 He was re-elected to a second and final six-year term in 2008.In 2009, Stumme-Diers announced his resignation from the office of bishop to return to local parish ministry.He currently serves as pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church of Bainbridge Island, Wash.

Stumme-Diers also served on the Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee and as a board member of Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, and Wartburg Theological Seminary.