2024 Bishop Election

Third Ballot Saturday

On Saturday morning, May 4, the assembly will hear presentations from seven candidates for the office of Bishop prior to the third ballot. The seven candidates receiving the most votes on the second ballot are:

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The Rev Julie DeWerth

• Biographical form
• Disclosure form

 

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The Rev. John T. Heidgerd

• Biographical form
• Disclosure form

 

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The Rev. Noah Hepler

• Biographical form
• Disclosure form

 

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The Rev. Bryan Penman

• Biographical form
• Disclosure form

 

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The Rev. Karl M. Richard

• Biographical form
• Disclosure form

 

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The Rev. Heidi Rodrick-Schnaath

• Biographical form
• Disclosure form

 

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The Rev. Serena Sellers

• Biographical form
• Disclosure form

 

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Second Ballot for Bishop

The top seven candidates (and ties) from this ballot proceed to the third ballot on Saturday.

Report of the Second Ballot for Bishop of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod
Number of Ballots cast: 353
Total number of votes acquired for election: 265
Names listed with vote totals in descending order of totals.
The Rev. Bryan Penman	137
The Rev. Karl Richard	66
The Rev. Heidi Rodrick Schnaath	30
The Rev. Julie DeWerth	26
The Rev. Serena Sellers	24
The Rev. John Heidgerd	22
The Rev. Noah Hepler	10
The Rev. Barbara Berry-Bailey	7
The Rev. Sarah Anderson-Rajarigam	6
The Rev. Wayne Shelor	5
The Rev. Julius Carroll	4
The Rev. Larry Hand	4
The Rev. Wilmus Roger Randolph, III	3
The Rev. Joey Klinger	2
The Rev. Leslie Richard	2
The Rev. Lamont Wells	2
The Rev. Carla Christopher Wilson	2
The Rev. Mark Wimmer	1
The Rev. Connie Mentzer	0

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First Ballot for Bishop

Report of the First Ballot for Bishop of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod

Number of votes cast: 356

Number of legal votes cast: 303

Number of votes needed for election on this ballot (75%): 228

The Rev. Bryan Penman – 76 votes

The Rev. Karl Richard - 34 votes

The Rev. Heidi Rodrick Schnaath – 30 votes

The Rev. John Heidgerd – 20 votes

The Rev. Moses Suah-Dennis – 11 votes

The Rev. Julie DeWerth – 11 votes

The Rev. Barbara Berry-Bailey – 6 votes

The Rev. Serena Sellers – 6 votes

The Rev. Erika Wesch – 6 votes

The Rev. Patricia Davenport – 5 votes

The Rev. Chris Franz – 5 votes

The Rev. Noah Hepler – 5 votes

The Rev. Joey Klinger – 5 votes

The Rev. Leslie Richard – 5 votes

The Rev. Wayne Shelor – 5 votes

The Rev. Julius Carroll – 4 votes

The Rev. Mukesh Cheedie – 4 votes

The Rev. Nathan Krause – 4 votes

The Rev. Jennifer Casey – 3 votes

The Rev. Charles Leonard – 3 votes

The Rev. Carlton Rodgers –3 votes

The Rev. Keith Anderson – 2 votes

The Rev. Sarah Anderson-Rajarigam - 2 votes

The Rev. Marcia Bell – 2 votes

The Rev. Jesse Brown – 2 votes

The Rev. Timothy Johansen – 2 votes

The Rev. Gwendolyn King – 2 votes

The Rev. Stacy Kyle-Rea – 2 votes

The Wilmus Roger Randolph, III -2 votes

The Rev. Wiliam Mueller – 2 votes

The Rev. Janet Peterman – 2 votes

The Rev. Rebecca Schanely – 2 votes

The Rev. Karen Sease – 2 votes

The Rev. Mark Wimmer – 2 votes

The Rev. Jason Churchill – 1 vote

The Rev. Ghislaine Cotnoir – 1 vote

The Rev. Guy Erwin – 1 vote

The Rev. Bob Fisher – 1 vote

The Rev. Fritz Fowler – 1 vote

The Rev. Alina Gayeuski – 1 vote

The Rev. Jim Goodyear – 1 vote

The Rev. Owen Griffith – 1 vote

The Rev. Larry Hand – 1 vote

The Rev. David Heckler – 1 vote

The Rev. Louise Johnson – 1 vote

The Rev. Axel Kaegler- 1 vote

The Rev. Phil Krey – 1 vote

The Rev. Violet Little – 1 vote

The Rev. Dayle Malloy – 1 vote

The Rev. Jane Marston – 1 vote

The Rev. Connie Mentzer – 1 vote

The Rev. Christian McMullen – 1 vote

The Rev. Tricia Neale – 1 vote

The Rev. Paul Neff – 1 vote

The Rev. Nelson Rivera – 1 vote

The Rev. Stina Schaeller – 1 vote

The Rev. Matthew Staniz – 1 vote

The Rev. Lamont Wells – 1vote

The Rev. Donna Wright – 1 vote

The Rev. Carla Christopher Wilson - 1 vote

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