Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2010 - Cokesbury
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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