March 22, 2023
REV. RONALD HALAMKA (Waxahachie, TX)
MRS. ALISON HAWKINS (Mid-South District Office)
MRS. MARY ANN HERD (wife of Rev. Clifford Herd, Hixson, TN)
REV. CHAD PHILIPP (St. Luke, DeWitt, AR & St. Paul, Gillett, AR)
REV. GIL PINGEL (Emeritus, Chattanooga, TN)
REV. ED MAANUM (First, Knoxville, TN)
REV. DAN OTTO (Emeritus, Murfreesboro, TN)
Our deepest sympathies to Rev. William Ringer (St. John’s, Russellville) on the recent loss of his father, William Ringer.
All those affected by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
REV. JOSEPH RANDRIANASOLO and the Lutheran Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship (LIME) in Madagascar as they historic flooding.
CONGREGATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND WORKERS TO PRAY FOR THIS WEEK
Fort Smith, AR – Bethel Lutheran Church — Rev. Joshua Willadsen – Pastor
Nashville, TN – Redeemer Lutheran Church — Rev. Philip Young – Pastor
Oak Ridge, TN – Faith Lutheran Church — Rev. Chase Lefort and Rev. George Smith – Pastors
Rogers, AR – Holy Trinity Parent’s Day Out — Ms. Leah O’Ryan – Early Childhood Director
Emeritus Pastor — Rev. Paul Donner – Paducah, KY
Southern Illinois District – LCMS — Rev. Timothy Scharr – President
CALL UPDATE — ORDAINED MINISTERS
ACCEPTED: Rev. Matthew Albright, Associate Pastor to Messiah Lutheran Church, Mounds View, MN, has accepted the Call to serve as Pastor to Christ Lutheran Church, Little Rock, AR. Installation April 2, 2023, 3:00PM.
Rev. Jerome Leckband, Pastor to Golgotha Lutheran Church, Wausa, NE, has accepted the Call to serve as Associate Pastor and Teacher to All Saints Lutheran Church and School, Jonesboro, AR. Installation planned for July 2, 2023.
PENDING: Rev. Mark Taylor, Associate Pastor to Faith Lutheran Church, Plano, Texas, has received a Call to serve as a Pastor to Grace Lutheran Church, Clarksville, TN.
Rev. Michael Meyer, Associate Pastor to The Rock Lutheran Church, Seward, NE, has received a Call to serve as Associate Pastor to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Rogers, AR.
Rev. Henry Graf, Associate Pastor to Promise Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, IN has received a Call to serve as Pastor to Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Hermitage, TN.
DECLINED: Rev. Christopher Hull, Pastor to Zion Lutheran Church, Tomball, TX has returned the Call to serve as Pastor to Heavenly Host Lutheran Church, Cookeville, TN.
Rev. Christopher Gorshe, Associate Pastor to Bella Vista Lutheran Church, Bella Vista, AR has returned the Call to serve Pastor to St. Paul Lutheran Church, Readlyn, Iowa and Immanuel Lutheran Church, Klinger, Iowa
CALL UPDATE — COMMISIONED MINISTERS
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VACANT CONGREGATIONS & MINISTERIES
Heavenly Host Lutheran Church, Cookeville, TN- Pastor
First Lutheran Church, Blytheville, AR – Pastor
First Lutheran Church, Harrison, AR – Pastor
Messiah Lutheran Church, Memphis, TN – Pastor
St. Paul Lutheran Church, Sevierville, TN – Pastor
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Murray, KY – Pastor
Our Savior Lutheran Church, Rich, AR/Zion Lutheran Church, Ulm, AR – Pastor
IN THE CALLING PROCESS – COMMISSIONED MINISTERS
Grace Lutheran Church Early Childhood Center, Little Rock, AR – Early Childhood Director
Christ the King Lutheran School, Memphis, TN – Preschool Teachers
First Lutheran School, Knoxville, TN – Teacher for 4th/5th grade
