October 7, 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. RICHARD MAYER (Messiah Lutheran Church, Peas Ridge, 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
Fort Smith, AR – Our Redeemer Lutheran Church — Rev. Dr. Richard Davenport – Pastor
Hopkinsville, KY – Faith Lutheran Church — Rev. Trae Fistler – Pastor
Kingsport, TN – Concordia Lutheran Church — Rev. Daniel Gray – Pastor
Stuttgart, AR – St. John’s Lutheran School — Ms. Kristian Dabbs – Principal
Emeritus Pastor — Rev. Robert Kellerman – Topeka, KS
North Dakota District – LCMS — Rev. Mark Chepulis – 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. David Reedy, Pastor to Immanual & Trinity Lutheran Churches, Cooperas, TX accepted the Call to serve as Pastor to Peace Lutheran Church, Cherokee Village, AR. Installation scheduled for November 14, 2026, 2PM.
PENDING: Rev. Gerald Heiencke, Pastor to the dual parish Hope Lutheran Church, Batesville, AR & Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Horseshoe Bend, AR received a Call to serve as Pastor to Concordia Evangelical Lutheran Church, Fairhaven, MN; and a Call to serve as Pastor to St. John’s Lutheran Church, Thief River Falls, MN & Zion Lutheran Church, Warren, MN
DECLINED: Rev. Chase Lefort, Pastor to Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, Oak Ridge, TN returned the Call to serve as Pastor to Trinity Lutheran Church, Clinton, IA.
Rev. Gregory Bauch, Pastor to Ascension Lutheran Church, Madison, TN returned the Call to serve as Pastor to Immanuel Lutheran Church, Oklahoma City, OK.
VACANT CONGREGATIONS & MINISTERIES
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Chattanooga, TN – Senior Pastor
Trinity Lutheran Church, Columbia, TN – Pastor
IN THE CALLING PROCESS – COMMISSIONED MINISTERS
Pending update for the upcoming academic year.
