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p. 17
Alfonso O. Espinosa
First Vice-President of the Synod
Alfonso O. Espinosa First Vice-President of the Synod First Vice-President of the Synod ordained or commissioned Regional Vice-President (West-Southwest Reg.) St Paul’ s, Irvine, CA (PSW) Birth Year Name ..........................Alfonso O. Espinosa Locale ................................Lak e Forest, CA Congregation St Paul’ s, Irvine, C...

p. 38
Alfonso O. Espinosa
West-Southwest Region Regional Vice-President
Alfonso O. Espinosa West-Southwest Region Regional Vice-President West-Southwest Region Regional Vice-President ordained or commissioned First Vice-President St Paul’ s, Irvine, CA (PSW) Birth Year Name ..........................Alfonso O. Espinosa Locale ................................Lak e Forest, CA Congregation St Paul’ s, Irvine, CA...

p. 37
Timothy Paul (Tim) Ahlman
West-Southwest Region Regional Vice-President
...ing votes were cast by 287 congregations of the region. Here following are the names and tallies of all ordained ministers who received nominating votes: Alfonso O. Espinosa......................................................................117 Yohannes A. Mengsteab .................................................................33 Ant...

p. 12
Peter Kristoff Lange
President of the Synod
...ovskis; Michael T. (Mike) Von Behren; William R. Wangelin; Aubrey J. Watson Jr.; William C. Weedon As required by Bylaw 3.12.2.1 (a), the nominees who received the highest number of votes were notified to obtain their approval for inclusion of their names on the list of 20 nominees from which the President-elect will select five candidate...

p. 9
Benjamin Thomas (Ben) Ball
President of the Synod
.....................................................311 Brady L. Finnern ...........................................................................148 Peter K. Lange .................................................................................65 Allan R. Buss ................................................................................

p. 36
Scott C. Sailer
Great Plains Region Regional Vice-President
...994–1998 P art-time Development Ambassador, Sioux Falls Lutheran School ......................................................................................... 2025–present P ersonal Statement “I am not ashamed of the Gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes” (Rom. 1:16). The Gospel! God’s Good News of C...
pp. 85-89
Index
Index
...................................... 9 Biggs, Luther C. ..................................................... 69 Blomenberg, Ralph ................................................. 25 Bobby, Jacob Christian ............................................ 60 Bodley, Christopher Raynard .................................... 31 Bollhagen, Karl C....
pp. 13-24
First Vice-President of the Synod
First Vice-President of the Synod
...ang; Matthew J. Clark; Erik K. Cloeter; Dean M. Davenport; Jordan L. DeBoer; Michael A. L. Eckelkamp; Clarence H. Eisberg; Douglas K. Escue; Alfonso J. (AJ) Espinosa; John A. Flamme; David C. Fleming; Terry R. Forke; Daniel M. (Dan) Galchutt; Stephen A. Gewecke; Randall L. Golter; Roosevelt Gray Jr.; Keith H. Grimm; Vincent R. (Vince) Har...
pp. 77-81
Nominees Submitted to the Committee for Convention Nominations, available for floor nominations from the pool
Nominees Submitted to the Committee for Convention Nominations, available for floor nominations from the pool
...AN, CAPT Randy Everett† Oviedo, FL DUNN, Mr Steven Eric Edwardsville, IL DURANCE, Rev Dr Matthew Hudson†‡ Harbor Beach, MI EASTBURN, Mr David C†‡ Fairfield, IA ECKELKAMP , Rev Dr Michael A L Lincoln, NE EDMON, Dr Harry †‡ Brier, WA EDMON, Dr Paul Pretzer Medford, MA EDSON, Mr John W Plymouth, MN EIFERT, Mrs Mary M Warren, MI ELLIOTT, Rev...
