Nominee biography

Mark A. Loest

Concordia Historical Institute Board of Governors

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Official nominee source text from the 2026 LCMS Biographical Synopses and Statements of Nominees.

Official nominee source text

Photo of Mark A. Loest from the 2026 LCMS Biographical Synopses and Statements of Nominees.
Section
Concordia Historical Institute Board of Governors
Office/position
Concordia Historical Institute Board of Governors
Candidate category
ordained
Source page
p. 53

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Additional official source text

Mark A. Loest, Saginaw, MI;

Immanuel Lutheran Church of Frankentrost, Saginaw MI (MI);

LCMS 63; Pastor. S: CHI Asst. Dir. of Ref. & Museum 7. D: Conv. Deleg 2.

C: Pastor 37, Vicarage Supervisor, SMP Mentor. O: Author, “The Doctrinal Resolutions of the National Conventions of The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

1847–2004,” Adjunct Tchr. CUC & CUW, Co-Dir. Int’l Loehe Soc., BOD LHF 4.

In 2027, Concordia Historical Institute will mark its 100th anniversary. I look forward to serving on the Board of Governors at the beginning of its second century. As a former assistant director, as a contributor to the Quarterly, and through my ongoing interest and contributions to American Lutheran and Missouri Synod history, I am ready and willing to do my part in seeing that our church’s history continues to be collected, preserved, and made accessible for study and research, as it serves as a testimony of the love and mercies of our faithful God and Lord throughout the ages.

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