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The Oklahoma District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS), and comprises the state of Oklahoma. It includes approximately 80 congregations and missions, subdivided into 9 circuits, as well as 18 preschools, 9 elementary schools and 1 high school. Baptized membership in district congregations is approximately 23,000.
The Oklahoma District was formed in 1924 out of the Kansas District. District offices are located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; the Rev. Paul Hartman has been the district president since 2004, and was elected to a full term in 2006 [1]. 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 last convention was held on April 28-29, 2006, and the next will be held in 2009.
[edit] Presidents
- Rev. Henry Mueller, 1924–39
- Rev. Carl R. Matthies, 1939–40
- Rev. Edward C. Hauer, 1940–42
- Rev. Paul J. Hartenberger, 1942–43
- Rev. Otto Henry Hoyer, 1943–54
- Rev. Alfred E. Behrend, 1954–70
- Rev. Harold E. Brockhoff, 1970–78
- Rev. Gerhard F. Bode, 1978-88
- Rev. Robert L. Jackson, 1988-91
- Rev. William R. Diekelman, 1991-2004
- Rev. Paul A. Hartman, 2004-present
[edit] Oldest congregations
- 1892 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Okarche, Oklahoma
- 1897 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Covington, Oklahoma
- 1897 - Zion Lutheran Church, Fairmont, Oklahoma
- 1899 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Breckenridge, Oklahoma
- 1899 - Zion Lutheran Church, Alva, Oklahoma
- 1899 - Zion Lutheran Church, Guthrie, Oklahoma
- 1900 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Garber, Oklahoma
- 1900 - Zion Lutheran Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 1901 - Christ Lutheran Church, Perry, Oklahoma
- 1901 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Blackwell, Oklahoma
- 1901 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Enid, Oklahoma
- 1901 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Norman, Oklahoma
- 1901 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Woodward, Oklahoma
- 1902 - Christ Lutheran Church, Shattuck, Oklahoma
- 1902 - Zion Lutheran Church, Lahoma, Oklahoma
- 1903 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Lone Wolf, Oklahoma
- 1903 - Zion Lutheran Church, Buffalo, Oklahoma
- 1904 - Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Kingfisher, Oklahoma
- 1906 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Hinton, Oklahoma
- 1906 - Saint Peter Lutheran Church, Apache, Oklahoma
[edit] Largest congregations
- Membership totals are c. 2006.
- 1518 - Immanuel Lutheran Church, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
- 1108 - Messiah Lutheran Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 979 - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Edmond, Oklahoma
- 911 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Enid, Oklahoma
- 904 - Christ the Redeemer Lutheran Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 898 - First Lutheran Church, Ponca City, Oklahoma
- 649 - Our Savior Lutheran Church, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 642 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
- 638 - Christ Lutheran Church, Perry, Oklahoma
- 580 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Moore, Oklahoma
- 565 - Faith Lutheran Church, Owasso, Oklahoma
- 535 - Redeemer Lutheran Church, Enid, Oklahoma
- 524 - Christ Lutheran Church, Mustang, Oklahoma
- 515 - Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Midwest City, Oklahoma
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