Ohio District (LCMS)

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The Ohio District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS), and covers the states of Ohio and West Virginia, as well as eastern Kentucky; the remainder of Kentucky is divided between the Indiana District and the Mid-South District. In addition, fifteen Ohio congregations are in the non-geographic English District. The Ohio District comprises approximately 170 congregations and missions, subdivided into 16 circuits, as well as 48 preschools, 24 elementary schools and 2 high schools. Baptized membership in Ohio District congregations is approximately 70,000.

The Ohio District was formed in 1963 when the Central District was divided, also creating the Indiana District. District offices are located in Olmsted Falls, Ohio, just west of Cleveland; the Rev. Terry Cripe became the district president in September 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 8-10, 2006, and the next will be held in 2009.

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

[edit] Presidents

Rev. Ottomar Krueger, 1963–66
Rev. Paul G. Single, 1966–69
Rev. Edgar M. Luecke, 1969–70
Rev. Arthur H. Ziegler, 1970–82
Rev. Paul A. Weber, 1982-88
Rev. David D. Buegler, 1988-96
Rev. Ronald L. Bergen, 1996-2006
Rev. Terry L. Cripe, 2006-present

[edit] Oldest congregations

1838 - Saint John's Lutheran Church, Marysville, Ohio
1839 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Sugar Grove, Ohio
1842 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Mount Hope, Ohio
1843 - Zion Lutheran Church, Central Cleveland, Ohio
1844 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Zanesville, Ohio
1846 - Saint James Lutheran Church, Archbold, Ohio
1846 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Valley City, Ohio
1846 - Zion Lutheran Church, Edgerton, Ohio
1846 - Zion Lutheran Church, Willshire, Ohio
1847 - Emanuel Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Ohio
1847 - Saint James Lutheran Church, Hilliard, Columbus, Ohio
1847 - Saint Thomas Lutheran Church, Ohio City, Ohio
1848 - Saint John's Lutheran Church, Wapakoneta, Ohio
1849 - Concordia Lutheran Church, Camp Washington, Cincinnati, Ohio
1851 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Defiance, Ohio
1851 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Elyria, Ohio
1851 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Napoleon, Ohio
1851 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Napoleon, Ohio (5 S)
1851 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Mt. Airy, Cincinnati, Ohio
1853 - Saint John Lutheran Church, South Euclid, Ohio
1853 - Saint Stephen Lutheran Church, Defiance, Ohio
1853 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Ohio City, Cleveland, Ohio
1854 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Garfield Heights, Ohio
1854 - Zion Lutheran Church, Akron, Ohio
1855 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Dublin, Ohio

Oldest in Kentucky: Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Ashland, Kentucky, 1866
Oldest in West Virginia: Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Parkersburg, West Virginia, 1887

[edit] Largest congregations

Membership totals are c. 2006.

3111 - Royal Redeemer Lutheran Church, North Royalton, Ohio
2994 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Napoleon, Ohio
2853 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Westlake, Ohio
2419 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Defiance, Ohio
2372 - Bethany Lutheran Church, Parma, Ohio
1475 - Saint John's Lutheran Church, Marysville, Ohio
1328 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Toledo, Ohio
1209 - Zion Lutheran Church, Painesville, Ohio
1123 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Zanesville, Ohio
1034 - Saint Mark Lutheran Church, Brunswick, Ohio
1005 - Saint John Lutheran Church, North Collinwood, Cleveland, Ohio
980 - Redeemer Lutheran Church, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
899 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Hamilton, Ohio
887 - Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Solon, Ohio
870 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Dublin, Ohio
798 - Holy Cross Lutheran Church, North Canton, Ohio
720 - Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Kettering, Ohio
719 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Napoleon, Ohio
713 - King of Kings Lutheran Church, Landen, Ohio
710 - Messiah Lutheran Church, Greenhills, Ohio

Largest in West Virginia: Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Parkersburg, West Virginia, 320
Largest in Kentucky: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Florence, Kentucky, 317

[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 (NW 1)

Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church, Defiance, Ohio
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Van Wert, Ohio - est. 1870
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Lima, Ohio - est. 1901
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Antwerp, Ohio
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Convoy, Ohio
Saint John Lutheran Church, Defiance, Ohio - est. 1851; 2419 members
Saint John Lutheran Church, Sherwood, Ohio - est. 1859
Saint John's Lutheran Church, Wapakoneta, Ohio - est. 1848
Saint Stephen Lutheran Church, Defiance, Ohio - est. 1853
Saint Thomas Lutheran Church, Ohio City, Ohio - est. 1847
Zion Lutheran Church, Edgerton, Ohio - est. 1846
Zion Lutheran Church, Willshire, Ohio - est. 1846

Circuit 2 (NW 2)

Emmaus Lutheran Church, Wauseon, Ohio - est. 1913
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Hamler, Ohio - est. 1896
Saint James Lutheran Church, Archbold, Ohio - est. 1846
Saint John Lutheran Church, Akron, Ohio - est. 1908
Saint John Lutheran Church, Holgate, Ohio - est. 1875
Saint John Lutheran Church, Napoleon, Ohio - est. 1869; 719 members
Saint John Lutheran Church, Ridgeville Corners, Ohio - est. 1859
Saint Luke Lutheran Church, Wauseon, Ohio - est. 1910
Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Liberty Center, Ohio
Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Napoleon, Ohio - est. 1851; 2994 members
Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Napoleon, Ohio (5 S) - est. 1851
Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Florida, Ohio - est. 1875
Zion Lutheran Church, Ridgeville Corners, Ohio - est. 1904

Circuit 3 (NW 3)

Concordia Lutheran Church, Findlay, Ohio
Concordia Lutheran Church, Toledo, Ohio
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Toledo, Ohio
Good Shepherd Deaf Lutheran Church, Toledo, Ohio - est. 1906
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Toledo, Ohio - est. 1888
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Oregon, Ohio
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Tiffin, Ohio
Saint Philip Lutheran Church, Toledo, Ohio
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Perrysburg, Ohio
Trinity Lutheran Church, Elmore, Ohio - est. 1865
Trinity Lutheran Church, Toledo, Ohio - est. 1874; 1328 members

Circuit 4 (NE 1)

Christ Lutheran Church, Mantua, Ohio
Concordia Lutheran Church, Wooster, Ohio
Faith Lutheran Church, Kent, Ohio
Gethsemane Lutheran Church, North Jackson, Ohio
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Hudson, Ohio
Holy Cross Lutheran Church, North Canton, Ohio - 798 members
Hope Lutheran Church, Akron, Ohio
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Youngstown, Ohio - est. 1883
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Austintown, Ohio
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio - est. 1918; 980 members
Saint John Lutheran Church, Mount Hope, Ohio - est. 1842
Saint Mark Lutheran Church, Youngstown, Ohio - est. 1927
Tallmadge Lutheran Church, Tallmadge, Ohio
Trinity Lutheran Church, Warren, Ohio
Victory Lutheran Church, Youngstown, Ohio
Zion Lutheran Church, Akron, Ohio - est. 1854

Circuit 5 (NE 2)

Beautiful Savior Community Lutheran Church, Highland Heights, Ohio
Christ Deaf Lutheran Church, Downtown Cleveland, Ohio - est. 1924
Saint John Lutheran Church, North Collinwood, Cleveland, Ohio - est. 1890; 1005 members
Saint John Lutheran Church, Garfield Heights, Ohio - est. 1854; 635 members
Saint John Lutheran Church, South Euclid, Ohio - est. 1853
Saint Paul Lutheran Church, St. Clair-Superior, Cleveland, Ohio - est. 1880
Saint Peter's Lutheran Church, Shaker Heights, Ohio - est. 1883
Saint Philip Lutheran Church, Union-Miles, Cleveland, Ohio - est. 1928
Zion Lutheran Church, Central Cleveland, Ohio - est. 1843
Zion Lutheran Church, Maple Heights, Ohio - est. 1883

Circuit 6 (NE 3)

Bethany Lutheran Church, Parma, Ohio - est. 1929; 2372 members
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Parma, Ohio - est. 1904
Community of Hope Lutheran Church, Brecksville, Ohio
Concordia Lutheran Church, Independence, Ohio
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Tremont, Cleveland, Ohio - est. 1880
Royal Redeemer Lutheran Church, North Royalton, Ohio - 3111 members
Saint James Lutheran Church, Old Brooklyn, Cleveland, Ohio
Saint John Lutheran Church, Strongsville, Ohio - est. 1890
Saint Mark Lutheran Church, Old Brooklyn, Cleveland, Ohio - est. 1897
Unity Lutheran Church, Old Brooklyn, Cleveland, Ohio - est. 1914

Circuit 7 (NE 4)

Christ Lutheran Church, Clark-Fulton, Cleveland, Ohio - est. 1889
El Buen Pastor Lutheran Church, Ohio City, Cleveland, Ohio
Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Lakewood, Ohio
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Jefferson, Cleveland, Ohio - est. 1920
The Pilgrim St. Paul Lutheran Church, Lakewood, Ohio
Saint Luke Lutheran Church, Cudell, Cleveland, Ohio - est. 1895
Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Westlake, Ohio - est. 1857; 2853 members
Saint Thomas Lutheran Church, Rocky River, Ohio
Trinity Lutheran Church, Ohio City, Cleveland, Ohio - est. 1853

Circuit 8 (NE 5)

Bethany Lutheran Church, Wellington, Ohio
Faith Lutheran Church, Avon, Ohio
Hope Lutheran Church, Sheffield Village, Ohio
Hosanna Lutheran Church, Columbia Station, Ohio
Principe de Paz Lutheran Church, Lorain, Ohio
Saint John Lutheran Church, Elyria, Ohio - est. 1851
Saint Mark Lutheran Church, Brunswick, Ohio - 1034 members
Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, Vermilion, Ohio
Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Amherst, Ohio - est. 1875; 693 members
Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Valley City, Ohio - est. 1846
Shepherd of the Ridge Lutheran Church, North Ridgeville, Ohio
Trinity Lutheran Church, Grafton, Ohio
Zion Lutheran Church, Lorain, Ohio - est. 1900

Circuit 9 (NE 6)

Bethel Lutheran Church, Willowick, Ohio
Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Euclid, Ohio - est. 1901
Hope Lutheran Church, Aurora, Ohio
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Solon, Ohio - 887 members
Our Savior Lutheran Church, Mayfield Heights, Ohio
Saint Mark Lutheran Church, Chesterland, Ohio
Shore Haven Lutheran Church, Euclid, Ohio - est. 1921; 622 members
Trinity Lutheran Church, Willoughby, Ohio - est. 1926
Valley Lutheran Church, Chagrin Falls, Ohio

Circuit 10 (NE 7)

Beautiful Savior Lutheran Mission, Geneva, Ohio
Faith Lutheran Church, Mentor, Ohio
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Mentor, Ohio
Grace Lutheran Church, Thompson, Ohio
Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Madison, Ohio
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Fairport Harbor, Ohio - est. 1890
Peace Lutheran Church, Chardon, Ohio
Saint John's Lutheran Church, Geneva, Ohio - est. 1915
Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Painesville, Ohio
Zion Lutheran Church, Ashtabula, Ohio - est. 1890
Zion Lutheran Church, Painesville, Ohio - est. 1893; 1209 members

Circuit 11 (S 1)

Amazing Grace Lutheran Church, Harrison, Ohio
Christ Lutheran Church, Mt. Airy, Cincinnati, Ohio
Concordia Lutheran Church, Camp Washington, Cincinnati, Ohio - est. 1849
Grace Lutheran Church, Westwood, Cincinnati, Ohio - est. 1914
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Hamilton, Ohio - est. 1896; 899 members
Messiah Lutheran Church, Greenhills, Ohio - 710 members
Peace Lutheran Church, Green Township, Ohio
Royal Redeemer Lutheran Church, Liberty Township, Ohio
Trinity Lutheran Church, Mt. Airy, Cincinnati, Ohio - est. 1851

Circuit 12 (S 5)

Bethany Lutheran Church, Erlanger, Kentucky
Crosspointe Community Church - Lutheran, Hamilton Township, Ohio - est. 1922
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Florence, Kentucky - 317 members (largest in Kentucky)
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Dry Ridge, Kentucky
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Avondale, Cincinnati, Ohio - est. 1924
King of Kings Lutheran Church, Landen, Ohio - 713 members
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, Ohio
Saint Mark's Lutheran Church, Milford, Ohio - 647 members
Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Madisonville, Cincinnati, Ohio - est. 1868
Trinity Lutheran Church, Maysville, Kentucky - est. 1925
Zion Lutheran Church, Mount Washington, Cincinnati, Ohio

Circuit 13 (S 4)

Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Fairborn, Ohio
Concordia Lutheran Church, Oakwood, Ohio - est. 1926
Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Kettering, Ohio - 720 members
Messiah Lutheran Church, Middletown, Ohio
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Dayton, Ohio
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Sidney, Ohio
Risen Christ Lutheran Church, Springfield, Ohio
Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, Huber Heights, Ohio
Saint Timothy Lutheran Church, Huber Heights, Ohio

Circuit 14 (S 2A)

Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Powell, Ohio
Faith Lutheran Church, Mansfield, Ohio
Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Marion, Ohio
Hope Lutheran Church, Condit, Ohio
The Living Truth Lutheran Mission, Marysville, Ohio
Our Savior Lutheran Church, Newark, Ohio
Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Granville, Ohio
Saint John's Lutheran Church, Marysville, Ohio - est. 1838; 1475 members
Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Chuckery, Ohio - est. 1893

Circuit 15 (S 2B)

Atonement Lutheran Church, Northwest Columbus, Ohio
Bethany Lutheran Church, Eastmoor-Walnut Ridge, Columbus, Ohio
Concordia Lutheran Church, Southwest Columbus, Ohio - est. 1929
Holy Cross of the Deaf Lutheran Church, Clintonville, Columbus, Ohio
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Far East, Columbus, Ohio
Saint James Lutheran Church, Hilliard, Columbus, Ohio - est. 1847; 682 members
Saint John Lutheran Church, Dublin, Ohio - est. 1855; 870 members
Zion Lutheran Church, Near South, Columbus, Ohio - est. 1882

Circuit 16 (S 3)

Emanuel Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Ohio - est. 1847
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Huntington, West Virginia
Our Savior Lutheran Church, Chillicothe, Ohio
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Ohio
Redeemer Lutheran Church, Charleston, West Virginia
Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Ashland, Kentucky - est. 1866
Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Parkersburg, West Virginia - est. 1887; 320 members (largest in West Virginia)
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Mission, West Portsmouth, Ohio
Trinity Lutheran Church, Logan, Ohio - est. 1882
Trinity Lutheran Church, Sugar Grove, Ohio - est. 1839
Trinity Lutheran Church, Zanesville, Ohio - est. 1844; 1123 members