[*indicates incumbent]

Discipline Committee
(6-year term)

CLERGY
ELECT ONE

Theodore T. Stellhorn III
Serving: Retired

Congregational Service: Founding pastor of Epiphany Lutheran, Dayton, Ohio (1959-1965); pastor at Zion Lutheran, St. Mary’s, Ohio (1965-1996); supervising pastor for 5 interns and functioned successfully with an AIM and an Associate Pastor.

Synodical or Churchwide Service: Served on Synod Council previous to retirement in 1996, and currently concluding six years of service since retirement. Have served a number of years on Synod Council Executive Committee. Served as a member of the Mission for the 21st Century Task Force.

Community-Related Service: St. Mary’s Rotary Club member for 30 years including one year as president; currently member of Port Clinton Rotary Club; Danbury High School Coffin Memorial Scholarship Committee

Personal Statement:
Why you are qualified and what particular gifts you possess for this position: The Synod Council has asked me to use my 47 years of experience in pastoral ministry and my time on synod council to serve on the Discipline Committee and I am willing to serve if elected.

Fred Wiechers
Serving: Saint Peter, Norwalk

Congregational Service: 33 years of parish ministry

Synodical or Churchwide Service: Synod Council and various committees

Community-Related Service: Rotary Club; School Board; Huron County MR/DD; Norwalk Ministerial Association - Treasurer

Personal Statement:
Why you are qualified and what particular gifts you possess for this position: Long years of service and the ability to listen to both sides of a subject before making a decision.

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LAY
ELECT ONE

Delman A. Kuntz
Member: Saint Mark, Toledo

Congregational Service: Church Council; Personnel Committee; Secretary Church Council; Chairman Refugee Committee; lay preacher; catechism teacher; Sunday School teacher; various committees; Luther League director

Synodical or Churchwide Service: High School Hi-Y advisor; Jerusalem Lutheran Church Conference Committee at Lakeside; Northeast Ohio ELCA Refugee Advisor; various other Northeast Ohio committees

Community-Related Service: Kent State University Center for Peaceful Change Advisor; Northeast Ohio Board of Regents in Education; Northeast Ohio Secondary and Post Secondary Accreditation Committee; Ohio State Department of Public Safety (EMT, Fireman, Paramedic) Test Proctor; Northeast Tech Prep Grant – Marketing – Curriculum Committees

Personal Statement:
Why you are qualified and what particular gifts you possess for this position: I have always been interested in human behavior and psychology. I have taken numerous courses in discipline and classroom management. Juvenile corrections jobs are on my resume; that coupled with 17 years in industry (9 years of that in management) and 17 years in education has prepared me for almost all situations. The KSU Center for Peaceful Change prided itself in amicable and peaceful conclusions to any situation. The Center was created out of the May 1970 riots at KSU.