Call Report – August 27, 2018

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

8/21/2018 – 8/27/2018

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

Note: Due to the upcoming holiday, the next call report will be posted on Tuesday, September 4, 2018.

NO DECISION REPORTED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date issued
Rev Matthew Martz	Lamb of God LC Phoenix AZ	St Mark LC Duncanville TX Pastor	7/22/2018
Rev Joel Russow	Faith LC Tallahassee FL	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Pastor; Admission Counselor	7/29/2018
Rev Thomas Westra	Beautiful Savior LC Cincinnati OH	Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI Associate Pastor	7/29/2018
Rev Joel Jenswold	Bethlehem LC Hortonville WI	Lord of Love LC De Forest WI Associate Pastor	7/29/2018
Rev Nathan Kassulke	Grace LC Tucson AZ	Faith LC Tacoma WA Pastor	7/29/2018
Rev Mark Parsons	Faith LC Fond du Lac WI	New Mission Brandon SD Pastor	7/31/2018
Rev Richard Warnecke	Christ LC Pewaukee WI	Christ LC Merrill WI Pastor	8/5/2018
Rev Joel Thomford	Zion LC Chesaning MI	Immanuel LC Buffalo MN Pastor	8/5/2018
Rev Joel Schwartz	Peace LC Trinity FL	Grace LC Oshkosh WI Associate Pastor	8/5/2018
Rev David Frey	Living Word LC Mission Viejo CA	Peace LC Wautoma WI Pastor	8/5/2018
Rev George Swanson	Shepherd LC Albuquerque NM	Beautiful Savior LC Bella Vista-Hiwasse AR Pastor; Retirement Call	8/5/2018
Rev Michael Lindemann	St John LC Lewiston MN	Paradise Valley LC Phoenix AZ Pastor	8/6/2018
Rev Gary Kluball	King of Kings LC Clifton Park NY	Conference of Presidents Pastor; Christian Giving Counselor	8/7/2018
Rev Matthew Westra	Living Promise LC Morristown TN	Ascension LC Harrisburg PA Pastor	8/8/2018
Rev Jason Baldwin	Hope LC Saint Charles MI	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Pastor	8/9/2018
Rev Jeremy Husby	Peace LC Hartford WI	St Paul LC Onalaska WI Associate Pastor	8/12/2018
Rev Curt Grube	Retired	Emanuel LC Forestville WI Pastor; Retirement Call	8/12/2018
Rev Michael Sullivan	Immanuel LC Kewaunee WI	Divine Word LC Nepean ON Canada Pastor	8/12/2018
Rev Caleb Bassett	Redeemer LC Fallbrook CA	Bethlehem LC Manassas VA Pastor	8/12/2018
Rev Scott Schwertfeger	Zion LC Arlington WI	Grace LC Tecumseh MI Pastor	8/13/2018
Rev Aaron Boehm	Shepherd of the Hills LC La Mesa CA	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Pastor; Youth Ministry Director	8/13/2018
Rev Patrick Feldhus	St John LC Cornell WI	The Lutheran Home Hope Residence Belle Plaine MN Pastor; Jesus Cares Ministry Chaplain	8/14/2018
Rev Aaron Schumann	Faith LC Pittsburg KS	Lamb of God LC Lafayette IN Pastor	8/15/2018
Rev Philip Gurgel	St John LC Newark DE	Trinity LC Waukesha WI Pastor	8/19/2018
Rev Nathan Nass	St Peter LC Saint Peter MN	St Paul LC Green Bay WI Associate Pastor	8/19/2018
Rev Philip Gurgel	St John LC Newark DE	Riverview LC Appleton WI Associate Pastor	8/19/2018
Rev Gary Wong	Retired	Zion LC New Ulm MN Pastor; Retirement Call	8/19/2018
Rev Joel Voss	Resurrection LC Centerville OH	Peace LC Loves Park IL Pastor	8/19/2018
Rev Philip Bigelow	St John LC Hemlock MI	Zion LC Olivia MN Pastor	8/19/2018
Rev Peter Kesting	Zion LC Fremont WI	Peace LC Milbank SD St John LC Summit SD Pastor	8/19/2018
Rev Paul Vander Galien	Salem LC Lowell WI	St Paul LC Stratford WI Grace LC Mosinee WI Pastor	8/20/2018
Rev Jay Bickelhaupt	Apostles LC Billings MT	Immanuel LC South Lyon MI Pastor	8/21/2018
Rev David Rosenau	St Mark LC Leesburg FL	Good Shepherd LC Cedar Rapids IA Pastor	8/22/2018
Rev Kent Reeder	Illumine LC Rock Hill SC	Grace LC Seattle WA Pastor	8/22/2018
Rev Kirk Lahmann	St John LC Burlington WI	St John LC Watertown WI Associate Pastor	8/23/2018
Rev Joel Heckendorf	Immanuel LC Greenville WI	Light of the Valleys LC Reno NV Pastor	8/23/2018
Rev David Koelpin	Living Savior LC Littleton CO	New Mission Joplin MO Pastor	8/24/2018
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mr Christian Birsching		Siloah LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	8/12/2018
Ms Joy Pelke		St John LS Westland MI ECM Director; Provisional Call	8/12/2018
Mrs Naomi Evenson		Prairie LS Gibbon MN ECM Teacher; Less Than Half-Time Call	8/23/2018
Mrs Alexa Foelske		St John LS Wrightstown WI ECM Teacher; One-Year, Three Quarter-Time Call	8/26/2018
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mr Kevin Walker	Cross of Life LC Mississauga ON Canada	Bethlehem LC Germantown WI ECM Director	7/29/2018
Ms Kristen Koepsell	Cross of Christ LC Boise ID	Christ the Lord LC Cottage Grove MN Staff Minister	7/29/2018
Mr Nathan Voss		St Paul LC North Mankato MN Staff Minister	8/16/2018
Mr Steven Millerman		CrossWalk Lutheran Ministries Laveen AZ Staff Minister; Director of Worship Arts	8/20/2018
Mr James Brandt		Pilgrim LC Minneapolis MN Development Director	8/26/2018

CALLS ACCEPTED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev Andrew Glende	CRM	Lighthouse Youth Center Milwaukee WI Pastor	8/16/2018
Rev Kevin Stellick	Hong Kong Mission	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Campus Pastor	8/25/2018
Rev Seth Georgson	Immanuel LC Springerville AZ & Taylor AZ	Martin Luther LC Saint Louis MO Pastor	8/25/2018
Rev Matthew Holtz	Shepherd of the Hills LC Greeley CO	St Paul LC Appleton WI Associate Pastor	8/26/2018
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mrs Jacqueline Unke		Water of Life LS Las Vegas NV ECM Teacher; Half-Time, Provisional Call	8/20/2018

CALLS DECLINED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Joshua Free	Abiding Peace LC Elgin IL	St Paul’s LC Stevensville MI Associate Pastor	8/18/2018
Rev Nathaniel Walther	Grace LC Minot ND	St John LC Dowagiac MI Pastor	8/21/2018
Rev Nathaniel Walther	Grace LC Minot ND	Zion LC Hartland WI Associate Pastor	8/22/2018
Rev Neil Birkholz	Hong Kong Mission	Grace LC Vail AZ & Benson AZ Associate Pastor	8/23/2018
Rev Dustin Bergene	Christ the Redeemer LC Barre VT	Peace LC Kokomo IN Pastor	8/23/2018
Rev Neal Behm	English LC Viroqua WI	Holy Cross LC Daggett MI St Mark LC Wallace MI Pastor	8/23/2018
Rev Frank Rose	Zion LC & St John LC Kingston WI	Amazing Grace LC Panama City FL Pastor	8/23/2018
Rev Mark Schutz	Hope LC Spearfish SD	Mt Olive LC Suamico WI Associate Pastor	8/24/2018
Rev Thomas Engelbrecht	Christ LC Pewaukee WI	Zion LC Greenleaf WI Associate Pastor	8/24/2018
Rev Frederick Voss	Shepherd of the Hills LC Anchorage AK	Trinity LC El Paso TX Pastor	8/25/2018
Rev John Borgwardt	Living Word LC Waukesha WI	St Mark LC Eau Claire WI Associate Pastor	8/25/2018
Rev Jonathan Bourman	Peace LC Aiken SC	Pilgrim LC Menomonee Falls WI Pastor	8/25/2018
Rev Stephen Helwig	Gethsemane LC Omaha NE	Trinity LC Kiel WI Pastor	8/26/2018
Rev Keegan Dowling	Abiding Word LC Orleans ON Canada	Apostles LC San Jose CA Associate Pastor	8/26/2018
Rev Abram Degner	Christ the Lord LC Houston TX	CrossWalk Lutheran Ministries Laveen AZ Pastor	8/26/2018

RESIGNED

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Mrs Alexa Foelske	Cross of Glory LS Peoria AZ	7/22/2018
Mr Micah Foelske	Cross of Glory LS Peoria AZ	7/22/2018
Mrs Barbara Rubin-Speer	Grace LS Glendale AZ	8/23/2018

CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY

Pastors	Home church	Death date
Rev David Sweet	Rock of Ages LC Payson AZ	8/23/2018
Teachers	Home church	Death date
Mrs Joyce Dallmann	Reformation LC San Diego CA	8/9/2018
Mrs Eleanor Mutterer	Divine Word LC Plover WI	8/20/2018

RETIREMENT

Pastors	Current call	Date retired
Rev Dennis Lemke	St Peter LC Weyauwega WI	10/31/2018
Teachers	Current call	Date retired
Mrs Judy Lemke	St Peter LS Weyauwega WI	6/30/2018