May 20, 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. LAURENCE KEIM (SMP, Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Sharps Chapel, TN)
REV. TIM HENNING (Trinity, Mena, AR)
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 (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. DAVID TOPP (Belvoir Christian Academy, Chattanooga, TN)
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
Little Rock, AR – Grace Lutheran Church — Rev. David Buchs – Pastor
Mountain Home, AR – Redeemer Lutheran Church — Rev. Kevin McReynolds – Pastor
Harrogate, TN – Christ of the Cumberlands Lutheran Church — Rev. Gordon Smith – Pastor
Memphis, TN – Christ the King Lutheran School — Ann Laury – Principal
Emeritus Pastor — Rev. Donald White – Lakeview, AR
Southern District – LCMS — Rev. Eric Johnson – District President
ORDAINED MINISTERS
PENDING: Rev. Russell Belisle, Pastor to Cross of Calvary, Memphis, TN received a Call to serve as Pastor to a congregation in the Florida-Georgia District.
ACCEPTED: Rev. Gary Boye (Emeritus) Mountain Home, Arkansas accepted the Call to serve as IIM Pastor to Immanuel Lutheran Church, Lockwood, MO.
DECLINED: Rev. Mark Bushuiakovish, Associate Pastor to Our Savior Lutheran Church, Nashville, TN returned the Call to serve as Senior Pastor to Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Collinsville, IL.
Rev. Mark Bushuiakovish, Associate Pastor to Our Savior Lutheran Church, Nashville, TN returned the Call to serve as Senior Pastor to St. Paul Lutheran Church & School, Stevens Point, WI.
Rev. Willie Grills, Pastor to Zion Lutheran Church of Avilla, Alexander, AR returned the Call to serve as Pastor to Salem Lutheran Church, Taylorsville, NC.
Rev. JD Zischke, Pastor to Restoration Lutheran Church, Fayetteville, AR & Vacancy Pastor to St. John Lutheran Church, Fayetteville, AR returned the Call to serve as Pastor to Trinity Lutheran Church, Sterling, CO.
Rev. John Hallock, Pastor to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Lexington, KY returned the Call to serve as Pastor to Peace Lutheran Church, Cherokee Village, AR.
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
