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2015 Yearbook● 510th anniversary of Luther’s decision to enter a monastery after
nearly being struck by lightning during a thunderstorm near Erfurt, Germany (July 2, 1505).
● 495th anniversary of bull of excommunication issued against Martin Luther by Pope Leo X (June 15, 1520). Luther burned the papal bull on December 10, 1520.
● 490th wedding anniversary of Martin Luther and Katharina von Bora (June 13, 1525).
● 485th anniversary of the Diet of Augsburg (April 8–November 19). Augsburg Confession presented to Charles V, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (June 25, 1530).
● 195th anniversary of the formation of the General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States of America, first cooperative Lutheran body (October 22–24, 1820).
● 195th anniversary of the formation of the Evangelical Synod of Maryland and Virginia, later part of Maryland and Virginia Synods (October 11, 1820).
● 195th anniversary of the formation of the Evangelical Lutheran Tennessee Synod, later part of North Carolina Synod, ULCA (July 17, 1820).
● 185th anniversary of the founding of the Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary (ELTS), later of Columbus, Ohio, in Canton, Ohio (June 9, 1830). ELTS was an ancestor of Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio.
● 185th anniversary of the founding of the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, S.C., by the Synod of South Carolina (1830).
● 170th anniversary of the formation of the Lutheran Synod of Buffalo (June 25, 1845).
● 170th anniversary of the founding of Wittenberg University, later of Springfield, Ohio, in Wooster, Ohio (1845).
● 170th anniversary of the formation of the Pittsburgh Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church (January 15, 1845).
● 165th anniversary of the founding of Capital University, Columbus, Ohio (March 2, 1850).
● 160th anniversary of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Iowa (General Synod) (September 3, 1855).
● 155th anniversary of the formation of the Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod in North America (June 5, 1860).
● 155th anniversary of the founding of Augustana Seminary, later of Rock Island, Ill., in Chicago, Ill. (September 1, 1860). Augustana Seminary was an ancestor of the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
● 155th anniversary of the founding of Augustana College, later of Rock Island, Ill., as part of the Augustana Seminary in Chicago, Ill. (1860).
● 155th anniversary of the founding of Augustana College, later of Sioux Falls, S.D., as part of the Augustana Seminary in Chicago, Ill. (1860).
● 155th anniversary of the formation of Holston Synod, later part of Virginia Synod (December 29, 1860).
● 145th anniversary of the formation of the Norwegian-Danish Augustana Synod (June 17, 1870).
● 145th anniversary of the formation of the Conference for the Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (August 10–16, 1870).
● 130th anniversary of the founding of the Joint Synod of Ohio’s Luther Seminary, later of St. Paul, Minn., in Afton, Minn. (January 1885). St. Paul-Luther was merged into Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa, in 1935.
● 125th anniversary of the merger forming the United Norwegian Lutheran Church (June 13–18, 1890).
● 125th anniversary of the formation of the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (Suomi Synod) (March 25, 1890).
● 85th anniversary of the merger forming the American Lutheran Church (August 11, 1930).
● 65th anniversary of the founding of Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Berkeley, Calif. (1950).
● 55th anniversary of the merger forming The American Lutheran Church (April 22, 1960).
● 30th anniversary of the formation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (May 16–19, 1985).
On the cover: Photos from “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday, a day of service in which the nearly 10,000 congregations of the ELCA take seriously Christ’s call to action to serve our neighbors and share God’s love. While congregations work to make their communities a better place every day, “God’s work. Our hands.” Sunday offers ELCA members a dedicated day to do this work together. Upper left: Luther Memorial Church, Chicago, Ill. Right side from top: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Los Angeles, Calif.; First Lutheran Church, Algona, Iowa; photo location unknown; St. Matthew Evangelical Lutheran Church, York, Pa. Lower left: St. James Lutheran Church, Gettysburg, Pa.; photo location unknown; St. James Lutheran Church, Gettysburg, Pa.
Published under the auspices of the Rev. Wm Chris Boerger, Secretary, Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaCopyright © 2015 Augsburg Fortress, PublishersISBN 978-1-4514-9305-4
The following are some anniversaries of note for 2015:
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CONTENTS
CHURCHWIDE STRUCTURE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
CHURCH COUNCIL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
OFFICERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Office of the Presiding Bishop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Office of the Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Office of the Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
CHURCHWIDE UNITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Congregational and Synodical Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Global Mission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Mission Advancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SEPARATELY INCORPORATED MINISTRIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Augsburg Fortress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Portico Benefit Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Mission Investment Fund of the ELCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
CHURCHWIDE COMMITTEES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Nominating Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Committee on Appeals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Committee on Discipline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Committee of Hearing Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
CONFERENCE OF BISHOPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
REGIONS / SYNODS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Region 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Alaska Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Northwest Washington Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Southwestern Washington Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Oregon Synod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Montana Synod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Region 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Sierra Pacific Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Southwest California Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Pacifica Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Grand Canyon Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Rocky Mountain Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Region 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Western North Dakota Synod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Eastern North Dakota Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 South Dakota Synod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Northwestern Minnesota Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Northeastern Minnesota Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Southwestern Minnesota Synod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Minneapolis Area Synod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Saint Paul Area Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Southeastern Minnesota Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Region 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Nebraska Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Central States Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Arkansas-Oklahoma Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Northern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Southwestern Texas Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Region 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Metropolitan Chicago Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Northern Illinois Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Central/Southern Illinois Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Southeastern Iowa Synod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Western Iowa Synod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Northeastern Iowa Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Northern Great Lakes Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Northwest Synod of Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 East-Central Synod of Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Greater Milwaukee Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 South-Central Synod of Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 La Crosse Area Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Region 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Southeast Michigan Synod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 North/West Lower Michigan Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Indiana-Kentucky Synod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Northwestern Ohio Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Northeastern Ohio Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Southern Ohio Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Region 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 New Jersey Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 New England Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Metropolitan New York Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Upstate New York Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Slovak Zion Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Region 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Allegheny Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Lower Susquehanna Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Upper Susquehanna Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Delaware-Maryland Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 West Virginia-Western Maryland Synod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Region 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Virginia Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 North Carolina Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 South Carolina Synod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Southeastern Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Florida-Bahamas Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Caribbean Synod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
SUMMARY OF 2013 CONGREGATIONAL REPORTS— EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
SUMMARY OF CONGREGATIONAL STATISTICS BY SYNODS— EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
CONGREGATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69ROSTER OF CONGREGATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
CONGREGATIONS CONSOLIDATED, DISBANDED, MERGED, REMOVED, OR WITHDRAWN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
CONGREGATIONS RECEIVED OR REINSTATED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
CONGREGATIONS RELOCATED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
CONGREGATIONS UNDER DEVELOPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
FULL COMMUNION COOPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
SYNODICALLY AUTHORIZED WORSHIPING COMMUNITIES OR CHAPELS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
PERSONNEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281ROSTER OF ORDAINED MINISTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
NECROLOGY, ORDAINED MINISTERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520
REMOVALS FROM ROSTER OF ORDAINED MINISTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . 521
ADDITIONS TO ROSTER OF ORDAINED MINISTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522
OFFICIAL ROSTERS OF LAYPERSONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524 Associates in Ministry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524 Deaconesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539 Diaconal Ministers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540
NECROLOGY, ASSOCIATES IN MINISTRY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544
REMOVALS FROM ROSTER OF ASSOCIATES IN MINISTRY . . . . . . . . . 544
ADDITIONS TO ROSTER OF ASSOCIATES IN MINISTRY . . . . . . . . . . . . 544
NECROLOGY, DEACONESSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544
REMOVALS FROM ROSTER OF DEACONESSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545
ADDITIONS TO ROSTER OF DEACONESSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545
ADDITIONS TO ROSTER OF DIACONAL MINISTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545
PERSONNEL STATISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 546
Celebrate 500 Years of the Reformation
See the Lands of Luther, Europe & the Biblelands ... FREE!
c.s.t.#1005405-40
NAWAS INTERNATIONAL, the leading christian tour operator to Europe and the Holy Land for 66 years, invites you to visit EUROPE, the BIBLELANDs and the LANDs OF LUtHER ... for FREE!
Our programs give you the most for your travel dollars:
n Competitive prices n Bargain airfares and quality hotels n All-inclusive sightseeing with the best guides and escortsn The most generous tour host benefits — 1 FREE for 6 on most tours!
Just assemble a group of friends and members of your congregation to travel with you ... you’ll go FREE and we’ll make all the arrangements.
NAWAS is dedicated to delivering the highest quality service and the finest travel experience possible. Let us plan your next journey.
HOLY LAND • ITALY • GREECE • LUTHERLAND • TURKEY • IRELAND EASTERN EUROPE • BRITAIN • SPAIN • YANGTSE RIVER CRUISE • FRANCE
SCANDINAVIA & ST. PETERSBURG CRUISE • MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE
FREE
TRAV
EL
Nawas International777 Post Road . Darien, ct 06820-4721
Email: [email protected]
(800) 221-4984
On the West Coast contact Nawas at:1100 Alma street, suite 100 Menlo Park, cA 94025-3344
Email: [email protected]
(800) 288-2688
Email: [email protected]
Visit Nawas on the web: www.NAWAS.com
500 YEARS OF THEREFORMATION
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DIRECTORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547
GLOBAL MISSION PERSONNEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548
EDUCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551 Seminaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551 Luther Seminary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551 Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551 Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551 The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551 Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551 Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 551 Trinity Lutheran Seminary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552 Wartburg Theological Seminary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552 The Lutheran Seminary Program in the Southwest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 552 Colleges and Universities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553 Augsburg College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553 Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553 Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553 Bethany College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553 California Lutheran University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554 Capital University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554 Carthage College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554 Concordia College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554 Finlandia University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554 Gettysburg College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554 Grand View University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555 Gustavus Adolphus College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555 Lenoir-Rhyne University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555 Luther College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555 Midland University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555 Muhlenberg College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 555 Newberry College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556 Pacific Lutheran University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556 Roanoke College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556 St. Olaf College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556 Susquehanna University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556 Texas Lutheran University. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 557 Thiel College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 557 Wagner College. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 557 Wartburg College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 557 Wittenberg University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 557 Lutheran Schools and Early Childhood Education Centers . . . . . . . . . 558 Lay Schools for Ministry Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583 ELCA Members Teaching Religion in Non-ELCA Settings . . . . . . . . . . 585
LUTHERAN CAMPUS MINISTRY REPRESENTATIVES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587
BUREAU FOR FEDERAL CHAPLAINCY MINISTRIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 594
MINISTRIES IN CHAPLAINCY, PASTORAL COUNSELING, AND CLINICAL EDUCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 597
LUTHERAN SERVICES IN AMERICA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602 (Lutheran Social Ministry Organizations)
OUTDOOR MINISTRIES RELATED TO THE ELCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610
SPECIAL INTEREST CONFERENCES / ETHNIC ASSOCIATIONS . . . . . . 614 Danish Interest Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614 German Evangelical Lutheran Conference in North America . . . . . . . . 614
Hungarian Special Interest Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614 African Descent Lutheran Association in the ELCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615 American Indian and Alaska Native Association in the ELCA. . . . . . . . 615 Association of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the ELCA . . . . . . . . . . . 615 Association of Latino Ministries in the ELCA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615 Association of Lutherans of Arab and Middle Eastern Heritage . . . . . . 615 European-American Association in the ELCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615
ECUMENICAL ORGANIZATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 616 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . 616 Christian Churches Together in the U.S.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 616 The Lutheran World Federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 616 World Council of Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 616
INTER-LUTHERAN ORGANIZATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 617 Lutheran Educational Conference of North America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 617 Lutheran Film Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 617 Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 617 Lutheran Services in America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618 Lutheran World Relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618
INDEPENDENT LUTHERAN ORGANIZATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619 Alliance for Faith, Science, and Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619 Association of Lutheran Church Musicians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619 Association of Lutheran Development Executives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619 Association of Professional Chaplains. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619 China Service Ventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619 Evangelical Lutheran Education Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619 Evangelical Lutheran Parish Nurse Association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619 Fellowship of Recovering Lutheran Clergy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619 Friends of Mwangaza, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620 Global Health Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620 International Lutheran Renewal Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620 Kogudus Renewal Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620 Lutheran Advocates for Maritime Mission, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620 Lutheran Association of Christian Educators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620 Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620 Lutheran Health Care Bangladesh–USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620 Lutheran Music Program/ Lutheran Summer Music Academy & Festival. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620 Lutheran Outdoor Ministries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 620 Lutheran Partners in Global Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 621 Operation Bootstrap Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 621 ReconcilingWorks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 621 Sister Parish, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 621 Waldorf Lutheran College Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 621 Youth Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 621
FULL COMMUNION PARTNERS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622
LUTHERAN CHURCH BODIES IN THE U.S. AND CANADA . . . . . . . . . . 623
OVERSEAS INDEPENDENT LUTHERAN CONGREGATIONS RECOGNIZED BY THE ELCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 625
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LUTHERAN CHURCH SERVICES OVERSEAS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 626
CHURCH YEAR CALENDAR 2014-2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 630
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 636
2015 YearbookThis resource was prepared by the Office of the Secretary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Augsburg Fortress.Rev. Wm Chris Boerger—Secretary, Office of the SecretaryThomas J. Ehlen—Managing Editor, Office of the SecretaryLauren Gioe—Manager, Official Roster Records, Office of the SecretarySue E. Rothmeyer—Assistant to the Secretary for Administration, Office of the Secretary Julie O’Brien—Senior Project Manager, Augsburg FortressRev. Martin A. Seltz—Publisher for Worship, Music and Congregational Life, Augsburg Fortress
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Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Churchwide Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Separately Incorporated Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Churchwide Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Conference of Bishops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Churchwide Structure
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CHURCH COUNCIL
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EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICACHURCHWIDE OFFICE
8765 West Higgins RoadChicago, Illinois 60631-4101
Telephone: 773-380-2700Resource Information Service: 800-638-3522
Fax: 773-380-1465Web site: www.elca.org
OFFICERS OF THE CHURCHPresiding Bishop: Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton
Vice President: Carlos E. PeñaSecretary: Rev. Wm Chris BoergerTreasurer: Rev. Linda O. Norman
For ELCA staff e-mail addresses, use the Find A Person feature at the bottom of the ELCA homepage at www.elca.org.
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
Churchwide Officers:
*Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton, Presiding Bishop (term expires 2019) 8765 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago, IL 60631-4101
*Carlos E. Peña, Vice President (2016) 5010 Denver Dr., Galveston, TX 77551-5939
*Rev. Wm Chris Boerger, Secretary (2019) 8765 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago, IL 60631-4101
*Rev. Linda O. Norman, Treasurer (2017) 8765 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago, IL 60631-4101
Members elected by Churchwide Assembly:
*Paul G. Archer (2017)2044 Hollywood St., Dearborn, MI 48124 6-A
Marit L. Bakken (2015)731 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55454 3-G
Nick A. Barber (2015)3420 Breezeway Dr., Erie, PA 16506 8-A
Hans E. Becklin (2019)3016 Woodland Trl., Middleton, WI 53562 5-K
Allan J. Bieber (2019)1855 19th St. NW, Ste. 1, Rochester, MN 55901 3-I
Amanda E. Briggs (2019)25529 S. Gold Ridge Dr., Castro Valley, CA 94552 2-A
Reid A. Christopherson (2019)25270 480th Ave., Garretson, SD 57030 3-C
Christine P. Connell (2017)618 Manor Rd., Staten Island, NY 10314 7-C
*Bishop Jessica R. Crist (2015)2415 13th Ave. S., Great Falls, MT 59405 1-F
Rev. Karsten Decker (2015)193 South Rd., Theldor Paget, Bermuda DV 04 8-G
Rev. Elizabeth E. Ekdale (2017)1031 Franklin St., San Francisco, CA 94109 2-A
*Marjorie B. Ellis (2017)612 Morning St., Worthington, OH 43085 6-F
Rev. William E. Flippin Jr. (2019)6900 Schomburg Rd., Ste. 311, Columbus, GA 31909 9-D
Gary D. Gabrielson (2017)3205 Blue Mountain Way, Colorado Springs, CO 80906 2-E
Rev. Vicki T. Garber (2017)2718 Dixie Hwy., Lakeside Park, KY 41017 6-C
Rev. Joyce M. Graue (2019)308 Menage Ave. N., Raymond, MN 56282 3-F
Cynthia M. Gustavson (2019)2817 E. 34th St., Tulsa, OK 74105 4-C
Louise A. Hemstead (2015)E12660 Hemstead Rd., La Farge, WI 54639 5-L
Rev. Stephen R. Herr (2017)44 Chambersburg St., Gettysburg, PA 17325 8-D
*William B. (“Bill”) Horne II (2015)2413 Anthony Ave., Clearwater, FL 33759 9-E
*Maren Hulden (2019)618 Summer St. NE., Minneapolis, MN 55413 3-G
James H. Hushagen (2019)1201 Pacific Ave., Ste. 1200, Tacoma, WA 98402 1-C
Rev. Peder J. Johanson (2019)802 17th St., Brodhead, WI 53520 5-K
Rev. Carla J. Johnson (2015)310 S. 12th St., Dunlap, IA 51529 5-E
Kayla S. Koterwski (2016)225 N. James St., Tea, SD 57064 3-C
John W. Lohrmann (2019)1815 Fern Ave., Walla Walla, WA 99362 1-D
*Susan W. McArver (2015)Lutheran Theological Seminary 9-C4201 N. Main St., Columbia, SC 29203
Rev. Loren D. Mellum (2017)610 13th St. N., Moorhead, MN 56560 3-D
Fernando Mercado (2015)2S031 Bristol Ln., Warrenville, IL 60555 5-A
*Rev. Raymond A. Miller (2015)25 S. 6th St., Quakertown, PA 18951 7-F
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Rev. Robert G. Moore (2017)2353 Rice Blvd., Houston, TX 77005 4-F
Rev. Linda Nou (2019)5217 Beverly Dr. NE., Olympia, WA 98516 1-C
John M. Pederson (2017)114 6th Ave SE., Mayville ND 3-B
Meri Jo Petrivelli (2019)8350 Lake Murray Blvd., San Diego, CA 92119 2-C
Pamela E. Pritt (2017)HC 64, Box 248, Hillsboro, WV 24946 8-G
Clarance M. Smith (2019)1775 Humboldt Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55403 3-G
Rev. Jonathan Splichal Larson (2019)1010 N. Washington St., Bismarck, ND 58501 3-A
Ingrid Sponberg Stafford (2019)1939 Sherman Ave, Ste. 4E., Evanston, IL 60201 5-A
Leslie G. Swenson (2019)855 Cranberry Ridge Dr., Fairbanks, AK 99712 1-A
Oliver W. Thul (2016)612 221st St., Balaton, MN 56115 3-F
Rev. Kathryn A. Tiede (2015)865 Birch St., Lino Lakes, MN 55014 3-H
Rev. James H. Utt (2019)26 W. Boscawen St., Winchester, VA 22601 9-A
Rev. William O. Voss (2019)Box 1802, Scottsbluff, NE 69361 4-A
Rev. Michael R. Ward (2019)191 Riverbirch Dr., Fletcher, NC 28732 9-C
Man Hei Yip (2015)308 W. Squantum St., North Quincy, MA 02171 7-B
(Vacant: 1; to be elected at the November 2014 Church Council meeting.)
Conference of Bishops Liaisons:
Rev. Michael L. Burk (2015)2635 Northgate Dr., Iowa City, IA 52245 Region 5
Rev. Claire S. Burkat (2017)7241 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19119 Region 7
Rev. Ralph E. Jones (2015)PO Box 43, Pleasantville, PA 16341 Region 8
Rev. Marcus C. Lohrmann (2015)621 Bright Rd., Findlay, OH 45840 Region 6
Rev. Brian D. Maas (2017)4980 S. 118th St., Ste. D, Omaha, NE 68137 Region 4
Rev. Stephen S. Talmage (2015)1819 E. Morton Ave, Ste. 100A, Phoenix, AZ 85020 Region 2
Rev. Shelley R. Wickstrom (2017)1847 W. Northern Lights Blvd., Ste. 2, Anchorage, AK 99517 Region 1
Rev. Herman R. Yoos III (2015)1003 Richland Ave., Columbia, SC 29201 Region 9
Rev. David B. Zellmer (2017)2001 S. Summit Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57197 Region 3
Ecumenical Representatives to the ELCA Church Council:
Episcopal Church: Rev. Michael Barlow The Episcopal Church 815 2nd Ave., New York, NY 10017
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada: National Bishop Susan C. Johnson 600-177 Lombard Ave., Winnipeg MB R3B 0W5 Canada
Moravian Church: Rev. Betsy D. Miller 1021 Center St., Bethlehem, PA, 18018
Presybyterian Church USA: Rev. Scott Anderson 750 Windsor St., Ste. 301, Sun Prairie WI 53590
Reformed Church in America: Rev. Lisa Vander Wal 2133 Central Ave., Schnectady, NY 12304
United Methodist Church: Rev. Sharon Zimmerman Rader 450 Davis St., Unit 362, Evanston, IL 60201
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CHURCHWIDE ASSEMBLY
August 8-13, 2016
New Orleans, Louisiana
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDING BISHOP8765 West Higgins Road
Chicago, Illinois 60631-4101Telephone: 773-380-2600
Fax: 773-380-1701E-mail: [email protected]
The presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is elected to a six-year term by the Churchwide Assembly. In addition to ful-filling such roles as preacher, teacher, and administrator of the sacraments, which traditionally belong to the office of bishop, the presiding bishop of this church serves as president and chief executive officer of the corporation and oversees the staff, budget, and overall administration of the church. The pre-siding bishop chairs the triennial Churchwide Assembly and provides for the preparation of agendas for the assembly, the Church Council and its execu-tive committee, and the Conference of Bishops. The presiding bishop is also the chief ecumenical officer of this church, and provides leadership and care for the bishops of the synods.
Presiding Bishop: Rev. Elizabeth A. Eaton 773-380-2600
Administrative Support: Violet P. Bonner 773-380-2600
Assistant to the Presiding Bishop/Executive for Administration: Rev. M. Wyvetta Bullock 773-380-2584
Executive for Human Resources: Rhondean Johnson 773-380-2981
Director, Human Resources and Staffing: Letty Villalon 773-380-2986
Director, Compensation, Benefits, and Employee Relations: Barb Whalen 773-380-2441
Manager, Payroll: Carmen Avram 773-380-2624
Executive for Research and Evaluation: Kenneth W. Inskeep 773-380-2991
Manager, Research and Evaluation: Victoria E. Flood 773-380-2995
Senior Research Analyst: (Vacant)
Senior Research Analyst: Jacqueline A. Skrypek 773-380-2994
Researcher: Daniel S. Taylor 773-380-2990
Assistant to the Presiding Bishop/Executive for Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations: Kathryn M. Lohre 773-380-2613
Director, Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations: Rev. Donald J. McCoid 773-380-2611
Assistant to the Presiding Bishop/Executive for Synodical Relations: Rev. Walter S. May 773-380-2551
Program Director, Synodical Services: Marcia Johnson 773-380-2890
Assistant to the Presiding Bishop/Director, Federal Chaplaincy: Rev. F. Eric Wester 202-417-3692
Assistant to the Presiding Bishop/Executive for Theological Discernment: Rev. Marcus R. Kunz 773-380-2602
Director, Justice for Women: Mary Streufert 773-380-2281
Director, Theological Ethics: Rev. Roger A. Willer 773-380-2823
Director, Theological Resources and Networks: Rev. James Kenneth Echols 773-380-2894
Assistant to the Presiding Bishop, Governance: Jodi L. Slattery 773-380-2599
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY8765 West Higgins Road
Chicago, Illinois 60631-4101Telephone: 773-380-2800
Fax: 773-380-2977E-mail: [email protected]
The secretary of this church is elected by the Churchwide Assembly to a six-year term. The secretary is responsible for maintaining the records of this church, including the church’s archives; the current rosters and statistics of ordained ministers, persons on the official lay rosters, and congregations; the recording of proceedings of the Churchwide Assembly, Church Council, and Conference of Bishops; and the filing of official minutes of boards and com-mittees. The office coordinates the use of legal counsel.
In addition, the Office of the Secretary provides physical arrangements for the Churchwide Assembly and other meetings and travel arrangements for churchwide staff. The office cooperates with the ELCA Publishing House in producing an annual ELCA Yearbook.
EXECUTIVE STAFFSecretary: Rev. Wm Chris Boerger 773-380-2801
Administrative Support: Marie Fellows 773-380-2828
Assistant to the Secretary/Executive for Administration: Sue E. Rothmeyer (associate in ministry) 773-380-2809
Director, Meeting Management and Travel: Mary Beth Nowak 773-380-2802
Manager, Official Documentation: Frank F. Imhoff 773-380-2808
Manager, Official Roster Records: Lauren Gioe 773-380-2810
ARCHIVESTelephone: 847-690-9410
The archives of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America are housed at 321 Bonnie Ln., Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007-1913. The mailing address, however, is that of the ELCA Office of the Secretary listed above. Inquiries also may be directed to archives related to ELCA regions and synods. Refer to the section REGIONS/SYNODS in this yearbook for addresses and tele-phone numbers (pages 27–64).
Archivist for Management, Reference, and Technology: Joel A. Thoreson 847-690-9410
Archivist for Collections Management and Records Retention: Catherine M. Lundeen 847-690-9410
GENERAL COUNSELProvision for coordination of legal services by the churchwide organization
is the responsibility of the secretary (ELCA 13.41.02.e.).
General Counsel: Phillip H. Harris 773-380-2805
Director, Legal and Regulatory Compliance/ Assistant General Counsel: Laura L. Knitt 773-380-2972
Director, Risk Management: Rob Thoma 773-380-2403
Legal Assistant: Katharine English 773-380-2401
OFFICE OF THE TREASURER8765 West Higgins Road
Chicago, Illinois 60631-4101Telephone: 773-380-2900
Fax: 773-380-2775E-mail: [email protected]
The Office of the Treasurer manages the business affairs of this church, proposes policy for review and action by the Church Council, and provides for implementation, within such policies, of the financial, accounting, property management, investment and money management systems, and information technology services for the units of the churchwide organization. The Office of the Treasurer relates to the following separately incorporated ministry: Endowment Fund of the ELCA.
Treasurer: Rev. Linda O. Norman 773-380-2917
Administrative Support: Alma L. Jarrin 773-380-2900
Controller: (Vacant)
General Accounting: Kathy Fry 773-380-2908
Accounts Payable: Aaron Burrell 773-380-2905
Receipts Processing: Barbara Young 773-380-2903
Treasury and Asset Management: Robert J. Benson 773-380-2893
Facilities: Karen Rathbun 773-380-5079
Budget: Christopher Carpenter 773-380-2898
Information Technology: Jonathan H. Beyer 773-380-2531
Administrative Support: Judith T. Schirmer 773-380-2530
Technical Solutions: Suhail Qumri 773-380-2987
Technical Services: Michael McCorkle 773-380-2596
SEPARATELY INCORPORATED MINISTRY RELATED TO THE OFFICE OF THE TREASURER
Endowment Fund of the ELCA773-380-2900
The Endowment Fund of the ELCA holds and manages endowment assets and offers pooled investment services for endowment funds of this church and its related congregations, synods, agencies, and institutions. The Endowment Fund of the ELCA serves as trustee for the ELCA Endowment Fund Pooled Trust, a professionally managed investment pool. The minimum investment amount is $25,000.
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CONGREGATIONAL AND SYNODICAL MISSION
8765 West Higgins RoadChicago, Illinois 60631-4101
Telephone: 773-380-1470Fax: 773-380-2632 or 773-380-2588
Web site: www.elca.org/congregationalandsynodicalmission
The Congregational and Synodical Mission unit will provide support to and build capacity in congregations and synods for vital congregational mission in the following ways:
• Centers for Mission: new congregations and renewed congregations; wor-ship; congregation-based organizing; youth and young adult ministries; stewardship
• Directors for Evangelical Mission
• Regional Coordinators
• Ethnic-specific and Multicultural Mission
• Leadership for Mission: candidacy and assignment; lay mission schools and lifelong learning; outreach leadership; Theological Education for Emerging Ministries (TEEM); seminary relationships; colleges and univer-sities
• Poverty and Justice: hunger; advocacy; disaster; social ministry orga-nizations; Lutheran Disaster Relief; Lutheran Services in America; and Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service.
EXECUTIVE STAFFFor ELCA staff e-mail addresses, use the Find A Person
feature at the bottom of the ELCA homepage at www.elca.org.
Executive Director: Rev. Stephen P. Bouman 773-380-2670
Unit Operations and Program Director: Evelyn B. Soto 773-380-2575
Executive Administrative Assistant: Gina Autenrieth 773-380-2843
Area Ministry Strategies Coordinator: Rev. Amy E. Walter-Peterson 315-398-9640
Finance: Cecilia Favela 773-380-2665
ADVOCACY MINISTRIES
ELCA Washington Office122 C St. NW, Ste. 125, Washington, DC 20001 202-783-7507
Director: Rev. Stacy L. Martin 202-626-7938
Executive Administrative Assistant: Jacqueline Maddox 202-626-7944
Environmental Education: Mary Minnette 202-626-7935
International Policy: (Vacant) (half-time)
Domestic Policy: John B. Johnson 202-626-7941
Grass Roots Advocacy and Communication: Tina Upchurch-Freelove 202-626-7947
Advocacy Intern: Sarah Lanners 202-626-7936
Corporate Social Responsibility Consultant: Patricia Zarega (half-time) 412-782-0884
State Public Policy Offices
Director: Lynette Stott 507-254-5119
CONGREGATIONAL CENTERS FOR MISSION
Director: Mark D. Burkhardt (associate in ministry) 773-380-2556
Campus Ministry: Rev. Donald I. Romsa 559-495-8996
Congregational Renewal: Rev. Neil P. Harrison 773-380-2667
New Congregations: Rev. Ruben F. Duran 773-380-2664
Stewardship:
Keith Mundy 773-380-5045
Steven Oelschlager 773-380-2852
Macedonia Project: Neil Bullock 773-380-2884
Youth Ministry: Rev. Paul M. Amlin 773-380-2844
Young Adult Ministry: Rozella White 773-380-2295
Youth Gathering:
Heidi Hagstrom 773-380-2479
Donna Wiegel 773-380-2578
Lisa Jeffreys (Detroit Office) 313-618-2036
ETHNIC SPECIFIC AND MULTICULTURAL MINISTRIES
Director: Rev. Albert Starr Jr. 773-380-2841
African Descent Ministries: Rev. Albert Starr Jr. 773-380-2916
African National Ministries: Rev. Joseph M. Bocko (interim) 773-380-2424
American Indian and Alaska Native Ministries: Rev. Gordon J. Straw 773-380-2872
Arab and Middle Eastern Ministries: Kholoud Khoury 773-380-2830
Asian and Pacific Islander Ministries: Rev. Pongsak Limthongviratn 773-380-2834
Latino Ministries: Rev. Hector Carrasquillo 773-380-2836
Racial Justice Ministries: Judith B. Roberts 773-380-2835
JUSTICE AND POVERTY MINISTRIES
Director: Josselyn Bennett 773-380-2687
Community Development Services: Joseph Young 773-380-2683
Lutheran Disaster Response:
Rev. Michael R. Stadie 773-380-2822
Rev. Jospeh K. Chu 773-380-2863
Megan Brandsrud 773-380-2885
LEADERSHIP FOR MISSION
Director: Rev. Gregory J. Villalon 773-380-2473
Candidacy:
Rev. Gregory J. Villalon 773-380-2473
Sandra Mejia-Vega 773-380-2870
Assignments: Andrea Young 773-380-2471
Lay Rostered Leaders: Rev. Cherlyne V. Beck 773-380-2481
Behavioral Interview Process:
Rachel Bouman 773-380-2688
Rev. Brenda K. Smith 773-380-2282
Book of Faith Initiative:
Diane L. Jacobson (associate in ministry) 773-380-2420 2481 Como Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108-1496
Bill Huff 651-649-0454
Disability Ministries:
Rev. Cherlyne V. Beck 773-380-2481
Rev. Rachel Bouman 773-380-2688
Rev. Beth Lockhard 610-698-2347 TTY
Faith Practices: Rev. Brenda K. Smith 773-380-2682
Lay Schools for Ministry: Rev. Gordon J. Straw 773-380-2872
Missional Leadership Schools, Colleges and Universities: Rev. Mark N. Wilhelm 773-380-2881
Seminaries: Rev. Jonathan P. Strandjord 773-380-2873
Ministries in Chaplaincy, Clinical Education, and Pastoral Clinical Education (MCCPCE): Rev. Judith E. Simonson 202-253-2876; 202-253-0603
Misconduct Prevention Consultant: Barbara Keller 773-380-2568
SYNODICAL PARTNERS FOR MISSION AND CONGREGATION-BASED ORGANIZING
Director: Rev. Susan L. Engh 773-380-2731
Meghan Sobicienski (contract)
Directors for Evangelical Mission: (see page 11)
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Director: Rev. Kevin L. Strickland 773-380-2552
Music and Liturgical Resources: Scott C. Weidler (associate in ministry) 773-380-2554
COORDINATORS FOR MISSIONAL LEADERSHIP (campus ministry, candidacy, and deployment):
Region 1: Rev. Mark J. Nelson 206-624-0093, Ext. 109 4525 19th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98105-3301
Region 2: Margaret Schmitt Ajer (diaconal minister) 619-867-1434 455 Sherman St., Ste. 160, Denver, CO 80203
Region 3: Rev. Paul A. Baglyos 651-649-0454, Ext. 232 2481 Como Ave. W., St. Paul, MN 55108-1445
Region 4: Rev. Herbert E. Palmer 713-397-5489 10913 River Plantation Dr., Austin, TX 78747
Region 5: Rev. Ramie L. Bakken 715-284-5410 PO Box 811, Black River Falls, WI 54615
Region 6: Marilyn McCann Smith (associate in ministry) 317-253-3522 911 E. 86th St., Ste. 200, Indianapolis, IN 46240-1800
Region 7: Rev. Peggy M. Wuertele 610-266-5101 2354 Grove Rd., Allentown, PA 18109-3044
Region 8: Nancy E. Gable (diaconal minister) 717-338-3033 Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg 61 Seminary Rdg., Gettysburg, PA 17325
Region 9: Rev. Harvey L. Huntley Jr. 803-461-3263 4201 N. Main St., Columbia, SC 29203-5898
DIRECTORS FOR EVANGELICAL MISSION (DEM) (Deployed and Shared)
Lisa Smith Fiegel Synod 1-AAlaska Synod1847 W. Northern Lights Blvd., Ste 2, Anchorage, AK 99517-3343Telephone: 907-272-8899E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Gerald D. (“Jerry”) Buss 1-BNorthwest Washington Synod5519 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103-5829Telephone: 206-783-9292E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Melanie J. S. Wallschlaeger 1-CSouthwest Washington Synod 420 121st St. S., Tacoma, WA 98444Telephone: 253-535-8300E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Helga Jansons 1-DEastern Washington-Idaho Synod, ELCA7207 W. 6th Pl., Kennewick, WA 99336Telephone: 509-838-9871E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Michael F. Keys 1-EOregon Synod2800 N. Vancouver Ave., Ste. 101, Portland, OR 97227-1643Telephone: 503-413-4191E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Glenn R. Chase 1-E Oregon Synod2800 N. Vancouver Ave., Ste. 101, Portland, OR 97227-1643Telephone: 503-413-4191E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. George R. Karres 1-FMontana Synod2415 13th Ave. S., Great Falls, MT 59405-5199Telephone: 406-453-1461, Ext. 204E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Nancy Feniuk Nelson 2-ASierra Pacific Synod, ELCA 500 Airport Blvd., Ste. 442, Burlingame, CA 94010Telephone: 650-590-0980, Ext. 113 E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Marjorie A. Funk-Pihl 2-BSouthwest California Synod1300 E. Colorado St., Glendale, CA 91205-1498 Telephone: 818-507-9591E-mail: [email protected]
Maria Paiva 2-BSouthwest California Synod1300 E. Colorado St., Glendale, CA 91205-1498 Telephone: 818-507-9591E-mail: [email protected]
Rev Lorrie B. (“LB”) Tatum 2-BSouthwest California SynodMessiah Lutheran Church1201 W. Manchester Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90044Telephone: 818-507-9591E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Timothy A. (“Tim”) Philips 2-CPacifica Synod, ELCA1801-C Parkcourt Pl., Santa Ana, CA 92701Telephone: 714-692-2791E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Hitoshi Adachi 2-CPacifica SynodPacifica Synod Center for Mission and Learning1801-C Parkcourt Pl., Santa Ana, CA 92701Telephone: 714-692-2791E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. John A. Schaumburg 2-DGrand Canyon Synod1819 E. Morten Ave., Ste 100A, Phoenix, AZ 85020-4661Telephone: 602-957-3223E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Maria Valenzuela 2-C19123 W. Catalina Dr., Litchfield Park, AZ 85340Telephone: 623-640-8997E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Stephanie Quick Espinosa 2-ERocky Mountain Synod7375 Samuel Dr., Denver, CO 80221Telephone: 303-777-6700 E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Mark E. Narum (Acting DEM) 3-ABishop, Western North Dakota SynodPO Box 370, Bismarck, ND 58502-0370Telephone: 701-223-5312E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Ann E. (“Lisa”) Ahlness 3-AWestern North Dakota SynodPO Box 370, Bismarck, ND 58502-0370Telephone: 701-223-5312E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Keith O. Zeh 3-BEastern North Dakota SynodCenter for Mission, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN 56562 Telephone: 218-299-4447 E-mail: [email protected]
Sharleen (“Shar”) Gumke 3-BEastern North Dakota Synod310 14th Ave. S., Moorhead, MN 56560 Telephone: 218-299-4447
Rev. William T. (“Bill”) Tesch 3-CSouth Dakota Synod2001 S. Summit Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57197-0001 Telephone: 605-274-4026E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Keith O. Zeh 3-DNorthwestern Minnesota SynodCenter for Mission, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN 56562 Telephone: 218-299-4447 E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. John E. Dietz 3-ENortheastern Minnesota Synod1105 E. Superior St., Duluth, MN 55802-2216 Telephone: 218-724-4424, Ext. 125E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Lawrence E. (“Larry”) Strenge 3-FSouthwestern Minnesota SynodPO Box 499, Redwood Falls, MN 56283-0499Telephone: 507-637-3904E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Linda M. Pederson 3-FSouthwestern Minnesota SynodPO Box 499, Redwood Falls, MN 56283-0499Telephone: 507-637-3904E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Deborah S. (“Deb”) Stehlin 3-G Minneapolis Area Synod122 W. Franklin Ave., Ste. 600, Minneapolis, MN 55404-2474 Telephone: 612-870-0170E-mail: [email protected]
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(Vacant) 3-HSt. Paul Area Synod105 W. University Ave., St. Paul, MN 55103-2094 Telephone: 651-224-4313
Rev. Peter W. Reuss 3-ISoutheastern Minnesota Synod1001 14th St. NW, Ste. 300, Rochester, MN 55901-2551 Telephone: 507-280-9457E-mail: [email protected]
Revs. Rebecca C. and Richard D. Sheridan 4-ANebraska Synod4980 S. 118th St., Ste. D, Omaha, NE 68137-2220 Telephone: 402-896-5311
Rev. Leonard A. Dale Jr. 4-BCentral States Synod136 Main St., Ste. 101, Kansas City, MO 64105Telephone: 913-948-9701E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Jean L. DeVoll-Donaldson 4-CArkansas-Oklahoma Synod7030 S. Yale Ave., Ste. 404, Tulsa, OK 74136-5729Telephone: 918-492-4288E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Stephen C. Kanouse 4-DNorthern Texas-Northern Louisiana Synod680 Copper Canyon Rd., Argyle, TX 76226Telephone: 214-637-6865E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Judith A. Spindt 4-ESouthwestern Texas Synod1090 Oesterich Dr., Seguin, TX 78155-3403Telephone: 830-379-9900E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Pedro M. Suarez 4-FTexas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod12941 North Fwy., Ste. 210, Houston, TX 77060-1243Telephone: 281-873-5665E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Hector Garfias-Toledo 5-AMetropolitan Chicago Synod1420 W. Dickens Ave., Chicago, IL 60614Telephone: 773-248-0021E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Gary J. Erickson 5-BNorthern Illinois Synod3400 7th Ave., Rock Island, IL 61201Telephone: 815-964-9934E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Robert T. Dealey 5-CCentral/Southern Illinois Synod524 S. 5th St., Springfield, IL 62701-1822Telephone: 217-753-7915E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Gloria S. Dovre 5-DSoutheastern Iowa Synod2635 Northgate Dr., Iowa City, IA 52245Telephone: 319-338-1273E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Jeffrey T. Ungs 5-EWestern Iowa Synod318 E. 5th St., Storm Lake, IA 50588Telephone: 712-732-4968, Ext. 449E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Joelle Colville-Hanson 5-FNortheastern Iowa SynodPO Box 804, Waverly, IA 50677-0804Telephone: 319-352-1414 E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Katherine A. Finegan 5-GNorthern Great Lakes Synod1029 N. 3rd St., Ste. A, Marquette, MI 49855-3588Telephone: 906-228-2300E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Laurie Skow-Anderson 5-HNorthwest Synod of Wisconsin944 24¼ St., Ste. 2, Chetak, WI 54728-0107Telephone: 715-859-6810E-mail: [email protected]
(Vacant) 5-IEast-Central Synod of Wisconsin16 Tri-Park Way, Appleton, WI 54914-1658Telephone: 920-734-5381
Rev. Sandra L. Chrostowski 5-J Greater Milwaukee Synod1212 S. Layton Blvd., Milwaukee, WI 53512-1653Telephone: 414-671-1212 E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Erik P. Jelinek 5-KSouth-Central Synod of Wisconsin2909 Landmark Place, Ste. 202, Madison, WI 53713-4236Telephone: 608-270-0201E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Elizabeth A. (“Libby”) Howe 5-LLa Crosse Area Synod2301 South Ave., La Crosse, WI 54601Telephone: 608-788-5000E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Jack E. Eggleston 6-ASoutheast Michigan Synod8115 E. Jefferson Ave., Detroit, MI 48214-3970Telephone: 313-821-1055E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. David E. Sprang 6-BNorth/West Lower Michigan Synod2900 N. Waverly Rd., Lansing, MI 48906Telephone: 517-321-5066E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Nancy A. Nyland 6-CIndiana-Kentucky Synod911 E. 86th St., Ste. 200, Indianapolis, IN 46240-1840Telephone: 317-253-3522E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Marc A. Miller 6-DNorthwestern Ohio Synod621 Bright Rd., Findlay, OH 45840Telephone: 419-243-3664E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Terrance A. Jacob 6-ENortheastern Ohio Synod1890 Bailey Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221-5259 Telephone: 330-929-9022, Ext. 26E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. F. Edward (“Ed”) Williams 6-FSouthern Ohio Synod7663 Topridge Dr., Westchester, OH 45069Telephone: 513-545-9633E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Maristela L. Freiberg 7-ANew Jersey Synod1930 State Hwy 33, Hamilton Square, NJ 08690-1714Telephone: 609-586-6800E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Jane O’Hara Shields 7-BNew England Synod1795 Main St., Brewster, MA 02630Telephone: 508-896-2284E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Lamont A. Wells 7-CMetropolitan New York Synod475 Riverside Dr., Ste. 1620, New York, NY 10115-1620Telephone: 212-870-2379E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Judith A. VanOsdol 7-DUpstate New York Synod5811 Heritage Landing Dr., 1st Flr., East Syracuse, NY 13057-9360Telephone: 315-299-4955E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. D. Michael Bennethum 7-ENortheastern Pennsylvania Synod2354 Grove Rd., Allentown, PA 18109-3044Telephone: 610-266-5101E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Patricia A. Davenport 7-FSoutheastern Pennsylvania Synod7214 Germantown Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19119Telephone: 267-323-3737E-mail: [email protected]
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Rev. Wilma S. Kucharek (Acting DEM) 7-GBishop, Slovak Zion SynodPO Box 1003, Torrington CT 06790-1003 Telephone: 860-482-6100E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Harold O. (“Jake”) Jacobson 8-ANorthwest Pennsylvania Synod, ELCAPO Box 43, Pleasantville, PA 16341-0043Telephone: 814-589-7660E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Blair W. Morgan 8-BSouthwestern Pennsylvania Synod9625 Perry Highway, Pittsburgh, PA 15237Telephone: 412-367-8222E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Timothy H. Knauss 8-CAllegheny Synod701 Quail Ave., Altoona, PA 16602Telephone: 814-942-1042E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Richard E. Jorgensen 8-DLower Susquehanna Synod900 S. Arlington Ave., Ste. 220B, Harrisburg, PA 17109Telephone: 717-652-1852, Ext. 105E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Barbara J. “B.J.” Collins 8-EUpper Susquehanna SynodPO Box 36, Lewisburg, PA 17837-0036Telephone: 570-524-9778E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Katherine A. (“Kati”) Kluckman-Ault 8-FDelaware-Maryland Synod575 S. Charles St., Ste. 202, Baltimore, MD 21201-2482Telephone: 410-230-2864E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Philip C. Hirsch 8-GMetropolitan Washington, D.C., Synod305 E. St. NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20001Telephone: 202-417-3678E-mail: [email protected]
Helen R. Harms (associate in ministry) 8-HWest Virginia-Western Maryland Synod503 Morgantown Ave., Ste. 200, Fairmont, WV 26003Telephone: 304-243-1114E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. James F. Mauney 9-ABishop, Virginia SynodPO Box 70, Salem, VA 24153-0070 Telephone: 540-389-1000E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. John W. Mocko 9-BNorth Carolina Synod1988 Lutheran Synod Dr., Salisbury NC 28144-4480Telephone: 704-633-4861E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. B. Robert (“Bob”) Beaver 9-CSouth Carolina SynodPO Box 43, Columbia, SC 29202-0043Telephone: 803-917-1114E-mail: [email protected]
Rebecca H. Kolowé (diaconal minister) 9-DSoutheastern Synod100 Edgewood Ave., Ste. 1600, Atlanta, GA 30303Telephone: 404-589-1977, Ext. 236E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Everett Flanigan 9-DSoutheastern Synod100 Edgewood Ave., Ste. 1600, Atlanta, GA 30303Telephone: 404-596-1836E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. James E. Graeser (North Region) 9-EFlorida-Bahamas Synod3838 W. Cypress St., Tampa, FL 33607-4803Telephone: 813-876-7660E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Jaime Dubón 9-EFlorida-Bahamas Synod3838 W. Cypress St., Tampa, FL 33607-4803Telephone: 813-870-0826E-mail: [email protected]
Rev. Idalia C. Negron 9-FCaribbean SynodUrb. Ponce de-Leon, Calle 20, Ste. 89, Guaynabo, PR 00969Telephone: 787-278-8300
787-209-8850 (cell)E-mail: [email protected]
STATE PUBLIC POLICY OFFICES
ArizonaLutheran Advocacy Ministry in ArizonaTeri Traaen, Director 602-510-39891819 E. Morten Ave., Ste. 100A, Phoenix, AZ 85020-4661Web site: www.gcsynod.org/ministries/advocacy-social-justice.phpE-mail: [email protected]
CaliforniaLutheran Office of Public Policy–CaliforniaMark Carlson, Director 916-447-66661701 L St., Sacramento, CA 95811Web site: www.loppca.orgE-mail: [email protected]
ColoradoLutheran Advocacy Ministry–ColoradoDirector: Peter Severson 303-777-67007375 Samuel Dr., Denver, CO 80221Web site: http://www.lam-co.org
IllinoisLutheran Advocacy-IllinoisJennifer De Leon, Director 847-390-14281001 E. Touhy Ave., Ste. 50, Des Plaines, IL 60018Web site: www.lutheranadvocacy.orgE-mail: [email protected]
IowaSocial Justice AdvocacyLutheran Services in Iowa, Inc.Doug Johnson, President and CEO 515-633-30623125 Cottage Grove Ave., Des Moines, IA 50311Web site: www.lsiowa.org/advocacyE-mail: [email protected]
MinnesotaLutheran Coalition for Public Policy in MinnesotaDirector: Tammy Walhof 651-224-5499105 University Ave. W., St. Paul, MN 55103Web site: www.lcppm.orgE-mail: [email protected]
NevadaLutheran Advocacy Ministry in Nevada (LAMN)Mike Patterson 775-359-46751675 Zephyr Way, Sparks, NV 89431Web site: www.lutheranadvocacynv.orgE-mail: [email protected]
New JerseyLutheran Office of Governmental Ministry in New JerseySara Lilja, Director 609-586-6800, Ext. 1141930 State Hwy. #33, Hamilton Square, NJ 08690Web site: www.njsynod.orgE-mail: [email protected]
New MexicoLutheran Advocacy Ministry-NMRuth Hoffman, Director 505-984-80051701 Arroyo Chamiso Rd., Santa Fe, NM 87505-4775Web site: www.lam-nm.orgE-mail: [email protected]
OregonLutheran Advocacy Ministry of OregonNorene Goplen, Director 503-502-6211St. Mark Lutheran Church5415 SE Powell Blvd., Portland, OR 97206Web site: www.oregonsynod.orgE-mail: [email protected]
PennsylvaniaLutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (LAMPa) Amy Reumann, Director 717-545-3500Paul Lubold, Advocacy DeveloperTracey DePasquale900 S. Arlington Ave., Ste. 234A, Harrisburg, PA 17109Web site: www.lutheranadvocacypa.orgE-mail: [email protected]
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VirginiaVirginia Interfaith Center for Public PolicyMarco Grimaldo, CEO 804-643-2474, Ext. 1151716 E. Franklin St., Richmond, VA 23223Web site: virginiainterfaithcenter.orgE-mail: [email protected]
WashingtonFaith Action Network (FAN)Paul Benz, Co-Director 206-625-9790Elise DeGooyer, Co-Director6218 Beacon Ave. S., Seattle, WA 98108Web site: www.fanwa.orgE-mail: [email protected]
WisconsinLutheran Office for Public Policy in WisconsinDirector: Cindy Crane 608-270-02012909 Landmark Pl., Ste. 202, Madison, WI 53713Web site: www.loppw.orgE-mail: [email protected]
*CoordinationEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaState Public Policy AdvocacyLynette Engelhardt Stott, Director 507-254-5119911 11th St. SW, Rochester, MN 55902
SEPARATELY INCORPORATED MINISTRIES RELATED TO THE CONGREGATIONAL AND
SYNODICAL MISSION UNIT
Deaconess CommunityTelephone: 800-638-3522, ext. 1705Web site: www.elca.org/deaconess
The Deaconess Community is a separately incorporated ministry of theo-logically trained, professionally prepared women called to ministry and service by congregations, synods, and agencies of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. Its mission is “Compelled by the love of the Christ and sustained by community, we devote our lives to proclaiming the Gospel through ministries of mercy and servant leadership.” Deaconesses are consecrated by the ELCA and the ELCIC.
Educational and Institutional Insurance Administrators, Inc.
200 S. Wacker Dr., Ste. 1000, Chicago, IL 60606Telephone: 312-648-0914;
Web site: www.eiia.orgEducational and Institutional Insurance Administrators, Inc. (EIIA) provides
risk management and insurance services to church-related colleges, universi-ties, and seminaries, including ELCA institutions of higher education.
President and CEO: Siri Gadbois
Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA)
500 N. Estrella Pky., Ste B., PO Box 601 Goodyear, AZ 85338
Telephone: 800-500-7644Web site: www.eleanational.org
The Evangelical Lutheran Education Association (ELEA) is a separately incorporated ministry that provides service to early childhood education centers, elementary schools, and secondary schools of the synods and con-gregations of this church. As the association of ELCA schools and learning centers, ELEA also supports churchwide ministries in the use of schooling for mission.
Executive Director: Gayle Denny
Lutheran Men in Mission8765 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago, IL 60631
Telephone: 773-380-2566Fax: 773-380-2632
Web site: www.lutheranmeninmission.orgLutheran Men in Mission is a separately incorporated ministry whose vision
is for every man to have a growing relationship with Jesus Christ through an effective men’s ministry in every congregation. The purpose of Lutheran Men in Mission is, by God’s grace, to build men’s faith, relationships, and ministry through events, resources, and leaders.
Executive Director: Doug Haugen
National Lutheran Campus Ministry, Inc.National Lutheran Campus Ministry, Inc. is a separately incorporated min-
istry that helps to provide and support suitable facilities to carry out ELCA campus ministry at state-supported and non-ELCA-related colleges and uni-versities.
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GLOBAL MISSION8765 West Higgins Road
Chicago, Illinois 60631-4101Telephone: 773-380-2650
Fax: 773-380-2410Web site: www.elca.org/globalmission
The Global Mission unit will support and build the capacity of this church for mission in other countries and will be the means through which churches in other countries engage in mission to this church and society. The Global Mission unit will carry out this ministry in the following areas:
• Global Community: work with companion churches, including placement of missionaries, Young Adults in Global Mission, grants, scholarships, and leadership development
• Mission Formation and Relationships: mutual learning with companions and growth in the accompaniment model for mission; companion synod relationships, and relationships with relevant independent Lutheran orga-nizations
• Diakonia: meeting human need and working toward the flourishing of human community through the International Development and Disaster Response program and in collaboration with the Lutheran World Federation, Lutheran World Relief, Church World Service, and other agen-cies and institutions.
EXECUTIVE STAFFFor ELCA staff e-mail addresses, use the Find A Person
feature at the bottom of the ELCA homepage at www.elca.org.
Executive Director: Rev. Rafael Malpica Padilla 773-380-2640
Executive Administrative Assistant: Sylvia Perez 773-380-2643
Director for Unit Operations and Programs: David C. Wunsch 773-380-2108
Africa:
East and Southern Africa:
Rev. Benyam A. Kassahun 773-380-2478
Amy Honore 773-380-2634
Madagascar, West-Central Africa:
Rev. Andrea L. Walker 773-380-2626
Cynthia Zamora 773-330-2416
Manager for Relationships: Dana Dutcher 773-380-2620
Asia-Pacific:
Rev. Y. Franklin Ishida 773-380-2627
Mary Rothenbach 773-380-2411
Manager for Relationships: Dana Dutcher 773-380-2620
Europe: (Vacant)
Manger for Relationships: Johanna Olson 773-380-2650
Latin America and the Caribbean:
Rev. Raquel E. Rodriguez 773-380-2629
Manager for Relationships: Mary Campbell 773-380-2618
Middle East and North Africa, Peace Not Walls:
Johanna Olson 773-380-2650
Mary Rothenbach 773-380-2411
Director for Global Service: Antoinette Daniels 773-380-2765
Leadership Development:
Paulina Nisbet-Dasse 773-380-2653
Arlene Jones 773-380-2651
Tammy Jackson 773-380-2639
Young Adults in Global Mission:
Rev. Heidi Torgerson-Martinez 773-380-2520
Stephanie Berkas 773-380-2674
Brittany McGhee 773-380-2446
Mission Formation:
Sunitha Mortha 773-380-2110
Kristina Diaz 773-380-2625
Erin Westerman 773-380-2645
Mary Rothenbach 773-380-2411
Finance and Administration:
Bishal R. Maskey 773-380-2659
Santiago Padilla 773-380-2413
Georgian Hadley 773-380-2645
Diakonia:
Iris de Campos 773-380-2728
Rebecca Duerst 773-380-2619
Mary Marete 773-380-5040
Carl Stecker 773-380-2619
Vitaly Vorona 773-380-2117
Lutheran Office for World Community777 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017 212-808-5360
Dennis Frado 212-808-5360
Christine Mangale 212-808-5360
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MISSION ADVANCEMENT8765 West Higgins Road
Chicago, Illinois 60631-4101Telephone: 773-380-2700
Fax: 773-380-2406www.elca.org/About/Churchwide/Mission-Advancement
Mission Advancement coordinates this church’s communication, marketing, public relations, mission funding, major gifts, planned gifts, constituent data management, and the Campaign for the ELCA. It also oversees the work of The Lutheran magazine and the ELCA Foundation.
EXECUTIVE STAFFTo contact key ELCA staff members by e-mail,
visit www.elca.org/tools/FindAPerson.
Executive Director: Christina Jackson-Skelton 773-380-2449
Administrative Support: Wendy E. Blanck 773-380-2951
Marketing Communications: Forrest T. Meyer 773-380-2673
Marketing: Laury D. Rinker 773-380-2452
ELCA Logo and Identity Marks: Reva K. Hardina 773-380-2475
ELCA.org and Video Production: Philip H. Miller 773-380-2565
Story Leads, News, Media Relations and Living Lutheran.com: Melissa Ramirez Cooper 773-380-2956
Seeds for the Parish: Rod G. Boriack 773-380-2958
The Lutheran Magazine: Daniel J. Lehmann 773-380-2541
Congregations and Community: Julie B. Sevig 773-380-2539
Church and World: Elizabeth M. Hunter 773-380-2537
Production: Andrea Pohlmann Kulik 773-380-2545
Little Lutheran & Little Christian: Elizabeth M. Hunter 773-380-2537
Art/Layout: Michael D. Watson 773-380-2546
Circulation/Marketing: Curtis E. Peterson 773-380-2425
Administrative Support: Barbara A. Fletcher 773-380-2540
ELCA Foundation: Annette C. Shoemaker 773-380-2974
Planned Giving:
Linda S. Appleby 773-380-1013
Darren J. Walloch 773-380-2572
Endowment Fund Pooled Trust: Linda K. Vargas 773-380-2299
Mission Funding: Richard D. Duncan 773-380-2742
Mission Support: Rev. Margaret G. Payne 773-380-2443
Global Church Sponsorship: Rev. Lanny D. Westphal 773-380-2641
Fund for Leaders: Rachel K. Wind 773-380-2749
ELCA World Hunger and Disaster Appeal: Rev. Daniel O. Rift 773/380-2757
Fund Raising: Sharon A. Magnuson 773-380-2865
Constituent Engagement: Mikka McCracken 773-380-2815
Education: Ryan P. Cumming 773-380-2585
Malaria Campaign: Jessica Nipp Hacker 773-380-6556
Congregational Support: Rev. Robin Brown 773-380-2616
Vision for Mission: Richard J. Duncan 773-380-2742
New Congregations Support: Vacant 773-380-2742
Constituent Support: Ala Rasoul 773-380-2433
ECIS Database Administration: David F. Werner 773-380-2067
Gift Processing: Shaunta K. Thompson 773-380-2436
Contact Center: Eliza Alvarez 773-380-2457
Resource Centers: Eliza Alvarez 773-380-2457
Always Being Made New: The Campaign for the ELCA: Rev. Ronald T. Glusenkamp 773-380-2063
Administrative Support: Jesse J. McClain 773-380-2612
Major Gift Advisor: Andrew G. Steele 773-380-2758
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SEPARATELY INCORPORATED MINISTRIES
AUGSBURG FORTRESS, PUBLISHERS
Mail: PO Box 1209Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440-1209
Delivery: 510 Marquette Ave., Ste. 800Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
Telephone: 612-330-3300 and 800-426-0115Fax: 612-330-3455
Web sites: www.augsburgfortress.orgwww.fortresspress.com
www.wearesparkhouse.orgAugsburg Fortress, the ministry of publishing of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America, creates print and digital publications to accomplish the mission of this church. It works in close cooperation with other churchwide units to publish a variety of faith formation, worship and music resources for ELCA and full communion partner congregations through both the Augsburg Fortress and sparkhouse imprints. Fortress Press publishes books with an emphasis on text and reference resources for higher education.
BOARDT. Mark Brokering (term expires 2016) 54 Loring Ave., Mill Valley, CA 94941 FCP*
Linda J. Brown, Chair 2016 1526 63rd Ave. S., Fargo, ND 58104 3-D
Robert T. Flynn (2016) 22226 Welby Way, Woodland Hills, CA 91303 2-B
Randall S. Foster (2017) 913 Helmick St., Carson, CA 90746 2-B
Robert D. Hahn (2015) 205 Albany Ave. W., Walkersville, MD 21793 8-F
Timothy I. Maudlin, Vice Chair (2015) 18739 Vogel Farm Trl., Eden Prairie, MN 55347 3-G
Rosemary R. Ohles (2015) 1010 Piedmont Rd., Lincoln, NE 68510 4-A
Rev. Winston D. Persaud (2015) Wartburg Theological Seminary 4-B 333 Wartburg Pl., Dubuque, IA 52004
Bishop Sharon Z. Rader (2016) 450 Davis St., Ste. 362, Evanston, IL 60201 FCP*
Rev. Clint Schnekloth (2015) 3205 Charing Cross, Fayetteville, AR 72703 4-C
Rev. Pamela I. Smith (2016) First Evangelical Lutheran Church 9-E 113 8th Ave., Nashville, TN 37203
Julie M. Stecker (2017) Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg 8-F 61 Seminary Rdg., Gettysburg, PA 17325
Rev. José R. Valenzuela (2017) 16542 W. Fillmore St., Goodyear, AZ 85338 2-D
Susan G. Worst, Secretary (2017) 1070 Beacon St., Apt. 6D, Brookline, MA 02446 7-BRev. Wm Chris Boerger, Advisor Secretary Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 8765 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago, IL 60631-4101Rev. William O. Gafkjen, Advisor Bishop, Indiana-Kentucky Synod 911 E. 86th St., Ste. 200, Indianapolis, IN 46240-1840
EXECUTIVE TEAM510 Marquette Ave., Suite 800Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
President and Chief Executive Officer: Beth A. Lewis 612-330-3135
Executive Administrative Assistant to the President: Alaina Short 612-330-3116
Senior Vice President: Tim Blevins 612-330-3400
Chief Financial Officer: John Rahja 612-330-3358
Vice President, Human Resources: Sandra Middendorf 612-330-3333
CONTACT USFor Sales and Service in the U.S., call 1-800-328-4648.
For questions regarding Permissions and Copyright, please call 1-800-421-0239.
Retail center in Canada:
KITCHENER, ONTARIO 500 Trillium Dr., Unit 19 N2G 4Y4, CANADA Telephone: 519-748-2200 National Order Desk: 800-265-6397 Fax: 519-748-9835 E-mail: [email protected]
*Full Communion Partner
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WOMEN OF THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA
8765 West Higgins RoadChicago, Illinois 60631-4101
Telephone: 773-380-2730; 800-638-3522, Ext. 2730Fax: 773-380-2419
E-mail: [email protected] site: www.womenoftheelca.org
Facebook: facebook.com/WomenoftheELCATwitter: twitter.com/WomenoftheELCA
Pinterest: pinterest.com/WomenoftheELCA
Women of all ages, in more than 7,000 congregational and special units, carry out the mission of Women of the ELCA—mobilizing women to act boldly on their faith in Jesus Christ
Whether locally or globally, Women of the ELCA offers programs, resources, and events that support women at all stages of their Christian lives. Our di-verse community is committed to helping women grow spiritually and emo-tionally, helping them find their place in the world as Christian women.
Women of the ELCA is an incorporated, self-supporting organization operat-ing with the policies of the ELCA. The churchwide triennial convention and the elected executive board conduct the organization’s business.
BOARDCindy Arnett (term expires 2017) 739 Clara Vista Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95050 2-A
Patti Austin, President (2017) 218 E. Trinity Pl., Apt. 1020, Decatur, GA 30030 9-D
Deborah Banks-Williams (2017) 1447 N. Massasoit, Chicago, IL 60651 5-A
Lois Bylund (2017) 1911 19th St. S., Moorhead, MN 56560 3-D
Lydia E. Davila (2017) Urb Sierra Bayamon 9-F Calle 12 Bloque 10 #12, Bayamon, PR 00961-4436
Dinah Dutta (2017) 1000 Colonial Cir., Lawrence, KS 66049 4-B
Gwendolynn Fedwards (2017) 3402 Castile Dr., Bellevue, NE 68123-1327 4-A
Joyce L. Gibson (2017) 706 S. Merriam Ave., Miles City, MT 59301 1-F
Nancy P. Giddings (2017) 8804 Able St. NE, Blaine, MN 55434-2327 3-G
Sandra L. Grier (2017) 1616 Lafayette Pkwy., Williamsport, PA 17701 8-E
Joan Iverson (2017) 23308 Cty. Rd. 54, Lamberton, MN 56152-2015 3-F
Gwendolyn S. King (2017) 449 S. 49th St., Philadelphia, PA 19143 7-F
Barbara Miller (2017) 11451 Birch Ct., Washington, MI 48094-3728 6-A
Lisa R. Plorin (2017) 200 Bertsch St., Upham, ND 58789 3-A
Anna K. Sarver (2017) 140 Saver Farm Ln., Greensburg, PA 15601 8-B
Becky Shurson, Secretary (2017) 13848 Meadow View Ln., Yucaipa, CA 92399 2-C
Jodi Y. Smiley, Vice President (2017) 901 Brattle Ln., Blacksburg, VA 24060 9-A
Dawn Smith (2017) 1011 E. Park Dr., Midland, MI 48640 6-B
Ely Smith, Treasurer (2017) 510 Forrest Park Dr., Fircrest, WA 98466 1-C
Karen Voris (2017) PO Box 771361, Eagle River, AK 99577 1-A
Jackie Wilson (2017) 700 Summit Ridge Cir., Hot Spring, AR 71901 4-C
Bernard A. Bresson, Advisor Lutheran Men in Mission 8940 Rue Helena St., Louisville, OH 44641
Rev. M. Wyvetta Bullock, Advisor Executive for Administration Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 8765 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago, IL 60631-4101
Rev. Wilma S. Kucharek, Advisor Bishop, Slovak Zion Synod PO Box 1003, Torrington, CT 06790-1003
EXECUTIVE STAFFFor the most up-to-date listing of ELCA staff e-mail
addresses, consult the ELCA Web site at www.elca.org.
Executive Director: Linda Post Bushkofsky 773-380-2740
Assistant to the Executive Director: Ann Hightower 773-380-2746
Associate Executive Director: Deborah Calvert 773-380-2739
Administrative Assistant: Vanessa Davis-Bragg 773-380-2702
Director for Discipleship: Valora K. Starr 773-380-2741
Director for Intergenerational Programs and Editor of Café: Elizabeth McBride 773-380-2745
Director for Justice: Inez Torres Davis 773-380-2428
Director for Membership: Eva James Yeo 773-380-2450
Director for Meeting Planning: Gabriela Contreras 773-380-2747
Director for Stewardship and Development: (Vacant)
Editor of Lutheran Woman Today: Kate Elliott 773-380-2766
Managing Editor of Lutheran Woman Today: Terri Lackey 773-380-2732
TENTH TRIENNIAL CONVENTION July 11-13, 2017
TENTH TRIENNIAL GATHERINGJuly 13–16, 2017
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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PORTICO BENEFIT SERVICES800 Marquette Avenue, Suite 1050
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-2892Telephone: 612-333-7651; 800-352-2876
Fax: 612-334-5399Web site: www.porticobenefits.org
Portico Benefit Services administers the Pension and Other Benefits Program of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, including the benefit plans that continue from the ELCA’s predecessor churches. Congregations, churchwide units, and church-related agencies are the primary sponsors of participants in the plans. In addition, ELCA ordained ministers working for certain other qualifying organizations may be sponsored by their employers. Portico also administers benefit programs for church institutions affiliated with the ELCA.
Portico is a separately incorporated ministry of the ELCA, and its execu-tive director serves as president. The board includes persons with expertise in investments, insurance, and pensions, and shall include two to five persons who are members of the plans.
BOARD OF TRUSTEESKevin D. Anderson (term expires 2015) 18660 Queen Elizabeth Dr., Brookville, MD 20833 8-G
Janette E. Drew, Secretary (2015) 1605 Cervato Cir., Alamo, CA 94507 2-A
Peter J. Enko (2016) 10311 Sagamore Ln., Leawood, KS 66206 4-B
William J. Falk (2017) 517 E. Noyes St., Arlington Heights, IL 60005 5-A
Diana G. Haywood (2016) 5120 Lansdowne Dr., Durham, NC 27712 9-B
Gregory W. Heidrich, Vice Chair (2017) 49 Hawkins Cir., Wheaton, IL 60189 5-A
Bruce E. Johnson (2016) 111 Campbell Ave. SW–#4B, Roanoke, VA 24011 9-A
Lisa A. Kro, Chair (2015) 2980 Sussex Rd., Orono, MN 55356 3-G
Pamela S. Moench (2016) 6 West Point Ln., St. Louis, MO 63131 FCP*
Kathleen K. (“Kate”) Mooney (2015) 17121 Fairway Cir., Cold Spring, MN 56320 3-F
Raye Nae D. Nylander (2017) 25393–476th Ave., Baltic, SD 57001 3-C
Jill A. Schumann (2015) 45 Blossom Ln., Biglerville, PA 17307 8-D
Leon J. Schwartz (2016) 2647–210th St., Greenfield, IA 50849-8108 5-D
Rev. Martha E. (“Marty”) Stevens (2017) 61 Seminary Rdg., Gettysburg, PA 17325 8-C
Rev. Paul W. Stumme-Diers (2016) 9528 Idelweis Ct., Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 1-B
Dianne Witte (2017) 95 Kohary Dr., New Haven, CT 06515 7-B
Rev. Linda O. Norman, Advisor Treasurer, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 8765 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago, IL 60631-4101
Rev. James F. Mauney, Advisor Bishop, Virginia Synod PO Box 70, Salem, VA 24153-0070
Rev. Wm. Chris Boerger, Advisor Secretary, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 8765 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago, IL 60631-4101
EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF(Note: to reach any Portico staff member via E-mail, send message using employee’s first initial and last [email protected])
President: Rev. Jeffrey D. Thiemann 612-752-4051
Executive Assistant: Mary K. Meyers 612-752-4032
Assistant to the President for Church Relations: Rev. Harold L. Usgaard 612-752-4057
Director, Customer Outreach: Christina L. Von Bank 612-752-4008
Events Coordinator: Emily A. Zellner 612-752-4136
Wellness Manager: Tammy L. Devine, diaconal minister 612-752-4118
Outreach Coordinator: Rev. Richard J. Bruesehoff 612-752-4046
Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Investment: Curtis G. Fee 612-752-4245
Administrative Assistant: Elaine M. Katuin 612-752-4197
Senior Manager, Strategies and Policies: David A. Lecander 612-752-4240
Senior Manager, Implementation: Joshua P. Stieler 612-752-4216
Manager, Socially Responsible Investing: Kurt A. Kreienbrink 612-752-4253
Chief Operating and Financial Officer: Stacy A. Kruse 612-752-4059
Administrative Assistant: Teresa B. Donovan 612-752-4035
General Counsel: Lori B. Brown 612-752-4078
Paralegal: Nicole K. Godbe 612-752-4134
Controller: Clark R. Linn 612-752-4037
Chief Internal Auditor/ERM: Patrick A. Donkers 612-752-4023
Director, Quality/Customer Experience: Margaret M. Kissner 612-752-4252
Director, Human Resources: Wendy L. Mortimer 612-752-4088
Director, Treasury and Payment Services: Patricia A. Raymond 612-752-4196
Manager, Financial Planning and Analysis: Stephen D. Pierson 612-752-4254
Vice President, Marketing Strategy and Member Engagement: Kristin J. Steffen 612-752-4048
Administrative Assistant: (Vacant)
Director, Financial Products: Dean J. Jarnow 612-752-4031
Relationship Manager, Group Retirement Plans: Christopher E. Gehrts 612-752-4133
Manager, Financial Services: Lisa A. Lindemann 612-752-4117
Manager, Retirement Assets Spec