January 15, 2025
REV. BOB BENKE (Faith Lutheran Church, Hot Springs Village, AR
REV. RONALD HALAMKA (Waxahachie, TX)
REV. PAUL DONNER (Emeritus, Paducah, KY)
MRS. ALISON HAWKINS (Mid-South District Office)
MRS. MARY ANN HERD (wife of Rev. Clifford Herd, Hixson, TN)
REV. TOM SAYRE (Emeritus, St. John’s, FL)
REV. TOM MOORE (Emeritus, Cordova, TN)
REV. ALBERT EICHELBERGER (Emeritus, Knoxville, TN)
REV. TIMOTHY SCHARR (District President, Southern Illinois District – LCMS)
REV. JD ZISCHKE (Restoration Lutheran Church, Fayetteville, TN)
MRS. FLORENCE EICHELBERGER (wife of Rev. Albert Eichelberger, Knoxville, TN)
MRS. NORMA MOORE (wife of Rev. Tom Moore, Emeritus, Cordova, TN)
MRS. JUNE WIESE (wife of former MDS Pastor, Rev. Ron Wiese)
MS. STEPHANIE ELSEROAD (daughter of Rev. Rich Elseroad (EM) Knoxville, TN)
MR. ROBERT NERGER (Former Mid-South District Board of Directors, Wartburg, TN)
MR. MARK MCELWAIN (brother-in-law to Renae McElwain, Mid-South District Office)
MRS. RACHEL PREUS (wife of Mr. Samuel Preus, Director of Development, Lutheran Classical College, Wyoming District)
All those continuing to recover and rebuild from the flooding and damage of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton
Rev. Trae Fistler and Kurt Ludwig, Mid-South District Disaster Relief Coordinators and all teams deployed in recovery efforts.
All those affected by the wildfires in California.
CONGREGATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND WORKERS TO PRAY FOR THIS WEEK
Fort Smith, AR – Bethel Lutheran Church — Rev. Joshua Willadsen – Pastor
Little Rock, AR – Christ Lutheran Church — Rev. Matthew Albright – Pastor
Union City, TN – Faith Lutheran Church — Rev. Paul Leigeber – Pastor
Memphis, TN – Immanuel Lutheran School — Mrs. Amy Kurtz – Principal
Emeritus Pastor — Rev. Steven Heilmann – Gallatin, TN
New Jersey District – LCMS — Rev. Stephen Gewecke – President
CALL UPDATE — Ordained Ministers
ACCEPTED: Pastor-Elect Addison Pope (Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN) has received a Call to serve as Pastor to Our Savior Lutheran Church, Cabot, AR.
PENDING: Rev. David McMinn, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, McMinnville, TN has received a Call to serve as Pastor to St. Paul Lutheran Church, Stover, MO.
DECLINED: Rev. Dr. Philip Rigdon, Senior Pastor to St. John Lutheran Church, Kendallville, IN, has received a Call to serve as Senior Pastor to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Bowling Green, KY.
CALL UPDATE — Commissioned Ministers
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VACANT CONGREGATIONS & MINISTERIES
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Bowling Green, KY – Senior Pastor
Our Savior Lutheran Church, Cabot, AR – Pastor **Pending Call
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Hermitage, TN – Senior Pastor
IN THE CALLING PROCESS – COMMISSIONED MINISTERS
Our Savior Lutheran Academy, Nashville, TN – Full-time PreK Teacher; Full-time and Part-time Preschool Teachers and Aides
Grace Lutheran Church Early Childhood Center, Little Rock, AR – Director
