Ad Crucem NewsLCMS 2026 ConventionDistricts
All 35 LCMS districts. 184 overtures filed for 2026.
The 35 official districts of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, with the count of overtures each filed for the 2026 convention. Click through for the overtures a district authored, plus its co-submitters when it filed with a circuit or congregation.
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- Atlantic District10President: Dien Ashley TaylorNew York
- California/Nevada/Hawaii District2President: Michael Robert (Mike) LangeCalifornia · Nevada · Hawaii
- Central Illinois District1President: Mark Roland EddyIllinois
- Eastern District3President: John L. PingelNew York · Pennsylvania · Maryland
- English District11President: Jeffrey Gordon MiskusMultiple states across the U.S. and Ontario, Canada
- Florida-Georgia District8President: James H. RockeyFlorida · Georgia
- Indiana District3President: Don Richard Jr (Richard) StuckwischIndiana
- Iowa District East1President: Brian S. SaundersIowa
- Iowa District Westno filingsPresident: Paul D. EggerIowa
- Kansas District1President: Justin A. PanzerKansas
- Michigan District19President: David A. DavisMichigan
- Mid-South District6President: Roger C. PaavolaArkansas · Tennessee · Kentucky
- Minnesota North District5President: Brady Lee FinnernMinnesota · Wisconsin
- Minnesota South District15President: Lucas V. WoodfordMinnesota
- Missouri District6President: Robert Lee IV (Lee) HaganMissouri
- Montana District4President: Ryan David WendtMontana
- Nebraska District5President: Richard L. SnowNebraska
- New England Districtno filingsPresident: Robert D. BeinkeMaine · Vermont · New Hampshire · Massachusetts · Connecticut · Rhode Island
- New Jersey Districtno filingsPresident: Stephen GeweckeNew Jersey
- North Dakota District8President: Mark Andrew ChepulisNorth Dakota
- North Wisconsin District1President: Timothy J. ShoupWisconsin · Michigan
- Northern Illinois District6President: Allan R. BussIllinois
- Northwest District3President: Michael T. (Mike) Von BehrenWashington · Oregon · Idaho · Alaska
- Ohio District3President: Kevin Alan WilsonOhio · West Virginia · Kentucky
- Oklahoma District4President: David R. NehrenzOklahoma
- Pacific Southwest District6President: Michael Edward (Mike) GibsonArizona · California · Nevada
- Rocky Mountain District2President: James Barret MaxwellColorado · Utah · New Mexico
- SELC District3President: Waldemar Raymond (Wally) VinovskisMulti-state and Canada
- South Dakota District5President: Randy R. SturzenbecherSouth Dakota
- South Wisconsin District8President: Nathan Michael MeadorWisconsin
- Southeastern District22President: William A. (Bill) HarmonMaryland · District of Columbia · Delaware · Virginia · North Carolina · South Carolina · Pennsylvania
- Southern Districtno filingsPresident: Eric Craig JohnsonLouisiana · Mississippi · Alabama · Florida
- Southern Illinois District1President: Heath Ryan CurtisIllinois
- Texas District6President: Jon M. BraunersreutherTexas
- Wyoming District6President: John E. HillWyoming · Nebraska