Mid-South District (LCMS)

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The Mid-South District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS), and encompasses the states of Arkansas and Tennessee, as well as the southwestern edge of Kentucky; the rest of Kentucky is divided between the Indiana District and the Ohio District. The Mid-South District includes approximately 130 congregations and mission stations, subdivided into 12 circuits, as well as 34 preschools, 15 elementary schools and 2 high schools. Baptized membership in district congregations is over 30,000.

The Mid-South District was formed in 1966 when the Western District was divided, also creating the Missouri District. District offices are located in Cordova, Tennessee; the Rev. Kenneth Lampe has been the district president since 2003, and was reelected 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 9-12, 2006, and the next will be held in 2009.

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[edit] Presidents

  • Rev. Wilbert E. Griesse, 1966-1985
  • Rev. Norman L. Groteluschen, 1985-1991
  • Rev. David W. Callies, 1991-2003
  • Rev. Kenneth E. Lampe, 2003-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 (Chattanooga)

Circuit 2 (Fayetteville)

Circuit 3 (Fort Smith)

Circuit 4 (Jonesboro)

Circuit 5 (Knoxville)

Circuit 6 (Little Rock North)

Circuit 7 (Little Rock South)

Circuit 8 (Memphis)

Circuit 9 (Nashville North)

Circuit 10 (Nashville South)

Circuit 11 (Paducah)

Circuit 12 (Stuttgart)

[edit] External links

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