Ordained Calls and Vacancies – Updated March 8, 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
2. BREMEN, St. Paul’s (Senior)
3. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Holy Cross –
4. DELPHI, St. Matthew’s – requesting Seminary candidate
5. FORT WAYNE, Praise
6. HENDERSON, Trinity – called Rev. Robert Zagore (MO District) – DECLINED
7. INDIANAPOLIS, St. John
8. LAFAYETTE, St. James – called Rev. Tab Ottmers (Fairview, TX)
9. LEXINGTON, St. John – called Rev. Micah Schmidt (MNN District)
10. LOUISVILLE, Cedar Lake Lodge –
11. MERRILLVILLE, Trinity Memorial – requesting Seminary candidate
12. MONTICELLO, Our Savior / RENSSELAER, St. Luke (dual parish) –
13. NOBLESVILLE, Christ –
14. PLAINFIELD, Living Christ – called Rev. Steve Latzke (Our Redeemer, South Bend) – ACCEPTED (installation May 21)
15. PORTAGE, St. Peter – called Rev. Joshua Moldenhauer (Oberlin, OH) – DECLINED
16. TERRE HAUTE, Immanuel – called Rev. Kurt Cockran (Basehor, KS) – ACCEPTED
17. VALPARAISO, Heritage – called Rev. Stanton Temme (Trinity-Darmstadt, Evansville) – ACCEPTED
18. WOLCOTTVILLE, Messiah – called Rev. Tony Appel (Morrison, IL)

CONGREGATIONS CALLING ASSOCIATE / ASSISTANT:

• COLUMBUS, St. Paul – Clifty – called Rev. Daniel Fickenscher (Del Rio, TX) – ACCEPTED (installation May 7)
• FORT WAYNE, Southwest – requesting Seminary candidate

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. Jeff Pulse
6. GARY, Good Shepherd – served by Rev. Delwyn Campbell
7. HAMLET, St. Matthew – served by Rev. Dr. Joseph Loftis
8. HARTFORD CITY, Prince of Peace
9. INDIANAPOLIS, Our Savior – served by Rev. Daniel Coffey
10. INDIANAPOLIS, Peace Deaf – served by Rev. Nicholas Fuller / Dcs Intern Camille Cox
11. MEDORA, Good Shepherd – served by Rev. Jordan McKinley
12. NORTH VERNON, Lord of Life – served by Rev. Josh Haugen
13. NEW SALISBURY, Epiphany – served by Rev. Michael Boyd
14. SALEM, Faith – served by Rev. Martin Keller
15. SCOTTSBURG, Holy Cross – served by Rev. Ken Davidson
16. SHELBYVILLE, St. Mark – served by Rev. Jerrell Simmerman
17. WHEATFIELD, Emmanuel – served by Rev. Mark Fakih
18. WINAMAC, St. Paul-Denham – served by Rev. Mark Fakih

CALLS UNDER CONSIDERATION OR RECENTLY EXTENDED:

1. Rev. Delwyn Campbell (St. John, Gary); called to Trinity, Lansing, MI / Good Shepherd, Lansing, MI (dual) – ACCEPTED
2. Rev. Peter Heckert; Assoc. St. James, Lafayette; called to St. John’s, Glendale, WI (sole) AND called to Our Redeemer, Wauwatosa, WI (assoc)
3. Rev. Nathan Janssen; Prince of Peace, Martinsville; called to Salem, Jacksonville, IL
4. Rev. Steven Latzke; Our Redeemer, South Bend; called to Living Christ, Plainfield – ACCEPTED
5. Rev. Roger Mullet (Faith, Churubusco); called to Trinity, McFarland, KS / St. John’s, Topeka, KS (dual)
6. Rev. Adrian Piazza (candidate); called to Trinity, Casey, IL / Our Redeemer, Robinson, IL – ACCEPTED
7. Rev. Jon Van Sliedrecht (Journey, Fishers); called to Immanuel, Brandon, FL – DECLINED
8. Rev. Stanton Temme; Trinity-Darmstadt, Evansville; called to Heritage, Valparaiso – ACCEPTED