Ohio District (LCMS)

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The Ohio District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS), and covers the states of Ohio and West Virginia, as well as eastern Kentucky; the remainder of Kentucky is divided between the Indiana District and the Mid-South District. In addition, fifteen Ohio congregations are in the non-geographic English District, and eleven are in the SELC District. The Ohio District comprises approximately 170 congregations and missions, subdivided into 16 circuits, as well as 48 preschools, 24 elementary schools and 2 high schools. Baptized membership in Ohio District congregations is approximately 70,000.

The Ohio District was formed in 1963 when the Central District was divided, also creating the Indiana District. District offices are located in Olmsted Falls, Ohio, just west of Cleveland; the Rev. Terry Cripe became the district president in September 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 8-10, 2006, and the next will be held in 2009.

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[edit] Presidents

  • Rev. Ottomar Krueger, 1963–66
  • Rev. Paul G. Single, 1966–69
  • Rev. Edgar M. Luecke, 1969–70
  • Rev. Arthur H. Ziegler, 1970–82
  • Rev. Paul A. Weber, 1982-88
  • Rev. David D. Buegler, 1988-96
  • Rev. Ronald L. Bergen, 1996-2006
  • Rev. Terry L. Cripe, 2006-present

[edit] Oldest congregations

Oldest in Kentucky: Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Ashland, Kentucky, 1866
Oldest in West Virginia: Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Parkersburg, West Virginia, 1887

[edit] Largest congregations

Membership totals are c. 2006.

Largest in West Virginia: Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Parkersburg, West Virginia, 320
Largest in Kentucky: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Florence, Kentucky, 317

[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 (NW 1)

Circuit 2 (NW 2)

Circuit 3 (NW 3)

Circuit 4 (NE 1)

Circuit 5 (NE 2)

Circuit 6 (NE 3)

Circuit 7 (NE 4)

Circuit 8 (NE 5)

Circuit 9 (NE 6)

Circuit 10 (NE 7)

Circuit 11 (S 1)

Circuit 12 (S 5)

Circuit 13 (S 4)

Circuit 14 (S 2A)

Circuit 15 (S 2B)

  • Atonement Lutheran Church, Northwest Columbus, Ohio
  • Bethany Lutheran Church, Eastmoor-Walnut Ridge, Columbus, Ohio
  • Concordia Lutheran Church, Southwest Columbus, Ohio - est. 1929
  • Holy Cross of the Deaf Lutheran Church, Clintonville, Columbus, Ohio
  • Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Far East, Columbus, Ohio
  • Saint James Lutheran Church, Hilliard, Columbus, Ohio - est. 1847; 682 members
  • Saint John Lutheran Church, Dublin, Ohio - est. 1855; 870 members
  • Zion Lutheran Church, Near South, Columbus, Ohio - est. 1882

Circuit 16 (S 3)

[edit] External links

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