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- Report number/id
- R2
- Report title
- R2 First Vice-President
- Workbook start page
- 37
- Workbook end page
- 38
- Source pages
- 37, 38
- Source status
- source_checked
- Committee
- Not available
R2 First Vice-President The First Vice-President is the only full-time Synod vice-pres- ident. He is also an officer of the Synod who, like the other vice-presidents, is elected by the Synod at each convention. He is responsible to the President for the performance of his duties, many of which are assigned by the bylaws and others that are established by the President (Bylaws 3.3.1.3 [i] and 3.3.2.2 [a]). Among his duties that are established by the bylaws are to serve as: • chairman of the Colloquy Committee for Pastoral Ministry (Report R2.1); • chairman of the Colloquy Committee for Commissioned Ministry (Report R2.2); • a voting member of the Council of Presidents, where he also serves on the Program Committee; • a nonvoting member of the LCMS Board of Directors; • a nonvoting member of the Commission on Theology and Church Relations; and • a member of the Administrative Team (Bylaw 3.5.1.1). The First Vice-President serves along with five regional vice-presidents and the President on the Praesidium (Report R3). 2026 Convention Workbook 38 OFFICER, BOARD, AND COMMISSION REPORTS B. Statistics From January 2023 to January 2026, the CCPM received 45 ap- plications, three of which were withdrawn. Of the remaining 42, six are temporarily on hold, and three are currently invited for an inter- view as of this writing. Of the remaining 33 for whom a decision has been reached, 20 were certified, two are fulfilling requirements and likely to be certified, and 11 were declined. Of the 11 who were declined, 10 were not invited for an interview, and one was de- clined after the interview. Reasons for being declined include not meeting the prerequisites for colloquy (especially either of the two colloquy category definitions), the number or circumstances of di- vorce(s), or the need for more remedial theological study than can be provided through the colloquy process. Because there are always applicants already in process when a triennium begins, a total of 33 were certified during this triennium, 11 of whom applied in the previous triennium. See the tables below for a breakdown of church bodies and LCMS districts from which applicants came, as well as the country of origin for those not born in the United States. # Church Body 6 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 4 Baptist 2 Lutheran Church of Australia 2 Nondenominational 2 North American Lutheran Church 1 Anglican Church in North America 1 Assemblies of God 1 Association of Free Lutheran Congregations 1 Brethren / Charis International 1 Canadian Association of Lutheran Congregations 1 Christian and Missionary Alliance 1 Conservative Lutheran Association 1 Independent Lutheran 1 Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ 1 United Methodist Church 1 Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Table 1: Church body of origin (U.S. only) for successful general colloquies (certified February 2023–January 2026) # Country 5 Ethiopia 3 Cuba 2 Australia 2 Canada 1 Brazil 1 Liberia Table 2: Country of origin for successful general colloquies (foreign only) whose first language was not English (certified February 2023–January 2026) administrative assistants, especially on colloquy matters; and • participates in frequent meetings of the Office of the Pres- ident. During this triennium, the Office of the First Vice-President said farewell to its long-time and capable executive administrative as- sistant, Karen Dowbnia, and welcomed Carrie Beary as its new and gifted executive administrative assistant. The undersigned is honored to serve the Synod in its mission of proclaiming to the world that Christ Is Risen Indeed! Peter K. Lange, First Vice-President