Call Report – August 9, 2021
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
8/3/2021 – 8/9/2021
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 Benjamin Ehlers | Trinity LC Temple TX |
Gethsemane LC Raleigh NC Pastor |
7/1/2021 |
| Prof Thomas Kock | Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Mequon WI |
Atonement LC Milwaukee WI Pastor |
7/6/2021 |
| Rev Adam Mueller | Redeemer LC Tucson AZ |
Trinity LC Waukesha WI Associate Pastor |
7/11/2021 |
| Rev Brian Krueger | Bloomington LC Bloomington MN |
Trinity LC Jenera OH Associate Pastor |
7/11/2021 |
| Rev Steven Neyhart | Faith LC Reedsburg WI |
Cross of Christ LC Coon Rapids MN Associate Pastor |
7/11/2021 |
| Rev Peter Schlicht | Eastside LC Madison WI |
Bethany LC – Lynndale Campus Appleton WI Associate Pastor |
7/12/2021 |
| Rev Michael Neumann | St Paul LC Alexandria MN |
St Paul LC Roscoe SD St John LC Bowdle SD Pastor |
7/14/2021 |
| Rev Matthew Stuebs | Calvary LC Abrams WI |
Reformation LC Dousman WI Pastor |
7/15/2021 |
| Rev Austin Ziche | Immanuel LC Hadar NE |
St John LC Fairfax MN Pastor |
7/17/2021 |
| Rev David Russow | Hope LC Andover MN |
Shepherd of the Valley LC West Fargo ND Pastor |
7/18/2021 |
| Rev Gerald Arnold Jr | Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI |
St James LC Portage MI Pastor |
7/19/2021 |
| Rev Daniel Krause | CRM | St Peter LC Elmwood WI St Matthew LC Spring Valley WI Pastor |
7/19/2021 |
| Rev Craig Wasser | Immanuel LC Salem OR |
Conference of Presidents Christian Giving Counselor Michigan and North Atlantic Districts |
7/19/2021 |
| Rev Justin Shrum | St John LC Riga MI |
Morning Star LC Jackson WI Associate Pastor |
7/20/2021 |
| Rev Norbert Mielke III | Ascension LC Sarasota FL |
One Africa Team (OAT) Missionary |
7/22/2021 |
| Rev Timothy Rosenow | St Paul LC Prescott WI |
St Paul LC Marshall WI Pastor |
7/25/2021 |
| Rev Timothy Rosenow | St Paul LC Prescott WI |
St Paul LC Oconto Falls WI Pastor |
7/25/2021 |
| Rev Alexander Groth | Beautiful Savior LC Cincinnati OH |
St John LC Mukwonago WI Associate Pastor |
7/25/2021 |
| Rev Colin Rieke | Palos LC Palos Heights IL |
St John LC Appleton WI Pastor |
7/25/2021 |
| Rev Stephen Melso | Bethany LC Manitowoc WI |
St Paul LC Mauston WI Associate Pastor |
7/25/2021 |
| Rev Aaron Voss | Living Water LC Wind Lake WI |
Zion LC Monroe MI Associate Pastor |
7/25/2021 |
| Rev Nathan Schulte | 1 Latin America Team | Pan de Vida / Bread of Life LC Santa Ana CA Pastor |
7/25/2021 |
| Rev Timothy Kemnitz | Mt Olive LC Lincoln NE |
Salem LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor |
7/26/2021 |
| Rev Nathaniel Walther | Grace LC Minot ND |
Grace LC Crivitz WI Pastor |
7/27/2021 |
| Rev Darren Knoll | Shepherd of the Hills LC West Bend WI |
Emmanuel LC Owatonna MN Pastor |
7/28/2021 |
| Rev Michael Schultz | Northwestern Publishing House Waukesha WI |
Christ the Vine LC Temecula CA Pastor |
7/29/2021 |
| Rev Michael Seifert | Living Hope LC Midlothian VA |
Amazing Grace LC Dickinson ND Missionary |
7/29/2021 |
| Rev Aaron Jensen | St Stephen LC Adrian MI |
St Peter LC Monticello MN Pastor |
8/1/2021 |
| Rev Karl Schauland | New Life LC Rockford IL |
St John LC Burlington WI Associate Pastor |
8/1/2021 |
| Rev Bryan Schwarz | Our Savior’s LC East Wenatchee WA |
St Paul LC Green Bay WI Associate Pastor |
8/1/2021 |
| Rev John Gierach | St John LC Ann Arbor MI |
Gethsemane LC Davenport IA Pastor |
8/1/2021 |
| Rev Gary Johnson | Retired | Hope LC Portland MI Pastor Retirement call |
8/1/2021 |
| Rev Craig Born | Risen Savior LC Navarre FL |
Lutheran Institutional Ministry Association Austin MN St John’s LC Minneapolis MN Pastor |
8/1/2021 |
| Rev Mark Schewe | St Peter LC Clovis CA |
Peace LC Janesville WI Pastor |
8/1/2021 |
| Rev Steven Lange | Hope LC Louisville KY |
Redeemer LC Tucson AZ Associate Pastor |
8/1/2021 |
| Rev Andrew Mueller | Beautiful Savior LC Las Vegas NV |
Mt Calvary LC Waukesha WI Associate Pastor |
8/2/2021 |
| Rev John Holtz | One Africa Team (OAT) | King of Kings LC Willoughby OH Missionary |
8/2/2021 |
| Rev David Pries | Eternal Love LC Appleton WI |
Hope LC Indian River MI Our Savior LC Gaylord MI Pastor |
8/3/2021 |
| Rev Michael Kuschel | St Matthew LC (Flora) Renville MN St Matthew LC Danube MN |
First LC Aurora NE Pastor |
8/4/2021 |
| Rev Richard Schleicher | Retired | St Paul LC Manistee MI Pastor |
8/5/2021 |
| Rev Jeffery Drake | Trinity LC Hartford WI |
Good Shepherd LC Pipestone MN St John LC Lake Benton MN Pastor |
8/5/2021 |
| Rev Harland Goetzinger | St Paul LC Ottawa ON Canada |
Shepherd of the Plains LC Lubbock TX Pastor |
8/5/2021 |
| Rev David Linn | Retired | Zion LC New Ulm MN Courtland LC Courtland MN Pastor |
8/8/2021 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Ms Beth Kamps | Trinity LS Marinette WI Teacher; Upper Grades, Half-Time, Provisional Call |
7/18/2021 | |
| Miss Paige Martin | Atonement LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 2, Provisional Call |
7/30/2021 | |
| Mrs Nicole Barabas | Grace LS Saint Joseph MI |
Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Teacher; Permanent Call |
8/1/2021 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Collins | Cross of Glory LS Peoria AZ |
Cross of Glory LS Peoria AZ Teacher; Grades 1 & 2, Provisional Call |
8/8/2021 |
| Ms AnnMarie DiGangi | Our Savior LS Grafton WI ECM Teacher; PreK 3-4, Provisional, Half-Time Call |
8/8/2021 |
CALLS ACCEPTED
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Mrs Cynthia Greiner | Beautiful Savior LS Grove City OH |
Beautiful Savior LS Grove City OH Teacher; Kindergarten |
7/17/2021 |
| Mrs Michelle Stob | Salem LS Stillwater MN |
Salem LS Stillwater MN Teacher; Grades 5-8, Half-Time Call |
8/1/2021 |
| Mrs Rebecca Buth | King of Kings LS Garden Grove CA |
King of Kings LS Garden Grove CA ECM Teacher; Less-than-Half-Time Teacher Aide |
8/3/2021 |
| Mr Peter Kavicky | St Paul LS Algoma WI |
St Paul LS Algoma WI ECM Director & Vice Principal, One-Year, Provisional Call |
8/3/2021 |
| Mr Sherman Carstensen | Morning Star LS Jackson WI |
Morning Star LS Jackson WI Principal; Interim Principal, One-Year Call |
8/4/2021 |
| Mrs Charissa Chartrand | Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI |
Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Teacher; Piano Instructor, Less-Than-Half-Time |
8/9/2021 |
| Staff Ministers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Mr Jeffrey Matteson | Mount Lebanon LS Milwaukee WI |
Mount Lebanon LS Milwaukee WI Staff Minister; Director of Operations |
7/18/2021 |
ASSIGNMENTS
| Teachers | Assignment | Date assigned | |
| Mr Noah Arnold | Illinois Lutheran High School Crete IL Teacher; Grades 7-9, 11 – Science, Technology |
8/2/2021
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CALLS DECLINED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Rev Peter Martin | Faith LC Radcliff KY |
Native American Administrative Committee Missionary Native Christian Counselor |
7/11/2021 |
| Rev Michael Borgwardt | Crossroads Church Chicago IL |
St John LC Whitewater WI Pastor |
8/2/2021 |
| Rev Philip Janisch | Trinity LC Brillion WI |
Water of Life LC – Racine Campus Racine WI Water of Life LC – Caledonia Campus Racine WI Associate Pastor |
8/2/2021 |
| Rev Stephen Apt | Divine Savior LC-Liberty Hill Liberty Hill TX |
St Paul’s LC Franklin WI Associate Pastor |
8/4/2021 |
| Rev Andrew Buschkopf | Mountain of the Lord LC Wausau WI |
Shepherd of Peace LC Norfolk NE Pastor |
8/6/2021 |
| Rev Douglas Van Sice | Huntersville LC Cornelius NC |
Grace LC Oshkosh WI Pastor |
8/6/2021 |
| Rev Newlin Schafer | Good Shepherd LC Jacksonville FL |
Timothy LC Saint Louis Park MN Pastor |
8/7/2021 |
| Rev Jacob Jenswold | Rock of Ages LC Kansas City MO |
Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI Associate Pastor |
8/7/2021 |
| Rev Andrew Schrimpf | Cross of Glory LC Baton Rouge LA |
St John LC Goodhue MN Pastor |
8/7/2021 |
| Rev Andrew Schrimpf | Cross of Glory LC Baton Rouge LA |
Immanuel LC Woodville WI Pastor |
8/7/2021 |
| Rev Jonathan Fischer | Resurrection LC Chesapeake VA |
St Paul’s LC Menomonie WI Associate Pastor |
8/8/2021 |
RESIGNED
| Teachers | Current call | Date resigned |
| Mr Marcus Mortensen | Illinois Lutheran High School Crete IL |
7/31/2021 |
| Mrs Erin Krebs | St John LS Watertown WI |
8/3/2021 |
RETIREMENT
| Pastors | Current call | Date retired |
| Prof Thomas Lindloff | Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI |
6/30/2022 |
| Prof Steven Ehlke | Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI |
6/30/2022 |
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