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Northwest District (LCMS) Expanding Ministries (1998-2002) Records

 Collection
Identifier: NWD-09

Dates

  • 1998 - 2002

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Historical Note

The Missions Committee of the Northwest District, LCMS, had its origins in 1887 with the organizing of the Oregon and Washington District of the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod. The name has changed at various times as follows:

  • 1887-1942Mission Board
  • 1942-1997Missions Committee
  • 1997-2010Expanding Ministries


The focus of the Missions Committee was on churches receiving financial assistance, as well as new churches and mission starts. Through 1942, the Mission Board was one of several boards that reported to the President and ultimately to the District Convention. In 1942 the District governance was reorganized into a Board of Directors; the newly renamed Missions Committee now reported directly to the District Board of Directors. The Missions Committee continued to have its own executive through 1994 when, as a result of a reorganization of the Board of Directors in which committees were replaced with task forces, the committee was phased out by 1997; its function was assumed by the Expanding Ministries program. Earlier, Rev. E. G. Jaech served as chair of the Mission Committee from 1957-1970. After that the chair of the committee changed frequently. Beginning in 1967, the Mission Committee was brought under the leadership of a full-time District Executive, Rev. D. C. Schroeder, who served until lhis retirement in 1985 both as District Secretary and as administrator of the Missions program.

In 1986 Rev. Paul M. Schmidt was called to the full-time position of Associate Director of Mission Services; the Missions Committee reported to him. From 1991-1995 the Mission Services and Stewardship Services functions were combined with Paul M. Schmidt as Executive Director. Schmidt retired in 1995

Rev. Wallace Misterek was appointed part-time Director of the Missions Committee and served until 1997. Rev. David Hoover became the Director of the Expanding Ministries program in 1998 and served until his death in 2001.

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet

Related Archival Materials

Earlier materials from the Mission Board (1887-1942) and the Missions Committee (1943-1966) are included in the Board of Directors Collection.

Reports from the Missions Committee and the executives, Paul M. Schmidt (1986-1997) andDavid Hoover(1998-2002), may be located in the minutes of the Board of Directors for the years 1986-2002. Summary reports are printed in the Workbook of the District Conventions for the same years.

Title
Guide to the Northwest District (LCMS) Expanding Ministries Records An Inventory at the Northwest District Archives
Status
In Progress
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding Aid is written in English.
Sponsor
Encoding of finding aid supported by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission

Repository Details

Part of the Northwest District (Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod) Archives Repository

Contact:
Northwest District Archives
Concordia University
2811 NE Holman St.
Portland Oregon 97211-6099 USA