Call Report – August 1, 2022
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
7/26/2022 – 8/1/2022
The call report details when pastors, teachers, and staff ministers change positions within WELS. The Conference of Presidents oversees and coordinates the calling process.
NO DECISION REPORTED
Pastors | Current call | New call | Date issued |
Rev Benjamin Wessel | Woodlawn LC West Allis WI |
Our Savior’s LC Wausau WI Pastor |
6/19/2022 |
Rev Donald Windsperger Jr | Zion LC Colome SD |
St Paul’s LC Broken Bow NE Pastor |
6/29/2022 |
Rev Michael Sheppard | Mt Zion LC Ripon WI |
Our Savior LC Perry MI Pastor |
6/30/2022 |
Rev Lucas Proeber | St Paul LC Wisconsin Rapids WI |
Trinity LC Neenah WI Associate Pastor |
7/3/2022 |
Rev Benjamin Zamzow | St Mark LC Bemidji MN |
Salem LC Woodbury MN Pastor |
7/3/2022 |
Rev Paul Wilde | Salem LC Owosso MI |
Grace LC Neenah WI Pastor |
7/5/2022 |
Rev Noah Willitz | Living Savior LC Missoula MT |
Deer Valley LC Phoenix AZ Pastor |
7/5/2022 |
Rev Steven Gabb | Hope LC Los Angeles CA |
Hope LC Chino Valley AZ Prescott AZ Pastor |
7/5/2022 |
Rev Silas Schmitzer | St Matthew LC Stoddard WI |
Pilgrim LC Menomonee Falls WI Associate Pastor |
7/6/2022 |
Rev Andrew Schultz | St John (Barre Mills) LC La Crosse WI |
Green Valley LC Henderson NV Pastor |
7/6/2022 |
Rev Paul Bowe | Gethsemane LC Oklahoma City OK |
Immanuel LC Manitowoc WI Associate Pastor |
7/7/2022 |
Rev Joel Sauer | St Peter’s LC Sturgeon Bay WI |
Our Savior LC Grafton WI Pastor |
7/7/2022 |
Rev Frederick Schleg | Beautiful Savior LC Everett WA |
Palos LC Palos Heights IL Pastor |
7/10/2022 |
Rev Philip Schupmann | Resurrection LC Aurora IL |
St Peter LC Juneau WI Pastor; Part-Time Call |
7/10/2022 |
Rev Kenley Mann | The Lutheran Home Belle Plaine MN |
St Peter LC Elmwood WI St Matthew LC Spring Valley WI Pastor |
7/12/2022 |
Rev Eric Schroeder | St John LC Wauwatosa WI |
New Mission Start Windsor CO Pastor |
7/13/2022 |
Rev M John Derme | Shepherd of the Mountains LC Reno NV |
Faith LC Antioch IL Associate Pastor |
7/14/2022 |
Rev Mark Kahrs | Calvary LC Glenwood MN |
Ascension LC Antigo WI Pastor |
7/14/2022 |
Rev Joshua Janke | Risen Savior LC Mc Farland WI |
St Luke LC Little Chute WI Pastor |
7/17/2022 |
Rev Jonathan Kehl | Crown of Life LC New Orleans LA |
Trinity LC Waukesha WI Associate Pastor |
7/17/2022 |
Rev Tyler Shinnick | Martin Luther LC Neenah WI |
St John’s LC Juneau WI Associate Pastor |
7/17/2022 |
Rev Timothy Glende | St Peter LC – North Campus Appleton WI |
Ascension LC Jacksonville NC Pastor |
7/17/2022 |
Rev William Dunn | St Peter LC Milwaukee WI |
Pan de Vida LC Garden Grove CA Missionary |
7/17/2022 |
Rev Jeffrey Grundmeier | Immanuel LC Sault Sainte Marie MI |
Peace LC King of Prussia PA Pastor |
7/17/2022 |
Rev Jason Zuehlke | Shepherd of the Lakes LC Fairmont MN |
St Luke LC New Lisbon WI Pastor |
7/17/2022 |
Rev Joel Vogel | St Mark LC Lincoln NE |
Redeemer LC Mandan ND Pastor |
7/17/2022 |
Rev Steven Lange | Hope LC Louisville KY |
St Peter LC Modesto CA Pastor |
7/17/2022 |
Rev Nicholas Mount | Grace LC Geneva NE |
St Matthew LC Danube MN St Matthew (Flora) & St John LC Renville MN |
7/18/2022 |
Rev Dale Hella | St Peter LC Juneau WI |
St Mark’s LC Watertown WI Associate Pastor; Assistant Spanish Pastor – Quarter-Time Call – St. Mark Watertown WI |
7/18/2022 |
Rev Jason Strong | Light of the World LC Fairbanks AK |
St John LC Wauwatosa WI Associate Pastor |
7/19/2022 |
Rev Nicholas Guillaume | Grace LC Casa Grande AZ |
New Life LC Rockford IL Pastor |
7/19/2022 |
Rev James Werner | Reformation LC San Diego CA |
St Paul’s LC North Mankato MN Associate Pastor |
7/19/2022 |
Rev Caleb Bassett | Redeemer LC Fallbrook CA |
Shepherd of the Hills LC Inver Grove Heights MN Pastor |
7/21/2022 |
Pastor Matthew Nowak | Trinity LC Jenera OH |
Our Savior LC Kasson MN Pastor |
7/24/2022 |
Rev Benjy Pederson | Cross of Christ LC Coon Rapids MN |
Good Shepherd LC West Bend WI Associate Pastor |
7/24/2022 |
Rev Aaron Kristopeit | St Peter LC Weyauwega WI |
Abiding Love LC Cape Coral FL Pastor |
7/24/2022 |
Rev Bruce Schwark | Rockwood LC Manitowoc WI |
Trinity LC Omak WA Pastor; Retirement Call |
7/24/2022 |
Rev Stephen Lehmann | Mt Olive LC Iron Mountain MI |
Water of Life LC – Caledonia Campus Racine WI Associate Pastor |
7/25/2022 |
Rev Stephen Kruschel | St John LC Two Rivers WI |
St John LC Wetaskiwin AB Canada Mighty Fortress LC Red Deer AB Canada Pastor |
7/25/2022 |
Rev Timothy Denney | Shepherd of the Hills LC Duluth MN |
Immanuel LC Neenah WI Pastor |
7/26/2022 |
Rev Clint Rogas Jr | Abiding Faith LC Pinehurst TX |
Grace LC Spring Hill FL Pastor |
7/26/2022 |
Rev Joel Pankow | Trinity LC Bay City MI |
St John LC Fairfax MN Pastor |
7/26/2022 |
Rev Daniel Walters | Good Shepherd LC Burnsville MN |
Salem LC Owosso MI Associate Pastor |
7/26/2022 |
Rev David Horton | Beautiful Savior LC Petoskey MI |
Living Hope LC Peoria IL Pastor |
7/27/2022 |
Rev Thomas Barthel | Rock of Ages LC Payson AZ |
Peace LC Livonia MI Pastor |
7/28/2022 |
Rev Thomas Lee Wilsmann | Retired | Zion LC Ogema WI St John LC Rib Lake WI Pastor; Retirement Call |
7/28/2022 |
Rev Tyler Peil | Prince of Peace LC Salt Lake City UT |
Timothy LC Saint Louis Park MN Pastor |
7/28/2022 |
Rev Jeffrey Schmidt | Emanuel LC Flint MI |
Our Redeemer’s LC Martin SD Rock of Ages LC Gordon NE Pastor |
7/28/2022 |
Rev Joel Seifert | Beautiful Savior LC Marietta GA |
Riverview LC Appleton WI Associate Pastor |
7/28/2022 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
Mrs Elizabeth Kuschel | First LS Elkhorn WI Teacher; Grades 5-8 Departmentalized, Less-Than-Half Time, One-Year Call |
7/10/2022 | |
Miss Jamie Buss | St John LS Wrightstown WI |
St John LS Wrightstown WI ECM Director |
7/18/2022 |
Mr Aaron Zingsheim | Peace LS Hartford WI Teacher; Upper Grades Math, Science, Athletic Director, Provisional Call |
7/27/2022 | |
Mrs Jessica Killinger | Bethel LS Bay City MI |
Bethel LS Bay City MI Teacher; Kindergarten |
7/28/2022 |
Staff Ministers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
Mr Kevin Walker | Bethlehem LS-North Germantown WI |
St John LS Libertyville IL Principal & Staff Minister of Outreach |
7/17/2022 |
Mr Andrew Carter | Grace LC Milwaukee WI |
Divine Savior LC-Delray Beach FL Delray Beach FL Congregation Staff Minister |
7/21/2022 |
Mr Kyle Heise | Grace LC Falls Church VA |
Bloomington LC Bloomington MN Congregation Staff Minister; Youth & Family Minister |
7/21/2022 |
Mr Scott Wagner | Christian Giving Counselor Dakota-Montana District |
Mt Olive LC & LS Overland Park KS Congregation Staff Minister; Religion, Grades 5-12 |
7/24/2022 |
CALLS ACCEPTED
Pastors | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
Rev Jacob Behnken | Good Shepherd LC Midland MI |
Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Music & dean of chapel |
7/28/2022 |
Rev Peter Walther | Our Savior’s LC East Brunswick NJ |
St John LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor |
7/28/2022 |
Rev Cale Mead | Christ LC Juneau AK |
New Mission Start Canton GA Pastor |
7/29/2022 |
Rev Nathan Wordell | Mount Olive LC Appleton WI |
Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Professor |
7/31/2022 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
Mrs Anna Lange | Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI |
Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 2, Half-Time, Provisional Call |
7/1/2022 |
Mrs Joy Young | Key to Life Christian Childcare & Community Center Weston WI ECM Director |
7/25/2022 | |
Mrs Kirstie Klug | St Paul’s LS New Ulm MN |
St Paul’s LS New Ulm MN Teacher; Grades 1-2, One-Year Call |
7/25/2022 |
Mrs Rebecca Buth | King of Kings LS Garden Grove CA |
King of Kings LS Garden Grove CA ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call |
7/25/2022 |
Mrs Dawn Goetz | King of Kings LS Garden Grove CA |
King of Kings LS Garden Grove CA ECM Director & Teacher, Half-Time, Provisional Call |
7/25/2022 |
Mrs Amy Wetzel | St Paul LS Stevensville MI |
St Paul LS Stevensville MI Teacher; Grades 3-4, One-Year Call |
7/28/2022 |
Mrs Charissa Breitkreutz | St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI |
St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI ECM Teacher; 4K, One-Year, Half-Time Call |
7/30/2022 |
Mr Christian Ristow | Zion LS K-8th Grade Hartland WI |
Zion LS K-8th Grade Hartland WI Teacher; Grades 2-4, Dept. Half-Time, One-Year Call |
7/31/2022 |
Staff Ministers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
Mr Joshua Kramer | Faith LC Antioch IL |
Faith LC Antioch IL Congregation Staff Minister; Director of Church Music & Parish Instruction |
7/30/2022 |
CALLS DECLINED
Pastors | Current call | New call | Date declined |
Rev Eric Hansen | Crown of Life LC Corona CA |
Crown of Life LC Warren MI Pastor |
7/26/2022 |
Rev Mark Schutz | Hope LC Spearfish SD |
Morning Star LC Jackson WI Associate Pastor |
7/28/2022 |
Rev Craig Engel | Immanuel LC Willmar MN |
St Peter LC Saint Peter MN Associate Pastor |
7/29/2022 |
Rev David Rosenau | St Mark LC Leesburg FL |
Michigan Lutheran High School Saint Joseph MI President |
7/30/2022 |
Rev Luke Italiano | Amazing Grace LC Florence KY |
St John LC & Trinity LC Janesville MN Pastor |
7/30/2022 |
Rev Caleb Schultz | Cross of Life LC Mississauga ON Canada |
Peace LC Hartford WI Associate Pastor |
7/30/2022 |
Rev Julius Buelow | St Paul LC Saginaw MI |
Good Shepherd LC Pipestone MN St John LC Lake Benton MN Pastor |
7/30/2022 |
Rev Martin Valleskey | Costa Maya Ministries | Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School Commerce City CO Pastor |
7/31/2022 |
Rev Benjamin Kempfert | Immanuel LC Waupaca WI |
St John LC Riga MI Pastor |
7/31/2022 |
Rev Nathan Wordell | Mount Olive LC Appleton WI |
St Andrew LC Middleton WI Associate Pastor for Service & Outreach |
7/31/2022 |
Rev Timothy Leistekow | Peridot LC Peridot AZ |
St Paul LC Oconto Falls WI Pastor |
7/31/2022 |
Rev Steven Saatkamp | Emmanuel LC Hudson WI |
Ascension LC Escondido CA Pastor |
7/31/2022 |
Rev Nathan Seiltz | Multi-Language Productions | Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Mequon WI Pastor PSI Director |
8/1/2022 |
RESIGNED
Pastors | Current call | Date resigned |
Rev Andrew Glende | Lighthouse Youth Center Milwaukee WI |
8/19/2022 |
Teachers | Current call | Date resigned |
Miss Sarah Siegler | Shoreland Lutheran High School Kenosha WI |
6/30/2022 |
Mrs Hannah Kuhn | Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School Wauwatosa WI |
6/30/2022 |
Mrs Melissa Heuer | Risen Savior LS – Main Campus LES Milwaukee WI |
6/30/2022 |
Mrs Laura Ziche | Immanuel LS Hadar NE |
6/30/2022 |
Mrs Rachel Zietlow | St Marcus LS – Harambee Campus – K4 – Gr 2 Milwaukee WI |
6/30/2022 |
Mrs Jenelle Rollinger | St Marcus LS – Main Campus K4 – Gr 8 Milwaukee WI |
6/30/2022 |
Mrs Amber Johnson | Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN |
6/30/2022 |
Mrs Hannah Burke | Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School Wauwatosa WI |
6/30/2022 |
Mrs Stephnie Marquez | Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ |
6/30/2022 |
Ms Heidi Remmele | St John LS Redwood Falls MN |
6/30/2022 |
Mrs Cassie Bardwell | Risen Savior LS – East Campus – LES Milwaukee WI |
6/30/2022 |
Mrs Stephanie Lamas | St John LS Milwaukee WI |
7/31/2022 |
Mrs Megan Bartsch | Atonement LS Milwaukee WI |
12/31/2022 |
CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY
Teachers | Home church | Death date |
Mrs Margaret Madson | Peace LC North Mankato MN |
7/28/2022 |
Prof James Unke | 7/30/2022 |
RETIREMENT
Teachers | Current call | Date retired |
Mrs Margaret Wendland | Risen Savior LS – Main Campus LES Milwaukee WI |
6/30/2022 |
Dr John Freese | Zion LS K-8th Grade Hartland WI |
6/30/2023 |
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