Call Report – August 5, 2019
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
7/30/2019 – 8/5/2019
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 Michael Neumann | St Paul LC Alexandria MN |
Zion LC Marathon WI St John LC Edgar WI Pastor |
6/23/2019 |
Rev Joel Jaeger | Retired | Good Shepherd LC Beaver Dam WI Pastor; Quarter-Time Call |
6/30/2019 |
Rev David Kapler | Trinity LC Mountain Home AR |
Beautiful Savior LC Topeka KS Pastor |
7/2/2019 |
Rev Jonathan Fischer | Resurrection LC Chesapeake VA |
Trinity LC Nicollet MN Pastor |
7/7/2019 |
Rev Joshua Shandor | King of Kings LC Little Rock AR |
St Peter LC Brodhead WI Pastor |
7/7/2019 |
Rev Mark Rieke | CRM | First LC La Crescent MN Pastor |
7/9/2019 |
Rev Joseph Fricke | St Paul LC Mauston WI |
Board for Home Missions Mission Counselor |
7/9/2019 |
Rev Brian Krueger | Bloomington LC Bloomington MN |
St John’s LC Pardeeville WI Pastor |
7/10/2019 |
Rev Darren Knoll | Shepherd of the Hills LC West Bend WI |
First German LC Manitowoc WI Associate Pastor |
7/14/2019 |
Rev John Werner | Christ LC Mindoro WI |
Immanuel LC Kewaunee WI Pastor |
7/16/2019 |
Rev Mark Rieke | CRM | Good Shepherd LC Kearney NE Pastor |
7/16/2019 |
Rev Philip Hunter | Bethel LC Menasha WI |
Our Savior’s LC Zion IL Pastor |
7/18/2019 |
Rev Eugene Andrus PhD | Trinity LC Johnson MN Mt Olive LC Graceville MN |
St Peter’s LC Balaton MN Pastor |
7/18/2019 |
Rev Scott Schultz | Cross of Christ LC Portage WI |
Good Shepherd LC Benton Harbor MI Pastor |
7/18/2019 |
Rev Daniel Lindner | St John’s LC Minneapolis MN |
One Africa Team Missionary |
7/18/2019 |
Rev John Bortulin | St John LC Mukwonago WI |
Good Shepherd LC Fond du Lac WI Associate Pastor |
7/21/2019 |
Rev Stephen Apt | Divine Savior LC-Liberty Hill Liberty Hill TX |
Peace LC Kokomo IN Pastor |
7/21/2019 |
Rev Matthew Kiecker | St John LC Lomira WI |
St John LC Maribel WI Pastor |
7/21/2019 |
Rev Matthew Hennig | Christ LC North Saint Paul MN & Hugo MN |
Faith LC Excelsior MN Pastor |
7/22/2019 |
Rev Chris Cordes | St John’s LC Sleepy Eye MN |
Multi-Language Publications TELL Pastor |
7/22/2019 |
Rev Scott Mosher | Hosanna LC Monclova OH |
St John LC Frontenac MN Immanuel LC Lake City MN Pastor |
7/24/2019 |
Rev Henry Koch | Friedens LC New Prague MN |
Our Savior LC Sun City AZ Pastor |
7/24/2019 |
Rev Matthew Mueller | Living Hope LC Peoria IL |
Faith LC Dexter MI Pastor |
7/25/2019 |
Rev Peter Korthals | St Paul LC Amherst NH Beautiful Savior LC South Portland ME |
Good Shepherd’s LC West Allis WI Associate Pastor |
7/28/2019 |
Rev David Bitter | St John LC Milwaukee WI |
Bethlehem LC Hortonville WI Associate Pastor |
7/28/2019 |
Rev Nickolas Haasch | Trinity LC Sturgis SD |
Peace LC Green Lake WI Pastor |
7/28/2019 |
Rev Philip Kiecker | Gethsemane LC Raleigh NC |
Trinity LC Marshfield WI Pastor |
7/28/2019 |
Rev Peter Sulzle | St John LC Redwood Falls MN |
Bethany LC Fort Atkinson WI Associate Pastor; Academy President |
7/29/2019 |
Rev Kendall Cook | Shepherd of Peace LC Norfolk NE |
Trinity LC Crete IL Associate Pastor |
7/29/2019 |
Rev David Frey | Living Word LC Mission Viejo CA |
St Paul LC Escondido CA Pastor |
7/29/2019 |
Rev Jacob Haag | Redeemer LC Ann Arbor MI |
Prince of Peace LC Yuma AZ Pastor |
7/31/2019 |
Rev Robert Wilke | Retired | St John LC Wrightstown WI Associate Pastor; Retirement Call |
8/4/2019 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
Mrs Anita Krienke | Mt Olive LS Mankato MN |
Mt Olive LS Overland Park KS Teacher; Grade 1 & Grades 7 & 8 |
7/12/2019 |
Ms Joy Pelkey | St John LS Westland MI |
St John LS Westland MI ECM Director; One-Year Call |
7/28/2019 |
Ms Linda Elliot | Promised Land Preschool St Paul MN Director & Teacher; Provisional Call |
7/28/2019 | |
Mrs Emily Suedmeier | Good Shepherd Early Childhood Center Sioux Falls SD ECM Director |
8/4/2019 | |
Mrs Kathryn Olson | First LS La Crosse WI |
St Paul LS Onalaska WI Teacher; Grade 8 |
8/4/2019 |
CALLS ACCEPTED
Pastors | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
Rev Richard Krahn II | Zion LC Rhinelander WI |
Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher; Religion |
8/2/2019 |
Rev Paul Krueger | Shepherd of the Hills LC Winchester VA |
Mt Lebanon LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor |
8/2/2019 |
Rev John Cook | Zion LC South Milwaukee WI |
St Paul LC West Bend WI Pastor |
8/3/2019 |
Rev Nathan Loersch | Shepherd of the Lakes LC Fenton MI |
Illumine LC Rock Hill SC Pastor |
8/4/2019 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
Mrs Rebecca Iles | Good Shepherd’s LS West Allis WI |
Good Shepherd’s LS West Allis WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Half-Time Call |
7/28/2019 |
Mrs Charissa Breitkreutz | Faith LS Antioch IL |
Faith LS Antioch IL Teacher; Junior Choir Director |
7/31/2019 |
Mrs Rossi-Kay Zarling | Good Shepherd’s LS West Allis WI |
Good Shepherd’s LS West Allis WI ECM Teacher; K5, Half-Time Call |
8/2/2019 |
Mrs Nicole Krause | Mt Olive LS Overland Park KS |
First LS La Crosse WI Teacher; Grades 7-8 |
8/2/2019 |
CALLS DECLINED
Pastors | Current call | New call | Date declined |
Rev Philip Kieselhorst | Shepherd of the Valley LC Westminster CO |
St Peter LC Weyauwega WI Associate Pastor |
7/31/2019 |
Rev Aaron Duve | Holy Redeemer LC Port Huron MI |
St John LC Glencoe MN Pastor |
8/1/2019 |
Rev Joel Sauer | St Peter’s LC Sturgeon Bay WI |
Atonement LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor |
8/2/2019 |
Rev Jeffrey Mahnke | St Peter LC – Schofield Campus Schofield WI |
Good Shepherd LC Beloit WI Pastor |
8/3/2019 |
Rev Joseph Johnson | Amazing Grace LC Portland OR |
Goodview Trinity LC Goodview MN Pastor |
8/3/2019 |
Rev Michael Schroeder | Living Hope LC Wildomar CA |
The Springs LC Sparks NV Pastor |
8/3/2019 |
Rev Nathan Buege | Victory of the Lamb LC Katy TX |
Salem LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor |
8/3/2019 |
Rev Jacob Behnken | Good Shepherd LC Midland MI |
Faith LC Antioch IL Associate Pastor |
8/3/2019 |
Rev Kyle Burmeister | Beautiful Savior LC Summerville SC |
Gethsemane LC Tigard OR Pastor |
8/3/2019 |
Rev Mark Westra | Prince of Peace LC Fairport NY |
Zion LC Chesaning MI Pastor |
8/3/2019 |
Rev Thadeus Flitter | Zion LC Valentine NE |
Christ the Redeemer LC Barre VT Pastor |
8/3/2019 |
RETIREMENT
Teachers | Current call | Date retired |
Mrs Jean Schroeder | St Paul’s LS New Ulm MN |
6/30/2020 |
Prof Steven Thiesfeldt | Martin Luther College New Ulm MN |
6/30/2020 |
View 2019 Vicar and Pastoral Call Assignments for Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
View 2019 Assignments for Martin Luther College
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