The Indiana District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS), encompassing the state of Indiana and most of western Kentucky; the remainder of Kentucky is divided between the Mid-South District and the Ohio District. However, one Kentucky congregation and ten Indiana congregations are in the non-geographic English District, and two congregations in Lake County are in the SELC District. The Indiana District is home to Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and includes approximately 236 congregations and missions, subdivided into 24 circuits, as well as 53 preschools, 49 elementary schools and 3 high schools. Baptized membership in district congregations is approximately 110,000.
The Indiana District was formed in 1963 when the Central District was divided, also creating the Ohio District. District offices are located in Fort Wayne. 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. Daniel P. May has been the district president since 2003, and was re-elected to a fifth term in 2015. The 21st Regular Convention was held June 25–26, 2015 in Fort Wayne.
Rev. Edgar C. Rakow, 1963–70
Rev. Elwood H. Zimmermann, 1970–88
Rev. Reuben Garber, 1988–91
Rev. Timothy E. Sims, 1991–2003
Rev. Daniel P. May, 2003–present
1837 - Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana
1838 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Seymour, Indiana
1838 - Zion-Friedheim Lutheran Church, Decatur, Indiana
1840 - Saint John's Lutheran Church, Columbus, Indiana
1841 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Evansville, Indiana
1842 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Evanston, Indiana
1842 - Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, Indianapolis, Indiana
1843 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Farmers Retreat, Indiana
1844 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Avilla, Indiana
1845 - Emmanuel Lutheran Church - Wayne Trace, Marion Township, Indiana
1845 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Decatur, Indiana
1845 - Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Decatur, Indiana
1846 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Lanesville, Indiana
1846 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Bremen, Indiana
1846 - Zion Lutheran Church, Corunna, Indiana
1847 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Columbia City, Indiana
1847 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Monroeville, Indiana
1847 - Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Mishawaka, Indiana
1847 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Darmstadt, Indiana
1848 - Saint James Lutheran Church, Logansport, Indiana
1848 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Columbus, Indiana
1849 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Decatur, Indiana
1849 - Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Huntington, Indiana
Oldest in Kentucky: Concordia Lutheran Church, Louisville, Kentucky, 1878
Membership totals include all baptized members and are according to the LCMS website (lcms.org).
3840- Saint Peter's Lutheran Church, Columbus, Indiana
3524- Immanuel Lutheran Church, Seymour, Indiana
3157- Saint James Lutheran Church, Lafayette, Indiana
3129- Carmel Lutheran Church, Carmel, Indiana
2503- Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana
2244- Concordia Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana
2123- Emmanuel Lutheran Church, West Central Fort Wayne, Indiana
1976- Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Maplewood Park, Fort Wayne, Indiana
1718- Saint Michael Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne Indiana
1703- Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Munster, Indiana
1676- Emanuel Lutheran Church, New Haven, Indiana
1614- Saint John Lutheran Church, Indianapolis, Indiana
1585- Immanuel Lutheran Church, Valparaiso, Indiana
1440- Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Geist, Indianapolis, Indiana
1259- Saint John Lutheran Church, Kendallville, Indiana
1202- Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana
Largest in Kentucky - Our Savior Lutheran Church, Louisville, Kentucky - 636
