Payne Overwhelmingly Elected to Second Term as Bishop

The Rev. Margaret G. Payne was elected Thursday, June 8, to her second six-year term as bishop of the New England Synod by an overwhelming majority on the first ballot at the 18th Annual Assembly of the New England Synod. Payne received 365 votes out of 434 votes cast. The number of ballots required for election was 326. Her new term will begin Sept. 1.

Second was the Rev. Dennis Kohl, pastor of Pilgrim, Warwick, R.I., with 15 votes.
Third was the Rev. John Marschhausen, pastor of Our Savior’s, Newington, Conn., with 10 votes.

The following pastors received seven or less votes:

The Rev. Frederick Reisz, 7
The Rev. William Carter, 6
The Rev. Scott Cady, 4
The Rev. John Corgan, 3
The Rev. Peter Boehringer, 2
The Rev. Susan Nachtigal, 2
The Rev. Nathan Pipho, 2
The Rev. Paul Sinnott, 2

The following pastors received one vote each:

The Rev. Marjo Anderson
The Rev. Thomas Chittick
The Rev. Gloria Connery
The Rev. Christopher Hoyer
The Rev. Paul Krampitz
The Rev. Andrew Krey
The Rev. Thomas Maehl
The Rev. Jane O’Hara Shields
The Rev. Henry Pawluk
The Rev. Kathleen Reed
The Rev. Richard Schulhaus
The Rev. Jeffrey Stalley
The Rev. John Stendahl
The Rev. David Thorp
The Rev. Edward Voosen
The Rev. Lawrence Wogman