February 11, 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. DR. MARK PRESS (Emeritus, Bowling Green, KY)
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. 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
Rogers, AR – Holy Trinity Lutheran Church — Rev. Eric Longman & Rev. Michael Meyer – Pastor
Paragould, AR – Redeemer Lutheran Church — Rev. Kirk Neugebauer – Pastor
Chattanooga, TN – First Lutheran Church — Rev. Don Welmer – Pastor
Benton, AR – First Lutheran School — Rev. James Burns – Principal
Emeritus Pastor — Rev. Gene Henke – Nolensville, TN
California/Nevada/Hawaii District – LCMS — Rev. Michael Lange – President
ORDAINED MINISTERS
ACCEPTED: Rev. Dr. Harold Ristau, Luther Classical College, accepted the Call to serve as Senior Pastor to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Bowling Green, KY. Installation planned for February 15, 2026, 4:00PM.
Rev. Daniel Gray, Pastor to Martin Luther Chapel, Pennsauken, NJ, accepted the Call to serve as Pastor to Concordia Lutheran Church, Kingsport, TN. Installation planned for February 15, 2026, 3:00PM.
PENDING: Rev. Kevin McReynolds, Pastor to Redeemer Lutheran Church, Mountain Home, AR, received a Call to serve as Pastor to Grace Lutheran Church, Wayne, NE.
Rev. JD Zischke, Pastor to Restoration Lutheran Church, Fayetteville, AR has received a Call to serve as Pastor to Resurrection Ministries, Brentwood, CA.
PENDING: Rev. Kevin McReynolds, Pastor to Redeemer Lutheran Church, Mountain Home, AR, returned the Call to serve as Pastor to Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Crete, NE.
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
Christ the King Lutheran Church & School, Memphis, TN – Director of Christian Education
1st Lutheran School, Knoxville, TN- Middle School Math; Several part time teaching positions
