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Anderson, the Rev. Arnold L.
90, Newport, Wash.; Nov. 26, 2025. Calls: Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK; Glendale, Seattle, Wash.; Faith, Albany, Ore.; Glendale, Burien, Wash.
Anderson, the Rev. Ellen M.
73, Abington, Pa.; Jan. 5, 2026. Calls: Dinkey Memorial, Lehighton; St. Stephen, Allentown; assistant director of the Foundation, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia; Living Word, Roslyn, all Pa.
Anderson, the Rev. John P.
96, Baraboo, Wis.; Dec. 24, 2025. Calls: Trinity, Brevort; Zion, St. Ignace, both Mich.; St. Paul, Baraboo.
Anderson, the Rev. Milo K.
75, Banning, Calif.; Dec. 24, 2025. Calls: Bethlehem, Hondo, Texas; Zion, Friendship; Faith, Cottage Grove; First, Stoughton, all Wis.; Faith, Murphys; Hope, San Mateo; interim, ELCA Pacifica Synod; Grace, Anaheim; Mount Calvary, Cypress; interim, Good Shepherd, Hemet; interim, Our Savior, Banning, all Calif.
Chao, the Rev. Timothy K.
93, Fontana, Calif.; Nov. 25, 2025. Call: True Light, Streamwood, Ill.
Damos, the Rev. Stephen G.
76, Oak Ridge, Tenn.; Jan. 8, 2026. Calls: St. John, Knoxville; Salem, Parrottsville; Grace, Oak Ridge, all Tenn.
Derrick, the Rev. John L.
96, Bridgewater, Va.; Dec. 24, 2025. Calls: St. Paul, Wilkes Barre, Pa.; Christ, Durham, N.C.; Muhlenberg, Harrisonburg; Trinity Ecumenical Parish, Smith Mountain Lake (Moneta), both Va.
Fisher, the Rev. Harry E.
90, Earleville, Md.; Nov. 20, 2025. Calls: Grace, Woodsboro, Md.; St. Paul, Hanover, Pa.; St. Paul and campus pastor, Lutheran Campus Ministry of the University of Delaware, both Newark; Zion and pastor/psychotherapist, Tressler Center, both Wilmington, all Del.
Friberg-Dussaq, the Rev. Irene A.
87, Duncannon, Pa; Jan. 1, 2026. Calls: Christ, Duncannon; interim, Lower Susquehanna Synod, both Pa.
Giannantonio, the Rev. James R.
78, Houston; Jan. 19, 2026. Calls: Emmanuel, Pottstown, Pa.; Christ the Servant, Houston.
Haefer, the Rev. Ronald A.
82, Wilson, N.Y.; Dec., 28, 2025. Calls: St. Peter, Medina; St. Paul, Wilson, both N.Y.
Halstead, the Rev. Kenneth A.
75, Lone Rock, Wis.; Jan. 20, 2026. Calls: St. Paul, Warren, Ill.; Emaus, Racine, Wis.; St. John, Princeton, Ill.; campus pastor, Bemidji State University, Bemidji; St. John, Zimmerman, both Minn.; St. John, Richland Center, Wis.
Hazard, the Rev. William R.
75, Lakewood, Calif.; Dec. 27, 2025. Calls: Martin Luther, Johnson, Neb.; Atonement, Salt Lake City, Utah; Redeemer, Bakersfield; interim, ELCA Southwest California Synod; St. Timothy, Lakewood, all Calif.
Henry, the Rev. E. David
79, Burnet, Texas; Jan. 4, 2026. Calls: Grace, Bandera; Risen Lord, Odessa; St. Peter, Marble Falls, all Texas.
Johnson, the Rev. Timothy G.
76, Moorhead, Minn.; Jan. 24, 2026. Calls: Zion, Ashley, N.D.; Zion, Cottage Grove, Minn.; United, Grand Forks, N.D.; Zion, Anoka, Minn.; interim, ELCA Southeastern Iowa Synod; Good Shepherd, Bismarck, N.D.
Kerrick, the Rev. John W.
95, Lakewood, Ohio; Jan. 17, 2026. Calls: First, Louisville; St. Luke, Cold Spring, both, Ky.; St. Luke, Logansport; St. John, Lafayette, both Ind.; St. Luke, Newark; Christ, Springfield; St. John, Philo, all Ohio.
Knull, the Rev. Stanley H.
97, Allentown, Pa.; Dec. 30, 2025. Calls: Reformation, New Britain, Conn.; St. Luke, Woodhaven; Calvary, Hauppauge, both N.Y.
Koch, the Rev. Paul F.
82, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Nov. 16, 2025. Calls: Transfiguration, St. Louis; Grace, Detroit; executive director, Black Hawk Lutheran Ministry, Waterloo, Iowa; Ebenezer, Chicago.
Leaf, the Rev. C. Timothy
66, McPherson, Kan.; Jan. 2, 2026. Calls: Resurrection, Haysville; Trinity, McPherson, both Kan.
Lingen, Deacon Kathleen M.
101, Moorhead, Minn.; Jan. 22, 2026. Calls: parish worker, Our Savior, Beloit, Wis.; secretary, administrative assistant and education director, Good Shepherd, Moorhead.
Lundgren, the Rev. Nathan G.
87, Brainerd, Minn.; Jan. 8, 2026. Calls: Faith, Isle, Minn.; Augustana, Grand Forks, N.D.; First, Brainerd; Augstana, Minneapolis; Gustavus Adolphus, Foley, all Minn.
Maberry, the Rev. Barron B.
91, Catonsville, Md.; Nov. 11, 2025. Calls: Christ, Upperco; St. Stephen, Silver Spring; St. Paul, Cordova; Good Shepherd, Gaithersburg; Trinity, North Bethesda, all Md.; Reformation and St. Matthew, both Washington, D.C.
MacLaughlin, the Rev. Bruce D.
76, Whitehall, Pa.; Oct. 27, 2025. Calls: St. John, Ringtown; Holy Trinity, Catasauqua; Good Shepherd, Easton; Ziegels, Breinigsville; Zion, Northampton, all Pa.
Moffat, the Rev. Douglas G.
76, Yuma, Ariz.; Jan. 12, 2026. Calls: LCMS calls (1974-2006); Community of Life, Bakersfield; Hope, Temecula, both Calif.; Faith, Yuma.
Mortvedt, the Rev. Robert E.
92, Buffalo, Minn.; Dec. 21, 2025. Calls: St. James, Redding; Our Redeemer, Simi Valley; Reformation, Westminster, all Calif.; St. John, Beatrice; Fridhem, Funk, both Neb.
Nordeen, the Rev. Paul E.
82, Sun City, Ariz.; April 14, 2025. Call: St. Matthew, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Perry, Thomas L.
90, Williamsport, Md.; Nov. 21, 2025. Calls: Emmanuel, Pasadena; Christ, Hagerstown; St. Paul, Walkersville; Mount Tabor, Clear Spring, all Md.; interim, ELCA Delaware-Maryland Synod.
Pohl, Deacon Joyce Z.
89, Sauk Rapids, Minn.; Jan. 3, 2026. Call: teacher, St. Luke, Chicago.
Potteiger, the Rev. Bruce W.
76, Fleetwood, Pa.; Jan. 1, 2026. Calls: Jacob, Jacksonville; St. Paul, Seiberlingsville; St. Peter, Lynnville; Christ, Dryville (Mertz); Salem-Belleman, Mohrsville, all Pa.
Rich, the Rev. Lyle A.
93, Moorhead, Minn.; Jan. 8, 2026. Calls: Our Savior, Henry; Naples, Naples, both S.D.; Our Savior, Montevideo; Trinity, Truman; Waverly, Trimont; Our Redeemer, Benson, all Minn.; Zion, Harwood, N.D.
Roth, the Rev. Martin M.
81, Greenville, Pa.; Dec. 26, 2025. Calls: Trinity, Smethport; Gethsemane, Port Allegany; Messiah, Wesleyville (Erie); Holy Trinity, Greenville, all Pa.
Shaw, the Rev. Sandra G.
69, Silver Spring, Md.; Nov. 11, 2025. Call: Living Faith, Rockville, Md.
Sorenson, the Rev. Joan D.
85, Lexington, Ky.; Dec. 21, 2025. Call: Grace, Stratford, Conn.
Steinman, the Rev. Randall J.
70, Neptune, N.J.; Jan. 10, 2026. Call: Redeemer, Neptune.
Stiller, the Rev. Peter
82, Weeki Wachee, Fla.; Dec. 22, 2025. Calls: Trinity, Thalberg; St. Paul, Green Bay; Trinity, Winnipeg, all MB, Canada; St. John, Norfolk; St. Michael, Virginia Beach, both Fla.; Redeemer, Sun City Center, Fla.
Turmo, the Rev. Allan A.
94, West Fargo, N.D.; Jan. 26, 2026. Calls: First and Bethany, Rhame; First, New Rockford; Olivet, Fargo; Bruflat, Portland; Aal, Hillsboro; Norway, Cummings, all N.D.; Plentywood, Plentywood; Highland, Outlook; Faith Reserve, all Mont.; Salem, Hitterdal; Atlanta, Ulen, both Minn.
West, the Rev. Rebecca S.
64, Johnstown, Pa.; Dec. 13, 2025. Call: Moxham, Johnstown.
Zimmerman, the Rev. Gerald E.
73, Olean, N.Y.; Jan. 9, 2026. Calls: Bethel, Portville; Shepherd of the Valley, Wellsville, both N.Y.
