Who was Nominated? 

2025 LCMS North Dakota District Nominations

District President: elect 1

1.    Rev. Arie Bertsch 

2.    Rev. Mark Chepulis 

3.    Rev. Dr. Adam Filipek 

4.    Rev. Thomas Marcis, Jr. 

5.    Rev. Daniel Voth 

Eastern Region Vice-President: elect 1

1.    Rev. Mark Chepulis 

2.    Rev. Paul Preus 

Western Region Vice-President: elect 1

1.    Rev. Thomas Marcis, Jr. 

2.    Rev. Kirk Peters 

3.    Rev. Lester Wolfgram 

District Secretary: elect 1

1.    Rev. Michael Grieve 

2.    Rev. Daniel Voth 

District Treasurer: elect 1

1.    Mrs. Kay Kreklau 

BOD Ordained: elect 2

1.    Rev. Christopher Brademeyer 

2.    Rev. Joel Brandvold 

3.    Rev. Dr. Adam Filipek 

4.    Rev. Lester Wolfgram 

BOD Lay: elect 5

1.    Mr. Curt Brownlee 

2.    Mr. Jonathan Buchhop 

3.    Mr. Thomas Langer 

4.    Mrs. Naomi Haye 

5.    Mrs. Tana McKenna 

6.    Mr. Scott Pfennig 

7.    Mr. Eric Popinga 

8.    Mr. Marty Visto 

District Nominations Ordained: elect 2

1.    Rev. Philip Beyersdorf 

2.    Rev. Christopher Durham 

3.    Rev. Clark Jahnke 

4.    Rev. Christopher Neuendorf 

District Nominations Lay: elect 4

1.    Mr. Jonathan Buchhop 

2.    Mr. John Riley 

3.    Mr. Kirk Rosin 

4.    Mr. Robert Wurl 

Synodical Convention Nominations: elect 1 delegate, 1 alternative

1.    Mr. Jonathan Buchhop 

2.    Mr. Adam Drake 

3.    Mr. Scott Pfennig 

4.    Mr. Kirk Rosin 

up for nomination

Ballot #1 (blue)

• two ordained pastor from the Synod clergy roster for district president
• one ordained pastor from each region for district vice-president

Ballot #2 (white)

• Secretary of the district (ordained)
• Treasurer of the district (lay)
• Board of directors (board consists of two ordained and five lay)

Ballot #3 (yellow)

• Nominating committee (committee consists of two ordained and four lay representing the district regions [Northeast, Central, Eastern, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest circuits])

Ballot #4 (pink)

• Committee for Synodical Convention Nominations (two lay to serve as member and alternate)

Congregations are not permitted to duplicate Ballot #1. They are permitted to duplicate the other ballots (#2, #3 & #4) to make additional nominations for the various offices.

The nominations committee encourages all of the congregations in our district to prayerfully nominate individuals for the various offices. The participation of every congregation in the nomination process is important for our work together as the North Dakota District.

information on overtures

From the desk of President Arie Bertsch

An overure (sometimes called a memorial) is the wish of a group within the District that would like the whole District to focus on some specific thing or work.  This is given in "Whereas" and "Therefore, be it resolved" statements.  Such as: Whereas, The Lord has told us to go into all nations baptizing in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, therefore be it Resolved, That each congregation in the district have an international mission focus for the next triennium. 

Who may make these overtures?  A Circuit Forum (a gathering of pastors and lay people from a given circuit) may bring such an overture.  A circuit meeting of pastors (Winkel) may bring an overture.  A congregation may bring an overture.  The Board of Directors and a Standing Floor Committee of the District may bring an overture.  These overtures are due to the District President by September 19, 2024.  

The overtures are gathered by the District President, and he appoints a Floor Committee to look at the validity of the overture (and if there are other similar overtures to bring them into one resolution).  This, then is a resolution, that is brought to the District Convention to be discussed and voted up or down.

There are some deadlines that will come up in preparation for the convention.  Such as: Nominations for President, Vice-Presidents, Secretary of the District, Treasurer and so on.  Those nominations are made by the congregations of the District.  The deadline for these nominations is July 19, 2024. 

Another deadline is September 19, 2024, for Lay Delegate and Alternate Lay Delegates for the convention to be sent to the District President.