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 2025. 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

Norman Porath (Spg’65)

 

55 Years

Leonhardt Gebhardt (Spg’70)

Ronald Holling (StL’70)

Arthur Schauer (StL’70)

Kenneth Sype (StL’70)

Ray Wilke (Spg’70)

 

50 Years

Phillip Hannemann (Spg’75)

Robert Koch (Spg’75)

 

45 Years

Donald Cooper (FtW’80)

Duane Duley (FtW’80)

James Fandrey (FtW’80)

Russell Sommerfeld (StL’80)

 

40 Years

Timothy Cartwright (StL’85)

Thomas Cole (FtW’85)

Terence Groth (StL’79)

David Linkugel (FtW’85)

John Mehl (StL’85)

Glenn Merritt (FtW’85)

Allen Pingel (StL’85)

Jeffrey Scheich (StL’85)

Lee Seetin (StL’85)

 

35 Years

Raymond Boeche (LA’92)

Timothy Brisbois (FtW’90)

Michael Moreno (FtW’90)

Charles Ramsey (StL’88)

 

30 Years

Kenton Birtell (StL’95)

Scott Bruick (StL’95)

Robert Kuefner (StL’95)

John (Hans) Trinklein (StL’95)

Timothy Wagner (FtW’95)

Jeffery Warner (StL’95)

 

 

25 Years

Lonnie Jacobsen (StL’00)

Shawn Kitzing (StL’00)

Aaron Witt (StL’00)

 

20 Years

Marcel Kohlmeyer (StL’05)

Kristopher Morris (StL’05)

David Ohlman (FtW’05)

Brian Tuma (StL’05)

Neil Wheeler (StL’05)

 

15 Years

Chad Boggs (StL’10)

Joshua Davis (StL’10)

Lonnie Felcher (StL’10)

John Genter (StL’10)

Benjamin Kaiser (StL’10)

Terry Makelin (StL’10)

Riek Marwang (StL’10)

Adam Moline (FtW’10)

James Moshier (FtW’10)

Jonathan Oetting (StL’10)

Victor Rasmussen (StL’10)

James Riang (StL’10)

William Serr (StL’10)

Zachary Zehnder (StL’10)

 

10 Years

Andrew Gerike (FtW’14)

James Haack (StL-SMP’15)

Aaron Hannemann (StL-SMP’17)

James Haynes (StL-SMP’15)

Calvin Kapels (StL’15)

Caleb Kruse (StL’14)

Daniel Wiese (StL-SMP’15)

 

5 Years

Albert Bader (FtW’20)

Norlyn Bartens (FtW-AR’20)

Jacob Tuma (StL’20)

 

Ministers of Religion–Commissioned

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

5 years

Shelby Betterton (S’20)

Tia Eriksen (S-Cqy’24)

Sierra Fleer (S-Cqy’23)

Brittany Fulcer (S’20)

Jennifer Rohrich (S-Cqy’22)

Leah Shaw (S’20)

Jerrica Tietz (S’19)

 

10 years

Jenna Johnson (S’15)

Kassidy Klingsporn (S’15)

Stephanie Kollbaum (S’15)

Matthew Mueller (S’13)

Courtney Salmon (S’07)

Rebecca West (SCQ’04)

 

15 years

Anna Boriack (S’03)

Emily Cotter (S’10)

Jonathan Danek (S’04)

Natalie Evans (S’10)

Jonathan Heinemann (IV’08)

Rhonda Henschen (SPCQ’11)

Thomas Koffarnus (SCQ’14)

Jessica Neuman (AA’07)

Susan Schotte (AA’01)

Sarah Wright (S’04)

 

20 years

Maria Castens (S’03)

Nathan Domsch (S’04)

Joanna Gellerman-Long (POCQ’10)

Sara Grein (S’04)

John Jurchen (S’97)

Kristina Kratz (IV-Cqy’15)

Jeffrey Schoettlin (S’02)

 

25 years

Drew Gerdes (SP’00)

Tamara Jurchen (SP’69)

Sandra Royuk (S’88)

Scott Seevers (S’89)

Christin Senechal (S’00)

Martin Senechal (S’00)

Anthony Splittgerber (S’00)

 

30 years

Krista Barnhouse (S’95)

Nathan Bassett (S’93)

Jackie Glines (S’95)

Sarah Kohlhof (S-Cqy’07)

Barbara Schauer (S’67)

Brian Staehr (S’94)

Matthew Stueber (MQ’95)

Susan Wilcox (S’81)

Jacqulyn Zehendner (S’95)

 

35 years

Marlene Block (SCQ’91)

Wende Carson (S’78)

Tami Chandler (S’90)

Paul Gnan (WI’90) 

Mary Henning (S’69)

Faith Nimtz (TX’82)

Betty Volzke (SCQ’95)

 

40 years

Mary Dahlhauser (S’75)

Scott Guenther (AA’85)

Von Portwood (S’85)

Elizabeth Schultz (S’84)

Rhoda Storck (S’70)

Nancy Thyparambil (S’76)

Gary Weber (S’74)

 

45 years

Julie Koenemann (SCQ’80)

Ronald Luce (S’80)

David Mueller (RF’80)

Beverly Wildauer (S’73)

 

50 years

Karen Buck (RF’65)

Jane Bunnett (S’64)

Dean Hansen (S’73)

Cassandra McMahan (SCQ’10)

Louise Ringler (S’60)

Darla Rosendahl (S’73)

Ruth Ruppert (CH’66)

Mary Sharp (S’62)

 

55 years

Ronald Bork (S’70)

Lonnie Duensing (S’70)

Mark Joyce (S’70)

Stanley Obermueller (S’68)

Dennis Rosenthal (S’70)

Lyle Sharman (S’70)

Stuart Tietz (S’70)

 

65 years

David Held (S’60)

Glenn Mueller (RF’55)

John Suhr (S’60)

 

Congregation and School Annivesaries

According to our records, the congregations and schools currently listed below will be celebrating anniversaries in 2025.

Nebraska District Congregations

155th Anniversary

Immanuel, Seward

Our Redeemer, Staplehurst

 

150th Anniversary

First Trinity, Beatrice

Trinity (Martinsburg), Ponca

 

145th Anniversary

Trinity, Walton

 

140th Anniversary

Trinity, Madison

St. John, Oxford

St. John, Pender

St. John, Tecumseh

 

135th Anniversary

Immanuel, Butte

First, Lexington

Immanuel, Loup City

 

130th Anniversary

First Trinity, Bloomfield

Immanuel, Laurel

 

125th Anniversary

Immanuel, Eagle

Zion, Hastings

Trinity, Howells

 

120th Anniversary

St. Paul, Bancroft

St. Paul, Bertrand

Trinity, Elgin

 

115th Anniversary

St. Peter, Hampton

St. Matthew, Meadow Grove 

 

110th Anniversary

St. Paul, Beatrice

St. Paul, Doniphan

St. John, Pilger

 

105th Anniversary

Christ, Cairo

 

100th Anniversary

Immanuel (Jamison), Newport

Grace, Wayne

 

95th Anniversary

Trinity, Lexington

Calvary, Lincoln

 

90th Anniversary

Mt. Calvary, Fullerton

 

85th Anniversary

Trinity, Auburn

Redeemer, David City

First, Plattsmouth

Redeemer, Wauneta

 

75th Anniversary

Calvary (Rosemont), Blue Hill

Christ, Lynch

 

70th Anniversary

Pacific Hills, Omaha

Grace, Pleasanton

 

60th Anniversary

Holy Cross, Kearney

Our Savior, Valentine

 

45th Anniversary

Beautiful Savior, North Platte

 

35th Anniversary

Faith of Our Fathers, Roca 

Nebraska District Schools​

145th Anniversary

Happy Hearts of Immanuel Preschool, Hooper

 

135th Anniversary

Christ Lutheran School, Juniata

 

130th Anniversary

Zion Lutheran School, Plainview

 

125th Anniversary

Zion Lutheran School, Hastings

St. Paul Lutheran School, Utica

 

95th Anniversary

Zion Lutheran School, Kearney

 

40th Anniversary

St. Mark Lutheran School & Preschool, Omaha

 

35th Anniversary

First Lutheran Preschool, Papillion

 

25th Anniversary

Heartland Lutheran High School, Grand Island

Messiah Lutheran School, Lincoln