Atlantic District (LCMS)
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The Atlantic District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS), and covers eastern New York state: New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, and the Capital District. It comprises approximately 100 congregations and a number of mission stations, subdivided into 12 circuits, as well as 47 preschools, 26 elementary schools and 4 high schools. The rest of New York is included in the Eastern District; in addition, four congregations in the New York City area are in the non-geographic English District, and one congregation in Yonkers is in the SELC District. Baptized membership in Atlantic District congregations is approximately 40,000.
The Atlantic District was formed in May 1906 out of the Eastern District; portions of the district were separated into the New England District and the New Jersey District in 1972. District offices are located in Bronxville, New York; the Rev. Dr. David Benke has been the district president since September 1991, and was reelected to a sixth 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 June 8-10, 2006, and the next will be held in 2009.
Concordia College, Bronxville, part of the LCMS' Concordia University System, is located within the district.
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[edit] Presidents
- Rev. Ernst C. L. Schulze, 1906-18
- Rev. Philip H. L. Birkner, 1918-30
- Rev. Arthur J. C. Brunn, 1930-41
- Rev. George K. A. Koenig, 1941-42
- Rev. Herman J. Rippe, 1942-60
- Rev. Karl F. Graesser, 1960-67
- Rev. Rudolph P. F. Ressmeyer, 1967-76
- Rev. Henry L. Koepchen, 1976 (acting president)
- Rev. Ronald F. Fink, 1976-89
- Rev. James Zwernemann, 1989-91
- Rev. David H. Benke, 1991-present
Ressmeyer was one of four district presidents who were removed from office by Synod President J. A. O. Preus on April 2, 1976 for non-compliance with synodical directives on the ordination and placement of improperly endorsed ministerial candidates from Seminex [2].
[edit] Oldest congregations
- 1664 - Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York (oldest congregation in the Missouri Synod and in North America)
- 1838 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Albany, New York
- 1844 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Glendale, Queens, New York
- 1844 - Saint John the Evangelist Lutheran Church, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York
- 1850 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Hicksville, New York
- 1852 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Port Richmond, Staten Island, New York
- 1854 - Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, Albany, New York
- 1857 - Saint John Lutheran Church, College Point, Queens, New York
- 1861 - Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
- 1868 - Saint Mark Lutheran Church, Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York
- 1869 - Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, Hudson, New York
- 1870 - Saint John Lutheran Church, Stuyvesant, New York
- 1872 - Zion Lutheran Church, Schenectady, New York
- 1879 - Saint Matthew Lutheran Church, Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York
- 1886 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York
- 1887 - Emanuel Lutheran Church, Corona, Queens, New York
- 1887 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York
- 1893 - The Lutheran Church of St. John, Flushing, Queens, New York
- 1894 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Saratoga Springs, New York
- 1894 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Hawthorne, New York
[edit] Largest congregations
- Membership totals are c. 2006.
- 2480 - Saint James Lutheran Church, St. James, New York
- 1969 - Saint John's Lutheran Church, Sayville, New York
- 1422 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Hicksville, New York
- 1251 - Zion Lutheran Church, Schenectady, New York
- 1228 - The Village Lutheran Church, Bronxville, New York
- 1168 - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Middle Island, New York
- 1029 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Saratoga Springs, New York
- 1024 - Trinity Lutheran Church, Walden, New York
- 915 - Saint Paul Lutheran Church, Monroe, New York
- 904 - Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Delmar, New York
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