9 1 8 - 1 9 3 0 ▁Rev . ▁Arthur ▁J . ▁C . ▁Br unn , ▁ 1 9 3 0 - 1 9 4 1 ▁Rev . ▁George ▁K . ▁A . ▁Ko enig , ▁ 1 9 4 1 - 1 9 4 2 ▁Rev . ▁H erman ▁J . ▁Ri ppe , ▁ 1 9 4 2 - 1 9 6 0 ▁Rev . ▁Karl ▁F . ▁Gra esser , ▁ 1 9 6 0 - 1 9 6 7 ▁Rev . ▁Rud olph ▁P . ▁F . ▁Ress me yer , ▁ 1 9 6 7 - 1 9 7 6 ▁Rev . ▁Henry ▁L . ▁Ko ep chen , ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁( act ing ▁president ) ▁Rev . ▁Ron ald ▁F . ▁F ink , ▁ 1 9 7 6 - 1 9 8 9 ▁Rev . ▁James ▁Z wer nem ann , ▁ 1 9 8 9 - 1 9 9 1 ▁Rev . ▁Dr . ▁David ▁H . ▁Ben ke , ▁ 1 9 9 1 - 2 0 1 5 ▁Rev . ▁D erek ▁L ec akes , ▁ 2 0 1 5 - present ▁ ▁Ress me yer ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁district ▁pres idents ▁who ▁were ▁removed ▁from ▁office ▁by ▁Syn od ▁President ▁J . ▁A . ▁O . ▁Pre us ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁for ▁non - comp liance ▁with ▁syn od ical ▁direct ives ▁on ▁the ▁ord ination ▁and ▁pla