September 2, 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. STEWART MARSHALL (Trinity Lutheran Church, Pine Bluff, AR)
REV. RICHARD MAYER (Messiah Lutheran Church, Peas Ridge, AR)
REV. GERALD HEMMINGSON (First Lutheran Church, Harrison, AR)
REV. MICHAEL CROOM (Candidate, Bartlett, TN)
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)
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)
CONGREGATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND WORKERS TO PRAY FOR THIS WEEK
Batesville, AR – Hope Lutheran Church — Rev. Gerald Heiencke & Rev. John Bischof – Pastors
Fairfield Bay, AR – Faith Lutheran Church — Rev. Donald Hefta – Pastor
Loudon, TN – Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church — Rev. Mark Rhoads – Pastor
Benton, AR – First Lutheran School — Rev. James Burns – Principal
Emeritus Pastor — Rev. Luther Hasz – Jackson, TN
Central Illinois District – LCMS — Rev. Mark Eddy – 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.
Rev. Matthew Albright, Pastor to Christ Lutheran Church, Little Rock, AR accepted the Call to serve as Senior Executive Pastor to Redeemer Lutheran Church, Peoria, IL
PENDING: 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.
Rev. Chase Lefort, Pastor to Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, Oak Ridge, TN received a Call to serve as Pastor to a congregation in Clinton, IA (Iowa District East)
VACANT CONGREGATIONS & MINISTERIES
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Chattanooga, TN – Senior Pastor
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.
