Our Supporters

Lutheran CORE crowd showing support is first and foremost an association of congregations and organizations who have gathered around a common confession of faith. As such, we are interested in cooperative ministry with all who share our same confession of faith, and who seek to engage in the mission of Christ in the world.

We welcome the support of organizations, ministries, and individual church leaders who are ministry partners with us in the mission of the gospel and the reform and renewal of the church.

Support from Organizations and Ministries

Lutheran CORE is already working cooperatively with a number of Lutheran reform groups in support of the renewal and reform of the church. In addition, we are in partnership with several specialized ministries and mission organizations, to further the work of the gospel and assist the ministries of local congregations. Some of our partner ministries are listed below.

Organizations that share the ideals of the Common Confession and wish to work cooperatively with the Lutheran CORE Congregations, are invited to list their name among the supporters below. To be included on this list, please send your request to info@lutherancore.org, with your organization's name, contact person, mailing address, phone number, email address, and web address. We would be happy to include a link here.

Partner Organizations & Ministries	Website or Email Contact
Call to Faithfulness (Iowa)	www.calltofaithfulness.wordpress.com/
Confessional Ministerium - Canada	www.confessionalministerium.ca/index.html
East European Mission Network	www.eemn.org
Evangelical Lutheran Confessing Fellowship	www.elcf.net
EMN - Evangelical Mission Network (Southwest California)	www.evangelicalmissionnetwork.blogspot.com
Fellowship of Confessional Lutherans	www.foclnews.org
IKRN - Indiana-Kentucky Renewal Network	www.ikrn.org
Illinois CORE	http://coreillinois.org/
Latin American Lutheran Mission	www.lalm-elcm.org
Lutherans Reform!	www.lr-elcf.org
Mt. Carmel Ministries	www.MountCarmelMinistries.com
New Hope Mission Society (India)	newhope@faithlc.com
Solid Ground Ministries – Canada	www.solid-ground.ca
WordAlone Network	www.wordalone.org
World Mission Prayer League	www.wmpl.org
Youth Encounter	www.youthencounter.org

Support from Pastoral Leaders

The congregations of Lutheran CORE look to the leadership of pastors and lay ministers who are grounded in the Word of God as the authority of their preaching and teaching, and who intentionally articulate a theology in harmony with the Lutheran Confessional writings.

In addition to the clergy who serve Lutheran CORE member-congregations, the association invites pastors and professional lay leaders who subscribe to the Common Confession to list their name as supporters of Lutheran CORE. New names will be included on the list below, among the leaders of congregations that are already a part of Lutheran CORE.

To be included on the list of individual supporters, please send your request to info@lutherancore.org with your name, mailing address, phone number, email address, and current congregation, along with the name of the synod or district to which you belong.

Contact information for ELCA pastors and professional lay leaders can be found by using the ELCA Website “Roster Look-up System” at www.elca.org/it/findldr.html. If there are errors in the list below, please contact the webmaster at info@lutherancore.org.

Name	Congregation	City	State
Pr. Paul Andell	St. James Ev. LC	Philadelphia	PA
Pr. Bryan Anderson	First LC	Clear Lake	WI
Pr. David Baer	Immanuel LC	Whitewood	SD
Pr. Bill Bakewicz	American LC	Long Prairie	MN
Pr. David Baldukas	Olivet LC	LaCrosse	WI
Pr. Kevin R. Beard	Zion LC and Carpio LC	Berthold and Carpio	ND
Pr. David Berkedal	Faith LC	San Dimas	CA
Pr. Paul Berthelot	Good Shepherd LC	Boardman	OR
Pr. Joel Berthelsen	Hope LC	Cedar Hill	TX
Pr. Wendy Berthelsen	Hope LC	Cedar Hill	TX
Pr. Nate Bjorge	First LC	Little Falls	MN
Pr. Judith B. Boggs	First LC	Apollo	PA
Pr. Kurt Borows	Resurrection LC	Port Clinton	OH
Pr. Jerald Borgie	Penasquitos LC	San Diego	CA
Pr. Ralph Boyer IV	Retired	Columbia Falls	MT
Pr. Mark Braaten	Our Savior's LC	Tyler	TX
Pr. Thomas Brashears	Red Hill LC	Tustin	CA
Pr. Walter Breiner Jr.	Zions LC	Weatherly	PA
Pr. Harold Brown (ret.)	St. Matthew LC	Beaverton	OR
Pr. Robert Buechler	Trinity-Bergen LC	Starkweather	ND
Pr. E. Robert Burkhart, Jr.	St. Johns LC	Mohnton	PA
Pr. Paul Buzzard	St. Michael's LC	Hamburg	PA
Pr. Christopher Byars	Shepherd of the Hills LC	Dade City	FL
Pr. Jeffery L. Carpenter	St. John LC	Boerne	TX
Pr. Mark C. Chavez	Faith LC	Hutchinson	MN
Pr. David Christensen	Lutheran Campus Ministry at SSU Marshall	Marshall	MN
Pr. Tom Christenson	Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer	Watertown	SD
Pr. Jaynan L. Clark	Zion LC	Deer Park	WA
Pr. Jeff Cottingham	First LC	Paxton	IL
Pr. Lawrence Cunnings	Christ Ev. LC	Dallastown	PA
Pr. James Culver	St Paul LC	Versailles	IN
Pr. David Darling	St. Paul Ev. LC	Evart	MI
Pr. Charles Daley	Peñasquitos LC	San Diego	CA
Pr. Charles DeHaven	Retired	New Braunfels	TX
Pr. Paul Demant	Immanuel Ev. LC	Fresno	CA
Pr. Steve Dornbusch	Calvary LC	Golden Valley	MN
Rev. Dr. Don Edwards	St. Andrew Ev. LC	Muncy	PA
Pr. David Eibel	Living Word LC	Grapevine	TX
Rev. Dr. Robert Ericson	Prince of Peace LC	Evansdale	IA
Pr. Nathan Feig	American LC	Rantoul	IL
Pr. Carl Fiskness	Immanuel LC / Faith LC	Brookston / Culver	MN
Pr. Bryce Formwalt	Joyful Harvest Church	Johnsburg	IL
Pr. Robert L. Forsberg	St. Mark's LC	Fairborn	OH
Pr. Randy Freund	Faith LC	Hutchinson	MN
Pr. Richard Barry Fritts	St. John's ELC of Friedensburg	Schuylkill Haven	PA
Pr. Michael Frost	Zion’s Stone Church	New Ringgold	PA
Pr. David M. Frye	Shepherd of the Hills LC	Hickman	NE
Rev. Dr. Mark Gehrke	Faith LC	Moline	IL
Pr. David Glesne	Redeemer LC	Fridley	MN
Pr. Thomas Gopp	Retired	Big Fork	MT
Pr. Bob Gordon	Trinity LC	Titusville	FL
Pr. Jeffray Greene	American LC	Rantoul	IL
Pr. Michael R. Greenler	Christ LC	Chino	CA
Pr. Amanda Grimmer	Holy Trinity Evangelical LC	Abington	PA
Pr. Robert L. Groenke, Jr.	Faith LC	Millersburg	OH
Pr. Scott Grorud	Faith LC	Hutchinson	MN
Pr. Gustavo Guerrero	Our Savior's LC	Tyler	TX
Pr. David Hagstrom	St. Mark LC	Marion	IA
Pr. Marshall Hahn	Marion and Norway LC	St. Olaf	IA
Pr. Michael A. Hanson	Zion LC	Cottage Grove	MN
Pr. Mel Harris	First LC	Baker City	OR
Pr. Gary Hatcher	St. Peter LC	Greene	IA
Pr. Carl Haynes	Christiana LC	Salisbury	NC
Pr. Arthur Hebbeler III	Augsburg Evangelical Church	Laurel	MD
Pr. Bill Heber	St. John LC	Heathrow	FL
Pr. Rebecca M.M. Heber		Heathrow	FL
Pr. Gregory Hoffmann	Penasquitos LC	San Diego	CA
Pr. Eric Hulstrand	Trinity, Minnehaha Falls	Minneapolis	MN
Pr. Thomas Jacobson	Samhold LC and United LC	Gonvick and Berner	MN
Pr. Kurt Jensen	Evangelical LC	East Jordan	MI
Pr. Rodney Juell	Provena St. Joseph Medical Center	Joliet	IL
Pr. Sean Kelly	Redeemer LC	Fridley	MN
Pr. William Ketchie	St. Paul LC	Salisbury	NC
Pr. Kenneth Kimball	Old East/West Paint Creek	Waterville	IA
Pr. Steven King	Holy Cross LC	Maple Lake	MN
Rev. Dr. Robert Kitchen	Retired	Manchester	PA
Pr. Marvin Koenig	St. Paul's LC	New Braunfels	TX
Rev. Dr. H. C. Krause	St. Martin's LC	Austin	TX
Pr. Karl Kruse	Christ the King LC	Hutchinson	MN
Pr. Brad Larson	St. Paul's LC	Nassau	MN
Pr. Tim Larson	Calvary LC	Willmar	MN
Pr. Greg Lenz	Faith Free LC (AFLC)	Chanhassen	MN
Pr. Lauren R. Ley	Hope LC	Everly	IA
Pr. Jon Lindekugel	Christ the King LC	Hutchinson	MN
Pr. Lance Lindgren	Vangen LC	Mission Hill	SD
Pr. Peter Martinson	Holy Cross LC	Maple Lake	MN
Pr. Eric Mathsen	St. Matthew's LC	White Plains	NY
Pr. Michael F. Mechsner		Turlock	CA
Pr. Scott McLaughlin	Vision of Glory LC	Minneapolis	MN
Rev. Dr George Muenich	Zion German LC	Brooklyn	NY
Pr. Jerry Merkouris	Beaver Valley LC	Valley Springs	SD
Pr. Gerald A. Miller	St. Martin LC	Annapolis	MD
Pr. Drex Morton	St Michael LC	Canton	MI
Pr. Dean H. Nelson	St. John's LC	Los Banos	CA
Pr. Dennis Nelson	Christ LC	West Covina	CA
Pr. Norman Olsen (ret.)	Glenwood LC	Glenwood	MN
Pr. Kim Peterson	St. John LC	Boyden	IA
Pr. Trudy Peterson	St. John LC	Boyden	IA
Pr. Paulus Pilgrim	Faith LC	Hutchinson	MN
Pr. David Priem	Holy Ghost	Fredericksburg	TX
Pr. John Priest	Immanuel LC	Delhi	NY
Pr. Carl Rasmussen	First Ev. LC	Kirkland	IL
Pr. Howard Reeves	Calvary LC	Golden Valley	MN
Pr. Janine Rew-Werling	American LC	Milbank	SD
Pr. Jack Richards	Prince of Peace LC	Everett	WA
Pr. Coy Roberts	St. John's Ev. LC	Los Banos	CA
Pr. Michelle Rowell	Albion LC	St James	MN
Pr. Mark Rowland	Grace LC	Ridgecrest	CA
Pr. Rudolph Schneider	Holy Spirit LC	Manahawkin	NJ
Pr. Allen Schoonover	Hope LC	Fresno	CA
Rev. Dr. Frederick Schumacher	St. Matthew's LC	White Plains	NY
Pr. Daniel Shaw	Zion LC	Kent	WA
Rev. David J. Smith	Hebron Lutheran Church	Hebron	KY
Pr. John (JC) Smith	Lutheran Church of Christ	Kaohsiung	Taiwan
Pr. David Sorensen	First Evangelical Lutheran Church	Litchfield	MN
Pr. Leon Stier	Redeemer LC	Henderson	MN
Pr. John Strand	Zion LC	Kent	WA
Pr. Norm Sulaica, Jr.	Our Savior LC	Three Rivers	TX
Pr. Wally Swenson	St. Paul LC	Oklahoma City	OK
Pr. Eric Swensson	On leave from call		Lebanon
Pr. Jeffrey Tarras		Edgar	WI
Pr. Michael Tavella	Holy Trinity Ev. LC	Abington	PA
Pr. Fred Tessmer	St. Timothy LC	Hudson	IA
Pr. James Tetlie	Faith LC	Silver Creek	MN
Pr. Robert vonFrisch	Trinity Ev. LC	Lehighton	PA
Pr. Todd Wallace	Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd	Sacramento	CA
Pr. Craig Werling	American LC	Milbank	SD
Pr. Frezil Westerlund	Western New Hope Lutheran Parish	Philip	SD
Pr. Jack R. Whritenour	Trinity LC	Shelton	CT
Pr. Erma S. Wolf	Brandon-Split Rock LC	Brandon	SD
Pr. Jerry Yarnell	St Michael LC	Canton	MI
Pr. Keith Yoder	on leave, NE-PA synod	Ashfield	PA
Pr. A. Jackson Zipperer, Jr.	Retired	Murfreesboro	TN