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