Call Report – January 4, 2021

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

12/29/2020 – 1/4/2021

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 Brock Groth	St Mark’s LC Citrus Heights CA	Ascension LC Moorhead MN St Paul’s LC Valley City ND Pastor	12/5/2020
Rev Benjamin Kratz	Our Savior LC Birmingham AL	St John LC Mukwonago WI Associate Pastor	12/6/2020
Rev David Naumann	St Paul LC Saginaw MI	St Martin’s LC Watertown SD Associate Pastor	12/6/2020
Rev William Mayhew	New Salem LC Sebewaing MI	Trinity LC Winner SD Pastor	12/9/2020
Rev Jay Bickelhaupt	Apostles LC Billings MT	New mission West San Antonio TX Pastor	12/10/2020
Rev Andrew Fix	St John LC Lannon WI	Beautiful Saviour LC Carlsbad CA Pastor	12/11/2020
Rev Kent Holz	Beautiful Savior LC Clarksville TN	Commission on Congregational Counseling Congregational Counselor	12/18/2020
Rev Keith Siverly	St Mark LC Mankato MN	Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School Wauwatosa WI Pastor	1/2/2021
Rev Harland Goetzinger III	Redemption LC Watertown NY	Good Shepherd LC South Attleboro MA Pastor	1/2/2021
Rev Kurtis Wetzel	Cross of Christ LC Boise ID	Peace LC Chandler AZ Pastor	1/3/2021
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mr Luke Beilke	Ascension LS and Preschool Sarasota FL	Mt Calvary LS Redding CA Principal; Grades 6-8	11/29/2020
Miss Heather Schmidt	St Paul LS Franklin WI	Divine Savior Academy – Santa Rita Ranch Liberty Hill TX Teacher; Grade 4	12/2/2020
Miss Kristine Krug	St Paul LS Beverly Hills FL	St Mark LS Green Bay WI Teacher; Grade 1	12/6/2020
Mr Christopher Avery	St John’s LS Burlington WI	Christ Our Redeemer LS Aurora CO Principal; Grades 4-7, Athletic Director	12/6/2020
Mr Craig Kiecker	Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ	Petra LS Sauk Rapids MN Principal; Upper Grades	12/8/2020
Mrs Kirsten Duin	Peace LS Sun Prairie WI	MLC Early Childhood Learning Center New Ulm MN ECM Teacher; Infant	12/10/2020
Miss Cheryl Henckel	Little Lambs Childcare Center West Bend WI	First LS La Crosse WI ECM Director	12/13/2020
Mr Eric Duve	St Paul LS Bangor WI	Eastside LS Madison WI Teacher; Grade 4	12/13/2020
Mrs Bethany Babinec	St John LS Watertown WI	Zion LS Columbus WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	12/13/2020
Mr Aaron Schwartz	Peace LS Livonia MI	St Paul LS Rapid City SD Principal; Grades 7-8	12/13/2020
Mr Philip Ewerdt	New Hope Lutheran Academy West Melbourne FL	St John’s LS Two Rivers WI Teacher; Grades 5-6, Athletic Director	12/13/2020
Miss Meredith Milbrath	Risen Savior LS Mankato MN	Abiding Peace Academy Simpsonville SC Teacher; Flex Grades 2-6	12/13/2020
Mrs Melissa Botero	St Paul First LS North Hollywood CA	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Grade 2	12/14/2020
Mrs Barbara Stelter	St John LS Fox Lake WI	St John LS Fox Lake WI ECM Teacher; 3-4K, Permanent Call	12/14/2020
Mr Nathan Bitter	St Mark LS Bemidji MN	St John LS Fox Lake WI Principal; Grades 6-8	12/14/2020
Mr Christopher Luebke		Emanuel LS New London WI Teacher; Grade 6, Vice Principal	12/14/2020
Mr Jared Christensen	St Paul LS Saint James MN	St Paul LS Ixonia WI Principal; Grades 5-6	12/14/2020
Mr Jonathan Rosenow	Risen Savior LS Milwaukee WI	St Marcus LS – Harambee Campus – K4 – Gr 2 Milwaukee WI Teacher; 5K	12/15/2020
Mr Christopher Mundstock	Peridot-Our Savior’s LS Peridot AZ	St Marcus LS – Main Campus K4 – Gr 8 Milwaukee WI Teacher; Middle School Word of God	12/15/2020
Mr Michael Allard	St John LS Neillsville WI	Carlsbad Christian Academy Carlsbad CA Principal; Upper Grades	12/17/2020
Mrs Megan Allard	St John LS Neillsville WI	Carlsbad Christian Academy Carlsbad CA Teacher; Elementary Grades	12/17/2020
Ms Katrina Buchholz	Mount Lebanon LS Milwaukee WI	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 9, English Foundations	12/18/2020
Mrs Sandy Mayhew		St John LS Pigeon MI Teacher; Lower Grades	12/20/2020
Mr Daniel Busch	Good Shepherd LS Burton MI	Redeemer LS Tucson AZ Principal	12/20/2020
Miss Jessica Neumann	St John LS Mukwonago WI	Lord of Life LS Thornton CO Teacher; Grades 1-2	12/20/2020
Ms Laurel Coates	Trinity LS Waco NE	St Mark Little Lions Preschool Salina KS ECM Teacher	12/20/2020
Miss Amanda Ehrenberg	St Paul LS South Haven MI	Zion LS Denver CO ECM Director	12/20/2020
Mrs Jessica Welke	Divine Peace LS Largo MD	New Hope Lutheran Academy West Melbourne FL Teacher; Grades 1-2	12/20/2020
Mr Jacob Biebert	St Matthew LS Spokane WA	Immanuel LS Medford WI Principal; Grades TBD	12/20/2020
Ms Cathy Wilson		Waucousta LS Campbellsport WI Teacher; 4K & 5K	12/20/2020
Mrs Allison Hoffmann	Bethany Lutheran Preschool Saginaw MI	Bethany Lutheran Preschool Saginaw MI ECM Director & Teacher	12/20/2020
Mr Ian Watson	Resurrection LS Rochester MN	St Mark’s LS Watertown WI Teacher; Grade 8, Upper Grades English	12/21/2020
Mrs Rebekah Fincham	Gethsemane LS Omaha NE	Beautiful Savior LS Grove City OH ECM Director & Teacher	12/21/2020
Mrs Jillian Igl	Peace LS Hartford WI	First German LS Manitowoc WI ECM Director & Teacher	12/21/2020
Mr Adam Igl	St John’s LS Newburg WI	First German LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Grades 5-6, Choir, Worship Music	12/21/2020
Mr Daniel Johnson	Mount Lebanon LS Milwaukee WI	Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Principal; Grades 6, 7, or 8	12/21/2020
Mr Nicholas Raith	Grace LC Saint Joseph MI	Bethany LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Grade 7, Choir, Music	12/21/2020
Mr Christopher Luebke		Mount Olive LS Appleton WI Teacher; Grade 8, General Computer	12/22/2020
Ms Bethany Ehlert	Trusting Hearts Preschool Manitowoc WI	Little Lions Child Care Marathon WI ECM Director	12/22/2020
Mrs Heidi Wendland		Mount Olive LS Appleton WI ECM Teacher; 4-year-olds	12/22/2020
Mrs Joy Dorn	St John LS Lewiston MN	Bethany LS Port Orchard WA Teacher; Grades 1-2, Music	12/27/2020
Miss Cassandra Schwark	Trinity LS Aberdeen SD	Reformation LS San Diego CA Teacher; Grades 1-2, Music	12/27/2020
Mr Scott Georgson	Good Shepherd LS Sioux Falls SD	St Lucas LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 6-8, STEM	12/27/2020
Mrs Hannah Kuhn	St John LS Libertyville IL	Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School Wauwatosa WI Teacher; English	12/29/2020
Mr Brad Schaper	Luther High School Onalaska WI	Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School Wauwatosa WI Teacher; Science	12/29/2020
Mr Shelton Daniels		Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School Wauwatosa WI Teacher; History, Social Studies	12/29/2020
Mr Timothy Raddatz	St John LS Wrightstown WI	St John LS Red Wing MN Principal; Grades 6-8	1/3/2021
Mr Jon Kulhanek	Bay Pines LS Seminole FL	Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 7	1/3/2021
Miss Faith Scheer	Christ the Lord LS Brookfield WI	St Peter’s LS Fond du Lac WI Teacher; Grade 1	1/3/2021
Mrs Anne Drewa	Good Shepherd LS West Bend WI	Little Lambs Learning Center Duluth MN ECM Teacher	1/3/2021
Mr Joel Lauber	Good Shepherd LS Omaha NE	Divine Grace LS Lake Orion MI Principal; Grades 3-4 or 5-8	1/3/2021
Mr Eric Brown	Christ the King School Palm Coast FL	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Education & Director of Field Experiences	1/3/2021
Mr Paul Ihde	St Paul LS Stevensville MI	Grace LS Oshkosh WI Principal; Grades 7-8	1/3/2021
Miss Maralee Mindock		Peace LS Hartford WI Teacher; K-8 Music, Choir	1/3/2021
Mr Daniel Roemhildt	St Peter’s LS Sturgeon Bay WI	Trinity-St Luke Clark St Campus Watertown WI Teacher; Grade 8, Vice Principal, Tech	1/3/2021
Mr Ryan Roth	Peace LS Livonia MI	Trinity LS Jenera OH Principal; Grades 7-8	1/3/2021
Mrs Christine Rindfleisch	St John LS Wauwatosa WI	Westside Christian School Middleton WI Teacher; Grades 5-8 ELA	1/3/2021
Mr Chad Marohn	St Paul LS Howards Grove WI	Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ Principal	1/3/2021
Miss Mollie Dorn	Mt Calvary LS Redding CA	Cross of Christ LS Coon Rapids MN ECM Teacher; Assistant Director & Lead Teacher	1/3/2021
Mrs Michelle Roth	Zion LS Monroe MI	Trinity LS Jenera OH Teacher; Kindergarten	1/3/2021
Mr Benjamin Raddatz	Shepherd LS Albuquerque NM	St Peter’s LS Fond du Lac WI Principal; Grade 6 (Half-Day)	1/3/2021

CALLS ACCEPTED

 

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev Andrew Schmidt (ELS)	Bethany Lutheran College Mankato MN	St Paul’s LC North Mankato MN Associate Pastor	1/1/2021
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mrs Kristin Watson	Precious Lambs Preschool Rochester MN	Precious Lambs Preschool Rochester MN ECM Teacher; Call made Year-Round	12/9/2020
Mrs Jodi Bailey	Reformation LS San Diego CA	Reformation LS San Diego CA Teacher; Grades 5-6, Release-Time Call	12/23/2020
Mrs Stephnie Marquez	Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ	Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ Teacher; Art, Half-Time, One-Year, Provisional Call	12/29/2020
Mrs Mandy Elseth	Little Lambs Christian Preschool West Fargo ND	St Martin’s LS Watertown SD ECM Director	12/30/2020
Mrs Stacey Aguilar	Concord Lutheran Academy Temecula CA	Cross of Glory LS Peoria AZ Teacher; Grades 3-4	1/1/2021
Mrs Jenny Pufahl		Faith LS Fond du Lac WI Teacher; Grade 3	1/1/2021
Miss Sarah Rautenberg	Building Blocks Christian Academy Los Angeles CA	CrossLife Christian Academy Pflugerville TX ECM Teacher; 3-year-olds	1/3/2021
Mr David Schulz	St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI	St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI Principal; Grade 5 & 5-8 Math	1/3/2021

ASSIGNMENT

 

Teachers		Assignment	Date assigned
Miss Ella Loersch		St John LS Peshtigo WI Teacher; Grades 3-5, Limited Duration Call, Semester 2	12/28/2020

CALLS DECLINED

 

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Keegan Dowling	Abiding Word LC Orleans ON	St John’s LC Sparta WI Youth Associate Pastor	12/22/2020
Rev Evan Chartrand	Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI	New Mission Amarillo TX Pastor	12/29/2020
Rev Randall Ott	Zion LC Greenleaf WI	St Paul LC Roscoe SD St John LC Bowdle SD Pastor	12/31/2020
Rev Scott Schultz	Cross of Christ LC Portage WI	Good Shepherd LC Midland TX Pastor	1/1/2021
Rev Jason Baldwin	Hope LC Saint Charles MI	Emanuel LC & St John LC Fairfax MN Pastor	1/2/2021
Rev Luke Tembreull	Beautiful Savior LC Corvallis OR	Reformation LC Dousman WI Pastor	1/2/2021
Rev Alexander Groth	Beautiful Savior LC Cincinnati OH	St Paul LC North Fond du Lac WI Associate Pastor	1/2/2021
Rev Brian Pechman	Risen Savior LC Pooler GA	Messiah LC Nampa ID Pastor	1/3/2021
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Mrs Rebecca Toepel	St Peter Lutheran Preschool Modesto CA	CrossLife Christian Academy Pflugerville TX ECM Teacher; 3-year-olds	12/11/2020
Miss Cassandra Krug	Lord of Life LS Friendswood TX	CrossLife Christian Academy Pflugerville TX Teacher; Kindergarten	12/27/2020
Miss Elizabeth Henke	Risen Savior Christian Academy Pooler GA	Star of Bethlehem LS New Berlin WI Teacher; Grade 1	12/29/2020
Mr Mark Kutz	St John LS Dakota MN	St Peter’s LS Fond du Lac WI Principal; Grade 6 (Half-Day)	12/30/2020
Miss Karen Luehring	Shepherd of the Valley LS Westminster CO	Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Grade 1, Choir	12/30/2020
Mr Scott Beyersdorf	David’s Star LS Jackson WI	St Paul LS Green Bay WI Teacher; Grades 7-8	1/1/2021
Mrs Shana Beyersdorf		St Paul LS Green Bay WI Teacher; Grade 3, Spanish	1/1/2021
Ms Melissa Hanson	Holy Trinity Lutheran Academy – Child Care New Hope MN	Little Lambs Learning Center Mandan ND ECM Director	1/1/2021
Mr Nathan Schultz	Peace LS Hartford WI	Star of Bethlehem LS New Berlin WI Principal; Math	1/1/2021
Miss Deborah Buelow	First LS Elkhorn WI	Zion LS Valentine NE Teacher; Grades K-3	1/2/2021
Miss Kathleen VanOrman	Sola Fide Academy Lawrenceville GA	Bay Pines LS Seminole FL Teacher; Grades 1-2	1/2/2021
Mrs Ashley Steinmetz	Shepherd of the Valley LS Menasha WI	Trinity Lutheran Preschool Belle Plaine MN ECM Teacher	1/2/2021
Mr Jacob Steinmetz	Shepherd of the Valley LS Menasha WI	Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN Principal; Grades 7-8	1/2/2021
Mrs Amanda Ofstie	Little Lambs Learning Center Mandan ND	Jesus Loves Me Learning Center North Mankato MN ECM Teacher	1/2/2021
Dr Benjamin Troge	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Evergreen Lutheran High School Tacoma WA Principal; Religion	1/3/2021
Mrs Andrea Hahm	Holy Trinity Lutheran Academy New Hope MN	Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN Teacher; Learning Coordinator	1/3/2021
Mrs Emily Seeber	Salem LS Milwaukee WI	Holy Cross LS (ELS) Madison WI Teacher; Grade 6	1/4/2021

RESIGNED

 

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Miss Holly Marquardt	Westside Christian School Middleton WI	12/31/2020

RETIREMENT

 

Teachers	Current call	Date retired
Mr James Hussman	St Paul LS Algoma WI	6/30/2021
Mr Emil Schuh	St Peter’s LS Fond du Lac WI	6/30/2021
Mrs Lori Miller	St Paul LS Algoma WI	6/30/2021