Call Report – December 11, 2017

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

12/5/2017 – 12/11/2017

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 John Hartmann	Zambia Mission	St Paul LC Grant Park IL Pastor	11/7/2017
Rev Scott Schwertfeger	Zion LC Arlington WI	Resurrection LC Maumee OH Pastor	11/9/2017
Dr Michael Smith	ELS	East Asia Lutheran Seminary Professor	11/10/2017
Rev Mark Birkholz	National Mission Counselor	Good Shepherd LC Cheyenne WY Pastor	11/12/2017
Rev Timothy Kuske	Calvary LC Sheboygan WI	St John LC Baraboo WI Associate Pastor	11/12/2017
Rev Benjamin Kratz	Our Savior LC Birmingham AL	St Luke LC Oakfield WI Pastor	11/12/2017
Rev Daniel Sargent	Zambia Mission	Christ LC Juneau AK Pastor	11/12/2017
Rev Philip Bigelow	St John LC Hemlock MI	St John LC Peshtigo WI Pastor	11/13/2017
Rev Daniel Berg	Sola Fide LC Lawrenceville GA	Our Savior LC Harrisonville MO Pastor	11/14/2017
Dr Michael Quandt	Redemption LC Saint George UT	Friendly Counselor South Asia	11/14/2017
Rev Jonathan Leach	St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN	Truth In Love Ministry Nampa ID Pastor	11/14/2017
Rev Benjamin Kuerth	Victory of the Lamb LC Franklin WI	Divine Savior LC Doral FL Pastor	11/16/2017
Rev John Moll	St Paul LC Algoma WI	Zion LC Olivia MN Pastor	11/19/2017
Rev Steven Bode	Zion LC Allenton WI	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Pastor	11/19/2017
Rev Timothy Wagner	Lamb of God LC Columbus OH	Zion LC Greenleaf WI Associate Pastor	11/19/2017
Rev Steven Wagenknecht	Abiding Savior LC Weslaco TX	Bethel LC Menasha WI Associate Pastor	11/20/2017
Rev Carl Otto	St Paul LC Saginaw MI	Holy Cross LC Standish MI Pastor; Retirement Call	11/22/2017
Rev Nathanael Bourman	Abiding Faith LC Fort Worth TX	Mt Lebanon LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor	11/26/2017
Rev Mark Schutz	Hope LC Spearfish SD	Shining Mountains LC Bozeman MT Pastor	11/26/2017
Rev Clayton Welch	Faith LC River Falls WI	Trinity LC El Paso TX Pastor	11/26/2017
Rev Joseph Berg	Nain LC West Allis WI	Good Shepherd LC Omaha NE Pastor	11/27/2017
Rev Thomas Jeske	Living Hope LC Omaha NE	Trinity LC Belle Plaine MN Associate Pastor	11/28/2017
Rev Paul Schupmann	St John’s LC Juneau WI	Emanuel First LC Lansing MI Associate Pastor	11/28/2017
Rev Andrew Fix	St John LC Lannon WI	Saving Grace LC Mobile AL Pastor	11/29/2017
Rev Benjamin Schaefer	First German LC Manitowoc WI	St Paul’s LC Stevensville MI Associate Pastor	11/30/2017
Rev Christopher Hoppe	First German LC Manitowoc WI	St John LC Vacaville CA Pastor	11/30/2017
Rev Abram Degner	Christ the Lord LC-Sienna Plantation Missouri City TX & Houston TX	St Matthew’s LC Niles IL Pastor	12/3/2017
Rev Brian Kom	Ascension LC Rochester MN	Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI Associate Pastor	12/3/2017
Rev Jay Bickelhaupt	Apostles LC Billings MT	St Luke LC Watertown WI Associate Pastor	12/3/2017
Rev John Koelpin	Calvary LC Dallas TX	St Paul LC Saginaw MI Associate Pastor	12/3/2017
Rev Benjamin Zahn	Amazing Grace LC Myrtle Beach SC	Trinity LC Neenah WI Associate Pastor	12/3/2017
Rev Joshua Free	Abiding Peace LC Elgin IL	Crown of Life LC Corona CA Pastor	12/3/2017
Rev Matthew Westra	Living Promise LC Morristown TN	Grace LC Vail AZ Benson AZ Associate Pastor	12/4/2017
Rev Marcus Schulz	Emanuel LC New London WI	Mt Calvary LC Redding CA Pastor	12/4/2017
Rev Kevin Westra	Beautiful Savior LC Grove City OH	St Paul LC Wisconsin Rapids WI Associate Pastor	12/4/2017
Rev Caleb Bassett	St Stephen LC Fallbrook CA	King of Kings LC Frankenmuth MI Pastor	12/7/2017
Rev Benjamin Sadler	Goodview Trinity LC Goodview MN	Our Savior LC Pomona CA Pastor	12/8/2017
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mrs Kimberly Schuette	Good Shepherd LS Midland MI	Good Shepherd LS Midland MI Teacher; Grades 3-8, Departmentalized, Part-Time Call	11/1/2017
Mr Jeffrey Knox	Siloah LS Milwaukee WI	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; English	11/9/2017
Miss Megan Lepke		St Paul LS Bangor WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	11/15/2017
Mrs Joanne Mattes	Trinity LS Brillion WI	Grace LC Saint Joseph MI Teacher; Kindergarten	11/20/2017
Mr Dane Mattes	Trinity LS Brillion WI	Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Principal & Upper Grades; Departmentalized	11/20/2017
Miss Amanda Koch	Bethany LS Manitowoc WI	St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI Teacher; Grade 4	11/21/2017
Mr Joshua Walker	St Paul LS Livonia MI	Grace LS Glendale AZ Principal & Upper Grades; Departmentalized	11/26/2017
Mrs Laura Otto	Salem LS Milwaukee WI	Crown of Life LS Hubertus WI ECM Director	11/27/2017
Mr Jeffrey Loberger	Christ the King School Palm Coast FL	Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI Development Director/ Mission Advancement	11/27/2017
Mr Andrew Van Weele	Lord of Life LS Friendswood TX	Crown of Life LS Hubertus WI Principal & Grades 6-8	11/27/2017
Mr Brian Gottschalk	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher; Math/Phy Ed	11/28/2017
Mr Jonathan Beilke	Salem LS-Greenfield MN Greenfield MN	Lamb of God LS West Allis WI Principal & Grades 7-8	11/28/2017
Miss Lindsay Sandwith	Redeemer Learning Center Tomahawk WI	Zion Lutheran Preschool Valentine NE ECM Director	11/30/2017
Mr Lucas Boehm	St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Art education	12/2/2017
Mr Alan Uher	Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Education & student teaching supervisor	12/2/2017
Dr Mark Murphy	Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Special Education	12/2/2017
Mr Daniel Unke	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Administrator; Assistant Principal	12/2/2017
Mrs Rachel Blum		St Paul LS Green Bay WI Teacher; Grade 1, Provisional Call	12/2/2017
Miss Tonya Wolff	Apostles LS San Jose CA	Huron Valley Lutheran High School Westland MI Teacher; English	12/3/2017
Miss Elizabeth Henke	Risen Savior Christian Academy Pooler GA	St Paul LS Columbus OH Teacher; Grades 3-4	12/3/2017
Mr Stephen Kamps	First LS Lake Geneva WI	Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN Teacher; Grades 5-6	12/3/2017
Mrs Ruth Lee	Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN	Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN Teacher; Grades 1-2	12/3/2017
Mrs Karen Schultz	Trinity LS Waukesha WI	Trinity LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Kindergarten	12/3/2017
Ms Maria Gines	Zion LS Monroe MI	Zion LS Monroe MI ECM Director & Teacher	12/3/2017
Mrs Erin LaPointe	Zion LS Monroe MI	Zion LS Monroe MI Teacher; Grades 1-2	12/3/2017
Mr Kurt Nielsen	Zion LS Monroe MI	Zion LS Monroe MI Teacher; Grades 3-5	12/3/2017
Mr Bryan Schneck	Zion LS Monroe MI	Zion LS Monroe MI Principal & Grades 6-8	12/3/2017
Mrs Michelle Roth	Zion LS Monroe MI	Zion LS Monroe MI Teacher; Kindergarten, Half-Time Call	12/3/2017
Mrs Hannah Laitinen		Hannah’s World Austin TX ECM Director	12/3/2017
Ms Emily Ostgaard	Bloomington LS Bloomington MN	Bloomington LS Bloomington MN Teacher; Grade 5, Provisional Call	12/4/2017
Miss Jennifer Hunt	Gethsemane LS Omaha NE	St Matthew’s LS Oconomowoc WI Teacher; Grade 5	12/5/2017
Mr Brian Papenfuss	St John LS Lomira WI	Shepherd of the Valley LS Menasha WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	12/5/2017
Mrs Kirsten Kasten		Huron Valley Lutheran High School Westland MI Teacher; Choir, One-Year, Part-Time Call	12/5/2017
Ms Kjersti Jakober		Bethel LS Sioux Falls SD Teacher; Part-Time, Limited Duration Call	12/6/2017
Mrs Alana Enger	St Paul LS Lake Mills WI	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher; Math	12/9/2017
Mr Craig Breitkreutz	St John LS Baraboo WI	Samuel LS Marshall MN Principal & Grades 6-8	12/10/2017
Mr Jordan Schmitzer	Grace LS Oshkosh WI	Bethany LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Upper Grades, Departmentalized	12/10/2017
Mr Scott Stevenson	St Lucas LS Kewaskum WI	Pilgrim LS Mesa AZ Teacher Grades 5-6 and PTP	12/10/2017
Mr Corey Marohn	St John-St James LS Reedsville WI	Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI Principal and Grades 7-8	12/10/2017
Mr Benjamin Schramm	First LS Elkhorn WI	Risen Savior Christian Academy Pooler GA Principal & Grades 5-6	12/10/2017
Mr Nathan Livingston	St John LS Caledonia MN	Faith LS Antioch IL Principal & Upper Grades; Departmentalized	12/10/2017
Mrs Kirsten Duin	Cross of Christ LS Coon Rapids MN	Peace LS Sun Prairie WI ECM Director	12/10/2017
Mrs Katelyn Essig	Resurrection LS Aurora IL	Bay Pines LS Seminole FL Teacher; Kindergarten	12/10/2017
Mr Bradley Essig	Resurrection LS Aurora IL	Bay Pines LS Seminole FL Principal & Upper Grades	12/10/2017
Mr Aaron Trimmer	St Paul LS Columbus OH	Our Savior LS Grafton WI Teacher; Grades 3-5	12/10/2017
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mr James Schroeder	St Peter LC Modesto CA	Bay Pines LC Seminole FL Staff Minister & Upper Grade Teacher	12/10/2017

CALLS ACCEPTED

 

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev Martin Weigand	Grace LC Goodhue MN	St Peter LC Goodhue MN Pastor; Joint with Grace Goodhue MN	12/5/2017
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mrs Jennifer DeNoyer	Bethany Lutheran Preschool Fort Atkinson WI	Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Atkinson WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	11/19/2017
Mr Philip Stern	Trinity LS Waco NE	Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI Teacher; Religion/Social Studies	12/7/2017
Mrs Katherine Stern	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE	Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI Teacher; Upper Level Math	12/7/2017
Mrs Melanie Achey		Salem Preschool Woodbury MN ECM Teacher	12/7/2017
Mr Darrell Roecker Jr	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac WI Teacher; Vice Principal	12/10/2017
Mr Nolan Valus	Mt Olive LS Delano MN	St John LS Saginaw MI Principal & Grades 5-8	12/10/2017

CALLS DECLINED

 

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Caleb Kurbis	Living Savior LC Asheville NC	St John LC Two Rivers WI Associate Pastor	12/4/2017
Rev Thomas Voss	Holy Trinity LC Des Moines WA	Zion LC Toledo OH Pastor	12/5/2017
Rev Paul Schaefer	St Peter LC Plymouth MI	Our Redeemer LC Wabasha MN Grace LC Nelson WI Pastor	12/6/2017
Rev Jeremiah Gumm	Cross of Christ LC Liverpool NY	St Matthew LC Spokane WA Pastor	12/7/2017
Rev James Seiltz	Salem LC Colorado Springs CO	St John LC Doylestown WI St Stephen LC Fall River WI Pastor	12/8/2017
Pres Mark Zarling	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Immanuel LC Greenville WI Associate Pastor	12/9/2017
Rev Jonathan Stern	Christian Giving Counselor	Grace LC Scroggins TX Pastor	12/9/2017
Rev Steven Kahrs	Zion LC Clatonia NE St John LC Cortland NE	Shepherd of the Plains LC Fort Morgan CO Pastor	12/9/2017
Rev Michael Sullivan	Immanuel LC Kewaunee WI	Beautiful Savior LC Spooner WI Pastor	12/9/2017
Rev Philip Moldenhauer	Our Redeemer LC Madison WI	St Peter LC St. Albert AB Canada Pastor	12/9/2017
Rev Steven Tews	St Peter’s LC Balaton MN	Immanuel LC Medford WI Associate Pastor	12/10/2017
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Miss Shawna Mehlberg	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Bethlehem LS-North Germantown WI ECM Director	12/5/2017
Mrs Sarah Plamann		Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Fine Arts	12/6/2017
Mrs Sarah Jandron	Emanuel LS New London WI	Salem LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 6	12/7/2017
Miss Kari Fuerstenberg	Abiding Word LS Houston TX	St Paul LS Rapid City SD Teacher; Kindergarten	12/9/2017
Mr Daniel Schulz	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher; Science	12/10/2017

RESIGNED

 

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Mrs Laura Schleef	Immanuel LS Salem OR	11/25/2017
Miss Leah Snyder	Faith LS Anchorage AK	6/30/2018

CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY

 

Pastors	Home church	Death date
Rev Martin Janke	David’s Star LC Jackson WI	12/10/2017
Teachers	Home church	Death date
Mrs Hildegard Homann	St John LC Bloomer WI	10/7/2017
Mrs Alice Muenkel	St James LC Milwaukee WI	11/26/2017

RETIREMENT

 

Pastors	Current call	Date retired
Prof James Becker	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	6/30/2018
Teachers	Current call	Date retired
Miss Anne Burmester	St Matthew’s LS Winona MN	6/30/2018
Miss Marilyn Baer	Grace LS Portland OR	6/30/2018
Mrs Denise Becker	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	6/30/2018
Mrs Leanne Ross	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	6/30/2018
Mrs JoAnn Cordes	Grace LS Portland OR	6/30/2018