Updated Jan 14, 2026
Called
Rev. Jaim Gann of Grace, Chester, VA has received a call from St. Paul Lutheran Church, in Granite Falls, MN
Immanuel, Simpsonville SC has extended a call to Rev. Dr. Matthew Tassey of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Shawnee, OK to be Associate Pastor.
Rev. Kevin Barron of Calvary, Baltimore, MD has received a call from The Village Lutheran Church, in Lacombe, Louisiana
Accepted
Rev. Eric Hollar accepted the call to Shepherd’s Heart Disaster Response Ministry in Alabama.
Declined
Rev. David H. Labuhn of Our Savior’s Way, Ashburn, VA has declined the call from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Callao, Virginia.
Rev. Scott Burmeister of Tulsa, OK declined the call to St. Paul’s Mechanicsville, MD.
Ordinations and/or Installations
Rev. Eric Goodwin is being installed at Redeemer, Parkton, MD – Sunday, January 11.
Rev. Wasse Desta will be installation will be Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 4pm at Resurrection in Cary, NC,
Rev. Glenn Roseman will be installed on Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 3 pm at New Hope, Mooresville.
Rev. Xinhong Chris Yang of St. Paul’s in Falls Church, VA will be installed to the LCMS Board of International Mission on Sunday morning, January 25.
SMP Vicar Bill Curley will be ordained and installed at the Lutheran Church of Our Savior, Bryon’s Road, on Sunday, February 1, at 4pm.
Rev. Robert Riebau’s installation service at Messiah, Germantown is planned for February 1 at 4pm.
Calling Congregations
Full-Time Senior/Sole Pastor
Abiding Savior – Anderson, SC
Concordia – Upper Marlboro, MD
Christ – Seaford, DE
Christ Community – Leesburg, VA
Faith – Beaufort, SC
Good Shepherd – Callao, VA
Holy Cross, Towson, MD
Hope – Wake Forest, NC
Lake Norman – Denver, NC
Living Savior – Fairfax, VA
Our Savior – Laurel, MD
Our Savior – Rehoboth Beach, DE
Redeemer – Fredericksburg, VA
Resurrection Oromo – Kensington, MD
Resurrection – Franklin, NC
Salem, Taylorsville
St. John – Emporia, VA
St. John – Glen Arm, MD
St. John – Farmville, VA
St. Paul – Mechanicsville, MD
Associate Pastors
Immanuel – Simpsonville, SC
Part-time Pastors
St. Luke’s – Lincolnton, NC
Commissioned Minister/Educator
Redeemer Fredricksburg, VA
Call Day April, 2025
2025 Assignments from Concordia Fort Wayne
- Thomas Malmstrom, Vicar, St. Paul, Catonsville, MD and Lutheran Mission Society.
2025 Assignments from Concordia St. Louis
- Vicar Tristan Jones and Carolyn, St. Stephen’s, Hickory, NC.
- Pastoral Candidate Mark Esser and Paige, New Thing, Towson, MD.
- Vicar Andrew Borseth and Beth, Ascension, Charlotte, NC.