▁May ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁from ▁the ▁Eastern ▁District ; ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁were ▁split ▁off ▁into ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁District ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁District ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁District ▁offices ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁Bron x ville , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁De leg ates ▁from ▁each ▁con greg ation ▁meet ▁in ▁convention ▁every ▁three ▁years ▁to ▁elect ▁the ▁district ▁president , ▁vice ▁pres idents , ▁circuit ▁coun sel ors , ▁a ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors , ▁and ▁other ▁officers . ▁Rev . ▁D erek ▁L ec akes ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁district ▁president ▁since ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁after ▁being ▁elected ▁at ▁the ▁ 5 9 th ▁Reg ular ▁Convention ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁June ▁ 4 - 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁at ▁Con cord ia ▁College - New ▁York . ▁ ▁Con cord ia ▁College - New ▁York , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁L C MS ' s ▁Con cord ia ▁University ▁System , ▁is ▁located ▁within ▁the ▁district . ▁A ▁district ▁con greg ation , ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Luther an ▁Church ▁of ▁Saint ▁Matthew , ▁in ▁Washington ▁He ights , ▁Manh attan , ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 4 ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁oldest ▁con greg ation ▁in ▁the ▁Missouri ▁Syn od . ▁ ▁Pres idents ▁Rev . ▁Ernst ▁C . ▁L . ▁Schul ze , ▁ 1 9 0 6 - 1 9 1 8 ▁Rev . ▁Philip ▁H . ▁L . ▁B irk ner , ▁ 1