Missouri District (LCMS)

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The Missouri District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS), and comprises the state of Missouri. Six Missouri congregations are in the non-geographic English District, and one congregation in St. Louis is in the SELC District. The Missouri District is home to the Synod's headquarters as well as Concordia Seminary, both of which are located in or just outside St. Louis. The district includes approximately 298 congregations and missions, subdivided into 29 circuits, as well as 52 preschools, 61 elementary schools and 8 high schools. Baptized membership in district congregations is approximately 140,000. It is the third largest district of the LCMS, both in number of congregations (trailing the Michigan and Texas Districts) and in total membership (behind the Michigan and Northern Illinois Districts).

The Missouri District was formed in 1966 when the Western District was divided, also creating the Mid-South District. District offices are located in St. Louis; the Rev. Ray Mirly became the district president in March 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 February 9-11, 2006, and the next will be held in 2009.

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[edit] Presidents

  • Rev. Herman C. Scherer, 1966–78
  • Rev. Paul Ph. Spitz, 1978-91
  • Rev. James W. Kalthoff, 1991-2006
  • Rev. Ray G. Mirly, 2006-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 (Altenburg)

Circuit 2 (Cape Girardeau)

Circuit 3 (Carrollton)

Circuit 4 (Columbia)

Circuit 5 (Concordia, North)

Circuit 6 (Concordia, South)

Circuit 7 (Iron Mountain)

Circuit 8 (Jackson-Bootheel)

Circuit 9 (Jefferson City)

Circuit 10 (Kansas City, Central)

  • Ascension Lutheran Church, Sterling Gardens, Kansas City, Missouri
  • Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Westside North, Kansas City, Missouri
  • Immanuel Lutheran Church, Manheim Park, Kansas City, Missouri - est. 1885
  • Jesus El Buen Pastor Lutheran Church, Westside North, Kansas City, Missouri
  • Messiah Lutheran Church, Independence, Missouri - 793 members
  • Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Lykins, Kansas City, Missouri - est. 1922
  • Pointe of Hope Lutheran Church, Blue Springs, Missouri
  • Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Independence, Missouri - est. 1908
  • Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Oak Grove, Missouri
  • Timothy Lutheran Church, Blue Springs, Missouri - 3189 members

Circuit 11 (Kansas City, North)

Circuit 12 (Kansas City, South)

Circuit 13 (Northeast Missouri)

Circuit 14 (Rolla)

Circuit 15 (St. Charles, East)

Circuit 16 (St. Charles, West)

Circuit 17 (St. Joseph)

Circuit 18 (St. Louis, North)

Circuit 19 (St. Louis, South)

Circuit 20 (St. Louis, West)

Circuit 21 (St. Louis County, Affton)

Circuit 22 (St. Louis County, Ellisville)

Circuit 23 (St. Louis County, Florissant)

Circuit 24 (St. Louis County, Overland)

Circuit 25 (St. Louis County, Kirkwood)

Circuit 26 (Sedalia)

Circuit 27 (SW Missouri)

Circuit 28 (Springfield)

Circuit 29 (Washington)

[edit] External links

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