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Eric
Henstenberg, who was chosen by President Gerald Kieschnick to direct the
music for the LCMS Convention, called “The P2K,” is now being held in a
Tarrant County Texas jail, for the murder of sixty one year old Lorna
Vermeulen.
At this point,
Henstenberg is the chief suspect. A
man is innocent until proven guilty. He
is being held on a $250,000 bond.
Eric Henstenberg
came to
Grace
Lutheran
Church
in
Arlington
TX
as a vicar in July of 2002. By
December of 2002 he was forced to resign.
The
congregation was not given specific reasons for his removal.
However, some members of the congregation believe he removed for
moral reasons. The Director of
Education was also fired.
Henstenberg
sent a letter to the congregation in December telling them that he was no
longer going to continue with his education at Concordia Seminary,
St. Louis
.
In 2003, Rev.
John Nunes of St. Paul Lutheran Church LCMS, Dallas, hired Henstenberg as
Director of Music. Rev. Brunig
is also listed as a staff member of
St. Paul
Lutheran
Church
but he is not listed on the LCMS clergy roster.
When Henstenberg
was called as a Vicar to Grace he was also called to be a part-time intern
for the Lutheran Inter-city Network Coalition (LINC).
The executive director is Rev. Mark Joeckel, LCMS, a member of
Grace
Lutheran
Church
in
Arlington
.
The victim, a
member of Grace Arlington, was providing secretarial services at LINC.
In January of
2003, Grace held a congregational meeting.
Attorney Runzheimer, a member of the congregation, asked why
Henstenberg was removed and why the Director of Education, a former
professor of Dallas Theological Seminary, had been fired.
The President
of the congregation announced that these reasons would not be disclosed.
The
congregation did not follow Matthew 18, where Christ clearly states: “Tell
it to the Church.” Members of
the congregation were not sufficiently warned to avoid Henstenberg as
required by Roman 16:17 and Matthew 18.
There was no
question in Rev. Nunes mind that Henstenberg had been forced out of Grace.
Henstenberg
enrolled in an ELCA seminary in
Austin
. After Nunes hired Henstenberg
he placed him in charge of Music for the LCMS 2004 Convention, with the
approval of Rev. Dr. Robert Scudieri
and President Gerald Kieschnick.
The ELCA is in
fellowship with those who promote homosexual and lesbian clergy and endorses
gay marriage.
Reverend Nunes
was appointed to the LCMS Commission on Church Relations and Theology (CTCR)
and to “The P2K+ Celebration Steering Committee” by President Gerald
Kieschnick.
Source:
http://www.cameministries.org/News/Article3.html
"The
P2K+ Celebration Steering Committee members include Rev. John Nunes of St.
Paul Lutheran Church, Dallas, TX., Rev. Dr. Robert Scudieri of LCMS World
Mission, Jane Schmotzer of Lutheran Hour Ministries and Jotham Johann Jhang,
who serves as the committee's Chairman. Rev. Eric Henstenberg (music), Phil
Hohle (video), Rev. Al Buckman (learnings research), and Rev. Glenn Lucas
(stage direction) are assisting."
It was reported
that Lorna Vermeulen was strangled and that Henstenburg is the chief
suspect.
Wallace Schulz
was fired from the Lutheran Hour because he claims it is wrong for David
Benke to pray on the same podium with Moslem clergy.
President Kieschnick defends LCMS clergy praying at the same podium
with Moslem clergy in public events.
However, when a
man is fired from an LCMS congregation and becomes part of an ELCA Seminary,
religion and record are ignored by the Synod, just as long as he can play
the right kind of Church Growth Music at the Convention.
At the same
time, a number of confessional LCMS pastors are being blackballed from
serving in LCMS congregations in Texas and other districts.
The vast
majority of The Council of District President continues to support President
Kieschnick who, in turn, continues to defend their right to keep 80% of the
117 million dollars the Districts collect from congregations each year.
The reelection
of Kieschnick in 2004 will signal the break-up of the LCMS.
The LCMS will most likely divide into districts or regions of
district along religious and political lines.
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