# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2019_S41 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) • The Rev. Jordan M. Long, President, Lutheran Church of South Sudan • The Rev. Nathaniel Bol, Bishop, South Sudan Evangelical Lutheran Church • The Rt. Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Joseph Makala, Bishop of Southeast Lake Victoria, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania • The Rev. Charles I. Bameka, Bishop, Lutheran Church of Uganda ASIA • The Rev. Suvisesha Muthu, President, India Evangelical Lutheran Church • Mr. Ezekiel Peter, General Secretary, Gutnius Lutheran Church (Papua New Guinea) • The Rev. Ray Chen, Bishop, Lutheran Church of the Republic of China AUSTRALIA • The Rev. Paul Smith, Bishop of Queensland, Lutheran Church of Australia EUROPE • • • • The Rev. Leif G. Jensen, President, Evangelical Lutheran Free Church in Denmark The Rev. Risto Soramies, Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Mission Diocese of Finland The Rev. Janis Vanags, Archbishop of Riga, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia The Rev. Thor Henrik With, Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Diocese in Norway • The Rev. Adalberto Hiller, President, Portuguese Evangelical Lutheran Church • The Rev. Alexey Streltsov, Rector, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Siberian Evangelical Lutheran Church • The Rev. Roland Gustafsson, Bishop Emeritus, Mission Province in Sweden NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA • • • • • Minutes The Rev. Timothy Teuscher, President, Lutheran Church—Canada The Rev. Ignacio Chan, President, Lutheran Church in Guatemala The Rev. Glenn Obenberger, Evangelical Lutheran Synod (United States) The Rev. John F. Bradosky, Bishop, and the Rev. Dr. David M. Wendel, North American Lutheran Church (United States) The Rev. James Huebner, First Vice President; and Prof. Bill Tackmier, Professor, Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (United States) • The Rev. M. Perez, President, Lutheran Church in Venezuela Omnibus Resolution C The chair directed the convention’s attention to Omnibus Resolution C (TB, 1:45), which was moved, seconded, and, without discussion, adopted [Yes: 703; No: 10]. Committee 13: Registration, Credentials, and Elections – Balloting for Other Boards and Commissions The chair called Committee 13 Chairman Scott Sailer to the podium to conduct the next elections in the prescribed order; Sixth Vice-President Christopher Esget assumed the chair. Lutheran Church Extension Fund (Ordained/Commissioned, 3-year term) Jason M. Braaten Daniel Schepmann 467 389 (elected) Lutheran Church Extension Fund (Lay, elect 2, 3-year term) Position 1 of 2: Carthron P. Coyner Susan J. Elsholz Jonathan H. Kramer Ruben Martinez Gordon D. Tresch Jason L. Wangen David P. Worthington 69 410 600 94 70 120 156 51 48 94 67 Position 2 of 2: Carthron P. Coyner Jonathan H. Kramer Ruben Martinez Gordon D. Tresch Jason L. Wangen David P. Worthington 46 309 460 266 295 39 61 162 157 (elected) (elected) LCMS Foundation (Ordained, 6-year term) Ralph Blomenberg Paul E. Cloeter Robert C. Weinkauf 355 459 175 387 464 (elected) LCMS Foundation (Lay, 6-year term) Gregory J. Miller Glenn E. Van Velson 479 449 (elected) Concordia University System (Ordained, 6-year term) Raymond L. Hartwig Kurtis D. Schultz Larry A. Stoterau Orville C. Walz 450 551 221 259 152 120 93 (elected) PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2019 (67TH) LCMS CONVENTION | 41