February 18, 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
Jacksonville, AR – Hope Lutheran Church — Rev. Kevin Conger – Pastor
Bryant, AR – Friends in Christ Lutheran Church — Rev. Emil Woerner – Pastor
Oak Ridge, TN – Faith Lutheran Church — Rev. Chase Lefort & Rev. George Smith – Pastors
Stuttgart, AR – St. John’s Lutheran Preschool — Ms. Laura Ellis – Director
Emeritus Pastor — Rev. Bryan Jones – Millington, TN
Central Illinois District – LCMS — Rev. Mark Eddy – Acting District President
ORDAINED MINISTERS
PENDING: Rev. Kevin McReynolds, Pastor to Redeemer Lutheran Church, Mountain Home, AR, received a Call to serve as Pastor to Grace Lutheran Church, Wayne, NE.
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
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
