Church Worker, Congregation, and School Anniversaries

Church Worker Anniversaries

It is both a custom and a privilege for the Nebraska District to recognize the anniversaries of our professional church workers—active and retired Ministers of Religion–Ordained and Ministers of Religion–Commissioned. According to our records, the church workers currently listed below will be celebrating anniversaries in 2023. Congregations are encouraged to have some kind of recognition of these important events as one way to express love, care, and appreciation for the church workers.

Ministers of Religion–Ordained

 

60 Years

Kenneth Block (StL’63)

Lester Dumer (Spg’64)

Paul Vasconcellos (StL’64)

Marion Von Rentzell (StL’64)

 

55 Years

Donald Becker (StL’69)

Carl Rehwaldt (StL’69)

 

50 Years

Louis Griser (SpgCq’74)

Roland Jank, Jr. (StL’74)

John Langewisch (StL’74)

Rodney Meske (Spg’74)

Dirk Reek (Spg’74)

Keith Wellman (StL’74)

 

45 Years

William Bertrand (StL’79)

David Helmer (StLCq’78)

John Meyer (StLCq’79)

Douglas Morton (StL’79)

Wayne Pick (StL’79)

Gary Werling (FtW’79)

Henry Witte (FtW’79)

 

40 Years

Luther Biggs (StL’84)

Charles Blanco (StL’83)

Daniel Bremer (StL’84)

David Loeschen (FtW’84)

Michael Neidow (StL’84)

Luke Russert (FtW’84)

Robert Schilling (StL’83)

Bruce Schut (FtW’84)

Fredrick Simon (StL’84)

Roger Theimer (StL’84)

 

35 Years

Michael Awe (StL’89)

Philip Bach (FtW’89)

Michael Buchhorn (FtW’89)

James Thelen (StL’89)

 

30 Years

Frank Brink (Cq’94)

Lynn Christensen (FtW’94)

Benjamin Eickhoff (MiICq’94)

William Engebretsen (FtW’94)

Merlin Holtzen (FtWCq’94)

Lon Landsmann (FtW’94)

Daniel Ramsey (StL’93)

Lee Weander (StL’94)

Karl Ziegler (FtWCq’94)

 

25 Years

Burt Garwood (StL’99)

Lynn Riege (StLCq’99)

 

20 Years

David Brinkmeyer (StL’04)

Cory Burma (StL’04)

Greg Griffith (StL’04)

Tyler Hauptmeier (StL’04)

Brian Ketelsen (FtW’04)

Todd Kollbaum (StL’04)

Ryan Matthias (StL’04)

Darren Olson (StL’03)

James Rasmussen (StL’04)

William Voelker (StL’04)

Robert Wiest (StL’04)

 

15 Years

Michael Belinsky (FtW’09)

Russell Bonine (FtW’09)

Kenneth Humphrey (FtW’09)

Aaron Hutton (StL’09)

David Klinge (FtW’08)

William Mattfeld (StLDelto’09)

Larry Oetting (StL’09)

 

10 Years

Carl Eliason (StLSMP’16)

Glen Emery (StLAR’14)

Anthony Gerber (StL’14)

Justin Hannemann (StL’13)

Michael Heckmann (StL’14)

William Ohlmann (StLSMP’14)

 

5 Years

Zachary Courie (FtW’19)

Robert Dierks (CqSMP’19)

Raymond Doubrava (FtW’19)

David Edwards (StL’19)

DeVon Lark (StLSMP’18)

James Peterson (FtW’19)

Lawson Short (FtW’19)

William Zwick (FtWAR’19)

Ministers of Religion–Commissioned

(Anniversaries for commissioned workers mark years of service, and do not include years on candidate or non-candidate status.)

70 years

Charles Krutz (Sew’54)

Richard Zwick (Sew’54)

 

65 years

Luther Klenke (Sew’68)

Larry Matthews (Sew’58)

 

60 years

John Kinworthy (RF’63)

Glenn Ohlmann (Sew’63)

Harold Oldehoeft (Sew’64)

Stanley Wehling (Sew’64)

 

55 years

Donald Duitsman (Sew’69)

Robert Ewell (RF’69)

Della Hartmann (Sew’51)

William Preuss (Sew’59)

Margaret Smith (Sew’64)

Suzanne Sylwester (RF’69)

Daniel Thurber (Sew’68)

Donald Weber (Sew’69)

 

50 years

Karen Clausen (Sew’64)

James Hardt (Sew’74)

Judith King (Sew’71)

Dallas Koffarnus (StP’73)

John Seim (Sew’74)

Nancy Weber (Sew’74)

David Werner (Sew’73)

 

45 years

Eunice Brandt (Sew’70)

Robert Brauer (Sew’79)

Kent Einspahr (Sew’79)

LeeAnn Genrich (Sew’63)

Lorraine Groth (StL’81)

Sharolyn Sander (Sew’71)

Cynthia Uden (Sew’79)

Timothy Weinrich (Sew’79)

Elizabeth Werner (Sew’73)

 

40 years

Mark Baumgartel (Sew’61)

Carolyn Brott (Sew’77)

Joyce Dunklau (Sew’83)

Darla Garber (Sew’83)

Lynne Graf (Sew’84)

Matthew Heibel (Sew’84)

Marty Hein (Sew’84)

Linda Peters (Sew’76)

Timothy Rippstein (Por’84)

Paula Schwartz (Sew’76)

Jody Timm (Sew-Cqy’96)

 

35 years

Sandra Bangert (Sew’82)

Judy Bartels (Sew’71)

James Bockelman (Sew’89)

Shelley Dartmann (Sew’89)

Connie Hiegel (Sew’89)

Tammy Schroeder (Sew’88)

Kathy Sirek (Sew’73)

Lyle Ziems (Sew’89)

 

30 years

Linda Ahrens (Sew’90)

Lisa Ashby (Sew’87)

Marilyn Bork (Sew70′)

Barb Cook (Sew’71)

Julie Fahr (Sew’89)

James Mol (M’82)

Deann Montgomery (Mq’87)

Kathy Petersen (Sew-Cqy’05)

Dan Sievert (Sew’94)

 

25 years

Robert Broekemeier (Sew’88)

Tashia Dieckhoff (Sew’89)

Kelvin Einspahr (Sew’78)

Mary Heine (Sew’78)

Rebecca Helmer (Sew’92)

Wade Johnson (StP’99)

James Jurchen (Sew’99)

Tamra Jurchen (StP’69)

Jerrita Staehr (Sew’95)

Kathy Wiest (Sew’78)

 

20 years

Fred Aufdembrink (Sew’87)

Shelley Eisele (Sew’02)

Ruth Fittje (Sew’98)

Jana lnglehart (Sew-Cqy’01)

Anne Klappenback (lrv’03)

Matthew Marty (Sew’04)

Jeri Morrison (RF’02)

Amy Schmidt (Sew’00)

Warren Viehl (Sew-Cqy’00)

Bruce Wall (Sew’04)

 

15 years

Peter Saye (Sew’09)

Michelle Dale (Sew’03)

Christine Ekberg (Sew’09)

Jaymes Hayes (CH’10)

Sara Maxon (Sew-Cqy’09)

Lisa Splittgerber (Sew’00)

 

10 years

Jena Birt (Sew’14)

Robert Cody (Sew’14)

Nicholas Deeter (Sew’13)

Preston Doerr (Sew’13)

Paige Edgington (Sew’13)

Brenda Fowlkes (Sew’90)

Justin Groth (Sew’11)

Stacey Holt (Sew’14)

Andrew Keseman (Sew’14)

Kassandra Lower (Sew’14)

Rachel McGown (Sew’14)

Brienna Meyer (Sew’14)

Panchita Portillo (StL’14)

Daisha Thomas (Sew’14)

Philip Vogel (Sew’13)

Sarah Wall (Sew’02)

Michael Werner (CH’12)

Steven Whitney (S’14)

 

5 years

Cassie Boeka (Sew’18)

Tais Brekke (Chi19)

Alexis Burrow (Sew’19)

Emily Kohl (Sew’19)

Bradley Long (Sew-Cqy’03)

Jamie Nikodym (Sew’19)

Danica Praeuner (Sew-Cqy’23)

Charity Schafer (Sew’18)

Micah Symmank (Sew’19)

Justus Utecht (Sew’19)

Congregation and School Annivesaries

According to our records, the congregations and schools currently listed below will be celebrating anniversaries in 2023.

Nebraska District Congregations

155th Anniversary
St. Paul’s, Arlington

150th Anniversary
Zion, Bancroft
St. John (Kramer), Crete
Faith, Hebron
Trinity, Hebron
St. John, Lyons
Zion (Worms), St. Libory
Immanuel, Sterling
St. John, Waco

145th Anniversary
St. John, Columbus
Immanuel, Polk
Zion, Tobias

140th Anniversary
Zion, Ainsworth
Trinity, Fremont
St. Peter, Humphrey
St. John, McCook
St. Peter, Scribner

135th Anniversary
Trinity, Blair
Bethlehem, Crete
St. Paul (Lowell),
Kenesaw St. John, Ord
Zion, Plainview

130th Anniversary
Zion, Leigh

125th Anniversary
Immanuel, Atkinson
St. Paul, Holstein
Bethlehem, Pleasant Dale
St. Paul, Utica

120th Anniversary
St. Paul, Kenesaw

115th Anniversary
St. Peter, Gresham
Immanuel, Lincoln
St. Peter, Orchard

110th Anniversary
St. Paul (Venus), Orchard

105th Anniversary
Grace, Norfolk

100th Anniversary
St. Paul, Central City
Zion, Grant
Bethlehem, Omaha

95th Anniversary
Grace, Neligh
Grace, Sumner

85th Anniversary
Grace, Wood River

80th Anniversary
Concordia, Clearwater

75th Anniversary
Christ, Lincoln
Christ, Nebraska City

70th Anniversary
Trinity, Decatur
Good Shepherd, Fremont

60th Anniversary
Our Redeemer, Springfield
Our Redeemer, Wahoo

55th Anniversary
Shepherd of the Hills, Hyannis
Peace, Waverly
Zion St. John, Wisner

50th Anniversary
Faith, Hyannis

45th Anniversary
Good Shepherd, Gretna
Grace, Merriman

10th Anniversary
Life Church, Lincoln

5th Anniversary
River of Life, Omaha

Nebraska District Schools​

140th Anniversary
Trinity Lutheran School, Fremont
St. John Lutheran School, Seward

135th Anniversary
Deshler Luth.eran School, Deshler

55th Anniversary
Hampton Lutheran School, Hampton

50th Anniversary
Kidnect Child Development (Beautiful Savior), LaVista

45th Anniversary
Christ Lutheran School, Lincoln
Creative Lutheran Preschool (Peace), McCook

40th Anniversary
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Preschool, North Platte
Little Lamb Lutheran Preschool (Divine Shepherd), Omaha
Little Lamb Lutheran Preschool (Immanuel), Tilden

30th Anniversary
Pilgrim Lutheran Preschool, Bellevue

25th Anniversary
Jesus Lambs Preschool (Our Redeemer), Elwood

20th Anniversary
Noah1s Ark Preschool (Shepherd of the Hills), Hyannis

5th Anniversary
Cross of Christ Preschool, Aurora