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Board of Directors
The Indiana District Board of Directors is elected at the District Convention to serve a three-year term. It consists of the District President, four vice-presidents (one from each region), a secretary, treasurer, and one commissioned and one lay delegate from each of the four regions (NW, NE, CE, SO). The board meets four times a year.
Upcoming meeting dates can be viewed HERE.
2025-2028 Board of Directors
| District President | Rev. Dr. D. Richard Stuckwisch | richard.stuckwisch@in.lcms.org |
| 1st Vice-President | Rev. Peter Brock | pastorbrock@gmail.com |
| 2nd Vice-President | Rev. David Mueller | davidmueller66@yahoo.com |
| 3rd Vice-President | Rev. Douglas Bauman | pastorbauman@stpaulcolumbus.org |
| 4th Vice-President | Rev. Erich Fickel | pastor@fickel.me |
| Secretary | Rev. Keaton Christiansen | distsec@in.lcms.org |
| Treasurer | Ms. Beth Maxwell | stjohn_sec@sbcglobal.net |
| Commissioned – NW | Miss Rhonda Reimers | Reimers@stpeternorthjudson.org |
| Commissioned – NE | Mr. Darin Koenemann | dkoenemann@wyneken.org |
| Commissioned – CE | Mr. Carl Schulenburg | carllhsi@aol.com |
| Commissioned – SO | Mr. Larry Tews | tewslarry@gmail.com |
| Lay – NW | Mr. Eugene Matzat | ematzat@purdue.edu |
| Lay – NE | Mr. Dennis Herman | herman_99@comcast.net |
| Lay – CE | Mr. David Heinkel | davidheinkel5100@gmail.com |
| Lay – SO | Mr. James Claybourn | jwclaybourn@gmail.com |
| Lay – Special Appointment | Mr. Michael Hawk | mdhawk@hawkhaynie.com |
Committee on Constitutional Matters
The Committee on Constitutional Matters (CCM) is an official committee of the Indiana District that provides “guidance and direction to the District and to the congregations regarding their organization, constitution, and bylaws,” assuring “the District that all new and revised constitutions and bylaws are in agreement with the Scriptures and with the Constitution and Bylaws of the Synod” (See Indiana District Bylaws, §12.2). The Constitution and Bylaws of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod are also the Constitution and Bylaws of the Indiana District. Additionally, the Indiana District has Bylaws specific to it; these Bylaws are maintained by the District CCM.
The resources made available here are intended to assist pastors and congregations as they write or revise their constitutions and bylaws.
• LCMS 2023 Handbook
• Bylaws of the Indiana District LCMS
• Guidelines for Constitutions and Bylaws of Small and Developing Lutheran Congregations
• Guidelines for Constitutions and Bylaws of Lutheran Congregations
• LCMS Marriage Policy
• Protecting Your Ministry (From Sexual Orientation Gender Identity Lawsuits) from the Alliance Defending Freedom and LCMS
• District Secretary Punke’s June 1, 2020 memorandum to the congregations of the Indiana District, LCMS re: Indiana District CCM recommendation congregations’ C&Bs