Pastoral Call Process
When a congregation calls a pastor, it can be both exciting and stressful. Throughout this journey, remain steadfast in prayer that the Holy Spirit would guide each decision and those who are a part of the process. If you run into any questions along the way, your Circuit Visitor and district office staff are blessed to be of service any way they can.
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Ordained and Commissioned Calls and Vacancies – Updated DECEMBER 30, 2025
*Note: Changes are marked in red and Commissioned Workers are denoted with an (**)
CONGREGATIONS CALLING OR GETTING READY TO CALL:
(*) denotes a dual/multi parish
- *GURLEY, Salem – served by Rev. Peter Preus
- *POTTER, St. Paul’s – served by Rev. Richard Neugebauer
- *SIDNEY, St. Paul’s – served by Rev. Neil Carlson
CONGREGATIONS BEING SERVED / NOT CALLING:
(*) denotes a dual/multi parish
- *EMBLEM, Zion – served by Rev. Kenneth Mars
- *GREYBULL, Grace – served by Rev. Jared Korb
- LOVELL, St. John’s – served by Rev. Daniel Harrington
CALLS UNDER CONSIDERATION OR RECENTLY EXTENDED:
- Rev. Dr. Harold Ristau (CASPER, Mt. Hope) to KENTUCKY (ACCEPTED)
- Rev. Jacob Deal (SELC District) to GURLEY, Salem, POTTER, St. Paul’s, & SIDNEY, St. Paul’s (RETURNED)
- Rev. Brent Kuhlman (NEBRASKA) to CASPER, Mt. Hope as Assisting Pastor
UPCOMING INSTALLATION DATES:
- Rev. Tyrel Bramwell to LOVELL, St. John (Installation: January 31 at 11:00AM)