March 25, 2026
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. ALBERT EICHELBERGER (Emeritus, Knoxville, TN)
REV. MYLES SCHULTZ (Pastor, Grace Lutheran Church, Holiday Island, AR)
REV. DR. LEE HAGAN (District President, Missouri District)
REV. DR. MARK PRESS (Emeritus, Bowling Green, KY)
REV. RON BACIC (First, Little Rock, AR)
MRS. NANCY CALLIES (wife of Rev. David Callies, Emeritus, Former District President MDS)
MS. JUDY OTTO (Holly Springs, MS – MDS Editor Lutheran Witness Supplement)
MRS. FLORENCE EICHELBERGER (wife of Rev. Albert Eichelberger, Knoxville, TN)
MRS. NORMA MOORE (wife of Rev. Tom Moore, Emeritus, Cordova, TN)
MS. STEPHANIE ELSEROAD (daughter of Rev. Rich Elseroad (EM) Knoxville, TN)
MR. JEREMY HOWE (Huntsville, AL)
MR. ROBERT NERGER (Former Mid-South District Board of Directors, Wartburg, TN)
MRS. DONNA MARSHALL (wife of Rev. Stewart Marshall, Trinity, Pine Bluff, AR)
CONGREGATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND WORKERS TO PRAY FOR THIS WEEK
Alexander, AR – Immanuel Lutheran Church — Rev. Steven Teske – Pastor
Pea Ridge, AR – Messiah Lutheran Church — Rev. Richard Mayer – Pastor
Loudon, TN – Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church — Rev. Mark Rhoads – Pastor
Cookeville, TN – Heavenly Host Lutheran Childcare — Ms. Melissa Brock – Director
Emeritus Pastor — Rev. Robert Pfaff – Madison, MS
Iowa District East – LCMS — Rev. Dr. Brian Saunders – District President
ORDAINED MINISTERS
ACCEPTED: Rev. Jon Bischof, Emeritus, Paragould, AR accepted the Call to serve as Assisting Pastor to the dual parish of Hope & Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Churches, in Batesville/Horseshoe Bend, AR. Installation took place March 22, 2026.
PENDING: Rev. Matthew Albright, Pastor to Christ Lutheran Church, Little Rock, AR received a Call to serve as Senior Pastor to St. Martin Lutheran Church, Birch Run, MI.
Rev. Thomas Boeck, Pastor to Peace Lutheran Church, Conway, AR received a Call to serve as Pastor to Trinity Lutheran Church, Summerfield, FL.
DECLINED: Rev. Hebert Mueller, III, Pastor to Immanuel Lutheran Church, Lewiston, MN returned the Call to serve as Senior Pastor to Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Crossville, TN
VACANT CONGREGATIONS & MINISTERIES
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Chattanooga, 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
1st Lutheran School, Knoxville, TN- Middle School Math; Several part time teaching positions
