Texas District of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod explained

Jurisdiction:	Texas District
the LCMS
Country:	United States
Territory:	Texas, excluding El Paso County
Headquarters:	Austin, Texas
Congregations:	360
Schools:	73 preschool 41 elementary 10 secondary
Members:	133,000
Denomination:	Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
Established:	1906
Bishop:	Rev. Michael W. Newman
Bishop Title:	President
Map:	Texas District LCMS.jpg
Map Size:	250px

The Texas District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS), and comprises the state of Texas with the exception of El Paso County, which is in the Rocky Mountain District. The Texas District includes approximately 360 congregations and missions (second to only the Michigan District), subdivided into 39 circuits, as well as 73 preschools, 41 elementary schools, and 10 high schools. Baptized membership in district congregations is approximately 133,000.^[1]

The Texas District was formed in 1906 out of the Southern District, and at one time included congregations in southern New Mexico, but these were transferred to the Colorado District (since renamed the Rocky Mountain District) in 1941-1942. District offices are located in Round Rock, Texas. 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 Rev. Michael W. Newman has been the district president since September 2018.

Concordia University Texas is located in Austin.

Presidents

• Rev. Adolf W. Kramer, 1906–1909
• Rev. Charles A. Waech, 1909–1912
• Rev. Gotthilf Heinrich Wilhelm Birkmann, 1912–1920
• Rev. Henry Peter Studtmann, 1920–1926
• Rev. John W. Behnken, 1926–1929
• Rev. Constantin Martin Beyer, 1929–1942
• Rev. Edwin A. Heckmann, 1942–1948
• Rev. Oliver R. Harms, 1948–1950
• Rev. Roland P. Wiederaenders, 1950–1959
• Rev. Albert F. Jesse, 1959–1963
• Rev. Carl A. Heckmann, 1963–1978
• Rev. Glenn R. O'Shoney, 1978–1989
• Rev. Louis L. Pabor, 1989–1991
• Rev. Gerald B. Kieschnick, 1991–2001
• Rev. James R. Linderman, 2001–2006
• Rev. Kenneth M. Hennings, 2006–2018
• Rev. Michael W. Newman, 2018–Present

External links

• Texas District web site
• LCMS: Texas District
• LCMS Congregation Directory
• Verhandlungen der ersten Jahresversammlung des Texas-Distrikts der Deutschen Ev.-Lutherischen Synode von Missouri, Ohio und Andern Staaten (1906–1919)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.