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Bingo For Mites!

Pastor Piepkorn will be the guest caller

Friday June 5, 2026 from 9-11 am.

Bring your mite boxes along with plenty of quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies. Coins will be used as the bingo card markers and will go toward mites.

Mike Kozimko was born in Carson City, Nevada on November10, 1949. He received a BS degree in geology from the University of Nevada-Reno in 1972 and a MS degree in geology from Iowa State University in 1977. Mike worked as a petroleum geologist/supervisor for Conoco and Yates Petroleum Corporation/EOG Resources for 40years. He retired in 201 Mike and his wife Mary Ann live 35 miles south of Denver on 6 acres which overlook the Rocky Mountains. He is an avid deer hunter and enjoys watching the wildlife which frequent his property. Most of Mike’s time is spent working on his property and volunteering at Orphan Grain Train in Castle Rock. He has been the Orphan Grain Train Castle Rock Coordinator for the past 4 years.

Mary Hamilton serves as Grant Manager for the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod where she provides leadership and oversight for grant administration in support of the church’s mission and ministry priorities. In her role, Mary works closely with districts, congregations, and partner organizations to guide the grant process, ensure responsible stewardship of resources, and support initiatives that advance Gospel Outreach, education, mercy work, and church extension. Mary plays a keyr ole in helping ministries navigate funding opportunities that strengthen and sustain Lutheran witness and service.

Born in Minnesota, Pastor Gary Piepkorn, started out with a BA in agricultural economics and operated a dairy farm. He graduated from Concordia Theological Seminary and then spent time with the Coast Guard and as an active duty Air Force Chaplain. After retiring from the Air Force, Pastor Piepkorn took a call to serve as a pastor at Faith in Christ Lutheran Church in Portales, NM. He continues to serve there. He and his wife, Judy, have four children and 15 grandchildren as well as 2 great grandsons. They also own and operate a bed and breakfast in Portales. He also enjoys many outdoor activities including hunting

Rev. Duane Meissner, LWML RMD Senior Pastoral Counselor, hails from a rural town just outside of Austin, Texas.  Chasing his first love of music he earned a Bachelor’s degree in church music conducting from Concordia University Texas before pursuing studies at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, where he earned his MDiv degree and was ordained in 2011.  Since then he has served as a parish pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Barnhart, Missouri, a career church planting missionary for the LCMS in Belize, Central America, as the president of the Belize Mission Society (RSO), and as an urban missionary pastor at Resurrection in the City Lutheran Church in Denver, CO, where he still serves and lives with his wife if 21 years, Elizabeth, and their four children.

Pastor Nathanael Biberdorf, LWML RMD Junior Pastoral Counselor, was born in Rolla, North Dakota and has lived in California and Missouri. He is a third-generation LCMS pastor whose father is now retired from active ministry and his parents now live in Tucson, Arizona along with a younger brother who lives in Phoenix. He attended Brandman University for a bachelor’s degree in Social Science before attending Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. He graduated from the seminary in 2020 and received his first call to Zion Lutheran Church, Browns Valley, Minnesota and Zion Lutheran Church, Claire City, South Dakota. He served there from July 2020 until May 2024. He took a call to serve Zion Lutheran Church in Farmington, New Mexico, where he has served since June 2024.

Angela Bellantoni has a Ph. D. in Environmental Sciences, and her company Environmental Alternatives, Inc. offers comprehensive environmental services. Angela also serves as the church organist and pianist at Saint John Lutheran Church in Canon City, Colorado. She loves to sing and was eager to serve LWML as the Song Leader for the Convention.

Ysleta Lutheran Mission is a faith-based, 501c(3), non-profit organization that provides relief and human care services while planting and nurturing missions on the U.S./Mexico border (El Paso/Juarez region).

His Little Feet exists to help orphaned and vulnerable children worldwide. Their purpose is to give a voice to the millions of children around the world who do not have a voice. Headquartered in Windsor, CO, His Little Feet sponsors a touring choir comprised of participants from around the globe.

Shari Miller is the LWML Vice President of Christian Life and will represent the national organization at our convention

Bri Jones is a singer-songwriter whose music blends the raw storytelling of folk with the soul-stirring depth of the blues. Born with an innate love for music, Bri has always turned to songwriting as away to process the world around her. Her music is deeply personal, often drawing from her own experiences with medical hardships— both her own and those of her family. But rather than letting pain define her, she transforms it into something meaningful, using her songs to offer comfort and strength to others who are fighting their own battles. For Bri, music isn’t just an escape; it’s a lifeline, a way to remind herself and her listeners that no matter how heavy life gets, there’s always a song to carry them through. Learn more through her Facebook Page.