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The South Wisconsin District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS), and covers the southern third of the state of Wisconsin. The northern two-thirds are in the North Wisconsin District; there are also two Wisconsin congregations in the Minnesota North District. In addition, twelve congregations in the South Wisconsin District's area are in the non-geographic English District, and one in the SELC District. The South Wisconsin District includes approximately 213 congregations and missions, subdivided into 27 circuits, as well as 37 preschools, 58 elementary schools and 6 high schools. Baptized membership in district congregations is approximately 116,600. [1]
The South Wisconsin District was formed in 1916 when the Wisconsin District was divided. District offices are located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 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. John Wille became the district president in September 2006 [2] and was re-elected to a second term in 2009. The 52nd Regular Convention was held June 7-9, 2009 with the theme "With Unveiled Faces ... Reflecting the Lords Glory". [3] The 53rd Regular Convention was held June 10-12, 2012 on the campus of Concordia University Wisconsin with the theme "Life Together…Life Forgiven". [4]
Concordia University Wisconsin in Mequon, part of the LCMS' Concordia University System, is located within the district. Camp LuWiSoMo in Wild Rose, Wisconsin is owned and operated by the South Wisconsin District.
Rev. Edward Albrecht, 1916–21 (Pastor, Nazareth/Milwaukee)
Rev. Henry John Andrew Grueber, 1921–32 (Pastor, Trinity/Milwaukee)
Rev. John Frederick Boerger, 1932–36 (Pastor, St. John/Racine)
Rev. Fred A. Schwertfeger, 1936–48 (Pastor, St. Stephen/Horicon)
Rev. Arthur H. Oswald, 1948–53 (Pastor, St. Martini/Milwaukee)
Rev. Herbert W. Baxmann, 1953–70 (Pastor, St. John/Plymouth; became district's first full-time president in 1963)
Rev. Karl L. Barth, 1970–82 (Pastor, St. Paul/West Allis)
Rev. Harvey Krueger, 1982-1988 (Pastor, Trinity/Sheboygan)
Rev. Edwin S. Suelflow, 1988-94 (Pastor, Walther Memorial/Milwaukee)
Rev. Ronald E. Meyer, 1994-2006 (Stewardship Executive, South Wisconsin District)
Rev. John C. Wille, 2006-present (Pastor, Good Shepherd/Tomah)
1839 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Freistadt, Mequon, Wisconsin
1847 - Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church (Mayville, Wisconsin)
1847 - Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kilbourn Town, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1848 - Saint Peter-Immanuel Lutheran Church, Menomonee River Hills, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1851 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Grafton, Wisconsin
1853 - First Immanuel Lutheran Church, Cedarburg, Wisconsin
1853 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Howards Grove, Wisconsin
1853 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
1853 - Trinity Lutheran Church - Town Wilson, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
1854 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Loganville, Wisconsin
1854 - Saint Stephen Lutheran Church, Walker's Point, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1855 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Plymouth, Wisconsin
1855 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Random Lake, Wisconsin
1855 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin
1856 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Westfield, Wisconsin
1856 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
1857 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Menasha, Wisconsin
1858 - Saint Bartholomew Lutheran Church, Brillion, Wisconsin
1858 - St. John's Lutheran Church, West Bend, Wisconsin
1858 - Saint Stephen Lutheran Church, Horicon, Wisconsin
1858 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Potter, Wisconsin
1858 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Reeseville, Wisconsin
Membership totals are c. 2006.
3304 - St. John's Lutheran Church, West Bend, Wisconsin
2901 - First Immanuel Lutheran Church, Cedarburg, Wisconsin
2838 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Grafton, Wisconsin
2604 - Divine Redeemer Lutheran Church, Hartland, Wisconsin
2373 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Janesville, Wisconsin
2339 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin
2301 - Grace Lutheran Church, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
2264 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
2181 - Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, West Allis, Wisconsin
2180 - Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
2157 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Plymouth, Wisconsin
1924 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Portage, Wisconsin
1868 - Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Washington Heights, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1779 - Hope Lutheran Church, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
1732 - Elm Grove Lutheran Church, Elm Grove, Wisconsin
1707 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Brookfield, Wisconsin
1659 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
1553 - Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Delavan, Wisconsin
1531 - Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
1437 - Brookfield Lutheran Church, Brookfield, Wisconsin
1426 - Saint Peter-Immanuel Lutheran Church, Menomonee River Hills, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1378 - Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Reedsburg, Wisconsin
1368 - St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
1326 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Mequon, Wisconsin
1257 - Saint Stephen Lutheran Church, Horicon, Wisconsin
1214 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Menasha, Wisconsin
1199 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Racine, Wisconsin
1195 - Our Father Lutheran Church, Greenfield, Wisconsin
1146 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Glendale, Wisconsin
1104 - Blessed Savior Lutheran Church, New Berlin, Wisconsin
1085 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
1062 - Saint John's Lutheran Church, Mayville, Wisconsin
1055 - Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Watertown, Wisconsin
1049 - Redeemer Lutheran Church, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
1041 - Grace Lutheran Church, Oak Creek, Wisconsin
1030 - Covenant Lutheran Church, Arlington Gardens, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1008 - Grace Lutheran Church, Omro, Wisconsin
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