From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Southern District (LCMS)
Southern District (LCMS)
The Southern District is one of the 35 districts of the
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS), and encom-
Oldest congregations
passes the states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, • 1840 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Bywater, New
as well as the Florida Panhandle; the Florida peninsula is Orleans, Louisiana
part of the Florida-Georgia District. The Southern District • 1847 - Zion Lutheran Church, Lower Garden District,
includes approximately 170 congregations and missions, New Orleans, Louisiana
subdivided into 15 circuits, as well as 14 preschools, 17 el- • 1852 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Mid-City, New
ementary schools and 1 high schools. Baptized member- Orleans, Louisiana
ship in Southern District congregations is approximately • 1867 - Grace Lutheran Church, Mobile, Alabama
29,391. [1] • 1871 - Salem Lutheran Church, Gretna, Louisiana
The Southern District was formed on February 8, 1882 • 1875 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Algiers Point, New
out of the Western District; portions of the district were Orleans, Louisiana
separated into the Texas District and the Florida-Georgia • 1878 - Mount Zion Lutheran Church, Central City,
District in 1906 and 1948 respectively. In 1963, 54 black New Orleans, Louisiana
congregations which were part of the Synodical Confer- • 1881 - Saint Paul NE Lutheran Church, Seventh Ward,
ence Mission Program were merged into the Southern New Orleans, Louisiana
District; 33 such congregations in central Alabama were • 1885 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Pensacola,
consolidated into 10 congregations shortly thereafter. Florida
About 40 existing congregations are historically black • 1885 - Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church, Cullman,
congregations, and most of the black pastors and teach- Alabama
ers in the LCMS originated in this area [2]. • 1885 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Hanceville, Alabama
District offices are located in Slidell, Louisiana; the • 1887 - First Lutheran Church, Birmingham, Alabama
Rev. Kurtis Schultz has been the district president since • 1888 - Christ Lutheran Church, Pascagoula,
2003, and was reelected in 2009. Delegates from each con- Mississippi
gregation meet in convention every three years to elect • 1888 - First English Lutheran Church, Metairie,
the district president, vice presidents, circuit counselors, Louisiana
a board of directors, and other officers. The last conven- • 1888 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Lake Charles,
tion was held in 2009, and the next will be held June Louisiana
14-16, 2012 in Metarie LA. • 1892 - Zion Lutheran Church, Clinton, Louisiana
Concordia College, Selma, founded in 1922 as part • 1893 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Hammond,
of the Synodical Conference Mission Program and now Louisiana
part of the LCMS’ Concordia University System, is located • 1894 - First Lutheran Church, Crowley, Louisiana
within the district. • 1895 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Jennings,
Louisiana
• 1898 - St. Paul Lutheran Church, Decatur, Alabama
Presidents • 1898 - St. Paul Lutheran Church, Mansura, Louisiana
• Rev. Timotheus Stiemke, 1882–88
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Rev. Gotthilf Heinrich Wilhelm Birkmann, 1888–91
Rev. Gottfried Johann Wegener, 1891–1927
Largest congregations
• Rev. Martin W. H. Holls, 1927–54 • 1255 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Baton Rouge,
• Rev. Paul W. Streufert, 1954–57 Louisiana
• Rev. Edgar W. Homrighausen, 1957-69 • 1035 - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Covington,
• Rev. Lothar Kleinhans, 1969–70 Louisiana
• Rev. John E. Ellermann, 1970-78 • 1013 - Atonement Lutheran Church, Metairie,
• Rev. Richard H. Meyer, 1978-88 Louisiana
• Rev. Orval D. Mueller, 1988-2003 • 1005 - Bethany Lutheran Church, Slidell, Louisiana
• Rev. Kurtis D. Schultz, 2003-present • 965 - Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church, Cullman,
Alabama
• 751 - Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Callaway,
Florida
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Southern District (LCMS)
• 721 - Grace Lutheran Church, Destin, Florida • LCMS: Southern District
• 703 - St. Paul Lutheran Church, Decatur, Alabama • LCMS Congregation Directory
• 640 - St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Elberta, Alabama • Erster Synodal-Bricht des Südlichen Distrikts der
• 550 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Lower Ninth Ward, deutschen evang.-luth. Synode von Missouri Ohio u.
New Orleans, Louisiana a. Staaten Anno domini 1882-1895
Largest in Mississippi: Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, • Berhandlunger der eslsten Jahresversammlung des
Clinton, Mississippi, 343 Südlichen Distrikts der deutschen evang.-
lutherischen Synode von Missouri, Ohio, und
External links anderen Staaten (1897-1910)
• Southern District web site
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• Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod districts
• Christianity in Alabama
• Christianity in Florida
• Christianity in Louisiana
• Christianity in Mississippi
• Religious organizations established in 1882
• Lutheran districts established in the 19th century
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