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS
12.1 These Bylaws may be amended as follows:
12.1.1 At a meeting of the District Convention by a majority vote provided that the
amendment has been submitted in the Convention Workbook or in the
Unprinted Reports and Overtures for that meeting and the delegates have a
minimum of one night to review it. Prior review and approval by the
Commission on Constitutional Matters will be required. When prior approval
is not possible, actions taken will not become effective until and unless such
approval has been obtained.
12.1.2 At a meeting of the Board of Directors by a majority vote upon the express
direction of the District Convention to amend the Bylaws to implement a
specific resolution adopted by the convention. Prior review and approval by
the Commission on Constitutional Matters will be required. When prior
approval is not possible, actions taken will not become effective until and
unless such approval has been obtained.
2003 District Convention, June 29 to July 1, 2003.
Amended by the Board of Directors in accordance with resolutions R-DIST-01, R-DIST-02, R-DIST-04
and DISTRICT-20 of the 2006 District Convention, June 25-27, 2006.
Amended by the Board of Directors in accordance with resolutions R-DIST-02 & R-DIST-03 of the 2009
District Convention June 28-30, 2009.
Amended by District Convention in accordance with Resolution 12-10 of the 2012 District Convention
June 27- 29, 2012.
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44th REGULAR CONVENTION PACIFIC SOUTHWEST DISTRICT

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