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

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