Iowa District East (LCMS)

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The Iowa District East is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS), and covers the eastern half of the state of Iowa; the rest of the state forms the Iowa District West. The Iowa District East includes approximately 119 congregations and missions, subdivided into 12 circuits, as well as 30 preschools, 10 elementary schools and 2 high schools. Baptized membership in district congregations is over 45,000.

The Iowa District East was formed in 1936 when the Iowa District (created in 1879) was divided in half. District offices are located in Marion, Iowa; the Rev. Dr. Gary Arp has been the district president since June 2000, and was reelected to a third term in 2006 [1]. Delegates from each congregation meet in convention every three years to elect the district president, vice presidents, circuit counselors, a board of directors, and other officers; the last convention was held on June 23-24, 2006, and the next will be held in 2009.

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[edit] Presidents

  • Rev. Herman A. Harms, 1936-38
  • Rev. Carl J. H. Heffe, 1938-49
  • Rev. Walter D. Oetting, 1949-63
  • Rev. Fred H. Ilten, 1963-70
  • Rev. John C. Zimmermann, 1970-82
  • Rev. Alvin L. Barry, 1982-92
  • Rev. Curtis R. Moermond, 1992-2000
  • Rev. Gary M. Arp, 2000-present

[edit] Oldest congregations

[edit] Largest congregations

Membership totals are c. 2006.

[edit] Congregations and missions

Congregations established prior to 1930, or having 600 or more members, are noted (membership figures are c. 2006); in the absence of one or both of these within a circuit, the oldest and/or largest congregation is noted.

Circuit 1 (Benton)

Circuit 2A (Cedar Rapids North)

Circuit 2B (Cedar Rapids South)

Circuit 3 (Clinton)

Circuit 4 (Davenport)

Circuit 5 (Dubuque)

Circuit 6 (Eldora)

Circuit 7 (Marshalltown)

Circuit 8 (Mount Pleasant)

Circuit 9 (St. Ansgar)

Circuit 10 (Waterloo)

Circuit 11 (Westgate)

Circuit 12 (Williamsburg)


[edit] Schools

Taken from the IDE web site.

High Schools

  • Christ Lutheran High School, Davenport
  • Valley Lutheran Middle and High School, Waterloo

Elementary Schools

  • Central Lutheran School, Newhall
  • Clemons Lutheran School-St. John, Clemons
  • Community Lutheran School, Readlyn/Klinger
  • Dubuque Lutheran School, Dubuque
  • Immanuel Lutheran School, Waterloo
  • Lutheran Interparish School, Williamsburg
  • St. Paul Lutheran School, Latimer
  • Trinity Lutheran School, Cedar Rapids
  • Trinity Lutheran School, Davenport
  • Zion Lutheran School, Wilton

[edit] External links

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