Augustana District Council

The business and affairs of the Augustana District are conducted by the District Council. Council members are elected at the Annual Convention of the Augustana District. Their responsibilities include ensuring and verifying that the District operates according to its constitution, bylaws, and Statement of Faith. To this end, the District Council oversees the Boards and District staff. The District Council functions as the Board of Trustees and is responsible to the District Convention for all fiscal matters, including the District budget, revenues, and expenditures. From among its own membership, the District Council elects a chair, vice-chair, secretary and treasurer, and deploys its members to the four Boards.

Note: Images with blue-gray background denote council officers.

Julie-Smith
Pr. Julie Smith
Council Chair

LCMC Coordinator of
Districts & Fellowships
Springfield MN

Steve Olcott, Council Member - Christ the King Lutheran, Hutchinson MN
Pr. Steve Olcott
Council Vice Chair

Christ the King Lutheran
Hutchinson MN

Sara Wegner
Sarah Wegner
Treasurer

Faith Lutheran
Hutchinson MN

Pr. Aaron Deutsch
Pr. Aaron Deutsch
Secretary

Resurrection Lutheran
Mankato, MN

Melissa Burns, Council Member, New Creation Lutheran Church, Perham, MN
Melissa Burns
Council Member

New Creation Lutheran
Perham MN

Pr. Russ Goeseke Council Member St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Sanborn, NY
Russ Goeseke
Council Member

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Sanborn, NY

Pr. Nathan Hanson Council Member Interim Pastor Living Word Alexandria MN
Pr. Nathan Hanson
Council Member

Interim Pastor Living Word 
Alexandria MN

todd-johnson
Todd Johnson
Council Member

Member of Trinity Lutheran
Hallock, MN

Connie Klemz Council Member Holy Cross Lutheran Maple Lake MN
Connie Klemz
Council Member

Member of Holy Cross Lutheran Chruch
Maple Lake, MN

Pr. Karen Seifert
Council Member

Aurdal Lutheran Church
Portland, ND

Pr. Terrill Sorensen
Pr. Terrill Sorensen
Council Member

First Lutheran, Britton and
Lake City Lutheran, Lake City
South Dakota

Augustana District Staff
Pr. Randy Freund, Service Coordinator
Pr. Randy Freund
Service Coordinator
Pr. Becky Hand Program Coodinator
Pr. Becky Hand
Program Coodinator
Wendy-Magruder
Wendy Magruder
Office Administrator
Niki Pokornowski Financial Coordinator
Niki Pokornowski
Financial Coordinator
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