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