Ordained Calls and Vacancies – Updated August 9, 2023

CONGREGATIONS / RSOs CALLING OR GETTING READY TO CALL (SENIOR or SOLE):

Note: Changes from last week’s list are marked in colored font.

1. AURORA, St. John – called Rev. Josemon Hoem (St. Paul’s, Fort Wayne) – DECLINED
2. BREMEN, St. Paul’s (Senior)
3. CHURUBUSCO, Faith
4. COLUMBUS, St. John’s-White Creek –
5. DECATUR, Zion-Friedheim – called Rev. Matthew Ulmer (TX District)
6. EVANSVILLE, Trinity-Darmstadt, Evansville  (senior) – called Rev. M. Josh Osbun (First, Hanna)
7. FORT WAYNE, Praise
8. HENDERSON, Trinity – called Rev. Michael Liese (CI District) – ACCEPTED (installation August 27)
9. INDIANAPOLIS, St. John (Senior)
10. LAFAYETTE, St. James – called Rev. Randy Blankschaen (SO District)
11. LEXINGTON, Good Shepherd
12. LOUISVILLE, Cedar Lake Lodge –
13. MONTICELLO, Our Savior / RENSSELAER, St. Luke (dual parish) –
14. PORTAGE, St. Peter –
15. SALEM, Faith

CONGREGATIONS /RSO’s CALLING ASSOCIATE / ASSISTANT:

1. EVANSVILLE, St. Paul (associate)
2. FORT WAYNE, Emmanuel-St. Michael – (“Shepherd of the School”) – called Rev. Jonathan V. Meyer (MO District) – ACCEPTED
3. HANNA, First Lutheran (associate) – called Rev. Ken Schaeffer
4. INDIANAPOLIS, Calvary (associate)
5. INDIANAPOLIS,  Lutheran HS –  

CONGREGATIONS BEING SERVED / NOT CALLING:

1. BARDSTOWN, Good Shepherd – served by Rev. Charles Fausel
2. ELIZABETHTOWN, Gloria Dei – served by Rev. Monty Gleitz
3. FORT WAYNE, Gloria Dei – served by Rev. Roland Ziegler
4. FORT WAYNE, Mount Calvary – served by Rev. Karl Frincke
5. FORT WAYNE, Shepherd of the City – served by Rev. Chad Schopp
6. GARY, Good Shepherd –
7. GARY, St. John
8. HAMLET, St. Matthew – served by Rev. Dr. Joseph Loftis
9. HARTFORD CITY, Prince of Peace
10. INDIANAPOLIS, Our Savior
11. MEDORA, Good Shepherd – served by Rev. Jordan McKinley
12. NEW SALISBURY, Epiphany – served by Rev. Michael Boyd
13. NORTH VERNON, Lord of Life – served by Rev. Josh Haugen
14. SCOTTSBURG, Holy Cross – served by Rev. Ken Davidson
15. SHELBYVILLE, St. Mark – served by Rev. Jerrell Simmerman
16. WHEATFIELD, Emmanuel – served by Rev. Mark Fakih
17. WINAMAC, St. Paul-Denham – served by Rev. Mark Fakih

CALLS UNDER CONSIDERATION OR RECENTLY EXTENDED:

1. Rev. Kyle Borcherding (Our Shepherd, Avon) – called to Zion; Georgetown, TX
2. Rev. Sergio Fritzler (CTSFW) – called to OIM – Dominican Republic
3. Rev. Paul Gaschler (Concordia, Greenwood) – called to St. Paul; Waseca, MN – DECLINED
4. Rev. Paul Gaschler (Concordia, Greenwood) – called to Holy Cross; St. Louis, MO – ACCEPTED
5. Rev. Gerald Gauthier (Zion, Wabash) – called to St. John; Bay City, MI
6. Rev. Phil Rigdon (St. John, Kendallville) – called to Salem; Jacksonville, IL
7. Rev. Matt Wietfeldt (CTSFW) – called to CUWAA – DECLINED
8. Rev. Andrew Yeager (St. Paul-Preble, Decatur) – called to Martini; Baltimore, MD – DECLINED