Calls and Vacancies
Updated January 20, 2026
Changes and additions from the past week highlighted in bold.
PASTORAL CALLS
- Rev. Greg Lucido, Grace, Fallon and Our Savior, Glendive, MT to St. John’s, Nashville and Trinity, Medicine Lodge – pending
- Rev. Jonathan Olson, Hope, Aurora, CO to Trinity, Garden City – pending
PENDING ORDINATIONS AND/OR INSTALLATIONS
- Rev. Richard Bridgman, Faith, Appleton, WI to Messiah, Emporia – installation Sunday, February 15, 2026, at 3 p.m.
- SMP Candidate Andrew Gunzelman, Associate Pastor, Lord of Life, Leawood – ordination and installation Sunday, February 22, 2026
VICARAGE AND INTERN ASSIGNMENTS 2025-2026
- Vicar Ryan Milbrath (CSL) – Zion, Linn
- Vicar Jonah Wilson (CSL) – Beautiful Savior, Olathe
CONGREGATIONS CALLING OR PREPARING TO CALL A FULL-TIME PASTOR
- Dodge City, Holy Cross (sole)
- Ellinwood, St. John (senior)
- Ellsworth, Immanuel (sole)
- Garden City, Trinity (senior)
- Hoisington, Concordia (sole)
- Leavenworth, St. Paul (sole)
- Medicine Lodge, Trinity & Nashville, St. John’s (sole)
- Paola, First (sole)
- Wichita, St. Andrews (sole) (seminary)
CONGREGATIONS CALLING A COMMISSIONED MINISTER
- Alma, St. John (Teacher)
- Cheney, St. Paul (Teacher)
- Leavenworth, St. Paul (Principal) (Teacher)
- Shawnee, Hope (5th grade Teacher)
- Wichita, Ascension (Teacher)
COMMISSIONED MINISTER CALLS – from the field
Pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.
Two CSL pastoral candidates, two deaconess candidates, and two vicars were assigned to the Kansas District.
Candidate calls from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (CSL): Robert Choate (CSL) associate pastor-elect to Bethany Lutheran Church and School, Overland Park; Matthew Vatthauer (CSL) associate pastor-elect to St. Paul Lutheran Church, Clay Center; Deaconess candidate Alyssa Choate (CSL) to Bethany Lutheran Church and School, Overland Park, and Deaconess candidate Lara McComack (CSL) to Calvary Lutheran Church, Topeka.
Vicarage and intern assignments from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (CSL): Vicar Ryan Milbrath (CSL) to Zion Lutheran Church, Linn, and Vicar Jonah Wilson (CSL) to Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Olathe.
Photos were taken during April 2025 Call Day, courtesy of CSL.