Call Report – July 16, 2018

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

7/10/2018 – 7/16/2018

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 Jonathan Bergemann	Trinity LC Woodbridge VA	Good Shepherd LC Downers Grove IL Pastor	6/5/2018
Rev Thomas Voss	Holy Trinity LC Des Moines WA	Divine Word LC Nepean ON Canada Pastor	6/10/2018
Rev David Olson	Rock of Ages LC Madison TN	Faith LC Tacoma WA Pastor	6/10/2018
Rev David Kapler	Trinity LC Mountain Home AR	Zion LC Olivia MN Pastor	6/10/2018
Rev David Leistekow	Immanuel LC La Crosse WI	St Paul LC Stratford WI Grace LC Mosinee WI Pastor	6/11/2018
Rev James Schumann	Crown of Glory LC Orlando FL	Mt Calvary LC Menasha WI Associate Pastor; Retirement Call	6/18/2018
Rev Jonathan Zietlow	Grace LC Crivitz WI	St Mark LC Eau Claire WI Associate Pastor	6/18/2018
Rev Matthew Sprunger	Zion LC Sanborn MN	St John LC Bay City MI Associate Pastor	6/20/2018
Rev Christian Winkel	Redemption LC Milwaukee WI	Lord of Love LC De Forest WI Associate Pastor	6/21/2018
Rev Kent Holz	Beautiful Savior LC Clarksville TN	Trinity LC El Paso TX Pastor	6/22/2018
Rev Timothy Flunker	National Hispanic Consultant	St Paul LC Green Bay WI Associate Pastor	6/24/2018
Rev Andrew Retberg	Good Shepherd LC The Woodlands TX	Bethlehem LC Manassas VA Pastor	6/24/2018
Rev Eric Schroeder	St John LC Wauwatosa WI	St Paul LC Appleton WI Associate Pastor	6/24/2018
Rev Daniel Waldschmidt	St John LC Burlington WI	Riverview LC Appleton WI Associate Pastor	6/24/2018
Rev Michael Killinger	Immanuel LC Gibbon MN	Bethel LC Bay City MI Pastor	6/27/2018
Rev Scott Oelhafen	Trinity LC Waukesha WI	Paradise Valley LC Phoenix AZ Pastor	6/28/2018
Rev Benjamin Workentine	Cross of Christ LC Boise ID	St Mark LC De Pere WI Associate Pastor	7/1/2018
Pastor John Raasch Sr	Salem LC Milwaukee WI	Bethel LC Menasha WI Associate Pastor	7/1/2018
Rev Paul Biedenbender	Christ LC Denver CO	Trinity LC Waukesha WI Pastor; Hispanic Outreach	7/1/2018
Rev Titus Buelow	St Paul LC Clintonville WI	First LC Lake Geneva WI Associate Pastor	7/1/2018
Rev Richard Starr	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Ascension LC Harrisburg PA Pastor	7/1/2018
Rev Derek Bartelt	Christ the Vine LC Temecula CA	Salem LC Edmonds WA Grace LC Seattle WA Pastor	7/1/2018
Rev Marques Nelson	Good Shepherd LC Cedar Rapids IA	St Paul LC North Mankato MN Associate Pastor	7/1/2018
Rev Michael Koepke	Salem LC Ann Arbor MI	Grace LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor	7/1/2018
Rev Samuel Pappenfuss	Rock of Ages LC Gordon NE Our Redeemer’s LC Martin SD	St John LC Enterprise WI St Paul LC Crandon WI Christ LC Hiles WI Pastor	7/1/2018
Rev Jonathan Klein	Light of the Valley LC Layton UT	Holy Cross LC Daggett MI St Mark LC Wallace MI Pastor	7/1/2018
Rev Benjamin Kratz	Our Savior LC Birmingham AL	Trinity LC Crete IL Associate Pastor	7/1/2018
Rev Richard Starr	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Grace LC Oshkosh WI Associate Pastor	7/1/2018
Rev Nathaniel Buchner	Zion LC Bonesteel SD St Paul LC Naper NE	Good Shepherd LC Omaha NE Pastor	7/1/2018
Rev Kevin Stellick	Hong Kong Mission	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Campus Pastor	7/1/2018
Rev Jason Enderle	Trinity LC Ashland WI Our Savior LC Phillips WI	Peace LC Milbank SD St John LC Summit SD Pastor	7/1/2018
Rev Patrick Freese	Trinity LC Abita Springs LA	Divine Peace LC Renton WA Pastor	7/1/2018
Rev Brian Wrobel	Zion LC Gainesville FL	Pilgrim LC Menomonee Falls WI Pastor	7/5/2018
Rev Brian Wrobel	Zion LC Gainesville FL	Shepherd of the Mountains LC Reno NV Pastor	7/5/2018
Rev Benjamin Schaefer	First German LC Manitowoc WI	Mt Calvary LC Redding CA Pastor	7/5/2018
Rev Nathan Buege	Victory of the Lamb LC Katy TX	Garden Homes LC Milwaukee WI Pastor	7/8/2018
Rev Glenn Schwanke	Peace LC Houghton MI	Zion LC Rhinelander WI Associate Pastor	7/8/2018
Rev Gregory Tobison	Grace LC Hutchinson MN	Grace LC Tecumseh MI Pastor	7/8/2018
Rev Michael Kuschel	St Matthew LC (Flora) Renville MN & Danube MN	Immanuel LC South Lyon MI Pastor	7/8/2018
Rev Charles Iles Sr	Wisconsin Lutheran Institutional Ministries Inc Oconomowoc WI	Beautiful Savior LC Bella Vista-Hiwasse AR Pastor; Retirement Call	7/8/2018
Rev Randall Siegel	Apostles of Christ LC Wauwatosa WI	Shepherd of the Hills LC Fredericksburg TX Pastor; Retirement Call	7/8/2018
Rev Jonathan Micheel	Prince of Peace LC Salt Lake City UT	Heritage LC Gilbert AZ Pastor	7/8/2018
Rev Troy Schreiner	Mount Olive LC Appleton WI	Peace LC Loves Park IL Pastor	7/9/2018
Rev Timothy Rosenow	St Paul LC Prescott WI	St Paul LC Onalaska WI Associate Pastor	7/10/2018
Rev Aaron Bublitz	Mt Lebanon LC Milwaukee WI	New Mission Joplin MO Pastor	7/10/2018
Rev Benjamin Zahn	Amazing Grace LC Myrtle Beach SC	Lamb of God LC Lafayette IN Pastor	7/11/2018
Rev Joel Voss	St Paul LC Platteville WI Faith LC Lancaster WI	Emanuel First LC Lansing MI Associate Pastor	7/12/2018
Rev Keegan Dowling	Abiding Word LC Orleans ON Canada	Apostles LC San Jose CA Associate Pastor	7/15/2018
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Ms Allison Bitcon		Apostles LS San Jose CA Teacher; Grade 2, Provisional Call	6/17/2018
Ms Karen Kilchenmann		Costa Maya Ministries Mexico Director	6/21/2018
Mrs Rebekah Bohlmann		Salem LS-Greenfield MN Greenfield MN Teacher; Departmentalized Classes, One-Year, Part-Time Call	6/24/2018
Ms Stacey Sordahl		Zion LS Monroe MI Teacher; Kindergarten, Provisional Call	7/1/2018
Mr Robert Weimer		Shepherd of the Valley LS Menasha WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, One-Year, Part-Time Call	7/3/2018
Mrs Sarah Mueller	St Paul LS Howards Grove WI	St Paul LS Howards Grove WI Teacher; Grades 5-6, One-Year Call	7/15/2018
Mr Fred Pahmeier		St Paul LS Howards Grove WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, One-Year, Half-Time Call	7/15/2018
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mr Jonathan Ruddat		St Paul LC North Mankato MN Staff Minister	7/1/2018
Mr Gerald Worden	Northland Lutheran High School Mosinee WI	Divine Word LC Plover WI Staff Minister	7/11/2018

CALLS ACCEPTED

 

Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mr Joel Cordes		Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Teacher; Grades 5-8, Departmentalized	7/6/2018
Ms Jessica Stillings		Trinity LS Marinette WI Teacher; Grades 5-8, One-Year Call	7/9/2018
Mrs Elizabeth Riedel		Resurrection LS Rochester MN Teacher; Grade 2, One-Year Call	7/12/2018
Mrs Trisha Engelbrecht		St John LS Caledonia MN Teacher; Grades 3-4, One-Year Call	7/12/2018
Mrs Hannah Buske		St Mark LS Green Bay WI Teacher	7/13/2018
Mrs Deborah Drake		Bethany LS Hustisford WI Teacher; Administrative Release-Time, Part-Time Call	7/13/2018
Mr Christopher Arndt		Siloah LS Milwaukee WI Interim Principal	7/13/2018
Mrs Anita Krienke		Mt Olive LS Mankato MN Teacher; Kindergarten, One-Year Call	7/13/2018
Mrs Jill Peil		Prince of Peace LS Taylorsville UT ECM Teacher	7/14/2018
Mrs Jennifer Trimmer		St Lucas LS Kewaskum WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	7/14/2018

CALLS DECLINED

 

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Brian Pechman	Risen Savior LC Pooler GA	New Mission Brandon SD Pastor	7/10/2018
Rev Benjamin Sadler	Goodview Trinity LC Goodview MN	Grace LC Vail AZ & Benson AZ Associate Pastor	7/13/2018
Rev Daniel Frey	Gethsemane LC Lees Summit MO	St John LC Watertown WI Associate Pastor	7/13/2018
Rev Ross Henzi	Trinity LC Brillion WI	Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI Associate Pastor	7/14/2018
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Prof James Wooster		West Lutheran High School Plymouth MN Teacher; Chemistry, One-Year, Retirement Call	6/29/2018
Ms Marla Ohrmundt		Emanuel LS New London WI Teacher; Upper Grades, One-Year Call	7/13/2018
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Dr Scott Gostchock	Grace in Action Minneapolis MN	Pilgrim LC Minneapolis MN Development Director	7/13/2018

RESIGNED

 

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Mrs Raenell Straseske	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI	6/30/2018

CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY

 

Pastors	Home church	Death date
Rev Frederick Schmugge	New Life LC Shoreview MN	7/6/2018
Rev John Chworowsky	St Paul LC Lake Mills WI	7/9/2018
Teachers	Home church	Death date
Mr Mitchel Salzwedel		7/15/2018

NOTE: 

On Tuesday, July 17 the WELS Mobile app installed from the iPhone/iPad App Store, Google Play Store, or Amazon will be removed. Any users with the app installed on their devices will find that many of the features will no longer function correctly. The reason for this change is that a new WELS App is now available at https://wels.app. This new app provides all the same functionality as the old WELS Mobile app and more. Please read all about it in a recent blog posted entitled WELS App Launches.