Calls and Vacancies
Updated November 4, 2024
Changes and additions from the past week highlighted in bold.
PASTORAL CALLS
- Rev. Robert Allmann, Emeritus, Merrill, MI to Holy Cross, Dodge City – pending
- Rev. Thomas Brown, St. Paul, Spearfish, SD to Redeemer, Atwood – pending
- Rev. Jacob Dandy, Zion, Terra Bella, CA to Trinity, Atchison – pending
- Rev. Aaron Fenker, Bethlehem & Immanuel, Bremen to St. John, Madison, MN – pending
- Rev. Daniel Grimmer, Zion, Mitchell, SD to Christ, Topeka – pending
- Rev. Dan Harders, Zion, Claflin & St. Peter’s, Holyrood to Peace, Pineville, LA – pending
- Rev. Tyler Hauptmeier, St. Paul, Doniphan, NE to Trinity, Medicine Lodge & St. John’s, Nashville – pending
- Rev. Russell Peterson, Christ, Overland Park to Holy Cross, Lake Mary, FL – pending
- Rev. Russell Peterson, Christ, Overland Park to Trinity, Shawnee (associate) – pending
- Rev. Glen Wurdeman, Candidate to Trinity, Blue Hill and Zion, Red Cloud – pending
PENDING ORDINATIONS AND/OR INSTALLATIONS
- Rev. Mark Wood, Our Saviour, Kansas City to Trinity, Mission (associate) – accepted, installation Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, at Trinity, Mission
VICARAGE AND INTERN ASSIGNMENTS 2024-2025
- Vicar Jacob Harding (CSL) – Zion, Linn
- Vicar Josiah Sandcork (CSL) – Beautiful Savior, Olathe
- Deaconess intern Lara McComack (CSL) – Calvary, Topeka
- Deaconess intern Carolyn Ferguson (CTSFW) – Immanuel, Wichita
CONGREGATIONS CALLING OR PREPARING TO CALL A FULL-TIME PASTOR
- Abilene, Faith (sole)
- Atchison, Trinity (senior)
- Atwood, Redeemer (sole)
- Chanute, Zion (sole)
- Clay Center, St. Paul (associate)
- Dodge City, Holy Cross (sole)
- Ellsworth, St. Paul’s (sole)
- Hanover, Trinity (sole)
- Hays, Messiah (sole)
- Hoxie, Immanuel & Oakley, Immanuel (sole)
- Kansas City, Our Saviour (sole)
- Medicine Lodge, Trinity & Nashville, St. John’s (sole)
- Shawnee, Trinity (associate)
- Topeka, Christ (sole)
- Wellington, Calvary (sole)
- Wichita, Holy Cross (senior)
- Wichita, St. Andrews (sole)
CONGREGATIONS CALLING A COMMISSIONED MINISTER
- Lord of Life, Leawood (DCE)
- Christ, Overland Park (DCE)
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 were called, one deaconess candidate, two vicars and one deaconess intern were assigned to the Kansas District.
Three CTSFW candidates were called, and one deaconess intern was assigned to the Kansas District. From left: President Justin Panzer, John Kastner (associate pastor-elect, Beautiful Savior, Olathe), Beatrice Kastner, Joseph Goodroad (pastor-elect, Grace, Iola), Olivia Goodroad, Christopher Warneke (pastor-elect, Redeemer, Arkansas City, and assisting capacity pastor-elect, Trinity, Winfield) and Sarah Warneke. Not pictured: CTSFW deaconess intern Carolyn Ferguson (Immanuel, Wichita) and Deaconess candidate Claire Gerrard (Trinity, Garden City).
Candidate calls from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne (CTSFW) and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (CSL): Deaconess candidate Claire Gerrard (CTSFW) to Trinity, Garden City; Matthew Goltl (CSL) associate pastor-elect to Risen Savior Lutheran Church, Wichita; Joseph Goodroad (CTSFW) pastor-elect to Grace Lutheran Church, Iola; John Kastner (CTSFW) associate pastor-elect to Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Olathe; Deaconess candidate Ashley Nelson (CSL) to St. Paul Lutheran Church and School, Leavenworth; Nathan Nelson (CSL) associate pastor-elect to Trinity Lutheran Church, Leavenworth; and Christopher Warneke (CTSFW) pastor-elect to Redeemer Lutheran Church, Arkansas City and assisting capacity pastor-elect to Trinity Lutheran Church, Winfield.
Vicarage and intern assignments from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne (CTSFW) and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (CSL): Vicar Jacob Harding (CSL) to Zion Lutheran Church, Linn; Vicar Josiah Sandcork (CSL) to Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Olathe; Deaconess intern Lara McComack (CSL) to Calvary Lutheran Church, Topeka; and Deaconess intern Carolyn Ferguson (CTSFW) to Immanuel Lutheran Church, Wichita.
Photos were taken during April 2024 Call Day, courtesy of CSL and CTSFW.