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LERN Lutheran Ecumenical Representatives Network
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Region 1

1A Alaska Synod
vacant

1B Northwest Washington Synod
Dr. Rocky Piro
- President
18925 Burke Ave N
Seattle, WA  98133-4212
(o) 206-464-6360
(h) 206-542-1314
REPiro@aol.com

1C Southwest Washington Synod
The Rev. Rick Jaech

Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church

12513 E. Mill Plain Blvd.

Vancouver, WA 98684

(o) 360-254-9243

bslc@pacifier.com

 

1D Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod

The Rev. Kimberly Meinecke

Christ the King Lutheran Church

PO Box 48

Goldendale, WA 98620-0048

(o) 509-773-5750

kimeinecke@yahoo.com

1E Oregon Synod
The Rev. Franklin A Wilson
St. Mark Lutheran Church
790 Marion Street NE
Salem, OR  97301-3829
(o) 503-588-0141
(h) 503-566-8636
(f) 503-588-0149                                                                                                                                                                    stmarklc@open.org

1F Montana Synod
The Rev. Jean Larson

Our Savior's Lutheran Church

P.O. Box 1005

Bonner, MT 59823

(o) 406-258-6245

jeanlarson@bresnan.net

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Region 2

2A Sierra Pacific Synod
Ms. Diane M. Lowe - Vice President
708 Lake Front Drive
Sacramento, CA  95831-4200

(h) 916-391-2230
(f ) 916-427-4043
dianelowe@sbcglobal.net

2B Southwest California Synod
The Rev. Kenny A Bowen
Resurrection Lutheran Church
1900 E. Carson
Long Beach, CA  90807-3038
(o) 562-424-3113
(f)  562-424-1007
resgreeter@yahoo.com

2C Pacifica Synod
The Rev. Dr. Charlie  J. Lopez
2883 E. South Street
Anaheim,  CA  92806-4429
(o) 714-630-8735
Cjlopezjr@yahoo.com

2D Grand Canyon Synod

The Rev. Mari Larson

2135 S. Arroya Vista Drive

Cottonwood, AZ 86326

(o) 928-639-2605

prmari@commspeed.net

 

2E Rocky Mountain Synod
The Rev. John Petty
All Saints Lutheran Church
15625 E. Iliff Avenue
Aurora, CO 80013-1110
(o) 303-752-4083
johnpetty2000@hotmail.com

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Region 3

3A Western North Dakota Synod
The Rev. Joel A Sherer

Camp of the Cross

1228A 47th Ave NW

Garrison, ND 58540

(o) 701-223-5312
director@campofthecross.com

 

3B Eastern North Dakota Synod

Rev. Willis E. Thompson

1402 16th Street E

West Fargo, ND 58078-3445

(o) 701-282-0514

pastor@lutheranchurchofthecross.com

 

3C South Dakota Synod
The Rev. Randall S Koeller
American Lutheran Church
P.O. Box 31
De Smet, SD  57231-0031
(o) 605-854-3684
(h) 605-928-3977
pastorrandy@amerion.com

 

3D Northwestern Minnesota Synod
The Rev. Paul H Nelson
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
102 W Junius Avenue
Fergus Falls, MN  56537-2529
(o) 218-736-5614

paulhnelson@charter.net

 

3E Northeastern Minnesota Synod

vacant

 

3F Southwestern Minnesota Synod
The Rev. Allan E Johnson
Healing Waters Parish
141 Chedstnut Avenue

Hazel Run, MN 56241-3006
(o) 320-226-5422
allan.e.johnson@ecunet.org

 

3G Minneapolis Area Synod
The Rev. Michael L Edwins- Regional Representative

4608 Merribee Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55422-3659

(o) 763-529-1998

medwins@worldnet.att.net

3H Saint Paul Area Synod
The Rev. Dr. Merlyn E Satrom
2218 Falcon Avenue
St Paul, MN  55119-5058
(o) 651-731-4366
amsatrom@citilink.com

3I Southeastern Minnesota Synod

The Rev. Elaine G. Siemsen

3130 Kenosha Dr. NW

Rochester, MN 55901

(c) 507-358-7859

egsiemsen1@aim.com

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Region 4

4A Nebraska Synod
Rev. James P Melang

Midland Lutheran College

900 N Clarkson Street

Fremont, NE 68025-4254

(o) 402-941-6451

melang@mlc.edu

 

4B Central States Synod

The Rev. John D Kreidler

3210 Michigan Avenue, Suite 4th Flr.

Kansas City, MO 64109-3102

(o) 816-861-6584

(f) 816-861-4753

jkreidler@css-elca.org

 

4C Arkansas- Oklahoma Synod
The  Rev. Nathan C. Allen

Joy Lutheran Church

9940 S. Yale Avenue

Tulsa, OK  74137-5417

(o) 918-299-3292

PrNathan@sbcglobal.net

4D Northern Texas/Northern Louisiana Synod
The Rev. Dr. Peggy Ogden-Howe
Christ the Servant Lutheran Church
2121 E University Drive
Denton, TX  76209-7825
(o) 940-387-1984
(h) 940-323-8786
ctslc.office@verizon.net

4E Southwestern Texas Synod

The Rev. William J. Sappenfield

LERN Secretary

Peace Lutheran Church

10625 RR 620 N.

Austin, TX 78726-1706

(o) 512-258-2293

(f) 512-258-2294

plcpastor1@sbcglobal.net

4F Texas- Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod
The Rev. Dr. Robert G Moore
Christ the King Lutheran Church
2353 Rice Blvd.
Houston, TX  77005-2692
(o) 713-523-2864
robertmoore@ctkelc.org

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Region 5

5A Metropolitan Chicago Synod
The Rev. Craig M. Mueller

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

1218 W  Addison St

Chicago, IL 60613-3819

(o) 773-248-1233

htlcrev@rcn.com

 

5B Northern Illinois Synod
The Rev. Timothy Olson
Christ Lutheran Church
425 Riverside Blvd.
Belvidere, IL  61008-8632
(o) 815-885-2522
(f) 815-885-2562
tim@makingchristknown.org

5C Central/ Southern Illinois Synod
The Rev. Frank Langholf
United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Peace
303 N. Mulberry Street
Steeleville, IL  62288-1522
(o) 618-965-9606
peace@egyptian.net

5D Southeastern Iowa Synod
The Rev. Christopher D Olkiewicz - Regional Representative
St Andrew's Lutheran Church
209 Colorado Avenue
Ames, IA  50014-3416
(o) 515-292-2131
(h) 515-277-0645
(f) 515-292-2001
revcdo@standrewsames.org

5E Western Iowa Synod
The Rev. C. Peter Maisenbach
Trinity Lutheran Church
P.O. Box 396
Spencer, IA  51301-0396
(o) 712-262-1287
(h) 712-262-8902
pmaisenbach@evertek.net

5F Northeastern Iowa Synod

The Rev. Helen Beth Kuhens

658 Sojourn Lane

Harpers Ferry, IA 52146-7598

(o) 563-586-2000

sojourn@acegroup.cc

5G Northern Great Lakes Synod
The Rev. David E Jensen
Ascension Lutheran Church
P.O. Box 940
Minocqua, WI  54548-0940
(o) 715-356-4426
(h) 715-356-5324
(f) 715-356-4937
dej9@charter.net

5H Northwest Wisconsin Synod
vacant

 

5I East- Central Synod of Wisconsin

vacant

 

5J Greater Milwaukee Synod

vacant

 

5K South- Central Synod of Wisconsin
The Rev. Jerald Folk
614 Division Street
Madison, WI  53704-5514
(o) 608-241-8661
jlfolk@tds.net

5L La Crosse Area Synod
vacant

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Region 6

6A Southeast Michigan Synod
The Rev. Joel Brandt
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
39020 5 Mile Road

Livonia, MI 48154-1338
(o) 734-464-0211
jbrandt@etseminary.edu

6B North/ West Lower Michigan Synod
The Rev. Raymond E. Orth
69 Auch Street
Sebewaing, MI  48759-1604
(h) 989-883-2608
reorth@sebewaing.net

6C Indiana-Kentucky Synod
Rev. Leonard M. Jepson

16495 Ireland Road

Mishawaka, IN 46544-6523

(o) 574-255-4234

lmjep21@aol.com

 

6D Northwestern Ohio Synod
The Rev. Timothy Philabaum - Regional Representative
Zoar Lutheran Church
314 E. Indiana
Perrysburg, OH  43551-2209
(o) 419-874-4346
(h) 419-874-0142

(f) 419-872-3588
tphilabaum@hotmail.com

 

6E Northeastern Ohio Synod

Rev. Dr. Paul J. Thielo

427 Winward Lane

Brunswick Hills, OH 44212

(h)330-220-4068

(c)330-697-3501

spthielo@aol.com

6F Southern Ohio Synod

The Rev. William A Hartfelder Jr.
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
100 E. Schrock Road
Westerville, OH  43081-3447
(o) 614-882-3026
w.hartfelder@grace43081.org

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Region 7

7A New Jersey Synod
Rev. Jennifer L. Sweitzer

Atonement Lutheran Church

308 First Avenue

Asbury Park, NJ 07712-6114

(o) 732-776-5727

pastorjenn@aolcom

 

7B New England Synod
The Rev. Dr. G Scott Cady - Regional Representative
60 Church Street

Manchester, CT 06040

(o) 860-643-1193

(h) 860-672-0143
stptrcnwll@hotmail.com


 

7C Metropolitan New York Synod
The Rev. Amandus Derr

619 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10022-4610

(o) 212-935-2200

ajderr@stpeters.org

 

The Rev. Laurie Cline

St. John Lutheran Church

2150 Centre Avenue

Bellmore, NY 11710-3425

(o) 516-785-4331

lcline698@juno.com

 

The Rev. George Summers

Advent Lutheran Church

1100 Bayer Road

Mattituck, NY 11952-1659

(o) 516-298-4918

summers@optonline.net

 

7D Upstate New York Synod

The Rev. Vernon Victorson

First Lutheran Church

646 State Street

Albany, NY 12203-1216

(o) 518-463-1326

vavat.flc@verizon.net

 

The Rev. Timothy Madsen

68 Eagle Street

Williamsville, NY 14221-5551

(o) 716-634-2330

buckleymadsen1@prodigy.net


7E Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod
The Rev. Franklin Stinner

156 Park Avenue

Bangor, PA 18013-2332

(o) 610-588-6903

fstinner@epix.net

7F Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod
The Rev. Eric R Royer
Family of God Lutheran Church
P.O. Box 362
Buckingham, PA  18912-0362
(o) 215-794-0973
(h) 215-348-0848
(f) 215-794-5973
Pastor@ascensionweb.org

7G Slovak Zion Synod
The Rev. Thomas J Drobena
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
P.O. Box 1003
Torrington, CT  06790-1003
(o) 860-482-6100
(h) 860-482-6100
(f) 860-482-7463
thomas.drobena@ecunet.org

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Region 8

8A Northwestern Pennsylvania Synod
The Rev. Martin M Roth
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
1 Trinity Place
Greenville, PA  16125-2071
(o) 724-588-8870
(h) 724-588-8883
(f) 724-588-7923
pastor-holytrinitygreenville@verizon.net

8B Southwest Pennsylvania Synod
The Rev. Larry E Kemp - Regional Representative
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
935 Pine Avenue
Castle Shannon, PA  15234-2197
(o) 412-531-1080
(h) 412-561-3643
pastor125kemp2@verizon.net

8C Allegheny Synod
The Rev. Gerald L Myers
120 Church Street
Hooversville, PA  15936-0182
                                                                                                                        
8D Lower Susquehanna Synod
The Rev. Charles A. Brophy
21 S. Bedford Street

Carlisle, PA 17013-3399
(o) 717-249-3310
pastor@firstlutherancarlisle.org

 

8E Upper Susquehanna Synod
The Rev. Karl-John Stone

500 Reitz Blvd

PO Box 36

Lewisburg PA 17837

(570)524-9778

karljohn@uss-elca.org

 

8F Delaware-Maryland Synod
The Rev. Holger Roggelin
Zion Lutheran Church
400 E. Lexington Street

Baltimore, MD 21202-3556

(o) 410-727-3939

pastorzion@verizon.net

8G Metropolitan Washington DC Synod
The Rev. Thomas A Prinz
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
605 W. Market Street
Leesburg, VA  20176-2506
(o) 703-777-4912
(h) 703-780-5126
(f) 703-777-4916
pastor@htlc.-va.com

8H West Virginia- Western Maryland Synod

The Rev. Gerald (Jerry) Kliner, Jr.

P.O. Box 1025

Hurricane, WV 25526-1025

(o) 304-562-0616

jerry_kliner@yahoo.com


 

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Region 9

9A Virginia Synod
The Rev. Joseph M. Vought
281 East Market Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22801-4130

(o) 540-434-3496                                                                                                                                                                                        (h) 540-432-1352
(c) 540-421-2667
mlcvought@rica.net

9B North Carolina Synod
The Rev. C Pierson Shaw
2961 8th Street Court, NE
Hickory, NC  28601-9642
(o) 828-328-8665
cpshaw@charter.net

9C South Carolina Synod
The Rev. Dr. John L Setzler
102 Kensington Drive
Greenwood, SC  29649-8523
(o) 864-223-0590
(h) 864-942-0165
(f) 864- 943-0647
ilcpastor@earthlink.net

9D Southeastern Synod
vacant

9E Florida-Bahamas Synod
The Rev. Russell L Meyer - Vice President
5025 Southampton Circle
Tampa, FL  33647-2037
(h) 813-910-1532

(c) 813-763-3610
russellmeyer@att.net

9F Caribbean Synod
The Rev. Martha  McCracken
Grace Lutheran Church
150 Calle de Parque
San Juan, PR  00911-1919
(o) 787-722-5372
(f) 787-722-5372
mlmcc@juno.com

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(At Large Member)

    
Rev. Dr. Richard L. Jeske                                

American Bible Society

1865 Broadway

New York, NY 10023-7503

(o) 212-408-1200

(h) 914-967-0350

rjes@aol.com


 

ELCA Office for Ecumenical and Inter-Religious Relations

 

The Rev. Dr. Donald J. McCoid, Executive

8765 W. Higgins Road

Chicago, IL 60631-4101

(o) (800) 638-3522 ext. 2611

Donald.McCoid@elca.org

 

Dr. Michael R. Trice, Associate Executive

8765 W. Higgins Road

Chicago, IL 60631-4101

(o) (800) 638-3522 ext. 2613

michael.trice@elca.org

 

 

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