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The Iowa District West is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS), and covers the western half of the state of Iowa including the state capital, Des Moines; the rest of the state forms the Iowa District East. The Iowa District West includes approximately 175 congregations and missions, subdivided into 19 circuits, as well as 45 preschools and 8 elementary schools. Baptized membership in district congregations is over 62,000. [1]
The Iowa District West was formed in 1936 when the Iowa District (created in 1879) was divided in half. District offices are located in Fort Dodge, Iowa. 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.
Rev. Adolph Schwidder, 1936–1945
Rev. Herbert W. Berner, 1945–1946
Rev. John Theodore Martin Hoemann, 1946–1948
Rev. Gustav W. Lobeck, 1948–1966
Rev. A. Ellis Nieting, 1966–1985
Rev. Richard G. Kapfer, 1985–2000
Rev. Paul G. Sieveking, 2000–2015
Rev. Dr. Steven Turner, 2015-Present
1858 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Dayton, Iowa
1863 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Fort Dodge, Iowa
1866 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Boone, Iowa
1868 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Boone, Iowa
1869 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Clarinda, Iowa
1870 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Clarinda, Iowa
1870 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Marcus, Iowa
1871 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Spirit Lake, Iowa
1871 - Zion Lutheran Church, Dexter, Iowa
1871 - Zion Lutheran Church, Storm Lake, Iowa
1872 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Lidderdale, Iowa
1872 - Zion Lutheran Church, Denison, Iowa
1872 - Zion Lutheran Church, Ogden, Iowa
1873 - St. John's Lutheran Church, Hastings, Iowa
1873 - Zion Lutheran Church, Auburn, Iowa
1874 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Greenfield, Iowa
1874 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Webster City, Iowa
1875 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Lone Rock, Iowa
1875 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Adair, Iowa
1875 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Ireton, Iowa
1875 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Manson, Iowa
Membership totals include all baptized members and are according to the LCMS website.
2736 - Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Urbandale, Iowa
2194 - Zion Lutheran Church, Denison, Iowa
1613 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Fort Dodge, Iowa
1413 - Redeemer Lutheran Church, Sioux City, Iowa
1118 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Algona, Iowa
1066 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Ida Grove, Iowa
1021 - Memorial Lutheran Church, Ames, Iowa
990 - Zion Lutheran Church, Humboldt, Iowa
977 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Sioux City, Iowa
962 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Ankeny, Iowa
896 - First English Lutheran Church, Spencer, Iowa
885 - Calvary Lutheran Church, Sioux City, Iowa
865 - Our Savior Lutheran Church, Denison, Iowa
803 - St Paul Lutheran Church, Garner, Iowa
789 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Spirit Lake, Iowa
786 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Boone, Iowa
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