# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1986_S40
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MINUTES OF THE CONVENTION 39
Board of Regents—Austin LAYPERSONS
PASTORS Edward H. H. Garber (SE)
Ballots cast 1,019, required for election 510 David Jarratt (SD)
Paul Bohot .......0. 2.000 cece cece ence eee eee eens 590 .
Bryan Sullivan .........0... 02sec cece eee cence 429 Commission on Appeals
. PASTORS
Board of Regents—Bronxville Edward Saresky (EA)
Oti Is (IN
Ballots cast 1,009, required for election 505 cos S30 s (IN)
Arthur Geidel .......... 00... 567
Erich Heintzen .............0.0 0000 e eee cece cece e es 442 John ping Reaag A
Board of Regents—Fort Wayne
PASTORS Board of Regents—Fort Wayne
Ballots cast 1,009, required for election 505 LAYPERSONS
David Koenig .............. 20.00 e eee e eee eee 476 Melvin W. Bredemeier (IN)
Raymond Mueller ......... 0.0.00 c cece eee e ees 533 Roy Guess (WY)
LAYPERSONS

Ballots cast 1,015, required for election 508
Melvin W. Bredemeier
Roy Guess ...............

Gary D. Praetzel ........ 0... c cece cece eee ee eee

Board of Regents—Irvine
LAYPERSONS
Ballots cast 1,013, required for election 507
Elmer Gooding ............0-- 2c eee eee cence teenies 461
Setma K. Ramlo ......... 0.0 cece cece cnet ee eenes 552

Board of Regents—Portland
PASTORS
Ballots cast 1,012, required for election 507
Walter Anderson 1.0.0... 0.20 ccc cece eect eee nen eens 596
Frederick Niedner ........0.......0e ec ee cece eee eens 416

Board of Regents—River Forest
LAYPERSONS
Ballots cast 1,943, required for election 486
Dorothy Davis .............. 00.0.2 e cece eee ences 473
Peter J. Faur ......... 0.0... cece cece cee ee eee eee 312
Herbert Israel ........ 0... ccc cece ene cette eee 597
Richard Korthals ..........0.. 060 cc eee eee e eee eee 561

Board of Regents—St. Paul
PASTORS
Ballots cast 955, required for election 478
David Buuck
Victor Roth

The Elections Committee distributed general ballot 3,
with the following individuals on the ballot:

Board of Directors
LAYPERSONS

John L. Daniel (SELC)
Walter Kayser (MI)
Gilbert LeHaine (MI)
Harold M. Olsen (CI)
Paul W. Purdy (SO)
Sam Rutigliano (OH)
Lester Schultz (NW)
Rose Wallace (MDS)

Board for Parish Services
PASTORS
J. Barclay Brown (WY)
Norbert Oesch (SC)
Daniel D. Otto (MDS)

Board for Professional Education Services
LAYPERSONS

William Ahltbrand (MO)
Robert Hirsch (SD)
Mary Helen Kelly (SC)

Commission on Adjudication
PASTORS
David Caspersen (WY)
Victor Hellman (SW)
Robert Kuhlmann (TX)
Carl E. Mehl (MI)

Following balloting, the election was declared closed.

Recognition

The chairman introduced seven presidents of Lutheran
churches from throughout the world who have partner sta-
tus with The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Those
introduced were:

Rev. Leopoldo Gros, Lutheran Church of Argentina

Dr. Johannes Gedrat, Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Brazil

Rev. Arnold Rakow, Evangelical Lutheran Church of
England

Bishop Jobst Schoene, Independent Evangelical Lu-
theran Church of West Germany

Rev. John Hus, India Evangelical Lutheran Church

Dr. Won Sang Ji, Lutheran Church in Korea

Dr. Nelson Unwene, Lutheran Church of Nigeria

Dr. Gedrat, chairman of the International Lutheran
Conference, addressed the convention. He said confes-
sional Lutheranism is needed in the world today as never
before.

Res. 1-16 (TB 41), congratulating the Synod’s partner
churches, was adopted by a rising vote and singing of the
doxology. Presidents Unwene and Ji addressed the con-
vention briefly.

Reconsideration

The convention declined a motion to reconsider Res. 5-
03, to revise the nomination process.

Goals and Resources

It was determined not to dispense with the reading of
resolutions.

Dr. Walter A. Maier, Jr., assumed the chair.

Res. 4-09 (TB 83-84), amending Bylaw 2.621 c, LCEF,
was adopted. The convention adopted Res. 4-15 (TB 86—
87), eliminating the Synod Sunday observance. Res. 4-16
(TB 87), rescinding 1983 Res. 4-02A, 3, a periodic jubilee
celebration, was adopted, as was Res. 4-08A (TB 239), re-
affirming the Synod’s commitment to efficiency of opera-
tion and a balanced budget. The convention also adopted
Res. 4-10 (TB 84), continuing the Synod’s capital financing
procedures, and Res. 4-11 (TB 84-85), reaffirming policies
governing the use of Church Extension Funds, after de-
clining to add a new resolve regarding use of LCEF funds
for personal home loans.