Vacancies
- Lakewood Lutheran Church (Lakewood, WA)
- Resurrection Lutheran Church (Winter Haven, FL) & Our Savior Lutheran (Lakeland, FL)
- Living Water Lutheran Church (San Angelo, TX)
- Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (Indianola, IA)
- Our Savior’s Lutheran Church (Albert Lea, MN) & First Shell Rock Lutheran Church (Northwood, IA)
Pastors Called
- Rev. Kurtis Freimuth (Peace, Deshler, OH) to Lakewood Lutheran Church (Lakewood, WA) (holding)
- Rev. Ed Bryant by the Board for Home Outreach as Congregational Counselor (holding)
- Rev. Samuel Schmeling (Zion, Tracy, MN) to New Life Lutheran Church (Sebring, FL) (returned)
Seminary Candidate Assignments
- Joel Hansen assigned as pastor to Bloomington Living Hope Lutheran Church – WELS (Bloomington, MN)
- Matthew Lehne assigned as pastor to Parkland Lutheran Church (Parkland, WA)
Colloquy
On July 1, 2024 the ELS Colloquy Committee met with the Rev. Burgess Huehn. He is currently a member of Concordia Lutheran Church, Eau Claire, Wisconsin (ELS). He has served as pastor in the WELS, ELS and the CLC. He has been retired since 2015. Rev. Huehn would like the ability to help with preaching not only in his home congregation as requested by his pastor, but perhaps other churches in our fellowship. In order to do this in other congregations within our fellowship he needs to be on the ELS Clergy Roster. Based on our discussions with Rev. Huehn, it was determined that he is in agreement with the teachings and practices of the ELS. During our conversations we also discussed such things as his professional attitudes and ethics and his previous congregational experience. Therefore, the Colloquy Committee passed the following: “RESOLVED, that the Rev. Burgess Huehn be encouraged to continue with the rest of the colloquy.” This serves as a public notice that Rev. Burgess Huehn has applied for membership on the ELS Clergy Roster and has entered the colloquy process. Part II of the colloquy is scheduled for Aug. 16, 2024.
The Rev. Huehn Colloquy Committee is comprised of: Pres. G. Obenberger (chair), VP M. Smith (secretary), Pres. T. Hartwig, Prof. T. Rank, Mr. G. Costello, Rev. L. Ulrich and Prof. P. Lund.
Vicar Assignments
- Skyler Hepler assigned as vicar to Our Savior Lutheran Church (Lakeland, FL) and Resurrection Lutheran Church (Winter Haven, FL)
- Caleb Von Deylen assigned as vicar to Divine Mercy Lutheran Church (Weatherford, TX)
- Caleb Strutz assigned as vicar to Peace Lutheran Church (North Mankato, MN)
Teacher Assignments
- Chloe Kuhlman assigned as 8th grade teacher – Holy Cross Lutheran Church (Madison, WI)
- Abigail (Nelson) Skoryenki assigned as art teacher – Shoreland Lutheran High School (Somers, WI)
updated 7/1/24