Elections for LCC Boards and Other Offices

WINNIPEG – In addition to elections for Synodical President and Vice President and for Regional Pastors, Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s 13th Synodical Convention elected members to the Board of Directors, the church’s various’ Commissions, Circuit Counsellors, and Regional Mission and Ministry Councils.

Elected to serve on LCC’s Board of Directors (BOD) for the new quadrennium are:

Laity:

• James Frey (Central)
• Darryll Holland (East)
• Lois Griffin (East)
• Doug Petersen (West)
• Shaun Visser (West)

Clergy:

• Rev. Aaron Astley (East)
• Rev. Mark Hennig (West)
• Rev. Alex Klages (Central)

Deacon:

• Dcn. Amanda Hastings (Central)

Elected to the Commission on Adjudication (COA):

Rostered Workers:

• Rev. Murray Keith (Central)
• Rev. Adrian Kramer (Central)
• Rev. John Rapp (East)
• Rev. Dr. Kevin Fast (East)
• Rev. Darren Siegle (West)
• Rev. Don Hennig (West)

Elected to the Commission on Nominations and Elections (CNE):

Laity:

• Wendy Chant (East)
• Rod Johnson (Central)
• Elizabeth Schieman (West)

Rostered Workers:

• Rev. Kurt Lantz (East)
• Rev. Kurt Reinhardt (East)
• Rev. Philip Washeim (West)
• Rev. Glenn Worcester (Central)

Elected to the Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR):

Laity:

• Mathew Block (Central)
• Daniel Smilek (East)

Clergy:

• Rev. Michael Keith (West)
• Rev. Joel Kuhl (East)

Elected to the Commission on Constitution Matters and Structure (CCMS):

Laity:

• Timothy Lach – lawyer (Central)
• Valerie Edward – lawyer (East)
• Ronald Faulkner (West)

Clergy:

• Rev. Jeffrey Dul (West)
• Rev. Andrew McDonald (West)
• Rev. Brian Falkenholt (West)

Elected as Circuit Counsellors LCC are:

Central Region:

• Assiniboine Circuit: Rev. Barry Wood
• Northland Circuit: Rev. Jakob Valsson
• Ontario Circuit: No nominations
• Qu’Appelle Circuit: Rev. Joshua Kurtenbach
• Red River Circuit: Rev. Richard Beinert
• Saskatoon Circuit: No nominations
• Southland Circuit: Rev. Travis Heide
• Wascana Circuit: No nominations

East Region:

• Hamilton Circuit: Rev. David Zakel
• Hanover Circuit: Rev. Kenneth Maher
• Kitchener Circuit: Rev. James Keller
• London Circuit: Rev. Paul Schallhorn
• Niagara Circuit: No nominations
• Ottawa Circuit: Rev. Matthew Habermas
• Stratford Circuit: No nominations
• Toronto Circuit: Rev. Vishal Paul
• Windsor Circuit: No nominations

West Region:

• Calgary Circuit: Rev. David Dressler
• Cariboo Circuit: Rev. Noel Smith
• Edmonton Circuit: No nominations
• Greater Vancouver Circuit: Rev. Lucas Albrecht
• Lethbridge Circuit: Rev. Lee Loveridge
• Okanagan Circuit: Rev. Jefrey Koenig
• Peace River Circuit: Rev. Terrance Goerz
• Stony Plain Circuit: No nominations
• Vancouver Island: Rev. Stephen Chambers
• Wetaskiwin Circuit: Rev. Brian Amison

Elected to Regional Mission and Ministry Councils (RMMCs):

Central Region:

• Assiniboine Circuit:  
• Northland Circuit: Larry Durand
• Ontario Circuit: Howard Fiskar
• Red River Circuit: Gelane Bahiru
• Saskatoon Circuit: Denise Timm
• Wascana Circuit: Barb Schentag

East Region:

• Hanover Circuit: Kim Kuhl
• Kitchener Circuit: Anna Fierling
• Niagara Circuit: Scott Allan
• Stratford Circuit: Mark Rohfrietsch
• Toronto Circuit: David Chant
• Windsor Circuit: Matthew Zvric

West Region:

• Caribou Circuit: Charles von Hahn
• Edmonton Circuit: Josh Bentley
• Okanagan Circuit: Hope Mendes
• Peace River Circuit: Rick Slater
• Stony Plain Circuit: Tiffany Playter
• Vancouver Island Circuit: Sonja Bland

In addition to the above elections, the convention ranked candidates for service on the boards of Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (St. Catharines, Ontario) and Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Edmonton), recommending them to the seminaries for consideration.

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