Indiana District (LCMS)

The Indiana District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS), and encompasses the state of Indiana as well as most of western Kentucky; the remainder of Kentucky is divided between the Mid-South District and the Ohio District. In addition, eight Indiana 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 62 preschools, 53 elementary schools and 4 high schools. Baptized membership in district congregations is over 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; the Rev. Daniel P. May has been the district president since 2003, and was reelected to a second term in 2006 [http://www.lcms.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=10170] . 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 June 22-23, 2006, and the next will be held in 2009.

Presidents

*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

Oldest congregations

*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, Twin Brooks, Indianapolis, Indiana
*1843 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Farmers Retreat, Indiana
*1844 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Avilla, Indiana
*1845 - Emmanuel Lutheran Church - Wayne Trace, Adams 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

Largest congregations

:"Membership totals are c. 2006."
*3754 - Saint Peter's Lutheran Church, Columbus, Indiana
*3371 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Seymour, Indiana
*2749 - Saint James Lutheran Church, Lafayette, Indiana
*2586 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Valparaiso, Indiana
*2567 - Carmel Lutheran Church, Carmel, Indiana
*2400 - Concordia Lutheran Church, Maysville Heights, Fort Wayne, Indiana
*2353 - Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Kirkwood Park, Fort Wayne, Indiana
*2200 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Munster, Indiana
*2028 - Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Maplewood Park, Fort Wayne, Indiana
*1707 - Saint John Lutheran Church, LaPorte, Indiana
*1674 - Emanuel Lutheran Church, New Haven, Indiana
*1655 - Calvary Lutheran Church, Homecroft, Indianapolis, Indiana
*1625 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Kendallville, Indiana
*1602 - Emmanuel Lutheran Church, West Central Fort Wayne, Indiana
*1559 - Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana
*1444 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Five Points, Indianapolis, Indiana
*1386 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Crown Point, Indiana
*1315 - Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Kokomo, Indiana
*1310 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Washington Place, Indianapolis, Indiana
*1195 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Peru, Indiana
*1182 - Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Oxford, Fort Wayne, Indiana
*1148 - Grace Lutheran Church, New Albany, Indiana
*1132 - Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Geist, Indianapolis, Indiana
*1072 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Hobart, Indiana
*1039 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Evansville, Indiana
*1033 - Zion Lutheran Church, Decatur, Indiana
*1016 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Elkhart, Indiana
*1009 - Our Shepherd Lutheran Church, Westwood, Indianapolis, Indiana
*1003 - Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Waynedale, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Largest in Kentucky: Our Savior Lutheran Church, Danville, Kentucky, 952

Congregations and missions

:"Congregations established prior to 1930, or having 600 or more members, are noted (membership figures are c. 2006); in the absence of one or both of these within a circuit, the oldest and/or largest congregation is noted."

Circuit 1 (Hammond)
*Concordia Lutheran Church, Hammond, Indiana - est. 1917
*Grace Lutheran Church, Dyer, Indiana
*Hope Lutheran Church, Cedar Lake, Indiana
*Peace Lutheran Church, Schererville, Indiana
*Redeemer Lutheran Church, Highland, Indiana - 708 members
*Saint John Lutheran Church, Whiting, Indiana - est. 1891
*Saint Paul Lutheran Church, East Chicago, Indiana - est. 1900
*Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Munster, Indiana - est. 1882; 2200 members
*Trinity Lutheran Church, Hammond, Indiana - est. 1918
*Trinity Lutheran Church, Lowell, Indiana - est. 1926; 622 members

Circuit 2 (Gary)
*Faith Lutheran Church, Demotte, Indiana
*Faith Lutheran Church, Gary, Indiana
*Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Gary, Indiana
*Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Portage, Indiana
*Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Gary, Indiana
*Redeemer Lutheran Church, Lake Station, Indiana
*Saint John's Lutheran Church, Gary, Indiana - est. 1870
*Saint Michael Lutheran Church, Hebron, Indiana
*Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Portage, Indiana - est. 1882
*Saint Philip Lutheran Church, Gary, Indiana
*Trinity Lutheran Church, Crown Point, Indiana - est. 1868; 1386 members
*Trinity Lutheran Church, Hobart, Indiana - est. 1873; 1072 members
*Trinity Memorial Lutheran Church, Merrillville, Indiana

Circuit 3 (Valparaiso)
*Faith Memorial Lutheran Church, Valparaiso, Indiana
*Heritage Lutheran Church, Valparaiso, Indiana
*Immanuel Lutheran Church, Michigan City, Indiana - est. 1904; 746 members
*Immanuel Lutheran Church, Valparaiso, Indiana - est. 1864; 2586 members
*Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Valparaiso, Indiana
*Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Chesterton, Indiana - est. 1887
*Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Kouts, Indiana - est. 1873
*Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Otis, Indiana - est. 1873
*Trinity Lutheran Church, Westville, Indiana - est. 1887

Circuit 4 (LaPorte)
*Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Wheatfield, Indiana
*First Lutheran Church, Hanna, Indiana - est. 1900
*Immanuel Lutheran Church, Tracy, Indiana - est. 1875
*Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Knox, Indiana
*Saint John Lutheran Church, LaCrosse, Indiana - est. 1906
*Saint John Lutheran Church, LaPorte, Indiana - est. 1857; 1707 members
*Saint John Lutheran Church, Wanatah, Indiana - est. 1876
*Saint Luke Lutheran Church, Winamac, Indiana
*Saint Mark Lutheran Church, Medaryville, Indiana - est. 1876
*Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, Hamlet, Indiana - est. 1885
*Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Denham, Indiana - est. 1873
*Saint Peter Lutheran Church, North Judson, Indiana - est. 1872

Circuit 5 (South Bend)
*Calvary Lutheran Church, Plymouth, Indiana
*Emmaus Lutheran Church, South Bend, Indiana - est. 1923
*Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, South Bend, Indiana - est. 1928
*Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Goshen, Indiana
*Redeemer Lutheran Church, Warsaw, Indiana
*Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Bremen, Indiana - est. 1846; 605 members
*Saint Paul Lutheran Church, South Bend, Indiana - est. 1878
*Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Woodland, Indiana - est. 1851
*Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Mishawaka, Indiana - est. 1847
*Trinity Lutheran Church, Culver, Indiana
*Trinity Lutheran Church, Elkhart, Indiana - est. 1874; 1016 members

Circuit 6 (Kendallville)
*Clear Lake Lutheran Church, Fremont, Indiana
*Immanuel Lutheran Church, Avilla, Indiana - est. 1844; 642 members
*Lake George Lutheran Chapel, Fremont, Indiana
*Messiah Lutheran Church, Wolcottville, Indiana
*Restoration Lutheran Church, Kendallville, Indiana
*Saint John Lutheran Church, Columbia City, Indiana - est. 1847
*Saint John Lutheran Church, Kendallville, Indiana - est. 1859; 1625 members
*Shepherd by the Lakes Lutheran Church, Syracuse, Indiana
*Trinity Lutheran Church, Auburn, Indiana - est. 1871
*Trinity Lutheran Church, Ligonier, Indiana
*Zion Lutheran Church, Columbia City, Indiana - est. 1861
*Zion Lutheran Church, Corunna, Indiana - est. 1846
*Zion Lutheran Church, Garrett, Indiana - est. 1887

Circuit 7 (Fort Wayne, North)
*Faith Lutheran Church, Churubusco, Indiana
*Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Kirkwood Park, Fort Wayne, Indiana - 2353 members
*Our Hope Lutheran Church, Huntertown, Indiana
*Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana - est. 1837; 1559 members
*Suburban Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Washington Township, Indiana - est. 1898; 858 members
*Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, North Highlands, Fort Wayne, Indiana - est. 1895

Circuit 8 (Fort Wayne, South)
*Aboite Lutheran Church, Southwest Annex, Fort Wayne, Indiana
*Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Oxford, Fort Wayne, Indiana - est. 1926; 1182 members
*Emmanuel Lutheran Church, West Central Fort Wayne, Indiana - est. 1867; 1602 members
*Emmaus Lutheran Church, Broad River, Fort Wayne, Indiana - est. 1900; 812 members
*Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Waynedale, Fort Wayne, Indiana - est. 1929; 1003 members
*New Life Lutheran Church, Harvester, Fort Wayne, Indiana
*Peace Lutheran Church, Fairfield Terrace-Belmont, Fort Wayne, Indiana - 757 members
*Saint Augustine Lutheran Church, Eastland Gardens, Fort Wayne, Indiana
*Shepherd of the City Lutheran Church, East Central Fort Wayne, Indiana
*Southwest Lutheran Church, Southwest Annex, Fort Wayne, Indiana
*Trinity Lutheran Church, Eastland Gardens, Fort Wayne, Indiana (Trinity Suburban) - est. 1853
*Zion Lutheran Church, Hanna Creighton, Fort Wayne, Indiana - est. 1883; 639 members

Circuit 9 (Fort Wayne, East)
*Ascension Lutheran Church, St. Joseph Township, Fort Wayne, Indiana
*Christ Lutheran Church, Woodburn, Indiana - est. 1898
*Concordia Lutheran Church, Maysville Heights, Fort Wayne, Indiana - est. 1899; 2400 members
*Emanuel Lutheran Church, New Haven, Indiana - est. 1858; 1674 members
*Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Meadowbrook, Fort Wayne, Indiana
*Martini Lutheran Church, New Haven, Indiana - est. 1853
*Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Leo, Indiana
*Promise Lutheran Church, St. Joseph Township, Indiana
*Saint Paul Lutheran Church, New Haven, Indiana - est. 1880
*Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Maplewood Park, Fort Wayne, Indiana - est. 1855; 2028 members
*Zion Lutheran Church, Woodburn, Indiana - est. 1888

Circuit 10 (Decatur)
*Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Tocsin, Indiana - est. 1897
*Emmanuel Lutheran Church - Wayne Trace, Adams Township, Indiana - est. 1845; 637 members
*Faith Lutheran Church, Roanoke, Indiana
*Immanuel Lutheran Church, Decatur, Indiana - est. 1849
*New Hope Lutheran Church, Ossian, Indiana
*Peace Lutheran Church, Berne, Indiana
*Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Hartford City, Indiana
*Saint John Lutheran Church, Decatur, Indiana - est. 1845; 765 members
*Saint John Lutheran Church, Monroeville, Indiana - est. 1847; 649 members
*Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Decatur, Indiana - est. 1873
*Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Decatur, Indiana - est. 1845
*Zion Lutheran Church, Decatur, Indiana - est. 1901; 1033 members
*Zion-Friedheim Lutheran Church, Decatur, Indiana - est. 1838

Circuit 11 (Lafayette)
*Crown of Life Lutheran Church, Frankfort, Indiana
*Grace Lutheran Church, Lafayette, Indiana
*Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Monticello, Indiana
*Redeemer Lutheran Church, West Lafayette, Indiana
*Saint James Lutheran Church, Lafayette, Indiana - est. 1850; 2749 members
*Saint James Lutheran Church, Logansport, Indiana - est. 1848
*Saint James Lutheran Church, Reynolds, Indiana - est. 1861
*Saint John Lutheran Church, Rensselaer, Indiana - est. 1894
*Saint John Lutheran Church, Rochester, Indiana - est. 1928
*Saint Luke Lutheran Church, Rensselaer, Indiana
*Trinity Lutheran Church, Goodland, Indiana - est. 1873
*University Lutheran Church, West Lafayette, Indiana

Circuit 12 (Kokomo)
*Christ Lutheran Church, Anderson, Indiana - est. 1903
*Emanuel Lutheran Church, Arcadia, Indiana - est. 1852
*Emanuel Lutheran Church, Tipton, Indiana - est. 1896
*Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Kokomo, Indiana
*Grace Lutheran Church, Muncie, Indiana
*Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Kokomo, Indiana - est. 1918; 1315 members
*Saint James Lutheran Church, Marion, Indiana
*Saint John Lutheran Church, Peru, Indiana - est. 1858; 1195 members
*Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Huntington, Indiana - est. 1849; 657 members
*Zion Lutheran Church, Kokomo, Indiana - est. 1871
*Zion Lutheran Church, Wabash, Indiana

Circuit 13 (Indianapolis, East)
*Ascension Lutheran Church, Beech Grove, Indiana
*Carmel Lutheran Church, Carmel, Indiana - 2567 members
*Christ Lutheran Church, Warren Park, Indianapolis, Indiana
*Christ Lutheran Church, Noblesville, Indiana
*Faith Lutheran Church, Greenfield, Indiana
*Family of Christ Lutheran Church, Fishers, Indiana
*Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Geist, Indianapolis, Indiana - 1132 members
*Lord of Life Lutheran Church, Westfield, Indiana
*Saint John Lutheran Church, Five Points, Indianapolis, Indiana - est. 1852; 1444 members
*Trinity Lutheran Church, Washington Place, Indianapolis, Indiana - est. 1875; 1310 members
*Zion Lutheran Church, New Palestine, Indiana - est. 1853; 705 members

Circuit 14 (Indianapolis, West)
*Advent Lutheran Church, Zionsville, Indiana - 973 members
*Christ Lutheran Church, Brownsburg, Indiana
*Grace Lutheran Church, Cloverdale, Indiana
*Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Crawfordsville, Indiana
*Immanuel Lutheran Church, Terre Haute, Indiana - est. 1858
*Living Christ Lutheran Church, Plainfield, Indiana
*Messiah Lutheran Church, Eagle Creek, Indianapolis, Indiana
*Our Shepherd Lutheran Church, Westwood, Indianapolis, Indiana - 1009 members
*Peace Lutheran Church, Greencastle, Indiana

Circuit 15 (Indianapolis, Central)
*Calvary Lutheran Church, Homecroft, Indianapolis, Indiana - 1655 members
*Concordia Lutheran Church, Greenwood, Indiana
*Emmaus Lutheran Church, Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana - est. 1903; 626 members
*First Timothy Lutheran Church, Glendale, Indianapolis, Indiana
*Harvest Lutheran Church, Mooresville, Indiana
*Mount Olive Lutheran Church, Greenwood, Indiana
*Our Savior Lutheran Church, North Indianapolis, Indiana
*Peace Deaf Lutheran Church, Brendonwood, Indianapolis, Indiana
*Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, Twin Brooks, Indianapolis, Indiana - est. 1842
*Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Woodruff Place, Indianapolis, Indiana - est. 1896

Circuit 16 (Columbus)
*Faith Lutheran Church, Bloomington, Indiana - 762 members
*Faith Lutheran Church, Columbus, Indiana
*Faith Ellettsville Lutheran Church, Bloomington, Indiana
*Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Franklin, Indiana
*Grace Lutheran Church, Columbus, Indiana
*Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, Martinsville, Indiana
*Saint John's Lutheran Church, Columbus, Indiana - est. 1840; 614 members
*Saint Mark Lutheran Church, Shelbyville, Indiana
*Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Columbus, Indiana - est. 1848
*Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Jonesville, Indiana - est. 1877
*Saint Peter's Lutheran Church, Columbus, Indiana - est. 1858; 3754 members
*Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Waymansville, Indiana - est. 1871
*Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Bean Blossom, Indiana
*University Lutheran Church, Bloomington, Indiana - est. 1929

Circuit 17 (Seymour)
*Bethel Lutheran Church, Austin, Indiana
*Emanuel Lutheran Church, Dudleytown, Indiana - est. 1857
*Immanuel Lutheran Church, Seymour, Indiana - est. 1870; 3371 members
*Lord of Life Lutheran Church, North Vernon, Indiana
*Peace Lutheran Church, Seymour, Indiana
*Redeemer Lutheran Church, Seymour, Indiana - 935 members
*Zion Lutheran Church, Seymour, Indiana - 708 members

Circuit 18 (Brownstown)
*Calvary Lutheran Church, Bedford, Indiana
*Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Leesville, Indiana
*Faith Lutheran Church, Salem, Indiana
*Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Medora, Indiana
*Saint John Lutheran Church, Seymour, Indiana - est. 1838; 669 members
*Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Brownstown, Indiana - est. 1856
*Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Brownstown, Indiana - est. 1900; 852 members
*Trinity Lutheran Church, Vallonia, Indiana - est. 1874

Circuit 19 (Aurora)
*Bethany Lutheran Church, Connersville, Indiana
*Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Lawrenceburg, Indiana
*Faith Lutheran Church, Madison, Indiana
*Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Greensburg, Indiana
*Saint John Lutheran Church, Aurora, Indiana - est. 1860; 612 members
*Saint John Lutheran Church, Farmers Retreat, Indiana - est. 1843
*Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Cross Plains, Indiana - est. 1851
*Trinity Lutheran Church, Dillsboro, Indiana - est. 1903

Circuit 20 (Lexington)
*Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Lexington, Kentucky
*Grace Lutheran Church, Winchester, Kentucky
*Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, Lexington, Kentucky
*Our Savior Lutheran Church, Danville, Kentucky - 952 members
*St. John's Lutheran Church, Lexington, Kentucky - est. 1892

Circuit 21 (Evansville, East)
*Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Tell City, Indiana
*Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer, Evansville, Indiana - est. 1928; 823 members
*Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Evansville, Indiana
*Peace Lutheran Church, Owensboro, Kentucky
*Saint John Lutheran Church, Evanston, Indiana - est. 1842
*Shepherd of Paradise Lutheran Church, Newburgh, Indiana
*Trinity Lutheran Church, Henderson, Kentucky - est. 1896

Circuit 22 (Evansville, West)
*Concordia Lutheran Church, Evansville, Indiana
*Immanuel Lutheran Church, Evansville, Indiana - est. 1854
*Messiah Lutheran Church, Evansville, Indiana
*Saint John Lutheran Church, Vincennes, Indiana - est. 1859
*Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Evansville, Indiana - est. 1887; 1039 members
*Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Vincennes, Indiana - est. 1869
*Trinity Lutheran Church, Darmstadt, Indiana - est. 1847
*Trinity Lutheran Church, Evansville, Indiana - est. 1841

Circuit 23 (Louisville West)
*Concordia Lutheran Church, Louisville, Kentucky - est. 1878
*Epiphany Lutheran Church, New Salisbury, Indiana
*Grace Lutheran Church, New Albany, Indiana - est. 1927; 1148 members
*Pilgrim Lutheran Church, Louisville, Kentucky
*Redeemer Lutheran Church, Louisville, Kentucky - est. 1888
*Saint John Lutheran Church, Lanesville, Indiana - est. 1846; 692 members
*Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, Georgetown, Indiana

Circuit 24 (Louisville East)
*Divine Savior Lutheran Church, Shepherdsville, Kentucky
*Faith Lutheran Church, Louisville, Kentucky
*Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Elizabethtown, Kentucky
*Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Bardstown, Bardstown, Kentucky
*Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Shelbyville, Kentucky
*Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, La Grange, Kentucky
*Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Leitchfield, Kentucky
*Our Savior Lutheran Church, Louisville, Kentucky - est. 1942; 467 members
*Peace Lutheran Church, Louisville, Kentucky

External links

* [http://www.in.lcms.org/ Indiana District web site]
* [http://www.lcmsdistricts.org/pages/internal.asp?NavID=6790 LCMS: Indiana District]