# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1967_S117
# Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration)

CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS 117

Chapel of the Cross, North Chicago, II. (N. IL)
Bethany, Eugene, Oreg. (Northwest)
Trinity, Stamford, N. Y. (Atlantic)

Pastors

Carl R. Lampitt (Minn. S.)

H. Karl Reko, Missionary to New Guinea (N. Ill.)
Charles Jones, Chicago, Ill. (N. Til.)

Adam Cooper, Jr., Oak Lawn, Il. (N. 11.)

George J. Gude, Elmhurst, IL. (N. Ill.)

Vernon Schindler, Missionary to Ghana (N. Il.)
Warren Arndt, Missionary to New Guinea (N. IIL.)
Michael Drews, Franklin Park, Ill. (N. Tl.)

W. Thomas Zollman, Comstock Park, Mich. (Mich.)
Allen Kebschull, Detroit, Mich. (Mich.)

Fred Gersch, Clare, Mich. (Mich.)

Charles Gierke, Flint, Mich. (Mich.)

Paul G. Helmer, Flint, Mich. (Mich.)

Luke F. Stephan, Southgate, Mich. (Mich.)

Teachers

Arlin Bauer, Chebanse, Il. (N. II.)

Lester Bagby, Chicago, Tl. (N. Tl.)

Wayne Behm, Aurora, Ill. (N. Tl.)

T. Michael Reimann, Lyons, Ill. (N. IIL.)
Lawrence Eichert, Melrose Park, Ill. (N. Il.)
Lars Larsen, Chicago, Ti. (N. TH.)

Leland Peterson, Oak Lawn, Ill. (N. Il.)
John Fricke, Chicago, Ill. (N. I.)

Charles Peterman, Norwood Park, Till. (N. Ill.)
David Tetting, Park Ridge, Ill. (N. IIL.)
David Burgdorf, Chicago, Ill. (N. I.)

Dave Pedersen, Mount Prospect, Ill. (N. IL.)
Stephen Henke, Marengo, III. (N. Il.)

Edgar Rehmer, West Chicago, Ill. (N. Ml.)
William A. Buege, Jr., River Forest, Il. (N. Il.)
Martin Bauer, River Forest, Ill. (N. TIL)
Daniel Buck, Hinsdale, Tl. (N. Til.)

Charles Gabler, Elgin, OL (N. TL.)

Philip Giese, Bensenville, Ill. (N. Til.)
Kenneth Klages, Chicago, fii. (N. TIL.)

Glenn Moenning, Chicago, II. (N. IIL.)

R. Randolph Newmann, Chicago, Il. (N. Il.)
Arlon Steinbach. Chicago. Ill. (N. Tl.)

Dale Vorwerk, Chicago, Tl. (N. Tl.)

Paul Wackenhuth, Oak Lawn, IIl. (N. Ill.)
Clifford Schoepp, Ele¢in, Ill. (N. Til.)

Blair Hoy. Lombard, Ill. (N. 111.)

Dennis Schaar, Chicago, Tl. (N. Tl.)

Roy Karpinsky, Franklin Park, Ill. (N. Til i)
Donald D. Koetke, River Forest, Tl. (N. TL)
Gilbert Brandt, Chicago, Tl. (N. M11.)

Martin Lutz. Northbrook, TH. (N. Til.)
Howard Heinse, Chicago, TL. (N. TIL)

Alan L. Poegel, Blue Island, Il. (N. Ill.)
Arlin Arbeiter, Jackson, Mich. (Mich.)
Richard Brauer, Grand Ravids, Mich. (Mich.)
Robert Collin, Muskegon, Mich. (Mich.)
James Lawer, Bay City, Mich. (Mich.)
Gerald Lindsey, Auburn, Mich. (Mich.)
Gerhart Netzer. Big Ravids, Mich. (Mich.)
Kenneth Oesterle, Pontiac, Mich. (Mich.)
Raymond Ruth, Detroit, Mich. (Mich.)
Brian Young. St. Joseph, Mich. (Mich.)
Norman Brauer, Detroit, Mich. (Mich.)
James Eggert, Detroit, Mich. (Mich.)

Phillip Kraft, Warren, Mich. (Mich.)

Robert Lindau, Richville, Mich. (Mich.)
Richard Martin, Detroit, Mich. (Mich.)
Raymond Meilander, Mt. Clemens, Mich. (Mich.)
Thomas Mueller, Detroit, Mich. (Mich.)
Kenneth Schmidt. Detroit. Mich. (Mich.)
Lawrence Uhlig, Detroit, Mich. (Mich.)
James Wanagat, Mt. Clemens, Mich. (Mich.)
Harlan Menth, Auburn, Mich. (Mich.)
Virgil Pamperin, Reese, Mich. (Mich.)

therefore be it

Resolved, That these applications for membership be
approved (Handbook. 1.01); and be it further

Resolved, That the signing of the Constitution take
place at the conventions of the respective Districts, in
accordance with Section 1.03 of the Handbook.

Action: Adopted.

To Accept Missouri’s New “General
Not-for-Profit Corporation Act”
RESOLUTION 5-02
Overture 5-02 (CW, pp. 120—121)

Wuereas, The State of Missouri has enacted a new
“General Not-for-Profit Corporation Act”; and

WuerEas, The Board of Directors of The Lutheran
Church — Missouri Synod upon consultation with legal
counsel has recommended that the Synod accept the
provisions of this law; therefore be it

Resolved, That The Lutheran Church — Missouri
Synod does hereby accept all the provisions of Chapter
355 of the 1959 Missouri Revised Statutes and shall
henceforth be deemed a corporation organized under the
provisions of said Chapter; and be it further

Resolved, That the Articles of Incorporation of The
Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod be amended so as to
read in their entirety as follows:

Article I Name, Duration, Registered Office, and Agent

a. The name of this corporation shall be “The Lutheran
Church — Missouri Synod.”

b. The period of duration of the corporation is perpetual.

c. The address of the registered office of the corporation is
210 North Broadway, St. Louis, Missouri.

d. The name of the registered agent of the corporation
is Walter F. Wolbrecht.

Article IT Objects

The objects of this corporation shall be:

a. To unite in a corporate body the members of the Evan-
gelical Lutheran Church who acknowledge and remain true
to the Book of Concord of the year of our Lord 1580 as a
true exhibition of sound Christian doctrine.

b. To train ministers and teachers for service in the
Evangelical Lutheran Church.

c. To assist and advise congregations, pastors, and teach-
ers affiliated with The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and
to exercise supervision over such pastors and teachers as
to doctrine, practice, and performance of their official duties.

d. To establish, build, conduct, and maintain theological
seminaries, colleges, academies, schools, and other institu-
tions of learning.

e. To assist in the establishment of Lutheran congrega-
tions and preaching stations.

f. To spread the Gospel by means of radio and television
broadcasting, visual education, and all other forms of mis-
sionary endeavor throughout the world.

g. To print, publish, purchase, sell, and otherwise dis-
seminate Bibles, books, periodicals, literature, music, and
other supplies for congregations, schools, Sunday schools,
preaching stations, and institutions.

h. To establish and conduct all such enterprises and en-
deavors and to exercise such further powers as may be
necessary or expedient to carry out the objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized.

Articles II Membership

The power of the corporation shall be lodged with the
accredited clergy and lay delegates of the congregations
in actual membership with The Lutheran Church — Missouri