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Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2010 - Cokesbury

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US RELIGIOUS BODIES<br />

Headquarters<br />

Pres., The Rt. Rev. William S.H. Downey, 1206<br />

Ayers Ave., Ojai, CA 93023, Tel. (805)646-<br />

2573 Fax (805)646-2575<br />

Media Contact, Regionary Bishop, The Rt. Rev.<br />

William S.H. Downey<br />

Email: W.Downey@sbcglobal.net<br />

Website: www.thelcc.org<br />

Officers<br />

Pres. & Regionary Bishop, The Rt. Rev. William<br />

S.H. Downey<br />

Vice Pres., Rev. L. Marshall Heminway, P.O.<br />

Box 19957 Hampden Sta., Baltimore, MD<br />

21211-0957<br />

Sec. (Provincial), Rev. Lloyd Worley, 1232 24th<br />

Ave. Ct., Greeley, CO 80631, Tel. (303)356-3002<br />

Provost, Rev. Lloyd Worley<br />

Treas., Rev. Milton Shaw<br />

BISHOPS<br />

Regionary Bishop for the <strong>American</strong> Province,<br />

The Rt. Rev. William S.H. Downey<br />

Aux. Bishops <strong>of</strong> the <strong>American</strong> Province, Rt. Rev.<br />

Dr. Robert S. McGinnis, Jr., 3612 N. Labarre<br />

Rd., Metaire, LA 70002; Rt. Rev. Joseph L.<br />

Tisch, P.O. Box 1117, Melbourne, FL 32901;<br />

Rt. Rev. Dr. Hein VanBeusekom, 12 Krotona<br />

Hill, Ojai, CA 93023; Rt. Rev. Ruben<br />

Cabigting, P.O. Box 270, Wheaton, IL 60189;<br />

The Rt. Rev. Lawrence Smith 9740 S. Avers<br />

Ave., Evergreen Park, IL.<br />

Periodicals<br />

Ubique<br />

The Lutheran Church—Missouri<br />

Synod (LCMS)<br />

The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod<br />

(LCMS), which was founded in 1847, has nearly<br />

6,200 congregations in the United States <strong>and</strong> has<br />

active work or mission relationships in 88 countries.<br />

It has 2.4 million members <strong>and</strong> is the secondlargest<br />

Lutheran denomination in North America.<br />

The LCMS is a mission-oriented, Bible-based,<br />

confessional Christian denomination. It accepts<br />

the teachings <strong>of</strong> Martin Luther that inspired the<br />

Protestant Reformation <strong>of</strong> the Christian church in<br />

the 16th century. The Synod’s beliefs can be<br />

summed up in three phrases: Grace alone,<br />

Scripture alone, Faith alone.<br />

The church has more than 9,000 rostered pastors<br />

<strong>and</strong> some 11,500 additional rostered (called)<br />

church workers. Women are active in church<br />

work, although they do not occupy clergy positions.<br />

Serving in positions such as teachers, deaconesses,<br />

<strong>and</strong> social workers, women comprise<br />

approximately half <strong>of</strong> total rostered workers.<br />

The members’ responsibility for congregational<br />

leadership is a distinctive characteristic <strong>of</strong> the<br />

LCMS. Power is vested in voters’ assemblies,<br />

generally comprised <strong>of</strong> adults <strong>of</strong> voting age.<br />

Synod decision making is given to the delegates at<br />

triennial national <strong>and</strong> district conventions, where<br />

the franchise is equally divided between lay <strong>and</strong><br />

pastoral representatives.<br />

LCMS educational institutions serve all ages<br />

from pre-school to college. LCMS congregations<br />

operates one <strong>of</strong> the largest Protestant elementary<br />

<strong>and</strong> secondary school system in the nation <strong>and</strong><br />

some 26,500 students are enrolled in the LCMS’<br />

10 colleges <strong>and</strong> universities <strong>and</strong> two seminaries.<br />

The LCMS is known for mass-media outreach<br />

through “The Lutheran Hour,” broadcast around<br />

the world by Lutheran Hour Ministries; syndicated<br />

<strong>and</strong> streaming programming on KFUO<br />

radio; “This Is The Life” dramas on television;<br />

<strong>and</strong> the products <strong>of</strong> Concordia Publishing House,<br />

the third-largest Protestant, church-owned publisher,<br />

whose Arch Books children’s series alone<br />

has sold more than 60 million copies.<br />

The LCMS works with 300 Recognized Service<br />

Organizations (RSOs) to extend its social ministry.<br />

The LCMS is also a founding partner <strong>of</strong> Lutheran<br />

Services in America, a social service organization<br />

that serves one in every 50 <strong>American</strong>s.<br />

Headquarters<br />

The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod,<br />

International Center, 1333 S. Kirkwood Road,<br />

St. Louis, MO 63122-7295<br />

Media Contact, Director, Public Affairs &<br />

Media Relations, Ms. Vicki Biggs, Tel.<br />

(314)996-1236 Managing Editor, Reporter,<br />

Mr. Joe Isenhower, Tel. (314)996-1231 Fax<br />

(314)996-1126<br />

Managing Editor, The Lutheran Witness, Mr.<br />

James Heine, Tel. (314) 996-1212 Fax (314)<br />

996-1126<br />

Email: infocenter@lcms.org<br />

Website: www.lcms.org<br />

Officers<br />

Pres., Dr. Gerald B. Kieschnick, St. Louis, MO,<br />

Tel. (314)965-9000<br />

1st Vice Pres., Dr. William R. Diekelman, St.<br />

Louis, MO, Tel. (314)965-9000<br />

2nd Vice Pres., Dr. Paul L. Maier, Kalamazoo,<br />

MI Tel. (314)965-9000<br />

3rd Vice Pres., Dr. John C. Wohlrabe, Virginia<br />

Beach, VA Tel. (314)965-9000<br />

4th Vice Pres., Dr. Dean W. Nadasdy, Woodbury,<br />

MN Tel. (314)965-9000<br />

5th Vice Pres., Dr. David D. Buegler, Avon, OH<br />

Tel. (314)965-9000<br />

Sec., Dr. Raymond L. Hartwig, St. Louis, MO,<br />

Tel. (314)965-9000<br />

Treas., Dr. Thomas W. Kuchta, St. Louis, MO,<br />

Tel. (314)965-9000<br />

Chief Admn. Officer, Mr. Ronald Schultz, St.<br />

Louis, MO, Tel. (314)965-9000<br />

Legal Counselor, Mrs. Sherri Str<strong>and</strong>, Thompson<br />

Coburn, LLP, 1 US Bank Plaza, St. Louis, MO<br />

63101, Tel. (314)552-6000<br />

BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />

Dr. Victor T. Belton, Decatur, GA; Mr. Walter<br />

Brantz, Cody, WY; Mr. Kermit Brashear,<br />

Omaha, NE; Dr. William Diekelman, St. Louis,<br />

MO; Dr. Betty Duda, Cocoa Beach, FL; Dr.<br />

Gloria Edwards, Portola Vally, CA; Dr.<br />

Raymond L. Hartwig, St. Louis, MO; Dr.<br />

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