# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_1969_S 2
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DIRECTORY — OFFICERS AND BOARDS OF THE SYNOD

OFFICERS OF THE SYNOD

President
Rev. Oliver R. Harms, D. D., St. Louis, Mo.

First Vice-President

Rev. R. P. Wiederaenders, D. D.,
St. Louis, Mo.

Second Vice-President
Rev. Theo. F. Nickel, D. D., Chicago, Ill.

Third Vice-President

Rev. Paul W. Streufert, D. D.,
Rocky River, Ohio

Fourth Vice-President
Rev. W. Harry Krieger, D. D., Jackson, Mich.

Fifth Vice-President
Rev. George W. Wittmer, D. D., St. Louis, Mo.

Secretary
Rev. Herbert Mueller, LL. D., Dundee, III.

Treasurer
Mr. Milton Carpenter, LL. D., St. Louis, Mo.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Voting Members
Rev. Oliver R. Harms, D. D., Chairman,
St. Louis, Mo.
Mr. Jay Pfotenhauer, Vice-Chairman,
San Francisco, Calif.
Rev. Herbert Mueller, LL. D., Secretary,
Dundee, III.
Mr. Milton Carpenter, LL. D., Treasurer,
St. Louis, Mo.
Rev. E. T. Bernthal, D. D., Detroit, Mich.
Rev. William A. Buege, D.D., St. Louis, Mo.
Rev. Gerhardt E. Nitz, St. Louis, Mo.
Teacher Walter F. Steinberg, Chicago, Ill.
Mr. Harry G. Barr, Fort Smith, Ark.
Mr. Rupert Dunklau, Fremont, Nebr.
Mr. Walter Hinck, Minneapolis, Minn.
Mr. Milton Isern, Ellinwood, Kans.
Mr. John A. Mueller, Webster Groves, Mo.
Mr. Carl W. Muhlenbruch, Wilmette, III.

Advisory Members
Rev. R. P. Wiederaenders, D. D.,
St. Louis, Mo.
Rev. Theo. F. Nickel, D. D., Chicago, III.
Rev. Paul W. Streufert, D. D.,
Rocky River, Ohio
Rev. W. Harry Krieger, D.D., Jackson, Mich.
Rev. George W. Wittmer, D. D., St. Louis, Mo.

Staff

Rev. Walter F. Wolbrecht, D. D.,
Executive Director, St. Louis, Mo.
Mr. Ray C. Rauscher, Controller,
St. Louis, Mo.

COUNCIL OF
ADMINISTRATORS

Dr. Walter F. Wolbrecht, Chairman
Mr. Ray C. Rauscher, Secretary
Dr. Arthur M. Ahlschwede

Mr. William J. Barge

Dr. Milton Carpenter

Dr. Otto A. Dorn

Mr. Earl E. Haake

Dr. Oliver R. Harms

Dr. William H. Kohn

Rev. Kenneth M. Lindsay

Dr. Arthur L. Miller

Dr. R. P. Wiederaenders

Dr. George W. Wittmer

DIVISION OF THEOLOGY
AND CHURCH RELATIONS
Rev. R. P. Wiederaenders, Chairman

Commission on Theology and
Church Relations

Rev. Theo. F. Nickel, D. D., Chairman; Prof.
Albert E. Meyer, LL. D., Vice-Chairman; Prof.

Ralph Bohlmann, Ph. D., Secretary; Revs.
Carl A. Gaertner, D.D., Norbert H. Mueller,
M.S.T., Ernst H. Stahlke, D.D., Alvin E.
Wagner, Edwin C. Weber, D.D.: Profs. Paul
G. Bretscher, Th. D., Henry J. Eggold, Th. D.,
Martin Franzmann, D.D., Alfred O. Fuer-
bringer, D.D., Fred Kramer, D.D., J. A. O.
Preus, Ph. D., Martin H. Scharlemann, Ph. D.;
Teachers Carl F. Halter, Litt. D., Erwin F.
Sagehorn, Ph. D.; Messrs. Richard Bardolph,
Ph. D., John E. Jass, Richard Korthals, M.S.,
David Leege, Ph. D., Frede Mortensen, M. D.,
Clarence Stuckwisch, Ph. D.; Advisory Mem-
bers: Dr. Oliver R. Harms, Dr. R. P. Wie-
deraenders, Prof. Herbert T. Mayer, M.S. T.:
Rev. Richard Jungkuntz, Ph.D., Executive
Secretary.

Commission on Fraternal
Organizations

Prof. John Constable, Chairman: Teacher
Wm. P. Ahlbrand, Jr., Secretary; Rev. Julius
W. Acker, D.D.; Mr. Paul T. Koenig; Rev.
Philip Lochhaas, Executive Secretary.

Commission on Worship

Rev. A. R. Kretzmann, D.D., Chairman:
Rev. Herbert Lindemann, S. T. M., Vice-Chair.
man; Prof. Warren G. Rubel, Ph. D., Secretary;
Prof. Paul G. Bunjes, M. Mus., Ph. D.; Mr.
Herbert E. Kahler, Litt. D.: Rev. Fred L.
Precht, M. Mus., Th.D.: Mr. David Appelt,
Auxiliary Member for Canada; Rev. Jaroslav
Vajda, S. E.L.C. Member: Rev. E. Theo. De-
Laney, Executive Secretary.

DIVISION OF CHURCH
GOVERNMENT

Rev. George W. Wittmer, Chairman
Council of Presidents

Rev. Edwin C. Weber, Chairman: Rev.
Herman C. Scherer, Secretary.

Placement Committee

For Pastors: Revs. C. H. Bensene, D.D.,
August Bernthal, D.D., Arlan Bruns, Lloyd
Goetz, D. D., Fred Ilten.

For Teachers: Revs. H. W. Baxmann, Victor
L. Behnken, Alfred Behrend, H. W. Nier-
mann, Lewis C. Niemoeller.

For Deaconesses and Lay Workers: Revs.
Philip Fiess, Wilbert Griesse, F. A. Niedner,
Alfred C. Seltz, Edmund H. Happel.

Synodical Service Commission

Rev. George W. Wittmer, D. D., Chairman;
Rev. Victor M. Selle, Secretary; Prof. Allen H.
Nauss, Ph. D.; Messrs. Raymond Hilgert, Paul
E. Weeke.

Board for Convention Nominations

Mr. Walter W. Kayser, Chairman: Revs.
Karl L. Barth, Harold M. Hiller, Walter W.
Koenig, Eugene L. Krentz, George H. Perlich,
Thomas L. Ristine, Alfred E. Thiem: Teachers
Robert Garmatz, Duane Hingst, Martin H.
Wegehaupt; Messrs. Wendell D. Grauer,
Gilbert R. Heine, Gus Melde, Roy W. Wendell.

Commission on Constitutional Matters

Mr. Herbert Kuenne, Chairman: Rev.
Herbert A. Mueller, Secretary; Revs. Elmer
Luessenhop, George Sommermeyer; Mr.
Gerhardt Jersild; Rev. Paul W. Streufert, D. D.,
Advisory Member.

Board of Appeals

Mr. Elmer H. Theis, Chairman; Mr. J. M.
Friedrich, Secretary; Revs. Theodore Brack-
man, Karl Koslowsky, Elden H. Martens; Prof.
Lorenz Wunderlich, D.D.; Teacher Herbert

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Gross, Ph.D.; Messrs. George W. Haessler,
Carl J. Thrun.

DIVISION OF MISSIONS
Rev. William H. Kohn, Chairman

Board for Missions

Board Members: Mr. Alfred E. Jordan,
Chairman: Rev. Paul R. Martens, Vice-Chair-
man; Rev. Waldo J. Werning, Secretary; Revs.
Paul W. Harms, Harlan J. Hartner, Otto C.
Hintze, S. T. M., Guido A. Merkens, Lorman M.
Petersen, Th. D.; Messrs. Henry J. Andreas,
Paul F. Bente, Jr., Ph. D., Wallace J. Bronner,
Paul Gerdes, Martin B. Kirch, Ed. D.

Staff Rev. William H. Kohn, D. D., Execu-
tive Secretary; Rev. Herman H. Koppelmann,
D.D., Assoc. Secretary for World Areas; Rev.
Reuben J. Schmidt, Assoc. Secretary for
Special Ministries; Rev. Paul M. Heerboth,
Secretary for Personnel Services; Dr. W. F.
Bulle, M.D., Secretary for Medical Missions;
Mr. James C. Cross, A.C.S. W., Secretary for
Church and Community; Mr. Edgar J. Fritz,
Secretary for Business Services: Rev. Fred
Pankow, M.S. T., Secretary for Latin America;
(Vacant), Secretary for Campus Ministries:
Rev. Martin L. Kretzmann, D.D., Secretary
for Planning, Study, and Research: Rev. James
W. Mayer, Secretary for South Asia: Rev.
Theo. W. Raedeke, D.D., Secretary for Evan-
gelism; Rev. Walter H. Meyer, Asst. Secretary
for Evangelism; Rev. Oscar H. Reinboth, Sec-
retary for North America; Rev. William F.
Reinking, Secretary for Africa and Middle East;
Rev. Herbert W. Rohe, Secretary for Ministry
to Deaf: Rev. Walter E. Storm, Secretary for
Ministry to Blind; Rev. Paul H. Strege, Secre-
tary for Far East. Spanish Literature: Rev.
Andrew Melendez, D. D., Director; Rev. Ernesto
Weigandt, Editor.

Commission on Mission and Ministry
in the Church

Rev. Wm. S. Graumann, Chairman: Prof.
Leonhard C. Wuerffel, Ed. D., Vice-Chairman;
Teacher Donald L. Kell, Secretary; Profs.
Henry J. Eggold, Th.D., R. P. Marxhausen,
M. F.A., Gerhardt Meyer, Ed. D., Kenneth R.
Schueler, Erich von Fange, Ph. D.; Revs. B. F.
Schumacher, Thomas Van der Bloemen, Theo.
A. Zeile; Messrs. Walter F. Brunn, Victor Graf,
Elmer Kraemer, Kenneth Roffman, Walter L.
Rugland, Walter R. Schur, M.D., Walter L.
Stocker; Consultant: Dr. Martin L. Kretzmann:
Advisory Members: Dr. Oliver R. Harms, Dr.
Arthur M. Ahlschwede, Dr. William H. Kohn,
Dr. Arthur L. Miller.

Church Extension Board

Rev. A. W. Born, Chairman: Rev. H. F.
Zehnder, Vice-Chairman; Teacher Henry C.
Rupp, Secretary; Teacher Paul H. Koschmann;
Messrs. Herbert H. Hast, A. W. Krieger, Edgar
E. Parent, Fred Schindel; Rev. Wm. H. Kohn,
D.D., ex officio; Mr. Fred E. Lietz, Executive
Secretary.

Medical Mission Council

Mr. John R. Eckrich, Chairman; Rev. Edward
C. May, Secretary; Prof. Walter G. Boss: Rev.
David Eberhard; Charles Montz, M. D.; Charles
Obermeyer, M.D.; Paul T. Buerger, M.D.;
W. F. Bulle, M. D., Executive Secretary.

DIVISION OF SPECIAL
MINISTRIES

Mr. William J. Barge, Acting Chairman

Armed Forces Commission

Board Members: Rev. Arthur M. Weber,
D.D., Chairman; Capt. Robert M. Strieter,
U.S.N. (Ret.), Vice-Chairman; Rev. Gerald
E. Kuhn, M.A., Secretary; Revs. Edwin W.