Call Report – December 4, 2017
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
11/28/2017 – 12/4/2017
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 Thomas Voss | Holy Trinity LC Des Moines WA |
Zion LC Toledo OH Pastor |
10/30/2017 |
| Rev Steven Tews | St Peter’s LC Balaton MN |
Immanuel LC Medford WI Associate Pastor |
11/3/2017 |
| Pres Mark Zarling | Martin Luther College New Ulm MN |
Immanuel LC Greenville WI Associate Pastor |
11/5/2017 |
| 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 Michael Sullivan | Immanuel LC Kewaunee WI |
Beautiful Savior LC Spooner WI 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 Jonathan Stern | Christian Giving Counselor | Grace LC Scroggins TX Pastor |
11/12/2017 |
| Rev James Seiltz | Salem LC Colorado Springs CO |
St John LC Doylestown WI St Stephen LC Fall River WI Pastor |
11/12/2017 |
| Rev Philip Bigelow | St John LC Hemlock MI |
St John LC Peshtigo WI Pastor |
11/13/2017 |
| Rev Steven Kahrs | Zion LC Clatonia NE St John LC Cortland NE |
Shepherd of the Plains LC Fort Morgan CO Pastor |
11/13/2017 |
| Rev Paul Schaefer | St Peter LC Plymouth MI |
Our Redeemer LC Wabasha MN Grace LC Nelson WI Pastor |
11/14/2017 |
| 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 Jeremiah Gumm | Cross of Christ LC Liverpool NY |
St Matthew LC Spokane WA Pastor |
11/18/2017 |
| 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 Philip Moldenhauer | Our Redeemer LC Madison WI |
St Peter LC St. Albert AB Canada 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 Caleb Kurbis | Living Savior LC Asheville NC |
St John LC Two Rivers 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 John Koelpin | Calvary LC Dallas TX |
St Paul LC Saginaw MI Associate Pastor |
12/3/2017 |
| Rev Joshua Free | Abiding Peace LC Elgin IL |
Crown of Life LC Corona CA Pastor |
12/3/2017 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Mrs Jennifer DeNoyer | Bethany Lutheran Preschool Fort Atkinson WI |
Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Atkinson WI Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
11/1/2017 |
| 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 Philip Stern | Trinity LS Waco NE |
Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI Teacher; Religion/Social Studies |
11/2/2017 |
| Mrs Katherine Stern | Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE |
Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI Teacher; Upper Level Math |
11/2/2017 |
| Miss Shawna Mehlberg | Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL |
Bethlehem LS-North Germantown WI ECM Director |
11/5/2017 |
| Mrs Sarah Jandron | Emanuel LS New London WI |
Salem LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 6 |
11/6/2017 |
| Mr Darrell Roecker Jr | Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI |
Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac WI Teacher; Vice Principal |
11/8/2017 |
| Mrs Sarah Plamann | Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Fine Arts |
11/9/2017 | |
| Mr Jeffrey Knox | Siloah LS Milwaukee WI |
Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; English |
11/9/2017 |
| Mr Nolan Valus | Mt Olive LS Delano MN |
St John LS Saginaw MI Principal & Grades 5-8 |
11/12/2017 |
| Miss Megan Lepke | St Paul LS Bangor WI Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
11/15/2017 | |
| Mrs Melanie Achey | Salem Preschool Woodbury MN ECM Teacher |
11/19/2017 | |
| Miss Kari Fuerstenberg | Abiding Word LS Houston TX |
St Paul LS Rapid City SD Teacher; Kindergarten |
11/19/2017 |
| 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 and 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 Daniel Schulz | Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI |
Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher; Science |
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’s LS Green Bay WI Teacher; Grade 1, Provisional Call |
12/2/2017 | |
| 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 |
CALLS ACCEPTED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Rev Daniel Babinec | St John LC Woodland WI |
St John LC Gladwin MI Good Shepherd LC Beaverton MI Pastor |
11/29/2017 |
| Rev Jasper Sellnow | Mount Olive LC Appleton WI |
St Paul LC Adams WI Pastor |
11/30/2017 |
| Rev Caleb Davisson | Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI |
Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; High School Religion |
12/3/2017 |
| Rev Peter Kruschel | Western Regional Mission Counselor | Beautiful Savior LC Las Vegas NV Pastor; Retirement call |
12/3/2017 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Mrs Jill Kaiser | Salem LS Stillwater MN |
Salem LS Stillwater MN ECM Teacher |
11/29/2017 |
| Mrs Jessica Klatt | Bethany LS Manitowoc WI |
Salem LS Stillwater MN Teacher; Kindergarten |
11/29/2017 |
| Mr Ryan Klatt | First German LS Manitowoc WI |
Salem LS Stillwater MN Principal & Upper Grades |
11/29/2017 |
| Mr Jacob Ziel | Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE |
Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; High School Science |
11/29/2017 |
| Mr Micah Hernandez | Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Spanish, Provisional Call |
11/30/2017 | |
| Mrs Rebecca Graumann | St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI |
St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI ECM Director |
11/30/2017 |
| Miss Abby Mehlberg | Trinity LS Marshfield WI |
Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Delray Beach FL ECM Teacher; K5 |
11/30/2017 |
| Mrs Christine Martin | St John’s LS Newburg WI ECM Director; Kindergarten, Provisional Call |
12/1/2017 | |
| Miss Wendy Fischer | Illinois Lutheran Elementary School Crete IL |
St John LS Fremont WI Teacher; Preschool-Grade 4 |
12/1/2017 |
| Mr Jeffrey Roloff | St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI |
St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI Teacher; Grade 7 |
12/2/2017 |
| Mr Nathan Krug | Illinois Lutheran Elementary School Crete IL |
Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI Teacher; English |
12/2/2017 |
| Mr Matthew Kanzenbach | Zion LS Columbus WI |
St Paul LS Livonia MI Teacher; Grades 7-8 |
12/2/2017 |
| Mr Jeremiah Drews | St Mark LS Lincoln NE |
St John LS Lewiston MN Principal & Grades 7-8 |
12/2/2017 |
| Mr Justin Gut | Trinity LS Waukesha WI |
Trinity LS Waukesha WI Principal |
12/3/2017 |
| Mr Justin Danell | St John LS Hemlock MI |
Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Professor; History |
12/3/2017 |
CALLS DECLINED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Rev Charles Raasch | Morning Star LC Jackson WI |
Zion LC Rhinelander WI Associate Pastor |
11/26/2017 |
| Rev Kurt Schaser | St John’s LC Newburg WI |
Luther High School Onalaska WI Pastor; Dean of Students |
11/28/2017 |
| Rev Michael Kuschel | St Matthew LC (Flora) Renville MN & Danube MN |
St John LC Stanton NE Pastor |
11/28/2017 |
| Rev Kent Holz | Beautiful Savior LC Clarksville TN |
Redeemer LC Maple Grove MN Pastor |
11/29/2017 |
| Rev Daniel Babinec | St John LC Woodland WI |
Redeemer LC Big Rapids MI Pastor |
11/29/2017 |
| Rev Timothy Wempner | King of Kings LC Garden Grove CA |
Cross of Life LC Mississauga ON Canada Pastor |
11/30/2017 |
| Rev Donald Schultz | Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI |
St Mark LC Normal IL Pastor |
11/30/2017 |
| Rev David Olson | Rock of Ages LC Madison TN |
King of Kings LC Frankenmuth MI Pastor |
11/30/2017 |
| Rev Christian Winkel | Redemption LC Milwaukee WI |
Our Savior LC Longmont CO Pastor |
12/1/2017 |
| Rev Nathan Buege | Victory of the Lamb LC Katy TX |
Mt Olive LC Suamico WI Associate Pastor |
12/2/2017 |
| Rev Stephen Helwig | Gethsemane LC Omaha NE |
St Peter LC Weyauwega WI Associate Pastor |
12/3/2017 |
| Rev Steven Hillmer | The Springs LC Sparks NV |
St John’s LC New Ulm MN Associate Pastor |
12/30/2017 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Mrs Allison O’Donnell | St John LS Mukwonago WI |
Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; English as a Second Language |
11/27/2017 |
| Miss Katherine Rath | Evergreen Lutheran High School Tacoma WA |
Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; High School English |
11/27/2017 |
| Miss Elaina Mercier | First German LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Grades 1-2, Limited-Duration Call |
11/27/2017 | |
| Mr Ryan Jaeger | St John’s LS Two Rivers WI |
Faith LS Antioch IL Principal & Upper Grades, Departmentalized |
11/28/2017 |
| Mr Randy Peck | Our Redeemer LS Madison WI |
Trinity LS Caledonia WI Principal |
11/28/2017 |
| Mr Stephen Gurgel | St Paul LS Rapid City SD |
Risen Savior Christian Academy Pooler GA Principal & Grades 5-6 |
11/29/2017 |
| Miss Stephanie Humann | Zion Lutheran Preschool Mobridge SD |
St James Lutheran Preschool Portage MI ECM Director |
11/29/2017 |
| Mr Luther Curia | St Paul LS Howards Grove WI |
Immanuel LS Greenville WI Teacher; Grade 6 |
11/30/2017 |
| Miss Anne Marquardt | Gloria Dei LS Belmont CA |
Peace LS Sun Prairie WI ECM Director |
12/2/2017 |
| Mr Jeremiah Schmiege | Sola Fide LS Lawrenceville GA |
Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Teacher; STEM |
12/2/2017 |
| Miss Jennifer Birr | Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI |
Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher; Math |
12/2/2017 |
RESIGNED
| Pastors | Current call | Date resigned |
| Rev Douglas Carter | St John LC Watertown WI |
11/29/2017 |
| Teachers | Current call | Date resigned |
| Mr Benjamin Hansen | Immanuel LS Hadar NE |
11/26/2017 |
| Mrs Allison O’Donnell | St John LS Mukwonago WI |
6/30/2018 |
RETIREMENT
| Pastors | Current call | Date retired |
| Rev Peter Kruschel | Western Regional Mission Counselor Las Vegas NV |
2/28/2018 |
| Teachers | Current call | Date retired |
| Miss Janis Musser | Grace LS Glendale AZ |
6/30/2018 |
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