Nebraska District (LCMS)

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The Nebraska District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS), and comprises the state of Nebraska with the exception of its Panhandle, which is in the Wyoming District; the district also includes one congregation in Kansas. In addition, one congregation near the state's western border is in the Rocky Mountain District, and another in Lincoln is in the non-geographic English District. The Nebraska District includes approximately 243 congregations and missions, subdivided into 22 circuits, as well as 38 preschools, 39 elementary schools and 4 high schools. Baptized membership in district congregations is approximately 110,000; with the total population of the district's area (Nebraska, excepting its 11 western counties) standing at 1,674,000 as of 2005, the district's membership represents 6.5% of the local population – the highest of any of the LCMS' 33 geographical districts.

The Nebraska District was formed in September 1970 when the Northern Nebraska and Southern Nebraska Districts merged; a portion of the Northern Nebraska District was simultaneously separated to create the Wyoming District. An earlier Nebraska District had existed from 1882 to 1922, before dividing until the 1970 reorganization. District offices are located in Seward, Nebraska; the Rev. Russell Sommerfeld has been the district president since 2003, and was reelected to a second term in 2006 [1]. Delegates from each congregation meet in convention every three years to elect the district president, vice presidents, circuit counselors, a board of directors, and other officers; the last convention was held on June 1-3, 2006, and the next will be held in 2009.

Concordia University, Seward, part of the LCMS' Concordia University System, is located within the district.

Contents 1 Presidents 2 Oldest congregations 3 Largest congregations 4 Congregations and missions 5 External links

[edit] Presidents

• Rev. Frederick A. Niedner, 1970–78
• Rev. Eldor W. Meyer, 1978-91
• Rev. Eugene V. Gierke, 1991-2003
• Rev. Russell L. Sommerfeld, 2003-present

[edit] Oldest congregations

• 1868 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Beemer, Nebraska
• 1869 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Hooper, Nebraska
• 1869 - St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Arlington, Nebraska
• 1870 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Seward, Nebraska
• 1870 - Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Staplehurst, Nebraska
• 1870 - Zion Lutheran Church, Hampton, Nebraska
• 1871 - Christ Lutheran Church, Columbus, Nebraska
• 1871 - Christ Lutheran Church, Norfolk, Nebraska
• 1871 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Louisville, Nebraska
• 1871 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Pierce, Nebraska
• 1871 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, West Point, Nebraska
• 1871 - Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Elk Creek, Nebraska
• 1872 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Battle Creek, Nebraska
• 1872 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Waco, Nebraska
• 1874 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Sterling, Nebraska
• 1874 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Crete, Nebraska
• 1874 - St. John's Lutheran Church, Lyons, Nebraska
• 1874 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Hebron, Nebraska
• 1874 - Zion Lutheran Church, Bancroft, Nebraska
• 1874 - Zion Lutheran Church, St. Libory, Nebraska

Only congregation in Kansas: First Lutheran Church, Summerfield, Kansas, 1947

[edit] Largest congregations

Membership totals are c. 2006.

• 4397 - King of Kings Lutheran Church, Omaha, Nebraska
• 3350 - Christ Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Nebraska
• 2730 - Messiah Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Nebraska
• 2716 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Seward, Nebraska
• 2573 - Divine Shepherd Lutheran Church, Omaha, Nebraska
• 2432 - Christ Lutheran Church, Norfolk, Nebraska
• 2156 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Fremont, Nebraska
• 1997 - Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Omaha, Nebraska
• 1930 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Grand Island, Nebraska
• 1858 - Our Savior Lutheran Church, Norfolk, Nebraska
• 1697 - Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Kearney, Nebraska
• 1646 - Peace Lutheran Church, Columbus, Nebraska
• 1626 - Faith Lutheran Church, Hastings, Nebraska
• 1495 - Emmanuel Lutheran Church, York, Nebraska
• 1469 - Peace Lutheran Church, Grand Island, Nebraska
• 1420 - Saint Mark Lutheran Church, Omaha, Nebraska
• 1408 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Columbus, Nebraska
• 1389 - Faith Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Nebraska
• 1192 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Battle Creek, Nebraska
• 1094 - Holy Savior Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Nebraska
• 1092 - Zion Lutheran Church, Pierce, Nebraska
• 1072 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Nebraska
• 1066 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Nebraska
• 1044 - Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Nebraska
• 1010 - Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, North Platte, Nebraska
• 1000 - Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Gretna, Nebraska

Only congregation in Kansas: First Lutheran Church, Summerfield, Kansas, 92

[edit] Congregations and missions

Congregations established prior to 1930, or having 600 or more members, are noted (membership figures are c. 2006); in the absence of one or both of these within a circuit, the oldest and/or largest congregation is noted.

Circuit 1 (Ainsworth)

• Christ Lutheran Church, Lynch, Nebraska
• Christ Lutheran Church, O'Neill, Nebraska - 550 members
• Grace Lutheran Church, Burton, Nebraska
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, Atkinson, Nebraska - est. 1899
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, Butte, Nebraska - est. 1891
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, Jamison, Nebraska - est. 1925
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, Spencer, Nebraska - est. 1902
• Our Savior Lutheran Church, Bartlett, Nebraska
• Our Savior Lutheran Church, Valentine, Nebraska
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Chambers, Nebraska - est. 1885
• Zion Lutheran Church, Ainsworth, Nebraska - est. 1884
• Zion Lutheran Church, Crookston, Nebraska - est. 1884

Circuit 2 (Beatrice)

• Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Crete, Nebraska - est. 1889; 989 members
• First Lutheran Church, Summerfield, Kansas - est. 1947; 92 members
• First Trinity Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Nebraska - est. 1875
• Grace Lutheran Church, Fairbury, Nebraska - est. 1923; 845 members
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, Daykin, Nebraska - est. 1891
• Our Savior Lutheran Church, Odell, Nebraska - est. 1926
• Saint John Lutheran Church, Crete, Nebraska - est. 1874
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Beatrice, Nebraska - est. 1915; 1066 members
• Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Wymore, Nebraska
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Jansen, Nebraska - est. 1929
• Zion Lutheran Church, Harbine, Nebraska - est. 1901
• Zion Lutheran Church, Tobias, Nebraska - est. 1879

Circuit 3 (Columbus)

• Christ Lutheran Church, Columbus, Nebraska - est. 1871
• Faith Lutheran Church, St. Edward, Nebraska
• Grace Lutheran Church, Platte Center, Nebraska
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, Columbus, Nebraska - est. 1883; 1408 members
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, Schuyler, Nebraska - est. 1890
• Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Fullerton, Nebraska
• Peace Lutheran Church, Columbus, Nebraska - 1646 members
• Saint John Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids, Nebraska - est. 1887
• Saint John Lutheran Church, Columbus, Nebraska - est. 1879
• Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Humphrey, Nebraska - est. 1884
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Schuyler, Nebraska
• Zion Lutheran Church, Leigh, Nebraska - est. 1894

Circuit 4 (Deshler)

• Centennial Lutheran Church, Superior, Nebraska
• Faith Lutheran Church, Hebron, Nebraska
• Saint John Lutheran Church, Chester, Nebraska - est. 1898
• Saint Mark Lutheran Church, Ruskin, Nebraska - est. 1904
• Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Davenport, Nebraska - est. 1912
• Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Deshler, Nebraska - est. 1888; 411 members
• Shepherd of the Plains Lutheran Church, Fairfield, Nebraska
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Hebron, Nebraska - est. 1874
• Zion Lutheran Church, Hubbell, Nebraska
• Zion Lutheran Church, Shickley, Nebraska - est. 1884

Circuit 5 (Falls City)

• Christ Lutheran Church, Falls City, Nebraska - est. 1883
• Faith Lutheran Church, Humboldt, Nebraska
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, Sterling, Nebraska - est. 1874
• Saint John Lutheran Church, Tecumseh, Nebraska - est. 1885; 325 members
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Falls City, Nebraska - est. 1881
• Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Elk Creek, Nebraska - est. 1871
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Auburn, Nebraska
• Zion Lutheran Church, Pawnee City, Nebraska

Circuit 6 (Fremont)

• Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Fremont, Nebraska - 890 members
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, Dodge, Nebraska - est. 1891
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, Hooper, Nebraska - est. 1876
• Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Wahoo, Nebraska
• Saint John Lutheran Church, Hooper, Nebraska - est. 1869
• Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska - est. 1876
• St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Arlington, Nebraska - est. 1869; 696 members
• Saint Peter Lutheran Church, North Bend, Nebraska
• Saint Peter's Lutheran Church, Scribner, Nebraska - est. 1884
• Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Snyder, Nebraska - est. 1884
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Blair, Nebraska - est. 1889
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Fremont, Nebraska - est. 1884; 2156 members
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Howells, Nebraska - est. 1900

Circuit 7 (Grand Island)

• Christ Lutheran Church, Cairo, Nebraska - est. 1920
• Christ Lutheran Church, St. Paul, Nebraska
• Cristo Cordero de Dios Lutheran Church, Grand Island, Nebraska
• Grace Lutheran Church, Grand Island, Nebraska
• Grace Lutheran Church, Wood River, Nebraska
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, Loup City, Nebraska - est. 1882
• Peace Lutheran Church, Grand Island, Nebraska - 1469 members
• Peace Lutheran Church, Sargent, Nebraska
• Saint John Lutheran Church, Burwell, Nebraska - est. 1926
• Saint John Lutheran Church, Ord, Nebraska - est. 1889
• Saint John Lutheran Church, Palmer, Nebraska - est. 1901
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Central City, Nebraska - est. 1924
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Doniphan, Nebraska - est. 1887
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Grand Island, Nebraska - est. 1878; 1930 members
• Zion Lutheran Church, St. Libory, Nebraska - est. 1874
• Zion Lutheran Church, Scotia, Nebraska - est. 1881

Circuit 8 (Hastings)

• Calvary Lutheran Church, Rosemont, Nebraska
• Christ Lutheran Church, Juniata, Nebraska - est. 1882
• Faith Lutheran Church, Hastings, Nebraska - 1626 members
• Peace Lutheran Church, Hastings, Nebraska
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Holstein, Nebraska - est. 1899
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Kenesaw, Nebraska - est. 1904
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Minden, Nebraska - est. 1878
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Blue Hill, Nebraska - est. 1882
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Campbell, Nebraska - est. 1897
• Zion Lutheran Church, Hastings, Nebraska - est. 1900
• Zion Lutheran Church, Juniata, Nebraska - est. 1878
• Zion Lutheran Church, Red Cloud, Nebraska

Circuit 9 (Holdrege)

• Grace Lutheran Church, Franklin, Nebraska - est. 1926
• Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Holdrege, Nebraska
• Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Elwood, Nebraska
• Saint John Lutheran Church, Oxford, Nebraska - est. 1895
• Saint John Lutheran Church, Wilcox, Nebraska - est. 1881
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Bertrand, Nebraska - est. 1905
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Cambridge, Nebraska
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Arapahoe, Nebraska - est. 1879; 652 members

Circuit 10 (Kearney)

• Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Ravenna, Nebraska - est. 1918
• Faith Lutheran Church, Hazard, Nebraska
• First Lutheran Church, Lexington, Nebraska - est. 1890
• Grace Lutheran Church, Pleasanton, Nebraska
• Grace Lutheran Church, Sumner, Nebraska - est. 1929
• Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Kearney, Nebraska - 1697 members
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, Merna, Nebraska
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Lowell Township, Nebraska - est. 1889
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Shelton, Nebraska
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Amherst, Nebraska - est. 1907
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Lexington, Nebraska - 836 members
• Zion Lutheran Church, Kearney, Nebraska - est. 1913
• Zion Lutheran Church, Shelton, Nebraska - est. 1885

Circuit 11 (Lincoln)

• Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Pleasant Dale, Nebraska - est. 1899
• Calvary Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Nebraska
• Christ Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Nebraska - 3350 members
• Faith Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Nebraska - 1389 members
• Faith of Our Fathers Lutheran Church, Roca, Nebraska
• Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Nebraska - 1044 members
• Holy Savior Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Nebraska - 1094 members
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, Eagle, Nebraska - est. 900
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Nebraska - est. 1909
• Messiah Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Nebraska - 2730 members
• Peace Lutheran Church, Waverly, Nebraska
• Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, Malcolm, Nebraska - est. 1922
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Nebraska - est. 1881; 1072 members
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Walton, Nebraska - est. 1880

Circuit 12 (McCook)

• Peace Lutheran Church, McCook, Nebraska - est. 1908
• Redeemer Lutheran Church, Wauneta, Nebraska
• Saint John Lutheran Church, Culbertson, Nebraska - est. 1907
• Saint John Lutheran Church, Curtis, Nebraska
• Saint John Lutheran Church, McCook, Nebraska - est. 1884
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Wauneta, Nebraska - est. 1907
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Palisade, Nebraska - est. 1926
• Zion Lutheran Church, Imperial, Nebraska - est. 1917; 685 members

Circuit 13 (Norfolk)

• Christ Lutheran Church, Norfolk, Nebraska - est. 1871; 2432 members
• Grace Lutheran Church, Norfolk, Nebraska - est. 1919; 895 members
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, Tilden, Nebraska - est. 1887
• Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Norfolk, Nebraska - 618 members
• Our Savior Lutheran Church, Norfolk, Nebraska - 1858 members
• Saint John Lutheran Church, Battle Creek, Nebraska - est. 1872; 1192 members
• Saint John Lutheran Church, Madison, Nebraska - est. 1877
• Saint John Lutheran Church, Pierce, Nebraska - est. 1871
• Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, Meadow Grove, Nebraska - est. 1910
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Tilden, Nebraska - est. 1892
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Madison, Nebraska - est. 1885
• Zion Lutheran Church, Hoskins, Nebraska - est. 1902
• Zion Lutheran Church, Pierce, Nebraska - est. 1903; 1092 members

Circuit 14 (Omaha, North)

• Atonement Lutheran Church, Omaha, Nebraska
• Bethany Lutheran Church, Omaha, Nebraska
• Bethlehem Deaf Lutheran Church, Omaha, Nebraska - est. 1924
• Hope Lutheran Church, Omaha, Nebraska
• Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Omaha, Nebraska - est. 1926
• Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Omaha, Nebraska - est. 1927
• Pacific Hills Lutheran Church, Omaha, Nebraska
• Saint John Lutheran Church, Omaha, Nebraska - est. 1902
• Saint Mark Lutheran Church, Omaha, Nebraska - 1420 members
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Omaha, Nebraska - est. 1887
• Sudanese Lutheran Church in Mission, Omaha, Nebraska

Circuit 15 (Omaha, South)

• Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Omaha, Nebraska - 1997 members
• Christ Lutheran Church, Nebraska City, Nebraska
• Cross Lutheran Church, Omaha, Nebraska - est. 1917
• First Lutheran Church, Papillion, Nebraska - est. 1876; 971 members
• First Lutheran Church, Plattsmouth, Nebraska
• Lamb of God Lutheran Church, Papillion, Nebraska
• Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Bellevue, Nebraska - 680 members
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Weeping Water, Nebraska

Circuit 16 (Omaha, West)

• Divine Shepherd Lutheran Church, Omaha, Nebraska - 2573 members
• Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Gretna, Nebraska - 1000 members
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, Louisville, Nebraska - est. 1871
• King of Kings Lutheran Church, Omaha, Nebraska - 4397 members
• Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Elkhorn, Nebraska
• Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Springfield, Nebraska
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Murdock, Nebraska - est. 1892
• Zion West Lutheran Church, Omaha, Nebraska - est. 1886; 780 members

Circuit 17 (Plainview)

• Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Verdigre, Nebraska
• Christ Lutheran Church, Creighton, Nebraska - est. 1882
• Concordia Lutheran Church, Clearwater, Nebraska
• First Trinity Lutheran Church, Bloomfield, Nebraska - est. 1895
• Golgotha Lutheran Church, Wausa, Nebraska - est. 1896
• Grace Lutheran Church, Neligh, Nebraska - est. 1929
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, Osmond, Nebraska - est. 1902; 600 members
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Orchard, Nebraska - est. 1914
• Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Orchard, Nebraska - est. 1909
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Elgin, Nebraska - est. 1905
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Foster, Nebraska - est. 1913
• Zion Lutheran Church, Plainview, Nebraska - est. 1889

Circuit 18 (Seward)

• Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Milford, Nebraska
• Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Goehner, Nebraska
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rising City, Nebraska - est. 1883
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, Seward, Nebraska - est. 1870
• Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Staplehurst, Nebraska - est. 1870
• Redeemer Lutheran Church, David City, Nebraska
• Saint John Lutheran Church, Cordova, Nebraska - est. 1887
• Saint John Lutheran Church, Seward, Nebraska - est. 1877; 2716 members
• Zion Lutheran Church, Garland, Nebraska - est. 1886

Circuit 19 (Wayne)

• First Trinity Lutheran Church, Wayne, Nebraska - est. 1881
• Grace Lutheran Church, Wayne, Nebraska - est. 1925; 907 members
• Hope Lutheran Church, South Sioux City, Nebraska - 616 members
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, Laurel, Nebraska - est. 1895
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, Wakefield, Nebraska - est. 1882
• Saint John Lutheran Church, Wakefield, Nebraska - est. 1908
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Carroll, Nebraska - est. 1897
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Concord, Nebraska - est. 1892
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Winside, Nebraska - est. 1890
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Martinsburg, Nebraska - est. 1875

Circuit 20 (West Point)

• Faith Lutheran Church, Stanton, Nebraska
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, Beemer, Nebraska - est. 1868
• Saint John Lutheran Church, Beemer, Nebraska - est. 1892
• St. John's Lutheran Church, Lyons, Nebraska - est. 1874
• Saint John Lutheran Church, Pender, Nebraska - est. 1885
• Saint John Lutheran Church, Pilger, Nebraska - est. 1915
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Bancroft, Nebraska - est. 1905
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, West Point, Nebraska - est. 1871; 918 members
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Wisner, Nebraska - est. 1903
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Decatur, Nebraska
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Walthill, Nebraska
• Zion Lutheran Church, Bancroft, Nebraska - est. 1874
• Zion-St. John Lutheran Church, Wisner, Nebraska

Circuit 21 (Western Sandhills)

• Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, North Platte, Nebraska
• Bingham Lutheran Church, Bingham, Nebraska
• Faith Lutheran Church, Gordon, Nebraska
• Grace Lutheran Church, Merriman, Nebraska
• Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, North Platte, Nebraska - est. 1926; 1010 members
• Saint John's Lutheran Church, Brule, Nebraska - est. 1927
• Saint John's Lutheran Church, Ogallala, Nebraska - est. 1886
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Ogallala, Nebraska - est. 1926; 772 members
• Swede Valley Lutheran Church, Ashby, Nebraska
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Ogallala, Nebraska - est. 1886
• Trinity Lutheran Church, Thedford, Nebraska
• Zion Lutheran Church, Arnold, Nebraska
• Zion Lutheran Church, Grant, Nebraska - est. 1924

Circuit 22 (York)

• Emmanuel Lutheran Church, York, Nebraska - est. 1903; 1495 members
• Faith Lutheran Church, York, Nebraska
• Immanuel Lutheran Church, Polk, Nebraska - est. 1879
• Peace Lutheran Church, Waco, Nebraska - est. 1908
• Saint John Lutheran Church, Waco, Nebraska - est. 1872
• Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Utica, Nebraska - est. 1899; 781 members
• Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Gresham, Nebraska - est. 1909
• Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Hampton, Nebraska - est. 1908
• Zion Lutheran Church, Hampton, Nebraska - est. 1870
• Zion Lutheran Church, Thayer, Nebraska - est. 1901

[edit] External links

• Nebraska District web site
• LCMS: Nebraska District

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