Contacts for Committee Chairmen and Other Positions

2012 Conference Logistical Arrangements Committee (Ad Hoc): Jana Peters
cdc.conferencelogistics@yahoo.com

Blues News Editor: Mary Moerbe
editor.bluesnews@concordiadeaconesslcms.org 

Conference Encourager: Betty Mulholland
encourager@concordiadeaconesslcms.org 

Constitutional Review Committee:  Jeanne Dicke
parl/constitutionreview@concordiadeaconesslcms.org

Coordinator for Standard Operating Procedures Manual: Deborah Rockrohr
sopm@concordiadeaconesslcms.org

Email Prayers: April Ramsey
cdcprayers@comcast.net

Historian: Kim Bueltman
historian@concordiadeaconesslcms.org  

LCMS Deaconess Biographies Project Business Manager: Joyce Ostermann
joyce@deaconessbio.org

Liaison to Deaconess Program at CUC: Julie Heck
liaison.cuc@concordiadeaconesslcms.org

Liaison to Deaconess Programs at CSL: Pamela Nielsen
liaison.csl@concordiadeaconesslcms.org

Liaison to Deaconess Program at CTS: Jeana Moe
liaison.cts@concordiadeaconesslcms.org

Liaison to Deaconess Program at DIT: Jennie Asher
liaison.dit@concordiadeaconesslcms.org

Local Gatherings Committee (Ad Hoc): Elizabeth Borth
adhoc.localgatherings@concordiadeaconesslcms.org 

Membership Committee:  Heidi Bishop
cdc.membership@yahoo.com

Nominating Committee: Katie Keller
nominating@concordiadeaconesslcms.org  

Parliamentarian: Jeanne Dicke
parl/constitutionreview@concordiadeaconesslcms.org

Public Relations Coordinator: Linda Seward
publicrelations@concordiadeaconesslcms.org    

Spiritual and Professional Growth Committee:  Sandra Bowers
cdc.spiritual/professionalgrowth@yahoo.com

Webmaster: Kim Schave
webmaster@concordiadeaconesslcms.org  

LCMS Deaconess Training and Placement

Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, IL, offers deaconess training for both undergraduate and graduate students, and administers the LCMS Deaconess Colloquy Program.  The seminaries in Fort Wayne, IN, and St. Louis, MO, offer deaconess studies at the graduate level. 

Any LCMS congregation, institution, or mission interesting in calling a deaconess should contact the program directors directly.

Undergraduate Training Program (Bachelor’s Degree):
Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, IL

Graduate Training Programs (Master’s Degree):
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO
Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN
Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, IL

Useful Websites

The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod, pages about deaconesses and deaconess ministry

LCMS Deaconess Biographies Project