August 12, 2026
REV. RONALD HALAMKA (Waxahachie, TX)
REV. LARRY MARHENKE (Emeritus, Hot Springs Village, AR)
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. RON BACIC (First Lutheran Church, Little Rock, AR)
REV. PAUL LEIGEBER (Faith Lutheran Church, Union City, TN & Trinity Lutheran Church, Dyersburg, TN)
REV. RICHARD MAYER (Messiah Lutheran Church, Peas Ridge, AR)
REV. GERALD HEMMINGSON (First Lutheran Church, Harrison, AR)
REV. MICHAEL CROOM (Candidate, Bartlett, TN)
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)
STEPHANIE ELSEROAD (daughter of Rev. Rich Elseroad (EM) Knoxville, TN)
JEREMY HOWE (Huntsville, AL)
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)
Our deepest sympathies to Rev. Darrell Kobs and family on the loss of his brother Harland Kobs, who passed away July 31, 2026.
CONGREGATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND WORKERS TO PRAY FOR THIS WEEK
Bentonville, AR – Faith Lutheran Church — Rev. David Schmidt – Pastor
Knoxville, TN – First Lutheran Church — Rev. Edward Maanum – Pastor
Oak Ridge, TN – Faith Lutheran Church — Rev. Chase Lefort & Rev. George Smith – Pastor
Memphis, TN – Christ the King Lutheran Early Childhood Center — Mrs. Ellen Denning – Director
Emeritus Pastor — Rev. Gil Pingel – Chattanooga, TN
Southern District – LCMS — Rev. Eric Johnson – District President
ORDAINED MINISTERS
ACCEPTED: Rev. Mark Bushuiakovish, Associate Pastor to Our Savior Lutheran Church, Nashville, TN accepted the Call to serve as Pastor to Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Birmingham, MI.
Rev. Dr. LeRoy Leach (Emeritus, Conway, AR) accepted the Call to serve as Assistant Pastor to St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Conway, AR. Installation date pending.
Rev. Matthew Albright, Pastor to Christ Lutheran Church, Little Rock, AR received a Call to serve as Senior Executive Pastor to Redeemer Lutheran Church, Peoria, IL.
PENDING: Rev. Andre Frandle, Chaplain US Army Reserve, Clarksville, TN received a Call to serve as Pastor to St. John’s Lutheran Church, Stuttgart, AR.
Rev. JohnDavid Zischke, Pastor to Restoration Lutheran Church, Fayetteville, AR received a Call to serve as Pastor to St. Paul Lutheran Church, Albion, MI.
Rev. David Reedy, Pastor to Immanual & Trinity Lutheran Churches, Cooperas, TX, received a Call to serve as Pastor to Peace Lutheran Church, Cherokee Village, AR.
DECLINED: Rev. Matthew Albright, Pastor to Christ Lutheran Church, Little Rock, AR received a Call to serve as Pastor to St. Paul Lutheran Church, Beatrice, NE.
VACANT CONGREGATIONS & MINISTERIES
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Chattanooga, TN – Senior Pastor
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Stuttgart, AR – Pastor **Pending Call
Peace Lutheran Church, Cherokee Village, AR – Pastor **Pending Call
Trinity Lutheran Church, Columbia, TN – Pastor
IN THE CALLING PROCESS – COMMISSIONED MINISTERS
Pending update for the upcoming academic year.
