Nominee biography

Laura Grace Hemminger

Concordia University Irvine Board of Regents

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

Official nominee source text

Photo of Laura Grace Hemminger from the 2026 LCMS Biographical Synopses and Statements of Nominees.
Section
Concordia University Irvine Board of Regents
Office/position
Concordia University Irvine Board of Regents
Candidate category
not specified
Source page
p. 68

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Additional official source text

Laura Grace Hemminger+, Bremerton, WA; Our Savior, Tacoma WA (NOW); LCMS 36; Homemaker. S:

BOR CUI 7, NYG Plng. Team 3, LCMS Life. Min. Spkr. 2, LCMS U Spkr. 2. C: Music Ldr., Youth Min.

Ldr., VBS Vol., Youth Miss. Trip Chaperone, Women’s Min. O: LWML Spkr., Higher Things Conf. Spkr., Beautiful Feet Conf. Spkr., LWML Young Women’s Rep., LFL BOD, Grant Writing, LFL Dir. & Devel.

Officer of Y4Life, March for Life, Sidewalk Coun. Outside Abortion Clinics, Pregnancy Ctr. Vol.

Our Concordia universities give us the opportunity to share Jesus in a uniquely Lutheran context with students, many of whom have never heard the Gospel. I mentored students from many of our universities through my work at Lutherans For Life and have seen the positive impact that an education with a strong Lutheran identity, one that affirms our Lutheran Confessions, can have on students’ faith development and future ministry. I’ve been honored to serve as a regent at Concordia Irvine, and I’d be privileged to continue to support the university’s commitment to upholding the tradition of sound Lutheran, biblically based education.

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