Call Updates

Click the links below to find out which congregations, schools, and other ministries are calling and which leaders have been issued calls. Join us in praying for the congregations, schools, ministries, and workers listed here.

Ordained (Pastors, including SMP, EIIT, & Others)

Commissioned (Teachers, DCEs, deaconesses, & others)

The call update lists are updated weekly.

Congregations, schools, and workers, please share any call update information with the MN South District office promptly. Send pastoral call updates to Debbie Borchardt and commissioned worker call updates to Christina Krentz.

To find out more about the call process, head to church or school & center resources pages.

2025 PLACEMENTS from

concordia theological seminary fort wayne

Welcome to the following students from Concordia Theological Seminary Fort Wayne who have been assigned to the MN South District!

Call Candidate: Logan S. Smith—Trinity Lutheran Church, Trimont, MN (Pastor) and Immanuel Lutheran Church, Ormsby, MN (Pastor)

Vicars: Jon R. Burns—Trinity Lutheran Church, Waterville, MN
Gabriel J. Hallock—Saint James Lutheran Church, Howard Lake, MN
Jarrod S. Thomas—University Lutheran Chapel, Minneapolis, MN

Pictured from left: Jarrod Thomas, Gabriel Hallock, Analise Hallock, Christy Burns, Jon Burns, Logan Smith, and Clarissa Smith holding Linda

2025 PLACEMENTS from

concordia seminary St. Louis

Welcome to the following students from Concordia Seminary St. Louis who have been assigned to the MN South District!

Call Candidates: Timothy Contreras - Trinity Lutheran Church, Janesville, MN (Associate Pastor)
Kendall Davis - Concordia University St. Paul, MN (Faculty)
Michael Ewert - First Lutheran Church, Glencoe, MN (Assistant Pastor)

Vicar: Isaac Hedstrom - Glory of Christ, Plymouth, MN

Deaconess Intern: Lydia Grabau - Trinity Lutheran Church, Northfield, MN