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Michael "Mick" Onnen
President
International Lutheran Laymen's League

Michael "Mick" OnnenMichael "Mick" Onnen of Davenport, Nebraska, serves as president of the International Lutheran Laymen's League (Int'l LLL), a volunteer Christian organization of more than 100,000 supporters. As president, Onnen's chief responsibilities include guiding the efforts of the Int'l LLL Board of Governors; speaking internationally on behalf of the organization; meeting with leaders of the Int'l LLL, Lutheran Hour Ministries, The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and Lutheran Church-Canada; and chairing the annual international convention of the Int'l LLL.

Married and the father of three, Onnen has served the Int'l LLL as international secretary, regional governor, and chairman, vice chairman, and member-at-large of the Ministries Committee. He has also served on the Policy Study and Resolutions Committees and been a district president, vice president, special projects chairman, development chairman, zone president, zone vice president, local club president, and Ambassador. At St. Peter Lutheran Church in Davenport, he has held the positions of congregational chairman and elder. Onnen has also served on various LCMS district committees.

Onnen is general manager for the Little Blue Natural Resources District and handles administration, budgeting, personnel, planning, and legislative matters. He holds a bachelor's degree in natural resources management from the University of Nebraska and has received the Nebraska Land Improvement Contractor's Outstanding Accomplishments Award.

The Int’l LLL, an auxiliary of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and Lutheran Church—Canada, is a volunteer movement of Christians dedicated to sharing Christ’s message of hope with those who need to hear it. Its Lutheran Hour Ministries (LHM), with headquarters in St. Louis, is a Christian outreach ministry supporting churches worldwide in its mission of Bringing Christ to the Nations—and the Nations to the Church. LHM produces Christian radio and TV programming for broadcast, as well as Internet and print communications, dramas, music, and outreach materials, to reach the unchurched in more than 30 countries. LHM’s flagship program, The Lutheran Hour®, is the world’s longest-running Christian outreach radio program. It airs weekly on more than 1,350 stations.

 

For more information, please contact:
 Chad Fix
(800) 944-3450, ext. 4193