Call Report – January 14, 2019

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

1/8/2019 – 1/14/2019

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
Mr Theodore Bodjanac	CRM	Shepherd of the Hills LC Fredericksburg TX Pastor	11/11/2018
Rev John Hartmann	One Africa Team	Zion LC Bonesteel SD St Paul LC Naper NE Pastor	11/27/2018
Rev Winfried Schroeder	Prince of Peace LC Yankton SD	Beautiful Savior LC Bella Vista-Hiwasse AR Pastor; Retirement Call	12/2/2018
Rev Samuel Hacker III	Grace LC Flint MI	Christ LC Merrill WI Pastor	12/2/2018
Rev Frank Italiano Jr	Trinity LC Crete IL	Christ LC West Salem WI St John (Barre Mills) LC La Crosse WI Associate Pastor	12/3/2018
Rev Thomas Meissner	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI	Lamb of God LC Columbus OH Pastor	12/4/2018
Rev Peter Sulzle	St John LC Redwood Falls MN	First German LC Manitowoc WI Associate Pastor	12/6/2018
Rev Philip Kiecker	Gethsemane LC Raleigh NC	Illumine LC Rock Hill SC Pastor	12/8/2018
Rev Peter Snyder	St Paul LC Wonewoc WI	Zion LC Rhinelander WI Associate Pastor	12/9/2018
Rev John Koelpin	Calvary LC Dallas TX	New Hope LC West Melbourne FL Pastor	12/9/2018
Rev Luke Myslik	Zion LC Peshtigo WI	Cross of Christ LC Liverpool NY Pastor	1/6/2019
Rev Duane Rodewald	Abiding Peace LC Simpsonville SC	Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI Associate Pastor	1/6/2019
Rev Timothy Kemnitz	Mt Olive LC Lincoln NE	St Matthew’s LC Niles IL Pastor	1/6/2019
Rev David Barkow	Christ the Lord LC Cottage Grove MN	Mt Olive LC Suamico WI Pastor	1/6/2019
Rev James Buske	Lighthouse Youth Center Milwaukee WI	Good Shepherd LC Cedar Rapids IA Pastor	1/6/2019
Rev Paul Seager	Christ Alone LC Fort Worth TX	Emmanuel LC Hudson WI Pastor	1/6/2019
Rev Justin Gran	Emmanuel LC Tempe AZ	Trinity LC Woodbridge VA Pastor	1/6/2019
Rev Thomas Bauer	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI	Peace LC Kokomo IN Pastor	1/6/2019
Rev Thomas Glende	Beautiful Savior LC Fayetteville NC	Bethlehem LC Hortonville WI Associate Pastor	1/6/2019
Rev Jason Hacker	Grace LC Waukesha WI	Peace LC Loves Park IL Pastor	1/6/2019
Rev Nathanael Seelow	Good Shepherd LC Kearney NE	Mt Olive LC Overland Park KS Associate Pastor	1/6/2019
Rev David Barkow	Christ the Lord LC Cottage Grove MN	Ascension LC Harrisburg PA Pastor	1/6/2019
Rev Justin Gran	Emmanuel LC Tempe AZ	New Mission Joplin MO Pastor	1/6/2019
Rev Jonathan Schroeder	Faith LC Sharpsburg GA	Immanuel LC Greenville WI Associate Pastor	1/6/2019
Rev Andrew Mueller	Beautiful Savior LC Las Vegas NV	Victory of the Lamb LC Franklin WI Associate Pastor	1/6/2019
Rev Wayne Shevey	Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Pastor; Admissions Counselor	1/6/2019
Rev Jason Jobs	St John LC Markesan WI	Immanuel LC Gibbon MN Pastor	1/6/2019
Rev Daniel Foelske	Trinity LC Mount Carroll IL St Peter LC Savanna IL	Risen Savior LC Mansfield OH Pastor	1/6/2019
Rev Luke Thompson	St Paul LC Ottawa ON Canada	CrossWalk Lutheran Ministries Laveen AZ Pastor	1/6/2019
Rev Scott Muske	St John LC & Emanuel LC Fairfax MN	Immanuel LC Springerville AZ & Taylor AZ Pastor	1/6/2019
Rev Daniel Laitinen	Holy Word LC Austin TX	Apostles LC San Jose CA Associate Pastor	1/6/2019
Rev Nathan Strutz	Resurrection LC Verona WI	Board for Home Missions Mission Counselor	1/6/2019
Rev David Meyer	Good Shepherd LC South Attleboro MA	Bethany LC Gibsonia PA Pastor	1/7/2019
Rev Timothy Gerbing	Christ LC Pewaukee WI	St Mark LC Eau Claire WI Associate Pastor	1/7/2019
Rev Paul Burk	Immanuel LC Johnson Creek WI	St John LC Newark DE Pastor	1/8/2019
Rev Andrew Ewald	St John LC Clare MI Faith LC Harrison MI	Holy Cross LC Daggett MI St Mark LC Wallace MI Pastor	1/9/2019
Rev Brian Semrow	Ascension LC Rochester MN	St John LC Bay City MI Associate Pastor	1/9/2019
Rev Mark Schroeder	Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI	Paradise Valley LC Phoenix AZ Pastor	1/10/2019
Rev John Sullivan	Retired	Hope LC Portland MI Pastor; Retirement Call	1/13/2019
Rev Caleb Kurbis	Living Savior LC Asheville NC	Grace LC Vail AZ & Benson AZ Associate Pastor	1/13/2019
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mr Aaron Kjenstad	Trinity LS Aberdeen SD	Christ-St John’s LS West Salem WI Teacher Grades 5-6	12/3/2018
Mr Christopher Dean		Costa Maya Ministries Mahahual Quintana Roo Mexico Education Director; Provisional Call	12/3/2018
Miss Meredith Moeller	St Matthew LS Janesville WI	Trinity LS West Bend WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	12/9/2018
Mr Glenn Metzger	St John LS Redwood Falls MN	St Lucas LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 6-8, Departmentalized	12/11/2018
Mrs Jennifer Bunn	St John LS Wrightstown WI	St John LS Wauwatosa WI Teacher; Grade 5	12/11/2018
Mrs Sarah Tonn	St Paul LS Muskego WI	St Paul LS Muskego WI Teacher; Extended Learning, Half-Time Call	12/12/2018
Miss Sarah Ewald	Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Myers FL	Christ LS Eagle River WI Teacher; Kindergarten-Grade 1	12/12/2018
Mrs Erin Meissner		Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Assistant Professor of Music; Provisional Call	12/14/2018
Mrs Laura Otto	Salem LS Milwaukee WI	Risen Savior LS Milwaukee WI ECM Teacher	12/16/2018
Miss Shawna Mehlberg	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Mt Olive LS Overland Park KS ECM Director	12/16/2018
Mr Dyllan Jensen	Bethel LS Sioux Falls SD	Mt Olive LS Delano MN Principal & Grades 6-8	12/16/2018
Mr Daniel Unke	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI Teacher; Physical Education	12/17/2018
Mrs Karyn Clemons	Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN	Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN Teacher; English, One-Year, Part-Time Call	12/17/2018
Miss Deborah Buelow	First LS Elkhorn WI	Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Teacher; Grade 1	12/18/2018
Mr Joseph Schmudlach	Evergreen Lutheran High School Tacoma WA	Evergreen Lutheran High School Tacoma WA Teacher; Spanish & Recruitment	12/18/2018
Mr Timothy Mielke	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI	Divine Savior Academy – Sienna Plantation Missouri City TX Teacher; Grade 7	12/19/2018
Mr John Lange	St Luke’s LS Vassar MI	Lord and Savior LS Crystal Lake IL Principal & Grades 5-8	12/19/2018
Mrs Cynthia Lange	St Luke’s LS Vassar MI	Lord and Savior LS Crystal Lake IL Teacher; Kindergarten-Grade 1	12/19/2018
Mr Ronald Schleef	Holy Cross LS Madison WI	Holy Cross LS Madison WI Teacher; Permanent Call	12/20/2018
Mr Joshua Bauer	Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI	Trinity LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 7	12/23/2018
Mr Jonathan Stern	Word of Life LS Milwaukee WI	Siloah LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 3	12/23/2018
Mr David Porth	Pilgrim LS Menomonee Falls WI	Trinity LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 5	12/23/2018
Miss Molly Aschauer	Risen Savior LC Milwaukee WI	Atonement LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 4	12/23/2018
Mr Jeremiah Schmiege	Sola Fide Academy Lawrenceville GA	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Chemistry /  STEM	12/30/2018
Mr Daniel Johnson	Mt Lebanon LS-Omega Campus Gr 5-8 Milwaukee WI	Christ LS Big Bend WI Principal & Grades 5-6	12/30/2018
Ms Michelle Yotter	St Peter LS Saint Peter MN	Mt Calvary LS Redding CA Teacher; Kindergarten-Grade 1	12/30/2018
Ms Laura Steenweg		Christ LS Big Bend WI ECM Teacher; Limited Duration Call	12/30/2018
Mr Benjamin Washburn	Peace LS Hartford WI	West Lutheran High School Plymouth MN Principal	1/3/2019
Mr Nathan King	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI	Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School Commerce City CO Teacher; Recruitment Director	1/6/2019
Mr Paul Hoffman	St Paul LS Appleton WI	Zion LS South Milwaukee WI Principal & Grade 8	1/6/2019
Mr Justin Wasser	Crown of Life LS Warren MI	Salem LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 7-8	1/6/2019
Mr Alexander Hunt	Good Shepherd LS Sioux Falls SD	King of Kings LS Garden Grove CA Teacher; Grades 3-5	1/6/2019
Miss Lindsay Ernst	Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI	St Paul LS Stevensville MI ECM Director	1/6/2019
Mr Thomas Stelter	Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ	St Paul LS Appleton WI Teacher; Grade 7	1/6/2019
Miss Jennifer Hunt	Gethsemane LS Omaha NE	Peace LS Sun Prairie WI Teacher; Grade 2	1/6/2019
Miss Melissa Mittelstadt	Faith LS Anchorage AK	First Steps Early Learning Center La Crescent MN ECM Director	1/6/2019
Mr Joseph Gumm	Trinity LS Nicollet MN	Trinity LS Brillion WI Principal	1/6/2019
Mrs Anneliese Gumm	Trinity LS Nicollet MN	Trinity LS Brillion WI Teacher; Grades 7-8	1/6/2019
Miss Katie Donaldson	St Paul LS Ixonia WI	Trinity LS Brillion WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	1/6/2019
Mrs Stephanie Arndt		Peace LS Hartford WI Teacher; Kindergarten, Provisional Call	1/6/2019
Mrs Leah Unke		Peace LS Hartford WI ECM Teacher; Half-Time, Provisional Call	1/6/2019
Miss Aleah Dovnik	Jesus Loves Me Learning Center North Mankato MN	Peace LS Sun Prairie WI ECM Teacher	1/6/2019
Mr David Duncan		St Peter LS Schofield WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	1/6/2019
Miss Rachel Nemitz	Wisconsin LS-Early Childhood Campus (K4-2) Racine WI	St John LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Middle Grades	1/6/2019
Mr YoungKwang Kim	Huron Valley Lutheran High School Westland MI	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Teacher; Math	1/6/2019
Mrs Jennifer DeNoyer	Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Atkinson WI	St John LS Lannon WI Teacher; Upper Grades	1/6/2019
Mr Andrew Dais	St Paul LS Lake Mills WI	St Paul LS Howards Grove WI Teacher; Grades 5-6,  Athletic Director	1/6/2019
Mrs Rebecca Briney	St Paul LS Plymouth NE	St Paul LS Howards Grove WI ECM Teacher; Kindergarten	1/6/2019
Mr Scott Brown	St Paul LS Norfolk NE	St John’s LS Sparta WI Teacher; Grades 7-8	1/6/2019
Mrs Rachel Kanter	Atonement LS Milwaukee WI	St John’s LS Sparta WI Teacher; Grade 2	1/6/2019
Mr Landon Zacharyasz	Mount Olive LS Appleton WI	Good Shepherd LS West Bend WI Principal	1/6/2019
Mrs Debra Spriggs	Peace LS Hartford WI	Peace LS Hartford WI Teacher; Grade 6	1/6/2019
Mr Theodore Klug	Evergreen Lutheran High School Tacoma WA	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Teacher; Admissions Counselor	1/6/2019
Prof Jennifer Mehlberg	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	St Peter LS Appleton WI ECM Director	1/7/2019
Mr Michael Haugly	Great Plains Lutheran High School Watertown SD	Northland Lutheran High School Mosinee WI Teacher; Physical Education & Social Studies	1/7/2019
Mr Kirk DeNoyer	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Administrator; Executive Director	1/8/2019
Mr Harmon Krause	New Hope Lutheran Academy West Melbourne FL	Huron Valley Lutheran High School Westland MI Teacher; Physical Education & Athletic Director	1/9/2019
Ms Andrea Oppermann	Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ	Michigan Lutheran High School Saint Joseph MI Teacher; Music	1/9/2019
Miss Sarah Kuznicki	Building Blocks Christian Academy Los Angeles CA	The Shepherd’s Lambs Child Care Center New Hope MN ECM Teacher	1/13/2019
Mr Jon Kulhanek	Bay Pines LS Seminole FL	St Mark LS Citrus Heights CA Teacher; Grades 7-8	1/13/2019
Miss Amanda Ehrenberg	St Paul LS South Haven MI	Little Lambs Learning Center Duluth MN ECM Director	1/13/2019
Mr Michael Schaefer	Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School Commerce City CO	Zion LS Denver CO Principal	1/13/2019
Mr Jason Rupnow	Risen Savior LS Mankato MN	St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI Principal	1/13/2019
Mr Joel Putz	Immanuel LS Manitowoc WI	Peace LS Kissimmee FL Teacher; Grades 2-4	1/13/2019
Miss Rebecca Kramer	Zion LS Columbus WI	Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Grade 2	1/13/2019
Mrs Rachel Hansen	Good Shepherd LS Burnsville MN	Holy Trinity LS Des Moines WA Teacher; Grade 2	1/13/2019
Mr Justin Hansen	Good Shepherd LS Burnsville MN	Holy Trinity LS Des Moines WA Teacher; Grades 5-6	1/13/2019
Mrs Kirsten George		The Shepherd’s Lambs Child Care Center New Hope MN ECM Teacher	1/13/2019
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mr Jason Schultz	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	St Andrew LC Middleton WI Staff Minister for Nurture	1/6/2019

CALLS ACCEPTED

 

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev Nathan Fager	St Paul LC Monroe MI	St Paul LC Monroe MI Pastor	1/7/2019
Rev Joshua Hillmann	Christ LC Beatrice NE	Rock of Ages LC Gordon NE Pastor	1/12/2019
Rev Daniel Wagenknecht	Grace LC Yorba Linda CA	Christian Giving Counselor for South Atlantic & South Central Districts	1/13/2019
Rev Brian Hackmann	Peace LC Eagle River AK	Grace LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor	1/13/2019
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Miss Sarah Haugly	Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI	Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Assistant Professor of Nursing; Part-Time, Provisional Call	12/29/2018
Mrs Elizabeth Nikolai	Immanuel LS Manitowoc WI	Immanuel LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Part-Time Release	1/4/2019
Mrs Caley Ellenberger		St Peter LS Schofield WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	1/7/2019
Mrs Rebecca Rogotzke	Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN	Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN Teacher; English, One-Year, Part-Time Call	1/8/2019
Mrs Katelynn Dorn	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE	Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI Teacher; STEM / Biology	1/8/2019
Mr Benjamin Edmundson	Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ	Shepherd of the Valley LS Menasha WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	1/8/2019
Mrs Dana Gramarossa	Mt Calvary-Grace LS La Crosse WI	Mt Calvary-Grace LS La Crosse WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	1/8/2019
Mrs Lisa Wigley	Atonement LS Milwaukee WI	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; English & Spanish	1/9/2019
Mrs Candace Noffsinger		St Paul LS Muskego WI Teacher; Grade 1, Provisional Call	1/9/2019
Mrs Rebecca Berg	Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN	Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN Teacher; English, One-Year, Part-Time Call	1/10/2019
Mr Seth Jaeger	Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac WI	Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI Teacher; Physical Education & Coaching	1/10/2019
Miss Lisa McKenney	Little Lambs Preschool Fort Collins CO	Faith of a Child Daycare Oshkosh WI ECM Director	1/10/2019
Mrs Jennifer Chojnacki		Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Delray Beach FL Teacher; Kindergarten-Grade 1	1/11/2019
Mrs Jody Scharrer		St John LS Hemlock MI Teacher; Lower Grades, Limited Duration Call	1/12/2019
Mr Joshua Danell	Grace LS Geneva NE	Trinity LS Marinette WI Principal & Upper Grades	1/12/2019
Mrs Kelly Danell	Grace LS Geneva NE	Trinity LS Marinette WI Teacher; Kindergarten-Grade 1	1/12/2019

CALLS DECLINED

 

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Prof Thomas Kock	Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Mequon WI	Asia Lutheran Seminary Professor	1/4/2019
Rev Craig Engel	Immanuel LC Willmar MN	St Paul LC Moline IL Pastor	1/8/2019
Rev Matthew Hennig	Christ LC North Saint Paul MN & Hugo MN	Pilgrim LC Menomonee Falls WI Pastor	1/10/2019
Rev Daniel Naumann	Grace LC Prairie du Chien WI	Immanuel LC Kewaunee WI Pastor	1/11/2019
Rev Nickolas Haasch	Trinity LC Sturgis SD	Faith LC Tacoma WA Pastor	1/12/2019
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Miss Jennifer Birr	Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Middle School Math	1/2/2019
Mrs Terry Buske	St John LS Wauwatosa WI	Atonement LS Milwaukee WI Teacher 5K	1/9/2019
Miss Catharyn Waggoner	Our Savior’s LS Zion IL	Atonement Early Childhood Center Milwaukee WI ECM Teacher	1/9/2019
Mr Duane Vance	Jerusalem LS Morton Grove IL	Cross of Glory LS Peoria AZ Principal	1/10/2019
Mrs Megan Allard	St John LS Neillsville WI	St John LS Montello WI ECM Teacher	1/10/2019
Mr Alex Moore	St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI	Great Plains Lutheran High School Watertown SD Teacher; Science	1/10/2019
Mr Michael Allard	St John LS Neillsville WI	St John LS Montello WI Principal	1/10/2019
Mr Matthew Herbst	Michigan Lutheran High School Saint Joseph MI	Trinity LS Caledonia WI Principal	1/11/2019
Mr Jason Snodie	Faith LS Antioch IL	Peace LS Hartford WI Teacher; Grade 5	1/11/2019
Miss Leah Clark	Redeemer LS Tucson AZ	St Paul LS Ixonia WI ECM Teacher	1/11/2019
Miss Deanna Rahn	Wisconsin LS-Middle School (6-8) Racine WI	Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Teacher; Grade 2	1/12/2019
Mr Corey Marohn	St John-St James LS Reedsville WI	St John LS Baraboo WI Principal & Upper Grades	1/13/2019
Miss Kimberly Ehlke	Trinity LS Caledonia WI	Divine Savior Academy – Sienna Plantation Missouri City TX Teacher; Grades 1-2	1/13/2019
Mr Philip Haefner	Trinity LS Bay City MI	Emanuel LS New London WI Principal	1/13/2019
Miss Elizabeth Henke	Risen Savior Christian Academy Pooler GA	Atonement LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 6	1/13/2019
Miss Anna Ungemach	St Peter LS Appleton WI	St John-St James LS Reedsville WI ECM Teacher; Part-Time Call	1/13/2019

RESIGNED

 

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Mrs Courtney Zeamer	Peridot-Our Savior’s LS Peridot AZ	12/31/2018
Mr Ryan Radloff	First LS La Crosse WI	1/7/2019
Mrs Kristine Schomberg	Mt Calvary-Grace LS La Crosse WI	6/30/2019
Mr Corey Marohn	St John-St James LS Reedsville WI	6/30/2019
Mrs Theresa Kirchoff	St Paul LS Muskego WI	6/30/2019
Mrs Magdalen Schwartz	Peace LS Livonia MI	6/30/2019

RETIREMENT

 

Pastors	Current call	Date retired
Rev Terry Reich	Zion LC Marathon WI St John LC Edgar WI	6/23/2019

POSITION ELIMINATED

 

Teachers	Current call	Date effective
Mrs Lynn Shonts	Christ LS Oakley MI	6/30/2019