Call Report – August 10, 2020

 

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

8/4/2020 – 8/10/2020

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 Martin Valleskey	Costa Maya Ministries	Cross of Christ LC Las Cruces NM Pastor	6/30/2020
Rev Greg Pufahl	Centennial LC Milwaukee WI	Faith LC Fond du Lac WI Associate Pastor	7/7/2020
Rev Steven Bode	Zion LC Allenton WI	First LC Lake Geneva WI Pastor	7/12/2020
Rev Jonathan Arndt	Reformation LC Dousman WI	St John’s LC Newburg WI Associate Pastor	7/12/2020
Rev Jacob Scott	Zion LC Arlington WI	St John’s LC Sparta WI Associate Pastor	7/12/2020
Rev Joseph Fricke	St Paul LC Mauston WI	Immanuel LC Johnson Creek WI Pastor	7/13/2020
Rev Gregory Sitzman	Emanuel Redeemer LC Yale MI	Peace LC Isabel SD St Paul LC McIntosh SD Christ LC Morristown SD Christ LC Bison SD Pastor	7/13/2020
Rev Timothy Bode	Abiding Savior LC Elk River MN	Our Savior LC Longmont CO Pastor	7/18/2020
Rev M John Derme	Shepherd of the Mountains LC Reno NV	First LC Racine WI Associate Pastor	7/19/2020
Rev Jeffrey Enderle	Christ the Rock LC Farmington NM	St John’s LC Saint Clair MN Pastor	7/19/2020
Rev Benjamin Zak	St John LC Milwaukee WI	St Martin’s LC Watertown SD Associate Pastor	7/19/2020
Rev Jacob Haag	Redeemer LC Ann Arbor MI	St Paul LC Bangor WI Pastor	7/22/2020
Rev Brett Krause	Zion LC Denver CO	Northdale LC Tampa FL Pastor	7/23/2020
Rev David Rosenau	St Mark LC Leesburg FL	St Paul’s First LC North Hollywood CA Pastor	7/26/2020
Rev Joel Luetke	St. John’s LC – Salem-Lowell Campus Lowell WI	St John’s LC Juneau WI St. John’s LC – Salem-Lowell Campus Lowell WI St John’s LC – Horicon Campus Horicon WI Pastor; One-Quarter Time, Retirement Call – 9 Months	7/26/2020
Rev Joel Vogel	St Mark LC Lincoln NE	Immanuel LC Woodville WI Pastor	7/27/2020
Rev Mark Kom	Crown of Life LC West Saint Paul MN	Salem LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor	7/27/2020
Rev Daniel Westendorf	Crown of Life LC Warren MI	Beautiful Savior LC Summerville SC Pastor	7/28/2020
Rev Geoffrey Cortright	Saviour of the Nations LC Vancouver BC Canada	St James LC Portage MI Pastor	7/28/2020
Rev Daniel Lindner	St John’s LC Minneapolis MN	WELS Campus Ministry Mission Counselor Pastor	7/29/2020
Rev Garrett Alford	Christ LC Eden Prairie MN	Goodview Trinity LC Goodview MN Pastor	7/29/2020
Rev Joshua Janke	Risen Savior LC Mc Farland WI	Shepherd of Peace LC Norfolk NE Pastor	7/29/2020
Rev Andrew Schwartz	Christ the King LC Bremerton WA	Faith LC Tyler TX Pastor	7/30/2020
Rev Jason Thiel	St John LC Hastings MN	Peace LC Boulder CO Pastor	8/1/2020
Rev Paul Biedenbender	Christ LC Denver CO	St Paul LC Saint James MN Pastor	8/2/2020
Rev Timothy Patoka	Grace LC Tucson AZ	Bethel LC Menasha WI Associate Pastor	8/3/2020
Rev Paul Learman	Divine Peace LC Milwaukee WI	St Luke LC Vassar MI Pastor	8/3/2020
Rev Nathan Moldenhauer	Immanuel LC Greenville WI	St Paul’s LC Franklin WI Associate Pastor	8/5/2020
Rev David Fleischmann	Trinity LC Kaukauna WI	Prince of Peace LC Yuma AZ Pastor	8/5/2020
Rev Caleb Free	Risen Savior LC Lakewood Ranch FL	Trinity LC Union Grove WI Pastor	8/6/2020
Rev Timothy Glende	St Peter LC – North Campus Appleton WI	Shepherd of the Lakes LC Linden MI Pastor	8/6/2020
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Ms Emilee Tapani		Green Valley LS Henderson NV Teacher; Kindergarten, Provisional Call	7/26/2020
Mrs Janelle Wolff		Divine Savior Academy – Santa Rita Ranch Liberty Hill TX Teacher; Grade 1	7/29/2020
Mrs Heather Pagel		Lamb of God LS West Allis WI Teacher; Grades 1 & 2, One-Year Call	8/5/2020

CALLS ACCEPTED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev Wayne Oblender	St Mark’s LC Sutton NE First LC Aurora NE	St Peter LC Marshfield WI Pastor	8/9/2020
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mrs Lori Ehlke		St Paul LS Onalaska WI Teacher; Art & Science, Part-Time Call	7/31/2020
Mrs Elizabeth Boggs	St John LS Lannon WI	St John LS Lannon WI Teacher; Grades 3 & 4, Half-Time, One-Year Call	8/3/2020
Mr Christopher Arndt	St Paul LS Lake Mills WI	St Paul LS Lake Mills WI Teacher; Grade 6, One-Year Call	8/8/2020
Mrs Patricia Kapler		Beautiful Savior Lutheran Early Learning Center Topeka KS Curriculum & Spiritual Director	8/10/2020

ASSIGNMENT

Teachers		Assignment	Date assigned
Miss Abigail Mleziva		St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Art, One-Year Call	8/8/2020

CALLS DECLINED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Andrew Stuebs	Living Word LC Gray TN	Beautiful Savior LC La Porte IN Pastor	8/5/2020
Rev Jonathan Schroeder	Faith LC Sharpsburg GA	Luther High School Onalaska WI Principal	8/9/2020
Rev Daniel Foelske	Trinity LC Mount Carroll IL St Peter LC Savanna IL	Christ the Redeemer LC Barre VT Pastor	8/9/2020
Rev Jordan Ertl	Atonement LC Milwaukee WI	Ascension LC Moorhead MN St Paul’s LC Valley City ND Pastor	8/9/2020

RESIGNED

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Mr John Ganey	St Paul LS Lake Mills WI	8/5/2020

RETIREMENT

Pastors	Current call	Date retired
Rev John Baumann	St Paul’s LC Cannon Falls MN	9/30/2020
Rev Donald Sutton	St Paul’s LC New Ulm MN	6/30/2021
Staff Ministers	Current call	Date retired
Mr Michael Schuessler	Mt Lebanon LC Milwaukee WI	8/31/2020