# LCMS Convention Workbook_St. Louis Missouri_2026_S 13 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) xxi REGISTERED DELEGATES AND REPRESENTATIVES NEHRENZ, David R—Oklahoma PAAVOLA, Roger C—Mid-South PANZER, Justin A—Kansas PINGEL, John L—Eastern ROCKEY, James H—Florida-Georgia SAUNDERS, Brian S—Iowa East SHOUP, Timothy J—North Wisconsin SNOW, Richard L—Nebraska STUCKWISCH, Don Richard Jr (Richard)—Indiana STURZENBECHER, Randy R—South Dakota TAYLOR, Dien Ashley—Atlantic VINOVSKIS, Waldemar Raymond (Wally)—SELC VON BEHREN, Michael T (Mike)—Northwest WENDT, Ryan David—Montana WILSON, Kevin Alan—Ohio WOODFORD, Lucas V—Minnesota South BOARDS Synod Board of Directors GALLUP, Roger Bruce; River Grove, IL GRAMS, Andrew N; Franklin, TN HARRINGTON, Larry; Casper, WY HARRISON, Matthew Carl; Saint Louis, MO HOEM, Josemon Thomas (Joe); Fort Wayne, IN LANGE, Peter Kristoff; Saint Louis, MO LOHMEYER, Jan Walter; Waveland, MS MACKAY, Leo Jr; Alexandria, VA PREUS, Christian A, Chairman; Grand Marais, MN SIAS, John Wollenburg; Saint Louis, MO STATHAKIS, Rick H; Shelby Township, MI VOSS, K Allan; Sheboygan, WI YOW, Jesse Jr; Livermore, CA Board for National Mission BENDER, Peter C; Colgate, WI ESPINOSA, Alfonso O, Chairman; Lake Forest, CA Executive Staff GALCHUTT, Daniel M (Dan); Saint Louis, MO Board for International Mission EDSON, John W, Chairman; Minneapolis, MN Executive Staff RAJEK, Cory J; Pacific, MO COMMISSIONS Commission on Constitutional Matters DEADRICK, Thomas J (Tom); Pierre, SD KARNER, Kevin Allan; Green Valley, AZ KILLIAN, Scott; Great Falls, VA PETERS, Larry A, Chairman; Clarksville, TN SIAS, John Wollenburg; Saint Louis, MO VANDERCOOK, David Dominic Sr; Crawford, NE Concordia University, Irvine Irvine, CA WOHLRABE, John Clarence Jr, Chairman; Fountain, FL Concordia Publishing House President President / Chief Executive Officer Board of Regents Board Member THOMAS, Michael Allen; Irvine, CA ERMELING, Ryan P; Gilbert, AZ SCHULTZ, Jonathan D; Saint Louis, MO OLSON, Joseph L, Chairman; Whitefish Bay, WI Lutheran Church Extension Fund District President GIBSON, Michael Edward (Mike); Irvine, CA President / Chief Executive Officer LOY, David Wayne; Irvine, CA Board Member Faculty Concordia University, Nebraska Seward, NE DAY, J Bart (Bart); Saint Louis, MO SOYKE, Christopher P (Chris), Chairman; River Hills, WI LCMS Foundation President President Board of Regents Board Member BULL, Bernard Dean; Seward, NE MEYER, Dennis L (Denny); Las Vegas, NV District President SNOW, Richard L; Seward, NE Faculty WARREN, Thaddeus P (Thad); Seward, NE Concordia University, St. Paul Saint Paul, MN President FRIEDRICH, Brian L; Saint Paul, MN Board of Regents BRAUN, Andrew; Tempe, AZ District President WOODFORD, Lucas V; Farmington, MN Faculty HOLLMANN, Joshua David; Saint Paul, MN Concordia University Wisconsin Mequon, WI, and Ann Arbor, MI President ANKERBERG, Erik P; Grafton, WI Board of Regents BURAKOWSKI, Jonah Peter; Delavan, WI District President MEADOR, Nathan Michael; Saukville, WI Faculty YOUNG, Michael Edward; Mequon, WI SEMINARIES Concordia Seminary Saint Louis, MO FIEDLER, David W; Saint Louis, MO BLOMENBERG, Ralph, Chairman; Seymour, IN FOREIGN MISSION AREA REPRESENTATIVES KREY, Theodore M R (Ted)—Latin America and Caribbean Region PREUS, David Rolf—Eurasia Region TRUMP, Shauen Thomas—Africa Region WOOD, Matthew Jason—Asia Region MILITARY CHAPLAIN REPRESENTATIVES GIESE, Joel M—United States Army POTTS, Chadwick Luke (Chad)—United States Air Force ROCKROHR, Paul Edwin—United States Coast Guard DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPRESENTATIVES Atlantic District District Board of Directors WIEGAND, Adam Charles; Saratoga Springs, NY District Executive Staff STANECK, Matthew O’Neill; Glendale, NY California/Nevada/Hawaii District District Board of Directors WELLER, Robert Dennis; San Jose, CA District Executive Staff FERGUSON, Louis Paul Jr (Paul); Discovery Bay, CA Central Illinois District District Executive Staff President GUMZ, Patrick Michael; Springfield, IL Commission on Doctrinal Review Board of Regents District Board of Directors Commission on Handbook District President District Executive Staff STEINMANN, Andrew Erwin, Chairman; Westlake, OH ABEGG, Heidi K; Alexandria, VA CARLISLE, Roger Paul; Sac City, IA HAWK, David K; Fort Wayne, IN SCHURB, Ken Ray, Chairman; Springfield, IL SIAS, John Wollenburg; Saint Louis, MO TOTSKY, David W (Dave); Joliet, IL Commission on Theology and Church Relations EGGER, Thomas J; Saint Louis, MO FRERKING, Bill; Houston, TX PITKUS, Andrea R; Waunakee, WI PLESS, John T; Fort Wayne, IN SAUNDERS, Brian S, Chairman; Cedar Rapids, IA ZIEGLER, Roland Frank; Fort Wayne, IN Staff LEHENBAUER, Joel David; Saint Louis, MO SERINA, Richard James Jr (Rick); Saint Louis, MO EDUCATION INSTITUTION REPRESENTATIVES COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Concordia University Chicago River Forest, IL EGGER, Thomas J; Saint Louis, MO MONS, William Maximillian (Max); Iowa City, IA HAGAN, Robert Lee IV (Lee); Saint Louis, MO Faculty THOMPSON, William Mart I (Mart); Saint Louis, MO Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne, IN President BRUSS, Jon Steffen; Fort Wayne, IN Eastern District ALLEN, Jon; Penfield, NY SUTHERLAND, D Bruce (Bruce); North Tonawanda, NY English District District Board of Directors HONEBRINK, Thomas D; Oro Valley, AZ District Executive Staff MATHERS, John Derek; Kitchener, ON CANADA Florida-Georgia District Board of Regents District Board of Directors District President District Executive Staff RUEGER, Matthew W; Hubbard, IA STUCKWISCH, Don Richard Jr (Richard); Fort Wayne, IN Faculty PEPERKORN, Todd A; Fort Wayne, IN MICHAEL, Gregory Carl (Greg); Athens, GA SAHLBERG, Eric S Jr; Orlando, FL Indiana District District Board of Directors SYNOD ENTITY REPRESENTATIVES BAUMAN, Douglas Dale; Columbus, IN Concordia Plan Services District Executive Staff President / Chief Executive Officer WINGFIELD, Nathan Michael; Fort Wayne, IN Board Member District Executive Staff SANFT, James F (Jim); Saint Louis, MO SEEFELD, Scott A, Chairman; Oconomowoc, WI Concordia University System Iowa East District SANCHEZ, Daniel; Lisbon, IA Iowa West District President District Board of Directors Board Member District Executive Staff WARNKE, Kirk Raymond; Manson, IA President HARDY, Jamison John; Lake Orion, MI Board of Regents BRADEN, Mark P, Chairman; Grosse Ile, MI District President President District Board of Directors Faculty Board Member District Executive Staff DAWN, Russell Paul; River Forest, IL ZICKLER, Matthew Leonard Gilbert; Western Springs, IL BUSS, Allan R; River Forest, IL SCHULZ, Charles R; Westchester, IL Concordia Historical Institute HARMELINK, Daniel Nathan; Saint Louis, MO SIAS, John Wollenburg; Saint Louis, MO MOHR, Rhonda J; Fort Dodge, IA Kansas District SCHULTZ, Bruce D; Wamego, KS GRAMS, Daniel Ernest; Olathe, KS 2026 Convention Workbook