Oklahoma District (LCMS)

The Oklahoma District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS), and comprises the state of Oklahoma. It includes approximately 80 congregations and missions, subdivided into 9 circuits, as well as 18 preschools, 9 elementary schools and 1 high school. Baptized membership in district congregations is approximately 23,000.

The Oklahoma District was formed in 1924 out of the Kansas District. District offices are located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; the Rev. Paul Hartman has been the district president since 2004, and was elected to a full term 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 on April 28-29, 2006, and the next will be held in 2009.

Presidents

• Rev. Henry Mueller, 1924–39
• Rev. Carl R. Matthies, 1939–40
• Rev. Edward C. Hauer, 1940–42
• Rev. Paul J. Hartenberger, 1942–43
• Rev. Otto Henry Hoyer, 1943–54
• Rev. Alfred E. Behrend, 1954–70
• Rev. Harold E. Brockhoff, 1970–78
• Rev. Gerhard F. Bode, 1978-88
• Rev. Robert L. Jackson, 1988-91
• Rev. William R. Diekelman, 1991-2004
• Rev. Paul A. Hartman, 2004-2009
• Rev. Barrie E. Henke, 2009-present

Oldest congregations

• 1892 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Okarche, Oklahoma
• 1897 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Covington, Oklahoma
• 1897 - Zion Lutheran Church, Fairmont, Oklahoma
• 1899 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Breckenridge, Oklahoma
• 1899 - Zion Lutheran Church, Alva, Oklahoma
• 1899 - Zion Lutheran Church, Guthrie, Oklahoma
• 1900 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Garber, Oklahoma
• 1900 - Zion Lutheran Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• 1901 - Christ Lutheran Church, Perry, Oklahoma
• 1901 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Blackwell, Oklahoma
• 1901 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Enid, Oklahoma
• 1901 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Norman, Oklahoma
• 1901 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Woodward, Oklahoma
• 1902 - Christ Lutheran Church, Shattuck, Oklahoma
• 1902 - Zion Lutheran Church, Lahoma, Oklahoma
• 1903 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Lone Wolf, Oklahoma
• 1903 - Zion Lutheran Church, Buffalo, Oklahoma
• 1904 - Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Kingfisher, Oklahoma
• 1906 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Hinton, Oklahoma
• 1906 - Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Apache, Oklahoma

Largest congregations

Membership totals are c. 2006.

• 1518 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
• 1108 - Messiah Lutheran Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• 979 - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Edmond, Oklahoma
• 911 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Enid, Oklahoma
• 904 - Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma
• 898 - First Lutheran Church, Ponca City, Oklahoma
• 649 - Our Savior Lutheran Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma
• 642 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
• 638 - Christ Lutheran Church, Perry, Oklahoma
• 580 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Moore, Oklahoma
• 565 - Faith Lutheran Church, Owasso, Oklahoma
• 535 - Redeemer Lutheran Church, Enid, Oklahoma
• 524 - Christ Lutheran Church, Mustang, Oklahoma
• 515 - Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Midwest City, Oklahoma

External links

• Oklahoma District web site
• LCMS: Oklahoma District