Call Report – January 8, 2018
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
12/19/2017 – 1/8/2018
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 Steven Wagenknecht | Abiding Savior LC Weslaco TX |
Bethel LC Menasha WI Associate Pastor |
11/20/2017 |
| 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 John Koelpin | Calvary LC Dallas TX |
St Paul LC Saginaw MI Associate 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 Jeffrey Mahnke | St Peter LC Schofield WI |
Our Savior’s LC Port Orange FL Pastor |
12/10/2017 |
| Rev Scott Miller | Immanuel LC South Lyon MI |
Light of Life LC Greenwood IN Pastor |
12/10/2017 |
| Rev Nathan Kassulke | Grace LC Tucson AZ |
Grace LC Saint Joseph MI Associate Pastor |
12/11/2017 |
| Rev David Peters | Epiphany LC Racine WI |
Our Redeemer LC Wabasha MN Grace LC Nelson WI Pastor |
12/11/2017 |
| Rev John Maasch | Peace LC Bradenton FL |
Redeemer LC Maple Grove MN Pastor |
12/11/2017 |
| Rev Benjamin Radtke | St Martin’s LC Watertown SD |
St John LC Bay City MI Associate Pastor |
12/13/2017 |
| Mr Aaron Winkelman | CRM | Bethany LC Fort Atkinson WI Associate Pastor |
12/13/2017 |
| Rev Aaron West | Asia Lutheran Seminary Board | St Matthew LC Spokane WA Pastor |
12/13/2017 |
| Rev Thomas Meissner | Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI |
Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Professor; German |
12/14/2017 |
| Rev Norman Burger Jr | Shepherd of the Hills LC Lansing MI |
Commission on Evangelism Director |
12/19/2017 |
| Rev Duane Rodewald | Abiding Peace LC Simpsonville SC |
Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI President |
1/6/2018 |
| Rev Luke Thompson | St Paul LC Ottawa ON Canada |
Cross of Life LC Mississauga ON Canada Pastor |
1/7/2018 |
| Mr Stuart Turner | CRM | King of Kings LC Frankenmuth MI Pastor |
1/7/2018 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Miss Lindsay Sandwith | Redeemer Learning Center Tomahawk WI |
Zion Lutheran Preschool Valentine NE ECM Director |
11/30/2017 |
| Miss Tonya Wolff | Apostles LS San Jose CA |
Huron Valley Lutheran High School Westland MI Teacher; English |
12/3/2017 |
| Mrs Ruth Lee | Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN |
Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
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 |
| Ms Emily Ostgaard | Bloomington LS Bloomington MN |
Bloomington LS Bloomington MN Teacher; Grade 5, Provisional Call |
12/4/2017 |
| Mrs Kirsten Kasten | Huron Valley Lutheran High School Westland MI |
Huron Valley Lutheran High School Westland MI Teacher; Choir, One-Year, Part-Time Call |
12/5/2017 |
| Mr Craig Breitkreutz | St John LS Baraboo WI |
Samuel LS Marshall MN Principal & Grades 6-8 |
12/10/2017 |
| Mr Scott Stevenson | St Lucas LS Kewaskum WI |
Pilgrim LS Mesa AZ Teacher; Grades 5-6 |
12/10/2017 |
| Mr Benjamin Schramm | First LS Elkhorn WI |
Risen Savior Christian Academy Pooler GA Principal & Grades 5-6 |
12/10/2017 |
| Mr Aaron Trimmer | St Paul LS Columbus OH |
Our Savior LS Grafton WI Teacher; Grades 3-5 |
12/10/2017 |
| Mr Eric Kaesermann | St Paul LS Arlington MN |
St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI Principal & Upper Grades; Departmentalized |
12/12/2017 |
| Mrs Lesley Kaesermann | St Paul LS Arlington MN |
St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI Teacher; Grade 1 |
12/12/2017 |
| Mr Jason Gibson | Trinity LS Neenah WI |
Holy Trinity LS Des Moines WA Principal & Grades 5-8; Departmentalized |
12/13/2017 |
| Mr Shawn Riesop | Star of Bethlehem LS New Berlin WI |
Immanuel LS Greenville WI Teacher; Grade 6 |
12/13/2017 |
| Mrs Elise Oppermann | Bay Pines LS Seminole FL |
Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Atkinson WI ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call |
12/13/2017 |
| Mr David Dodge | Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI |
Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI Professor; Social Studies |
12/14/2017 |
| Mr Mark Renner | St Martin’s LS Watertown SD |
Resurrection LS Rochester MN Principal & Upper Grades |
12/14/2017 |
| Miss Emily Hunt | Christ Our Savior Academy Columbia TN |
St Paul LS South Haven MI Teacher; Kindergarten & Grade 1 |
12/17/2017 |
| Mrs Amy Pearson | Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN Teacher; English |
12/18/2017 | |
| Miss Laura Dietrich | Prince of Peace LS Taylorsville UT |
Loving Shepherd LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
12/18/2017 |
| Mrs Andrea Jost | Trinity LS Kaukauna WI |
Bethany LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Kindergarten |
12/18/2017 |
| Mrs Emily Seeber | Good Shepherd LS Cedar Rapids IA |
Salem LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 6 |
12/18/2017 |
| Miss Sarah Seelow | St John’s LS Burlington WI |
Christ Our Savior Lutheran Preschool Rockford MI ECM Teacher |
12/19/2017 |
| Mr Mark Moldenhauer | St Philip LS Milwaukee WI |
Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; English |
12/19/2017 |
| Mrs Lisa Uttech | Christ the Lord LC Brookfield WI |
Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Fine Arts |
12/19/2017 |
| Mr Timothy Mielke | Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI |
Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Theology |
12/19/2017 |
| Mr Joshua Metzger | Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI |
St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Lead Religion & Catechism |
12/21/2017 |
| Miss Karin Tiarks | Christ LS North Saint Paul MN |
Mount Olive LS Appleton WI Teacher; Grade 3 |
12/21/2017 |
| Ms Bethany Ehlert | Trusting Hearts Preschool Manitowoc WI |
Little Lambs Learning Center Danube MN ECM Director |
12/21/2017 |
| Miss Amy Biedenbender | Zion LS Toledo OH |
St Paul LS Columbus OH Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
12/31/2017 |
| Miss Catherine St. John | St John LS Mukwonago WI |
MLC Early Childhood Learning Center New Ulm MN ECM Teacher |
1/4/2018 |
| Miss Abigail Fischer | St Paul LS Rapid City SD |
Beautiful Savior LS Grove City OH Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
1/4/2018 |
| Miss Jessica Seiltz | Redeemer LS Tucson AZ |
St John LS Neillsville WI Teacher; Grades 3-5 |
1/7/2018 |
| Mr Jeffrey Wetzel | St Paul LS Muskego WI |
Lamb of God LS West Allis WI Principal & Grades 7-8 |
1/7/2018 |
| Mr Mark Ross | Luther High School Onalaska WI |
Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Teacher; Math |
1/7/2018 |
| Mr Kyle Swogger | Trinity LS Brillion WI |
Trinity LS Waco NE Principal & Grades 4-8 |
1/7/2018 |
| 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 Jonathan Leach | St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN |
Truth In Love Ministry Nampa ID Pastor |
12/21/2017 |
| Rev Benjamin Kuerth | Victory of the Lamb LC Franklin WI |
Divine Savior LC-Doral Doral FL Pastor |
12/29/2017 |
| Rev Daniel Berg | Sola Fide LC Lawrenceville GA |
Our Savior LC Harrisonville MO Pastor |
12/30/2017 |
| Rev Nathanael Bourman | Abiding Faith LC Fort Worth TX |
Mt Lebanon LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor |
1/7/2018 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Mrs Joanne Mattes | First German LS Manitowoc WI |
First German LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Grades 1-2, Limited-Duration Call |
12/21/2017 |
| Mrs Karen Schultz | Trinity LS Waukesha WI |
Trinity LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Kindergarten |
12/22/2017 |
| Miss Rebecca Hagglund | Christ LS North Saint Paul MN |
Christ LS North Saint Paul MN Teacher; Grade 3, One-Year Call |
1/1/2018 |
| Mrs Monica Uhlenbrauck | Illinois Lutheran High School Crete IL |
Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI Teacher; International Student Program Director |
1/2/2018 |
| Mrs Hannah Laitinen | Hannah’s World Austin TX ECM Director |
1/3/2018 | |
| Ms Katrina Buchholz | Risen Savior LS Milwaukee WI |
Mt Lebanon LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 5 |
1/4/2018 |
| Mr Alan Uher | Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI |
Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Education & student teaching supervisor |
1/6/2018 |
| Mrs Michelle Roth | Zion LS Monroe MI |
Zion LS Monroe MI Teacher; Kindergarten, Half-Time Call |
1/6/2018 |
| Mr Jordan Schmitzer | Grace LS Oshkosh WI |
Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Professor; Science (biology) |
1/6/2018 |
| Mrs Jill Bartelt | St John LS Lannon WI |
St John LS Lannon WI Teacher; One-Year Call |
1/7/2018 |
| Mrs Susan Saatkamp | St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI Teacher; Kindergarten, Half-Time Call |
1/7/2018 | |
| Mrs Lisa Finkbeiner | Mt Lebanon LS Milwaukee WI ECM Teacher |
1/7/2018 | |
| Mr Jeffrey Loberger | Christ the King School Palm Coast FL |
Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI Development Director/Mission Advancement |
1/7/2018 |
| Mrs Kirsten Duin | Cross of Christ LS Coon Rapids MN |
Peace LS Sun Prairie WI ECM Director |
1/7/2018 |
CALLS DECLINED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Rev Carl Otto | St Paul LC Saginaw MI |
Holy Cross LC Standish MI Pastor; Retirement call |
12/13/2017 |
| Rev Steven Bode | Zion LC Allenton WI |
Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Pastor |
12/17/2017 |
| Rev Benjamin Kratz | Our Savior LC Birmingham AL |
St Luke LC Oakfield WI Pastor |
12/18/2017 |
| Rev John Hartmann | Zambia Mission | St Paul LC Grant Park IL Pastor |
12/19/2017 |
| Rev Paul Schupmann | St John’s LC Juneau WI |
Emanuel First LC Lansing MI Associate Pastor |
12/23/2017 |
| Rev Thomas Jeske | Living Hope LC Omaha NE |
Trinity LC Belle Plaine MN Associate Pastor |
12/25/2017 |
| Rev Daniel Sargent | Zambia Mission | Christ LC Juneau AK Pastor |
12/27/2017 |
| Rev Jay Bickelhaupt | Apostles LC Billings MT |
St Luke LC Watertown WI Associate Pastor |
12/27/2017 |
| Rev Clayton Welch | Faith LC River Falls WI |
Trinity LC El Paso TX Pastor |
12/27/2017 |
| Rev Mark Schutz | Hope LC Spearfish SD |
Shining Mountains LC Bozeman MT Pastor |
12/28/2017 |
| Rev Joseph Berg | Nain LC West Allis WI |
Good Shepherd LC Omaha NE Pastor |
12/28/2017 |
| Rev Jonathan Bourman | Peace LC Aiken SC |
St Mark LC Normal IL Pastor |
12/29/2017 |
| Rev Aaron Steinbrenner | Peace LC Hartford WI |
St Paul LC Howards Grove WI Associate Pastor |
12/30/2017 |
| Rev Benjamin Schaefer | First German LC Manitowoc WI |
St Paul’s LC Stevensville MI Associate Pastor |
12/30/2017 |
| Rev Caleb Bassett | St Stephen LC Fallbrook CA |
King of Kings LC Frankenmuth MI Pastor |
12/30/2017 |
| Rev John Moll | St Paul LC Algoma WI |
Zion LC Olivia MN Pastor |
1/6/2018 |
| Rev Aaron Bublitz | Mt Lebanon LC Milwaukee WI |
Zion LC Toledo OH Pastor |
1/6/2018 |
| Rev Joshua Free | Abiding Peace LC Elgin IL |
Crown of Life LC Corona CA Pastor |
1/7/2018 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Mrs Laura Otto | Salem LS Milwaukee WI |
Crown of Life LS Hubertus WI ECM Director |
12/19/2017 |
| Ms Elizabeth Henke | St Paul LS Columbus OH Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
12/19/2017 | |
| Miss Lynelle Schleusener | Apostles LS San Jose CA |
Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; English as a Second Language |
12/21/2017 |
| Miss Jennifer Hunt | Gethsemane LS Omaha NE |
St Matthew’s LS Oconomowoc WI Teacher; Grade 5 |
12/26/2017 |
| Mr Brian Gottschalk | Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI |
Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher; Math/Physical Education |
12/28/2017 |
| Mr Adam Wiechmann | West Lutheran High School Plymouth MN |
Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Teacher; STEM |
12/30/2017 |
| Mr Andrew Van Weele | Lord of Life LS Friendswood TX |
Crown of Life LS Hubertus WI Principal & Grades 6-8 |
12/30/2017 |
| Mr Stephen Kamps | First LS Lake Geneva WI |
Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN Teacher; Grades 5-6 |
12/30/2017 |
| Mr Brian Papenfuss | St John LS Lomira WI |
Shepherd of the Valley LS Menasha WI Teacher; Grades 5-6 |
12/30/2017 |
| Miss Kathleen Siverly | Roots to Wings Learning Center Lake City MN |
St James Lutheran Preschool Portage MI ECM Director |
12/30/2017 |
| Mr Brad Schaper | Luther High School Onalaska WI |
Luther High School Onalaska WI Teacher; Dean of Students |
1/1/2018 |
| Mr Nathan Livingston | St John LS Caledonia MN |
Faith LS Antioch IL Principal & Upper Grades; Departmentalized |
1/1/2018 |
| Dr Mark Murphy | Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI |
Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Special education |
1/2/2018 |
| Mr Lucas Boehm | St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN |
Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Art education |
1/2/2018 |
| Miss Katherine Szczepaniak | St Mark LS Green Bay WI |
Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN Teacher; Science |
1/2/2018 |
| Mr Seth Fitzsimmons | St Paul LS Muskego WI |
Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI Professor; Science |
1/4/2018 |
| Mrs Katelyn Essig | Resurrection LS Aurora IL |
Bay Pines LS Seminole FL Teacher; Kindergarten |
1/4/2018 |
| Mr Bradley Essig | Resurrection LS Aurora IL |
Bay Pines LS Seminole FL Principal & Upper Grades |
1/4/2018 |
| Mr Benjamin Washburn | Peace LS Hartford WI |
Trinity LS Caledonia WI Principal |
1/5/2018 |
| Mr Corey Marohn | St John-St James LS Reedsville WI |
Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI Principal & Grades 7-8 |
1/6/2018 |
| Mrs Alana Enger | St Paul LS Lake Mills WI |
Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher; Math |
1/6/2018 |
| Mr Daniel Unke | Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL |
Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Administrator; Assistant Principal |
1/6/2018 |
| Mr Jordan Schmitzer | Grace LS Oshkosh WI |
Bethany LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Upper Grades, Departmentalized |
1/6/2018 |
| Mr Adam Igl | St John’s LS Newburg WI |
St John LS Mukwonago WI Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
1/7/2018 |
RESIGNED
| Teachers | Current call | Date resigned |
| Ms Silvelin Sullivan | Water of Life LS Las Vegas NV |
12/31/2017 |
| Ms Katherine Currah | Water of Life LS Las Vegas NV |
12/31/2017 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Loberger | Christ the King School Palm Coast FL |
6/30/2018 |
| Mrs MacCartney Durkee | St Paul LS Howards Grove WI |
6/30/2018 |
CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY
| Pastors | Home church | Death date |
| Rev Robert Oswald | Christ Alone LC Thiensville WI |
12/14/2017 |
| Rev Dayton Fritz | Grace Yorba Linda CA |
1/6/2018 |
| Teachers | Home church | Death date |
| Mrs Louise Wilde | Emanuel New London WI |
5/2/2017 |
| Mrs Sharlene Petri | St John LC Maribel WI |
1/4/2018 |
RETIREMENT
| Pastors | Current call | Date retired |
| Rev Carl Leyrer | Divine Savior LC-Doral Doral FL |
1/1/2018 |
| Rev Philip Krieger | Grace LC Tecumseh MI |
6/24/2018 |
| Teachers | Current call | Date retired |
| Mrs Linda Kiecker | St John LS Fremont WI |
5/25/2018 |
| Prof Carl Weihrauch | Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI |
6/30/2018 |
| Miss Shirleen Maertz | Zion LS 3K-8th Grade Hartland WI |
6/30/2018 |
| Mrs Julianne Cison | Cross of Christ LS Coon Rapids MN |
6/30/2018 |
| Mrs Christine Krieger | St Stephen LS Adrian MI |
6/30/2018 |
| Prof Joanne Kohler | Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI |
6/30/2018 |
View a downloadable pdf version of the call report.
VIEW CALL REPORT PDF
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