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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.
* 2018-2021 term extended by one year due to the pandemic
2018-2022* Board of Directors
| District President | Rev. Dr. Daniel Brege | daniel.brege@in.lcms.org |
| 1st Vice-President | Rev. Dr. D. Richard Stuckwisch | drstuckwisch@sbcglobal.net |
| 2nd Vice-President | Rev. David Shadday | davidshadday@gmail.com |
| 3rd Vice-President | Rev. Nathan Rastl | nprastl@gmail.com |
| 4th Vice-President | Rev. Peter Brock | pastorbrock@gmail.com |
| Secretary | Rev. Douglas Punke | dpunke@zionfw.org |
| Treasurer | Mr. Stan Lemon | stanlemon@live.com |
| Commissioned – NW | Mr. Kenneth Eichinger | keneichinger@gmail.com |
| Commissioned – NE | Mr. Darin Koenemann | d.koenemann@alcsfw.org |
| Commissioned – CE | Mr. Carl Schulenurg | cschulenburg@lhsi.org |
| Commissioned – SO | Mr. Larry Tews | tewslarry@gmail.com |
| Lay – NW | Mr. Sean Fagan | spfaganlaw@gmail.com |
| Lay – NE | Mr. Michael Hawk | mdhawk@hawkhaynie.com |
| Lay – CE | Mr. David Heinkel | dmh5100@att.net |
| Lay – SO | Mr. James Claybourn | jwclaybourn@gmail.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 2019 Handbook — November 2019 Edition
• 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