October 28, 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. LAURENCE KEIM (SMP, Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Sharps Chapel, TN)
REV. RICHARD MAYER (Messiah Lutheran Church, Peas Ridge, AR)
MRS. LORAYNE BEINKE (wife of Rev. Bob Beinke, President New England District-LCMS)
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 (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. JODICE BELISLE (wife to Rev. Russell Belisle, Cross of Calvary Lutheran Church, Memphis, TN)
FRANK ADCOCK (father of Renae McElwain, Mid-South District Office)
CONGREGATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND WORKERS TO PRAY FOR THIS WEEK
Paragould, AR – Redeemer Lutheran Church — Rev. Kirk Neugebauer – Pastor
Murray, KY – Immanuel Lutheran Church — Rev. Joshua Reifsteck – Pastor
Knoxville, TN – First Lutheran Church — Rev. Edward Maanum – Pastor
Memphis, TN – Immanuel Lutheran School — Mrs. Amy Kurtz – Principal
Emeritus Pastor — Rev. Charles Neugebauer – Germantown, TN
Northern Illinois District – LCMS — Rev. Dr. Allan Buss – District President
ORDAINED MINISTERS
ACCEPTED: Rev. Andre Frandle, Chaplain US Army Reserve, Clarksville, TN accepted the Call to serve as Pastor to St. John’s Lutheran Church, Stuttgart, AR. Installation scheduled for November 1, 2026, 3PM.
Rev. David Reedy, Pastor to Immanual & Trinity Lutheran Churches, Cooperas, TX accepted the Call to serve as Pastor to Peace Lutheran Church, Cherokee Village, AR. Installation scheduled for November 14, 2026, 2PM.
Rev. Gerald Heinecke, Pastor to the dual parish Hope Lutheran Church, Batesville, AR & Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Horseshoe Bend, AR accepted the Call to serve as Pastor to Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church, Fairhaven, MN
DECLINED: Rev. Gerald Heinecke, Pastor to the dual parish Hope Lutheran Church, Batesville, AR & Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Horseshoe Bend, AR returned the Call to serve as Pastor to St. John’s Lutheran Church, Thief River Falls, MN & Zion Lutheran Church, Warren, MN
VACANT CONGREGATIONS & MINISTERIES
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Chattanooga, TN – Senior Pastor
Trinity Lutheran Church, Columbia, TN – Pastor
IN THE CALLING PROCESS – COMMISSIONED MINISTERS
First Lutheran School, Fort Smith, AR – Principal
