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Bengtson, the Rev. Paul S.
83, Storm Lake, Iowa; Nov. 26, 2025. Calls: Salem, Rockford; Bethany, Wenona; Trinity, Galesburg; Peace, Peoria, all Ill.; Trinity, Avoca; assistant to the bishop, ELCA Western Iowa Synod, Storm Lake, both Iowa.
Branham, The Rev. Mack C.
94, Columbia, S.C.; Nov. 6, 2025. Calls: Nazareth, Lexington, S.C.; Military Chaplain, United States Air Force; Administration Assistant Registrar, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Columbia; VP for Administration, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Columbia, both S.C.
Dahm, the Rev. Robert C.
74, Wilson, Wis.; Nov. 19, 2025. Calls: Immanuel, Glenwood City; Wilson, Wilson, both Wis.
Engelman, The Rev. Emil J.
93, Dallastown, Pa.; Nov. 4, 2025. Calls: Fourth, Altoona; Christ, Dallastown, both Pa.
Glover, the Rev. Richard H.
91, Glendale, Ariz.; Nov. 17, 2025. Calls: Pleasant Valley, Lucas; St. Mark, Fremont; campus pastor, Ohio State University, Columbus, all Ohio; campus pastor, Mankato State University, Mankato; Faith, Avoca; St. Matthew, Wabasso, all Minn.
Hanson, the Rev. Robert E.
88, Chagrin Falls, Ohio; Nov. 30, 2025. Calls: All Saints, Chicago; First English, Cleveland, Ohio.
Hollar, the Rev. William K.
86, Conover, N.C.; Nov. 1, 2025. Calls: Fellowship, Jacksonville, Fla.; Prince of Peace, Norristown, Pa.; Resurrection, Rocky Mount, N.C.; Redeemer, Succasunna, N.J.
Larson, the Rev. Edgar M.T.
90, Tacoma, Wash.; Nov. 6, 2025. Calls: American and campus pastor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo.; campus pastor, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Ore.; pastor serving the Lutheran Church of Sweden; administration staff, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma.
McFarland, the Rev. Laurence G.
81, Bronx, N.Y.; Nov. 25, 2025. Calls: Bethlehem and Epiphany, Bronx.
McGee, the Rev. Clyde A.
86, Akron, Ohio; Nov. 10, 2025. Calls: St Matthew, Mansfield; St Stephen, Stow; Good Shepherd, Conneaut, all Ohio.
Merkel, the Rev. Michael G.
82, Newark, Del.; Nov. 28, 2025. Calls: Peace and Messiah, Philadelphia; assistant to the bishop and administrative assistant to the bishop/, LCA Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod; administrative assistant to the bishop, ELCA Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod; Bethesda, New Haven, Conn. From 1990 to 1994, he served as bishop of the ELCA Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod.
Miller, the Rev. Timothy C.
70, Williamsburg, Iowa; Nov. 12, 2025. Calls: Immanuel, Plummer; Ebenezer, Oaklee, both Minn.; Pontoppidan, Elliott, Ill.; St. John, Loogootee, Ind.; director, Newport Lutheran Ministries, Newport, Ky.; St. Paul, Des Moines; Zion, Wyoming; West Prairie, Leland; Peace, Ryan, all Iowa.
Misenheimer, the Rev. David L.
79, Matthews, N.C.; Nov. 18, 2025. Calls: Mount Tabor, West Columbia, S.C.; A Mighty Fortress, Charlotte, N.C.; St. Martin, Sugar Land, Texas; Christ, Charlotte, N.C.
Munson, the Rev. Roger L.
90, Duluth, Minn.; Nov. 28, 2025. Calls: St. James, Hanford, Calif; Holy Cross, Excelsior; Gethsemane, Hopkins; Good Shepherd, Duluth; development consultant, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, St. Paul, all Minn. In 1987 he was elected as the first bishop of the ELCA Northeastern Minnesota Synod, serving until 1996.
Nordstrand, The Rev. Patrice A.
74, Dundas, Minn.; Nov. 1, 2025. Calls: Atonement, Riverside, Calif.; Acting Associate Director for Contextual Education, Luther Seminary, Saint Paul; Bethel, Bovey; Bethel-Trinity, Bovey, all Minn.; Faith, Yucaipa; College, San Diego; Chaplain, Lutheran Health Facility, Anaheim, all Calif.
Peters, the Rev. Carl W.
93, Green Bay, Wis.; Nov. 1, 2025. Calls: First, Beaver Dam; Faith, Valders; mission outreach director, ELCA East-Central Synod of Wisconsin, Appleton, all Wis.
Pettersen, the Rev. Arthur J.
89, Staten Island, N.Y.; Nov. 24, 2025. Calls: Zion, Pittsburgh, Pa.; St. Paul-St. Luke, Staten Island.
Renter, the Rev. Ronald M.
80, Grass Valley, Calif.; Nov. 15, 2025. Calls: Grace, River Forest, Ill.; Grace and Resurrection, El Cerrito, Calif.; Lord of Mercy, Sparks, Nev.; missionary serving in Guatemala; All Saints, Novato; St. Stephen, El Dorado Hills, both Calif.; global mission associate, ELCA Global Mission, Chicago.
Schibler, the Rev. Ralph F.
90, Johns Island, S.C.; Nov. 12, 2025. Calls: Zion, Canton; Holy Trinity, Brunswick; St. Mark, Van Wert, all Ohio.
