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Anderson, the Rev. Roger L.
87, Cohasset, Minn.; April 8, 2026. Calls: United in Christ, Eveleth; Our Redeemer, St. Paul; Zion, Grand Rapids, all Minn.; Holy Cross, Menomonee Falls; director of relations, Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan—Northwest area, Milwaukee, both Wis.; director of church relations, Luther Seminary, St. Paul; interim, ELCA Saint Paul Area Synod, both Minn.
Berry, the Rev. Herbert E.
87, McCordsville, Ind.; Feb. 20, 2026. Calls: St. Paul, W. Memphis, Ark; St. Paul, Fredericksburg, Iowa; St. Paul and counselor, Pastoral Counseling Service, Evansville; Petersville UMC, Columbus; First UMC, Aurora; Salem UMC, Salem; Grace, Gas City; Bethel, Gary; interim, Indiana-Kentucky Synod; St. John, Richmond, all Ind.
Brandon, the Rev. Shawn O.
59, Baltimore; April 13, 2026. Calls: Wabanica, Baudette, Minn.; Gloria Dei!, Arnold; Abiding Savior, Columbia; Nativity and Holy Comforter, Baltimore, all Md.
Chao, the Rev. David W.J.
96, Alhambra, Calif.; April 9, 2026. Calls: Prince of Peace and Chinese of Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii; general secretary, Kairos Communication Services International, Alhambra.
Ciulla, the Rev. Pamela K.
76, Bellevue, Neb.; April 13, 2026. Calls: St. John, Marquette; First, Blair, both Neb.
Cornell, the Rev. Lori A.
63, Seattle; March 25, 2026. Calls: Christ, Lakewood; Calvary, Federal Way; St. Mark, Spokane, all Wash.
Crawford, the Rev. Fred T.
81, Media, Pa.; April 5, 2026. Calls: St. Luke, Allentown; Christ, Mahanoy City; Zion, Tamaqua, all Pa.
Dowling, the Rev. William L.
91, Surprise, Ariz.; March 31, 2026. Calls: Shepherd of the Valley, Merced; Christ the King, Tahoe City; Foothills, La Canada Flintridge; Master, Lancaster, all Calif.; Grace, Phoenix.
Edmiston, the Rev. Guy S.
89, Camp Hill, Pa.; April 18, 2026. Calls: Resurrection, Indianapolis; St. John, Lancaster; Lakeside and secretary, LCA Central Pennsylvania Synod, both Harrisburg, all Pa. He was elected as the first bishop of the ELCA Lower Susquehanna Synod, serving from 1988 to 2001.
Foerster, the Rev. Charles E.
64, Grand Ledge, Mich.; April 5, 2026. Calls: All Saints, Mason; Trinity, Midland; Immanuel, Grand Ledge, all Mich.
Green, the Rev. Clifford J.
91, Boston; April 22, 2026. Calls: professor, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass.; professor, Goucher College, Baltimore; professor of theology and ethics, Hartford Seminary, Hartford, Conn.
Green, the Rev. Donald B.
78, Lancaster, Pa.; March 19, 2026. Calls: St. John, Hoernerstown; Zion, Union Deposit; Holy Spirit, Lancaster; assistant to the bishop for mission and outreach, ELCA Southwestern Pennsylvania Synod; executive director, Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania, both Pittsburgh, all Pa.
Hammel, the Rev. H. David
86, Dover, Ohio; April 5, 2026. Calls: St. Timothy, Hudson, Iowa; St. John, New Bedford; Emmanuel, Ragersville; St. John, Baltic, all Ohio.
Hartzler, the Rev. Merlyn D.
85, Conifer, Colo.; Feb. 1, 2026. Calls: chaplain, Lutheran hospice unit, Lutheran Medical Center, Wheatridge; pastoral care, Abiding Hope, Littleton, both Colo.
Jacobson, the Rev. Luverne A.
88, Wilsonville, Ore.; Feb. 16, 2026. Calls: Zion, McGregor; Scandia, Battleview; Zion of Lunds Valley, Lostwood; Cottonwood, Lake White Earth; St. Paul, Riverdale; St. Andrew, Coleharbor, all N.D.; First, Sioux Falls, S.D.; Zion United, Clear Lake, Iowa; Zoar, Canby, Ore.; interim, ELCA Southwestern Washington Synod and ELCA Oregon Synod.
Jetto, the Rev. Kenneth R.
72, Lititz, Pa.; April 24, 2026. Calls: Christ, Woodstock; St. Paul, Red Hook; Memorial, Rhinebeck, all N.Y.; Salem, Lititz.
Koene, the Rev. Eugene A.
80, Newton Falls, Ohio; April 18, 2026. Calls: Holy Comforter, St. Louis; St. Philip, Toledo, Ohio; Risen Christ, St. Paul and Our Savior, Brooklyn; house chaplain, Seafarers and International House, New York City, St. Thomas, Bronx, all N.Y.; Trinity, Niles; St. Mark, Warren; Messiah, Newton Falls; Emmanuel Evangelical, Warren, all Ohio.
Kruger, the Rev. David P.
89, Tampa, Fla.; March 10, 2026. Calls: Prince of Peace, Loveland, Ohio; St. Luke, St. Joseph; Lord of Life, Brighton, both Mich.; Lord of Life, Plant City; interim, Florida-Bahamas Synod; St. Paul, Tampa, all Fla.
Kruse, Deacon Edgar C.
88, La Crescent, Minn.; April 13, 2026. Calls: LCMS pastor serving in South Charleston, W.Va.; Jesup and Waterloo, Iowa; stewardship director, ELCA Central States Synod, Kansas City, Mo.; director for stewardship, ELCA Division for Congregational Ministries, Chicago.
Lillich, the Rev. Stanley R.
84, Madison, Wis.; April 12, 2026. Calls: Trinity, Norway; First, Conroy; Elim, Marshalltown; St. John, Guttenberg; Mount Olivet, Perry; St. Paul, Bouton; Prince of Peace, Des Moines, all Iowa.
Locke, the Rev. James C.
74, Tucson, Ariz.; March 5, 2026. Calls: Our Savior, Greeley, Colo.; American, Richey, Mont.; Our Savior, Rock Valley, Iowa; Ascension St. Matthew, Price, Utah.
Mittag, the Rev. Lydia J.
76, Glenville, Minn.; Feb. 12, 2026. Calls: Mona, Mona; Six Mile Grove, Lyle, both Minn.
Moerer, the Rev. Willis E.
91, Newport Beach, Calif.; April 7, 2026. Calls: Emmanuel, La Habra; Ascension, Thousand Oaks, both Calif.
Ridenhour, the Rev. Thomas E. Sr.
88, Concord, N.C.; April 8, 2026. Calls: Resurrection, Greensboro, N.C.; professor of homiletics, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Gettysburg, Pa.; professor of homiletics, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, S.C.
Sanders, the Rev. Paul H.
101, Brookings, S.D.; April 22, 2026. Calls: Whitewater, Whitewater; Saco and Immanuel, Saco; Hinsdale, Hinsdale, all Mont.; Our Savior and East Lemonweir, Elroy; Greenwood, Hillsboro, all Wis.; St. Paul, Clear Lake; Peace, Sioux Falls, both S.D.
Schaar, the Rev. Gerald D.
83, Cameron Park, Calif.; Feb. 12, 2026. Calls: LCMS calls (1977-1995); Trinity, Bogota, N.J.; First, Torrance; St. Timothy, Lakewood; interim, ELCA Southwest California Synod; Gloria Dei, Long Beach, all Calif.
Sheaffer, the Rev. Martha “Marty” B.
76, Lititz, Pa.; April 15, 2026. Calls: St. Paul, associate chaplain, Lutheran Social Services-East Region, and chaplain, Luthercare, all Lititz; chaplain, Hospice of Lancaster County, Lancaster, all Pa.
Smith, the Rev. Richard M.
90, Lakeville, Minn.; March 2, 2026. Calls: Hope, Delmont, S.D.; American, Gaylord; First, Little Falls; Holy Cross, Duluth, all Minn.
Swensson, the Rev. Phillip R.
101, Barnum, Minn.; Feb. 25, 2026. Calls: Salem, Mahtowa; Bethel, Atkinson; Oak Lake, Kerrick, all Minn.
Tigges, the Rev. Donald L.
97, The Dalles, Ore.; March 30, 2026. Calls: First, Plains; Our Savior, Thompson Falls; Calvary, Post Falls, all Idaho; Bethel and Immanuel, Joplin, Mont.; Trinity, Silverton, Ore.
Trelstad, the Rev. Gordon A.
91, Red Wing, Minn.; March 30, 2026. Calls: Our Saviors, Sioux Falls; Wilmot, Wilmot, both S.D.; Clarkfield, Clarkfield; Grace, Westbrook, both Minn.
Wessels, the Rev. Robert G.
92, Lincoln, Neb.; April 4, 2026. Calls: Trinity, Russellville, Mo.; Peace, Deshler, Neb.; Trinity, Sibley; Trinity, Dyersville; Immanuel, Earlville; Grace, Epworth; Good Shepherd, Knoxville, all Iowa.
Zabel, the Rev. Kenneth A.
95, Sherwood, Ore.; March 30, 2026. Calls: Christ, Goodyear; Our Saviour, Buckeye, both Ariz.; St. John, Palm Desert; Holy Trinity, San Carlos, both Calif.