December 10, 2025
REV. RONALD HALAMKA (Waxahachie, TX)
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. MYLES SCHULTZ (Pastor, Grace Lutheran Church, Holiday Island, AR)
REV. DR. LEE HAGAN (District President, Missouri District)
MR. JERRY SCHEER (Lafe, AR)
MRS. NANCY CALLIES (wife of Rev. David Callies, Emeritus, Former District President MDS)
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)
MS. BILLIE STANFIELD (mother to Deaconess Robin Moyer, MDS Office)
REV. JOSEPH RANDRIANASOLO and LIME (Madagascar)
Rev. Dr. Johana Nzelu (SELVD Bishop) and Rev. Emmanuel Makala (former Bishop of SELVD) and the Lutheran churches in Tanzania during this time of political and religious riots across the country.
CONGREGATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND WORKERS TO PRAY FOR THIS WEEK
Hot Springs, AR – First Lutheran Church — Rev. Jonathan Beyer & Rev. Anthony Johnson – Pastors
Memphis, TN – Immanuel Lutheran Church — Rev. Jonathan Petering & Rev. Peter Duncanson – Pastors
White House, TN – Prince of Peace Lutheran Church — Rev. Randy Sakach – Pastor
Knoxville, TN – First Lutheran School — Ms. Jessie Irwin – Principal
Emeritus Pastor — Rev. David Gadbaw – Mountain Home, AR
Oklahoma District – LCMS — Rev. Dr. David Nehrenz – President
ORDAINED MINISTERS
ACCEPTED: Rev. Gerald Hemmingson, Emeritus, Joplin, MO accepted the Call to serve as pastor to First Lutheran Church, Harrison, AR
PENDING: Rev. Daniel Gray, Pastor to Martin Luther Chapel, Pennsauken, NJ, received the Call to serve as Pastor to Concordia Lutheran Church, Kingsport, TN.
Rev. Dr. Harold Ristau, Luther Classical College, received a Call to serve as Senior Pastor to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Bowling Green, KY.
Rev. Kevin McReynolds, Pastor to Redeemer Lutheran Church, Mountain Home, AR, received a Call to serve as Pastor to Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Crete, NE.
DECLINED: Rev. Matthew Albright, Pastor to Christ Lutheran Church, Little Rock, AR returned the Call to serve as Pastor to St. John’s Lutheran Church, Wilcox, Nebraska.
Rev. Christopher Howell, Pastor to Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, SeaTac, WA returned the Call to serve as Pastor to St. John’s Lutheran Church, Stuttgart, AR.
VACANT CONGREGATIONS & MINISTERIES
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Bowling Green, KY – Senior Pastor **Pending Call
Concordia Lutheran Church, Kingsport, TN – Pastor ** Pending Call
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
Christ the King Lutheran Church & School, Memphis, TN – Director of Christian Education
1st Lutheran School, Knoxville, TN- Middle School Math; Several part time teaching positions
Grace Lutheran Church, Knoxville, TN – Director of Christian Education
