Vacancies, Calls and Roster Updates
DATE UPDATED: 1/28/2025​​​
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Calls Extended
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Rev. Duane Bamsch, Grace, Grass Valley, CA, to Our Redeemer, Wichita Falls, TX, as pastor
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Rev. Josh Brown, St. Luke, Reno, NV, to Anchorage Lutheran, Anchorage, AK, as pastor
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Calls Accepted
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Rev. Jason Weber, Christ of All Nations, Repulse Bay, Hong King (now located in northern Illinois) to Zion, Lodi, CA, as pastor
Calls Declined
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Rev. Brandon Merrick, Our Savior, Paradise, CA, to Trinity, Cottage Grove, OR, as pastor
CALLING CONGREGATIONS
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Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Atascadero, CA
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Benicia, Benicia, CA / Trinity, Fairfield,
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Resurrection, Brentwood, CA
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Messiah, Ewa Beach, HI​
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Zion Unity, Lodi, CA
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First, Lucerne, CA
- St. Paul Merced, CA
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Mt. Olive, Milpitas, CA
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St. Paul, Mountain, View, CA
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St. John's, Napa, CA
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Zion, North Highlands, CA
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St. John, Petaluma, CA
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First Immanuel, San Jose, CA
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​Trinity, San Jose, CA
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Faith, South San Francisco, CA
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St. Luke, Santa Rosa, CA
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Faith, Sonoma, CA
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Good Shepherd, Turlock, CA
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Bethany, Vacaville, CA
VACANCY CONGREGATIONS
(not actively calling)
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Holy Cross, Atwater, CA
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Faith, Burney, CA
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Our Savior, Chester, CA
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St. John, Clearlake, CA
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Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, Delano, CA
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First, Dinuba, CA
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Trinity, Exeter, CA
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Grace, Hayward, CA
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Hope, San Leandro, CA
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Peace, Mill Valley, CA
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St. Luke, Portola, CA
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Canaan, San Francisco, CA
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Christ the Life, San Jose, CA
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Trinity, San Rafael, CA
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Grace, Santa Maria, CA
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Mt. Olive, Sebastopol, CA
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Mount Calvary, Soquel, CA
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St. Paul, Susanville, CA
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Peace, Taft, CA
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St. John, Willits, CA
Transitional Interim Ministry
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Transitional Interim Ministry (TIM) Pastors are called LCMS pastors who have additional training and credentialing to guide a congregation through a season of transition. TIM Pastors typically serve a congregation for 12-24 months and may not be called as that congregation’s settled pastor. Besides Word and Sacrament ministry, TIM practitioners’ primary work is to prepare a congregation for its next chapter of ministry, often to receive its next settled pastor. TIM Practitioners work with congregational leaders toward spiritual, organizational, and missional unity and vitality, with clarity around what is needed in the next pastoral leader.
Pastor Call Process
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The call process can be overwhelming for a congregation. A new resource has been developed to explain the process in depth and give helpful tips and resources along the way.
