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List of Fellowships

Listed below are various fellowship groups that have formed in LCMC.

If you belong to a district or fellowship group in LCMC and would like to notify our staff of any updates to your group's listing, you may do so by clicking here. 

Church Planting Fellowship

This group has a goal of being a welcoming, accepting group for anyone with the call to plant a church, or part of a church with a hunger for supporting church plant congregations. It aims to be a safe place to brainstorm, pray, dream, lament, etc.

Networking - Be available to potential/current church planters and churches with a passion for supporting church plant congregations for intentional conversation, resources, and support.

Prayer - Offer consistent, fervent prayer, provision, wisdom, and fruits of the spirit, for those on the front lines, in the trenches, or on the sidelines of church planting.

Strategy - Utilize the different stories/contexts church planters bring to the table. What works? What doesn't? Discover how best to embrace your community, embrace your context, be a sounding board, and a resource. 

Contact Info:

  • Contact:  Erica Varcoe – (605) 929-2065
  • Mailing Address:  2208 S. Villanova Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57106

Global Missions Fellowship

The Global Missions Fellowship aims to:

  • Link and connect LCMC mission agencies, staff, leadership and congregations
  • Share best practices
  • Centralize and focus communication with LCMC staff, leadership and congregations.
  • Act as a liaison and resource for LCMC staff, leadership and congregations

Contact Info:

Illinois Fellowship

The Illinois Fellowship is a gathering of Pastors in Illinois, churches near the state line, and pastors who have retired and moved away who are always welcome to return for events. We gather for fellowship, devotion, support, and education. We gather quarterly for fellowship and education: winter, spring, fall, and during the Annual Gathering.

Contact Info:

  • Contact:  Joan Scheffler / (815) 440-6590
  • Mailing Address:  2001 Schnell Road, Ashton, IL 61006

Intentional Interim Fellowship

Core Values:

  • Christ Centered
  • Educating Congregations
  • Well Trained Pastors
  • Excellence in Ministry
  • Lutheran Identity

Mission Statement: Empower congregations and pastors for healthy and transformative seasons of transition.

Vision: Our vision is to enable every congregation in transition to experience a season of healing and transformation, empowering them for God’s desired future for building the Kingdom of God. We will achieve this vision through educating and empowering intentional interim pastors and congregations in transition.

Purpose: We are a fellowship of intentional interim pastors dedicated to encouraging, equipping and supporting intentional interim pastors as well as congregations in transition.

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LCMC Arizona Pastors

Our group includes both active pastors and retired pastors from throughout the state -- from Holbrook to Tucson. We meet monthly for lunch and for mutual encouragement and support at various churches in the greater Phoenix area.

Contact Info:

  • Contact:  Chris Townsend – (209) 263-1170
  • Mailing Address:  6247 E. Acoma Dr, Scottsdale AZ 85254

LCMC Bi-Vocational Pastors

A fellowship for full-time or part-time pastors in LCMC who also work in a non-ministry job full-time or part-time. Being a bi-vocational pastor comes with a unique set of blessings and obstacles. We fellowship to provide support, share resources, and discuss our lives as pastors called to bi-vocational ministry.

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LCMC en Latinoamerica

This is a group of Lutheran pastors who live and carry out their pastoral work in Latin America and seek to be faithful to the Word of God and the Lutheran Confessions. We meet to foster fellowship, prayer, mutual support, and biblical-theological education.

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LCMC-Lutheran Men

The purpose of LCMC-Lutheran Men is to worship God through the Mission Assistance Fund, a fund from which mission and small congregations can receive gifts for congregational needs. Funds are collected from individuals in congregations, primarily during March and September. Requests for assistance can be made by writing–letter or email–to any member of the executive committee. 

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Retired Pastors and Spouses Fellowship

To provide an opportunity for retired pastors and spouses to have fellowship with one another, to build a bonds of friendship, and care for and encourage one another.

Contact Info:

  • Contact:  John P. Nelson / (630) 650-0905 or Martha Uecker Nelson / (630) 650-6940
  • Mailing Address:  39W491 Overcup Court, St. Charles, IL 60175

The Southeast LCMC Conference

The Southeast Conference is made up of the 62 LCMC churches in the southeast states (North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi) We have a quarterly newsletter and meet a minimum of once each year at the Theological Conference which is held at Jekyll Island and co-sponsored by St Paul Lutheran Seminary and the Southeast Conference.  Our goal is by working together, gathering ideas and having discussions that allow us to learn from each other we can make each of our congregations stronger, more vibrant and together build the Lutheran Church in the southeast United States.

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