South Dakota District of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod

The South Dakota District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS), and comprises the state of South Dakota; one congregation in the state is in the North Dakota District. The South Dakota District includes approximately 114 congregations and missions, subdivided into 11 circuits, as well as 16 preschools, 3 elementary schools and 1 high school. Baptized membership in district congregations is over 30,000.[1]

South Dakota District of the LCMS
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritorySouth Dakota
HeadquartersSioux Falls, South Dakota
Statistics
Congregations114
Schools
  • 16 preschool
  • 3 elementary
  • 1 secondary
Members30,000
Information
DenominationLutheran Church–Missouri Synod
Established1906
Current leadership
PresidentRev. Scott Sailer
Map
Website
www.sd.lcms.org

The South Dakota District was formed in 1906 out of the Minnesota and Dakota District, with the rest of the district continuing to use that name until 1910. District offices are located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 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 Rev. Dale Sattgast became the district president in September 2006[2] and was re-elected to a third three-year term in 2012.[3]

Presidents
  • Rev. August Frederick Breihan, 1906–12
  • Rev. Johann Dietrich Ehlen, 1912–18
  • Rev. Ernst Gottlieb Jehn, 1918–21
  • Rev. Friedrich W. Leyhe, 1921–36
  • Rev. Walter Nitschke, 1936–51
  • Rev. Philip H. Mueller, 1951–60
  • Rev. Elmer O. Luessenhop, 1960–68
  • Rev. Leonard Eberhard, 1968–70
  • Rev. Arthur J. Crosmer, 1970–78
  • Rev. Paul G. Wendling, 1978-88
  • Rev. Raymond L. Hartwig, 1988-98
  • Rev. Vernon L. Schindler, 1998-2006
  • Rev. Dale L. Sattgast, 2006-present

References
  1. http://lcms.org/page.aspx?pid=456&reid=iCiyvr3JZloCSkg5QwTHvA%3d%3d&bbsys=0&bbrt=0
  2. "Reporter - LCMS News & Information".
  3. "Reporter - LCMS News & Information".
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