June 3, 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)
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)
STEPHANIE ELSEROAD (daughter of Rev. Rich Elseroad (EM) Knoxville, TN)
JEREMY HOWE (Huntsville, AL)
DAVID TOPP (Belvoir Christian Academy, Chattanooga, TN)
ROBERT NERGER (Former Mid-South District Board of Directors, Wartburg, TN)
CONGREGATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND WORKERS TO PRAY FOR THIS WEEK
Jacksonville, AR – Hope Lutheran Church — Rev. Kevin Conger – Pastor
Loudon, TN – Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church — Rev. Mark Rhoads – Pastor
Clarksville, TN – Grace Lutheran Church — Rev. Sean Smith & Rev. James Martin – Pastors
Memphis, TN – Christ the King Lutheran Early Childhood Center — Mrs. Ellen Denning – Director
Emeritus Pastor — Rev. Luther Hasz – Jackson, TN
Eastern District – LCMS — Rev. John Pingel – 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.
Rev. Willis McCall, Pastor to Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Classical School & Preschool, Billings, MT, received a Call to serve as Senior Pastor to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Chattanooga, TN.
Rev. Matthew Krause, Senior Pastor to Faith Lutheran Church & Preschool, Adel, IA, received a Call to serve as Senior Pastor to Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Crossville, TN.
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. Gary Boye (Emeritus) Mountain Home, Arkansas accepted the Call to serve as IIM Pastor to Immanuel Lutheran Church, Lockwood, MO.
VACANT CONGREGATIONS & MINISTERIES
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Chattanooga, TN – Senior Pastor
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Crossville, 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
