The Lutheran Orthodox Church, inc
A Lutheran Church in Apostolic Succession
THE LUTHERAN ORTHODOX CHURCH CLERGY LIST
Above: Bishop Louis Marcel Pierre, Port Au Prince, Haiti
The following is a partial list of rostered ordained clergy and licensed clergy in good standing with The Lutheran Orthodox Church. Not all clergy affiliated with this church are listed on this page for both privacy as well as security reasons.
This list makes no distinction between Bishops, Ministers, Deacons or licensed clergy. (Licensed clergy are those who have met the qualifications of this denomination but have not had their formal consecration ceremony performed at the date of rostering. A temporary license would be issued with full clergy privileges, with a specified renewal/expiration date).
The only acceptable credentials are as follows:
For Bishops: A complete book listing their Apostolic Succession, with their name printed in the book. A Letter of Appointment with the signature of The Presiding Bishop and sealed with the LOC corporate seal. A Certificate of Consecration (ordination) with the signature and seal of The Presiding Bishop.
For Ordained Ministers (Priests) and Deacons: A letter of Appointment signed by The Presiding Bishop along with a copy of their ordaining Bishop's Apostolic Lineage and a letter of His or Her (the Bishop's) authority to perform such a ceremony, and a certificate of ordination signed by the Presiding Bishop and the Consecrating Bishop.
(Above: Rev Andrew McMenamin)
Licensed Clergy: A Letter of Appointment to the Office of Ministry or a License To Minister signed by The Presiding Bishop or his authorized representative. The License to Minister under the LOC jurisdiction shall have an expiration date of ONE YEAR from date of issue, and the corporate seal of The Lutheran Orthodox Church or the issuing Bishop.
In addition all clergy of The Lutheran Orthodox Church will possess a wallet sized ID card with the actual signature of The Presiding Bishop and corporate seal along with an anti-forgery feature imbedded within the card and not disclosed unless the validity of the card is in question. (Cards are currently being issued and not all ministers may have received the new ID as of this date).
No other credentials shall be considered valid unless verified by The Presiding Bishop.
To verify the credentials of anyone listed on this page, or someone presenting credentials but not listed here, please contact our office via telephone, email or regular post.
Left, Rev Richard Wagner, Angus Dei Ministries,
Diocese of Eastern North Carolina
Not All Clergy Of The Lutheran Orthodox Church Are Listed Here
Clerical Titles Have Been Omitted
North America
(Names listed in no particular order)
Samuel Guido
Jack Adams
Jerry Bragg
Leonard Easterday
Sandra Guido
Kyle Lockhart
Robert Viancourt
Cindy Adams
David Rowe
Randy Wagoner
Christine Wagoner
Heidi StMichael
Steffan StMichael
Jerry Hemmingson
Andrew McMenamin
George Christopher Moses
David Reinert
Jennifer Guido
Joseph Jacobs
Ann Jacobs
Michael Layne
James Groover
Michael Byus
Richard Wagner
Garland Byers
Sherry Groover
Jerry Curry
Thomas Scarino
Dale Anderson
Ken Cates
Dennis Ramos
Jonita Ramos
Kenneth Reihl
Emily Stoecker
Vincent Gioini
David Trail
Sherry Trail
Chris Bilardi
Puerto Rico
Juan Laracuente
Canada
Peter John McMahon
India
K.Sak Thomas
20 congregations. Balance of names witheld.
Sri Lanka
James Gnanapragasam
Balance of names witheld
Philippines
All names witheld
Haiti
Louis Marcel Pierre
Below, our Chrisian Brethren meeting in undisclosed location
in Africa
TOTALS
There are currently 110 active registered congregations,with 40+ clandestine congregations meeting in undisclosed locations due to war, persecution or civil unrest, 2 prison ministries, one orphanage, one campus ministry, one refugee ministry, 4 missionaries and one disaster response team. In addition the LOC is building a new seminary program of its own and supports 2 other non-LOC seminary programs.
Pastor Jerry Hemmingson, Heart Lutheran Church, Temecula, Ca.