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 |
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