Nominee section
Central Region Regional Vice-President
Central Region nominees for regional vice-president.
This reader is built from the 2026 LCMS Biographical Synopses and Statements of Nominees. It is provided as a source-navigation and reading aid. Verify all elections, candidate eligibility, convention procedures, and official ballots against official LCMS convention materials.
Source pages: pp. 25-27
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Section source introduction
Vice-President: Central Region | 25
Sonntag; Terry D. Tieman; Gregory R. Truwe; Jay W. Watson;
William C. Weedon; Joshua J. Willadsen; John C. Wohlrabe Jr.;
Mark C. Wood As required by Bylaw 3.12.2.7 (c), the nominees who received the highest number of votes were notified to obtain their approval in writing for the inclusion of their names on the ballot. Because the Bylaws of the Synod provide no opportunity for adding names to this slate, other than due to the death, declination, or unavailability of a candidate, the ballot for the election of the Central Region Vice-President is expected to contain the names of the following top five consenting candidates in alphabetical order:
Nominee biographies
4 records
p. 25
Benjamin Thomas (Ben) Ball
Central Region Regional Vice-President
Open biography
p. 26
Joel David Biermann
Central Region Regional Vice-President
Also candidate for: President
Open biography
p. 27
Jeffrey Paul Cloeter
Central Region Regional Vice-President
Also candidate for: First Vice-President; Board of Regents, St. Paul
Open biography
p. 27
Peter James Brock
Central Region Regional Vice-President
Open biography
