Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

8/6/2024 – 8/12/2024

The call report details when pastors, teachers, and staff ministers change positions within WELS. The Conference of Presidents oversees and coordinates the calling process.

CALLS ISSUED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date issued
Rev Phillip Sievert	Grace LC Yorba Linda CA	Beautiful Saviour LC Carlsbad CA	7/7/2024
Pastor Tyler Swiderski	St Peter LC Brodhead WI	Zion LC Valentine NE	7/7/2024
Rev Nathaniel Walther	Grace LC Minot ND	Christ LC West Salem WI Associate Pastor	7/7/2024
Rev Nathan Schulte	1 Latin America Team	Palabra de Vida Detroit MI	7/14/2024
Rev Joel Vogel	St Mark LC Lincoln NE	St Paul LC Beverly Hills FL	7/14/2024
Rev James Grabitske	Trinity LC Buffalo MN St Paul LC Montrose MN	Grace LC Ringle WI	7/15/2024
Rev Daniel Berg	Our Savior LC Harrisonville MO	Crown of Life LC Hubertus WI Associate Pastor	7/21/2024
Prof Nicolas Schmoller	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Grace LC Oshkosh WI Associate Pastor	7/21/2024
Rev Bryan Schwarz	Our Savior’s LC East Wenatchee WA	St Paul LC Hillsboro WI & Wonewoc WI Associate Pastor	7/21/2024
Rev Collin Vanderhoof	Pilgrim LC Menomonee Falls WI	Victory LC Jacksonville FL	7/21/2024
Rev Daniel Voigt	Calvary LC Sheboygan WI	Northdale LC Tampa FL Hispanic Outreach	7/21/2024
Rev Caleb Davisson	Divine Savior Academy Doral FL	Bethany LC Manitowoc WI Associate Pastor	7/22/2024
Rev Lincoln Albrecht	River of Life LC Goodyear AZ	Spirit of Life LC Caledonia MI	7/23/2024
Rev Matthew Hatzung	Trinity LC Bay City MI	St John LC Wauwatosa WI Associate Pastor	7/23/2024
Rev Paul Schulz	Risen Savior LC Chula Vista CA	St Paul LC Muskego WI Associate Pastor	7/24/2024
Rev Zachary VonDeylen	Good Shepherd LC Phoenix AZ	Our Savior’s LC Wausau WI	7/24/2024
Rev Jesse Johnston	Mt Calvary LC Harrison WI	Lamb of God LC Williston ND	7/25/2024
Rev John Cook	St Paul LC & St Peter LC West Bend WI	Christ LC Zumbrota MN	7/28/2024
Rev Caleb Davisson	Divine Savior Academy Doral FL	St John LC Riga MI	7/28/2024
Rev Timothy Denney	Shepherd of the Hills LC Duluth MN	Christ LC Pewaukee WI Associate Pastor; Assimilation	7/28/2024
Rev Benjamin Golisch	St Paul LC Slinger WI	Good Shepherd LC Omaha NE	7/28/2024
Rev Luke Italiano	Amazing Grace LC Florence KY	Grace LC Portland OR	7/28/2024
Rev Jonathan Klein	Light of the Valley LC Layton UT	Christ LC Pewaukee WI Associate Pastor; Outreach	7/28/2024
Rev Jacob Limpert	St Paul LC Hillsboro WI & Wonewoc WI	Salem LC Stillwater MN Associate Pastor	7/28/2024
Rev Thomas Nicholson	Resurrection LC Aurora IL	Cross LC Rockford MN	7/28/2024
Rev Nicholas Quinnett	St John LC Watertown WI	First LC La Crosse WI Associate Pastor	7/28/2024
Rev Eric Roecker	Commission on Evangelism Waukesha WI	St Paul LC Friendship WI & Mauston WI Associate Pastor	7/28/2024
Rev Matthew Schwartz	St Luke LC Oakfield WI	St Peter LC Plymouth MI Associate Pastor	7/28/2024
Rev Douglas Van Sice	Huntersville LC Cornelius NC	Grace LC Oronoco MN	7/28/2024
Rev David Blaho	Trinity LC Ashland WI Our Savior LC Phillips WI	St Paul LC Hopkins MI	7/29/2024
Rev Craig Engel	Immanuel LC Willmar MN	Christus LC Delavan WI	7/29/2024
Rev Paul Jansen	Salem LC Ann Arbor MI	Lord of Lords LC Casper WY	7/29/2024
Rev Mark Tiefel	Emanuel LC New London WI	Grace LC Saint Joseph MI Associate Pastor	7/29/2024
Rev James Roecker	St Andrew’s LC Saint Paul Park MN	Grace LC Waupun WI	7/30/2024
Rev Steven Wall	St John St Peter LC Cleveland WI	Christ LC Oakley MI	7/30/2024
Rev Thomas Moldenhauer	Our Saviour’s LC Bismarck ND	Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI Recruitment Director	7/31/2024
Rev Andrew Stuebs	Living Word LC Gray TN	Peace LC Livonia MI	7/31/2024
Rev Aaron Voss	Living Water LC Wind Lake WI	Christ Redeemer LC Trumbull CT	7/31/2024
Rev Paul Kolander	The Springs LC Sparks NV	Mt Olive LC Suamico WI	8/1/2024
Rev Joshua Stahmann	Salem LC Scottsdale AZ	St Peter (Hamburg) LC & St Peter LC Chaseburg WI	8/1/2024
Rev Justin Cloute	St Luke LC Watertown WI	Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Assistant Professor of Theology	8/2/2024
Rev Michael Kober	Sola Fide LC Lawrenceville GA	Memorial LC Williamston MI	8/3/2024
Rev Dustin Blumer	Amazing Love LC Frankfort IL	St Peter LC – North Campus Appleton WI	8/4/2024
Rev Steven Bode	Zion LC Allenton WI	Grace LC Waukesha WI	8/4/2024
Rev Brett Brauer	Trinity LC Watertown WI	St Paul’s LC Stevensville MI Associate Pastor	8/4/2024
Rev Sean De Frain	St John LC Tarzana CA	St Paul LC Mayville MI	8/4/2024
Prof em James Pope	Retired	Divine Peace LC Renton WA	8/4/2024
Rev Mark Rohrback	Redeemer LC Cedarburg WI	Hope LC Andover MN	8/4/2024
Rev Jacob Shepherd	St Paul LC Round Lake Park IL	Risen Savior LC Milwaukee WI	8/4/2024
Rev David Wierschke	Trinity LC Caledonia WI	Shepherd of the Lakes LC Fairmont MN	8/4/2024
Rev Jeremy Wosje	Salem LC Milwaukee WI	Trinity LC Brillion WI	8/4/2024
Rev Craig Born	Risen Savior LC Navarre FL	St Paul LC Prescott WI	8/6/2024
Rev Kevin Boushek	Divine Savior LC-Sienna Missouri City TX	Amazing Love LC Frankfort IL Associate Pastor	8/6/2024
Rev Kirk Lahmann	St John LC Burlington WI	St John LC Wrightstown WI	8/6/2024
Rev Jeremy Schulz	Good Shepherd LC The Woodlands TX	Christ the King LC Palm Coast FL	8/6/2024
Rev Brian Doebler	King of Kings LC Garden Grove CA	Shepherd of Peace LC Powell OH	8/7/2024
Rev James Plocher	St John’s LC Pardeeville WI	Calvary LC Glenwood MN St John LC Hancock MN	8/7/2024
Rev Aaron Schumann	Faith LC Pittsburg KS	St John LC Redwood Falls MN Associate Pastor	8/7/2024
Rev Geoffrey Cortright	Saviour of the Nations LC Vancouver BC Canada	CrossWalk Lutheran Ministries – Midtown Phoenix AZ	8/10/2024

Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mrs Rachel Maloney		Neenah LS (PreK) Neenah WI ECM Teacher, 3K	8/1/2024

Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mr Ryan Buch		Chaplains in Schools Inc Milwaukee WI Missionary School Chaplain	8/1/2024

CALLS ACCEPTED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev Daniel Rautenberg	Native American Missions Coordinator	Peridot LC Peridot AZ Grace LC San Carlos AZ	8/6/2024
Rev Joshua Rathje	Shepherd LC Albuquerque NM	Crown of Life LC Fort Myers FL	8/7/2024
Rev Andrew Ewings	Resurrection LC Monroe WI & Verona WI	Lamb of God LC West Lafayette IN	8/8/2024
Rev Jared Natsis	Rock of Ages LC Madison TN	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Admissions Director	8/9/2024

Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mrs Lyndsey Lervold		Mt Calvary Christian Academy Redding CA Grades 3-5	7/14/2024
Mrs Rachel Kuske		St John LS Baraboo WI Grade 3	8/6/2024
Mrs Melissa Linton		Good Shepherd LS West Bend WI Grade 1	8/7/2024

CALLS RETURNED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date returned
Rev Eugene DeVries	Immanuel LC & Zion LC Hutchinson MN	St John LC Waterloo WI Associate Pastor	8/8/2024
Rev Peter Hagen	Resurrection LC Maumee OH	Peace LC Marshfield MO Zion LC Springfield MO	8/8/2024
Rev Lucas Bitter	Intown LC Atlanta GA	Mt Olive LC Saint Paul MN	8/9/2024
Rev Daniel Olson	St Paul LC Onalaska WI	Mt Olive LC Delano MN	8/9/2024
Rev Brian Weinkauf	Redeemer LC Hastings NE	Lord and Savior LC Crystal Lake IL	8/9/2024
Rev Jonathan Bergemann	Good Shepherd LC Downers Grove IL	St John LC Newark DE	8/10/2024
Rev Alexander Kirchenwitz	Divine Peace LC Largo MD	St Luke LC Winona MN	8/10/2024
Rev Mark Parsons	Truth In Love Ministry Nampa ID	Rock of Ages LC Kansas City MO	8/10/2024
Pastor Micah Plocher	Trinity LC Nicollet MN	New Mission Cedar Lake IN	8/10/2024
Rev Paul Schuler	Salem LC Loretto MN	St Paul LC Wisconsin Rapids WI Associate Pastor	8/10/2024
Rev Jacob Brohn	Bethany LC Gibsonia PA	First LC La Crescent MN	8/11/2024

Teachers	Current call	New call	Date returned
Mr Gerald Hosbach	Retired	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Delray Beach FL Grade 3	8/7/2024

RESIGNED

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Miss Allison Hofland	Roots to Wings Learning Center Lake City MN	8/8/2024
Dr Robert Balza Jr	Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI	8/23/2024

CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY

Pastors	Current congregation	Date deceased
Rev William Bein	Our Savior LC Sun City AZ	8/10/2024