# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2010_S11 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) NOMINEE BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Name: Address: Carl C. Fickenscher II 2 Martin Luther Drive Fort Wayne, IN 46825 Birth Date: Birth Place: April 21, 1955 San Mateo, California Wife’s Maiden Name: Claire Helmreich Number of Children: Three College: Southern Methodist University (1976) Seminary: Concordia Theol. Sem., Fort Wayne (1984) Other Degrees: M.B.A., Southern Methodist University Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theol. Sem. Nominee for President Member of Synod Congregations: 55 Nominee for Other Vice-President Rostered Member of Synod: 26 Year of Ordination: 1984 Pastorates Congregations Messiah Lutheran Church, Midland, MI Peace Lutheran Church, Garland, TX Other Full-Time Positions Position Employer Area Distribution Manager The Hertz Corporation Research Assistant United States Senate Associate Professor Concordia Theological Seminary Years 1984–89 1989–99 Years 1978–80 1980 1999–Present Other Synod Offices Position Conventions: delegate, floor committee, essayist Board of Regents, Concordia University, Austin, TX LCMS—ELCA Discussion Panel Years 1986, 1998, 2001, 2007 1997–99 1998–2001 Other District Offices Position Secretary, North and West Pastors Conference, Michigan District Circuit Counselor, Michigan District Floor committee chairman, Texas District conventions Years 1986–89 1988–89 1994, 1997 Other Significant Service or Experience Type of Service Editor, Concordia Pulpit Resources and many other publications Lutherans For Life, Texas District Pastoral Advisor LWML Zone and District Counselor Years 2003–Present; 1985–Present 1984–Present; 1995–99 1986–89; 1992–96 10