The Central Illinois District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS), and covers the middle third of the state of Illinois; the rest of the state is divided between the Northern Illinois District and the Southern Illinois District. The Central Illinois District includes approximately 159 congregations and missions, subdivided into 16 circuits, as well as 30 preschools, 23 elementary schools and 3 high schools. Baptized membership in district congregations is over 70,000. [1]
The Central Illinois District was formed in 1907 when the Illinois District was divided. District offices are located in the state capital, Springfield, Illinois. 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 Rev. Mark A. Miller became the district president in 2012. The 56th Regular Convention was held on July 5–7, 2009 in Springfield, IL under the convention theme of "Born Again to a Living Hope," from 1 Peter 1:3. [2] The 57th Regular Convention was held July 8–10, 2012 in Springfield, IL. [3]
Rev. Frederick Brand, 1907–17
Rev. Fred William Brockmann, 1917–18
Rev. August Friedrich Wilhelm Heyne, 1918–27
Rev. P. Schulz, 1927–32
Rev. Philip Wilhelm, 1932–33
Rev. Walter Ernest Hohenstein, 1933–35
Rev. John Carl Schuelke, 1935–42
Rev. Albert Otto Carl Bernthal, 1942–48
Rev. Emil Frederick Tonn, 1948–54
Rev. Alvin W. Mueller, 1954–63
Rev. Lewis C. Niemoeller, 1963–70
Rev. Rudolph A. Haak, 1970–74
Rev. Arthur T. Kuehnert, 1974–85
Rev. Robert T. Kuhn, 1985–95
Rev. David J. Bueltmann, 1995–2012
Rev. Mark A. Miller, 2012-present
1837 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Quincy, Illinois
1841 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Springfield, Illinois
1845 - Concordia Lutheran Church, Warsaw, Illinois
1848 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Beardstown, Illinois
1849 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Bath, Illinois
1850 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Chapin, Illinois
1850 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Havana, Illinois
1851 - Saint James Lutheran Church, Quincy, Illinois
1851 - Zion Lutheran Church, Mount Pulaski, Illinois
1852 - Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Golden, Illinois
1852 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Pekin, Illinois
1852 - Zion Lutheran Church, East Moline, Illinois
1854 - Zion Lutheran Church, Taylor Ridge, Illinois
1855 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Champaign, Illinois
1856 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rock Island, Illinois
1857 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Peoria, Illinois
1858 - Salem Lutheran Church, Jacksonville, Illinois
1858 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Bloomington, Illinois
1860 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Dieterich, Illinois
1860 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Decatur, Illinois
Membership totals include all baptized members and are according to the LCMS website.
3370- Trinity Lutheran Church, Bloomington, Illinois
2806- Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Decatur, Illinois
2525- Redeemer Lutheran Church, Peoria, Illinois
2002- Trinity Lutheran Church, Springfield, Illinois
1739- Saint John Lutheran Church, Decatur, Illinois
1714- Our Savior Lutheran Church, Springfield, Illinois
1458- Bethel Lutheran Church, Morton, Illinois
1450- Saint John's Lutheran Church, Mattoon, Illinois
1356- Trinity Lutheran Church, Peoria, Illinois
1241- Saint John Lutheran Church, Pekin, Illinois
1186- Saint John Lutheran Church, Green Valley, Illinois
1141- Saint John Lutheran Church, Champaign, Illinois
1122- Saint Peter Lutheran Church, East Peoria, Illinois
1117- Saint John Lutheran Church, Effingham, Illinois
1019- Immanuel Lutheran Church, Altamont, Illinois
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