Official nominee source text
- Section
- First Vice-President of the Synod
- Office/position
- First Vice-President of the Synod
- Candidate category
- ordained
- Source page
- p. 18
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Basic Details
- Name
- Byrene Keith (Keith) Haney
- Locale
- Fort Dodge, IA
- Congregation
- St. Paul, Fort Dodge, IA (IW)
- Birth Year
- 1965
- Birthplace
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Wife’s Maiden Name
- Bickel
- Number of Children
- 6
- College
- Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA (1997)
- Seminary
- Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO (1993)
- Other Degrees
- DEd in Organizational Change, Concordia University, Irvine, CA (2024)
- Member of Synod Congregations (years)
- 55
- Rostered Member of Synod (years)
- 33
- Year of Ordination
- 1993
Service History
Pastorates
| Congregation | Years |
|---|---|
| Berea Lutheran Church, Detroit, MI | 1993–1995 |
| Missionary at Large, L.U.T.H.E.R. Plan, St. Louis, MO | 1995–1999 |
| Gospel Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, WI | 1999–2007 |
- Congregation
- Berea Lutheran Church, Detroit, MI
- Years
- 1993–1995
- Congregation
- Missionary at Large, L.U.T.H.E.R. Plan, St. Louis, MO
- Years
- 1995–1999
- Congregation
- Gospel Lutheran Church, Milwaukee, WI
- Years
- 1999–2007
District Offices
| Position | Years |
|---|---|
| Circuit Visitor, SWD | 2005–2007 |
| Chair, Evangelism and Stewardship, SWD | 2005–2007 |
| Congregational Service Executive, NID | 2007–2019 |
- Position
- Circuit Visitor, SWD
- Years
- 2005–2007
- Position
- Chair, Evangelism and Stewardship, SWD
- Years
- 2005–2007
- Position
- Congregational Service Executive, NID
- Years
- 2007–2019
Other Significant Service or Experience
| Type of Service | Years |
|---|---|
| President of Transitional Housing Milwaukee County | 2005–2007 |
| Chairman of North American Mission Executives | 2013–2015 |
| Board of Directors, Lutherans For Life | 2021–present |
| Vice-President | 2022 |
| Chairman of the Board of Mission Nation | 2025–present |
- Type of Service
- President of Transitional Housing Milwaukee County
- Years
- 2005–2007
- Type of Service
- Chairman of North American Mission Executives
- Years
- 2013–2015
- Type of Service
- Board of Directors, Lutherans For Life
- Years
- 2021–present
- Type of Service
- Vice-President
- Years
- 2022
- Type of Service
- Chairman of the Board of Mission Nation
- Years
- 2025–present
Personal Statement
My faith journey began when God led me early in life to understand the Gospel proclaimed in a Lutheran preschool, where my family and I joined the Lutheran Church. I fully support the doctrine of the LCMS, which guides my confession and pastoral practice. Today, the church faces major challenges—secularism, division, and the ongoing effects of sin—yet these also provide opportunities to stand firmly on Christ, our Rock, and to faithfully and lovingly proclaim His Gospel. It would be an honor to serve the Synod as First Vice-President.
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