Mid-South District (LCMS)

The Mid-South District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS), and encompasses the states of Arkansas and Tennessee, as well as the southwestern edge of Kentucky; the rest of Kentucky is divided between the Indiana District and the Ohio District. The Mid-South District includes approximately 130 congregations and mission stations, subdivided into 12 circuits, as well as 34 preschools, 15 elementary schools and 2 high schools. Baptized membership in district congregations is over 30,000.

The Mid-South District was formed in 1966 when the Western District was divided, also creating the Missouri District. District offices are located in Cordova, Tennessee; the Rev. Kenneth Lampe has been the district president since 2003, and was reelected in 2006 [1]. 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 last convention was held in 2009, and the next will be held in 2012.

Presidents

• Rev. Wilbert E. Griesse, 1966-1985
• Rev. Norman L. Groteluschen, 1985-1991
• Rev. David W. Callies, 1991-2003
• Rev. Kenneth E. Lampe, 2003-present

Oldest congregations

• 1846 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Wartburg, Tennessee
• 1855 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Memphis, Tennessee
• 1868 - First Lutheran Church, Fort Smith, Arkansas
• 1868 - First Lutheran Church, Little Rock, Arkansas
• 1868 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Paducah, Kentucky
• 1869 - First Lutheran Church, Knoxville, Tennessee
• 1876 - Salem Lutheran Church, Springdale, Arkansas
• 1880 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Alexander, Arkansas
• 1881 - Zion Lutheran Church, Ulm, Arkansas
• 1881 - Zion Lutheran Church, Waldenburg, Arkansas
• 1882 - Zion Lutheran Church, Avilla, Arkansas
• 1882 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Stuttgart, Arkansas
• 1883 - Zion Lutheran Church, Augsburg, Arkansas
• 1886 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Lafe, Arkansas
• 1887 - First Lutheran Church, Chattanooga, Tennessee
• 1893 - Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, Corning, Arkansas
• 1893 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Gillett, Arkansas
• 1894 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
• 1900 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Mena, Arkansas
• 1915 - First Lutheran Church, Hot Springs, Arkansas

Largest congregations

Membership totals include all baptized members and are according to the LCMS website.

• 1068- Grace Lutheran Church, Knoxville, Tennessee
• 982- Christ the King Lutheran Church, Memphis, Tennessee
• 749- Grace Lutheran Church, Clarksville, Tennessee
• 692- Our Savior Lutheran Church, Nashville, Tennessee
• 607- Redeemer Lutheran Church, Mountain Home, Arkansas
• 563- Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Chattanooga, Tennessee
• 598- Immanuel Lutheran Church, Memphis, Tennessee
• 558- Heavenly Host Lutheran Church, Cookeville, Tennessee
• 508- First Lutheran Church, Fort Smith, Arkansas
• 496- Faith Lutheran Church, Collierville, Tennessee
• 493- Faith Lutheran Church, Oak Ridge, Tennessee
• 489- Grace Lutheran Church, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
• 483- Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Paducah, Kentucky
• 476- First Lutheran Church, Hot Springs, Arkansas
• 460- Christ Lutheran Church, Little Rock, Arkansas

External links

• Mid-South District web site
• LCMS: Mid-South District