Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

8/13/2024 – 8/19/2024

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 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
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 Caleb Davisson	Divine Savior Academy Doral FL	Bethany LC Manitowoc WI Associate Pastor	7/22/2024
Rev Paul Schulz	Risen Savior LC Chula Vista CA	St Paul LC Muskego WI Associate Pastor	7/24/2024
Rev John Cook	St Paul LC & St Peter LC West Bend WI	Christ LC Zumbrota MN	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 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 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
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
Rev David Bitter	St John LC Milwaukee WI	Christ LC Baileys Harbor WI Zion LC Egg Harbor WI	8/11/2024
Rev James Enderle	Zion LC Greenleaf WI	Crown of Life LC West Saint Paul MN Associate Pastor	8/11/2024
Rev Seth Haakenson	Immanuel LC Waukegan IL	Peace of Our Savior LC New Carlisle OH	8/11/2024
Rev Nathan Kassulke	Grace LC Tucson AZ	St Paul LC Saginaw MI Associate Pastor	8/11/2024
Rev Stephen Luchterhand	Trinity LC Minocqua WI	Good Shepherd LC Burnsville MN Associate Pastor	8/11/2024
Rev Timothy Redfield	St Luke LC Watertown WI	Christ LC Grand Island NE	8/11/2024
Rev Chad Walta	Christ LC Milwaukee WI	Christ LC Big Bend WI	8/11/2024
Rev Timothy Wilkens	Southridge LC Kennewick WA	St Stephen LC Fall River WI	8/11/2024
Rev Robert Wassermann	Mt Calvary LC La Crosse WI	St Paul LC Sodus MI	8/12/2024
Rev Benjamin Berger	St Paul LC Winneconne WI	Immanuel LC Sault Sainte Marie MI	8/13/2024
Rev Andrew Mueller	Beautiful Savior LC Las Vegas NV	Lord of Life LC Thornton CO	8/13/2024
Rev Michael Sheppard	Mt Zion LC Ripon WI	St Luke LC Winona MN	8/15/2024

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 Michael Helwig	St John LC (Town of Lake Mills) Waterloo WI	WLCFS-Christian Family Solutions Germantown WI Director of Ministry	8/14/2024
Rev Phillip Sievert	Grace LC Yorba Linda CA	Beautiful Saviour LC Carlsbad CA	8/18/2024

Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mr Mark Burger		Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Admissions Counselor	5/24/2024
Mrs Nicole Dragt		Immanuel Grace LS Hutchinson MN ECM Teacher	6/10/2024
Mrs Alydia Zemke		St John LS Lake City MN Grades 6-8	8/12/2024
Miss Rebecca Hagglund		Roots to Wings Learning Center Lake City MN ECM Teacher	8/14/2024

CALLS RETURNED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date returned
Pastor Tyler Swiderski	St Peter LC Brodhead WI	Zion LC Valentine NE	8/12/2024
Rev Nathaniel Walther	Grace LC Minot ND	Christ LC West Salem WI Associate Pastor	8/13/2024
Rev Douglas Van Sice	Huntersville LC Cornelius NC	Grace LC Oronoco MN	8/14/2024
Rev Caleb Davisson	Divine Savior Academy Doral FL	St John LC Riga MI	8/15/2024
Prof Nicolas Schmoller	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Grace LC Oshkosh WI Associate Pastor	8/15/2024
Rev Nathan Schulte	1 Latin America Team	Palabra de Vida Detroit MI	8/15/2024
Rev Matthew Schwartz	St Luke LC Oakfield WI	St Peter LC Plymouth MI Associate Pastor	8/15/2024
Rev Mark Tiefel	Emanuel LC New London WI	Grace LC Saint Joseph MI Associate Pastor	8/15/2024
Rev Joel Vogel	St Mark LC Lincoln NE	St Paul LC Beverly Hills FL	8/15/2024
Rev Daniel Voigt	Calvary LC Sheboygan WI	Northdale LC Tampa FL Hispanic Outreach	8/15/2024
Rev Jesse Johnston	Mt Calvary LC Harrison WI	Lamb of God LC Williston ND	8/16/2024
Rev Eric Roecker	Commission on Evangelism Waukesha WI	St Paul LC Friendship WI & Mauston WI Associate Pastor	8/16/2024
Rev Mark Rohrback	Redeemer LC Cedarburg WI	Hope LC Andover MN	8/16/2024
Rev Lincoln Albrecht	River of Life LC Goodyear AZ	Spirit of Life LC Caledonia MI	8/17/2024
Rev Matthew Hatzung	Trinity LC Bay City MI	St John LC Wauwatosa WI Associate Pastor	8/17/2024
Rev Thomas Nicholson	Resurrection LC Aurora IL	Cross LC Rockford MN	8/17/2024
Rev Nicholas Quinnett	St John LC Watertown WI	First LC La Crosse WI Associate Pastor	8/17/2024
Rev Zachary VonDeylen	Good Shepherd LC Phoenix AZ	Our Savior’s LC Wausau WI	8/17/2024
Prof em James Pope	Executive editor, Forward in Christ magazine	Divine Peace LC Renton WA	8/18/2024
Rev Paul Jansen	Salem LC Ann Arbor MI	Lord of Lords LC Casper WY	8/18/2024

POSITION ELIMINATED

Pastors	Current call	Date effective
Rev Aaron Glaeske	Redeemer LC – Victoria Victoria TX	9/30/2024

RESIGNED

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Mrs Hannah Ewerdt	St John LS Watertown WI	8/12/2024

RETIRED

Pastors	Current call	Date retired
Rev Bruce Schwark	Trinity LC Omak WA	6/10/2024
Rev Joseph Radsek	Wisconsin Lutheran Institutional Ministries Inc Oconomowoc WI	11/30/2024

CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY

Pastors	Current congregation	Date deceased
Rev Harvey Witte	Christ LC – Wauwatosa Wauwatosa WI	8/13/2024

Teachers	Current congregation	Date deceased
Mrs Carol Butler	Grace LC Yakima WA	7/3/2024
Prof em Rolland Menk	St Paul’s LC New Ulm MN	8/16/2024
Mr Richard Sonnenberg	Beautiful Saviour LC Carlsbad CA	8/16/2024