May 20, 2020
MRS. CINDY BOSTER (spouse of Rev. Kory Boster)
RAYMOND BROWN (son of Gladys Brown)
AMY BROWN (eldest daughter of Rev. Dan McDougall and his wife Lucy)
EVELYN DOUGLAS (friend of Julie Tyler, Mid-South District Office)
MRS. SARA FEUERSTEIN (daughter of Pastor Donley Hesse, Emeritus, Mena, AR)
MARK GUDLIN (spouse of Denise with Trinity Hope)
MRS. ALISON HAWKINS (Mid-South District Office)
REV. DONLEY HESSEE (Emeritus, Mena, AR)
MRS. SUSAN JONES (volunteer, Mid-South District Office)
MICHELLE MORGAN (niece to Carolyn Metzger, Mid-South District Office)
REV. MERLIN SEPMEYER (Crossville, TN)
REV. NEIL VANDERBUSH (Chaplain*U.S. Army through the Board of International Missions*Our Savior, Searcy, AR)
REV. DR. ROGER PAAVOLA, President, Mid-South District, as he continues to lead our staff and the Pastors and congregations of our District during this very difficult time
ROWAN, the brother of a District dial-in worship attendee, who is hospitalized
All those affected worldwide by the Coronavirus; hospital workers; doctors; nurses; our government leaders; pastors and the citizens of our country as we work within this ever changing situation
CONGREGATIONS, SCHOOLS AND WORKERS TO PRAY FOR THIS WEEK
Searcy, AR – Our Shepherd Lutheran Church — Rev. Neil Vanderbush – Vacancy Pastor
Kingsport, TN – Concordia Lutheran Church — Rev. Paul Becker – Pastor
Smyrna, TN – Hope Lutheran Church — Rev. Eric Philips – Vacancy Pastor
Memphis, TN – Immanuel Lutheran School — Mr. Ed Mell – Principal
Emeritus Pastor — Rev. Gene Henke – Murfreesboro, TN
Minnesota North District – LCMS — Rev. Dr. Donald J. Fondow – President
ORDAINED MINISTERS
ACCEPTED: Rev. Edward Maanum, Pastor, Our Savior’s Lutheran Church (Dual Parish with Bethany Pueblo) Pueblo West, CO, has accepted the Call to serve as Pastor at First Lutheran Church, Knoxville, TN. *Installation planned for May 31, 2020
Rev. Paul Leigeber, Pastor, Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church, Lillian, Alabama has accepted the Call to serve as Pastor to the Dual Parish of Faith Lutheran Church, Union City, TN & Trinity Lutheran Church, Dyersburg, TN. *Installation date planned for July 26th, 2020
PENDING: Rev. Kevin McReyonlds, Pastor, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Central City, NE, has been issued a Call to serve as Pastor to Redeemer Lutheran Church, Mountain Home, AR.
SEMINARY: PASTOR-ELECT Sawyer Meyers, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN, has accepted the Call to serve as Missionary-At-Large to the Mid-South District and will be placed as Pastor at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Olive Branch, MS. *Ordination and Installation planned for July 25th, 2020
COMMISSIONED MINISTERS
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IN THE CALLING PROCESS – CONGREGATIONS
First Lutheran Church, Chattanooga, TN – Pastor
Mid-South District – Executive Director for Missions and Ministry
Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Jonesboro, AR – Pastor
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Mountain Home, AR – Pastor ** A Call has been issued
IN THE CALLING PROCESS – COMMISSIONED MINISTERS
Zion Lutheran Church of Avilla, Alexander, AR – Director of Parish Music
Our Savior Lutheran Church, Nashville, TN – Director of Christian Education
Avilla Christian Academy, Alexander, AR – Principal
Christ the King Lutheran School, Memphis, TN – Kindergarten Teacher
First Lutheran School, Ft. Smith, AR – Kindergarten Teacher
Immanuel Lutheran School, Memphis, TN – 1st Grade Teacher
Belvoir Christian Academy, Chattanooga, TN – PreK 3 Teacher
Belvoir Christian Academy, Chattanooga, TN – 1st Grade Teacher
