Call Updates

Click the links below to find out which congregations, schools, and other ministries are calling and which leaders have been issued calls. Join us in praying for the congregations, schools, ministries, and workers listed here.

Ordained (Pastors, including SMP, EIIT, & Others)

Commissioned (Teachers, DCEs, deaconesses, & others)

The call update lists are updated weekly.

Congregations, schools, and workers, please share any call update information with the MN South District office promptly. Send pastoral call updates to Debbie Borchardt and commissioned worker call updates to Christina Krentz.

To find out more about the call process, head to church or school & center resources pages.

2024 VICAR PLACEMENTS

IN THE mn SOUTH

Welcome to the following students from Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne who have been assigned to the MN South District as vicars!

Mark Langton: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Waterville
Ian Habicht: University Lutheran Chapel, Minneapolis
Nicholas Totenhagen: St James Lutheran Church, Howard Lake

Pictured from left: Rev. Dr. Lucas Woodford (MN South District President), Ian Habicht, Nicholas & Kacy Totenhagen, Mark & Jennifer Langton

Joel Her, Pa (Spouse), Children: Anabel, Baylee, Carolyn, Deacon, Elliott

Luke Onken

Daniel Thao

2024 seminarian candidate placements

Welcome to the following seminarians who have been placed in the MN South District!

Joel Her, Associate Pastor, Cornerstone Light of Life Lutheran Church, Maplewood
Luke Onken, Campus Pastor, Mayer Lutheran Middle School & High School, Mayer
Daniel Thao, Senior Pastor, Cornerstone Light of Life Lutheran Church, Maplewood