# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_2016_S36 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) EUROPE Timothy D. Hardy The Rev. Leif G. Jensen, President, Evangelical Lutheran Free Church in Denmark The Rt. Rev. Janis Vanags, Archbishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia The Rev. Torkild Masvie, Bishop, Lutheran Church in Norway The Rev. Adalberto Hiller, President, Portugese Evangelical Lutheran Church The Rt. Rev. Arri Kugaapi, Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia The Rev. Teemu Haataja, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria in Russia The Rev. Alexey Streltsov, Siberia Evangelical Lutheran Church For Layperson (6-year term) LATIN AMERICA The Rev. Airton Scheunemann Schroeder, Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil The Rev. André Luiz Müller, President, Lutheran Church of Uruguay NORTH AMERICA The Rev. Robert Bugbee, President, Lutheran Church—Canada The Rev. Dr. Curtis E. Leins, Presiding Pastor, American Association of Lutheran Churches The Rev. Glenn Obenberger, Evangelical Lutheran Synod The Rev. Ralph Spears, President, The Lutheran Ministerium and Synod—USA The Rev. David M. Wendel, North American Lutheran Church The Most Rev. Jerome E. Listecki, Archbishop of Milwaukee, Roman Catholic Church The Rev. Mark Schroeder, President, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod The Rev. James Huebner, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Committee 19: Registration, Credentials, and Elections Balloting continued following the special recognition of international guests. Commission on Theology and Church Relations For Minister of Religion—Ordained (6-year term) Arlo W. Pullmann Paul Robert Sauer 573 (declared elected) 357 For Minister of Religion—Commissioned (6-year term) Adam S. Francisco 36 | UPON THIS ROCK 481 Jack D. Kilcrease, III Charles R. Wiese 495 (declared elected) 717 (declared elected) 252 Concordia Publishing House Board of Directors For Minister of Religion—Ordained (6-year term) Michael R. Knox Alvin J. Schmidt 351 637 (declared elected) For Minister of Religion—Commissioned (6-year term) Mark L. Bender David O. Berger 713 (declared elected) 268 For Layperson (Position 1) (6-year term) Paul R. Fowler Elaine Graff Paul W. Lagemann Natalie L. Oleshchuk Gretchen A. Roberts Charles H. Wolfmueller 82 330 117 169 225 83 597 (declared elected) 114 278 For Layperson (Position 2) (6-year term) Paul R. Fowler Paul W. Lagemann Natalie L. Oleshchuk Gretchen A. Roberts Charles H. Wolfmueller 57 140 268 463 86 231 234 746 (declared elected) For Layperson (Position 3) (6-year term) Paul R. Fowler Paul W. Lagemann Natalie L. Oleshchuk Charles H. Wolfmueller 75 231 576 (declared elected) 145 Concordia University System Board of Directors For Minister of Religion—Ordained (6-year term) Mark P. Braden Byron Northwick David P. Stechholz 255 453 299 613 (declared elected) 394 For Minister of Religion—Commissioned (6-year term) Jonathon Giordano Carl J. Moser 622 (declared elected) 361 For Layperson (Position 1) (6-year term) Ellen R. Lange 478 Gerhard H. Mundinger, Jr. 279 Mark F. Polzin 87 656 (declared elected) 219 “Convention Minutes”