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Key to District Codes

AT Atlantic CNH California-Nevada-Hawaii CI Central Illinois EA Eastern EN English FG Florida-Georgia IN Indiana IE Iowa East IW Iowa West KS Kansas MI Michigan MDS Mid-South MNN Minnesota North MNS Minnesota South MO Missouri MT Montana NE New England NEB Nebraska

ND North Dakota NJ New Jersey NW North Wisconsin NI Northern Illinois NOW Northwest OH Ohio OK Oklahoma PSW Pacific Southwest RM Rocky Mountain S SELC SD South Dakota SW South Wisconsin SE Southeastern SO Southern SI Southern Illinois TX Texas WY Wyoming

South Wisconsin District, The Lutheran Church―Missouri Synod 8100 W. Capitol Dr., Milwaukee, WI 53222-1920 • (414) 464-8100 • (800) 793-3678 • Fax (414) 464-0602

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KEY TO POSITION CODES O – Ordained minister C – Commissioned minister L – Lay person

Table of Contents

District Maps ................................................................................................................................................. 2 Congregations Listed by Circuit ................................................................................................................... 4 Convention Agenda ....................................................................................................................................... 7 Convention Committees ................................................................................................................................ 9 Administration Officers, Board of Directors, and Staff ................................................................................................ 10 Committees .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Overtures .............................................................................................................................................. 11 Committee and Department Reports Board of Directors ....................................................................................................................................... 18 Concordia University Wisconsin................................................................................................................. 28 Congregational Services Schools, Youth and Family, Student Aid and Recruitment .................................................................. 29 Overtures .............................................................................................................................................. 33 Constitutional Matters Committee .............................................................................................................. 34 Finance ........................................................................................................................................................ 41 Lutheran Church Extension Fund................................................................................................................ 48 Miscellaneous Matters: Overtures ............................................................................................................... 52 Missions and Human Care ......................................................................................................................... 53 Late Overtures ............................................................................................................................................. 59 Nominations Committee ............................................................................................................................. 63 Nominee Biographies ........................................................................................................................... 67 President’s Report on District Membership Statistics ................................................................................. 80 Appendices Names and Cities of Voting Convention Delegates .................................................................................... 92 Roberts Rules of Order Summary ............................................................................................................... 98 Evaluation Form ........................................................................................................................................ 101

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Districts

District of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, 10-12 June 2018

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Region map

Circuits 1-7 ... Central East (CE) Circuits 8-14 ..... Northeast (NE) Circuits 15-21 .......... West (W) Circuits 22-26 ... Southeast (SE)


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Congregations by Circuit

METRO SOUTH SHORE CIRCUIT 1 Franklin Risen Savior Greendale Our Shepherd Greenfield Mt Zion Our Father Milwaukee Chapel of the Cross Grace Oak Creek Grace METRO WEST CIRCUIT 2 Milwaukee Divine Shepherd Oklahoma Avenue St. Stephen Wauwatosa Our Redeemer Pilgrim West Allis Emmanuel (Deaf) St. Paul Trinity METRO NORTHWEST CIRCUIT 3 Milwaukee Berea Beautiful Savior Hmong Hope (@ Berea) Mt. Calvary Mt. Olive Sherman Park St. Martini METRO CENTRAL CIRCUIT 4 Cedarburg First Immanuel Milwaukee Bethany Covenant Gospel International Church of Zion Holy Ghost Hope Mission of Christ METRO SOUTHWEST CIRCUIT 5 Brookfield Brookfield Immanuel Elm Grove Elm Grove Menomonee Falls Zion New Berlin Blessed Savior Pewaukee Lamb of God Sussex Peace Waukesha Beautiful Savior Christ the Life

METRO NORTH SHORE CIRCUIT 6 Brown Deer St. Paul Glendale St. John Milwaukee Benediction Christ Memorial St. Peter-Immanuel Trinity Shorewood Luther Memorial Whitefish Bay Our Savior OZAUKEE/WASHINGTON CIRCUIT 7 Germantown Faith Grafton St. Paul Jackson Living Word Mequon Beautiful Savior Trinity-Freistadt Menomonee Falls Grace West Bend St. John’s HORICON CIRCUIT 8 Burnett Immanuel Zion Horicon St. John St. Stephen Mayville Immanuel St. John Waupun Pella WEST BEND CIRCUIT 9 Belgium St. Mark Batavia St. Stephen Fredonia St. John Kewaskum St. John Port Washington St. John Random Lake Immanuel West Bend Pilgrim St. Andrew SHEBOYGAN SOUTH CIRCUIT 10 Sheboygan Bethlehem Christ Good Shepherd Immanuel Our Savior Town Wilson Trinity Waldo St. Thomas


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SHEBOYGAN NORTH CIRCUIT 11 Haven Grace Howard’s Grove Trinity Kohler Bethany Sheboygan Luther Memorial Our Redeemer St. Paul Trinity SHEBOYGAN WEST CIRCUIT 12 Adell Emmanuel Elkhart Lake Grace Glenbeulah Zion Cascade St. Paul Plymouth St. John Sheboygan Falls St. Paul Sherman Center St. John PLYMOUTH CIRCUIT 13 Brillion St. Bartholomew Chilton St. Martin St. Luke Hilbert St. Peter New Holstein Zion Potter Trinity Manitowoc Redeemer Two Rivers Good Shepherd WINNEBAGO CIRCUIT 14 Fond du Lac Hope Menasha Trinity Neenah New Hope Peace North Fond du Lac Divine Savior Oshkosh Good Shepherd Hmong Lutheran Outreach Trinity BERLIN CIRCUIT 15 Auroraville Immanuel Berlin St. John Borth Trinity Omro Grace Poy Sippi Emmaus Ripon Messiah Weyauwega Christ Wild Rose Immanuel

MARQUETTE CIRCUIT 16 Hancock Grace Montello Trinity Neshkoro St John Zion Oxford St. John Packwaukee Trinity Princeton Calvary Wautoma Trinity Westfield Immanuel St. Paul Wild Rose St. Paul LA CROSSE CIRCUIT 17 Adams Immanuel Dellwood United in Christ La Crosse Faith Necedah St. James New Miner St. Paul Onalaska Shepherd of the Hills Quincy St. John Tomah Good Shepherd Warrens St. Matthew West Salem Prince of Peace SOUTHWEST CIRCUIT 18 Boscobel Hickory Grove Highland Christ Hillpoint St. Paul La Valle St. Paul Zion Loganville St. John Muscoda St. Peter Platteville Apostles Reedsburg St. Peter Richland Center St. Luke MADISON NORTH CIRCUIT 19 Arlington St. Peter Baraboo Our Savior Lyndon Station St. Luke Madison Immanuel Our Savior (Deaf) St. Paul Portage St. John Wisconsin Dells Trinity


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MADISON SOUTH CIRCUIT 20 Madison Calvary Christ Memorial Living Christ Mt. Olive Monona Monona Oregon Community of Life Stoughton Good Shepherd Sun Prairie Bethlehem Waunakee Cross OCONOMOWOC CIRCUIT 21 Hartland Divine Redeemer North Prairie St. John Oconomowoc St. John St. Paul Pewaukee Shepherd of the Hills Sullivan St. John Wales Bethlehem WATERTOWN CIRCUIT 22 Beaver Dam Peace Clyman Zion Hartford Divine Savior Lebanon St. Peter Reeseville Immanuel Trinity Watertown Good Shepherd JANESVILLE CIRCUIT 23 Center Zion Edgerton St. John Fort Atkinson Living Savior Hanover Immanuel Janesville Mt. Calvary Our Savior St. Paul BELOIT CIRCUIT 24 Beloit Messiah St. John Trinity Clinton Christ Delavan Holy Cross (Deaf) Our Redeemer East Troy Good Shepherd Lake Geneva Gloria Dei Sharon Triune

KENOSHA CIRCUIT 25 Burlington Our Savior Kenosha Messiah Pleasant Prairie Good Shepherd Racine Chapel of the Cross Twin Lakes Hope Union Grove St. Paul Waterford St. Peter RACINE CIRCUIT 26 Racine Christ the King Grace Holy Cross Primera Iglesia (Santa Cruz) Prince of Peace St. John Trinity Sturtevant Faith


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2018 LCMS—South Wisconsin District Convention Agenda June 10-12, 2018

Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon All events take place in the Field House unless otherwise noted

SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 2018 12:30 - 3:45 p.m. Registration – Friends of Concordia Room 4:00 p.m. Opening memorial worship service at Chapel of

Christ Triumphant Sermon: Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, President of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod

DINNER

SESSION I – 6:15 to 9:00 p.m. 6:15 - 6:20 p.m. Opening Prayer – Rev. Robert Zick, 3rd Vice-President, SWD 6:20 - 6:25 p.m. Welcome and opening gavel – Rev. Dr. John C. Wille, SWD President 6:25 - 6:30 p.m. Welcome to CUW – Rev. Dr. Patrick Ferry 6:30 - 6:35 p.m. Convention committee – Quorum 6:35 - 6:40 p.m. Adoption standing rules – Rev. Dr. John Wille 6:40 - 6:55 p.m. Committee on Constitutional Matters – Rev. David Totsky 6:55 - 7:00 p.m. Adoption of Convention Agenda 7:00 - 7:10 p.m. Committee 1 Floor nominations for various offices – Rev. Bryan Osladil 7:10 - 7:40 p.m. District President’s report – Rev. Dr. John C. Wille 7:40 - 7:45 p.m. Ballot for the Office of District President 7:45 - 8:45 p.m. Synod report (part one) – Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison, LCMS President 8:45 p.m. Closing Devotion – Rev. Robert Zick MONDAY, JUNE 11, 2018 6:30 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast SESSION II – 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 7:45 a.m. Registration opens – Friends of Concordia Room 8:00 - 8:20 a.m. Opening devotion – Rev. Daniel Torkelson, 1st Vice President SWD 8:20 - 8:30 a.m. Approval of Minutes from Session I 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Synod report (part two) – Rev. Dr. John C. Wohlrabe, 4th Vice President LCMS 9:00 - 9:20 a.m. Committee 5 – Elections (vice presidential ballot and ranking ballot) 9:20 - 9:30 a.m. Committee 2 – Administration and Constitutional Matters 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. Bible study – Rev. Joel Fritsche, Missionary in the Dominican Republic 10:00 -10:15 a.m. Committee 4 – Missions 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. Committee 8 – Minutes and Report of the Board of Directors 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Committee 6 – Miscellaneous 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker – Rev. Ted Krey, Latin America regional director and lead missionary in the Dominican Republic 11:00 - 11:15 a.m. Greeting from the Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN 11:15 - 11:30 a.m. SWD Business Manager – Mr. Herman Strozier 11:30- 11:45 a.m. Special Guest: Office of International Mission, Rev. Daniel McMiller 11:45 - 11:55 p.m. Committee 6 Miscellaneous 11:55 - 12:00 p.m. Announcement and Lunch Prayer

LUNCH


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SESSION III – 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. 1:30 - 1:35 p.m. Opening prayer – Rev. John Berg 1:35 - 1:45 p.m. Committee 5 – Elections 1:45 - 2:00 p.m. SWD Mission Executive Assistant to the President: Rev. Jonah Burakowski 2:00 - 2:15 p.m. Committee 4 - Missions 2:15 - 2:30 p.m. Greeting from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. Bible Study: Rev. Joel Fritsche, missionary in the Dominican Republic 3:00 - 3:15 p.m. SWD Education Executive Assistant to the President: Dr. Christopher Cody 3:15 - 3:25 p.m. Committee 3– Parish Education 3:25 - 3:35 p.m. Committee 7 – Stewardship and Evangelism 3:35 - 3:50 p.m. LCEF and Stewardship – Mrs. Diana Raasch, LCEF Vice-President 3:50 - 4:00 p.m. Special Guest: Rev. Bart Day, LCEF President 4:00 - 4:10 p.m. Committee 6 - Miscellaneous 4:10 - 4:20 p.m. Special Guest: Mr. James Sanft, Concordia Plan Services 4:20 - 4:30 p.m. Committee 4 - Missions 4:30 - 4:40 p.m. Special Guest: Doxology, Dr. Beverly Yahnke 4:40 - 4:45 p.m. Special Guest: LWML SWD President, Mrs. Barbara Kaun 4:45 - 4:50 p.m. Special Guest: LUMIN, Mr. Richard Laabs 4:50 - 4:55 p.m. Special Guest: Place of Refuge, Trish Kagebauer 4:55 - 5:00 p.m. Announcements 5:00 - 5:15 p.m. Closing devotion – Rev. David Paape, 2nd Vice President SWD

DINNER – Gemütlichkeit! 6:00 p.m. – Dinner reception / celebration of ministry at Trinity-Freistadt, Mequon

10729 W. Freistadt Rd., Mequon 53097 TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 2018 6:30 - 8:00 a.m. Breakfast SESSION IV – 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. 8:00 - 8:20 a.m. Opening devotion - Rev. Mark Meier, 4th Vice President SWD 8:20 - 8:30 a.m. Approval of Minutes from Session II and III 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz, Director of Lutheran Ctr for Religious Liberty in Washington 9:00 - 9:15 a.m. Committee 5: Elections 9:15 - 10:00 a.m. Committee 6 - Miscellaneous 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Keynote Speaker: Rev. Ted Krey, Latin America Regional Director & Lead Missionary In the Dominican Republic 10:30 - 10:35 a.m. Special Guest: Lutheran Hour Ministries – Keith Peterson 10:35 - 10:45 a.m. Unfinished Business 10:45 - 10:50 a.m. Announcements 10:50 - 11:00 a.m. Closing gavel and closing prayer SESSION V – 11:30 - 1:00 p.m.

Closing worship with Holy Communion, including the installation of newly elected SWD officers – Preacher: Rev. Dr. John C. Wille (Chapel of Christ Triumphant)

LUNCH

Sing His praise, His love declare!


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Convention Committees

GENERAL CONVENTION COMMITTEE O – Rev. John Berg, Chair

Communications O – Rev. Mark E. Wangerin O – Rev. Lance O’Donnell Exhibits L – Diana Raasch L – Barb Slak Finance and site coordinator L – Herman Strozier

Hospitality C – Gene & Jan Ladendorf L – Carrie O’Donnell Housing and campus L – Robin Mueller Publicity/Graphics L – Peg Raabe

Registration C – Dr. Christopher Cody L – Robin Mueller Technology L – Todd Boettcher Worship C- Rev. Stephen Rosebrock

FLOOR COMMITTEES

(Additional committee appointments pending at time of Workbook publication) 1. Nominations O - Rev. Bryan Osladil, Our Redeemer, Sheboygan,

Chair O - Rev. Jason Schockman, Prince of Peace, West

Salem O - Rev. Daniel Torkelson, St. John, North Prairie O - Rev. David Totsky, Sherman Park, Milwaukee C - Dave Burgess, Our Father, Greenfield C - Gene Ladendorf, Trinity Freistadt, Mequon C - Duane Graf, Blessed Savior, New Berlin L - Carolyn Blum, Divine Savior, Hartford L - Ronald Kabitzke, Pilgrim, West Bend L - Michael Milbrath, Beautiful Savior, Milwaukee L - Robert Pulley, Good Shepherd, Tomah 2. Administration & Constitutional Matters O - Rev. Steven Billings, Trinity, Menasha, Chair O - Rev. Christopher Seifferlein, Emmanuel, Adell O - Rev. Jack Gilbert, St. John, Racine C - David Jording, Trinity, Menasha L - Matthias Gugel, Bethlehem, Sun Prairie L - Rick Krause, Blessed Savior, New Berlin L - Clarence Salzman, Good Shepherd, Tomah Advisor: Rev. David Totsky, SWD, CCM 3. Parish Education O - Rev. Daniel Seehafer, St. Stephen, Horicon,

Chair O - Rev. Jonathan Rusnak, Pilgrim, Wauwatosa O - Rev. Mark Benning, Good Shepherd, Tomah C - Dennis Gehrke, Divine Redeemer, Hartland L - Jeff Vandercooi, St. John, Beloit L - James Atkinson, St. John, Portage Advisor: Dr. Christopher Cody, SWD Executive

4. Missions O - Rev. Dennis Roser, St. John, Beloit, Chair O - Rev. Charlie Brandt, Bethlehem, Sun Prairie O - Rev. Allen Kretschmar, St. Paul, Sheboygan L - Samuel Lee, Elm Grove, Elm Grove L - Daryl Winston, Mission of Christ, Milwaukee L - Myron Buss, Good Shepherd, Sheboygan Advisor: Rev. Jonah Burakowski, SWD Executive 5. Elections O - Rev. J. Patrick Niles, Trinity, Hilbert, Chair O - Rev. Christopher Amen, St. Peter, Arlington L - Nathan Kilps, Good Shepherd, Two Rivers L - Ronald Sitzman, Zion, New Holstein 6. Miscellaneous O - Rev. William Kilps, Good Shepherd, Two Rivers,

Chair O - Rev. Joseph Fisher, Pilgrim, West Bend O - Rev. FaiNeng Her, Hmong, Milwaukee L - Robert Trapp, Messiah, Kenosha L - Alan Konetzki, Trinity, Sheboygan L - James Frerking, Peace, Sussex Advisor: Rev. David Totsky, CCM 7. Stewardship & Evangelism O - Rev. Nathan Meador, St. John, Plymouth, Chair O - Rev. Richard Bartholomew, Grace, Omro O - Rev. Daniel Czaplewski, Mt. Calvary, Milwaukee C - Dave Koopman, St. Paul, Grafton L - Brian Nygaard, Immanuel, Sheboygan Advisor: Diana Raasch, LCEF & SWD Executive Advisor: Rev. Jonah Burakowski, SWD Executive 8. Minutes & Report of the Board of Directors O - Rev. David Totsky, Sherman Park, Milwaukee, SWD

Board Recording Secretary L - Brian Seider, Zion, Menomonee Falls, Board Chair

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Administration 1

2 OFFICERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND STAFF 3

OFFICERS 4 President .............................................. Rev. John C. Wille, St. John, West Bend 5 First Vice President ............................. Rev. Daniel Torkelson, St. John, North Prairie, Southeast Region 6 Second Vice President ........................ Rev. David Paape, St. Paul Brown Deer, Central East Region 7 Third Vice President ............................ Rev. Robert Zick, St. John, Fredonia, Northeast Region 8 Fourth Vice President .......................... Rev. Mark Meier, Emmaus, Poy Sippi, West Region 9 Secretary .............................................. Rev. David W. Totsky, Sherman Park, Milwaukee 10 Treasurer .............................................. Ralph W. Klevenow, Resurrection, Cary, NC 11 12 CENTRAL EAST & NORTHEAST 13 C - Brad Jentsch, St. John, Random Lake 14 15 CENTRAL EAST 16 O - Rev. Mark Wangerin, Mt. Olive, Milwaukee 17 L - Dean Sievert, Our Father, Greenfield 18 L - Bryan Seider, Zion, Menomonee Falls, Chair 19 20 NORTHEAST 21 O - Rev. Darrel Bergelin, Trinity, Howards Grove 22 L - Myron Buss, Good Shepherd, Sheboygan 23 L - Ronald Kabitzke, Pilgrim, West Bend 24

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SOUTHEAST & WEST 26 Vacant 27 28 SOUTHEAST 29 O - Rev. Douglas Stowe, Divine Savior, Hartford 30 L - Alan Beyer, Peace, Beaver Dam 31 L - Greta Martin, St. Paul, Union Grove 32 33 WEST 34 O - Rev. David Jensen, Our Savior, Baraboo 35 L - William Budd, Shepherd of the Hills, Onalaska 36 L - Edward Koss, Christ, Highland37

38 DISTRICT EXECUTIVE STAFF 39 Diana Raasch, First Immanuel, Cedarburg .................. Stewardship, Lutheran Church Extension Fund Vice President 40 Dr. Christopher Cody, Mt. Olive, Milwaukee ............. Superintendent of Schools, Youth and Family 41 Rev. Jonah Burakowski, Divine Savior, Hartford ....... Missions and Human Care 42 Herman Strozier, Mission of Christ, Milwaukee ......... Business Manager 43 44 DISTRICT SUPPORT STAFF 45 Robin Mueller, Berea, Milwaukee .............................. Schools, Youth and Family 46 Peg Raabe, Beautiful Savior, Milwaukee .................... Missions and Human Care 47 Barb Slak, Grace, Menomonee Falls ........................... Stewardship 48 Karen Rayner, Trinity-Freistadt, Mequon.................... President’s Office 49 50

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES 51 52 CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS COMMITTEE (Appointed) 53 Ordained Rev. Christian Gugel, Good Shepherd, Sheboygan 54 Rev. David Totsky, Sherman Park, Milwaukee, Chair 55 Commissioned Mr. Gene Ladendorf, Trinity Freistadt, Mequon 56 Advisory Rev. Robert Zick, St. John, Fredonia, Third Vice President 57 Rev. Bryan Osladil, Our Redeemer, Sheboygan 58 Layperson Mr. Thomas Balgemann, Our Redeemer, Wauwatosa 59 60 FINANCE COMMITTEE (Appointed) 61 Layperson Myron Buss, Good Shepherd, Sheboygan, Vice Chair 62 Joel Groskreutz, St. Peter, Reedsburg 63 Thomas Kuchta, Elm Grove, Elm Grove 64

John Powers, Our Savior, Whitefish Bay, Chair 65 Marvin Reitz, St. Paul, Brown Deer 66 Jon Schumacher, Brookfield, Brookfield 67

Advisory Diana Raasch, First Immanuel, Cedarburg, LCEF Vice President and Stewardship 68 Ralph Klevenow, Resurrection, Cary, NC, Treasurer 69

Herman Strozier, Mission of Christ, Milwaukee, Business Manager 70 Rev. Randy Raasch, First Immanuel, Cedarburg 71 Attorney Walter Tesch, Elm Grove, Elm Grove 72

District of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, 10 - 12 June 2018 11

Administration and Constitutional Matters: Overtures 1

2 OVERTURE 2-01 3

To Encourage Proper Pastoral Oversight in Administration of Lord’s Supper 4

Through Visitation of Ecclesiastical Supervisors 5

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WHEREAS: The Synod has consistently encouraged its pastors and congregations to exercise communion 7 practices which are faithful to Holy Scripture and the Lutheran Confessions; and 8

WHEREAS: Pastors are called to be faithful in their stewardship of the mysteries of God (1 Cor. 4:1-2; 2 Tim. 9 4:3–4) and need encouragement to carry out this important stewardship; and 10

WHEREAS: St. Paul admonishes the Corinthians against eating the Lord’s Supper with divisions among them (1 11 Cor. 11:17–18); and 12

WHEREAS: The Synod in convention has commended for study the 1999 report of the Commission on Theology 13 and Church Relations, “Admission to the Lord’s Supper”; and 14

WHEREAS: Concerns about communion practice still come before district and Synod conventions for resolution; 15 and 16

WHEREAS: The practice of inviting all baptized believers who merely affirm the real presence, while neglecting 17 to address the necessity of unity of confession, is not consistent with the biblical and confessional 18 position of the synod; and 19

WHEREAS: The Synod Handbook directs the district president to “supervise the doctrine, the life, and the official 20 administration on the part of the ordained or commissioned ministers who are members of his 21 district or are subject to his ecclesiastical supervision” (Bylaw 4.4.5); and 22

WHEREAS: The Synod Handbook makes provision for official congregational visits by the respective district 23 president or his representative; and 24

WHEREAS: The Synod Handbook states that the district president is to “seek to bring about to the greatest 25 possible degree the achievement of the synod’s objectives as expressed in Article III of its 26 Constitution” (Bylaw 4.4.4[b]); and 27

WHEREAS: The Synod Handbook states that the district president “See to it that all resolutions of the Synod 28 which concern the districts are made known to the districts and are carried out by them.” (Article 29 XII, Section 9(a); along with Bylaw 1.3.6); and 30

WHEREAS: The Synod Handbook states that “he shall conduct his official visits in an evangelical manner” 4 31 (Bylaw 4.4.4[c]) and “come to the pastor and the congregation as a brotherly advisor” (Bylaw 32 4.4.4[d]); therefore be it 33

Resolved: That during this next triennium the district president (or his representative) address each district 34 congregation’s administration of the Lord’s Supper in his official visitations, spending time in the 35 Word of God and studying the Synod’s position on “closed communion”; and be it further 36

Resolved: That those practices which are not in harmony with the Scriptures and Lutheran Confessions be 37 addressed fraternally and evangelically with the goal of bringing about harmony and consistent 38 practice especially as that applies to the Lord’s Supper; and be it further 39

Resolved: That the district president shall report in writing the progress of his visitation regarding proper 40 communion practices to the district no less than 90 days before the 2021 district convention; and be 41 it further 42

Resolved: That the South Wisconsin District present this Resolution as an overture to the 2019 Synod 43 Convention requesting that during this next triennium, each district president (or his representative) 44 be directed to address each congregation’s administration of the Lord’s Supper in his official 45 visitations, spending time in the Word of God and studying the Synod’s position on “closed 46 communion”, to the end that those practices which are not in harmony with the Scriptures and 47 Lutheran Confessions be addressed fraternally and evangelically with the goal of bringing about 48 harmony and consistent practice especially as that applies to the Lord’s Supper; that the President of 49 the Synod be exhorted to see that the district presidents apply themselves faithfully to this task in 50 accord with his responsibility as detailed in the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) 51 Constitution Article XI B, especially paragraphs 2, 3, and 4; and that in accord with LCMS 52


Constitution XII Sections 9(a) and (b), each district president shall report the progress of this 1 visitation regarding proper communion practices to the Synod President no less than 90 days before 2 the 2022 LCMS Convention so that the Synod President can report regarding this visitation 3 resolution at that convention. 4

5 Pilgrim Ev. Lutheran Church 6 West Bend, WI 53090 7 8 9 OVERTURE 2-02 10 Regarding the Salaries of the Synodical Praesidium 11 12 WHEREAS: the congregation is the basic locus of the Ministry of Word and Sacrament, and 13

WHEREAS: the pastor in the local congregation serves in the highest office in the church, and 14

WHEREAS: our Lord, said, “He who would be greatest among you must be servant of all,” and 15

WHEREAS: the Synodical Praesidium are ecclesiastical offices, called to serve all the congregations of the 16 synod, and 17

WHEREAS: the compensation for the Synodical Praesidium has grown exponentially in regard to other 18 salaried positions with the church (pastors, deaconesses, etc.), and the top salary currently 19 exceeds a quarter of a million dollars (larger than the total budgets of many congregations!), and 20

WHEREAS: the message this sends to struggling congregations that cannot afford a pastor is discouraging 21 and can lead to resentment and division as well as decreased synodical contributions, and 22

WHEREAS: this sends a wrong message to the world about the nature of the church, which is called to be 23 different than the world, and 24

WHEREAS: it calls into question the motives of anyone seeking such an office, regarding whom it is they 25 are serving, and 26

WHEREAS: it fosters a culture in which the operative dynamics are driven by a “business mode: with 27 financial incentives and “upward mobility,” and 28

WHEREAS: there is absolutely no Biblical precedent for such thinking or practice, 29

RESOLVED: that the salaries of the Synodical Praesidium be capped at 150% of the average full-pastor’s 30 salary synod-wide, plus minimal increases for the cost of living adjustments and years of 31 service. 32

Living Christ Lutheran Church 33 Madison, WI 53717 34 35 36 OVERTURE 2-03 37 To Amend Bylaw 1.54 38 39 WHEREAS, the 2015 South Wisconsin District Convention passed resolution 2-03A amending bylaw 1.54, and 40 41 WHEREAS, the proposed resolution was presented and approved by the Convention without the prior review by the 42

South Wisconsin District Committee on Constitutional Matters [CCM] as required by the Handbook 43 and bylaws, and 44

45 WHEREAS, the amendment to 1.54.a fails to take into consideration the possibility that there may be no candidates 46

who receive the necessary five nominations, and as such there is no means by which the election of the 47 president may occur, and 48

49 WHEREAS, the amendment to bylaw 1.54.b fails to take into consideration the time and space requirements 50

necessary if the nomination process for the regional Vice Presidents results in fewer than two 51 candidates for inclusion on the ballot; therefore be it 52

53 RESOLVED, that the South Wisconsin District, in convention amends bylaw 1.54 to read: 54 55


1.54 Candidates for President and Vice-President 1 a. The candidates for the office of President shall be a maximum of five ordained ministers (or greater, in the 2

case of ties) receiving the highest number of votes on the nominating ballots of the congregations and 3 agreeing to serve if elected. Only those candidates for the office of President who have received at least five 4 votes on the nominating ballots shall be listed on the ballot of the district convention. All those receiving 5 nominations shall be listed by the Secretary of the District in the convention workbook together with the 6 number of votes each received. The election must be by ballot. No nominations may be made on the floor of 7 the convention unless only one fewer than two candidates results from the congregation nominating process, 8 nor are write-in candidates permitted on the convention ballot. When floor nominations are necessary, 9 written consent and biographical materials shall be presented to the Secretary at or before the time of 10 nomination. 11

12 b. The candidates for the office of vice-president shall be ordained ministers from each region receiving at least 13

two votes on the nominating ballots from the congregations in that region and agreeing to serve if elected. 14 They shall be listed on the ballot of the district convention. All those receiving nominations shall be listed by 15 the Secretary of the District in the convention workbook together with the number of votes each received. 16 The election must be by ballot. If only one No nominations may be made from the floor of the convention 17 unless fewer than two candidates results from the congregation nominating process, the applicable region(s) 18 must meet in caucus to determine a second candidate. Floor nominations must be made by a delegate of the 19 region served by the vice-president. Write-in candidates are not permitted on the convention ballot. When 20 floor nominations are necessary, written consent and biographical materials shall be presented to the 21 Secretary at or before the time of nomination. 22

23 c. When a tie occurs for the last place(s) on the ballot, all names involved in the tie shall be included 24 25 and be it finally 26 27 RESOLVED, that implementation of this bylaw amendment shall take place immediately. 28 29 Committee on Constitutional Matters 30 South Wisconsin District 31 32 33 OVERTURE 2-04 34 To Amend District Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws in response to LCMS CCM Review 35 36 WHEREAS, the Handbook of the Synod states: “The bylaws and regulations of the district and any subsequent 37

change therein shall be submitted to the Commission on Constitutional Matters [CCM] of the Synod 38 for review and approval [Bylaw 4.1.1.2 (b)], and 39

40 WHEREAS, a review of the South Wisconsin District Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws by LCMS CCM this 41

past triennium noted a number of points within the governing documents of the district which “will 42 require attention, if possible, at the 2018 convention of the district” [LCMS CCM Opinion 17-2862], 43 and 44

45 WHEREAS, the South Wisconsin District Committee on Constitutional Matters has reviewed the requested 46

changes and has submitted proposed changes to the LCMS CCM for review and pre-approval, and 47 48 WHEREAS, the changes proposed, in line with the LCMS CCM requests, have been approved for presentation to 49

the District in convention [LCMS CCM Opinion 17-2862A], therefore be it 50 51 RESOLVED, that the South Wisconsin District, in convention, hereby amends its Articles of Incorporation and 52

Bylaws as follows: 53 54

RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION 55 56 ARTICLE 7. The articles may be amended from time to time by the Convention of Members, with the exception 57

that Article 5 may be amended by the Board of Directors. Changes to these Articles shall be reviewed 58 and pre-approved by the LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters. 59


BYLAWS 1 1.01 Dissolution of District 2 Subject to the bylaws of Synod, a proposal to the National Convention of Synod or the Synod Board of Directors 3 calling for the dissolution of the District must be passed by a two-thirds majority vote of the delegates present at any 4 regular or special meeting called for that purpose, provided that in either event, a sixty-day notice, in writing, shall 5 have been sent to all member congregations of the District, informing them that such proposal of dissolution will be 6 presented to the meeting for action. 7 8 1.02 Voting Delegates 9

a. The voting delegates shall be as follows: 10 1. One lay delegate from each congregation or parish of the District, and 11 2. One pastor delegate from each congregation or parish of the District. 12

b. A parish consists of one or more congregations served by one pastor. A parish with more than one pastor 13 shall designate one pastor to be the voting pastor delegate. 14

c. Assistant pastors are not eligible to serve as voting delegates. 15 16 1.05 Advisory Delegates 17 All advisory members of Synod (as defined by Synod’s Constitution, Article V, Section B) on the roster of nonvoting 18 ordained and commissioned minsters who are members of the Synod within the District shall be advisory delegates 19 to the Convention. 20 21 1.06 Certification Accreditation of Lay Delegates 22 The lay delegate of the parish shall be certified accredited by two officers of the congregation. The certification shall 23 be forwarded to the Secretary of the District prior to the opening of the Convention. 24 25 1.07 Rights of Advisory Delegates (Article XII, 10 B) 26 a. Advisory delegates shall be entitled to the floor and may express their opinions the same as voting delegates. 27 b. They shall be eligible for membership on committees and for offices of the Convention unless otherwise 28

specified. 29 30 1.10 Convention Workbook 31 A Convention workbook containing reports, overtures, names and addresses of all voting delegates, and other 32 information shall be published under the editorship of the District Secretary. It shall be mailed made available at least 33 four weeks before the Convention. Distribution of the workbook may be by electronic communication, though 34 designated recipients shall be provided a printed copy of materials upon request. 35 36 1.16 Convention Committee 37 The President shall appoint four ordained ministers, three non-ordained laypersons or commissioned ministers to 38 serve with the Secretary of the District and District Business Manager on the Convention committee. The Convention 39 committee shall plan and prepare the organization of the District Convention, including the housing of delegates, 40 exhibits, publicity and printing; act as the committee on registration; maintain an attendance record of the delegates; 41 judge excuses of absentees; manage Convention finances; and provide a general information center for the 42 Convention. 43 44 1.19 Distribution of Official Proceedings 45 The official proceedings of each Convention shall be sent by the District to every congregation of the District, to every 46 delegate (voting and advisory) and to all members of District boards and committees within 75 days of the close of the 47 Convention. The cost shall be paid by the District. Distribution of the proceedings may be by electronic 48 communication, though designated recipients shall be provided a printed copy upon request. 49 50

B. GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR OFFICERS, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES 51 1.20 Definitions 52 c. A standing committee or subcommittee consists of persons who are voting members of a board or committee 53

and other persons appointed to assist the standing committee or subcommittee in performing a specific function 54 and is to report to the parent group. Members of a standing committee or subcommittee are exempt from 55 District Bylaws 1.25 and 1.30. Membership on a standing committee or subcommittee does not constitute a 56 “term” or “office” for the purposes of District Bylaws 1.25 and 1.30 57

d. A task force is a group which has an ad hoc assignment to accomplish a specific task, has a definite expiration 58 date, and does not necessarily consist of members of the appointing body. Members of a task force are exempt 59 from District Bylaws 1.25 and 1.30. Membership on an ad hoc task force does not constitute a “term” or 60 “office” for the purposes of District Bylaws 1.25 and 1.30 61

e. A special position is an appointive office in which a person fills a specific role and serves at the discretion of 62


the appointing body. Persons filling a special position are exempt from District Bylaws 1.25 and 1.30. Filling 1 a special appointive office does not constitute a “term” or “office” for the purposes of District Bylaws 1.25 2 and 1.30. 3

4 1.21 Officers of the District 5 The officers of the District elected by the Convention shall be a President, four Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, and a 6 Circuit Counselor Visitor for each circuit established by the District. The Treasurer and Assistant District Secretary 7 shall be appointed by the Board of Directors at its first meeting following the Convention. 8 9 1.23 Committees, Boards, and Special Positions 10 The committees and special positions of the District shall be elected or appointed by the President, or by the President-11 Elect as follows: 12 13 a. Elected by the District Convention 14

1. Committee on Convention Nominations 15 2. Regents for Concordia University Wisconsin 16

3. Member to the Committee on Convention Nominations of Synod 17 4. Camp LuWiSoMo Board 18

19 1.24 Term of Office 20 a. The term of office for the President, Vice-Presidents, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, and Circuit 21

Counselors Visitors shall be three years. 22 23 1.25 Successive Terms 24 d. After serving a total of three consecutive three-year terms, Circuit Counselors Visitors shall be ineligible for 25

three years for re-election to the same positions. 26 27 1.26 Vacancies 28 b. If a Vice-President for any reason shall leave office, the candidate who received the next highest vote for that 29

position at the last previous election shall become the successor Vice-President for that region, but shall not be 30 in the line of succession. the vacancy shall be filled by the district President in consultation with elected 31 representatives of the region and the district Board of Directors. The appointed vice-president shall be last 32 in line of succession. 33

c. Vacancies in the office of circuit visitor shall be filled by appointment by the district president. Unless 34 otherwise specified in these Bylaws, vacancies that occur on District elected boards or committees shall be 35 filled by the Board of Directors of the District by appointment. Such appointee shall hold office until the next 36 District Convention, whereat the balance of the unexpired term shall be filled by election. 37

38 1.28 Prohibition of Conflict of Interest 39 a. No officer, director, board, or committee member of the District shall use his position or the knowledge 40

acquired from his service in such a manner that a conflict arises between his personal or business interests and 41 the interest and general welfare of the District arises. 42

b. Officers or members of District boards or committees shall not enter into gainful business transactions, directly 43 or indirectly, with any board or committee on which they serve. 44

1. Every officer, director, board or committee member shall disclose to the chairman of the board and all 45 staff shall disclose to the district president any potential conflicts of interest. The chairman or district 46 president shall disclose personal potential conflicts of interest to the board. 47

2. Such disclosures shall include board membership on, a substantial interest in, or employment of the 48 individual or a relative by any organization doing business with the district or any agency of the district. 49

3. Every board or committee member, officer, and all staff of the district and every agency of the district 50 who receives honoraria or payments for any sales or services rendered to district or any agency of the district 51 shall disclose such information. 52

4. All such disclosures shall be reported to the respective board to determine by a vote of its remaining 53 impartial members whether an inappropriate interest exists, and such vote shall be recorded in its official 54 minutes. In the case of officers, all such disclosures shall be reported to the President of the District to 55 determine whether an inappropriate interest exists. 56

b. Responsibilities shall be carried out in a manner reflecting the highest degree of integrity and honesty 57 consistent with the Scriptures, the Lutheran Confessions, the Constitution, Bylaws, and resolutions of the 58 Synod and District, the policies of corporate Synod and the agencies of the Synod, and civil laws. 59

1 Activities shall not be entered into which may be detrimental to the interests of the District. Any 60 inappropriate activity shall cease or the position will be vacated. 61

2 Information acquired in the course of carrying out duties of the District shall not knowingly be used in 62


any way that would be detrimental to the welfare of the District. 1 3 No one shall vote on any transaction in which the individual might receive a direct or indirect financial 2

gain. 3 4 The Board of Directors shall establish policy regarding the acceptance of gifts, entertainment, or favors 4

from any individual or outside concern which does or is seeking to do business with the District or the 5 agencies of the District. 6

c. Individuals, prior to accepting elected, appointed, or staff positions, shall initially and annually thereafter 7 sign statements stating that they have received, understand, and agree to abide by this bylaw and the Synod’s 8 conflict of interest policy. 9

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2. The Vice-Presidents 12 1.33 Number of Vice-Presidents 13 The District shall have four Vice-Presidents. A vice-president shall be elected from each of the district’s four 14 regions. 15 16

D. BOARD OF DIRECTORS 17 1.40 Membership and Officers of the Board 18 d. Representation on the board is limited to not more than one voting member from any congregation. Ex 19

officio members of the board (i.e. President and Secretary) shall be excluded from the provision of this bylaw. 20 21 1.41 Organization of the Board of Directors 22 The Board of Directors shallmay create committees and task forces which support the various aspects of the District’s 23 work and individuals, congregations and special ministries and which correspond to the various departments of the 24 national Synod, e.g., Dispute Resolution, Church Extension, Communications, Congregational Constitutions; 25 Congregational Services, Human Care Ministries, Missions and Stewardship and Financial Support. 26 27 1.42 Duties, Powers and Authority of the Board of Directors 28 c. The Board of Directors shall have power and authority to remove from office any Officer or Director, whenever 29

the Board of Directors determines that such officer or director is unable to serve in that capacity because of 30 prolonged illness or disability. This removal procedure shall follow the procedure outlined in Synod bylaws 31 1.5.7-1.5.8.1 of the Handbook. 32

33 1.44 Function 34 The committee on Convention Nominations shall nominate candidates for the various offices, boards and committees 35 as prescribed by the Bylaws of the District. The process by which the Committee on Convention Nominations 36 considers individuals for inclusion on the ballot, for which there is no bylaw requirement for direct congregational 37 nominations, shall utilize and follow the subsequent criteria prioritization, or ordering, in their consideration: 38 a. The incumbent, if eligible for re-election, 39 b. Recommendations received from members of Synod (congregations and rostered workers), 40 c. Recommendations received from members of District congregations, and 41 d. Recommendations of members of the Committee on Convention Nominations. 42 43 1.46 Function 44 The Committee on Constitutional Matters (CCM) shall: 45 a. Examine the content and the language of the reports, overtures and resolutions to the District asking for 46

changes or amendments to the District Bylaws, or which in any manner affect the District and the 47 Constitution and Bylaws of the Synod. (Any proposed amendments to the District Articles and Bylaws must 48 be submitted to the LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters for approval prior to convention action); 49

b. Be represented at the meetings of the floor committee appointed to consider the constitutional matters at the 50 Conventions of the district; 51

c. Interpret, within the limitations of synod bylaw, the bylaws unique to our district and resolutions of the 52 district in cases of controversy. Its opinion shall be binding unless overruled by the district; 53

d. Shall examine the congregational constitutions and bylaws to ascertain that they are in harmony with Holy 54 Scripture, the Confessions, and the teachings and practices of the Synod in order that any necessary changes 55 may be made by the congregation, and 56

e. Interpret and give opinions advisory interpretations in regard to congregational Constitutions and Bylaws 57 when requested by congregations, the District President, or the Board of Directors. If desired, a congregation 58 has the authority to request more than an advisory interpretation of its documents. 59


1.50 Executive Staff 1 The District shall have such executive staff who shall perform such duties as assigned to them by the District President 2 in consultation with the Board of Directors. 3 4 1.51 Tenure and Termination 5 The tenure and termination of the executive staff shall be governed by Synod Bylaw 3.11.1. 6 7 1.52 Nominations for President and Vice-Presidents 8 a. Each voting congregation of the District shall be entitled to nominate two candidates for President from the 9

clergy roster of the Synod. 10 b. Each voting congregation of the District shall be entitled to nominate two candidates for Vice-President of the 11

region in which the congregation his residence is located from the clergy roster of the district Synod, who 12 when elected, shall be a member of a congregation in that region. 13

14 1.53 Deadline for Nominations for President and Vice-Presidents 15 Nominations shall be submitted to the committee on Convention Nominations Secretary of the District no later than 16 ninety (90) days prior to the opening of the Convention. The committee secretary shall secure the consent of the 17 candidates before their names are placed on the ballot. The committee secretary shall publish a profile of each 18 candidate in the Convention workbook. 19 20 1.57 Selection and Election of Circuit Visitors 21 a. Circuit Visitors shall be selected by their respective circuits following the procedure prescribed in LCMS 22

Bylaw 5.2.2(d) 23 b. If the circuit fails to select a Circuit Visitor, or for whatever reason the individual selected is unable to 24

serve, the District President shall appoint to fill this office as prescribed by Bylaw 5.2.2(f) 25 c. The names of all Circuit Visitors, selected or appointed, shall be presented to the convention which shall 26

ratify the slate of Circuit Visitors, and such ratification shall constitute election [Byaw 5.2.2(h) 27 28

2.01 Amendments 29 b. The District may amend those Bylaws which are unique to the District, in accord with Synod Bylaws 4.1.1.2 30

and 3.9.2.2.4 and then only if such amendment is: 31 1. Not contrary to the Constitution of the Synod; 32 2. Not in conflict with the Bylaws of Synod; 33 3. Presented in writing to a Convention of the District; 34 4. Specified as a Bylaw amendment and considered by a Convention floor committee; 35 5. Submitted to the District Committee on Constitutional Matters and the Synod Commission on 36

Constitutional Matters for clearance prior to presentation to the Convention; and 37 6. Adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of delegates present and voting. 38

c. The Secretary of the District is authorized to correct article and section designations, punctuation, and cross 39 references, and to make such other technical and conforming changes as may be necessary to reflect the intent 40 of the Synod and its Handbook revisions. All such changes shall be subject to prior review and approval by 41 the Committee on Constitutional Matters or Board of Directors. All other substantial changes in meanings 42 are to be brought before the Convention in conformity with 2.01b above. 43

44 and be it further, 45 46 RESOLVED, that it authorize the Secretary of the District to make the necessary editorial changes, i.e. renumbering 47 and formatting, and be it finally 48 49 RESOLVED, that, once completed, these documents be forwarded to the LCMS Office of the Secretary for inclusion 50 in the official files of the Synod. 51 52 Committee on Constitutional Matters 53 South Wisconsin District 54

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Board of Directors 2

MINUTES 3 4

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 5 The South Wisconsin District of The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod 6

7 Regular Board Meeting -- September 10, 2015 8

9 President Wille led the Board through the Board Policy Manual and discussed the responsibilities and 10 relationships between the Board, the District President, and the District Staff. He emphasized the 11 responsibilities of Sections 2 and 3 of the Manual. 12 13

Board Actions 14 M S C to approve the minutes of the May 21, 2015 BOD Meeting 15 M S C to approve the minutes of the Final Session of the SWD District Convention 16 M S C to ratify the re-appointment of Myron Buss, Joel Groskreutz, Thomas Kuchta, John Powers, Marvin Reitz, 17

Jon Schumacher, Jr, and Randolph Raasch to the Finance Committee 18 M S C to ratify the appointment of Carrie O’Donnell, Dr. Rachel Roeglin, Rev Robert Goodwin, Dr. Stephen 19

Saunders, and Dr. Richard Eyers to the Ministerial Health 20 M S C to ratify the appointment of the Rev. Bryan Osladil to the Committee on Constitutional Matters 21 22 Nominations were sought for the positions of Board Chair and Vice-Chair 23

Nomination of Bryan Seider 24 M S C to close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Bryan Seider as chairman 25 26

Nomination of Myron Buss as vice chair 27 M S C to close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Myron Buss as vice chairman 28 29 Appointment of Policy Manual Review Committee 30

Rev. David Totsky, chair 31 Jonathon Pickelmann, 32 Rev. Douglas Stowe 33 Ronald Kabitzke 34 35

M S C to establish Housing Allowance for Dr. Chris Cody of 50% of total compensation 36 37

Board Monitoring: 38 Board Chairman 39

Chairman Seider noted that the Board would like to challenge the District President and staff to highlight what 40 areas of the District need greatest attention. Pres. Wille will be meeting with staff to identify this needed focus. 41

42 Secretary -- Rev David Totsky 43

• Reported that with 12 members casting votes in email balloting June 2-5th a motion was passed to extend a 44 call to Dr. Chris Cody to serve as Superintendent of Schools, Youth and Family exec. 45

M S C to ratify email vote Wangerin abstain. 46 47

• Reminded the District Board of Directors that it is allowed one advisory delegate and alternate for the 2016 48 LCMS Convention to be held in Milwaukee. 49 Nomination for Myron Buss as 50

M S C to close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Myron Buss 51 52

• Nomination for Bryan Seider as alternate delegate 53 M S C to close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Bryan Seider 54 55

• Reminded that Board that the District staff is allowed one advisory delegate and alternate for the 2016 LCMS 56 Convention to be held in Milwaukee 57

M S C to ratify appointment of Herman Strozier as Staff advisory delegate 58 • informed the Board that the District resolutions requesting consideration for LCMS Convention action will be 59

delivered next week when he is in St. Louis for the District Secretaries’ Meeting 60 61


President’s Report – Rev. Dr. John C. Wille presented his report 1 Mr. Herman Strozier presented the printed report of SWD finances 2 3 Mrs. Diana Raasch presented the LCEF report 4 5 Received written reports of 6

Rev Peter Kelm 7 Dr. Christopher Cody 8

M S C to adjourn 9 10 Regular Board Meeting -- December 10, 2015 11 12 Board Actions 13 M S C to consider an overture To Condemn the Conscription of Women offered by Mrs. Greta Martin to be 14

presented and considered at the February BOD 15 M S C to approve the minutes of the September 10, 2015 BOD Meeting granting an excused absence to Mr. 16 M S C to adopt the 2016-2017 Budget for the South Wisconsin District as presented 17 M S C to establish Housing Allowance for SWD Executives and Called workers as follows 18

Dr. Chris Cody -- 50% of total compensation 19 Rev. Peter Kelm – 58% of compensation 20 Rev. Thomas Fleischmann -- 50% of compensation 21 Rev Dr John Wille – 60% of compensation 22

23 Board Monitoring: 24 Secretary 25

• District resolutions have been forwarded to the Office of the President for the 2016 LCMS Convention 26 • Policy Committee will be meeting prior to the February BOD meeting for action on Section 1 of the Policy 27

Manual 28 29 President’s Report 30

Rev. Dr. John C. Wille called for ratification of the appointments to the SWD Commission on Constitutional 31 Matters 32

M S C to ratify the appointments of the Rev Chris Gugel, Mr. Gene Ladendorf, Mr Thomas Balgemann, and the 33 Rev Robert Zick to the SWD Commission on Constitutional Matters 34

• Noted the upcoming 2016 LCMS Convention and need for volunteers 35 • Discussion of LCMS Convention delegates 36 • The Adam Sorenson has accepted call as Missionary to Ethiopia 37 • President Wille has been elected to Clergy Call and Roster Committee of the COP and Board of Regents of 38

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis 39 • Camp LuWiSoMo is said to be doing very well 40 • Discussion about district congregational websites and the use of Lutheran and acknowledgement of 41

membership in The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod 42 • Dominican Republic work is going well 43

44 Mr. Herman Strozier presented the printed report of SWD finances 45 46 Mrs. Diana Raasch presented the LCEF report 47 48 Received written reports of 49


M S C to adjourn 52 53

Regular Board Meeting -- February 11, 2016 54 55 Board Education 56

The Rev. Douglas Stowe of the Policy Manual Review Committee announced that the committee had met and 57 reviewed Section 1—Strategic Direction of the manual. Rev. Stowe directed the Board to subsection 1.1, Core 58 Values. Discussion followed, questions were asked, suggestions offered with no specific changes offered for 59 action at this time. 60

M S C Resolved that the Board of Directors of the SWD direct the District President in consultation with his staff 61


to present 4-6 critical outcomes for the district for the next 4-7 years with appropriate measurements to the 1 Board by April 28, 2016 2

3 Board Actions 4 M S C to approve the minutes of the December 10, 2015 BOD 5 M S C to approve the amended constitution and bylaws of St. Paul, Oconomowoc. abstain: Pickelmann 6 7

Overture to Condemn the Conscription of Women 8 To Condemn the Conscription of Women 9

10 Whereas, on January 24th, 2013, the U.S. Department of Defense announced its intent to lift the nation’s 11 exclusion of women from all remaining combat positions from which they had been previously barred, an 12 exclusion upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court; and 13 14 Whereas, the women of our country, and specifically the LCMS, may be subject to registering for selective 15 service and a possible draft as seen in the rationale provided by the U.S. Supreme Court when this practice of 16 subjecting women to registering for selective service was prohibited by the Department of Defense’s ban on 17 women in combat; and 18 19 Whereas, the conscription of women, especially in view of their imminent inclusion into all combat positions in 20 the U.S. Armed Forces, is not in accordance with God’s order of creation (all of Gen. 1-2 and specifically Gen. 21 1:2-31, Gen. 2: 4-25, 1 Cor. 11:2,3,ff.), in which men are to be the self-sacrificial heads and protectors of women, 22 laying down their lives for them as Christ laid down His life for His Church (Ephesians 5:25), and showing honor 23 to them (1 Peter 3:7); and 24 25 Whereas not being in accordance with God’s order of creation is further confirmed and testified to by the 26 exclusion of women from combat duty and conscription throughout the Scriptures (Num. 1, Joshua 1:14, Deut. 20, 27 Deut. 22, etc.); and 28 29 Whereas, at the 2013 synodical convention, the “Mercy” floor committee intended to speak to the issue of the 30 conscription of women in their original resolution, as was printed in Today’s Business for 7/23/2013, “Resolved, 31 that the LCMS support those who have a religious and moral objection to women serving in ground combat 32 positions and/or participating in the selective service system and being subject to a possible draft,” yet the 33 committee did not present the phrase, “and/or participating in the selective service system and being subject to a 34 possible draft,” because “Mercy” committee members saw no need to address that issue at this time ”(Reporter 35 Online); and 36 37 Whereas, since then, on December 03, 2015, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that all U.S. military 38 combat positions are being opened up to women, and detailed legal analysis has already been undertaken by the 39 Department of Defense, in consultation with the Department of Justice, concerning the legal implications of this 40 change of policy in regards to the constitutionality of the application of the selective service toward women; and 41 42 Whereas, we would be negligent if we did not defend the women of our country and the LCMS and prepare for 43 the serious and imminent possibility of women being subjected the requirement to participate in the selective 44 service system and a possible draft; therefore be it 45 46 Resolved, That the LCMS condemns the conscription of women, in particular, by means of participation in the 47 selective service system and a possible draft, as it is a confusion of God’s order of creation; and be it finally 48 49 Resolved That the LCMS support those who have a religious and moral objection to women participating in the 50 selective service system and being subject to a possible draft 51

52 M S to adopt the resolution and forward to the 2016 Convention of the LCMS 53 54 Following much discussion a substitute motion was offered: 55

56 To Consider the Ramifications of the Conscription of Women 57

Whereas, at the 2013 synodical convention, the “Mercy” floor committee intended to speak to the issue of the 58 conscription of women in their original resolution, as printed in Today’s Business for 7/23/2013, “Resolved, that 59 the LCMS support those who have a religious and moral objection to women serving in ground combat positions 60 and/or participating in the selective service system and being subject to a possible draft,” yet the committee did 61 not present the phrase “and/or participating in the selective service system and being subject to a possible draft,” 62


because “Mercy” committee members saw no need to address that issue at this time (Reporter Online); and 1 Whereas, since then, on December 3, 2015, the U.S. Department of Defense announced that all U.S. military 2 combat positions are being opened up to women, and detailed legal analysis has already been undertaken by the 3 Department of Defense in consultation with the Department of Justice, concerning the legal implications of this 4 change of policy in regards to the constitutionality of the application of the selective service toward women, 5 therefore be it 6 7 Resolved, that the LCMS consider the ramifications of the conscription of women, in particular, by means of 8 participation in the selective service system and a possible draft, as it is an application of the order of creation and 9 the doctrine of vocation, and be it finally 10 11 Resolved, that the LCMS support those who have a conscientious objection to women participating in the 12 selective service system and being subject to a possible draft. 13

14 M S C to adopt the resolution and forward to the 2016 Convention of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod 15 16 Board Monitoring: 17 President Wille presented his written report 18 19 Mr. Herman Strozier presented the printed report of SWD finances 20 21 Mrs. Diana Raasch presented the LCEF report 22 23 Received written reports of 24


27 Annual review of the district president -- Chairman Seider announced that the Annual Review of District President 28 Wille would be done by the Executive Committee (Mr. Seider, Mr. Buss, and the Rev. Totsky) 29 30 M S C to adjourn 31 32 Regular Board Meeting – May 12, 2016 33 34 Board Education 35

President John Wille and the Reverend David Totsky led the board through a discussion of the responsibilities and 36 limitations of members of the Board of Directors 37

38 Board Action 39 M S C to approve the minutes of the February 11, 40 M S C to approve the amended constitutions and bylaws of Our Savior, Sheboygan; Good Shepherd, Sheboygan; 41

Mt. Olive, Milwaukee; Berea, Milwaukee; and Benediction, Milwaukee. abstain: Wangerin, Buss 42 M S C to receive the audit 43 M S C to enter executive session 44 M S C to exit executive session 45 M S C to express the board’s satisfaction with the way that President Wille and Attorney Tesch have dealt with the 46

Keller matter. 47 48

Board Monitoring: 49 Received President Wille’s written report. He highlighted 50

• Need for training on crisis management – if press calls the answer is “No comment” 51 • Nominations were sought for Commission on handbook [COH] and Commission on Constitutional Matters 52

[CCM] 53 Rev George Gude and Judge Neely Owen for CCM 54

M S C to nominate these men for reappointment 55 56

The Rev. Richard Nuffer, the Rev. Dale Sattgast, the Rev. Marvin Temme, the Rev. David Totsky, Attorney 57 Gordon Tresch for COH 58

M S C to nominate these men for reappointment 59 60 Mr. Herman Strozier presented the printed report of SWD finances 61 Mrs. Diana Raasch presented the LCEF report 62


1 Received written reports of 2

Rev. Peter Kelm 3 Dr. Christopher Cody 4 5

M S C to adjourn 6 7 Regular Board Meeting -- September 22, 2016 8 9 Board Education: 10 Hispanic Mission Update -- The Rev’d German Novelli, Jr, Grace Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, updated the Board in 11 regard to the District Hispanic Mission efforts – Cristo Para Todas Las Naciones. Prior to 2011 there was one 12 congregation, Primera Iglesia (Santa Cruz), now ministry is carried out at Grace, St Martini, Oklahoma Ave, 13 Sheboygan County, and Oxford Prison Ministry. Newest mission post is Beloit Hispanic Ministry which has just 14 begun. 15 16 Boundary Management Policy: President John Wille led the board through a discussion of Appendix 2 Boundary 17 Management Policy 18

19 Board Action 20 M S C to approve the minutes of the May 12, 2016 21 22 Board Monitoring: 23 Board Chairman 24

Update on Mission Executive Call Committee by Myron Buss. Initial meeting was held. Next meeting October 25 3rd. Input on nominations will be sought from congregations, BOD members, and President 26

27 Secretary 28

• In email balloting June 27-29, with 13 members voting it was moved that Rev Dr. Ray Hartwig should be 29 nominated for consideration for service on the LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters and the 30 Commission on Handbook 31

M S C to ratify email ballot 32 33

• In email balloting August 24-25, with 13 members voting, it was moved that the names of Cory Andrews - 34 attorney, Alexandria, VA, Heidi Abegg - attorney, Alexandria, VA (former CPH BOD), Michael Umayam - 35 attorney, Keller, TX, and Jacob Spencer - attorney, Alexandria, VA be nominated for consideration for 36 service on the LCMS Commission on Constitutional Matters and Commission on Handbook 37

M S C to ratify email ballot 38 39 President Wille’s presented his written report. He highlighted 40

• Resolutions 13-02A and 12-14 passed by 2016 LCMS Convention 41 • Circuit Visitors Meeting 42

43 Mr. Herman Strozier presented the printed report of SWD finances 44

45 Mrs. Diana Raasch presented the LCEF report 46

47 Received written reports of 48


51 Board Policy Review and Revisions: 52

On behalf of the committee, Rev Totsky asked for clarification regarding the term of appointment for the DP 53 Evaluation Committee. The committee will be in place for three years. 54

55 The Committee has met, begun analysis of the questionnaires received and is planning on meeting with President 56 Wille to discuss the results and provide feedback. A full report will be given to the BOD at the December 57 meeting. 58

59 M S C to adjourn 60


Regular Board Meeting -- December 8, 2016 1 2

Board Action 3 M S C to approve the minutes of the September 22, 2016 meeting 4 M S C to approve the amended constitution and bylaws of Trinity, Freistadt, and Good Shepherd, East Troy 5 M S C to adopt budget 6 7

Mission Exec search committee reported that eight individuals were nominated. One was removed from 8 consideration because his District President stated that his tenure in his current position was too short. PIFs have 9 been reviewed and four names are deemed to be considered for interviewing. Committee has met couple of times, 10 will meet again on January 6. Another name has been submitted and will be reviewed. There was some concern 11 about the speed and thoroughness of the process. It is noted that speed is not the issue at hand, getting the proper 12 person is. 13

14 Board Reports 15 Secretary 16

• In email balloting, November 1-3, with 10 members voting it was moved that The Rev Douglas Peters, be 17 appointed as one of the District Reconcilers and the Rev. David Totsky be appointed as Dispute Resolution 18 Hearing Facilitator 19

M S C to ratify email 20 21 Received President Wille’s written report. 22 Keller Annuity 23

WHEREAS, on July 6, 2011 Mrs. Delores Keller entered into a “gift agreement” with the South Wisconsin 24 District of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and 25 26 WHEREAS, the “gift agreement” states, “The Donor hereby pledges to the Charity the sum of Eight Hundred 27 Fifteen and 52/100 Dollars (815.52), per month, in the form of annuity payments…which will be annuitized 28 over the Donor’s lifetime or ten years, whichever is greater, and which sums, as provided for herein, will be 29 designated for the benefit of the mission ministries of the South Wisconsin District of the Lutheran Church 30 Missouri Synod [sic]. Donor further hereby pledges to designate charity as the sole beneficiary of said 31 annuity to receive all additional sums, if any, due under the annuity upon her death.” 32 33 WHEREAS, the “gift agreement” states that “The specific mission or missions and the amount distributed 34 shall be at the discretion of the board of directors of the Charity…” 35 36 WHEREAS, Delores Keller has been called by her Lord to eternal rest, and 37 38 WHEREAS, SWD has been notified by John Hancock Life Insurance and Annuity Company that the 39 remainder of the annuity will be distributed to SWD in the form of “monthly payments in the amount of 40 $815.65 under the Fixed Life with 10 Years Period option.” Ending 07/04/2021 in the sum of $45,668.00. 41 42 WHEREAS, the SOS Center Inc, located at 4620 W North Ave, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a mission and 43 mercy ministry of SWD with the mission that it “facilitates Christian care, educational instruction, after 44 school programming & life skills activities for children &families in our neighborhood and community in the 45 city of Milwaukee.” Website: http://soscenterinc.org/about-us/ 46 47 Therefore be it… 48 RESOLVED, that at the December 8, 2016 Board of Directors meeting of the South Wisconsin District, said 49 board officially designates the remainder of this Delores Keller Annuity to be used for the SOS Center Inc. 50 which is a mission and ministry of the South Wisconsin District of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, 51 and be it further 52 53 RESOLVED, that the South Wisconsin District express thanks to the Lord for Delores Keller’s generosity in 54 supporting the missions of SWD. 55

M S C 56 57

Mr. Herman Strozier presented the printed report of SWD finances 58 59

Mrs. Diana Raasch presented the LCEF report 60 Received written report of Dr. Christopher Cody 61


Board Policy Review and Revisions: 1 Annual review of the district president 2 On behalf of the committee, Rev Totsky reported that the evaluations of the District President were generally 3 favorable. He noted that the response rate from BOD members was about 50%. In the future it is expected that the 4 return rate will increase. 5

6 Several areas on concern were noted: 7

1. Communication on the part of both Board and President 8 2. Lack of familiarity with the Policy Manual. This is to be addressed through board training. 9

10 M S C to enter executive session 11 M S C to exit executive session 12

13 Upon review of the year-to-date Financial Statements and year-end projections, the Board of directors authorizes 14 an additional, one-time, undesignated donation of $50,000 to Corporate Synod. In addition, upon review of the 15 year-to-date Financial Statements and year-end projections authorizes a one-time distribution to the District staff 16 in recognition of their continuing faithful service and recent years of modest pay increases. 17

M S C 18 19 M S C to adjourn 20 21 Regular Board Meeting -- February 16, 2017 22 23 Board Action Items: 24 M S C to approve the minutes of the December 8, 2016 meeting 25 M S C to establish date for the SWD Convention as June 10-12, 2018 26 M S C to nominate Mr. John Powers for consideration as 27 M S C that in recognition of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation congregations be asked and strongly 28

encouraged to consider utilization of the Luther Seal flag 29 30

Board Monitoring: 31 Secretary 32

• Nominations for Appointments to Concordia Plan Services 33 Call for nominations was made – none were made. 34

• Nominations for Appointments to LCEF Members-at-Large positions 35 Call for nominations was made – none were made. 36

37 It was suggested that if anyone comes up with names for consideration that they be submitted and an e-mail ballot will 38 be sent out to the members of the BOD 39 40 Mission Exec Search Committee 41

Myron Buss reported on the progress on the search for mission exec. Names under consideration are the Rev. 42 Carl Rockrohr, the Rev. Nathan Meador, the Rev. Peter Burfeind, and the Rev. Jason Zirbel. 43

M S C that, when it comes time to extend call, a special meeting be called before issuance of the call 44 45 Received President Wille’s written report. 46

47 Mr. Herman Strozier presented the printed report of SWD finances 48


51 Received written report of Dr. Christopher Cody 52 M S C to adjourn 53


Regular Board Meeting -- May 18, 2017 1 2 Board Education: 3

Policy Manual Review 4 Mr. Ted Kober led the Board through discussion of Policy-based Governance, the present frustrations felt, 5 and what the board is/does. He shared some observations regarding the Board’s present policy manual. 6 Recommends re-write of policy manual as well as training regarding the form of governance to be used. 7

8 M S C to engage Ted Kober as consultant to enable the Board to move forward in the governance education and 9

training 10 11

Chairman Seider appointed the Rev David Totsky and Al Beyer to serve on preliminary/planning committee. 12 13 Board Actions 14 M S C to approve the minutes of the February 16, 2017 meeting 15 M S C to approve the amended constitutions and bylaws of Mt. Olive, Milwaukee; Faith, LaCrosse; Peace, 16

Neenah; and Peace, Beaver Dam abstain: Wangerin, Beyer 17 M S C to receive and file the audit 18 M S C to nominate the Rev. David Totsky as Synod Reconciler abstain:Totsky 19 20 Board Reports 21 Secretary 22 M S C to have the SWD CCM work on updating the wording of the District Bylaws in accord with Synod 23

Handbook changes enacted by delegates at the last Synod convention. Such changes will be shared with 24 the BOD, forwarded to the LCMS CCM for approval, and then voted on by the District in convention in 25 2018. 26

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Mission Exec Search Committee 28 Myron Buss reported on the progress on the search for mission exec. At this point the committee is not ready to 29 present a name for consideration for the call as SWD Mission Exec. Additional names are being sought and 30 evaluated. It was felt that at this point there would not be an open call for additional names. It was stated that 31 the hope was to have a name no later than the September meeting of the BOD. 32

33 Received President Wille’s written report 34 35 Mr. Herman Strozier presented the printed report of SWD finances 36


39 Received written report of Dr. Christopher Cody 40 M S C to adjourn 41 42 43 Special Board Meeting -- July 11, 2017 44 M S C to approve agenda 45 M S C to enter executive session 46 M S C to exit executive session 47 48 Board Actions 49 M S C to extend call as SWD Mission Exec to the Reverend Jonah Burakowski 50 51 M S C to adjourn 52 53 54 Regular Board Meeting -- September 14, 2017 55 56 Board Business 57 Policy Manual Review -- Rev. David Totsky, Al Beyer, Dean Sievert, Myron Buss, and Bryan Seider appointed to 58 serve as Policy committee 59 M S C to adopt draft Policy Manual as amended. 60


Board Actions 1 M S C to approve the minutes of the May 18, 2017 meeting 2 M S C to approve the minutes of the July 11, 2017 meeting 3 M S C to approve the amended constitutions and bylaws of St. John, Sullivan, Christ the Life, Waukesha, St. John, 4

Fredonia 5 M S C to authorize and direct the President of the SWD to sell the former Ebenezer church property, commonly 6

known as 1471 St. Clair Avenue, Sheboygan Wisconsin, at such price and on such terms as he deems 7 appropriate in consultation with the Board Chairman 8

Board Monitoring: 9 Secretary 10 M S C to set housing allowance for the Rev Jonah Burakowski at $35,000 for 2017 11

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Received President Wille’s written report 13 14 Mr. Herman Strozier presented the printed report of SWD finances 15


18 Received written report of Dr. Christopher Cody 19 M S C to adjourn 20 21 Regular Board Meeting -- December 14, 2017 22 23 Board Business 24

Policy Manual Review 25 Revisions to Policy Manual Section 1 recommended by the Policy Committee were presented 26

M S C to adopt the revisions as amended 27 28 Board Actions 29 M S C to approve the minutes of the September 14, 2017 30 M S C to approve the amended constitutions and bylaws of Immanuel, Sheboygan, and Our Redeemer, 31

Wauwatosa 32 M S C to approve the proposed 2018/2019 SWD Budget 33 34 Board Monitoring: 35 Board Reports 36 Secretary 37

Rev Totsky reported that Mr. Jonathan Pickelmann’s position on the SWD BOD is currently vacant due to his 38 change in roster status. It was determined that with the end of the triennium nearing, it was best to leave the 39 position vacant and fill via election at the 2018 convention. Board was in agreement. 40

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Received President Wille’s presented his written report 42 43 Mr. Herman Strozier presented the printed report of SWD finances 44

45 Mrs. Diana Raasch presented the LCEF report 46 47 Rev Burakowski presented his report 48

49 Received written report of Dr. Christopher Cody 50 M S C to adjourn 51 52 53 Regular Board Meeting -- February 15, 2018 54 55 Board Business 56

Policy Manual Review 57 Revisions/amendments to Policy Manual Section recommended by the Policy Committee were presented 58

M S C to adopt the Policy Manual as amended 59


Board Actions 1 M S C to approve the minutes of the December 14, 2017 2 M S C to approve the amended constitutions and bylaws of Shepherd of the Hills, Onalaska; St. Paul, Madison; 3

and Cross, Middleton 4 M S C to establish housing allowances for SWD rostered executive/workers as follows: 5

Rev. Jonah Burakowski -- 30% 6 Dr. Chris Cody -- 50% 7 Rev. Alfonso Prada -- 25% 8 Rev. John Wille -- 50% 9

10 Board Monitoring: 11 12 Board Reports 13 Board Chairman – 14

• Joel Brandt will be present at the next BOD to make a presentation regarding Cross, Middleton 15 • Next meeting is 10, Ascension Day, consensus was to move to May 9th instead. 16 • The BOD might want to reconsider what the function of the Board is. Is there an on-going need to meet 17

quarterly? Might it be better to re-consider the frequency and focus of meetings? 18 19 Secretary 20

Reported on nomination process for District Convention. Response has been “less than stellar.” There is still 21 time until the March 2 deadline to submit nominations for President and regional Vice Presidents. Circuit visitor 22 election reports are due March 2 as well. 23

24 Received President Wille’s presented his report 25 26 Mr. Herman Strozier presented the printed report of SWD finances 27

28 Mrs. Diana Raasch presented the LCEF report 29 30 Rev Burakowski presented his report 31

32 Received written report of Dr. Christopher Cody 33 M S C to adjourn 34


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School Ministry 1 CONGREGATIONAL SERVICES – SCHOOLS, STUDENT AID/RECRUITMENT, YOUTH AND FAMILY 2 Dr. Chris Cody, Education Executive 3 4 � SCHOOL MINISTRY 5 Nurturing the faith of children is a high priority for congregations in the South Wisconsin District. Congregations operate 6 31 freestanding preschools, 53 elementary schools and 6 high schools. Dr. Chris Cody has served as Education Executive 7 of the South Wisconsin District since August 2015. He is an advisory member on the committees for the North/South 8 Wisconsin Teachers’ Conference, fall administrators’ conference, new principal/new worker orientation and Firm 9 Foundations professional development program. Other events include the Lutheran Schools Night at Miller Park and 10 Lutheran Night at the Admirals. He is assisted by four Regional Superintendents, an Early Childhood Consultant and an 11 NLSA Commissioner: 12 13 Mr. Terry Hubbard - Dells/Janesville, Racine 14 Mr. Gene Ladendorf - Milwaukee North/Rock River 15 Mr. David Jording - Sheboygan/Winnebago 16 Dr, Candyce Seider – Early Childhood Consultant for the South Wisconsin District-LCMS 17 Mr. Dennis Gehrke – NLSA Commissioner and Waukesha 18 19 The regional superintendents attend regularly scheduled principal meetings in their region each year and meet with the 20 administrators in their regions on a regular basis. Dr. Chris Cody and Mr. Gene Ladendorf also represent our schools on 21 the Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools (WCRIS). Dr. Cody was elected as WCRIS Board 22 President in 2017. At a minimum, he visits every preschool, elementary school, and high school on an annual basis. He 23 has conducted various workshops, as well as board and individual worker consultations. Dr. Cody prepares call lists to 24 congregations for principal positions filled by commissioned ministers. Dr. Candyce Seider consults with preschool and 25 childcare programs as needed. She also conducts site visits and assists with workshops. 26 27 � NATIONAL LUTHERAN SCHOOL ACCREDITATION (NLSA) 28 Since 1991, the South Wisconsin District has been a part of the National Lutheran School Accreditation process. The 29 purpose of NLSA is to measure the quality of the educational program of Lutheran schools. The result of that 30 measurement is to help these good schools become even better schools. The NLSA process is demanding. A rigorous 31 evidence based self-study process is followed by a site visit. The combination of insights gained through the internal 32 self-study and the recommendations from the external site visit team enables the school to develop its own self-33 improvement model. NLSA accreditation is valid for five years and may be renewed. Mr. Dennis Gehrke serves as the 34 SWD Commissioner for NLSA and as the chair for the District Accreditation Commission. 35 36 Schools currently accredited or are in-process: 37 St. John, Berlin Immanuel, Brookfield 38 First Immanuel, Cedarburg Elm Grove, Elm Grove 39 St. John, Glendale St. Paul, Grafton 40 Martin Luther High School, Greendale Our Father’s, Greenfield 41 LSSES, Hales Corners Divine Redeemer, Hartland 42 Lake Country Lutheran High School, Hartland St. Stephen, Horicon 43 Living Word Lutheran High School, Jackson St. Paul’s, Janesville 44 St. John, Mayville Grace, Menomonee Falls 45 Zion, Menomonee Falls Trinity, Mequon 46 Granville, Milwaukee Milwaukee Lutheran High School, Milwaukee 47 Mt. Calvary, Milwaukee Mt. Olive, Milwaukee 48 Northwest, Milwaukee Sherman Park, Milwaukee 49 St. Peter-Immanuel, Milwaukee St. Paul, Oconomowoc 50 Trinity, Oshkosh St. John, Plymouth 51 St. John’s, Portage Renaissance, Racine 52 St. John, Racine Trinity, Racine 53 St. John, Random Lake St. Peter’s, Reedsburg 54 Bethlehem, Sheboygan Immanuel, Sheboygan 55 Sheboygan Lutheran High School, Sheboygan St. Paul, Sheboygan 56 Trinity, Sheboygan Concordia, Sturtevant 57 Good Shepherd, Watertown Lebanon, Watertown 58 Beautiful Savior, Waukesha Our Redeemer, Wauwatosa 59 Pilgrim, Wauwatosa St. Paul, West Allis 60 St. John, West Bend 61


� LUTHERAN SPECIAL SCHOOL AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (LSSES) 1 We thank and praise God for the 60 years that Lutheran Special School and Educational Services (LSSES) has been 2 providing services to children with learning difficulties and their families throughout the South Wisconsin District. 3 LSSES is an independent Lutheran school located in the greater Milwaukee area. Through a variety of programs and 4 resources LSSES has enabled children with special education needs to receive the help they need to learn while 5 remaining in a Lutheran school. In addition to a stand-alone, self-contained school located in the recently purchased 6 building from Hales Corners Lutheran Church, LSSES is in partnership with Immanuel Lutheran School, St. John’s 7 Lutheran School in Glendale, Our Redeemer, Wauwatosa, Mt. Calvary, Milwaukee Lutheran High School, Zion, and 8 St. Peter-Immanuel providing services for children through resource room programs or Teacher Consultant services. 9 LSSES also reaches children beyond the Milwaukee area by hosting an annual Before School Workshop for teachers 10 in Lutheran schools throughout the District. For more information about LSSES programs and services, or to find out 11 how you can be of help, please call Jenny Stollenwerk, Principal at 414-461-8500. 12 13 � LUTHERAN URBAN MISSION INITIATIVE (LUMIN) 14 LUMIN Schools is a network of seven urban elementary schools located in Milwaukee, Racine and Gary, Indiana; all 15 of which were financially distressed (or actually closed) before joining the network. All schools have been financially 16 stabilized, more than $8 million has been invested in the expansion and/or renovation of school buildings, enrollments 17 have increased and numerous professional and administrative jobs have been created. LUMIN Schools now serve more 18 than 1,500 students, virtually all of whom come from low income families that participate in state voucher programs. 19

LUMIN Schools offer a traditional Christian education that features rigorous academics, character development and 20 faith formation. The network has earned system accreditation by AdvancED, National Lutheran Schools Accreditation, 21 and Wisconsin Religious and Independent Schools; and also enjoys partnerships with the Center for Urban Teaching, 22 Partners Advancing Values in Education, and Schools That Can Milwaukee. A centralized administrative team supports 23 the network with a variety of business, academic, and human care and health services. LUMIN Schools are well-known 24 for developing Christian learners and leaders in Southeast Wisconsin’s urban communities. 25

� FUTURE LUTHERAN ADMINISTRATORS – MIDWEST EDUCATORS (FLAME) PROGRAM 26 With 40% of Lutheran school principals retiring between 2015-2020, there has been an urgent need to train future school 27 leaders. The Synodical Leader Education Development (SLED) program has enough financial support to provide 28 training for 25 leaders each year. Recognizing that this is not nearly enough, the SWD worked with other Midwest 29 districts (CID, NWD, NID, IN, OH, MI) to develop and implement a separate but similar principal training program for 30 future leaders in our region. The first cohort of 36 future leaders were trained in June 2017. The next cohort will be held 31 in June 2018. Participants in this program must be nominated by a current school leader and have a desire/skillset/passion 32 to serve as a Lutheran school principal. The SWD has budgeted funds to offset the cost of this program for participants 33 in 2017 and 2018. 34 35 � TEACHER MENTORING 36 Over the past three years, we have offered a New Teacher Mentor Program in partnership with Concordia University 37 Wisconsin. Data has shown that mentoring programs are valuable and beneficial to new teachers in their first year of 38 teaching. 39 40 This "intentional" mentoring program is designed to assist and resource new teachers who may be considered "at risk" 41 within the first weeks of school. With a hands-on approach and personal intentionality, our hope would be to take 42 good teachers that have been well prepared and give them the personal and professional confidences to be productive 43 and efficient, as well as help build them a system of support as related to the school's mission. Our teachers are our 44 most valuable resource - we can't expect everything they needed to know has been accomplished in a four-year 45 program. 46 47 District support for Level A is $1,000 and Level B is $500. 48 49 � FIRM FOUNDATIONS 50 This is the seventh year for a combined Professional Development with many of our elementary and high schools. Topics 51 have included The Ideal Team Player (17/18), Building Courageous Classrooms for Christ (16/17) and Teach Like a 52 Champion (15/16). The goal and purpose of these events is to provide alignment of programs and staff of our schools to 53 attract, retain and serve the greatest number of students and families for the greatest period of time for our school 54 ministries. Over 250 educators have participated in this event each year. 55


� SWD ENROLLMENT 1 Level 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 Special Ed 47 45 46 Child Care/Freestanding Preschools 1,086 1,117 988 School Pre-Kindergartens 1,439 1,377 1,456 Kindergarten 792 784 747 First Grade 743 743 735 Second Grade 773 730 733 Third Grade 717 740 741 Fourth Grade 720 709 726 Fifth Grade 711 703 688 Sixth Grade 676 706 691 Seventh Grade 623 664 701 Eighth Grade 623 608 649 Ninth Grade 559 640 566 Tenth Grade 524 559 567 Eleventh Grade 451 517 476 Twelfth Grade 383 440 462 Grand Total 10,820 10,407 10,926 Early Childhood Totals 2,525 2,494 2,444 K-8 Totals 6,378 6,277 6,411 High School Totals 1,917 1,636 2,071

2 Total Educational Ministries in South Wisconsin: 3 31 Freestanding preschools and child care programs 4 53 Elementary schools (36 also have preschool programs not included above) 5 6 Lutheran High Schools 6 7 � LUTHERAN SCHOOL CHANGES SINCE 2015 CONVENTION 8 May 2015, Risen Savior Preschool, Franklin, closes. 9 June 2015, Christ Lutheran Academy, Kenosha, closes. 10 May 2016, Divine Savior Christian Preschool, North Fond du Lac, closes. 11 June 2017, Good Shepherd, Pleasant Prairie, closes. 12 13 � EARLY CHILDHOOD COMMITTEE 14 The Early Childhood Committee supports ministry to young children and their families in our congregations and 15 schools. The committee sponsors three major annual programs to nurture, support, encourage and empower early 16 childhood administrators and educators. These programs include the Early Childhood Literacy Festival (co-sponsored 17 with CUW), Teaching the Faith Workshops and a Certification in Lutheran Early Childhood Teaching (co-sponsored 18 with CUW). They also produce mailings of information and resources for early childhood educators. 19 20 � TEACHER/ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR RECEPIENTS 21 2017/2018 22 Administrator – Dawn Walker, First Immanuel, Cedarburg 23 High School – Robert Cody, Living Word, Jackson 24 Elementary – Abby Johnson, St. John’s, West Bend 25 Early Childhood – Dauna Werner, St. Paul, Grafton 26 27 2016/2017 28 Administrator – Michael Yurk, St. Paul, Grafton 29 Early Childhood Director – Catrina Kagerbauer, Trinity Early Childhood Center, Mequon 30 High School – Jason Jurss, Milwaukee Lutheran High School 31 Elementary – Joy Yurk, St. Paul, Grafton 32 Early Childhood – Katrina Schroeder, Mt. Calvary, Milwaukee 33 34 2015/2016 35 Administrator – Sharon Wallace, Immanuel, Brookfield 36 Early Childhood Director – Sandra Ruback, St. Andrew Early Childhood Campus, West Bend 37 High School – Richard Zeuner, Sheboygan Lutheran High School 38


Elementary – Katelyn Shields, First Immanuel, Cedarburg 1 Early Childhood – Candace Crass, St. John’s, Glendale 2 3 � HEARTS FOR JESUS 4 Each year a recipient for Hearts for Jesus offerings is selected on a rotation of local, national and international levels. 5 While February is the traditional month for this effort, many schools emphasize it for a longer period of time. Below 6 is a report on the first two years of this triennium. The third year offerings have not yet been received at “press time.” 7 8 2017-18 – SWD Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief – $590.37 (as of 2/26/18) 9 2016-17 – Lutheran Special School and Education Services – $3,127.48 10 2015-16 – SOS Center – $3,295.12 11 12 � CUEnet TEACHER COLLOQUY PROGRAM 13 This continues to be a popular option for teachers trained outside the Concordia University System to become certified 14 as Ministers of Religion – Commissioned. The program consists of 8 courses offered online followed by an exit 15 interview at CUW. In the past triennium the following SWD teachers have completed the program: 16 17 Jacqueline Bauman Rachel Burant Kathleen Fortlage Margaret Hua Sara Huebner 18 Aaron Longmire Annette King-Hummel Heather Peters Cristine Smith Jennifer 19 Willman 20 21 � CONFERENCES 22 The following conferences were developed and organized: 23 2015 - North/South Wisconsin Districts Teachers’ Conference 24 2015, 2016, 2017 – Administrators’ Conference 25 2015, 2016, 2017 – New Teacher Orientation 26 2015, 2016, 2017 – New Principal Orientation 27 28 � STUDENT AID AND RECRUITMENT 29 Each year, the district is able to distribute money to modestly assist students from the South Wisconsin District who 30 are entering full-time church work professions. Generous grants from the SWD, LWML and several foundations make 31 these awards possible. 32

2015/2016 $ 83,574 12 seminary students/27 college students 33 2016/2017 $151,777 15 seminary students/27 college students 34 2017/2018 $144,546 13 seminary students/22 college students 35

36 � YOUTH AND FAMILY MINISTRY 37 This past triennium efforts continued to be made to develop networks that will enable congregations to support and 38 encourage one another in the various arenas of youth and family ministry. On a quarterly basis the Parish Pros meet 39 for collaboration and ministry support (information regarding meetings are available on the District’s website). 40 41 Over 740 youth and adults from SWD attended the 2016 National LCMS Youth Gathering in New Orleans, LA. In 42 November 2017, over 260 attended the State Youth Gathering held at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells. Every 43 June, youth groups and families spend the day at Noah’s Ark waterpark in Wisconsin Dells and join together for 44 fellowship over lunch. In October 2018, many congregations attended Lutheran Night at the Admirals and received a 45 Martin Luther Bobblehead. Planning for the 2019 National Youth Gathering in Minneapolis, MN and the 2020 State 46 Youth Gathering in Wisconsin Dells is underway. 47


Parish Education: Overtures 1

2 OVERTURE 3-01 3

To Affirm the Biblical Teaching of Sexuality, Marriage, and Family 4 5 Whereas: “God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He 6

created them” (Gen.1:27), which is the foundational truth for all teaching about Sexuality, Marriage, 7 and Family (Matt. 19:4-6); and 8

Whereas: The earthly relationship between husband and wife is to be a reflection of Christ’s relationship to 9 His bride, the Church (Gen. 2:18-25; Eph. 5:21-33); and 10

Whereas: God’s gift of sex is to be used only within the marriage covenant between one man and one women 11 for the purposes of creating new human life where God wills (Gen. 1:27-28), celebrating the 12 unconditional love, and commitment between husband and wife (Song of Songs; Matt. 19:4-6) and 13 the restraining of lust (1 Cor. 7:9); and 14

Whereas: Holy Scripture is clear that all sexual activity outside of the marriage covenant (e.g., fornication, 15 adultery, sexual co-habitation, polygamy, pornography, pedophilia, prostitution, same-sex 16 intercourse, and all sexual lust) is condemned by God (Lev. 18 &20; Matt. 19:4-12; Rom. 1:26-32; 17 1 Cor. 6:1-6:20; 1 Thess. 4:1-8); and 18

Whereas: The Holy Scriptures teach us that Christ Jesus has borne all the sins of the body upon Himself so 19 that the Church might proclaim the compassionate and forgiving Lord to all who struggle with 20 every sin of the body and mind, and bear witness by her actions of the Lord’s grace and mercy; and 21

Whereas: There are organizations (e.g. Pflag, QSA, GLAD, and many others), that proclaim a false message 22 of acceptance of sin, while not providing true comfort and correction for the sinner; and 23

Whereas: These organizations have sought and received acceptance and support in education campuses even 24 within The LC-MS; therefore be it 25

Resolved: That the South Wisconsin District assembled in Convention, June 10-12, 2018, boldly confess that 26 our Biblical position of proclaiming the Law to unrepentant sinners and the Gospel to all sinners 27 who do repent; and be it further 28

Resolved: That all congregation, schools, Universities, and Seminaries in The LC-MS be encouraged to be 29 faithful in their care for all sinners, never giving acceptance intentionally or unintentionally of any 30 sexual sins, but rather providing, conversation, comfort, and sound Biblical encouragement to all who 31 struggle with sexual sins; and finally be it 32

Resolved: That the pastors, churches, schools, and university within the South Wisconsin District encourage all 33 pastors and Christians to pray for and work faithfully with those struggling with homosexual and all 34 other sinful sexual desires. As St. Paul instructs us, Galatians 6:1–2 “1Brethren, if a man is 35 overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, 36 considering yourself lest you also be tempted. 2Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of 37 Christ.” Reminding all sinners of St. Paul's words to the Corinthians, 1 Corinthians 6:9–11 “9Do 38 you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. 39 Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, 10nor thieves, nor 40 covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. 11And such 41 were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the 42 name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.” 43

44 Pilgrim Ev. Lutheran Church 45 West Bend, WI 53090 46


Committee on Constitutional Matters 1

2 Members of the CCM 3

Mr. Thomas Balgemann, Our Redeemer, Wauwatosa 4 The Rev. Christian Gugel, Good Shepherd, Sheboygan 5 Mr. Gene Ladendorf, Trinity, Freistadt 6 The Rev. Bryan Osladil, Our Redeemer, Sheboygan 7 The Rev. David Totsky, Sherman Park, Milwaukee, SWD Secretary, chair 8 The Rev. Robert Zick, St. John, Fredonia, 3rd Vice President (advisory) 9

10 According to the 2015 District Bylaws, the CCM is charged with the responsibility to: 11

a. Examine the content and the language of the reports, overtures and resolutions to the District asking for 12 changes or amendments to the District Bylaws, or which in any manner affect the District and the 13 Constitution and Bylaws of the Synod; 14

b. Be represented at the meetings of the floor committee appointed to consider the constitutional matters at the 15 Conventions of the district; 16

c. Interpret, within the limitations of synod bylaw, the bylaws unique to our district and resolutions of the 17 district in cases of controversy. Its opinion shall be binding unless overruled by the district; 18

d. Shall examine the constitution and bylaws to ascertain that they are in harmony with Holy Scripture, the 19 Confessions, and the teachings and practices of the Synod in order that any necessary changes may be made 20 by the congregation, and 21

e. Interpret and give opinions in regard to congregational Constitutions and Bylaws when requested by 22 congregations, the District President, or the Board of Directors. 23

24 The past triennium the CCM has worked with a large number of congregations who were in the process of revising 25 and/or amending their constitutions and bylaws. Over thirty of our congregations submitted changes to their 26 organizational documents within the past triennium and all have been addressed and answered – over half of those 27 submitted have been forwarded on to the South Wisconsin District Board of Directors for final approval, while the 28 remainder have been returned to the congregations with requests for changes or clarification. 29 30 In addition, the CCM has gone through the South Wisconsin District Bylaws to bring them up to date with Synod 31 changes enacted at the National Convention, as well as those requested by the Synod Commission on Constitutional 32 Matters following their review of the District bylaws. 33 34 Revising your Constitution and Bylaws 35 Congregations intending to revise their constitution or bylaws should consult with the District Secretary for 36 information and resources available. Of particular interest should be the LCMS Guidelines for Constitutions and 37 Bylaws for Lutheran Congregations available online at www.lcms.org. 38 39 The suggested process for revising your constitution and bylaws is: 40 1. Contact the District Secretary 41 2. Establish a committee within your congregation to begin the review 42 3. Present the new constitution and bylaws or any revisions to District CCM prior to presentation to the the 43

Voters' Assembly for its approval: 44 All constitutions should have 45 a. The date of revisions/adoption clearly listed 46

b. A "date page" at the end, indicating the date(s) of any revisions, additions or deletions 47 c. A page for signatures of officers and/or voting members if so called for by the constitution 48

4. Submit a "congregationally approved" copy to the District CCM for their files 49 . 50 Please be aware that though the CCM strives to handle these reviews in the most efficient manner, the review process 51 can take a minimum of six months from receipt of the documents until final approval by the SWD Board of Directors. 52 53 A key factor in expediting the process is the time frame within which the congregation responds and/or acts on 54 recommended or required changes. A number of congregations, some even from the previous triennium, have 55 received suggestions and have not, as yet, responded. It needs to be noted that it is the approval of Constitutions and 56 Bylaws by the District Board of Directors that fulfills the "Approved Constitution and Bylaws" condition for acquiring 57 and maintaining membership set in Article VI of the Constitution of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. 58


Documents Forwarded to Board of Directors in the Last Triennium 1 2

Congregation Location Board Approval 3 Benediction Milwaukee 05/12/16 4 Berea Milwaukee 05/12/16 5 Christ the Life Waukesha 09/14/17 6 Cross Middleton 02/15/18 7 Faith La Crosse 05/18/17 8 Good Shepherd East Troy 09/22/16 9 Good Shepherd Sheboygan 05/12/16 10 Immanuel Sheboygan 12/14/17 11 Mt. Olive Milwaukee 05/12/16 and 05/18/17 12 Our Redeemer Wauwatosa 12/14/17 13 Our Savior Sheboygan 05/12/16 14 Peace Beaver Dam 05/18/17 15 Peace Neenah 05/18/17 16 Shepherd of the Hills Onalaska 02/15/18 17 St. John Fredonia 09/14/17 18 St. John Sullivan 09/14/17 19 St. Paul Madison 02/15/18 20 St. Paul Oconomowoc 02/11/16 21 Trinity Freistadt 09/22/16 22

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SWD CONGREGATIONAL CONSTITUTIONS 25 BOD Approved and Copies on File 26

Location

Congregation

Approved by

SWD BOD

Copy in District Files

Platteville Apostles 1987 Nothing on File Mequon Beautiful Savior 2013 1972 2013 copy on file Milwaukee Beautiful Savior 2007 1974, 1992, 2002 copies on file Waukesha Beautiful Savior 2008 1973, 1987, 2008 copies on file Milwaukee Benediction 2016 1970, 2001, 2016 copies on file Milwaukee Berea 2016 1996, 2016 copy on file Kohler Bethany 2005 1973, 1980, 2004 copies on file; 1995 revision Milwaukee Bethany 1975 1973, 1996 copy on file Milwaukee Bethlehem 1997 1970, 1972, 1983, 1997 copies on file Sheboygan Bethlehem 1993 1980, 2004 copy on file Sun Prairie Bethlehem 2015 1972, 1996 2015 copies on file Wales Bethlehem 1985 1980 copy on file New Berlin Blessed Savior 2001 1969, 1978, 1999, 2001 copies on file Brookfield Brookfield 1994 1994 Princeton Calvary 2002 1991, 2002 copies on file Madison Calvary Chapel 2004 1983, 2004 copies on file Whitewater Calvary/University Chapel 2001 1995, 2001 copies on file Milwaukee Chapel of the Cross 2007 1983, 2007 copy on file Mount Pleasant Chapel of the Cross 2014 1970, 1979, 2014 copies on file Clinton Christ 1985 1985 copy on file Highland Christ 2004 copy on file Sheboygan Christ 1985 1999 copy on file Weyauwega Christ (West Bloomfield) 1990 1973, 1985, 1990 copies on file Milwaukee Christ Memorial 1990 1990 copy on file


Fitchburg Christ Memorial (Madison) 2002 1981, 2002 copies on file Waukesha Christ the Life 2017 1991, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2017 copies on file Racine Christ The King 1971 1971, 1978 copies on file Oregon Community of Life 2007 2005, 2007 copy on file Milwaukee Covenant 1990 1974, 1980, 1990, 2001 copies on file Middleton Cross 2018 2018 Hartland Divine Redeemer 2015 1973, 1982, 2003, 2012 2015 copies on file Hartford Divine Savior 2015 1974, 1997, 2012 2015 copies on file North Fond du Lac Divine Savior 2002 1975, 1986, 2002, 2003 copies on file Milwaukee Divine Shepherd 1968 1968, 1994 copies on file Elm Grove Elm Grove 2006 1989, 2006 copy on file Adell Emmanuel 1972 No Bylaws West Allis Emmanuel (Deaf) NOTHING ON FILE Milwaukee Emmaus 1972 1972, 1975 copies on file Poy Sippi Emmaus 2013 1988, 1993, 2001, 2013 copies on file Germantown Faith 2015 1963, 2015 copy on file La Crosse Faith 2017 1973, 1992, 2000, 2002, 2017 copies on file Sturtevant Faith 1998 1976, 1991, 1998 copies on file Cedarburg First Immanuel 2008 1999, 2001, 2008copies on file; Endowment Fund Lake Geneva Gloria Dei 1996 1996 copy on file East Troy Good Shepherd 2016 1991 2007, 2012, 2016 copies on file Oshkosh Good Shepherd 1986 1970, 1976, 2002 copies on file; 1981 Amendments Pleasant Prairie Good Shepherd 1985 1985 copy on file Sheboygan Good Shepherd 2016 1977, 1995, 2016 copies on file Tomah Good Shepherd 2004 1991, 2004 copies on file Two Rivers Good Shepherd 2001 1970, 1972, 1982 2001 copies on file Watertown Good Shepherd 2009 1972, 2007, 2009 copy on file Stoughton Good Shepherd by the Lake 1986 1976 copy on file Milwaukee Gospel 1975 1975, 1993 copies on file Elkhart Lake Grace 2005 1972, 1992, 2005 copies on file Haven Grace 2008 1988, 2002, 2008 copies on file Menomonee Falls Grace 1991 1991 copy on file Milwaukee Grace 1989 1971, 1989, 2000 copies on file Oak Creek Grace 1992 1975, 1992, 1997 copies on file Omro Grace 1994 1971, 1985, 1994 copies on file Racine Grace 1974 1972, 1974, 1985 copies on file Deerfield Grace (Hancock) 1992 1992 copy on file Boscobel Hickory Grove 1987 1987 copy on file Milwaukee Hmong Hope NOTHING ON FILE Oshkosh Hmong Lutheran Outreach 1994 1994 copy in file Racine Holy Cross 2001 1979, 2001 copies on file Delavan Holy Cross (Deaf) NOTHING ON FILE Milwaukee Holy Ghost 1972 1972, 2004 copies on file Fond du Lac Hope 1993 1993 copy on file Milwaukee Hope 1987 1970, 1985 copies on file; no 1987 copy on file


Twin Lakes Hope 2015 2000, 2015 copies on file Adams Immanuel 2000 1983, 2000 copies in file Brookfield Immanuel 2007 1989, 1991, 1995 2007 copies on file Burnett Immanuel 1939 Hanover Immanuel 2007 1996, 2007 copy on file Madison Immanuel 2007 1971, 1993, 2007 copies on file Mount Morris Immanuel 1975 1975 copy on file Random Lake Immanuel NOTHING ON FILE Reeseville Immanuel 2006 1976, 2002 copies on file Sheboygan Immanuel 1988 1974, 1988 copies on file Westfield Immanuel 1992 1984, 1992 copies on file Auroraville Immanuel (Berlin) 1983 1983 copy on file

Mayville Immanuel (Town of Theresa) 1989 1957, 1989 copies on file

Kenosha Lamb of God 2001 1993, 2001 copies on file Pewaukee Lamb of God 1993 1980, 1993 copies on file Madison Living Christ 1980 NOTHING ON FILE Jackson Living Word 1998 1998, 2001 copies on file Sheboygan Luther Memorial 1993 1993 copy on file Shorewood Luther Memorial Chapel 1974 1972, 1974, 2000 copies on file Beloit Messiah 2009 1972, 2000, 2009 copies on file Kenosha Messiah 1981 1969, 1981, 2001 copies on file Ripon Messiah 2014 1970, 1995, 2014 copies on file Waunakee Mission Hill 2006 1993, 2006 copy on file Milwaukee Mission of Christ 1974 1974 copy on file Monona Monona 2014 1977, 1998, 2014 copies on file Janesville Mt. Calvary 2007 1971, 1982, 1986, 2007 copies on file Milwaukee Mt. Calvary 2003 1970, 1989, 1992, 1998, 2003 copies on file Madison Mt. Olive 1989 1989 copy in file; 1991 Bylaws Milwaukee Mt. Olive 2017 1987, 1998, 2012, 2016, 2017 copies on file Greenfield Mt. Zion 1997 1994 copy on file Neenah New Hope 1986 1986 copy on file Milwaukee Oklahoma Ave. 2007 1982, 2001, 2007 copies on file Greenfield Our Father 1998 1982 copy on file Delavan Our Redeemer 1990 1990 copy on file Sheboygan Our Redeemer 2012 1973, 1985, 1995, 2007, 2012 copies on file Wauwatosa Our Redeemer 2003 1960, 1994, 2003 copies on file Baraboo Our Savior 1975 1975 copy on file Burlington Our Savior 2015 1972, 1982, 1994, 2001, 2015 copies on file Janesville Our Savior 1970 1970, 1977 copies on file Sheboygan Our Savior 2016 1973, 1974, 1981, 1998, 2016 copies on file Whitefish Bay Our Savior 2005 1994, 2005 copies on file Greendale Our Shepherd NOTHING ON FILE Beaver Dam Peace 2017 1972, 1996, 2002, 2009, 2014, 2017 copies on file Fort Atkinson Peace 2007 1986, 1992, 2007 copies on file Neenah Peace 2017 1983 2017 copies on file; (undated copy on file)


Saukville Peace 1978 1973, 1978 copies on file Sussex Peace 1981 1971, 1981 copies on file Waupun Pella 2004 1974, 1995, 2004 copies on file Wauwatosa Pilgrim 2014 1958, 1968, 1976, 1981, 2001, 2014 copies on file West Bend Pilgrim 1992 1988, 1992 copies on file Racine Primera Iglesia Luterana 1979/Spanish 1979 CPH guidelines on file, 2004 transl. copy on file Racine Prince of Peace 1979 1979 copy on file West Salem Prince of Peace 1998 1998 copy on file Manitowoc Redeemer 2006 1965, 1983,1991, 1996, 2000, 2006 copies on file Racine Redeemer 1991 1976, 1988, 1991, 2000 copies on file Franklin Risen Savior 1991 1991, 1994 copies on file Onalaska Shepherd of the Hills 2018 1980, 1990, 1994, 2009, 2018 copies on file Pewaukee Shepherd of the Hills 1993 1993, 2001 copies on file Milwaukee Sherman Park 2012 2012 copy on file Madison Silent (Deaf) 1979 1979 copy on file West Bend St. Andrew 1991 1991 copy on file Brillion St. Bartholomew 1993 1974, 1993 copies on file Necedah St. James 2009 1993, 2003, 2009 copies on file Ashippun St. John 1991 1991 copy on file Beloit St. John 2015 1988, 1999, 2008, 2015 copies on file Berlin St. John 2002 1977, 2002 copy on file Edgerton St. John 1983 1983 copy on file Fredonia St. John 2017 1978, 2017 copies on file Glendale St. John 2007 1981, 1993, 2007 copies on file Loganville St. John 2006 1979, 1991, 2006 copies on file Mayville St. John 1993 1975, 1980, 1993 copies on file North Prairie St. John 2007 1968, 1981, 1992, 2007 copies on file Oxford St. John 1996 1996 copy on file Plymouth St. John 1995 1971, 1995 copies on file Port Washington St. John 2000 2000 copy on file Portage St. John 2013 1996, 2013 copy on file Racine St. John 2005 1969, 1990, 2000 copies on file Sherman Center St. John 1994 1977, 1994 copies on file Sullivan St. John 2017 Undated, 2017 copies in file West Bend St. John 2006 1968, 1978, 1990 copies on file Quincy St. John (Adams) 2003 2003 copy on file Horicon St. John (Browns Corner) 2014 1983, 1996, 2014 copies on file Crystal Lake St. John (Neshkoro) 1993 1993 copy on file Kewaskum St. John (New Fane) 2008 1991, 2008 copy on file Chilton St. Luke 1986 1986 copy on file Lyndon Station St. Luke 2002 2002 copy on file Richland Center St. Luke 2001 2001copy on file Belgium St. Mark 2005 1989 copy on file Milwaukee St. Mark 2005 1972, 2003 copies on file Chilton St. Martin 2007 1978, 1993, 2007 copies on file


Milwaukee St. Martini 1993 1988, 1990, 1993 copies on file* Warrens St. Matthew 2014 2012, 2014 copies on files Boaz St. Paul NOTHING ON FILE Brown Deer St. Paul 2004 1975, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2004 copies on file Cascade St. Paul 1980 1980, 1999 copies on file Grafton St. Paul 1990 1972, 1988, 1990 copies on file; Cemetery Regulations Hillpoint St. Paul 1972 1972 copy on file Janesville St. Paul 1983 1974, 1983 copies on file La Valle St. Paul 1994 1994 copy on file Madison St. Paul 2018 1994, 2007, 2014, 2018 copies on file Oconomowoc St. Paul 2016 1975, 1979, 1991, 2001, 2016 copies on file Sheboygan Falls St. Paul 2003 1972, 1979, 1980, 1998, 2003 copies on file Sheboygan St. Paul 1977 1977 copy on file Union Grove St. Paul 1999 1989, 1999 copies on file West Allis St. Paul 2004 1973, 1985, 1979, 2004 copies on file Wild Rose St. Paul 1999 1999 copy on file Westfield St. Paul (Neshkoro) 1994 1994 copy on file Necedah St. Paul (Town of Miner) 2012 2012 copy on file Arlington St. Peter 1992 1992, 1996 copies on file; 1996 Endowment Fund Hilbert St. Peter 2005 1972 copy on file, 2005 Amendment Lebanon St. Peter NOTHING ON FILE Muscoda St. Peter 2008 1975, 2008 copy on file Reedsburg St. Peter 2003 1973, 1987, 1996, 2003 copies on file Waterford St. Peter 1995 1969, 1974, 1995 copies on file Milwaukee St. Peter-Immanuel 1974 1973, 1988 copies on file Horicon St. Stephen 1991 1977, 1985, 1991 copies on file Milwaukee St. Stephen 1999 1996, 1999 copies on file Adell St. Stephen (Batavia) 1995 1972, 1979, 1995 copies on file Concord St. Stephen (Watertown) 1979 1979 copy on file Waldo St. Thomas 1990 1990 copy on file Beloit Trinity 2008 1979, 1992, 1998, 2008 copies on file Howards Grove Trinity 2004 1984, 2004 copies on file Menasha Trinity 2009 1994, 2008, 2009 copy on file Milwaukee Trinity 1991 1991 copy on file Oshkosh Trinity 2014 1974, 1985, 1990, 2014 copies on file Pickwick Trinity 1996 1996 copy on file Racine Trinity 1986 1986 copy on file Reeseville Trinity 1978 1978 copy on file Sheboygan Trinity 1992 1962, 1972, 1977, 1981 copies on file Wautoma Trinity 2007 1987, 2007 copy on file West Allis Trinity 1993 1977, 1987, 1993 copies on file Wilson Trinity 2007 1962, 1981, 1984, 1990 1991, 1992, 1996, 2007 copies

Wisconsin Dells Trinity 2002 1939, 1986, 1991, 2002 copies on file

Borth Trinity (Berlin) 1976 1976 copy on file Mequon Trinity (Freistadt) 2016 1988, 1992, 2000, 2016 copies on file


Montello Trinity (Mecan) NOTHING ON FILE Hilbert Trinity (Rantoul /Potter) 1998 1986, 1998 copies on file Sharon Triune 1998 1979, 1998 copies on file Dellwood United In Christ 1994 1989, 1994 copies on file Milwaukee University Lutheran Chapel 1987 Burnett Zion 1966 1966 copy on file Clyman Zion 2014 1989 2014 copies on file Glenbeulah Zion 1942 1942 copy on file La Valle Zion 1994 1994 copy on file Menomonee Falls Zion 1991 1946, 1991 copies on file Neshkoro Zion 1987 1968, 1987, 2000 copies on file New Holstein Zion 1990 1966, 1990 copies on file Center Zion (Evansville) 1993 1993, 2005 copies on file

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Finance 1

Herman Strozier, Business Manager 2 3 Members of the Finance Committee at end of triennium: Mrs. Diana Raasch, LCEF V.P., First Immanuel, 4 Cedarburg (On Call Advisory); Mr. Joel Groskreutz, St. Peter, Reedsburg; Herman L Strozier, SWD Business 5 Manager, Mission of Christ, Milwaukee (Advisory); Mr. Tom Kuchta, Elm Grove, Elm Grove; Mr. John Powers, Our 6 Savior, Whitefish Bay (Chair); Mr. Jon Schumacher, Brookfield, Brookfield; Mr. Marvin Reitz, St. Paul, Brown Deer; 7 Mr. Myron Buss, Good Shepherd, Sheboygan; Rev. Randy Raasch, SWD First Vice President (Ex-Officio), First 8 Immanuel, Cedarburg and Ralph Klevenow, SWD Treasurer, Resurrection, Cary, NC. 9 10 ACCOUNTING METHODS 11 The District continues to use generally accepted accounting principles, prominently centered in the Statement of 12 Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 116, 117, and 124—accounting for “Not-for-Profit Organizations.” As such, 13 the financial statements are presented accordingly. 14 • SFAS 116 focuses on the accounting of Contributions Received and Contributions Made. Contributions are 15

recognized as support when they are received or unconditionally pledged. 16 • SFAS 117 focuses on the reporting and presentation of unrestricted, temporarily restricted, and permanently 17

restricted net assets. 18 • SFAS 124 focuses on the reporting of investments. District investments are reported at fair value with 19

realized and unrealized gains and losses included in the statement of activities. 20 21 The South Wisconsin District (District) is one of 35 geographic districts of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod 22 (Synod), encompassing 207 congregations in south Wisconsin. The District is a not-for-profit Wisconsin corporation 23 without capitol stock organized to provide spiritual and financial support to member Lutheran churches in the South 24 Wisconsin District. The District relies on donations from congregations for most support. These donations are subject 25 to fluctuations in economic status of the area in which the congregations are located. 26 27 Monthly interim financials are presented to the executive staff for their monitoring of incurred expenses versus budget 28 allocations. The Financials are also reviewed in detail by the District Finance Committee, in addition to summary 29 reporting to the District Board of Directors. 30 31 The district treasurer, Ralph Klevenow, reviews the District financials once completed by the Business Manager. 32 33 Vrakas S.C. CPAs and Advisors conducted an annual audit and clean opinions were issued at the end of each audit 34 period. The Finance Committee, Treasurer, and Business Manager reviews and implements as many of the suggested 35 process and accounting changes received from Vrakas in their Letter to Management. 36 37 OTHER FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS 38 The South Wisconsin District office has continued with Option HDHP as an IRS-qualified high deductible 39

health plan that is compatible with a Health Savings Account (HSA) or Health Reimbursement Arrangement 40 (HRA). 41

Synod support at 25% 42 District Office/Facilities upgrade 43 The District continues to have an excellent working relationship with University Book Store personnel at our 44

Campus Ministry property in Madison. 45 The District has a continued relationship with SOS Center and Dominican Republic Mission. 46 Exhibits II, III, and IV show the breakdown of SWD income sources and how that income is used in the 47

various ministries. 48


Congregations69%

Investments1%

Other30%

SouthWisconsin District Budgeted Revenue

2018-19

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Chart provided by Vrakas-Certified Public Accountants 29 30

EXHIBIT I 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59

EXHIBIT II 60


Synod Intentions 17%

SWD Missions 31%

Schools/Youth & Family

13%

Congregational Services

10%

Business Office 11%

Property mgt7%

Ecclesiastical Services

11%

South Wisconsin DistrictBudgeted Expenses

2018-19

Campus Ministry19%

Deaf Ministry10%

Urban/Multicultural57%

Chaplaincy14%

South Wisconsin DistrictBudgete Mission & Outreach

2018-19

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 EXHIBIT III 26

27 28

29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55

56 57

EXHIBIT IV 58 59 60


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38

39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47

2018 Suggested Salary Schedule—Pre-School & Daycare Workers (hourly rate) 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56

57 58 59 60 61

EXHIBIT V 62


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 The certified public accounting firm of Vrakas has prepared audited financial reports. These reports are available at 57 The South Wisconsin District office, 8100 W. Capitol Dr., Milwaukee, WI 53222. 58


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 The certified public accounting firm of Vrakas has prepared audited financial reports. These reports are available at 47 The South Wisconsin District office, 8100 W. Capitol Dr., Milwaukee, WI 53222. 48


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 The certified public accounting firm of Vrakas Blum has prepared audited financial reports. These reports are 46 available at The South Wisconsin District office, 8100 W. Capitol Dr., Milwaukee, WI 53222. 47


Lutheran Church Extension Fund 1

LUTHERAN CHURCH EXTENSION FUND (LCEF) 2 3

DIANA S. RAASCH, M.B.A., CGP 4 DISTRICT VICE PRESIDENT – SOUTH WISCONSIN DISTRICT 5

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Organization Overview 12

Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF) is an organization that empowers ministry. Incorporated in 1978, LCEF 13 continues a long history of extension fund service to The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) and its 14 individual and corporate members. Through the dollars invested by thousands of individuals, congregations, schools, 15 organizations and businesses, LCEF assists ministries with custom loans and ministry support services. Together, 16 these partnerships have grown total assets to $1.8 billion. 17

There are many ways to become a part of the LCEF ministry, collectively doing the work God has planned for us. 18 Historically, church extension operations have centered on loans made possible through investments and gifts from 19 dedicated church members and supporters. Today, LCEF has expanded its offerings to include resources that help put 20 ministry in motion. VisionPath, Capital Funding Services (CFS) and Laborers For Christ (LFC) are examples of 21 services offered to enhance and support ministries. 22

Rev. Bart Day serves as president/CEO and reports to a 12-member Board of Directors. LCEF employs some 110 23 people located in St. Louis and more than 50 employees in 30 member districts throughout the United States. The 24 organization also counts on the service of hundreds of volunteers, such as Laborers For Christ and LCEF Advocates, 25 to fulfill its mission. 26

In the national office, the investment processing area cares for nearly 60,000 LCEF investors, including individuals, 27 LCMS ministries and entities, Recognized Service Organizations (RSOs), businesses and partner churches. LCEF’s 28 loan department serves LCMS ministries and Rostered Church Workers (RCW), providing customized loans including 29 mortgages, construction loans and lines of credit. LCMS ministries connect to LCEF through their District Vice 30 President (DVP), who works through the district office—they are a part of the Lutheran communities in which they 31 serve. District Vice Presidents are supported by their district support staff as well as the national office staff in St. 32 Louis. 33

Economic Overview 34

During fiscal 2017, the economy continued its moderate growth trend with unemployment improving throughout the 35 year due to strong job reports. After the surprise presidential election of Donald Trump in November 2016, interest 36 rates climbed quickly and equities reached new records in reaction to anticipated policy changes such as tax reform, 37 stimulus packages, decreased regulations and the repeal of Obamacare. As of the end of June, the S&P index has risen 38 nearly 14% since the November election in spite of the fact that Congress has not acted on the Trump agenda. 39 Expectations for continued earnings growth—buoyed by strong employment, growing consumer and business 40 confidence, housing demand and broad-based global growth—support the current valuations and prospects for 41 additional growth into late 2017. 42

Improving economics has moved the U.S. out of the era of Quantitative Easing (QE). Rates have been increasing. At 43 its December 2015 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) increased short-term rates by .25%, the 44 first change since December 2008. Since then, the Federal Reserve has voted to increase rates by an additional .25% 45 during each of the December 2016, March 2017 and June 2017 meetings. The prospects for another .25% increase 46 during the December or January FED meeting are 78%. 47

From a market perspective, the three-year treasury rate (which correlates with the average term of LCEF’s 48 intermediate fixed-income portfolio) rose dramatically during the fiscal year from the post Brexit vote low in July 49 2016 of .71% to a high of 1.69% closing at 1.6% at the end of the fiscal year in June 2017. The Federal Reserve 50

The mission of Lutheran Church Extension Fund is to support the Church in fulfilling its mission of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ by being a Christ-centered servant partner of the LCMS, ensuring

that funds and services are available now and in the future.


continues to assure the markets that the return to a more normalized rate environment will be data driven, and it is 1 expected that, unless inflation begins to increase at a faster pace, these adjustments will be gradual. 2

LCEF’s investment portfolio is heavily weighted to fixed-income investments, and the rising rate environment, while 3 providing increased yields over time, resulted in unrealized losses in its intermediate bond portfolio. To hedge against 4 these losses, LCEF maintained a short duration approximating two years, and a longer-term portfolio of other 5 investments that historically over time have proven to be non-correlated to rising interest rates. The good news during 6 fiscal year 2017 is that the long-term portfolio generated market gains of $6.0 million which offset in part the market 7 value losses of $10.55 million on the fixed income portfolio. 8

LCEF’s Performance – Fiscal 2017 Highlights 9

Against the backdrop of the economic overview provided above, during fiscal year 2017 (FY17), LCEF was blessed to 10 serve the ministries of the LCMS and achieved or exceeded many of the financial targets and goals outlined in the 11 prior year Ministry and Business Plan. LCEF ended the year with total assets reaching $1.8 billion and achieved net 12 income of $8.8 million. Once again, LCEF was able to distribute operating results to the LCEF Districts and to the 13 Synod and also made an allocation approximating $1.2 million to the Kaleidoscope Fund – a granting initiative 14 sponsored by LCEF. 15

Details of the financial performance for FY 2017 are listed below: 16

o The Ohio District CEF consolidated its operations with LCEF effective April 01, 2017. 17 o The South Dakota CEF decided to consolidate its operations with LCEF effective October 15, 2017, the third 18

CEF district entry in the past two years. 19 o Total Assets increased $31.1 million or 1.7% to $1.839 billion since June 30, 2016, due to the entry of the 20

Ohio District CEF. 21 o Management continued to maintain high levels of liquidity with cash and investments totaling $317.2 million 22

or 19.6% of notes and support dollars payables at June 30, 2017. 23 o Maintained a strong capital ratio of 11.7%, an increase of .4% when compared to the prior year. 24 o Cost of Funds (COF - the base from which loan rates are set) remained stable at 1.875% during the year, 25

translating to very low-cost loans to organizations and Rostered Church Workers in FY 17. 26 o LCEF continued the multi-year increase in investors, achieving a net increase of 1,264 new investor 27

relationships. This increase resulted from the entry of the Ohio CEF transferring 765 investors, the continued 28 success of ConnectPlus and PartnerPlus term notes and the Young Investors (Y.I.) offering during the year. 29

o Loans receivable increased by $70 million to a balance of $1.5 billion. 30 o LCEF’s loan disbursements were $95.7 million higher than the prior year, totaling $270.1 million which 31

exceeded loan principal repayments by $50 million, resulting in a reduction in short-term investments. 32 o During FY 2017, the delinquency rate increased to .7% from .4% the prior year, still a historically low level 33

of delinquencies. 34 o Impaired loans decreased from $129.8 million at June 30, 2016, to $104.8 million at the end of FY 2017. 35

Impaired loans include nonaccrual loans and loans for which LCEF has modified repayment terms from the 36 terms included in the original loan agreements. 37

o Nonaccrual loans decreased to $72.1 million compared with $87.3 million at June 30, 2017. Associated 38 interest reserves totaled $900 thousand. 39

o The total allowance, as of June 30, 2017, totaled $29.4 million or 1.96% of the loan portfolio, compared to 40 $37.3 million or 2.6% at June 30, 2016. The decrease in reserves represent 41 write-offs associated with the resolution of certain specific impaired loans. 42

LCEF continues to be blessed by the strong support of its investors and the dedicated commitment of its borrowers. 43 Because of this partnership, LCEF is well positioned to serve the ministries of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod 44 today and in the future. 45

Core Initiatives for Fiscal Year 2018 46

As outlined in LCEF’s Ministry and Business Plan for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018 – 2020, LCEF is focused 47 on the following core initiatives: 48

• Prepare for and adapt to internal and external change as we embrace the evolving needs of our customers and 49 adjust to new leadership within the organization. 50


• Develop a greater partnership with LCMS entities and Synod, Inc., building upon synergies and strengths of 1 the organizations in support of ministries we commonly serve. 2

• Ensure continued financial and operational health of the enterprise, having resources available in support of 3 ministries and partner churches of the LCMS today and in the future. 4

Based on its financial forecast for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, and in line with the core initiatives outlined 5 above, LCEF expects: 6

• Total assets to decrease $14.1 million, or .01% to $1.825 billion. 7 • Liquidity to remain strong, maintaining a ratio approximating 19% of notes & support dollars payables. 8 • Net assets to increase to $223.1 million representing a capital-to-asset ratio of 12.2%. 9 • Loans receivable to increase to $1.522 billion. 10 • Notes and support dollars payables to decrease to $1.593 billion. 11 • Net income to total $8.9 million. 12 • Loan delinquencies to remain at a level below 1.75% and non-income producing assets, non-accrual loans 13

and real estate to decrease by $12.1 million. 14

Other objectives include: 15

• Following three years of planning and preparation, two of three regional operations centers have opened their 16 doors in Minneapolis/St. Paul, which is serving as the operational hub for Central Region and Mission Viejo, 17 California, which is now serving as the operational hub for the West Region. 18

• One additional regional center is scheduled to open during the coming fiscal year with an office planned for 19 Orlando, Florida. The East Region office will complete the first major phase of the larger de-centralization 20 efforts designed to increase and improve LCEF’s ability to first discern and then respond to the continually 21 evolving needs of our customers across the country. 22

• National loan staff will actively engage and interact with district and regional support networks. They will 23 seek increased opportunities with the non-congregational borrowing base, and in conjunction with the 24 Lutheran Federal Credit Union, will expand the Rostered Church Worker (RCW) Loan Program to states 25 beyond the current 16 where LCEF is licensed. 26

• Marketing will engage with and support the regional and district offices to better understand their unique 27 needs so it can properly support their ministry efforts. 28

• Laborers For Christ (LFC) will complete a comprehensive study and re-design of its business model to reflect 29 current sociological and economic realities with a focus on long-term sustainability. 30

• Capital Funding Services will develop a capital campaign strategy utilizing a team approach of individual 31 ‘experts’ within various components of a campaign for conducting campaigns in larger churches. 32

• District and National Operations (DNO) will continue dialogue with other synodical agencies to develop 33 operational models for the future that seek to leverage the LCEF regional structure. 34

• Loans will seek opportunities to network with other synodical agencies in conjunction with product 35 development, customer support and loan promotion efforts, and will actively participate in district and 36 nationally hosted events, taking advantage of opportunities for key sponsorships. 37

• Loans will explore strategic partnerships with LCMS entities and partner churches and expand relationships 38 with Recognized Service Organizations and associations of LCMS elementary and high schools. 39

• Information Technology will connect where appropriate with LCMS entities to increase communications in 40 the areas of cybersecurity, customer relationship management and vendor management. 41

• Facilities Management will leverage existing relationships with partners such as Foundry Commercial, 42 LCEF’s real estate partner, to assist entities and customers with maintenance and management of physical 43 infrastructure, analyzing building operations and suggesting improvements and opportunities for savings. 44

• Benefiting from networking opportunities with the Concordia University System through the National 45 Student Marketing Competition, Marketing will host a high school entrepreneur competition in the St. Louis 46 area with a desire to have a nationwide program in the future. They will also organize networking events and 47 mutual learning sessions with various LCMS entities. 48

• Ministry Support will consider partnering with the Office of National Mission (ONM) to develop a ministry 49 geared to older LCMS members. In concert with the synodical stewardship group, Ministry Support will 50 determine new stewardship opportunities for LCMS congregations. 51

• DNO will continue to place a strong emphasis on growing the roles of investing partners with the LCEF. 52 Cultivation, development and ongoing maintenance of these investor relationships will drive lending 53 activities for the foreseeable future. 54

• Loans will continue to work with impaired borrowers to return a significant portion of these loans to the 55 active loan portfolio. 56


• Finance projects LCEF will achieve sufficient net income that will provide for distribution of operating 1 results and contributions to the Kaleidoscope Fund. Finance will also expand awareness and focus of LCEF’s 2 Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) process, ensuring accountability and engagement throughout the 3 organization. 4

LCEF has truly been blessed with positive financial results, loyal support from its investors and faithful 5 commitment from its borrowers. Through this support, LCEF has been able to meet the loan needs of ministries 6 within the LCMS and maintain its strong financial position. LCEF once again distributed portions of its operating 7 results to participating districts and the Synod along with ministry grants through the Kaleidoscope Fund. 8 Management remains committed to supporting those ministries struggling financially, in a firm yet encouraging 9 way, confident that God will provide a path for faithful ministries to continue to fulfill the mission of sharing the 10 Gospel. 11 12 A few South Wisconsin District outcomes: 13

• Investments, assets ready for ministry use within our District, has increased in the last five years by more 14 than $5,000,000. 15

• Over the last five years, the South Wisconsin District received $320,984.86 in operating results from 16 Lutheran Church Extension Fund (LCEF). This earnings distribution is made available to districts and 17 the Synod each year that LCEF is profitable. The amount given back to each district is based upon a 5-18 way average consisting of the following components: loans to congregations compared to total 19 congregations, operating income, income producing assets, investors as a % of confirmed members and 20 capital-to-asset ratio. LCEF was blessed to provide South Wisconsin District with more than $320,000 21 for missions, supporting congregations and church workers, and many other outreach initiatives. 22

• During the past triennium, LCEF introduced the new Church Improvement Loan. In LCEF’s current 23 fiscal year, seven South Wisconsin District congregations received Church Improvement Loan funding. 24 Learn more about LCEF’s Church Improvement Loan at www.lcef.org. 25

http://www.lcef.org/


Miscellaneous Matters: Overtures 1

2 OVERTURE 6-01 3 To Correct the Erroneous Practice of Female Lectors 4 5 WHEREAS God created man first and then the woman (Gen 2; I Timothy 2:13), and 6

WHEREAS on the basis of this order of creation God commands women not to teach or to exercise authority over 7 men in the churches, but to remain silent and learn in quietness and all submission, which St. Paul 8 explains as follows: 9

“Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise 10 authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve; and Adam 11 was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. Yet she will be saved 12 through childbearing—if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control” (I Timothy 13 2:11-15), and as follows: 14

“For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints, the women 15 should keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but should be in submission, 16 as the Law also says” (I Corinthians 14:33-35), and 17

WHEREAS the words “learn quietly with all submissiveness” and “they are not permitted to speak” explicitly 18 exclude women from speaking the Scripture lessons to the whole congregation, and 19

WHEREAS many congregations in the LCMS have accepted the practice of women speaking the Scripture 20 lessons to the congregation, and 21

WHEREAS the Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) document of 1985, titled Women in the 22 Church: Scriptural Principles and Ecclesial Practice, by claiming on page 45 that there is no 23 Apostolic prohibition of women reading the lessons in the public service directly contradicts St. Paul 24 who says “the women should keep silent in the churches,” and 25

WHEREAS this practice, being contrary to the Word of God, is thereby destructive to the unity of the Spirit in the 26 bond of peace which we as Christians are to pursue, and 27

WHEREAS the public reading of Scripture is listed by St. Paul as one of Timothy’s official duties as pastor (I 28 Timothy 4:13), and 29

WHEREAS while extraordinary circumstances may arise when laymen must read the lessons before the 30 congregation in place of the pastor, the Scriptures specifically prohibit women from this task based on 31 the order of creation, and 32

WHEREAS our sinful culture is working mightily to confuse or outright deny the clear distinctions between male 33 and female as established and ordered by our Creator, and 34

WHEREAS the Church, trusting that God is “not a God of confusion,” does well to stand firm in the face of this 35 world’s lies with respect to the differences and distinct responsibilities given to men and women, 36 particularly concerning the pastoral office and the worship life of the congregation, therefore let it be 37

RESOLVED that the South Wisconsin District of the LCMS call on the Synod in convention to commission the 38 CTCR to revisit the 1985 CTCR document Women in the Church: Scriptural Principles and Ecclesial 39 Practice, specifically regarding the practice of women reading the Holy Scriptures publicly before the 40 congregation, and be it further 41

RESOLVED that the CTCR revisit the issue of whether the public reading before the congregation constitutes an 42 official duty and authoritative act of the pastoral office in view of I Timothy 4:13, and be it further 43

RESOLVED that the South Wisconsin District of the LCMS affirm that the men, as heads of their own households, 44 should be the leaders in their congregations, and be it finally 45

RESOLVED that the South Wisconsin District of the LCMS call on its president and pastors to study together and 46 teach their congregations what the Scriptures teach about the roles of men and women in the home 47 and the church, that we might gain a better understanding and stronger agreement on what God's 48 Word says concerning our various stations in life. 49

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Missions and Human Care 1

Rev. Jonah P. Burakowski, Executive Assistant to the President for Mission 2 3 “The godly rejoice when the Gospel is widely spread, many come to faith, and Christ’s kingdom is increased in this 4 way.” -Martin Luther 5 (Plass, What Luther Says, pg. 958 (3013) 6 7 We share our faith in a world that is pluralistic in religious belief, understanding and practice. Around us the secular 8 culture can’t quite come to grips with who we are and what we believe, often misunderstanding our purpose and aim. 9 Frequently, we aren’t taken seriously which can make it hard to feel comfortable as we labor to engage those around 10 us. 11 12 Yet, we are prepared. Through the catechetical instruction received from faithful pastors and Sunday school teachers, 13 by the preaching of the salvation Gospel, from Bible studies, and one on one encounters with those who share the 14 message of Christ crucified we have a rich foundation for witness. 15 16 Even now, God prepares you, by calling and equipping people to serve in His kingdom. He calls Pastors, 17 missionaries, church planters, deaconesses and other church workers to bring the Word, His Word, to those who need 18 to hear the message of salvation. All around the South Wisconsin District this message is being shared in Hmong, 19 Francophonie, Lingala, American Sign Language, Spanish, English or German. 20

21 The words of eternal life are being shared with 100 people who meet at a club house in Middleton because they don’t 22 yet have a church building. In the farm fields around Sheboygan to the migrant workers, to the inmates of the 23 Milwaukee County House of Correction, and to the homeless in the viaducts around the city of Milwaukee. 24 25 These Words reach across the miles to those who live in Tomah, down the corridor to Kenosha and to the college 26 students at the UW-Madison. To the Dominican Republic, over to Africa and down to southern Texas. The 27 penetrating power of this Word brings people to repentance and then into the newness of a regenerated life in Christ. 28 This is mission! 29 30 When we consider what Luther says about mission, it is with joy that we work to share Christ with those who do not 31 yet know Him. Pastors, commissioned church workers, lay leaders, and volunteers are looking for ways to be 32 effective missionaries in their neighborhoods and communities. Christ is being made known because of the support 33 you provide, and you certainly are Bold in your witness which is a blessing indeed. 34 35 The South Wisconsin District is one of 35 districts that makeup our Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. We are an 36 expansive and diverse district of approximately 103,619 members who attend 207 churches. We have children 37 enrolled in 36 preschools, 54 elementary schools, 6 high schools and are home to Concordia University Mequon. 38 39 Traveling around our district I am struck by how different, yet similar, everyone is. Rural, urban, suburban, inner-city, 40 small town – different needs, different settings, different approaches. Yet, our faith in Jesus Christ is what unifies us 41 all. It is Jesus who brings us together. By the gracious operation of the Holy Spirit sinners are brought to faith in a 42 Risen Savior, and united under Jesus as the Head of His Church. As members of His body, we joyously are about the 43 task of building and expanding His Kingdom. 44 45 Values and Purpose 46 The Office of Mission and Human care exists as part of the district to support and expand opportunities for mission 47 outreach and human care. Fundamentally we strive to help others: 48 -Witness the good news to all men (Mark 16:15; Acts 1:8) 49 -Grow in the Word of God (Colossians 3:16; 2 Timothy 2:14-17) 50 -Serve the needs of the Body of Christ in love (John 13:34-35; Galatians 6:10) 51 52 To fulfill those fundamental values, we work to support current or cooperatively establish new ministries through: 53

1. Ongoing support of Specialized Ministries that are reaching populations not ordinarily reached by existing 54 parishes. 55

2. Direct Mission Starts developed and funded through the Office of Mission and Human Care with cooperation 56 and consent of the local circuit and/or parish. 57

3. Circuit and/or individual parish mother/daughter starts, with or without the financial support of the Office of 58 Mission and Human Care, but with consultation, coaching and support. 59

4. Mission outreach and expansion through cooperation with local parishes to reach people of specific ethnic, 60 cultural or language groups. 61


5. The identification and development of leaders for theological education and instruction toward ordination or 1 commissioning. 2

6. Partnering with synodical resources which includes offices, recognized service organizations or existing 3 ministries in other LCMS districts. 4

7. Grant identification, writing and consultation for individual parishes or circuits. 5 6 District Supported Mission and Human Care Ministries 7 I have been serving in this office since September 2017 and in this time, I have worked to become familiar with our 8 current SWD mission and human care ministries. Visiting circuits, parishes, and schools has been an opportunity for 9 me to meet a variety of very dedicated people serving with the gifts and talents the Lord has given them. 10 11 Following, you will see an update of how the Lord has impacted the many efforts of His people around the South 12 Wisconsin District. Are we perfect? No, but many have been working hard to serve with what they have received. In 13 many instances these ministries are increasing despite limited resources or assistance and I continue to be impressed 14 by the dedication and willingness of those who are engaged in the work of the Lord. 15 16 International Partnership in the Dominican Republic 17 Overall the state of the mission center is healthy and robust. In ten years a lot has been accomplished by a devoted 18 group of missionaries who serve the Lord and His Church in the Dominican Republic. The team is made up of 19 individuals with a variety of gifts and abilities to support both the local church and the Latin American Region which 20 includes 20 countries. 21 22 Led by Regional Director Rev. Ted Krey, an assortment of new initiatives, churches, schools and preaching stations 23 have been established to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ and a long-term plan is being developed to increase their 24 reach. Locally, in the Dominican Republic, a significant contribution has been the establishment of the Concordia 25 Reformer Seminary and Mercy Center—the first new seminary to be opened in the Latin American Region in 70 26 years! Work continues to improve the campus and 10 students are now enrolled in the residential program while 27 numerous others are served by the virtual program offered. The team focuses on establishing relationships, catechesis 28 and evangelism and the seminarians are sent into the communities with the mercy and love of Christ. 29 30 The SWD has sent teachers, principals, pastors, lay leaders and short-term mission teams to the Dominican Republic 31 and efforts are being made to assist the seminary in translating theological works into Spanish. 32 33 Hmong Ministry 34 Pr. Faiv Neng Her – Hmong Hope, Milwaukee 35 Pr. Moua Vang – Benediction, Milwaukee 36 Pr. Moses Thao – Hmong Lutheran Community at Redeemer, Manitowoc 37 Pr. Blong Vang – Hmong Outreach at Trinity, Oshkosh 38 39 Like all families, immigrant families are diverse, complex, and have strengths and challenges. Considering the process 40 of migration may take some years to complete it can create transitional families with a limited support network. 41 Initially established in our district in 1993, to address both the spiritual and physical needs of the increasing Hmong 42 community, this ministry has increased from one to four congregations that meet at established English speaking 43 parishes. 44 45 Two of the pastors, Moua Vang and Moses Thao, are bi-vocational while pastors Faiv Neng Her and Blong Vang 46 serve in a more traditional pastoral model. All four have been intentional in their efforts to increase the involvement 47 of young families. Pr. Her has worked with the other pastors to increase the number of lay leaders through training 48 and encouragement in an ongoing effort to address future leadership needs and ministry sustainability. 49 50 The SOS Center, Milwaukee 51 Mrs. Sheila Strozier – Interim Director 52 53 Located at 46th and North Avenue in Milwaukee, the SOS center has been a location for family outreach for decades. 54 Countless families have benefitted from the various afterschool and summer programs offered and parishes from 55 around the district have been generous in supporting those efforts. Knowing the importance of this unique ministry 56 opportunity, the district increased financial support to the center for program and staff support. 57 58 Recognizing the need to expand outreach opportunities in a changing community, the center board has agreed to 59 engage in some significant strategic planning to restructure operationally. This will include identifying facility 60 upgrades, programmatic assessment, and outreach training to increase the center’s ability to conduct mercy work while 61 continuing to be distinctly Lutheran in practice. The process is in the early stages and will end in a plan for 62


partnerships, district support, long-range goals for community engagement, and a sustainable staffing model that meets 1 those needs. 2 3 Milwaukee House of Correction, Franklin 4 Ch. Afam Ikanih 5 6 Ch. Ikanih is the only full-time chaplain serving in this county correctional facility of 2,000 inmates. Responsible for 7 the direct pastoral care of all inmates, the administration has increased his responsibility for chaplain services and 8 engaged in facility worship center renovations with his encouragement and input. Conducting worship, adult 9 instruction, Bible study, individual counseling for inmates and their families, and coordinating with other 10 denominational leaders has been his primary charge. Recognizing the need for pastoral services for officers and staff, 11 the administration has increased access to chaplain services by giving their staff flex time to visit with Ch. Ikanih. 12 13 The administration has asked the district to increase staff services for the House of Correction and the Wisconsin 14 Lutheran Women’s Missionary League provided a grant to support a part-time deaconess to meet that request. Ch. 15 Ikanih and Rev. Burakowski are working with the facility administration to create a sustainable ministry model which 16 would include financial support from the facility for chaplain services. 17 18 Hispanic Ministry 19 Pr. German Novelli, Sr. – CPTLN Coordinator, Milwaukee 20 Pr. German Novelli, Jr. – Grace, Milwaukee 21 Pr. Alfonso Prada – St. Martini, Milwaukee 22 Vicar David Blass (Candidate for Ordination) – St. John, Plymouth 23 Vicar Edmundo Rosales – Primera Iglesia Santa Cruz, Racine 24 25 A vibrant and rich community has been growing at a variety of churches around our district: 26 27 Cristos Para Todas Las Naciones (Christ for the Nations – or CPTLN) is a collaboration between the Lutheran Hour 28 Ministries (LHM) and the South Wisconsin District. Pr. Novelli, Sr. coordinates this effort and recently CPTLN has 29 rolled out the LHM youth and family ministry called ‘Project Joel’. This initiative encourages young people to have 30 healthy lifestyles with a Christian foundation. Started in Panama in 1993, Project Joel has gradually increased its 31 participation around the world with the primary objective of providing Christian youth fellowship, healthy lifestyle 32 instruction and Bible study in partnership with schools (public and parochial). Project Joel has begun at Grace and St. 33 Martini Churches and CPTLN is looking to expand into the Lutheran schools. 34 35 Grace, Milwaukee has continued to reach the community on the south side of Milwaukee. Pr. Novelli, Jr. continues to 36 lead worship in English but recently added a bilingual worship service that utilizes digital broadcast technology for 37 translation. Alternating language formats (English or Spanish) each week, worship participants can read and hear in 38 the opposite language in real time. This has been a significant blessing for the community and worship attendance has 39 increased. 40 41 St. Martini, Milwaukee offers English and bilingual services and have recently approved improvements to their facility 42 to support digital broadcast technology. Pr. Prada has worked very hard to strengthen the relationship with the 43 LUMIN faculty and administration to connect with families. Offering multiple family, marriage, health, and 44 fellowship programs and classes, St. Martini has become a vibrant family focused parish that is beginning to extend 45 into the surrounding community. This summer a youth program will be introduced, and Project Joel has been 46 introduced to the school families. 47 48 St. John, Plymouth has been the vicarage parish for Vicar David Blass. Providing a platform for Hispanic outreach, 49 the Sheboygan community has embraced this new ministry. Recently receiving a call to Good Shepherd Sheboygan, 50 Vicar Blass will be ordained into the Office of Holy and Public Ministry at the end of June where he will continue to 51 serve the Spanish speaking community and increase the opportunities for outreach to those who live in the area. The 52 congregation continues to flourish, and the benefit of a full-time Spanish speaking ministry has been a blessing. 53 54 Primera Iglesia Santa Cruz, Racine currently meets at Holy Cross and is served by Vicar Edmundo Rosales who will 55 complete his studies later this year. A bilingual worship service is offered while Bible studies and home visits are 56 conducted in Spanish. In the future Project Joel will be offered as the congregation grows. 57 58 St. John, Beloit has begun a Spanish worship service to meet the needs of an expanding Hispanic community. Pr. 59 Dennis Roser spent 3 weeks in an immersion language program in Mexico to solidify his skills and he has begun to 60 develop relationships with local Hispanic groups and agencies in the Beloit area. 61 62


African Immigrant Ministry 1 Pr. Chris Ikanih – Bethany, Milwaukee 2 Pr. Gui Kasongo Kabeo – Benediction and Gospel, Milwaukee 3 Pr. Elijah Ndon – Holy Ghost, Milwaukee 4 5 Our district is home to a variety of immigrants from Africa, many who settled around Milwaukee. 6 7 Bethany, Milwaukee has been actively engaged in serving the underemployed, unemployed, and homeless in 8 Milwaukee. Serving hot meals twice a week, delivering bag lunches, operating a food and clothing bank, and 9 providing blankets and sleeping bags to the homeless is a significant part of the work Pr. Ikanih and the members of 10 the parish do. Supported solely through donations and community support agencies, the region is significantly 11 impacted by the mercy work and Gospel outreach tirelessly carried out daily. 12 13 Benediction and Gospel, Milwaukee are served by Pr. Kasongo as he conducts worship in French and English. Both 14 parishes offer Bible studies, ESL classes, family support, counseling, job placement, and transportation to immigrants 15 predominately from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Pr. Kasongo is also working on establishing two French 16 speaking congregations in other districts and with his help, our district will establish another congregation in the 17 Madison area once leadership has finished English instruction. 18 19 Holy Ghost, Milwaukee continues to offer a safe place for immigrants to learn about Christianity while received the 20 support they need to establish themselves in the U.S. This parish offers a food bank and is working with the 21 neighborhood to increase safety and mercy. 22 23 Urban Ministry – Milwaukee 24 Pr. Dennis Harmon – Mission of Christ and Hope, Milwaukee 25 Ch. Afam Ikanih – Mission of Christ Free at Last, Milwaukee 26 27 Mission of Christ and Hope Lutheran Churches in Milwaukee are under the spiritual care of Pr. Harmon. Engaged in 28 vigorous community outreach, both parishes are working to serve the neighborhoods they are located in. Both offer a 29 food and clothing bank, Bible studies and family support. Pr. Harmon has a passion for strengthening families and is 30 preparing to introduce community family meals to foster a stronger sense of community while teaching the importance 31 of Christian values in the home. 32 33 Ch. Ikanih provides leadership for the ‘Free at Last’ ministry housed at Mission of Christ. Giving spiritual and 34 physical support to those who have been released from the Milwaukee House of Correction is the goal of this unique 35 ministry. Each participant that arrives at Mission of Christ is given transportation coupons, a care bag of basic 36 personal care items, a referral for housing, and an invitation to return for job and counseling services. Funded through 37 the District and donations, Free at Last is a ministry intending to be an encouraging place to prevent recently released 38 inmates from returning to the House of Correction. A great deal of individual counseling and care is offered to those 39 who participate in this ministry and Ch. Ikanih is developing a vocation training element that would pair former 40 inmates with local employers willing to employ and train them. 41 42 POBLO 43 Mr. Ebou Faye - Lay missionary 44 45 ‘People of the Book Lutheran Outreach’ (POBLO) was started in Detroit to help LCMS parishes reach out to their 46 Muslim neighbors. Ebou Faye works out of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Milwaukee, reaching out to African 47 Muslim immigrants through ESL, sewing classes and individual home visits. A partner ministry of the SWD, POBLO 48 provides a great deal of ministry resource to parishes and individuals looking for ways to reach out to Muslim 49 neighbors with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Mr. Faye gives presentations, will consult with parish leadership, and 50 offers Bible studies 51 52 Deaf Ministry 53 Pr. John Reinke – Our Savior, Madison & Holy Cross, Delavan 54 Pr. Bud Palmer – Emmanuel, West Allis & Holy Cross, Delavan 55 56 Both Pastors work in a variety of mediums with both deaf and hearing individuals to increase awareness and support 57 for deaf ministry in the SWD. Actively engaged in teaching, preaching, pastoral care, instruction and leadership they 58 have worked to raise lay leaders within the deaf community so that new parishes can be established around the 59 country. Pr. Reinke, with Pr. Palmer’s support, is also engaged in international opportunities so the deaf can receive 60 the Gospel of Jesus Christ in other countries. 61


Karenni Outreach 1 Trinity – Freistadt 2 3 Trinity Freistadt actively serves the Burmese ethnic minority in Milwaukee (Karenni) by providing transportation to 4 their Lutheran Day School near Mequon. This has opened many opportunities for Trinity including fellowship, 5 worship and education initiatives that have enriched the church, school and Karenni communities. 6 7 Campus Ministry 8 Pr. Dan Anderson – University of Wisconsin Madison, Calvary Chapel 9 Pr. Michael Larson – University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and Marquette University, Luther Memorial Chapel 10 Vacant – Faith Lutheran church /University of Wisconsin La Crosse 11 12 Pr. Anderson serves Calvary Chapel as campus pastor and provides oversight for the International Student Outreach 13 coordinated by Judy Tang. Located in a property owned and maintained by the SWD, the congregation serves 14 undergraduates, graduates and non-students with a Sunday worship service, daily fellowship, Bible studies, leadership 15 development, mission trips and pastoral care. Two students live in the building as ‘fellows’ and in exchange for room 16 and board they provide housekeeping, basic security and access to study rooms and the sanctuary after hours. The 17 International Outreach provides ESL, Bible study and fellowship for approximately 60 students from around the 18 world. 19 20 Pr. Larson, who was installed in October, serves as pastor at Luther Memorial and campus chaplain to both campuses 21 as well as providing oversight for the International Outreach. Weekly dinners, fellowship, Bible studies and 22 discussion groups (for English improvement) are offered and the International Outreach continues to experience 23 significant growth. Recently Pr. Larson worked with the leadership to identify opportunities for increasing campus 24 ministry and plans for restructuring the staff, increasing international outreach, and providing more Bible study are 25 being developed. 26 27 Faith Lutheran, La Crosse – Vacant 28 29 Cross Lutheran Church Plant – Middleton 30 Pr. Joel Brandt – Bethlehem, Sun Prairie 31 32 The SWD, in partnership with Bethlehem Sun Prairie, established a church plant with a generous donation of land 33 from a local developer. Meeting in the Bishop’s Bay development club house, this plant has grown to over 100 34 members causing them to offer two worship services because of space limitations. The efforts of Pr. Brandt and the 35 congregation has borne much fruit and on October 28, 2018 Cross Lutheran Church will formally charter as new 36 parish. While more work needs to be done this faithful group of people are ready to engage their neighbors as they 37 prepare to build a new church and school in Middleton. Praise the Lord! 38 39 Mercy Work – Port Arthur, Tx 40 41 In September 2017 hurricane Harvey devastated a majority of the coast of Texas. Port Arthur was one of the cities 42 impacted and when the Texas District asked other districts for help, the South Wisconsin District responded. Six 43 teams of twelve volunteers were formed from members of different churches around the SWD and sent to Port Arthur 44 to help in the recovery effort. Each trip, subsidized by donations to the SWD Hurricane Relief, included food, 45 transportation, tools and all the necessary building materials (dry wall, mud, tape, paint, etc.). Volunteers stayed in the 46 gymnasium at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Port Arthur and a great deal of work was accomplished as teams 47 served a community in need. 48 49 Conclusion 50 51 I am grateful for the work of my sainted colleague, Rev. Peter Kelm, whose efforts and passion for mission will be 52 missed. While his departure was sad and a loss for all of us, I am confidant that we will continue to preach, teach, 53 witness, and engage those around us with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 54 55 I am expressly thankful for your past and present financial support which has been made as direct gifts, special 56 offerings, congregational support and some estate planning. I am often surprised by the generous and open way 57 people express their appreciation, thanks, or provide guidance and suggestion. Some of the future opportunities we 58 will engage in were the outcome of a conversation that began in the narthex or fellowship hall while I was visiting a 59 parish. 60


I am aware more will need to be done and with the direction of the Holy Spirit we will do it. But I must note that 1 mission is an important part of the work of our district. Over the past 12 years, or so, significant reductions in the 2 giving of congregations has impacted outreach and mission adversely. I recognize that some churches have 3 experienced a change in numbers, but I am also aware that other churches support missions and ministries of other 4 denominations. This should be of some concern as the freedom in the Gospel Lutherans preach and teach is not the 5 same message other denominations share. Jesus may be taught, but many other denominations offer a Gospel 6 hindered by the law when they teach and preach decision or acceptance theology. 7 8 If support is offered to mission agencies and missionaries from those denominations we are actively supporting a 9 Gospel message hindered by works for righteousness. Supporting Lutheran mission, outreach, ministries and 10 missionaries is what we ought to be doing and I am asking that you seriously consider where you send your mission 11 dollars. 12 13 We are partnered with mission opportunities all around the world. We have many right here in our own communities 14 and I am thankful that I have the opportunity to be part of it in one way or another. I am mindful that God presents the 15 path and the direction and I look forward to serving Him and you. 16


Late Overtures 1

2 OVERTURE L2-05 3 4

Election of the Chairman for the Council of Presidents, The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod 5 6

Whereas, the Council of Presidents (COP) met in April 20-26 and elected their chairman; and 7

Whereas, Twenty-Seven Districts had not yet had their District convention, and of those that did some had elected 8 new men to serve as District Presidents, thus allowing outgoing and retiring officers to elect a chairman for 9 the incoming newly elected officers; and 10

Whereas, the COP is defined in the following manner in Bylaw 1.2. 1 (g) “Council: An officially established group 11 elected or appointed as an advisory body. The council of the Synod is the Council of Presidents.”; and 12

Whereas, the purpose and function of the COP is essential to proper ecclesiastical supervision of the members of The 13 Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod as defined in Bylaws 3.10.2 and 3.10.3 14 3.10.1.2 The Council of Presidents shall provide opportunity for the President of the Synod to advise and 15 counsel his representatives in the regions and districts and for the regional vice-presidents and district 16 presidents in turn to give counsel to the President. The Council of Presidents also exists to provide 17 opportunity for the presidents of the districts and the Praesidium of the Synod to counsel with one another 18 on matters regarding the doctrine and administration of the Synod, its regions, and its districts, and to edify 19 and support one another in the work they share. 20 3.10.1.3 The Council of Presidents shall serve as the Board of Assignments of the Synod. It shall assign 21 first calls to candidates for the offices of ordained and commissioned ministers and handle or assist with 22 placement of other professional church workers.; and 23

Whereas, the chairman of the COP establishes the agenda for the Council, and chairs the meetings of the Council; 24 and 25

Whereas, the chairman of the COP represents the Council of President in various disciplinary and reconciliation 26 processes, Bylaws 2.13.3, 2.14, 2.15, 2.16, and 2.17 etc.; and 27

Whereas, the chairman of the COP represents the Council in the prior approval process for potential seminary 28 professors, as well as theological professors at our Concordia Universities Bylaws 3.10.5.7.3 and 29 3.10.6.7.3; and 30

Whereas, the chairman of COP is elected by a majority vote of the COP; and 31

Whereas, regarding the election of a chairman of such a council Robert’s Rules of Order states that, 32 A board that is not an instrumentality of a parent assembly or membership body is organized as any 33

deliberative assembly, with a chairman or president, a secretary, and other officers if the authority under 34 which the board is constituted makes no other provision as to how the officers are to be determined. A 35 board that is to elect its officers should meet for this purpose as soon possible after the selection of its 36 members. (Robert’s Rules of Order, 11th Edition, page 484, 14-22); and 37

Whereas, regarding the election of a chairman of such a council Robert’s Rules of Order also states under “Effect of 38 Partial Change of Board Membership” that 39

If the board is one that elects its own officers or appoints standing committees, it chooses new officers and 40 committees as soon as the new board members have taken up their duties, just as if the entire board 41 membership had changed. (Robert’s Rules of Order, 11th Edition, page 489, 10-14); and 42

Whereas, all other boards and commissions of the LCMS follow the guidelines spelled out in Robert’s Rules of 43 Order, as do district conventions and boards of directors; and 44

Whereas, the chairman of COP represents the members of the Council in so many and varied important matters as 45 noted above; and 46

Whereas, it is clear from Robert’s Rules of Order that, since some district conventions have been held but others have 47 not (the last LCMS district convention meets in July 8th -10th 2018 to elect its president), electing a chair 48 for the Council of Presidents in the April 2018 COP meeting disenfranchises those newly elected district 49 presidents from selecting their own chairman; and 50

Whereas, some newly elected district presidents have the privilege of voting for the chairman, while others not (at 51 least one of whom is now elected but does not assume the office until June, 2018); resulting again in some 52 disenfranchised; and 53


Whereas, the new Council of Presidents (2018-2021) will meet for the first time in September 2018; therefore, be it 1

Resolved, that South Wisconsin District in convention petition the COP to conduct its business in accord with 2 Robert’s Rules of Order the COP manual 3.2.5 under Elections be amended to say, “The officers shall be 3 chosen by separate nominating ballots and election at the first regular meeting of the Council of Presidents 4 following the completion of all district conventions in the year in which district conventions are held.”; 5 and be it further 6

Resolved, that, should the out-going COP chairman no longer be on the Council, the Vice-Chairman of the COP 7 preside over the election of a new COP chairman at the September meeting; and be it finally 8

Resolved, that if both the outgoing chairman and vice-chair of the COP are no longer on the Council, the Synod 9 President would preside over the election of a new COP chair. 10

Pilgrim Ev. Lutheran Church 11 West Bend, WI 53090 12 13

OVERTURE L2-06 14 To Elect the Program Committee 15

16 Whereas, electing the chairman of the Council of Presidents (COP) at the September meeting following the cycle of 17

district conventions, a concern arises regarding the selection of the Program Committee of COP.; and 18 19 Whereas, the Program Committee consists of the Chairman, Vice Chairman, and the Secretary of the COP, as well 20

as two at-large COP members (each of whom is up for election during each district convention cycle), 21 along with the Synod President and First Vice-President of Synod; and 22

23 Whereas, electing the Program Committee at the April meeting in the midst of district conventions, not only 24

disenfranchises those district presidents not yet elected, it also creates potential that one or more vacancies 25 may occur should one or more of the district presidents on the Program Committee not be re-elected at 26 their respective district conventions; therefore be it 27

28 Resolved, that the that South Wisconsin District in convention petition the Cop to elect the Program Committee of 29

the COP, in the September meeting of the COP, following the cycle of district conventions; and be it 30 further 31

32 Resolved, that, as part of their final responsibilities, the outgoing Program Committee plan the September COP 33

meeting, following the cycle of district conventions, and finally be it 34 35 Resolved, that the Clergy Call and Roster Committee, which has been entrusted with keeping the COP Manual 36

current, be charged with making the appropriate changes to the Manual in accord with these two 37 resolutions. 38

39 Pilgrim Ev. Lutheran Church 40 West Bend, WI 53090 41 42

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OVERTURE L2-07 44 To Confess and Reaffirm the Six Days of Creation are six literal days 45

46 Whereas, the South Wisconsin District Pastoral Conference adopted unanimously the resolution “To Confess and 47

Reaffirm Six-Day Creation and the Official Position of The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod”; and 48 Whereas, Synod has never formally defined Day (יֹום Yom’) used in context to creation; and 49 50 Whereas, Day (יֹום Yom’) is defined and limited by the addition of “And there was evening and there was morning, 51

the first day.” (Genesis 1:5, 8,13, 19, 23, 31); and 52 53 Whereas, the days in Genesis 1 are consecutively numbered and comprised of an “evening and morning.”; and 54 55 Whereas, Exodus 20:8–11 commands a literal week of six days of work and one day of rest based on God’s original 56

creation/rest week. The two weeks would seem, then, to be of equal duration; and 57 58


Whereas, grammatically the word day (יֹום Yom’) is undeniably used in Hebrew as in English in a variety of ways, 1 yet in the context of Genesis 1, it is understood as an ordinary/normal 24-hour sense is the most natural 2 sense; and 3

4 Whereas, the official position of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod regarding creation is, “We teach that 5

God has created heaven and earth, and that in the manner and in the space of time recorded in the 6 Holy Scriptures, especially Gen. 1 and 2, namely, by His almighty creative word, and in six days. 7 We reject every doctrine which denies or limits the work of creation as taught in Scripture. In our 8 days it is denied or limited by those who assert, ostensibly in deference to science, that the world 9 came into existence through a process of evolution; that is, that it has, in immense periods of time, 10 developed more or less of itself. Since no man was present when it pleased God to create the world, 11 we must look for a reliable account of creation to God's own record, found in God's own book, the 12 Bible. We accept God's own record with full confidence and confess with Luther's Catechism: ‘I 13 believe that God has made me and all creatures.’” (A Brief Statement of the Doctrinal Position of the 14 Missouri Synod, 1932), therefore let it be 15

16 Resolved, that the South Wisconsin District in convention 2018, confess and reaffirm that God created the 17

world and everything in it in six days, is to be understood as six literal ordinary/normal days as 18 defined by evening and morning; and let it be further 19

20 Resolved, that the South Wisconsin District in convention petition The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod in 21

convention 2019, to confess, reaffirm, and formally make the official position of Synod, that God 22 created the world and everything in it in six days, is to be understood in the natural sense of the 23 Genesis 1, as literal normal days as defined by evening and morning. 24

25 Pilgrim Ev. Lutheran Church 26 West Bend, WI 53090 27 28 29 OVERTURE L2-08 30

To reject the false teaching of Old Earth Creationism 31 32 Whereas, Romans 5:12(ESV) “12Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, 33

and so death spread to all men because all sinned”, and 34 35 Whereas, Old Earth Creationism teaches that death was in the animal kingdom in the world before the fall, and 36 37 Whereas, Old Earth Creationism teaches that the day (יֹום Yom’) cannot be a literal/normal day, thus rejecting the 38

most natural sense of day (יֹום Yom’) Genesis 1, and 39 40 Whereas, Old Earth Creationism teaches that Adam couldn’t have named all the animals in one day, thus rejecting 41

the clear testimony of God’s Word, Genesis 2:19-20(ESV) “19So out of the ground the Lord God formed£ 42 every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would 43 call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. 20The man gave names to 44 all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam£ there was not 45 found a helper fit for him.”, and 46

47 Whereas, the teachings of Old Earth Creationism are contrary to the inerrant and infallible Word of God, therefore be 48

it, 49 50 Resolved, that the South Wisconsin District in convention 2018 reject the false teaching of Old Earth Creationism, 51

and be it further; 52 53 Resolved, that the South Wisconsin District in convention petition The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod in 54

convention 2019, to formally reject as contrary to the Word of God the teachings of Old Earth Creationism. 55 56 Pilgrim Ev. Lutheran Church 57 West Bend, WI 53090 58


OVERTURE L2-09 1 To Encourage Proper Oversight in Administration of Lord’s Supper 2

by Visitation from Ecclesiastical Supervisors 3 4 Whereas, The synod has consistently encouraged its pastors and congregations to adhere to faithful communion 5

practices; and 6 7 Whereas, Pastors are called to be faithful in their stewardship of the mysteries of God (1 Cor. 4:1–2; 2 Tim. 4:3–4) 8

and are in need of encouragement to carry out this important stewardship; and 9 10 Whereas, St. Paul admonishes the Corinthians against eating the Lord’s supper with divisions among them (1 Cor. 11

11:17–18); and 12 Whereas, The synod in convention has commended for study the 1999 report of the Commission on Theology and 13

Church relations, “Admission to the Lord’s supper”; and 14 15 Whereas, Concerns about communion practice still come before district and synod conventions for resolution; and 16 17 Whereas, The practice of inviting all baptized believers who merely affirm the real presence while neglecting to 18

address the necessity of unity of confession, is not consistent with the biblical and confessional position 19 of the synod; and 20

Whereas, The synod Handbook directs the district president to “supervise the doctrine, the life, and the official 21 administration on the part of the ordained or commissioned ministers who are members of his district or 22 are subject to his ecclesiastical supervision” (Bylaw 4.4.5); and 23

24 Whereas, The synod Handbook makes provision for official congregational visits by the respective district 25

president or his representative; and 26 27 Whereas, The synod Handbook states that the district president is to “seek to bring about to the greatest possible 28

degree the achievement of the synod’s objectives as expressed in Article iii of its Constitution” (Bylaw 29 4.4.4 [b]); and 30

31 Whereas, The synod Handbook states that “he shall conduct his official visits in an evangelical manner” (Bylaw 32

4.4.4 [c]) and “come to the pastor and the congregation as a brotherly advisor” (Bylaw 4.4.4 [d]); 33 therefore be it 34

35 Resolved, that the South Wisconsin District in convention request the district president (or his representative) be 36

encouraged to address the congregation’s administration of the Lord’s supper in his visits, spending 37 time in the Word of God, discussing the Synod’s position on “close(d) communion”; and be it further 38

39 Resolved, That those practices which are not in harmony with the scriptures and Lutheran Confessions be 40

addressed fraternally and evangelically; and be it further 41 42 Resolved, That the President of the synod be exhorted to see that the district presidents apply themselves faithfully 43

to this task in accord with his responsibility as detailed in LCMS Constitution Article XI B, especially 44 paragraphs (2), (3), and (4); and be it finally 45

46 Resolved, That in accord with LCMS Constitution XII 9 (a) and (b) all district presidents shall report the progress 47

of this visitation regarding proper communion practices to the Synod President no less than 90 days 48 before the 2019 Synod Convention so that he can report on such at that convention. 49

50 Pilgrim Ev. Lutheran Church 51 West Bend, WI 53090 52


Committee on Convention Nominations—District 1

2 MEMBERS 3 Rev. Bryan Osladil, chair Carolyn Blum Dave Burgess 4 Duane Graf Ronald Kabitzke Gene Ladendorf 5 Michael Milbrath Bob Pulley Rev. Jason Schockman 6 Rev. Daniel Torkelson Rev. David Totsky, advisory 7 There were two vacancies on the committee. 8 9 A. NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTH WISCONSIN DISTRICT 10 11 SWD Bylaw 1.54a, as amended at the 2015 Convention states: 12 1.54.a. The candidates for the office of President shall be a maximum of five ordained ministers (or greater, in the 13

case of ties) receiving the highest number of votes on the nominating ballots of the congregations and 14 agreeing to serve if elected. Only those candidates for the office of President who have received at least five 15 votes on the nominating ballots shall be listed on the ballot of the district convention. All those receiving 16 nominations shall be listed by the Secretary of the District in the convention workbook together with the 17 number of votes each received. The election must be by ballot. No nominations may be made on the floor of 18 the convention unless only one candidate results from the congregation nominating process, nor are write-in 19 candidates permitted on the convention ballot. 20

21 Thirty-Seven District congregations submitted nominations for the office of District president. There were thirty-22 seven valid nominations. The men, all of whom are ordained, nominated for the office of District president were as 23 follows: 24 25 John Wille 33 26 David Paape 4 27 Randolph Raasch 3 28 William Kilps 2 29 Harold Senkbeil 2 30 Daniel Torkelson 2 31 Peter Bender 1 32 John Berg 1 33 Matthew Harrison 1 34 Nathan Meador 1 35 Lance O’Donnell 1 36 37 In accordance with the requirements of bylaw 1.54.a, since John Wille is the only individual who meets the 38 requirements for inclusion on the presidential ballot based upon congregational nominations, additional floor 39 nominations shall be sought for this position. 40 41 B. NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICES OF VICE PRESIDENT (BY REGION) 42 43 SWD Bylaw 1.54.b, as amended at the 2015 South Wisconsin District convention, states: 44 1.54.b The candidates for the office of vice-president shall be ordained ministers from each region receiving at least 45

two votes on the nominating ballots from the congregations in that region and agreeing to serve if elected. 46 They shall be listed on the ballot of the district convention. All those receiving nominations shall be listed by 47 the Secretary of the District in the convention workbook together with the number of votes each received. 48 The election must be by ballot. If only one candidate results from the congregation nominating process, the 49 applicable region(s) must meet in caucus to determine a second candidate. Write-in candidates are not 50 permitted on the convention ballot. 51

52 In the nominating process for vice president, thirty-seven congregations submitted nominations. One ballot was 53 disqualified due to nominating individuals from regions other than that in which the congregation was located. There 54 were a total of thirty-six valid nominating ballots for the office of vice president. 55 56 Central East 57 Eight Central East Region congregations submitted nominations for the office of vice president from the Central East 58 Region. One nomination was invalid due to nomination of someone outside the region. The men nominated, and the 59 number of nominations received for the office of District vice president were as follows: 60 61


Peter Bender 3 (declined) 1 David Paape 3 2 Martinho Sander 2 (declined) 3 Eric Skovgaard 2 4 Douglas Stowe 1 (ineligible – outside the region) 5 6 Four men listed above received valid nominations for this region. Peter Bender and Martinho Sander have declined 7 the nomination. David Paape and Eric Skovgaard are eligible and willing to be placed on the ballot. They become our 8 slate of candidates for this office. 9 10 Northeast 11 Nineteen Northeast region congregations submitted nominations for the office of vice president from the Northeast 12 Region. One nomination was invalid due to nominating an individual outside the region. The men nominated, and the 13 number of nominations received for the office of District vice president were as follows: 14 15 John Berg 5 16 William Kilps 5 17 Joseph Fisher 4 18 Daniel Seehafer 4 19 Robert Zick 3 20 Nathan Meador 2 21 Christopher Seifferlein 1 22 Herbert Mueller 1 (ineligible – outside the region) 23 24 Seven men listed above have received valid nominations for this region. There are six who have met the requirements 25 stipulated by the bylaws and are eligible and willing to be placed on the ballot: John Berg, William Kilps, Joseph 26 Fisher, Daniel Seehafer, Robert Zick, and Nathan Meador. These six men become our slate of candidates for this 27 office. 28 29 West 30 Four congregations submitted nominations for the office of vice president from the West Region. The men nominated 31 and the number of nominations received for the office of District vice president were as follows: 32 33 Charlie Brandt 2 34 David Jensen 1 35 Paul Mundinger 1 36 Donald Stein 1 37 38 Since only one individual, Charlie Brandt, met the bylaw requirement through the congregational nomination process, 39 the District bylaw requirements have not been met for this ballot. In accord with bylaw 1.54.b the West region must 40 caucus to determine the second candidate. 41 42 Southeast 43 Six District congregations submitted nominations for the office of vice president from the Southeast Region. The men 44 nominated, and the number of nominations received were as follows: 45 46 Daniel Torkelson 6 47 Douglas Stowe 1 (declined) 48 Mark Wenzel 1 49 50 Since only one individual, Daniel Torkelson, met the bylaw requirement through the congregational nomination 51 process, the District bylaw requirements have not been met for this ballot. In accord with bylaw 1.54.b the Southeast 52 region must caucus to determine the second candidate. 53 54 C. ELECTION OF CIRCUIT COUNSELORS (2018-2021) 55 56 Circuit # Region Counselor (elected at forum) 57 1 Metro South Shore Rev. Karl Fabrizius (appointed) 58 2 Metro West Rev. Harold Bender 59 3 Metro Northwest Rev. Richard Raabe 60 4 Metro Central Rev. Steven Voigt 61 5 Metro Southwest Rev. Eric Skovgaard 62


6 Metro North Shore Rev. Michael Henrichs 1 7 Ozaukee/Washington Rev. Philip Hillenbrand 2 8 Horicon Rev. Daniel Seehafer 3 9 West Bend/Random Lake Rev. Joseph Fisher 4 10 Sheboygan South Rev. Christian Gugel 5 11 Sheboygan North Rev. Bryan Osladil 6 12 Sheboygan West Rev. Peter Peitsch 7 13 Manitowoc Rev. John Patrick Niles 8 14 Winnebago Rev. Ricky Schroeder 9 15 Berlin Rev. Bryan Fritsch 10 16 Marquette Rev. Gary Schultz 11 17 La Crosse Rev. Phillip Enderle 12 18 Southwest Rev. Thomas Reeder, Jr. 13 19 Madison North Rev. Christopher Amen 14 20 Madison South Rev. Jason Zobel 15 21 Oconomowoc Rev. Lance O’Donnell (appointed) 16 22 Watertown Rev. Matthew Martin 17 23 Janesville Rev. Donald Fehlauer 18 24 Beloit Rev. Dennis Roser 19 25 Kenosha Rev. Joshua Conradt 20 26 Racine Rev. Daniel Feldscher 21 22 D. NOMINATIONS FOR OTHER ELECTED POSITIONS 23 The committee on convention nominations–District is responsible for 24

1. Requesting recommendations and, consequently, nominating candidates for the offices and positions to be 25 elected at the convention, other than those of District President, regional vice-presidents, and circuit visitors 26

2. Gathering the consent of and biographical information on all the candidates, and 27 3. Presenting the slates and the collected information to the delegates at the convention. 28

29 The call for nominations and recommendations went to District congregations in October 2017. In the information 30 received by congregations, it was recommended that nominations and recommendations to the committee be made 31 using the District website (swd.lcms.org) or the District fax line (414-464-0602), but postal service was also 32 acceptable. Nomination and recommendation forms for the various offices were posted on the website for download, 33 thus keeping mailing and printing costs for the District to a minimum. Hard copies could be requested from the 34 District office and received by mail. 35 36 The committee solicited recommendations for the positions of District secretary; the board of directors; the committee 37 on convention nominations–District; committee on convention nominations – Synod (lay), and Concordia University 38 Wisconsin board of regents. 39 40 While some congregations and individuals responded to the call for recommendations, there were offices for which no 41 recommendation was received. There were also many offices for which only one recommendation was received, 42 although the committee is constitutionally required to provide two nominees for each open position. In the future, 43 please help your committee provide you with full slates by volunteering and recommending persons to serve. 44 45 Incumbents, if eligible, were given first consideration on the slate. The names of those whose years of service would 46 take them past the constitutional limit of twelve consecutive years in the same position were not put in nomination. 47 The committee did not give any special consideration to those whose names were received in multiple 48 recommendations. 49 50 The bylaws require the committee on convention nominations to nominate twice the number of candidates to be 51 elected for each open position. However, bylaw 1.57.d states, “The District Convention reserves the right to nominate 52 candidates directly from the floor whenever it deems it necessary or advisable.” Please note, a nomination from the 53 floor requires: 54

1. A “first” and a “second” (in writing); 55 2. Consent of the one being nominated (in writing); 56 3. The nominee’s biographical information (in writing, but preferably electronically); and 57 4. All of the above then presented to the District secretary before the name may be put into nomination. Forms 58

for floor nominations may be secured from the District secretary. 59 60 Once the slate of candidates is complete, it must be approved by the District convention before the election takes place 61 (bylaw 1.57.c). 62


The nominees slated by the committee for the various positions to be filled by election are as follows: 1 2 Office of District Secretary – elect one pastor to a three-year term 3 Rev. David Totsky, incumbent 4 Rev. Bryan Osladil 5 6 Board of Directors—South Wisconsin District 7 The elected and voting members of the board of directors shall consist of sixteen voting members and shall be 8 constituted as follows: 9

a. The president of the District; 10 b. The secretary of the District; 11 c. Four ordained ministers (on the District roster, one from each region); 12 d. Two commissioned ministers (on the District roster, each representing a different combination of regions); and 13 e. Eight lay persons of the District (two from each region). 14

15 The first vice-presidents, assistant secretary and treasurer are advisory members to the board of directors. 16 Representation on the board is limited to not more than one voting member from any congregation. District personnel 17 and others may attend the board of directors’ meeting as requested by the board or District president (bylaw 1.40). 18 19 Two ordained ministers – elect one from each region to a six-year term 20 Central East West 21 Rev. Mark Wangerin, incumbent Rev. David Jensen, incumbent 22 Rev. M. Doug Peters Rev. Greg Hovland 23 24 One commissioned minister – elect one to represent the combination of regions to a six-year term 25 Central East and Northeast West and Southeast 26 Bradley Jentsch, incumbent Robert Lunak 27 Jan Ladendorf ___________________ 28 Jay Lindsey 29 30 Four lay persons – elect one for each position indicated to a six-year term 31 Central East Northeast Southeast West 32 Kristen Kolell Myron Buss, incumbent George Neuberger Jeffery Kuglitsch 33 Jonathan Lorenz Allen Konetzki Sarah Billings ________________ 34 ________________ 35 36 Committee on Convention Nominations—District 37 Bylaw 1.43: “The Committee on Convention Nominations consisting of twelve (12) members—one ordained minister, 38 one commissioned minister, and one lay person from each of the four regions—shall be elected by the district 39 convention.” 40 41 Four ordained ministers – elect one from each region to a six-year term 42 Central East Northeast Southeast West 43 ________________ Rev. Wayne King Rev. Mark Wenzel Rev. Jason Schockman, incumbent 44 ________________ Rev. Christopher Seifferlein Rev. Jack Gilbert Rev. Paul Mundinger 45 46 Four commissioned ministers – elect one from each region to a six-year term 47 Central East West 48 Duane Graf, incumbent Phillip Rogers 49 Jack Burkee Luke Beck 50 51 Three lay persons – elect one from each region to a six-year term 52 Central East West 53 Kristen Kollel Dan Kromm 54 ________________ ________________ 55 56 Board of Regents—Concordia University Wisconsin 57 Synod Bylaw 3.10.6.2, “The Board of Regents of each college and university shall consist of no more than 18 voting 58 members: 59

2. One ordained minister, one commissioned minister, and two lay persons shall be elected by the geographical 60 district in which the institution is located. 61

6. ... members may serve a maximum of three consecutive three-year terms and must hold membership in a 62


member congregation of the Synod. 1 7. Not more than two of the elected members shall be members of the same congregation.” 2

3 One ordained minister from the South Wisconsin District – elect to a three-year term 4 Rev. John Berg, incumbent 5 Rev. M. Douglas Peters 6 7 One commissioned minister from the South Wisconsin District – elect to a three-year term 8 Dwayne Jobst, incumbent 9 Mark Bahr 10 David Koopman 11 12 Two lay persons from the South Wisconsin District – elect to a three-year term 13 Position I Position II 14 Robert Denkert, incumbent Richard Laabs, incumbent 15 Marcia Arndt ____________ 16 17 Committee on Convention Nominations—Synod (lay delegate) 18 Synod Bylaw 3.12.3: The Committee for Convention Nominations is to be regarded as an ad hoc convention committee, to 19 which the limitations on holding multiple offices do not apply. 20 The delegate and alternate are elected for a three-year term and is eligible to be re-elected twice. 21 22 Ron Kabitzke 23 Alan Konetzki 24 Catherine (Carrie) O’Donnell 25 _____________ 26 27 Respectfully Submitted, 28 Committee on Convention Nominations 29 Rev. Bryan Osladil, chair 30 31 32 E. BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION OF THOSE NOMINATED 33 (NOMINEES NOT LISTED HERE MAY BE FOUND IN TODAY’S BUSINESS) 34 35

ARNDT, Marcia M. 36 Age: 59; Occupation: Associate Dean Manufacturing, Moraine Park Tech. College; Region: SE; 37 Education: UW-Stout; UW-Madison; Degrees: B.S. 1980; M.S. 1990; Experience and activities—38 Congregation: Community Outreach Board 2015-present, Chair-present; Co-Leader Small Group 39 Ministry 2014-present; Co-Chair Capital Fundraising Campaign 2013; Pastor Call Comm. 2011, 2015; 40 By-Laws Comm. 2012-13; Family Promise Volunteer 2012-present; Altar Guild 2007-present; Women’s 41 Bible study leader 2011-12; Board of Ed. 1999-2005, Chair 2003-05; Church Council 2003-05; 42 District/Circuit: Passionate Believers Conference 2016; SWD Convention delegate 2012; Community: 43 32 years in Adult and Continuing Ed. at the instructional and administrative level - program/curriculum 44 development, team and collaborative-based transformational leadership, business and industry outreach, 45 grant writing/management, facilitation, lab, equipment, budget, change and conflict management skills; 46 Senior Citizens Activities, Inc., West Bend, Bd. of Dir. 2015- present; Nuts, Bolts and Thingamajigs 47 North American Foundation Board 2006-14, Sec. 2013-14; United Way of Washington Co. Board 2007-48 13, Strategic Planning Chair, Sec., Vice Pres. and President; TEMPO-Wash. Co. (Women’s Business 49 and Leadership Group) 2014-present; West Bend Leadership Prog. 2004-05; Present Congregation: 50 Divine Savior, Hartford; Hopes for the District: We as a society are confronted with increased 51 challenges, societal, family and individual problems and attacks on our Christian faith. We as Christians 52 are encouraged to teach the Gospel to all, but most are not equipped or comfortable with it. My hope for 53 the SWD is to effectively reach out to members/students to help them increase their service within the 54 congregation, the community, their place of work and school. It is through every member/student and the 55 personal relationships they develop within the congregation/school and outside of it that we can help 56 others to strengthen their faith. It is faith in action, which will encourage our fellow Christians to lead 57 lives of integrity and be an example for others. By strengthening members’/students’ faith, we can then 58 equip them to increase outreach and service to the community. This will positively impact the lives of 59 the people they touch in their everyday actions. This will be accomplished through increased efforts by 60 the district for partnerships within the communities such as with community-based non-profits. 61


BECK, Luke E. 1 Age: 48; Occupation: Teacher and Principal; Region: W; Education: Valparaiso Univ.; Hofstra Univ.; 2 CUW; Degrees: B.A. in History 1992; M.S. Sec. Ed. 1994; Colloquy 2006; Experience and 3 activities—Congregation: Teacher, Hope Luth., Chicago, IL 1996-97; Teacher, St. John’s, LaGrange, 4 IL 1997-2002; Teacher/Principal, St. Paul, Bay City, MI 2002-05; Teacher/Principal, St. Peter, 5 Reedsburg 2005-08; Teacher St. John, Portage 2008-16; Teacher/Principal, St. John, Portage 2016-6 present; Present Congregation: St. John, Portage; Hopes for the District: It is my hope that our district 7 not only continues to serve the families of Wisconsin by offering the distinctly Lutheran education that is 8 the most important ministry of our congregations, but that we also seek and explore new ways to reach 9 people and families. This will mean that we need to be creative in our vision while striving to maintain 10 our incredible heritage. We need people to think in new ways to accomplish this. 11

BERG, Rev. John M. 12 Age: 50; Occupation: Pastor; Region: NE; Education: CUW; Concordia, Ft Wayne; Degrees: B.A. 13 1989; M.Div. 1993; Experience and activities:—Congregation: Pastor: Concordia Lutheran Church 14 and Student Center, Vermillion, South Dakota 1993-98; Lamb of God, Pleasant Prairie, WI 1998-07; 15 Trinity Evangelical, Sheboygan, WI 2007- present; Music Teacher/Choir Director, Christ Lutheran 16 Academy, Kenosha, WI 2000-07; District/circuit: Circuit Visitor SD District 1994-98, SWD Circuit 17 Visitor #27 2003-07; LWML Zone Counselor SD District 1994-98, Student Aid and Recruitment SWD; 18 Re-Circuiting Committee SWD 2015; Synod: Delegate to three LCMS conventions, Floor Committee 19 Synod Convention; Local Chair of Synod Convention in Milwaukee 2016; Doctrinal Reviewer; Board of 20 Regents CUW 2015-present; Community: Wisconsin Right to Life; Veritas Society; Present 21 congregation: Trinity, Sheboygan; Hopes for the District: The members of Christ’s holy Church are 22 living in one of the most challenging times in the history of the world. God’s holy Word is being 23 challenged and attacked at every level in our culture. More Americans are unchurched than ever before. 24 The congregations and people of the SWD live in these realities and often times are faced both 25 personally and as congregations with enormous challenges. But the good news is that we are never 26 alone! Christ is with us all the way with His good gifts and Spirit! It is my prayer that the SWD would 27 approach our unchurched culture with joy, confidence and clarity in Christ Jesus our Lord. Jesus Christ 28 is the Lord of the Church. He has promised us that the gates of hell shall not prevail His bride the 29 Church. Our district is blessed with many talented and faithful pastors and church workers who 30 understand the challenges that we face and seek to be daily renewed in God’s Holy Word and 31 Sacraments. This is a blessing! It is my hope that the SWD of the LCMS would continue to lead, support 32 and encourage her church workers, congregations and schools to faithfully and boldly teach God’s Word 33 in its truth and purity and administer the Sacraments according to his bidding. It is my hope and prayer 34 that the SWD would continue to explore areas in which our congregations and schools can work 35 effectively together in mission and ministry for the growth of Christ’s Kingdom. It is my hope and prayer 36 that we would find ways to strengthen existing ministries and also have a strategy of starting new missions. It 37 is also my hope and prayer that we would find new ways to reach out in mercy and love in our communities 38 especially in the inner city. Finally, it is my hope and prayer that as we move forward into the future as church 39 that we would remain distinctively Lutheran in both doctrine and practice. May God help us! Amen. 40

BILLINGS, Sarah 41 Age: 51; Occupation: Data Specialist; Region: SE; Education: UW-Parkside; Albert-Ludwig 42 Universität, Germany; CUW (Graduate Teacher Cert. Program 2017); Degrees: B.S. 1988; Experience 43 and activities—Congregation: Member, Bd. of Stew. and Finance 1992-95; Chair, Bd. of Activities 44 1997-98; Chair, Bd. of Stew. 2006-10; Sunday School Superintendent 2000-09; Sunday School teacher 45 2000-11; Congregation Treasurer 1998-99; Altar Guild 2010-11; Pastoral Call Comm. 2011; Marketing 46 Comm., Kenosha Area Luth. Ed. Assoc. 2015; Musician (trumpet) 1996-present; Community: 47 Volunteer: Kenosha Dream Playground Project, 2015, Special Olympics 2011-12, Tutor, Racine Luth. 48 High School 2017- present, Hospice Alliance 2011-present; Present Congregation: Messiah, Kenosha; 49 Hopes for the District: Primarily, I hope that the SWD and the LCMS will do all that it can to share the 50 Good News of Jesus Christ and support congregations in remaining faithful to the Holy Scriptures and to 51 the Book of Concord. I would expect that this faithfulness would be maintained primarily through 52 reverent worship, reflecting the proper use of the Sacraments and the proper distinction between Law 53 and Gospel, and through education, especially by encouraging families to make use of Lutheran schools 54 from Kindergarten through seminary, including providing financial support to help them do so. My hope 55 is that the District will help and encourage all of its members to learn and understand the scriptural basis 56 of and history behind the use of the lectionary, the sacred liturgy, and the church’s hymnody. Finally, I 57 hope that the District will be bold in taking difficult but scriptural positions regarding abortion, marriage, 58 transgenderism and other aspects of the sexual revolution that have had such disastrous effects on the 59 American family and culture. 60


BRAKEBUSH, Carl 1 Age: 73; Occupation: Retired; Region: W; Education: UW-Madison; Degrees: B.Bus.; Experience 2 and activities—Congregation: Current president of Immanuel Lutheran, Westfield; Elder; Finance 3 Comm.; Various other committees; District/Circuit: Circuit Delegate; Community: LuWiSoMo 4 Chairman and Board Member; Present Congregation: Immanuel, Westfield; Hopes for the District: I 5 wish to see the SWD stay strong with their leadership and direction. Keeping Christ at the forefront. 6 Provide help to our pastors in their missions in their communities. Stay involved with the efforts at 7 LuWiSoMo to bring more kids and families to Christ utilizing this Outdoor Ministry field available to all 8 in the SWD. 9

BRANDT, Rev. Charlie 10 Age: 63; Occupation: Pastor; Region: W; Education: Concordia Ann Arbor; Concordia Sr. College; 11

Concordia, Ft. Wayne; Degrees: A.A. 1974; B.S. 1976; M.Div. 1980; Experience and activities—12 Congregation: First Immanuel, Cedarburg 1980-95; Trinity, Toledo, OH 1996-2008; Bethlehem, Sun 13 Prairie 2008-present; District/Circuit: SWD Youth Board, Stewardship Board; Pastor rep for several 14 schools’ accreditation committees; OH Dist. Mission Ministry Facilitator/Restructure Taskforce; LCEF 15 Dist. Board; SWD Pastors Conf. Comm.; LCEF Stewardship Bd.; Synod: Several mission congregation 16 starts in Ohio and Wisconsin; LCMS Convention Delegate/Floor comm.; Chinese Ministry in Toledo, 17 OH; mission trips incl. Dominican Republic; Community: Cedarburg Police Chaplain; Ozaukee Co. Jail 18 Chaplain; Sun Prairie SPAM/Police Chaplain; Peace Keepers; Present Congregation: Bethlehem, Sun 19 Prairie; Hopes for the District: Help our congregations in sharing the Gospel. This can be done with 20 stewardship programs and outreach efforts. Congregations are the most effective means to start new 21 congregations and develop members with a love and giving heart for missions. 22

BURKEE, Jack 23 Age: 57; Occupation: Teacher; Region: CE; Education: CUW; Cardinal Stritch Univ.; Degrees: B.A.: 24 M.Ed.; Experience and activities—Congregation: Gospel, Milwaukee 1982-85; St. Paul’s, West Allis 25 1985-Present; Present Congregation: St. Paul’s, West Allis; Hopes for the District: It is my hope that 26 the SWD continues to minister to God’s children of all ages, abilities, and races. I hope that the SWD 27 continues to seek ways to reach and to minister to our current society and to find ways to bring back all 28 those that have left the Church. 29

BUSS, Myron G. 30 Age: 77; Occupation: CPA/Investment Advisor (retired); Region: NE; Education: Lakeland (College) 31 Univ. Degrees: B.S. in Bus. Admin., 1963; Experience and activities—Congregation: Good Shepherd, 32 Sheboygan Church Council 1973-present; Treasurer except for 3 terms as President; Cottage Bible class, 33 1981-present; usher, chair of constitution comm., numerous call committees and chair of multiple capital 34 campaigns; District/Circuit: SWD Board of Directors, 2003-2006 and 2012-2018, current vice chair; 35 SWD Finance Comm. 2006-2018, current vice chair; SWD Call Comm. for Exec. Assistant to the 36 President for School, Youth and Family, 2015 and chairman of SWD Call Comm. for Exec. Assistant to 37 the President for Missions and Human Care 2016-17; Policy Manual Review Comm., 2017-18; 38 Convention Delegate 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015; Convention Floor Comm. 1997, 39 2003, 2009, 2012, 2015; Planned Giving Comm. 1991-95; Member Circuit Forum 1983-2018; currently 40 secretary; Synod: Convention Voting Delegate 1979, 1983, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2013; Advisory 41 Delegate 2016; Credentials, Registration and Elections Convention Floor Committee 1992; Structure and 42 Ecclesiastical Matters Convention Floor Committee 2013; Community: Sheboygan Area Luth. H.S. 43 Board of Directors 1980-1991, 2012-2018, Chair. 1986-1991, Vice-Chair 2014-2018; Member of 44 Sheboygan Area Reformation Celebration Comm. 1999-pres.; Member of Sheboygan Rotary Club and 45 Sheboygan County Estate Planning Council; Present Congregation: Good Shepherd, Sheboygan; 46 Hopes for the District: Our SWD logo defines our mission and vision. We are to be “Confessing Christ 47 for the Next Generation.” We are called to be “Passionate Believers” sharing the message of salvation 48 both in what we say and how we live. We need to pursue these goals enthusiastically, always putting our 49 Lord ahead of everything else. During the past triennium, SWD has retired our debt, increased our 50 mission budget, added new executives in the areas of Education and Missions, and defined our goals. 51 The plan is clear. Our task as our Lord’s servants is to function in this changing and complex world. This 52 is only possible when our efforts are committed to being true to the Scriptures and the Lutheran 53 Confessions. We need to be good stewards of the resources which our Lord so abundantly grants us as 54 the District pursues all of its ministry endeavors. In retirement, some of my most satisfying experiences 55 have been serving the church at my local congregation, Lutheran High School, the District and Synod. I 56 look forward to continuing or expanding my service to the Church in whichever way He leads me. 57


DENKERT, Robert A. 1 Age: 55; Occupation: Certified Public Accountant; Region: CE; Education: UW-Whitewater; Degrees: 2

B.B.A. 1983; Experience and activities—Congregation: St. Peter-Immanuel, Milw.: member and 3 chairman, Board of Elders 1980s-90s; Immanuel, Brookfield: member of Board of Christian Day School 4 late 1990s, Exec. Director, Mission & Ministry Council, Treasurer, Worship Elder 2000s; Delegate to 5 LHSAGM; District/circuit: Delegate-District Convention 2015, 2012, 2009; Delegate-Circuit Forum; 6 Member CUW Board of Regents 2015-present; Community: Board of Miracle Network Telethon for 7 Children’s Hospital late 1990s; Present congregation: Immanuel, Brookfield; Hopes for the District: I 8 would like to see the congregations and pastors of the SWD renew their commitments to being members 9 of the LCMS and walk (and work) together following varieties of worship while remaining true to the 10 Bible and Book of Concord. I would like to see a continued and renewed commitment to Lutheran 11 education from early childhood to college level and beyond including Sunday School, Vacation Bible 12 School and Bible study as well as our Lutheran elementary and high school and universities. I also hope 13 that we can instill in our parents the value of a Lutheran education and encourage them to encourage 14 their children to opt for church work vocations. 15

FISHER, Rev. Joseph M. 16 Age: 52; Occupation: Pastor; Region: NE; Education: CU-Chicago; Concordia, Ft. Wayne; Degrees: 17

B.A. 1990; M.Div. 1994; Experience and activities—Congregation: Associate Pastor 1994-97; Senior 18 Pastor 1997-present; Adjunct Professor of Theology, CUW 2011-present; District/circuit: Chairman of 19 Pastors Conference Planning Committee 1995-98; Board of Dirctors Concordia Bible Institute; SWD 20 Communication Task Force 2008-10; Pastoral Adv. of Wisconsin Lutherans for Life 2005-08; Circuit 21 Visitor 2015-present; Synod: Delegate Synod Convention 2001, 2010; Community: Worked to get law 22 passed to allow clergy to bring wine for communion into State prisons and County jails 2001-2005; 23 Present congregation: Pilgrim,West Bend; Hopes for the District: My prayer for SWD is for us to 24 truly be Synod (walking together) in this District, as the Psalmist says, “Behold, how good and pleasant 25 it is when brothers dwell in unity!” This unity is a gift from God. Yet, this unity is fragile due to our 26 sinful hearts and can only be maintained through faithful study of God’s Word, the Lutheran 27 Confessions, open discussion, trust, and prayer. These will enable the people, parishes, pastors, and our 28 amazing parochial system and CUW to with on voice boldly and faithfully confess the Gospel of Jesus 29 Christ crucified and risen to and for all our neighbors. 30

GILBERT, Rev. Jacob (Jack) 31 Age: 35; Occupation: Pastor; Region: SE; Education: Northern Illinois University; Concordia, St. 32 Louis; Degrees: B.A., 2005; M.Div., 2009; Experience and activities—Congregation: Carmel 33 Lutheran Church, Carmel, IN 2009-13; St.; John's Lutheran Church, Racine 2013-present; 34 District/Circuit: SWD Re-Circuiting Comm. 2014; Synod: Floor Committee 16 for Synod Convention 35 2016; Community: St. John’s annual neighborhood block party 2014-present; Present Congregation: 36 St. John, Racine; Hopes for the District: My hope for the SWD is that as a group of believers standing 37 together on God’s Word and under our shared confession, we might serve the Lord in a faithful response 38 to His saving work, through which the world may join with us by the power and work of the Holy Spirit 39 who calls and gathers us around His means of grace. 40

GRAF, Duane S. 41 Age: 68; Occupation: Retired Principal, St. Paul, West Allis; Region: CE; Education: Concordia-St. 42

Paul, MN; Concordia River Forest; Degrees: B.A. 1971; M.A. 1979; Experience and activities—43 Congregation: Taught upper grades from 1971-79; Principal from 1979-2015; served on a variety of 44 boards and committees; currently serve on Early Childhood Comm.; teach Bible classes; 45 District/circuit: Served on the Board of Dir., Chaplaincy Comm., Mission Board and Finance Comm. of 46 the District; in education served on the Superintendents cabinet and other committees; currently on 47 Nominating Comm.; Community: West Allis Census Comm.; attended Prayer Breakfast for 15+ years; 48 participated in the West Allis Community Ala Carte event; Present congregation: Blessed Savior, New 49 Berlin; Hopes for the District: That the congregations of the District would work together to proclaim 50 the Gospel throughout the District and support Synod as they reach out with the Gospel to all parts of the 51 world. More is accomplished as we work together and support one another. Lutheran schools have an 52 important role to teach the young, so that they can carry on the ministry of the Church for generations. 53 New churches need to be encouraged and supported by congregations within the District. Lutheran high 54 schools and CUW are also a part of this encouragement and support. Specialized ministries are to be 55 encouraged as well. 56


HOVLAND, Rev. Greg 1 Age: 47; Occupation: Pastor; Region: W; Education: CUW; Concordia, St. Louis; Degrees: B.A. 2 1993; M.Div. 1997; Experience and activities—Congregation: St. Paul Lutheran, Amboy, MN & St. 3 Peter, Vernon Center, MN 1997-2002; Messiah Lutheran, La Crescent, MN 2002-09; Our Savior, Green 4 Bay, WI 2009-15; St. John, Portage, WI 2015-; District/Circuit: Youth Representative 1998 SWD 5 Convention; Circuit Secretary Mankato Circuit MNS 1998-2001; Circuit Counselor Mankato Circuit 6 MNS 2001-02; Hope Luth. High School Assoc. Board of Dir. 2003-09; Green Bay Luth. School Assoc. 7 Board of Dir. 2009-15; Synod: Synod Convention Circuit Pastoral Delegate 2007, Winona Circuit 8 MNS; Community: Vernon Center Fire Dept. First Responder, Firefighter, Assistant Chief and Chief 9 1998-2002; La Crescent Fire Dept. First Responder, Firefighter, Safety and Training Officer, and 10 Chaplain 2002-09; SE Minnesota ARMER Implementation comm. 2007-09; National Weather Service 11 Spotter Network Coord. for La Crosse Weather and Green Bay Weather Offices. Present 12 Congregation: St. John, Portage; Hopes for the District: I expect a district that is built upon the true 13 and inerrant Word of God, joyfully embraces its Lutheran identity as it confesses the doctrine of the 14 Book of Concord and is actively sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Word and action. My hope is that 15 we will be a district that is united in doctrine and mission as we reach out in coordinated, intentional 16 ways to the lost. I foresee a district that acknowledges that mission is best tailored locally but is 17 supported by and is consistent with the larger body of Christ. I hope to have a district that builds up 18 existing local congregations and schools, nurtures new congregations and schools in areas ripe for the 19 mission and organizes larger mission and mercy opportunities locally and globally. I look forward to 20 standing up for a district that is built on common confession and trust while it converts every dollar 21 received to move Jesus’ mission and ministry forward. 22

JENSEN, Rev. David 23 Age: 67; Occupation: Pastor; Region: W; Education: Concordia, Milwaukee, Concordia Senior 24 College, Ft. Wayne, Concordia, St. Louis; Degrees: A.A. 1970; B.A. 1972; M.Div. 1976; Experience 25 and activities—Congregation: Usher, office volunteer, Youth Group, Choir member; 26 District/circuit: Circuit Youth/Evangelism Representative; LLL Pastoral Advisor; Sunday School 27 Association Pastoral Advisor; SWD Board of Directors 2012-18; Synod: Several terms as Circuit 28 Counselor (SWD and NOW); national convention delegate, twice; Community: County Right to Life 29 board member, many activities, many years; Present congregation: Our Savior, Baraboo; Hopes for the 30 District: To be the best representation of the LCMS in our part of the world that we can possibly be, 31 lifting high the cross of Christ in all that we do and say in the time-honored ways of congregational 32 ministry—Christian education, stewardship, member care at all ages and stages of life. But also in 33 mission outreach—church by church, and in all the remarkable forms of ethnic outreach which are 34 possible in our District now. The biblical image of a tent fits God’s Church and our District well—35 lengthen and strengthen that tent, the Church. Lengthen it, so more and more people are covered and 36 protected by the saving grace of Jesus. And strengthen it so that those already in the Church are 37 strengthened and fortified in their faith and Christian living—the calling of our South Wisconsin District. 38

JENTSCH, Bradley S. 39 Age:53; Occupation: Middle School teacher and athletic director; Region: NE; Education: CUW; 40 CUEnet Colloquy 2011; Degrees: B.A. 1987; Experience and activities—Congregation: Choir 41 member, confirmation teacher, men’s ministry, youth leader; Marketing Director for Bethesda 42 Lutheran Homes & Services 1989-94; Director of Development-Sheboygan Lutheran HS 1994-43 2000; Interim Principal-St. Paul, Sheboygan; Dir. of Business Operations-Camp LuWiSoMo 2006; 44 Principal/teacher-St. John, Random Lake 2011-17; Middle School Teacher-St. John, Plymouth 45 2017-present; District/circuit: Member of SWD Board of Directors 2012-18; former LWML 46 Speaker; Present congregation: St. John, Plymouth; Hopes for the District: My hope for the SWD 47 is that each congregation and school, through God’s continued grace and blessings, be renewed in 48 spirit, ministries strengthened and reinvigorated in spreading the love of Christ here in the South 49 Wisconsin District and beyond. That together we find faith-building activities and effective means 50 of reaching those who have slipped away from actively hearing the Gospel and receiving 51 forgiveness of sins and encourage participation in the Sacraments to sustain and strengthen their 52 faith, so we all will be empowered to share Christ’s love with one another. 53


JOBST, Dwayne 1 Age: 64; Occupation: Principal, Lake Country Lutheran High School; Region: CE; Education: 2 Concordia St. Paul; Bowling Green Univ. Degrees: B.A. 1975; M.A. 2002; Experience and activities—3 Congregation: Youth Director; VBS; Sunday School Coord.; Bible Study leader; Worship 4 Assistant; Elder; Choir; currently Congregation Vice-Pres.; District/circuit: Current CUW Board of 5 Regents member; member of the SWD Teachers Conference Planning Comm.; SWD and NWD Church 6 Workers Conference committee; Synod: LCMS Blue Ribbon Task Force - Funding the Mission; OH 7 Evangelism Committee; ALSS; Present congregation: Brookfield Lutheran, Brookfield; Hopes for the 8 District: My prayer is that the SWD will continue to value and support the mission of our Lutheran 9 Schools and University so that more students can have a Christ-centered education where faith and 10 learning intersect for preparation to serve in our churches, schools, communities, and homes. 11

KABITZKE, Ronald 12 Age: 69; Occupation: Retired; Region: NE; Experience and activities—Congregation: Choir; Elder 13

1999-2005, 2010-17; Lutheran Brotherhood/AAL Branch/Chapter President, Thrivent Coordinator; 14 District/circuit: Convention Delegate 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018; Camp LuWiSoMo Board of 15 Directors 2003-11, Chairman 2009-11; Nominating Committee 2006-11, 2012-present; SWD Board of 16 Dir. 2015-present; Synod: Convention Delegate 2004, 2007, 2013; Community: Newburg Fire Dept. 17 Firefighter/EMT 1976-87; Village of Newburg Trustee 1991-93, Planning Comm. Traffic Comm.; 18 Chairman, German Fest Church Service 2012-present; Present congregation: Pilgrim, West Bend; 19 Hopes for the District: Psalm 46 and Psalm 67. 20

KILPS, Rev. William R. 21 Age: 62; Occupation: Pastor; Region: NE; Education: Concordia College, Milw.; Concordia River 22 Forest; Concordia, Ft. Wayne; Degrees: B.A. 1978; M.Div. 1982; Experience and activities—23 Congregation: Pastor serving at St. Paul's, Marengo, WI 1982-86; Trinity, Glidden, WI 1983-86; Zion, 24 East Moline, IL 1986-99; Good Shepherd, Two Rivers, WI 1999-present; District/circuit: 2nd Vice 25 President of CI District; Board of Directors CID; CID Floor Committee Chairman for Education; CID 26 Circuit Counselor; SWD Floor Committee Chairman for Congregational Services; Synod: Synodical 27 Reconciler; Synod President's Dialogue Panel with RIM; Doctrinal Reviewer; Synodical Convention 28 Delegate. Community: Doxology graduate and chaplain; chairman of Good Shepherd Lutheran Grade 29 School in East Moline, IL; Rotary Club; Present congregation: Good Shepherd, Two Rivers; Hopes for 30 the District: My hope for the South Wisconsin District is that we continue to be faithful in our mission 31 outreach and in our doctrinal beliefs as an integral part of the Synod, leading by example even as we 32 foster a spirit of Christ-centered ministry both in our congregations and parochial schools. 33

KOLELL, Kristen 34 Age: 52; Occupation: Social Worker; Region: CE; Education: CUW; UWM; Degrees: B.A. 1987; 35

M.S.W. 1990; Experience and activities—Congregation: Zion school board 2010-16; organized Mats 36 for Homeless group 2017-present; Zion Spiritual Life Board 2004-10; organized, cooked and served the 37 Zion school hot lunch program 2000-08; District/Circuit: LWML Vice Pres. of Special Focus 38 Ministries and Mission Grants 2016-present; represented LWML on the Student Aid and Recruitment 39 Comm. 1990s; Community: Volunteer at the Falls Patio Players, volunteer at Habitat for Humanity, 40 volunteer at Bastille Days Storm the Bastille race, volunteer at Boys and Girls Club, volunteer at 41 Bethany LCMS Soup Kitchen once/month; Present Congregation: Zion, Menomonee Falls; Hopes for 42 the District: As a life-long member of the LCMS-SWD I hold dear the history and heritage of the 43 district and the many capable leaders who have served. Looking forward it is important to focus on the 44 Great Commission, Matthew 28:16-20. Reaching out to the unsaved in our communities using innovative 45 ideas while staying close to our distinctively Lutheran roots is important. Working collaboratively with 46 the many talented workers in our district for the common goal holds much potential and is exciting! I 47 pray the Lord would continue to bless our efforts in the SWD! 48

KONETZKI, Alan R. 49 Age: 76; Occupation: Sr. V.P. Wealth Management, WB&T, retired 2015; Region: NE; Education: 50

Univ. IL; UWM; Degrees: B.S.E.E. 1962; M.B.A. 1976; Experience and activities—Congregation: 51 Trinity, Sheboygan: current Chairman, Elders Comm., former Chairman Endowment Comm.; enrolled in 52 Stephen Ministry; District/Circuit: Lay Delegate 2015 to SWD Convention; Synod: 2013 and 2016 Lay 53 Delegate to LCMS Convention; Community: Past President Sheboygan County Estate Planning 54 Council; member Sheboygan Economic Club; Present Congregation: Trinity, Sheboygan; Hopes for 55 the District: To successfully pursue its mission statement of confessing Christ to the next generation 56 through proper delivery of the Word and Sacraments and delivering Mercy and Compassion to all of 57 God’s children throughout the District as God wills us. 58


KOOPMAN, David 1 Age: 70; Occupation: Lutheran school teacher/principal - retired; Region: SE; Education: Concordia 2

NE; Iowa State Univ.; Degrees: B.A. 1970; L.T.D. 1970; M.S. Ed. 1975; M.S. Ed. Admin. 2006; 3 Experience and activities—Congregation: 7-8 teacher, St. Paul, Boone, IA 1970-72; Admin. 4 Counselor, Concordia NE 1972-75; DCE, Zion Brainerd, MN 1975-80; Principal/Teacher, St. John, 5 Chaska, MN 1980-87; Principal/Teacher, Pilgrim, Wauwatosa 1987-97; Principal, St. Paul, Des Peres, 6 MO 1997-2004; Principal, St. John, Seward, NE 2004-14; Interim Principal, St. Paul, Janesville, 2015-7 16; Grace, Menomonee Falls 2016-17; Elm Grove Luth. School 2017-18; District/Circuit: District 8 Principal’s Conf. Chair, MNN, SW, MO, NE; SWD NLSA Commissioner; Dist. Youth Comm., MNN; 9 led 4 schools through NLSA, NLSA Consultant to 8 schools, NLSA Team Captain on 12 teams; Synod: 10 Synod Convention Dist. Ed. Rep, MNN, SW, MO NE; Community: Coach – Girl Scout Softball Teams 11 1987-97; Kiwanis Member – Seward, NE 2006-14; Area Betterment Council, Ames, IA 1971-72; 12 Present Congregation: St. Paul, Grafton; Hopes for the District: The SWD holds a key role in the 13 ministry of the LCMS in that it relates to a growing diversity of people, provides support for many Early 14 Childhood Centers, Elementary and Senior High Schools, and is home to Concordia University 15 Wisconsin. These connections are critical across the Synod and can be used to develop variations in 16 ministry while holding firm to the message of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of all. The many 17 opportunities for service by congregational members in the District, and the training of children, youth 18 and university students is a significant role available to us in the SWD. 19

LAABS, Richard F. 20 Age: 67; Occupation: President and CEO of Lutheran Urban Mission Initiative, Inc. (LUMIN); Region: 21

CE; Education: UW-Milwaukee; Degrees: BS in Business Administration 1974; Experience and 22 activities—Congregation: CUW Board of Regents 2015-18; Grace, Menomonee Falls: numerous 23 activities including president of the church 1980-2018; District/circuit: Contractor to SWD to operate 24 Concordia Lutheran School 2005; Community: YMCA, Youth sports 1980s & 90s; Numerous activities 25 related to Choice schools 2005-present; Present congregation: Grace, Menomonee Falls; Hopes for the 26 District: My prayer is that the District will continue to grow its outreach activities, especially in urban 27 communities, and influence more people as it seeks to share the Gospel message with those who have 28 little, if any, knowledge of the Christian faith. The District is a source of encouragement, knowledge and 29 resources for organizations such as LUMIN that strive to connect people to Jesus as they serve the “least 30 among us.” As an operator of a network of Lutheran schools, we find the District’s education executive 31 to be very helpful on many fronts. 32

LADENDORF, Jan 33 Age: 73; Occupation: Retired Lutheran Teacher; Region: NE; Education: Concordia-St. Paul; Southern 34

Illinois University at Edwardsville; Degrees: B.Ed. 1966; M.S. 1981; Experience and activities—35 Congregation: Taught in 8 different schools in 5 different states during 35 years. During this time 36 involved with youth group, directing children’s choir, directing plays and musicals, Sunday school, Bible 37 class, adult choir, VBS. Presently the president of Trinity-Freistadt’s LWML; District/circuit: Zone 5 38 LWML president for 4 years, and a member of the SWD LWML Board of Dir; Committee member for 39 the District LWML Heart to Heart event; Synod: Volunteer for synodical conventions; Community: 40 Member of the Lutheran Radio Choir; Present congregation: Trinity-Freistadt, Mequon; Hopes for the 41 District: I would like to see the SWD continue in its role of leadership for our Lutheran church workers 42 and congregations. They should be our liaison with Synod and keep us up-to-date with work being done 43 in the Lutheran church. The SWD should be a resource for our workers and congregations. Whether it is 44 helping to plant a new congregation, finding a church worker to fill a position, or supporting district 45 missions, the SWD staff should provide resources for our people. 46

LINDSEY, Jr., Jay 47 Age: 49; Occupation: Lutheran Grade School Principal; Region: NE; Education: CUW; Southern Ill. 48 Univ., Edwardsville; Degrees: B.A. 1991; M.S.Ed. 2004; Experience and activities—Congregation: 49 Holy Cross, Collinsville, IL, Elder 2010-12; Zion, Tomball, TX, Vice Pres. 1995-97; District/Circuit: 50 Southern IL District Board of Stewardship 2010-12; Salary Guideline Comm. 2008; Synod: LCMS 51 National Convention in St. Louis, Director of Pages 2001; Community: Sheboygan Area Lutheran 52 Schools Association, Board Pres., current; Present Congregation: St. John, Plymouth; Hopes for the 53 District: It is my fervent prayer that the South Wisconsin District continues to be proactive in creating 54 real mission opportunities within our state, throughout our country and abroad. We need to remain 55 steadfast in ministering to underserved groups such as minorities and the poor, raising funds and sending 56 missionaries to regions around the world in desperate need to hear the Gospel of Jesus, and lobbying for 57 the protection of our faith in an environment that is increasingly hostile towards the truth as found in the 58 Scriptures. We need to consciously fight to remain relevant and impactful without compromising our 59


beliefs. We also need to lead the way when it comes to creating and sustaining healthy churches and 1 schools. Institutions that are fiscally sound and morally upright in their treatment of professional church 2 workers. 3

LORENZ, Jonathan 4 Age: 66; Occupation: Ministry Services/Information Technology/Teacher; Region: CE; Education: 5 Concordia, NE; Degrees: B.S.Ed., 1972; Experience and activities—Congregation: Immanuel, 6 Brookfield, 2004-present, President 2012-16, Bible class leader, Service elder; Zion, Menomonee Falls, 7 1990-2004, President, Stewardship Bd., Bible class leader; St. John, Wheaton, IL, Elder 1988-90; 8 Immanuel Brookfield, 1980-88, Stewardship; Beautiful Savior, Milwaukee, 1974-80, President, Bd. of 9 Education; Immanuel, Houston, TX, 1972-74, Teacher; District/Circuit: SWD Finance Committee, 10 1994-2002; Presenter for Stewardship, Ministry Planning; Synod: LCEF Ministry Services 2002-14, 11 Ministry Planning, Capital Stewardship; Lutheran School Teacher, Immanuel, Houston, TX 1972-74; 12 Community: Lutheran H.S. Association of Greater Milwaukee, Board of Directors 1996-2002; Present 13 Congregation: Immanuel, Brookfield; Hopes for the District: Making a difference in our world 14 through the people and congregations of Synod, helping to expand the knowledge of the Gospel, and 15 expanding the influence of the Gospel on the lives of Christians and others. 16

LUNAK, Robert 17 Age: 28; Occupation: Principal; Region: SE; Education: Concordia Chicago, Univ. of Central 18

Missouri; Degrees: B.A. Secondary Ed. 2012; M.S. School Administration 2016; Experience and 19 activities—Congregation: School Principal, current; Outreach planning, current; District/Circuit: 20 Planning comm. for SWD Administrators’ Conference 2017; Synod: Advisory delegate from Texas 21 District for LCMS Convention 2013; Community: Basketball for community youth ; Present 22 Congregation: St. Paul, Janesville; Hopes for the District: I hope the South Wisconsin District 23 continues to be a great place for ministry. I pray that the district continues to support our churches, 24 schools, childcares and other ministries in the important work they do sharing the Gospel with their 25 communities. I know the district has supported me in my work in Janesville as a new administrator. I 26 hope that everyone can have that same experience, and that they can feel that they are a part of a larger 27 mission. The district is home to some of the Synod’s best schools, and I want that to continue as our 28 schools help each other improve. 29

MEADOR, Rev. Dr. Nathan 30 Age: 47; Occupation: Senior Pastor; Region: NE; Education: CUW; Concordia, St. Louis; Degrees: 31

B.A. 1992; M.Div. 1996; D.Min. 2017 Experience and activities—Congregation: Pastor, Trinity and 32 Zion, Sheldon and Gilman, WI 1996-98; Zion, Aniwa, WI 1998-2003; Zion, Staunton, IL 2003-09; St. 33 John, Plymouth 2009-present; District/circuit: Chairman NWD Volunteer Teachers Conference comm. 34 1999, 2001; SID Board for Congregational Support 2003-06; SID Circuit Visitor 2009; SID Stewardship 35 Task Force; SWD Stewardship Task Force; Synod: Synod Convention Delegate 2001, 2007, 2013; 36 Youth Ministry Task Force 2004-07; LCMS Office of National Mission Assistant Coordinator for 37 Stewardship 2013-present; Community: President, Sheldon Area Community Club 1997-98; Volunteer 38 Fire Fighter/Chaplain, Staunton, IL Volunteer Fire Department 2004-09; Staunton, IL Education 39 Foundation 2005-09; WIAA Football and Basketball official; Present congregation: St. John, 40 Plymouth; Hopes for the District: I see the SWD as a solid district with a true Lutheran identity. I also 41 see a major cultural crossroad both within the district and the world that will make the task of being 42 faithful a challenge. A vision for the district would be one that is firmly rooted in Scripture and 43 Confession that also isn’t afraid to take a deeper look at partnering for ministry across metro areas and 44 regions in areas like education, human care, outreach to immigrant and ethnic communities, and youth 45 and family ministry. It will take a commitment to who God has called us to be AND to allow for healthy 46 change for the district, not only to survive, but to thrive for the sake of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 47

MUNDINGER, Rev. Paul J. 48 Age: 59; Occupation: Pastor; Region: W; Education: UW-Madison; Concordia, Ft. Wayne; Degrees: 49 B.S. Food Science 1983; M.Div. 1997; Experience and activities—Congregation: Board member of 50 La Crosse Friends of International Students (UW-La Crosse); District/Circuit: Circuit Visitor: Grace, 51 Omro, Faith, La Crosse; Board member at Camp LuWiSoMo; Community: Member of Community 52 Band (Omro); Present congregation: St. John, Berlin; Hopes for the District: It is my prayer that the 53 SWD continue to faithfully serve the people of the district by equipping and supporting the work of the 54 pastors and church workers throughout the district. If elected, I will, with God’s help, serve the district in 55 any way needed to achieve these goals. 56


1 NEUBERGER, Jr., George L. 2

Age: 64; Occupation: Attorney Region: SE Education: Colby College; College of William and Mary; 3 Degrees: A.B. 1975; J.D. 1978; Experience and activities—Congregation: Congregation chairman, 12 4 yrs.; Vice-Chairman, 7 yrs.; School Board, 6 yrs. (chair, 5 yrs.); Board of Elders, 6 yrs. (chair, 5 yrs.); 5 numerous ad hoc committees including grade school accreditation comm., building committees, 6 stewardship campaign committees, etc.; District/Circuit: Member of former SWD Board for 7 Stewardship and Evangelism; Delegate to District Convention (former parish); Delegate to Circuit 8 Conferences; Presenter at Christian Estate Planning Program; Synod: Current member, Luther Academy 9 Board of Directors (not RSO, but works closely with Synod’s Office of International Missions); 10 Volunteer Worker at 2016 Synod Convention; Community: Community Bank Board Director, 37 yrs.; 11 Rotarian (past president and officer in charge of international youth exchange program); former United 12 Way Board Member (chairman); former Historical Assoc. Board Member; Community Concert Assoc. 13 Board Member (treasurer); Present Congregation: Good Shepherd, Watertown; Hopes for the District: 14 My hopes for SWD are well articulated in the District Vison Statement: 1.) This is our time to be 15 distinctly Lutheran. In a time of shifting theological and cultural beliefs, even in our Christian churches, 16 our Lutheran faith sets us apart and makes us bold. It is my hope and confidence that we will cling to the 17 precious doctrines and teachings of our founders and share them fearlessly with all whom we meet. 2.) 18 This is our time to plant new congregations. Faith alone is not enough. We must share that faith with a 19 new generation, and with those new to our shores, in the central cities and rural hamlets of SWD. 20 Accordingly, it is my hope that we will plant new churches and ministries, and that we will work to 21 revitalize those that are struggling. 3.) This is our time to honor our vocation. We are called. Christ 22 promises that the harvest will be bountiful. But there is much work to be done. It is my hope that we will 23 all step forward with eager hands and willing hearts to fulfill our Lord’s call to use the skills with which 24 we are richly blessed to fulfill that call in SWD. 4.) This is our time to embrace our communities. 25 Everywhere, we see people in need. The crush of all that need seems daunting. It is my hope that we will 26 continue to reach out to those around us who are weak, poor, and dispirited. 27

O’DONNELL, Carrie 28 Age: Region: 47; Occupation: Assistant to the President, Concordia Theol. Seminary, Ft. Wayne; 29 Education: Univ. of MI; Degrees: B.A. History and Politics; Experience and activities—30 Congregation: Sunday school teacher; 150th Anniversary Comm.; Marriage Ministry Team; 31 Communications/Marketing Comm.; District/Circuit: SW District Ministerial Health Comm.; SW 32 District Seminary Interview Comm.; SW District Convention Planning Comm.; SW District Convention 33 Floor Comm. 2015; Synod: PALS (Post-Seminary Applied Learning and Support) Coordinator 2011-34 2017; Attended LCMS Conventions 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016; Present congregation: St. Paul’s 35 Oconomowoc; Hopes for the District: Over the last 20+ years of service to my own family, and to 36 missionaries, students, pastors’ families and seminaries, I have grown in thankfulness for the life-giving 37 Word of God and faithful Lutheran confession that bind us together. My hope and fervent prayer is that 38 we grow in faith and unity in the Scriptures and Confessions, and that this growth in faith will lead us to 39 be increasingly bold in witness and service to our neighbors. In service of this mission, I pray we will be 40 good stewards of what we have received and that the Lord will bless this stewardship with resources to 41 further and expand the mission. 42

OSLADIL, Rev. Bryan 43 Age: 56; Occupation: Pastor; Region: NE; Education: Concordia St. Paul; Concordia, Ft. Wayne; 44

Degrees: B.A. 1984; M.Div. 1988; Experience and activities—Congregation: Pastor since 1988; 45 District/circuit: District Human Care Comm.; SWD Asst. to the Secretary; District Committee on 46 Constitutional Matters; Circuit Visitor; Synod: LCMS Convention Delegate 1998; served as District 47 Chair. for Convention registrations at 2016 National Convention in Milw.; Community: Worked with 48 area hospital in the chemical dependency unit; served in numerous capacities at Sheboygan Area Luth. 49 High School (currently on the Bd. of Dir.); Present congregation: Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, 50 Sheboygan; Hopes for the District: It is my hope and prayer that the SWD might continue to be a 51 blessing to the Church at large, that it might offer strong leadership when called upon, and that it might 52 be a model for others to follow in these changing times. It is also my hope that it might continue to be a 53 place of care and concern for God's people in these challenging times. 54


PAAPE, Rev. David 1 Age: 66; Occupation: Pastor; Region: CE; Education: Concordia College, Milw.; Concordia Senior 2

College, Ft. Wayne; Concordia, Ft. Wayne; Degrees: A.A. 1971; B.A. 1973; M.Div. 1977; Experience 3 and activities—Congregation: St. Paul, Woodland, IN 1977-82; Zion, Menomonee Falls 1982-2001; 4 Immanuel, Sheboygan 2001-08; St. Paul, Brown Deer 2008-present; District/circuit: Lutheran 5 Laymen’s League Pastoral Advisor; LWML Pastoral Advisor; SWD’s Pro-Life Committee; SWD Board 6 of Directors; Gospel Communication Clinic presenter; Circuit Counselor (two circuits); Vacancy pastor; 7 Professional Church Workers Conference Committee; SWD Hispanic Task Force; SWD VP Central East 8 Region (2nd term); Synod: Synodical Convention delegate 4 times; District Life Coordinator; 9 Community: Milw. Luther H.S. Association Board of Directors; Sheboygan Lutheran Hispanic Task 10 Force 200-08; A Place of Refuge Ministries of South Wisconsin, chair. 1993-; Present congregation: St. 11 Paul, Brown Deer; Hopes for the District: I see the role of vice-president as that of encouraging and 12 supporting our District President and the congregations and pastors of the Milwaukee Metro Region. My 13 hope and prayer for the SWD is that we remain true to our doctrinal heritage. That means that we will 14 remain confessional, proclaiming the Word of God in its truth and purity and administering the 15 sacraments according to Christ’s direction. This is the foundation for God’s “Plan A” for his Church, 16 making disciples. I pray that our confessional district will live out our doctrine in a missional manner. 17 Since there is no “Plan B”, reaching the lost in our district with the changeless Gospel is job one! My 18 prayer is that we will work tirelessly to find ways to make disciples in ways that will have a major 19 impact on our ever-changing culture. In short, we need to be about the task of finding the best ways to do 20 what we sang about as children: This little Gospel light, I’m going to let it shine (by the power of the 21 Holy Spirit), let it shine, all the time… all around the SWD neighborhood… pointing the way to heaven. 22

PETERS, Rev. Matthew D. 23 Age: 48; Occupation: Assoc. Pastor; Region: CE; Education: MSU, Concordia, Ft. Wayne; Degrees: 24 B.A. in Social Sciences 1992; M.Div. 2012; Experience and activities—Congregation: Sole pastor of 25 Luther Memorial, Sheboygan 2012-16; Assoc. Pastor of Elm Grove LC, Elm Grove 2017-present; 26 District/circuit: LWML Zone 13 Counselor 2012-16; SWD LWML District Junior Counselor 2016-27 present; Synod: Synod and District Reconciler 2017-present; Present congregation: Elm Grove Luth., 28 Elm Grove; Hopes for the District: South Wisconsin District exists to support the work of the member 29 congregations of LCMS, her members as well as the neighbors our Lord has given us to serve. Having 30 come from a pagan background and coming into the church as an adult, I am overwhelmed by the grace 31 and mercy our Lord Jesus Christ bestows upon His beloved. My prayer is that our district would hold 32 fast to Christ’s Word and the gifts of His Sacraments delivered through the historic Liturgy of the 33 catholic church as they seek to faithfully serve the bride of Christ. An additional prayer is that the SWD 34 would embrace methods of educating the children God has entrusted to us which are supportive of our 35 distinctively Lutheran catechetical process. Through the faithful preaching and teaching of the Scriptures 36 and our confessions to those God has placed into our midst, we seek to go forth, serving our neighbors, 37 sharing the love of Christ with all. 38

SEEHAFER, Rev. Daniel J. 39 Age: 47; Occupation: Pastor; Region: NE; Education: CUW; Concordia, Ft. Wayne; Degrees: B.A. 40 1993; M.Div. 1997; Experience and activities—Congregation: Administrative Pastor 2000-present; 41 Assist. Pastor 1997-2000; Church Building Project/Capital Campaign (RSI) 1999-2004; Child Care 42 Capital Campaign and School Renovations 2008; Constitution & By-Laws; Marriage/Employee 43 handbooks, Strategic Planning, Church w/School ministry 2000-present; District/Circuit: Circuit 8 44 Visitor 2014-present; Operation Barnabas Rep. 2017-present; Circuit Youth Rep and Evangelism Rep. 45 1997-2003; Servant Event Rep. and 2001 National Youth Gathering Rep.; Youth Comm. 2000-03; Floor 46 Comm. (Elections) 2000; Synod: USNR Chaplain 1995-2004; 2001 National Youth Gathering Rep.; 47 Operation Barnabas Rep. 2017-present; Community: WI Dept. Commander, American Legion 2016-17; 48 National Chaplain, American Legion 2010-11; 21st Century Comm., chair 2017-present; Foreign 49 Relations comm., chair 2017-present; Beaver Dam Police Dept. Chaplain 2017-present; Present 50 Congregation: St. Stephen, Horicon; Hopes for the District: On this 55th triennial convention of our 51 beloved District, under the theme, “Sing His praise, His love declare,” it’s my prayer that our living Lord 52 and Savior, Jesus Christ, would renew our spirits and enable our SWD family to boldly proclaim the 53 excellencies of Him Who called us out of darkness into His marvelous light. Additionally, with this 54 biblical foundation, with the life-changing message of Christ crucified and risen, I would love to 55 personally see our families embrace the Lutheran basics: let’s remain faithful to Word and Sacrament 56 ministry as we (sing His Praise) together, and wholeheartedly respond in being that beacon of light (His 57 love declare) to the lost and dying world. After all, it’s STILL all about JESUS! 58


SEIFFERLEIN, Rev. Christopher M. 1 Age: 42; Occupation: Pastor; Region: NE; Education: Concordia Chicago; Concordia, Ft. Wayne; 2 Degrees: B.A. 1999; M.Div. 2003; Experience and activities—District/Circuit: Lutherans for Life 3 Pastoral Advisor 2003-11; Circuit Visitor 2010-16; SWD Pre-Lent Retreat Coordinator 2017-18; Synod: 4 Doxology graduate; Convention delegate 2016; Present Congregation: Emmanuel, Adell; Hopes for 5 the District: I support the current mission and vision of the SWD and aim to hold up that desire of the 6 good people of the SWD in my work and teaching. My hope for the future of the SWD is as St. Paul said 7 in Ephesians chapter 3, that God would grant the people of the SWD to be strengthened with might 8 through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in the hearts of the people through faith; that 9 they, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width 10 and length and depth and height—to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that the SWD 11 may be filled with the fullness of God. 12

SKOVGAARD, Rev. Eric C. 13 Age: 50; Occupation: Administrative Pastor; Region: CE; Education: Univ. of Virginia; Concordia, St. 14 Louis; Degrees: B.A. in Foreign Affairs 1989; M.Div. 2000; Experience and activities—15 Congregation: Administrative Pastor – Elm Grove Lutheran 2011-18; Assoc. Pastor at Elm Grove 16 Lutheran 2003-11; Mission Developer in Vacaville, CA 2000-03; District/Circuit: Circuit 17 Counselor/Visitor 2009-18; Present Congregation: Elm Grove Lutheran, Elm Grove; Hopes for the 18 District: My hopes for the SWD are the same as they are for the Synod as a whole. I long to see us 19 embrace our identity as confessional Lutherans, along with everything that entails for the local 20 congregation at worship, for our public witness to life and marriage, for local and international mission 21 and collaboration with partner churches, and for the individual Christian as he or she serves God and 22 neighbor in the vocations God gives. 23

TORKELSON, Rev. Daniel T. 24 Age: 47; Occupation: Pastor; Region: SE; Education: CUW; Concordia, St. Louis; Degrees: B.A. 25 1992; M.Div. 1996, S.T.M. 1997; Experience and activities—Congregation: Pastor, St. John, Battle 26 Creek, IA 1997-01; Zion, Clyman 2001-11; St. John, North Prairie 2011-present; District/circuit: IDW 27 Ministerial Health Comm. 1998-01; Circuit Visitor 2003-09; Our Hearts Ablaze steering comm. 2004-28 05; Convention Floor Comm. Chairman 2009, 2015; SWD SE Regional Vice-President 2009-present; 29 SWD 2nd Vice-President 2009-15; 1st Vice-President 2015-present; Comm. on Constitutional Matters 30 2009-15; Comm. on Convention Nominations 2015-present; SWD Bd. of Dir. 2009-12, 2015-present; 31 Synod: Comm. Life Leader, Bd. for Youth Services 1992-94; Delegate, Model Conference 2005; 32 Delegate, Conf. on Synod Structure 2008; Facilitator, Koinonia Project 2012-15; Conv. Delegate 2004, 33 2007, 2010, 2013; Member, Elections Floor Comm. 2007, 2010; Participant, Koinonia Project “Think 34 Tank” 2015; Community: Bd. of Dir., Ida Sheltered Industries 1998-01; Bd. of Dir., A Place of Refuge 35 Ministries 2010-13; Grief Counselor, Life’s Connection-Waukesha 2017-present; Present congregation: 36 St. John, North Prairie; Hopes for the District: My hopes for the SWD come second to Christ’s vision 37 for its congregations and church workers. As I learn from His vision, my prayer for our District is that 38 we would be bold in our witness, stout in our confession, compassionate in our care, and responsible in 39 our practice. I pray we would learn to be unapologetically Lutheran as our Law/Gospel message is the 40 only message that saves a world that proves every day that it cannot save itself. I pray our congregations 41 would renew their concern and care for their local settings while enthusiastically supporting the spread of 42 the Gospel throughout the world. I pray our congregations and church workers would demonstrate love 43 and ethics in the mission of spreading the Gospel. I pray we would learn to be loving and transparent in 44 our disagreements toward the goal of greater concord and harmony. Above all, I pray we would trust our 45 Lord’s vision for His Church in Word and Sacrament and glorify Him in all we do as we walk together. 46

TOTSKY, Rev. David W. 47 Age: 54; Occupation: Pastor; Region: CE; Education: CUW, Concordia, Ft. Wayne; UW-Milwaukee; 48 Degrees: B.A. 1985; M.Div. 1989; S.T.M. 1999; D.Min. coursework, M.S. 2009; Experience and 49 activities—Congregation: Pastor, Immanuel Hepler and Zion, Brazilton, KS 1990-93; St. John, Oxford 50 and Trinity Packwaukee, WI 1993-2003; Walther, Memorial, Milwaukee, WI 2003-12; Sherman Park 51 Milwaukee, 2012-present; District/Circuit: Secretary 2006-present; Policy Comm. chair 2012-present; 52 CCM Chair, 2006-present; Committee, 2004-present; Comm. on Convention Nominations (advisory) 53 2004-present; CCM Secretary 2004-06; Assistant Secretary, 2004-06; Circuit Counselor 2000-03; Floor 54 Committee mem. and chair 1997, 2000; Synod: Commission on Handbook 2015-present; Reconciler and 55 Dispute Facilitator 2015-present; Convention Delegate 1992, 1998, 2001, 2007, 2013; Advisory 56 Delegate 2016; Convention Registration Comm. Chair 2016; Floor Comm. Secretary 2013; Doctrinal 57 Review; CUW adjunct 2005-present, SMP mentor; Vicarage Supervisor; Community: Clare Oasis 58 Center, Board of Directors 2008-16; Interfaith Senior Programs, Waukesha, Board of Directors 2008-14; 59


A Second Chance Outreach Ministry, President and Board Chair 2007-10, Board of Directors, 2004-07; 1 Friedens Community Ministries, Consultant 2008-09; Present Congregation: Sherman Park, 2 Milwaukee; Hopes for the District: My prayer for our district is that we continue to faithfully and 3 unashamedly proclaim the Gospel message. Grounded firmly in the scriptures and holding firm to our 4 Confessions, we can be God's beacons of hope and life in an ever-secularized and post-Christian culture. 5 Trusting in God's inspired and inerrant Word, we can confidently reach out to our communities, calling 6 the unchurched and "de-churched" in the neighborhoods in which we live and work, and sharing the life-7 giving and life-changing message of life and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. Walking together as 8 members of our synod we will work together and strive to declare His love and forgiveness both here in 9 South Wisconsin and throughout the world. 10

WANGERIN, Rev. Mark E. 11 Age: 65; Occupation: Pastor; Region: CE; Education: Concordia College Milwaukee; UW-12 Milwaukee; Concordia, St. Louis; Degrees: A.A. 1972; B.A. 1974; M.Div. 1978; S.T.M. 1981; 13 Experience and activities—Congregation: Mission Board chairman, Lutheran Village Church, Ladue, 14 MO 1981-87; Associate Pastor, Mt. Olive, Milwaukee 1987-2010, Administrative Pastor 2010-present; 15 District/Circuit: SWD Worship Comm. 1990-2000; SWD Board of Dir. 2001-03; Chairman Education 16 Comm. 2001-03; SWD Board of Directors 2012-18; Communications Chairman SWD District 17 Convention planning comm. – every convention since 1988; Synod: Senior bibliographer and 18 coordinator of public services, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis 1979-87; LCMS convention floor comm. 19 on Higher Education 1995; Synodical delegate 1995, 2013; LCMS synodical convention local planning 20 comm. 2016; Community: Greater Milwaukee Federation of Lutheran Churches-Missouri Synod 21 (Metro Milw. Lutheran Mission Society) board member 1990-2011, President 2001-11; Present 22 Congregation: Mt. Olive, Milwaukee; Hopes for the District: I share the vision of the SWD that we 23 be distinctively Lutheran as we reach out with the Gospel of Jesus Christ in our congregations and 24 communities. The role of our Christian schools in our communities also needs to be strengthened and 25 encouraged. It is vitally important that we remain faithful to the teaching of the Scriptures and our 26 Lutheran confessions as we serve. In a time when the culture of our nation and the lives of so many are 27 in direct contradiction to the will of the Lord as revealed to us, the District should be especially 28 dedicated to proclaiming the truth and reaching out to the lost, reclaiming the straying, and 29 strengthening the faithful in their lives as Christian disciples. Our district should especially do this as 30 they support and encourage our congregations in their service. 31

WENZEL, Rev. Mark A. 32 Age: 47; Occupation: Pastor; Region: SE; Education: CUW; Concordia, St. Louis; Degrees: B.A. 33 1992; M.Div. 1996; Experience and activities—Congregation: Pastor-Immanuel/Trinity, 34 Auroraville/Borth 1996-99; Prince of Peace, Sturgeon Bay, WI 1999-2003; Trinity, Herscher, IL 2003-35 08; Peace, Beaver Dam 2008-present; District/Circuit: Circuit Secretary 1996-98; LWML Zone 36 Counselor 1998-99, 2001-02, 2008-10; Circuit Visitor 2010-18; Community: Beaver Dam Rotary Club 37 2010-12; Present Congregation: Peace, Beaver Dam; Hopes for the District: I am very hopeful that 38 we continue to be a district that faithfully and boldly proclaims the Gospel of salvation by grace through 39 faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. This is central in our “walk together” as brothers and sisters in Christ. It 40 gives a wonderful witness to our Savior when we work together as part of the Body of Christ—forgiving 41 one another when we have sinned against one another. In a world where many people are angry at each 42 other, we are very much tempted to be the same way in points of which we may disagree. The Devil 43 loves to see God’s people fighting with each other. It is my continuing prayer that we may constantly 44 heed the words of the Apostle Paul: “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, 45 compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one 46 has complaint against another, forgiving each other… Above all these put on love which binds 47 everything together in perfect harmony” (Col. 3:12-14). 48

WILLE, Rev. Dr. John C. 49 Age: 65; Occupation: District President, SWD; Region: CE; Education: Northwestern College-50

Watertown; Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary; Degrees: B.A. 1975; M.Div. 1979; Experience and 51 activities—Congregation: Church planter, Our Savior (WELS), Ashland OH 1979-83; St. Paul, Pana, 52 IL 1983-90; church planter, founding pastor of Good Shepherd, Tomah 1991-06; District/Circuit: 53 President SWD 2006-present; past Conf. Planning Comm.; CC CID & SWD Dist. Steward Committee.; 54 Convention Committee, District President’s Inquiry Team; Chairman Circuit Mission Start; SWD Cont. 55 Ed Comm.; SWD Pers. Comm.; 2nd VP SWD 2003-06; SWD BOD; Leader for SWD Pre-Lenten Retreat 56 2005; District CISM Team; Matthew Mentors Bible Study; Coordinator for SWD Pastor’s Prayer 57 Partners; Trained Synod Reconciler; Synod: Alternate delegate to 1986, 1989, 1998 Synodical Conv.; 58 Delegate to 2001 and 2004 Synodical Conv.; Review Committee for 2004 Circuit Counselor’s Manual; 59


Conference of Presidents; Clergy Call and Roster Committee of COP; Editor of Circuit Visitors’ Manual 1 2009-15, presently serving on the CUW Board of Regents and the Board of Regents for Concordia 2 Seminary St. Louis; Presenter to District Pastors’ Conferences; Presenter at Lutheran Concerns 3 Association regarding Ecclesiastical Supervision; trained Reconciler and Hearing Panel member; Floor 4 Committee Chair for Program and Finance 2013 and Ecclesiastical Supervision 2016 LCMS 5 National Conventions. Community: Youth league soccer coach; Veteran’s Administration contract 6 chaplain; Critical Incident Stress Management; Present congregation: St. John’s, West Bend; Hopes 7 for the District: Our South Wisconsin District has very unique opportunities and challenges moving 8 forward. As confessional Lutherans we have a unique position in this world. We have the Gospel of our 9 Lord Jesus with more clarity than any other church body. This is our time to “Confess Christ for the next 10 generation.” This is the time and the culture into which our Lord has deliberately placed us; all for His 11 purpose. This is our time to come together as brothers and sisters in the church to make a real difference 12 in a crooked and depraved generation (Philippians 2) that has lost its way. This is our time to be the 13 distinctly Lutheran Christians that our Lord has called us to be, as the generations before us have done. 14 This is our time to honor our vocation as the people of God in our various stations of life. This is our 15 time to plan and plant new Lutheran congregations. This is our time to embrace our communities in 16 mercy and service. This is our time to teach our children and grandchildren who Jesus is and what He 17 does for us. To top it all off, our gracious Lord Jesus blesses us with all we need to fulfill His purpose, as 18 we work together in His church in this generation. 19

ZICK, Rev. Robert C. 20 Age: 65; Occupation: Pastor; Region: NE; Education: Marquette; Concordia-Milwaukee; UW-21

Milwaukee; Concordia, Ft. Wayne; Degrees: B.A. 1975; M.Div. 1979; S.T.M. 1989; Experience and 22 activities—Congregation: Missionary-at-large, Monroe, 1979-80; pastor, Resurrection, Monroe 1980-23 87; pastor, St. John, Fredonia 1987-2018; District/circuit: SWD Continuing Education Committee and 24 Chair; Circuit Conference Chair Circuits 17-18 1980-87; Circuit 10 Counselor, 2 terms; LLL Pastoral 25 Advisor, 2 terms; SWD Nominations Comm. 8 years, Chair 2009; SWD CCM 2012-present; Synod: 26 Convention delegate 1992, 2004; Community: Volunteer Chaplain at St. Clare Hospital, Monroe, WI 27 1980-87; Volunteer Chapel Service Leader, various nursing homes 1980-present; Present congregation: 28 St. John, Fredonia; Hopes for the District: I hope and pray that the people, congregations and agencies 29 of the SWD would be and remain faithful to our Lord and our confessional subscription to the Lutheran 30 Confessions because they are a clear and correct expression of the eternal truth of God’s Word. In these 31 turbulent, divisive, and often hostile times it is most necessary for the Church to pay heed heed to the 32 Lord’s Word, but also to express and live out the true love of God for all people expressed in the Gospel. 33 I would like to see the SWD continue to use the resources and talents at its disposal to assist 34 congregations and their members in carrying out His Great Commission and His admonitions to “love 35 one another” as He has loved us. 36


The President’s Official Report on District Membership Statistics 1

March 1, 2015 thru April 10, 2018 2 3

CANDIDATES ORDAINED AND INSTALLED 4 BARKLEY, Adam – Luther Memorial, Sheboygan 6/17/18 5 GULLION, Jesse – Christ the King & Holy Cross, Racine 6/26/16 6 KOBLE, Brandon – Trinity, West Allis 8/27/17 7 NIEMAN, David – St. John, West Bend 6/25/17 8 9 CANDIDATES ORDAINED 10 AKEY, Bradley – St. Paul, West Allis (Indiana District) 6/24/17 11 HAUSER, Aaron – St. Paul, Grafton (Central Illinois District) 6/24/17 12 KUEHL, Kyle – St. John, West Bend (Michigan District) 6/14/15 13 TOMESCH, Jordan – First Immanuel, Cedarburg (Missouri District) 6/10/16 14 15 EIIT/SMP STUDENTS ORDAINED AND INSTALLED 16 ANDERSON, Daniel – Calvary Chapel, Madison 8/23/15 17 18 PASTORS ENTERED THE DISTRICT 19 AMEN, Christopher – St. Peter, Arlington 5/17/15 20 ANDERSON, Dustin – Candidate 9/1/16 21 ANDERSON, Luke – St. Paul, Grafton 8/28/16 22 BACKHAUS, Kyle – Abiding Vineyard, Gonzales, Texas to St. Paul, Sheboygan Falls 2/17/18 23 BARTHOLOMEW, Andrew – Candidate 1/30/16 24 BENDER, Dougles – St. Paul, Decatur, IL to Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon 11/6/17 25 BERG, Richard –Emeritus 5/1/15 26 BERGELIN, David – St. Paul, Lexington, IL to Mt. Calvary, Janesville 11/26/17 27 BERGELIN, Douglas – St. Peter, Lebanon 8/2/15 28 BURAKOWSKI, Jonah – SWD Mission Executive 10/16/17 29 COTA, Shane – Trinity/St. Thomas – Town Wilson/Waldo 11/15/15 30 CRANE, Brian – St. John, Quincy & United In Christ, Dellwood 6/14/15 31 DEHNE, James – Emeritus 12/1/17 32 DEMUTH, Gregory – First, Grand Rapids, Minnesota to Immanuel, Brookfield 02/18 33 DUKOVAN, David – Candidate 10/6/16 34 EDDY, Daniel – Messiah, Beloit 9/4/16 35 FLICK, Seth – Divine Redeemer, Hartland 7/26/15 36 GERUE, Keith – Trinity, Menasha (Associate Pastor/Principal) 8/16/15 37 HANSEN, Glenn – Candidate 5/13/15 38 HOVLAND, G. Gregery – St. John, Portage 8/16/15 39 HUDSON, Daniel – Sanctuary, Manhattan, Illinois to Shepherd of the Hills,Pewaukee 4/8/18 40 KEMPFER, Russell – Bethlehem, Wales 5/1/16 41 KLUG, James – Emeritus 9/21/17 42 KNUTH, David – Pella, Waupun 11/1/15 43 KOEPSELL, Gregory – Good Shepherd, Oshkosh 10/25/15 44 KRAMP, Allen – Faith, Flora, IL to St. John, Mayville 8/7/16 45 KRUEGER, Brian – Immanuel, Random Lake & St. Stephen, Batavia 3/19/16 46 LARSON, Michael – Luther Memoral Chapel 11/19/17 47 LOCKIE, Christopher – Prince of Peace, Racine 11/15/15 48 MATTHIES, Richard – Emeritus, Sheboygan, WI 6/20/16 49 MUELLER, Gilbert – Emeritus, Janesville, WI 4/1/17 50 NIERMANN, Scott – Bethlehem, Carlyle, IL to Risen Savior, Franklin 12/3/2017 51 OSWALD, Timothy – Hope, Twin Lakes 11/13/16 52 PEMBERTON, James – Oklahoma Ave., Milwaukee 6/26/16 53 POLZIN, Lewis – Candidate 6/23/16 54 PRINCE, Timothy – Candidate, West Allis, 8/2/16 55 RASMUSSEN, Wayne – Emeritus 6/6/16 56 RITTER, Timothy – Our Redeemer, Delevan 1/17/16 57 RUSNAK, Jonathan – Pilgrim, Wauwatosa 4/17/16 58 SCHIMM, Benjamin – Milwaukee Lutheran High School 10/25/16 59 SCHULZ, James – Messiah, Beloit (IIP) 6/15/15 60 SCHULZ, Michael – Emeritus 1/7/16 61


SHIVE, Matthew – Concordia, Findley, Ohio to St. Paul, Sheboygan 10/22/2017 1 SORENSON, Adam – LCMS office of International Mission, MO 2/24/16 2 TAYLOR, Kurt – St. John, New Boston, Michigan to Concordia University 1/29/18 3 VIERKANT, Jonathan – St. Andrew, West Bend 4 XIONG, Neal – Candidate 9/15/16 5 ZAGEL, Bruce – Emeritus to St. John, Mayville Intentional Interim 1/21/18 6 ZERSEN, David – Emeritus 12/16/17 7 8 PASTOR CHANGES WITHIN THE DISTRICT 9 BAHLS, Dale – Grace/Hancock – St. Paul/Wild Rose to Grace Hancock 12/20/15 10 CARLSON, Neil – Holy Cross/Christ the King dual parish 10/4/15 11 CRANE, Brian – St. John/United in Christ-Adams/Dellwood to Grace, Racine 9/10/17 12 ERDMAN, Robert – Emeritus to St. James/St. Paul, Necedah/New Miner 7/26/15 13 FEHLAUER, Donald – St. John, Edgerton to Zion, Evansville (Town Center) 1/8/17 14 FELDSCHER, Daniel – Emeritus to St. John, Racine 8/1/16 15 FICKEN, Paul – Candidate to Non-Candidate 2/6/16 16 GRENYO, Greg – Lamb of God, Pleasant Prairie to Candidate 6/1/15 17 HARMON, Dennis – Emmaus, Milwaukee to Hope, Milwaukee 5/22/16 18 KASONGO, GUY – Gospel, Milwaukee 5/17/15 19 KELM, Peter – SWD Mission Executive to First Immanuel, Cedarburg 7/24/16 20 KRAMP, Allen – St. John, Mayville to Candidate 1/2/18 21 KRYSTOWIAK, Dustin – Candidate to Our Savior, Burlington 5/31/15 22 LEE, Joshua – Trinity, Sheboygan to Candidate 12/31/16 23 LEWIS, Nathan – High School Assoc. of GM to Lutheran Special Schools 2/28/17 24 LEWIS, Nathan – Lutheran Special School to Candidate 1/1/18 25 MASCHKE, Timothy – CUW, Mequon to St. Paul, Grafton 3/3/18 26 MICHELSON, Thomas – Emeritus to St. John/St. Paul/Trinity, Neshkoro/Westfield/Montello 9/13/ 27 MUNDINGER, Paul – Faith, La Crosse to St. John, Berlin 3/4/18 28 POLZIN, Lewis – Candidate to St. Peter-Immanuel, Milwaukee 4/22/17 29 RASMUSSEN, Wayne – Emeritus to Our Redeemer, Wauwatosa 12/18/16 30 ROSER, Dennis – Colloquy Candidate to St. John, Beloit 7/26/15 31 SCHMIDT, Travis – Risen Savior, Franklin to Candidate 4/19/15 32 SCHOCKMAN, Gary – Christ, Clinton to Candidate 3/20/17 33 SCHOEMANN, RANDAL – St. John, Random Lake to St. John/United in Christ, Quincy/Dellwood 12/3/17 34 SCHULZ, James – Messiah, Beloit to Our Savior, Sheboygan 8/11/16 35 SMALLWOOD, Sean – Lamb of God, Pleasant Prairie to Candidate 6/1/15 36 SORENSON, Adam – OIM Missionary to Candidate 12/1/16 37 STEINKE, Andrew – Immanuel, Brookfield to Our Redeemer, Wauwatosa 9/11/16 38 WILKENS, Mark – Candidate to Hope, Fond du Lace, WI 1/8/17 39 WILLMAN, Sean – St. John, Mayville to Good Shepherd, Pleasant Prairie 9/13/15 40 WOHLRABE, John – LCMS 2nd VP serving Our Savior, Whitefish Bay 12/03/17 41 42 PASTORS TRANSFERRED TO OTHER DISTRICTS 43 BARTHOLOMEW, Andrew – Candidate to Redeemer, Springfield, MO 1/29/17 44 CARLSON, Neil Lars – Christ the King/Holy Cross, Racine to Trinity, Sidney & Zion, Chappell, Nebraska (Wyoming 45 District) 1/1/16 46 CHRISTENSEN, Jonathan – St. Martin, Chilton to Mt. Pisgah, Hendersonville, NC 4/8/18 47 DAVISON, Frederick – Emeritus to Ohio District 3/1/17 48 GOODWIN, Robert – Grace, Menomonee Falls to Our Savior’s Community, Palm Springs, CA 4/1/17 49 HAUN, Monte – First Immanuel, Cedarburg to Lutheran Senior Services, St. Louis, Missouri 7/1/15 50 HEATH, JR. – Timmothy – St. Peter, Hilbert to Zion, Owego, New York 6/1/17 51 HEATH, SR. – Timmothy – Christ the Life, Waukesha to St. John, Aliceville, Kansas 6/25/17 52 HOMAN, Martin – Our Redeemer, Wauwatosa IIM to St. Paul, Canfield, Illinois 9/1/15 53 KLINGBBIL, Kurt – Candidate to St. John, Wapakoneta, Ohio 9/11/15 54 KRUEGER, Thomas – Emeritus to North Wisconsin 7/19/17 55 KUEHN, Aaron – Grace, Menonomee Falls to Christ Victorious, Chaska, Minnesota 2/1/18 56 LEWIS, Nathan – Candidate to North Wisconsin 2/26/18 57 LUNDQUIST, Bryan – St. John, Berlin to St. Paul/St. John, Laurium/Hubbell, Michigan 11/11/16 58 MILLER, Joshua – Community of Life, Oregon to ACTS, Leander, Texas 59 MUELLER, Randall – Emeritus to Florida-Georgia 11/15/15 60 PECKMAN, Paul – Emeritus to Missouri 7/1/15 61 PEDERSON, Ronald – Emeritus to Rocky Mountain 3/1/17 62


RAJEK, Cory – Mt. Calvary, Janesville to Faith, Pierre, South Dakota 2/12/17 1 REED, Jason – Messiah, Beloit to St. Matthew, Brussels/St. Paul, Hardin/St. John, Kampsville, Illinois 5/4/15 2 SCHMIDT, Travis – Candidate to Trinity, Erie, Pennsylvania 6/10/17 3 SIMS, Timothy – Oklahoma Ave. to St. John, Chester Illinois 9/15/15 4 SMALLWOOD, Sean - Candidate to LCC – Alberta British Columbia 10/10/16 5 SORENSON, Adam – Mt. Olive, Milwaukee to LCMS off of International Mission, MO 2/7/16 6 SORENSON, Adam – Candidate to Trinity, Willoughby, Ohio 6/16/17 7 STEVENS, David – Bethesda, Watertown, WI to the English District 4/20/16 8 WENZELBURGER, Kurt – Divine Redeemer, Hartland to St. John, Grand Haven, MI 4/2/17 9 WHITFIELD, Alexander – Brookfield Lutheran to Hope, Virginia Beach, Virginia 10 ZIEMAN, Kurt – Immanuel/St. Stephen, Random Lake/Batavia to Zion, Painesville, Ohio 7/19/15 11 12 PASTORS RETIRED 13 BEHNKE, Allen 11/2/15 14 CALLIES, Arthur 1/23/16 15 DAVISON, Frederick 3/1/17 16 HARTMAN, James 11/1/17 17 HOFFMANN, Hunter 12/31/17 18 HUFF, Steve 8/31/17 19 KELLNG, John 6/1/15 20 KNEER, Dennis 5/1/17 21 KORYTKOWSKI, Robert 8/31/16 22 KRUEGER, Thomas 7/17/17 23 LIESKE, David 12/31/16 24 LIND, Maurice 8/1/17 25 LONEY, Dana 2/4/18 26 LUCHTERHAND, Karl 6/1/16 27 MAY, Edward 7/31/17 28 MYERS, Larry 12/31/16 29 OBERDECK, John 7/1/17 30 PECKMAN, Paul 7/1/15 31 POPPE, Randal 9/1/17 32 POWERS, Marcus 9/16/16 33 SCHEBLEIN, Adam 10/1/17 34 SCHROEDER, Paul 9/30/15 35 SENN, Randall 6/5/17 36 STEIN, Donald 4/1/18 37 WEISS, Donald 7/1/16 38 WENDORF, Kenton 10/1/16 39 WIETING, Kenneth 12/31/17 40 41 PASTORS REINSTATED BY COP 42 43 PASTORS RESIGNED/REMOVED FROM THE SYNODICAL ROSTER 44 GRENYO, Gregory 2/15/18 45 NELSON, Thomas C. 7/31/16 46 SCHEIL, Joshua 4/19/16 47 SCHELLENBACH, Timothy 4/21/15 48 49 PASTORS RESIGNED FROM THEIR CONGREGATION 50 KRAMP, Allen – St. John, Mayville 1/2/18 51 SCHEIL, Joshua – Hope, Twin Lakes 4/19/16 52 SCHELLENBACH, Timothy – Holy Cross, Delevan 4/21/15 53 SCHMIDT, Travis – Risen Savior, Franklin 4/18/15 54 55 PASTORS DECEASED 56 ADETIBA, Benjamin 8/15/15 57 BLECH, Randolf 12/13/16 58 EGGERT, Edward 8/8/16 59 FISHER, William 11/14/17 60 GAST, James 3/27/15 61 HASS, LeRoy 4/1/17 62


HILGENDORF, Hilbert (H.P.) 3/21/17 1 KELM, Peter 9/11/2017 2 KLATT, Eberhard 4/28/17 3 KLAUSMEIER, Arno 10/14/16 4 LISCH, Elmer 2/10/16 5 LITTLE, Willie 5/17/16 6 MEYER, David R. 12/21/16 7 MUMM, George 4/15/16 8 PETERSON, Russell 3/2/16 9 ROCKROHR, David 1/25/17 10 ROSER, William 7/7/15 11 SALESKA, John 9/12/2017 12 SCHUELER, Dennis 2/11/16 13 UFFENBECK, William 1/5/17 14 15 DUAL PARISHES 16 Holy Cross & Christ the King – Racine 8/16/15 17 18 CONGREGATIONS ADDED 19 Grace/Hancock 10/25/15 20 St. Paul/Wild Rose 10/25/15 21 22 CONGREGATIONS DISBANDED 23 Lamb of God – Pleasant Prairie 5/31/15 24 Redeemer – Racine 8/30/15 25 26 CONGREGATIONS DISSOLVED 27 Grace & Truth – Oconomowoc 3/1/18 28 Emmaus – Milwaukee 5/1/16 29 30 MISSION STARTS 31 32 MISSION STARTS DISBANDED 33 34 CONGREGATION SUSPENDED 35 36 TEACHERS ENTERING DISTRICT 37 AUGUSTINE, Rebecca - Commissioned/Installed, St. John’s, West Bend, 8/23/15 38 BAHR, Angela – Commissioned/Installed, Divine Redeemer, Hartland, 9/10/17 39 BAHR, Joel S. - Commissioned/Installed, Milwaukee Lutheran High School, 8/18/16 40 BAHR, Joel M. – Installed, St. Stephen’s, Horicon, 9/13/15 41 BAHR, Mark – Installed, Lutheran High School Association of Greater Milwaukee, Greendale, 8/17/15 42 BAHR, Rachel - Commissioned/Installed, Immanuel, Sheboygan, 9/11/16 43 BAHR, Timothy – Commissioned/Installed, Martin Luther High School, Greendale, 8/17/17 44 BAHRNS, Elizabeth – Installed, Trinity, Menasha, 8/14/16 45 BALLARD, Jenna – Installed, Bethlehem, Sheboygan, 8/22/15 46 BARKER, Chelsea - Commissioned/Installed, Trinity, Oshkosh, 8/30/15 47 BARTH, Kyle – Installed, Milwaukee Lutheran High School, 8/17/15 48 BAUMAN, Jacqueline - Commissioned/Installed, St. John’s, Portage, 10/11/15 49 BEARDSLEY, Ronald – Emeritus, 8/27/16 50 BERNAU, Stephen – Commissioned/Installed, Good Shepherd, Watertown, 8/27/17 51 BERTRAM, Grace - Commissioned/Installed, First Immanuel, Cedarburg, 8/23/15 52 BLUHM, Gerald – Emeritus, 1/21/17 53 BOBOWSKI, Benjamin – Candidate, 8/18/16 54 BOBOWSKI, Crystal – Candidate, 8/18/16 55 BOERGER, Megan – Installed, Milwaukee Lutheran High School, 8/18/16 56 BRANDT, Alayna - Commissioned/Installed, Concordia Sturtevant, 8/23/15 57 BREDOW, Ryan – Installed, Lutheran High School Assoc. of Greater Milwaukee, Greendale, 8/17/15 58 BROCKBERG, Harold – Emeritus, 1/3/18 59 BURANT, Rachel - Commissioned/Installed, Mt. Olive, Milwaukee, 2/14/16 60 BURKEE, Jacob – Martin Luther High School, Greendale, 7/31/15 61


CAHILL, Cheryl – Installed, Our Father’s, Greenfield, 8/21/16 1 CAIN, Caleb - Commissioned/Installed, Lake Country Lutheran High School, Hartland, 8/18/16 2 CHARPENTIER, Jaelle – Candidate, 8/4/17 3 CHARPENTIER, Kevin – Installed, St. John’s, Racine, 8/23/15 4 CHERNEY, Jenean – Installed, Our Redeemer, Wauwatosa, 8/21/16 5 CUTLER, Rachel - Commissioned/Installed, Living Word Lutheran High School, Jackson, 9/1/15 6 DOBBS, Jeraldine – Emeritus, 12/18/17 7 DOBLER, Lori – Installed, Living Word Lutheran High School, Jackson, 9/12/17 8 DOBLER, Stan – Installed, Living Word Lutheran High School, Jackson, 9/12/17 9 DOBRATZ, Christina – Commissioned/Installed, St. John’s, West Bend, 8/27/17 10 DOUGLAS, Levi – Commissioned/Installed, St. Peter-Immanuel, Milwaukee, 9/11/16 11 DUNIGAN, Elizabeth – Commissioned/Installed, Immanuel, Brookfield, 8/20/17 12 ERDMAN, Breanna - Commissioned/Installed, St. Stephen, Horicon, 8/28/16 13 FAUSER, Sarah – Installed, Trinity, Oshkosh, 8/30/15 14 FAY, Chrysteena – Commissioned/Installed, Mt. Calvary, Milwaukee, 1/8/17 15 FINNEGAN, Heather – Candidate, 7/1/16 16 FLIPPO, Rachel – Installed Trinity, Wisconsin Dells, 8/28/16 17 FORKE, Thomas - Commissioned/Installed, Immanuel, Brookfield, 8/17/15 18 FORTLAGE, Kathleen – Commissioned/Installed, St. Peter’s Luth Church/Lebanon, Lebanon, 1/22/17 19 FRITZ, Micah - Commissioned/Installed, St. Peter-Immanuel, Milwaukee, 9/11/16 20 FROEHLICH, Hannah – Installed, Martin Luther High School, 8/17/17 21 GEHM, John – Installed, Immanuel, Brookfield, 8/20/17 22 GEHM, Stephanie – Installed, Immanuel, Brookfield, 8/20/17 23 GEHRKE, Dennis – Emeritus, 4/6/16 24 GEHRKE, Dorothy – Emeritus, 4/6/16 25 GERLING, Kathleen – Installed, St. John’s, Portage, 10/9/16 26 GERUE, Valerie – Installed, St. John, Berlin, 8/23/15 27 GONZALES, Stephen – Installed, Concordia, Sturtevant, 8/20/17 28 GREENER, Melissa – Commissioned/Installed, Living Word Lutheran High School, Jackson, 9/12/17 29 HAMRE, Rachael – Installed St. John, Mayville, 1/24/16 30 HARKDER, Jason – Installed, Trinity, Sheboygan, 8/27/17 31 HARTMAN, Carrie - Commissioned/Installed, Pilgrim, Wauwatosa, 10/18/15 32 HECKERT, Hannah - Commissioned/Installed, Pilgrim, Wauwatosa, 10/18/15 33 HEINRICH, Stacy – Installed, Immanuel, Brookfield, 8/20/17 34 HUA, Margaret - Commissioned/Installed, St. John’s, Random Lake, 4/27/16 35 HUEBNER, Sara - Commissioned/Installed, Our Redeemer, Wauwatosa, 12/20/15 36 HUIE, Katharine – Installed, St. Paul’s, Janesville, 9/10/17 37 JITER, Jerry – Installed, Our Father’s, Greenfield, 8/21/16 38 JOHNSON, Tanya – Installed, Trinity, Hilbert, 8/16/17 39 JURSS, Jordyn - Commissioned/Installed, Northwest, Milwaukee, 8/31/16 40 KING-HUMMEL, Annette - Commissioned/Installed, Our Redeemer, Delavan, 10/14/15 41 KNOX, Jennifer - Commissioned/Installed, Immanuel, Brookfield, 8/17/15 42 KOCH, Jessica – Installed, Lutheran Church of the Living Christ, Madison, 10/15/17 43 KOHLMEIER, Rebekah – Installed, Martin Luther High School, Greendale, 8/17/15 44 KRENZKE, Thomas – Emeritus, 7/15/17 45 KRUEGER, Jessica – Installed, Milwaukee Lutheran High School, 8/17/15 46 KUEHL, Desiree - Commissioned/Installed, St. John’s, West Bend, 8/23/15 47 KUEHL, Kierra – Commissioned/Installed, Milwaukee Lutheran High School, Milwaukee, 8/17/17 48 KUERSCHNER, Edwin – Emeritus, 12/12/17 49 LAESCH, William – Emeritus, 6/13/16 50 LEBECK, Jennifer – Commissioned/Installed, Grace, Oak Creek, 9/11/16 51 LEON, Melissa – Installed, St. Paul’s, West Allis, 8/23/15 52 LEPPERT, Kaitlin – Candidate, 4/12/17 53 LINDHOLM, Kelsey – Installed, Elm Grove, Elm Grove, 8/27/17 54 LINDSEY, Jodi – Installed, St. John, Plymouth, 8/24/14 55 LINDSEY, Taylor – Commissioned/Installed, St. John’s, Glendale, 8/21/16 56 LIVA-BIESANZ, Rebecca – Installed, Concordia, Sturtevant, 8/20/17 57 LOSCHEIDER, Craig - Commissioned/Installed, Milwaukee Lutheran High School, 8/17/15 58 LONGMIRE, Aaron - Commissioned/Installed, Mt. Olive, Milwaukee, 4/17/16 59 LUNAK, Brooke – Candidate, 9/15/16 60 LUNAK, Robert – Installed St. Paul’s, Janesville, 8/27/16 61 MAKELA, Cassandra – Commissioned/Installed, St. John, Random Lake, 9/17/17 62


MARKWORTH, Alfred – Emeritus, 12/11/17 1 MARSHALL, Christopher – Installed, Milwaukee Lutheran High School, Milwaukee, 8/17/17 2 MASON, Nancy – Installed, Grace, Oak Creek, 4/24/16 3 METZGER, Kelsey - Commissioned/Installed, Lake Country Lutheran High School, Hartland, 8/18/16 4 MEYER, Felicia – Commissioned/Installed, St. John’s, Portage, 10/9/16 5 MILLER, Katarina – Candidate, 8/10/16 6 MORAN, Valerie – Candidate, 11/15/17 7 NELSEN, Rachel – Candidate, 2/28/17 8 OECHSNER, Bryan – Installed, Milwaukee Lutheran High School, 8/17/15 9 PANKOW, Amy - Commissioned/Installed, Grace, Oak Creek, 9/13/15 10 PFENNING, Sara - Commissioned/Installed, Milwaukee Lutheran High School, 8/18/16 11 PICK, Megan – Commissioned/Installed, St. John, Random Lake, 1/21/18 12 PRINCE, Michelle – Installed, St. Paul’s, West Allis, 7/2/16 13 ROBERSON, Christine – Non-Candidate, 7/1/15 14 ROBERTS, Lisa – Installed, Immanuel, Brookfield, 8/21/16 15 ROEKLE, Thomas – Installed, Milwaukee Lutheran High School, 8/17/15 16 RUSNAK, Julie – Non-Candidate, 4/4/16 17 SABANOSH, Rachel – Installed, Trinity, Racine, 8/20/17 18 SCHLECHT, Karina - Commissioned/Installed, Northwest, Milwaukee, 7/31/16 19 SCHMIDT, Stephanie – Candidate, 5/9/16 20 SCHMIDT, Tanner - Commissioned/Installed, Living Word Lutheran High School, Jackson, 9/1/15 21 SCHNEIDER, Richard – Installed, St. Paul’s, West Allis, 8/23/15 22 SCHULTZ, Sarah – Installed, St. John’s, West Bend, 8/27/17 23 SCHULZ, Shari - Commissioned/Installed, Concordia, Sturtevant, 8/21/16 24 SCHWAN, Alexandra - Commissioned/Installed, Immanuel, Brookfield, 8/21/16 25 SIMMER, Ehren – Installed, Elm Grove, Elm Grove, 8/23/15 26 SIMONIS, John – Installed, Trinity, Racine, 8/20/17 27 SIMONIS, Mallory – Installed, Trinity, Racine, 8/20/17 28 STOHS, Sarah – Installed, Divine Redeemer, Hartland, 9/10/17 29 TANNEY, Megan – Installed, St. John, Random Lake, 9/11/16 30 USADEL, Jessica – Installed, Bethlehem, Sheboygan, 8/20/17 31 VanBEAVER, Gabrielle - Commissioned/Installed, Mt. Olive, Milwaukee, 8/30/15 32 VICARI, Matthew – Candidate, 5/22/15 33 VAN KANEGAN, Lynette, Installed, 6/22/17 34 WEBER, Kristine - Commissioned/Installed, Immanuel, Brookfield, 8/23/15 35 WILLMAN, Jennifer - Commissioned/Installed, St. Paul, Grafton, 12/9/15 36 YOUNG, Courtney – Installed, St. John’s, West Bend, 8/23/15 37 ZBYTNIEWSKI, Timothy - Commissioned/Installed, Living Word Lutheran HS, Jackson, 8/20/14 38 ZIMMERMAN, Gary – Non-Candidate, 7/1/16 39 ZIRBEL, Jennifer – Installed, Grace, Menomonee Falls, 8/30/15 40 41 TEACHER CHANGES WITHIN THE DISTRICT 42 ALLES, Brad – Installed, Concordia University Wisconsin, 8/28/16 43 ARMSTRONG, Leah – Installed, Mt. Olive, Milwaukee, 8/20/17 44 BAGANZ, Kori – Installed, Concordia, Sturtevant, 8/21/16 45 BAILEY, Susan – Installed, Trinity, Menasha, 9/13/15 46 BARTHEL, Teresa – Active to Candidate, 6/16/17 47 BECK, Luke – Installed, St. John’s, Portage, 9/10/17 48 BECKER, Carla – Active to Candidate, 7/1/17 49 BECKMAN, Jessica – Installed, Our Redeemer, Wauwatosa, 8/27/17 50 BEHLKE, Judith – Active to Candidate, 7/1/14 51 BEHLKE, Judith – Installed, Grace, Oak Creek, 9/10/17 52 BOBOWSKI, Crystal – Installed, Divine Redeemer, Hartland, 9/10/17 53 BOECK, Susan – Candidate to Non-Candidate, 6/15/15 54 BOECK, Susan – Installed, Trinity, Hilbert, 8/28/16 55 BYNUM, Autumn – Installed, Immanuel, Brookfield, 8/23/15 56 CAESAR, Deborah – Active to Non-Candidate, 1/16/16 57 CLEMENS, Jennifer – Installed, St. Paul, Grafton, 8/20/17 58 CODY, Christopher – Installed, South Wisconsin District, Milwaukee, 7/26/15 59 COLLINS, Kristi – Installed, Our Redeemer, Delavan, 2/1/17 60 COMFORT, Jennifer – Installed, St. John’s, Glendale, 8/27/17 61 CORN, Heather – Installed, Elm Grove, Elm Grove, 8/21/16 62


CURTIS, Amber – Installed, Divine Redeemer, Hartland, 8/28/16 1 DECKER, Elizabeth – Installed, St. Paul’s, Janesville, 1/24/16 2 DENSON, Amy – Installed, St. Paul’s, Janesville, 1/24/16 3 FINNEGAN, Heather – Installed, Our Redeemer, Delavan, 9/11/16 4 GARTZKE, Heather – Active to Candidate, 8/1/15 5 GAVIGAN, Brittney – Installed, St. John’s, West Bend, 8/21/16 6 GIESCHEN, Denise – Installed, St. Paul, Grafton, 3/1/17 7 GIESCHEN, Timothy – Active to Candidate, 8/1/16 8 GLATCZAK, Nancy – Active to Non-Candidate, 9/1/14 9 GLAWE, Joel – Candidate to Emeritus, 2/2/18 10 HAAS, Nichole – Installed, Concordia University Wisconsin, 8/30/15 11 HENNING, David – Candidate to Emeritus, 2/5/18 12 HOEPPNER, Michelle – Active to Candidate, 5/29/14 13 HOVLAND, Stephenie – Installed, St. John’s, Portage, 10/11/15 14 JABS, Joan – Installed, St. Paul, Sheboygan, 8/27/17 15 JACOBY, Kristina – Active to Candidate, 7/1/16 16 JAEGER, Lisa – Active to Candidate, 12/24/15 17 JANETZKE, Erin – Installed, Martin Luther High School, 8/18/16 18 JANSEN, Glory – Installed, Grace, Menomonee Falls, 8/30/15 19 JANUS, Lisa – Installed, St. Stephen’s, Horicon, 8/23/15 20 JENKS, Jon – Active to Candidate, 9/29/16 21 JENTSCH, Bradley – Installed, St. John, Plymouth, 8/27/17 22 KEGLEY, Denise – Installed, First Immanuel, Cedarburg, 8/23/15 23 KIDD, Laura – Installed, St. Peter-Immanuel, Milwaukee, 9/11/16 24 KOCH, Jessica – Installed, Lutheran Church of the Living Christ, Madison, 10/15/17 25 KOHLER, Gregory – Active to Non-Candidate, 7/1/16 26 KOHLMEIER, Sara – Active to Candidate, 7/1/16 27 KOLLMORGEN, Nicole – Active to Candidate, 7/1/16 28 KOLLMORGEN, Paul, Installed, Martin Luther High School, Greendale, 2/8/17 29 KRAUSE, Hope – Installed, Northwest, Milwaukee, 1/18/17 30 KRAUSE, Hope – Active to Candidate, 7/1/17 31 KRINGEL, Rebecca – Active to Candidate, 6/14/14 32 KRINGEL, Rebecca – Installed, Grace, Menomonee Falls, 8/28/16 33 KRUEGER, Stephanie – Non-Candidate to Candidate, 7/1/14 34 KRUEGER, Stephanie – Installed, Beautiful Savior, Waukesha, 8/30/15 35 LARSEN, Michele – Active to Candidate, 6/1/14 36 LEINSS, Jennifer – Installed, Blessed Savior Lutheran Church, New Berlin, 9/17/17 37 LEON, Melissa – Installed, Concordia, Sturtevant, 8/20/17 38 LIERMANN, Abigail – Installed, Trinity, Racine, 8/20/17 39 LOCKE, Andrew – Installed, Lutheran High School Association of Greater Milwaukee, 5/31/17 40 LYSKAWA, Kimberly – Active to Candidate, 4/1/15 41 LYSKAWA, Kimberly – Installed, LUMIN, 10/18/15 42 MANNING, Mary – Installed, Immanuel, Brookfield, 8/20/17 43 MCCARTHY, Jennifer – Installed, Zion, Menomonee Falls, 10/28/15 44 MEIER, Rosalie – Installed, Mt. Olive, Milwaukee, 6/26/16 45 MILTON, Laura – Installed, LUMIN, 5/21/16 46 MILTON, Laura – Active to Candidate, 8/16/16 47 MOL, Rachel – Installed, Our Redeemer, Wauwatosa, 8/23/15 48 MOL, Rachel – Active to Candidate, 7/1/16 49 MOLNAU, Kari – Installed, Divine Redeemer, Hartland, 8/28/16 50 MOTZKUS, Kyle – Installed, Trinity, Wisconsin Dells, 8/30/15 51 NAUTA, Shelby – Installed, St. Paul, Grafton, 12/14/16 52 NELSEN, Rachel – Installed, St. Paul, Grafton, 8/20/17 53 NIEMAN, Samantha – Installed, St. John’s, West Bend, 8/27/17 54 OTTEN, Danae – Installed, Trinity, Menasha, 2/11/18 55 PAGE, Amanda – Installed, Martin Luther High School, Greendale, 8/17/15 56 PANKOW, Matthew – Installed, Zion, Menomonee Falls, 8/16/15 57 PARKER, Tracy – Installed, Divine Redeemer, Hartland, 9/10/17 58 PETT, Timothy – Active to Candidate, 6/21/15 59 PLOPPER, Lisa – Installed, Grace, Menomonee Falls, 8/24/14 60 PLOPPER, Lisa – Installed, Divine Redeemer, Hartland, 8/28/16 61 ROESKE, Jenna – Installed, Trinity, Sheboygan, 8/13/17 62


ROOT, Christopher – Candidate to Non-Candidate, 4/13/14 1 ROOT, Christopher – Installed, Concordia University Wisconsin, 1/25/16 2 ROOT, Christopher – Installed, Lutheran High School Association of Greater Milwaukee, 5/31/17 3 SCHLECHT, Karina – Active to Candidate, 1/1/17 4 SCHLECHT, Karina – Installed, St. John’s, Glendale, 8/27/17 5 SCHULTZ, Sarah – Installed, St. John, Plymouth, 8/27/17 6 SEEFELD, Samuel – Installed, Milwaukee Lutheran High School, 8/17/15 7 STEINKE, Katherine – Installed, Milwaukee Lutheran High School, 1/13/16 8 STERKEN, Mary – Installed, Our Redeemer, Delavan, 9/11/16 9 STOLTENBERG, Katie – Installed, Divine Redeemer, Hartland, 9/10/17 10 TANNEY, Megan – Installed, St. Paul, Sheboygan, 8/27/17 11 TARR, John – Installed, St. John, Random Lake, 9/11/16 12 TESSENDORF, Karen – Installed, St. John’s, Portage, 9/10/17 13 TESSENDORF, Roger – Installed, St. Peter’s, Reedsburg, 8/27/17 14 THIBODEAU, Sandra – Installed, Zion, Menomonee Falls, 11/13/16 15 TIBBITTS, Sara – Candidate to Non-Candidate, 5/11/15 16 TOERPE, Allison – Installed, Trinity, Sheboygan, 8/27/17 17 VanBEAVER, Gabrielle – Active to Non-Candidate, 7/1/16 18 VAN DELLEN, James – Installed, Our Redeemer, Wauwatosa, 9/10/17 19 VAN SLIEDRECHT – Installed, St. John’s, Racine, 8/23/15 20 WOLFF, Jennifer – Installed, Beautiful Savior, Waukesha, 6/28/15 21 WISSMUELLER, Adam – Active to Candidate, 6/10/13 22 WISSMUELLER, Adam – Installed, Milwaukee Lutheran High School, Milwaukee, 1/18/17 23 ZELLMER, Sarah – Installed, St. Paul’s, West Allis, 8/20/16 24 ZIEMBA, Stephanie – Active to Candidate, 7/1/17 25 26 TEACHERS REINSTATED BY COP 27 BRANDENBURG, Keith – 2/2018 28 CURTIS, Amber – 4/2016 29 GIESCHEN, Denise – 2/2017 30 KRAUSE, Hope – 9/2016 31 KROEMER, Jennifer – 2/2018 32 MANNING, Mary – 2/2017 33 MAROSE, David – 2/2018 34 MORAN, Valerie – 9/2017 35 SHAW, Rebecca – 2/2016 36 37 TEACHER TRANSFERS 38 BARTHEL, Teresa – SELC, 2/2/18 39 BECKER, Gregory – IN, 7/1/17 40 BRANDT, Alayna – MI, 6/29/16 41 BUTT, Cynthia – FG, 7/1/17 42 DANKENBRING, David – PSW, 12/29/16 43 DANKENBRING, Nadine – PSW, 12/29/16 44 DeGROOT, Casey – NOW, 6/30/14 45 DIXON, Scott – MO, 7/1/17 46 DUCHOW, Martin – ENG, 7/10/17 47 FAUSER, Sara – CID, 8/15/17 48 FERRIS, Robin – NOW, 8/3/15 49 FICK, Jeffrey – SID, 8/1/17 50 GURGEL, Jonathan – CID, 6/14/16 51 HARDER, Jason – MI, 6/6/16 52 HENDRIKSON, Kevin – NID, 7/1/15 53 HILGENDORF, William – NOW, 8/24/17 54 HOLMES, Jennifer – ENG, 1/25/17 55 IBELING, Bethany – NID, 8/1/13 56 JACOBY, Doug – NWD, 7/1/16 57 JAEGER, Lisa – KS, 7/1/16 58 JENKS, Jon – MNS, 6/28/17 59 JITER, Jerry – NWD, 8/15/17 60 JONES, Sarah – NWD, 7/1/12 61 KNORR, William – PSW, 4/3/17 62


KOCH, William – SE, 5/20/17 1 KOSCHE, Kenneth – MT, 4/30/15 2 KOSMALA, Diane – ENG, 6/2/16 3 KRAATZ, Kathy – NID, 5/13/15 4 KROHN, Lindsey – FG, 4/23/15 5 KRUEGER, Kenneth – OH, 6/15/15 6 L’HEUREUX, Mark – NE, 6/15/15 7 LARKIN, Robin – PSW, 6/15/16 8 LARSEN, Michele – SE, 3/29/18 9 LONGMIRE, Aaron – CNH, 7/1/17 10 MARTON, Kenneth – MI, 6/12/17 11 McMAHON, Petrea – MI, 7/1/17 12 MELLO, M. Ryan – IN, 8/1/15 13 MEYER, Kevin – MNS, 6/30/15 14 MOL, Rachel – NJ, 2/5/18 15 MONFRE, Peter – NWD, 8/1/16 16 MORAN, Mark – NWD, 8/1/16 17 NAVURSKIS, Miriam – NID, 10/26/16 18 NEWMAN, Amanda – CNH, 6/19/15 19 OYLER, Bertha – IN, 1/4/16 20 PYLE, Jennifer – IN, 7/1/17 21 ROESLER, Kerri – ENG, 6/15/15 22 SCHLEIFER, Heidi – SE, 7/1/17 23 SCHULTZ, Jeremy – NW, 6/6/15 24 SERNETT, Gilbert – TX, 7/14/17 25 SHAW, Rebecca – MO, 2/26/16 26 SIMMER, Ehren – ENG, 7/12/16 27 STUEBER, Ross – NID, 1/9/17 28 VanBEAVER, Gabrielle – CNH, 7/1/16 29 WALLINGER, Dennis – FG, 4/1/15 30 WALTHER, Benjamin – CNH, 7/1/16 31 WEGNER, James – NWD 6/10/15 32 WEGNER, Jennifer – NWD, 6/10/15 33 WEGNER, Richard – NWD, 4/13/17 34 ZIMMERMAN, Gary – CID, 8/1/16 35 36 TEACHERS REMOVED 37 BARTZ, Jonathan – 11/1/16 38 CZARNECKI, Kathryn – 11/1/16 39 DAVIS, Rachel – 4/15/15 40 DOPKE, Robert – 1/9/17 41 DURAN, Kimberly – 12/29/15 42 FORKE, Thomas – 3/26/18 43 FUCHS, Sherri – 11/1/16 44 GARROW, Lynn – 3/23/18 45 GRAPATIN, Wendy – 3/23/18 46 GREENHOW, Brenda – 11/1/16 47 GUMM, Andrew – 3/23/18 48 HIPENBECKER, Steven – 11/1/16 49 HOFFMAN, Sarah – 1/23/17 50 HOJNACKI, Joan – 11/1/16 51 HOVEY, Daniel – 11/1/16 52 JAGLER, Rebecca – 11/1/16 53 KADUBECK-DUNHAM, Patsy – 11/1/16 54 KALCHBRENNER, Susan – 3/14/16 55 KLOTZ, Joy – 12/18/15 56 KOCH, Elizabeth – 3/14/16 57 KOHN, Courtney – 11/1/16 58 KORTUEM, Gina – 4/15/15 59 KROLL, Shelley – 11/1/16 60 LANGFIELD, Meagan – 11/1/16 61 MAROSE, David – 11/1/16 62


McGAW, Linda – 11/1/16 1 MEINEKE, Hannah – 11/1/16 2 MILLER, Sheryl – 6/1/16 3 MORTENSON, Katie – 11/1/16 4 OTT, Tiffany – 3/31/16 5 PICKELMANN, Jonathan – 9/18/17 6 REIT, Pamela – 11/1/16 7 THOMPSON, Cheryl – 3/22/18 8 TULER, Andrew – 11/1/16 9 TUTTLE, Stacy – 3/15/16 10 WHITE, Brooke – 7/31/15 11 WHITE, Keri – 11/1/16 12 WOLF, Amanda – 11/1/16 13 14 TEACHERS RESIGNED 15 BAHR, Jade – 3/9/17 16 BURGER, Robert – 10/12/15 17 CHRIST, Rebecca – 12/28/15 18 HEINTZ, Peter – 5/27/16 19 KRUEGER, Jalynn – 5/28/15 20 KRUEGER, Jessica – 4/6/17 21 KRUEGER, Scott – 3/28/16 22 MATTER, Eunice – 1/31/18 23 PRAHL, Bonnie – 4/5/16 24 TIMM, Elise – 21/1/18 25 WOLF, Matthew – 6/13/17 26 27 TEACHERS RETIRED 28 BAHR, Paul – 2/1/17 29 BEHNKE, John – 9/1/15 30 BESSERT, Bruce – 8/1/17 31 BRAUN, James – 7/1/16 32 BREYTUNG, Barbara – 8/1/16 33 BREYTUNG, James – 8/1/16 34 BURGER, Robert – 4/20/15 35 DANKENBRING, David – 6/16/15 36 DIETZ, Beverly – 1/2/16 37 DIETZ, James – 7/1/17 38 DOERR, Paul – 7/1/17 39 DUCHOW, Martin – 7/1/09 40 GASSNER, Nanette – 4/12/16 41 GRAF, Duane – 9/1/15 42 HASSELDAHL, Gregory – 11/1/16 43 HENRY, Barbara – 7/1/16 44 HERZOG, Phillip – 6/10/17 45 HOFFMAN, Linda – 7/1/14 46 HOWARD, Karen – 6/6/17 47 HOWARD, Kenneth – 6/16/17 48 JOHNSON, Robert – 7/1/11 49 KAUFMANN, Catherine – 6/16/15 50 KRAUSE, Jerald – 7/1/16 51 MARTON, Kenneth – 6/15/13 52 MERCIER, Gary – 7/15/15 53 MEYER, Jeanne – 7/1/15 54 MILLER, Duane – 7/1/16 55 MUELLER, Joann – 6/30/15 56 MUTHER, Pamela – 6/16/17 57 PAAPE, Barbara – 6/16/16 58 PETERS, Pamela – 7/1/15 59 PETERSON, Gary – 8/1/16 60 PUTNAM, Cynthia – 6/3/17 61 RUMBOLD, Paula – 6/6/15 62


SALESKA, Vanessa – 6/16/15 1 SCHMIDT, Phillis – 7/13/15 2 SCHNEIDER, Debra – 9/1/16 3 SCHULTZ, Eric – 8/17/17 4 SELLMEYER, David – 7/1/15 5 SERNETT, Gilbert – 7/1/07 6 SMITH, Gene – 1/7/06 7 STRAVERS, Kenneth – 1/5/17 8 STUEBER, Ross – 1/1/14 9 VAN KANEGAN, Lynette – 7/1/17 10 VICTORSON, Kathleen – 1/1/16 11 WALTHER, John – 1/1/02 12 WEYHRICH, Randy – 7/1/16 13 WILLE, Ronald – 8/1/17 14 15 TEACHERS DECEASED 16 BAGANZ, Randal – 11/22/15 17 BAILEY, Andrew – 10/27/16 18 BESSERT, William – 12/27/17 19 BLEEKE, John – 2/1/17 20 GERHARDT, Elsie – 12/18/16 21 GRAF, Warren – 10/25/15 22 HAAS, Walter – 10/29/16 23 KOHRS, Ralph – 12/24/15 24 MILLER, Barbara – 7/19/16 25 NELSON, Frederick – 7/12/17 26 ROSIN, Delores – 1/21/17 27 SCHROEDER, Ralph – 5/4/16 28 29 DCE/DCO ENTERING DISTRICT 30 BUTZ, Carl – Installed, Concordia University Wisconsin, 8/28/16 31 BUTZ, Kimberly – Candidate, 1/19/17 32 DRAGER, Christopher – Installed, Concordia, Sturtevant, 8/21/16 33 GRIDLEY, Kathleen – Candidate, 11/28/16 34 HERBOLSHEIMER, Molly – Non-Candidate, 7/8/15 35 LOHMEYER, Daryl – Installed, Mt. Olive, Madison, 9/18/16 36 PULFER, Denise - Commissioned/Installed, Our Savior Deaf, Madison, 4/12/15 37 38 DCE/DCO CHANGES WITHIN DISTRICT 39 BUTZ, Kimberly – Installed, St. Paul, Grafton, 5/14/17 40 JANETZKE, Gary – Active to Candidate, 1/1/16 41 KROEMER, Andrew – Active to Candidate, 4/1/17 42 LOHMEYER, Daryl – Active to Candidate, 11/6/17 43 RITTER, Robyn – Installed, Our Redeemer, Delavan, 9/10/17 44 45 DCE/DCO REMOVED 46 MILLER, Todd – 11/1/16 47 48 DCE/DCO TRANSFERS 49 GONZALEZ, Anne – MO, 10/5/16 50 JANETZKE, Gary – PSW, 5/19/16 51 STIEK, Jared – NID, 6/30/17 52 53 DCE/DCO REINSTATED BY COP 54 JANZEN, Gayle – 9/2016 55 56 DCE/DCO DECEASED 57 58 DEACONESSES ENTERING DISTRICT 59 CATCHPOLE, Rebecca - Commissioned/Installed, Our Savior Deaf, Madison, 11/22/15 60 EWERT, Christiana - Commissioned/Installed, Berea, Milwaukee, 8/14/16 61 KONETZKI, Elle – Commissioned/Installed, Trinity, Sheboygan, 1/8/17 62


DEACONESS CHANGES WITHIN DISTRICT 1 BRASSFIELD, Candy – Candidate to Non-Candidate, 5/15/16 2 EWERT, Christiana – Installed, Grace, Menomonee Falls, 2/5/17 3 4 DEACONESS TRANSFERS 5 BUELTMANN, Kim – MO – 7/23/17 6 EIDEN, Sarah – NWD – 8/1/17 7 8 DEACONESSES RETIRED 9 ANDERSON, Marlene, 1/27/17 10 11 DEACONESSES DECEASED 12 KONETZKI, Elle – 5/8/17 13 THOMPSON, Corinne – 3/13/16 14 15 LAY MINISTERS ENTERING DISTRICT 16 BALLARD, Nathan - Commissioned/Installed, Brookfield Lutheran Church, Brookfield, 7/5/15 17 FREDEL, John – Emeritus, 7/10/15 18 PLOPPER, Gary, Emeritus, 1/24/17 19 20 LAY MINISTER CHANGES 21 CHARLES, Jennifer – Candidate to Non-Candidate, 6/29/15 22 FREESE, Samantha – Active to Candidate, 12/1/13 23 HANSEN, Ryan – Installed, Milwaukee Lutheran High School, 8/18/16 24 KAROLUS, Rebekah – Active to Candidate, 6/1/17 25 26 LAY MINISTER TRANSFERS 27 FREDEL, John – ENG, 1/1/16 28 KAROLUS, Rebekah, NWD, 7/13/17 29 30 LAY MINISTERS REMOVED 31 32 LAY MINISTERS RETIRED 33 GATCHELL, Matthew – 7/1/15 34 35 LAY MINISTERS DECEASED 36 PLOPPER, Gary – 7/7/17 37 38 DIRECTOR OF FAMILY LIFE 39 BROWN, Amy – OH, 7/13/15 40 41 DIRECTOR OF PARISH MUSIC ENTERING DISTRICT 42 GOOLSBY, Halli – Installed, Community of Life, Oregon, 2/18/17 43 SCHMIDT, Walter - Commissioned/Installed, First Immanuel, Cedarburg, 9/11/16 44 45 SCHOOLS CLOSED 46 Christ Lutheran Academy, Kenosha, June 2015 47 Divine Savior Christian Preschool, North Fond du Lac, May 2016 48 Good Shepherd, Pleasant Prairie, June 2017 49 Risen Savior Preschool, Franklin, May 2015 50


Names and Cities of Voting Convention Delegates* *As of Convention Workbook publication

CITY CONGREGATION CIR./REG DELEGATE

ADAMS IMMANUEL 17/W Rev. John Krebs Penny Wormet

ADELL EMMANUEL 12/NE Rev. Christopher Seifferlein Mark Mathe

ARLINGTON ST. PETER 19/W Rev. Christopher Amen William Steffenhagen

BARABOO OUR SAVIOR 19/W Rev. David Jensen Timothy McCumber

BEAVER DAM PEACE 22/SE Rev. Mark Wenzel Donna Aufdemberge

BELGIUM ST. MARK 09/NE Rev. Wayne King Henry Egerer

BELOIT MESSIAH 24/SE Rev. Dan Eddy Samantha Anderson

ST. JOHN 24/SE Rev. Dennis Roser Jeff Vander Kooi

TRINITY 24/SE Randall Senn Richard Rampenthal

BERLIN TRINITY/IMMANUEL 15/W Rev. Brian Beardsley Dennis Winkler

BOSCOBEL HICKORY GROVE 18/W Rev. Mark Kufahl

BRILLION ST. BARTHOLOMEW 13/NE Rev. Mark Krueger Brigette Sonnabend

BROOKFIELD IMMANUEL 05/CE Rev. Daniel Schneider Robert Denkert

BROWN DEER ST. PAUL 06/CE Rev. David Paape Fred Kindelberger

BURLINGTON OUR SAVIOR 25/SE Rev. Robert Bolling Catherine Kaufmann

BURNETT ZION 08/NE Rev. Timothy Sallach William Kuntz

CASCADE ST. PAUL 12/NE Rev. Richard Bidinger Roger Hintz

CEDARBURG FIRST IMMANUEL 04/NE Rev. Timothy Seban Don Halter

CHILTON ST. LUKE 13/NE Rev. Joel Brassfield

CLINTON CHRIST 24/SE Vacant David Burno

DELAVAN OUR REDEEMER 24/SE Rev. Robert Rickman Wayne Rhode

EDGERTON ST. JOHN 23/SE Rev. Carl Seeger Matthew Lovell

ELKHART LAKE GRACE 12/NE Rev. Peter Peitsch Kent Kalbecken

ELM GROVE ELM GROVE 05/CE Rev. Doug Peters James Drabiszczak

FOND DU LAC HOPE 14/W Rev. Mark Wilkens Ed Semlor



FORT ATKINSON LIVING SAVIOR 23/SE Rev. David Emmrich John Schweitzer

FREDONIA ST. JOHN 09/NE Rev. Robert Zick Keith Johnson

GLENBEULAH ZION 12/NE Rev. Donald Johnson Sheryl Polster

GRAFTON ST. PAUL 07/NE Rev. Scott Kruse Alan Kletti

GREENFIELD MT. ZION 01/CE Rev. Aaron Koch Gabriel Frusti

OUR FATHER 01/CE Rev. Karl Fabrizius James Marquardt

HARTFORD DIVINE SAVIOR 22/SE Rev. Jonathan Meyer Don Jaeger

HARTLAND DIVINE REDEEMER 21/SE Rev. Jeffery Schubert Ken Saydel

HAVEN GRACE 11/NE Rev. Kenneth Serr Gerald Anger

HIGHLAND/MUSCODA CHRIST/ST. PETER 18/W Rev. Dana Wilkie Jim Kienitz

HILBERT ST. PETER 13/NE Vacant Judith Paulson

TRINITY 13/NE Rev. J. Patrick Niles Gary Metz

HILLPOINT/LOGANVILLE ST. PAUL/ST. JOHN 18/W Rev. Tim Anderson Dara Foust

HORICON ST. JOHN 08/NE Rev. Richard Boeck Walter Lorenz

ST. STEPHEN 08/NE Rev. Daniel Seehafer Robert Strassmann

HOWARDS GROVE TRINITY 11/NE Rev. Darrel Bergelin Brian Andrews

JANESVILLE ST. PAUL 23/SE Rev. Daniel Decker Steven Schroeder

KENOSHA MESSIAH 25/SE Rev. James Roemke Bob Trapp

KEWASKUM ST. JOHN 09/NE Rev. Mark Eckert Randy Klumb

KOHLER BETHANY 11/NE Rev. Robert Steele Brian Faucher

LA CROSSE FAITH 17/W Vacant John Jaeger

LEBANON ST. PETER 22/SE Rev. Douglas Bergelin Janet Pieper

LYNDON STATION ST. LUKE 19/W Rev. Alan Boeck Joe Jazdzewski MADISON LIVING CHRIST 20/W Rev. Dan Kowert Ron Roewer

MT. OLIVE 20/W Rev. Jason Zobel Justin Kirchen



MADISON OUR SAVIOR DEAF 19/W Rev. John Reinke Deaconess Rebecca Catchpole

MADISON ST. PAUL 19/W Rev. Gerry Kuhnke Raymond Hellmer

MANITOWOC REDEEMER 13/NE Rev. Zachary DeArmond Ken Kohlwey

MAYVILLE IMMANUEL 08/NE Rev. Douglas Zahner Daniel Nickel

ST. JOHN 08/NE Rev. Bruce Zagel Jerry Moede

MENASHA TRINITY 14/W Steven Billings Ronald Kravs

MENOMONEE FALLS GRACE 07/CE Rev. Joel Howard Paul Arndt

ZION 05/CE Rev. Michael Pfingsten

MEQUON BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR 07/NE Rev. Philip Hillenbrand Tom Daub

TRINITY-FREISTADT 07/NE Rev. Joshua Rusert Neal Degner

MILWAUKEE BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR 03/CE Rev. Richard Raabe Michael Milbrath

BENEDICTION 06/CE Rev. Don Hougard Renate Hougard

BEREA 03/CE Rev. Jeffrey Mueller Marilyn Wendelburg

CHRIST MEMORIAL 06/CE Rev. James Kroemer Thomas Smith

COVENANT 04/CE Rev. Steve Voigt Phil Murphy

DIVINE SHEPHERD 02/CE Rev. Daniel Czech Keith Ott

GRACE 01/CE Rev. German Novelli, Jr. Terry Donaldson

HOPE 04/CE Rev. Dennis Harmon William Vlach MISSION OF CHRIST 04/CE Darryl Winston

MT. CALVARY 03/CE Rev. Daniel Czaplewski Ralph Abts

MT. OLIVE 03/CE Rev. Mark Wangerin Lex Heffelfinger

OKLAHOMA AVENUE 02/CE Rev. James Pemberton Robert Klatkiewicz

SHERMAN PARK 03/CE Rev. David Totsky John Schultz

MONONA MONONA 20/W Rev. Thomas Nowak Jeff Thur

NECEDAH ST. JAMES/ST. PAUL 17/W Rev. Roger Erdman Kenneth Hornburg

NEENAH NEW HOPE 14/W Rev. Jeff Prewitt Steve Mehl



NEENAH PEACE 14/W Rev. Ricky Schroeder Ed Perkins

NESHKORO ZION 16/W Rev. Franklin Giebel Susan Giebel ST. JOHN/ST. PAUL/ 16/W Rev. Thomas Mickelson TRINITY

NEW BERLIN BLESSED SAVIOR 05/CE Rev. Martinho Sander Rick Krause

NEW HOLSTEIN ZION 13/NE Rev. Azor Cigelske Ron Sitzman

NORTH FOND DU LAC DIVINE SAVIOR 14/W Rev. Allen Bramstadt Thomas Kunasch

NORTH PRAIRIE ST. JOHN 21/SE Rev. Daniel Torkelson Mark Jacobs

OAK CREEK GRACE 01/CE Rev. Dean Dummer Tony Mirenda

OCONOMOWOC ST. JOHN 21/SE Rev. Gary Tillmann Pete Williams

ST. PAUL 21/SE Rev. Lance O’Donnell Dave Meyer

OMRO GRACE 15/W Rev. Richard Bartholomew Eddie Belfeuil

ONALASKA SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS 17/W Vacant Kevin Keeffe

OXFORD ST. JOHNS/TRINITY 16/W Rev. Larry Sheppard PACKWAUKEE Arlene Kollath

PLATTEVILLE APOSTLES 18/W Rev. Thomas Reeder Dale Buechler

PLEASANT PRAIRIE GOOD SHEPHERD 25/SE Rev. Sean Willman Christopher Bauman

PLYMOUTH ST. JOHN 12/NE Rev. Nathan Meador Steve Steinhardt

PORT WASHINGTON ST. JOHN 09/NE Rev. John Klieve David Schmutzler

PORTAGE ST. JOHN 19/W Rev. Greg Hovland Jim Atkinson

POY SIPPI EMMAUS 15/W Rev. Mark Meier, Sr. Terry Lippert

PRINCETON CALVARY 16/W Rev. Robert Busse James Manthei

RACINE CHAPEL OF THE CROSS 25/SE Rev. Brian Liermann Merlin Gandrud

GRACE 26/SE Rev. Brian Crane David Eaton

PRINCE OF PEACE 26/SE Rev. Christopher Lockie Steve Shaffer

ST. JOHN 26/SE Rev. Jack Gilbert Karl Glassen

RANDOM LAKE ST. JOHN 12/NE Vacant Donald Vetter



REEDSBURG ST. PETER 18/W Rev. Paul Crolius Donald McCauley

REESEVILLE IMMANUEL 22/SE Rev. Donald Steinberg

TRINITY 22/SE Rev. Matthew Martin

RICHLAND CENTER ST. LUKE 18/W Vacant Gene Hynek

RIPON MESSIAH 15/W Rev. Bryan Fritsch Robert Ziebell

SHEBOYGAN CHRIST 10/NE Vacant James Neumann

GOOD SHEPHERD 10/NE Rev. Christian Gugel Myron Buss

SHEBOYGAN IMMANUEL 10/NE Vacant Brian Nygaard

LUTHER MEMORIAL 11/NE Rev. Adam Barkley Craig Larson

OUR REDEEMER 11/NE Rev. Bryan Osladil Ken Hemenway

OUR SAVIOR 10/NE Rev. James Schulz Bill Stroo

ST. PAUL 11/NE Rev. Matthew Shive Steve Grunewald TRINITY 11/NE Rev. John Berg Alan Konetzki

SHEBOYGAN (TOWN) TRINITY/ST. THOMAS 10/NE Rev. Shane Cota WILSON/WALDO Drew Heiden

SHEBOYGAN FALLS ST. PAUL 12/NE Rev. Tom Gudmundson Paul Ten Pas

SHOREWOOD LUTHER MEMORIAL 06/CE Rev. Michael Larson Joe Bratz

STOUGHTON GOOD SHEPHERD 20/W Rev. Todd McVey Paul Heitmann

SULLIVAN ST. JOHN 21/SE Rev. Dean A. Zemple Dave Hellekson

SUN PRAIRIE BETHLEHEM 20/W Rev. Charlie Brandt Mattias Gugel

SUSSEX PEACE 05/CE Rev. Peter C. Bender James Frerking

TOMAH GOOD SHEPHERD 17/W Rev. Mark Benning Clarence Salzman

TWIN LAKES HOPE 25/SE Rev. Timothy Oswald Peter Voigt

TWO RIVERS GOOD SHEPHERD 13/NE Rev. William Kilps Nathan Kilps

UNION GROVE ST. PAUL 25/SE Rev. David Ramirez Tom Turner

WATERFORD ST. PETER 26/SE Rev. Frederick Bischoff Lori Bischoff

WAUKESHA BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR 05/CE Rev. Peter Schmidt Brian Wightman



WAUKESHA CHRIST THE LIFE 05/CE Vacant Ben Nickel

WAUPUN PELLA 08/NE Rev. David Knuth Darwin Wetzel

WAUTOMA TRINITY 16/W Rev. Brian Rohde Greg Dobratz

WAUWATOSA PILGRIM 02/CE Rev. Jonathan Rusnak Norm Jensen

WEST ALLIS EMMANUEL (DEAF) 02/CE Rev. William Palmer Joy Rader

ST. PAUL 02/CE Rev. Gregg Stanton Gary Knight

TRINITY 02/CE Rev. Brandon Koble Richard Peters

WEST BEND PILGRIM 09/NE Rev. Joseph Fisher Ronald Kabitzke

WEST BEND ST. ANDREW 09/NE Rev. Jon Vierkant Robert Buehler

WEST SALEM PRINCE OF PEACE 17/W Rev. Jason Schockman Thomas Schran, Jr.

WEYAUWEGA CHRIST 15/W Rev. John Taggatz Darin Kath

WHITEFISH BAY OUR SAVIOR 06/CE Rev. Michael Henrichs David Schoenfeldt WISCONSIN DELLS TRINITY 19/W Rev. Matt Gehrke Tracy Klave


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