June 24, 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. RON BACIC (First Lutheran Church, Little Rock, AR)
REV. PAUL LEIGEBER (Faith Lutheran Church, Union City, TN & Trinity Lutheran Church, Dyersburg, TN)
REV. GERALD HEMMINGSON (First Lutheran Church, Harrison, 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. 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)
CONGREGATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND WORKERS TO PRAY FOR THIS WEEK
Bella Vista, AR – Bella Vista Lutheran Church — Rev. Dr. Paul Hass & Rev. Christopher Gorshe – Pastors
Hopkinsville, KY – Faith Lutheran Church — Rev. Trae Fistler – Pastor
McMinnville, TN – Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church — Rev. David McMinn – Pastor
Collierville, TN – Faith Lutheran Preschool — Mrs. Dina Foshee – Director
Emeritus Pastor — Rev. Gary Heckmann – Cookeville, TN
Montana District – LCMS — Rev. Ryan Wendt – District President
ORDAINED MINISTERS
DECLINED: 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.
PENDING: Pastor-Elect, Michael Saxon, Seminary Graduate Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO, received a Call to serve as Associate Pastor-Church Planter to Grace Lutheran Church, Knoxville, TN.
ACCEPTED: Rev. Keith Knupp, Assistant Pastor to Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Crossville, TN accepted the Call to serve as Senior Pastor to Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Crossville, TN. Installation planned for June 28, 2026, 4:00PM.
COMMISSIONED MINISTERS
ACCEPTED: Michelle Fischer, Mid-South District Executive Director for Education, Youth & Family accepted the Call to serve as Executive Assistant for Congregational & School Services to the Southern District
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
