Official nominee source text
- Section
- Great Lakes Region Regional Vice-President
- Office/position
- Great Lakes Region Regional Vice-President
- Candidate category
- ordained
- Source page
- p. 33
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Basic Details
- Name
- Eric C. Sko vgaard+
- Locale
- Elm Gro ve, WI
- Congregation
- Elm Gro ve Lutheran Church, Elm Grove, WI (SW)
- Birth Year
- 1967
- Birthplace
- Fairfax, VA
- Wife's Maiden Name
- .Shelly Ann Hor rell
- Number of Children
- 2
- College
- University of Virginia (1989)
- Seminary
- Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO (2000)
- Member of Synod Congregations (years)
- 51
- Rostered Member of Synod (years)
- 26
- Year of Ordination
- 2000
Service History
Pastorates
| Congregation | Years |
|---|---|
| Elm Grove Lutheran Church, Elm Grove, WI | 2011–present |
- Congregation
- Elm Grove Lutheran Church, Elm Grove, WI
- Years
- 2011–present
Synod Offices
| Position | Years |
|---|---|
| Sixth Vice-President | 2025–present |
- Position
- Sixth Vice-President
- Years
- 2025–present
District Offices
| Position | Years |
|---|---|
| Missionary, CNH District | 2000–2003 |
| Circuit Visitor, South Wisconsin District | 2009–2020 |
| President, South Wisconsin District | 2024–2025 |
| First Vice-President, South Wisconsin District | 2025–present |
- Position
- Missionary, CNH District
- Years
- 2000–2003
- Position
- Circuit Visitor, South Wisconsin District
- Years
- 2009–2020
- Position
- President, South Wisconsin District
- Years
- 2024–2025
- Position
- First Vice-President, South Wisconsin District
- Years
- 2025–present
Other Significant Service or Experience
| Type of Service | Years |
|---|---|
| Board of Directors, Doxology | 2016–2026 |
| Guest Lecturer , Lutheran Theo. Seminary, Pretoria, South Africa | 2026 |
- Type of Service
- Board of Directors, Doxology
- Years
- 2016–2026
- Type of Service
- Guest Lecturer , Lutheran Theo. Seminary, Pretoria, South Africa
- Years
- 2026
Personal Statement
It’s easy for the church to feel besieged by the world. Thank God we stand on the confessional Lutheran shoulders of those who went before us! My hope for the Synod is that we will hold onto our identity in worship and intentional evangelism, as those washed in the blood of the Lamb and sent to bear witness to Christ and Him crucified. In these gray and latter days, I am eager to cultivate greater cooperation among pastors and congregations, honoring one another’s ministries and looking for faithful ways to share resources for the sake of proclaiming Christ.
