Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

7/11/2023 – 7/17/2023

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 John Borgwardt	Living Word LC Waukesha WI	New Mission Start Bentonville AR Pastor	5/30/2023
Rev Jeremy Glowicki	St Paul LC Jordan MN	St John LC Riga MI Pastor	6/11/2023
Rev Ryan Kolander	Palabra de Vida Detroit MI	Abiding Shepherd LC Cottage Grove WI Pastor	6/11/2023
Rev Paul Horn	Lamb of God LC West Lafayette IN	Conference of Presidents National civilian chaplain	6/12/2023
Rev Brady Coleman	Siloah LC Milwaukee WI	Peace LC Livonia MI Pastor	6/13/2023
Rev Michael Quandt	Redemption LC Saint George UT	Immanuel LC Sault Sainte Marie MI Pastor	6/15/2023
Rev Ryan Kolander	Palabra de Vida Detroit MI	Riverview LC Appleton WI Associate Pastor	6/15/2023
Rev Benjamin Kratz	Our Savior LC Birmingham AL	St Peter’s LC Fond du Lac WI Associate Pastor	6/18/2023
Rev John Gierach	St John LC Ann Arbor MI	St Peter LC Savanna IL Trinity LC Mount Carroll IL Pastor	6/20/2023
Rev Jeffrey Schmidt	Emanuel LC Flint MI	Grace LC Geneva NE Trinity LC Grafton NE Pastor	6/21/2023
Rev Scott Schultz	Cross of Christ LC Portage WI	Grace LC Manitowoc WI Pastor	6/22/2023
Rev Thomas Mielke	Christian Giving Counselor – NW II Appleton WI	Zion LC Greenleaf WI Associate Pastor	6/25/2023
Rev John Bortulin	St John LC Mukwonago WI	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Pastor; Dean of Students	6/25/2023
Rev Adam Zimpelmann	Good Shepherd LC Fond du Lac WI	Christ Alone LC Thiensville WI Associate Pastor	6/26/2023
Rev Robert Wassermann	Mt Calvary LC La Crosse WI	St John LC Kendall WI St Matthew LC Ontario WI Pastor	6/27/2023
Rev James Seiltz	Salem LC Colorado Springs CO	Grace LC Ringle WI Pastor	6/27/2023
Rev Samuel Jeske	Our Shepherd LC Crown Point IN	St Mark LC De Pere WI Associate Pastor	7/1/2023
Rev Isaiah Horn	Zion LC Olivia MN	Trinity LC Kiel WI Associate Pastor	7/1/2023
Rev Paul Spaude	St Matthew’s LC Niles IL	Living Savior LC Kalispell MT Pastor	7/1/2023
Rev Benjamin Berger	Ascension LC Harrisburg PA	New Mission Start Panama City Beach FL Pastor	7/1/2023
Rev Benjamin Berger	Ascension LC Harrisburg PA	Risen Savior LC Mc Farland WI Pastor	7/2/2023
Rev Nathan Laska	Trinity LC Carson ND St John LC Carson ND Immanuel LC Elgin ND	St Peter LC Chilton WI Pastor	7/2/2023
Rev Caleb Bassett	Redeemer LC Fallbrook CA	Our Redeemer LC Madison WI Associate Pastor	7/2/2023
Rev Michael Bartsch	Retired	St John LC Centuria WI Redeemer LC Saint Croix Falls WI Pastor	7/2/2023
Rev Craig Wilke	Sure Foundation LC Brandon SD	Christ LC Pewaukee WI Associate Pastor	7/2/2023
Rev Michael Cherney	Trinity LC El Paso TX	New Mission Start Idaho Falls ID Pastor	7/2/2023
Rev Erik Janke	May River LC Bluffton SC	Our Shepherd LC Lancaster CA Pastor	7/2/2023
Rev Luke Tembreull	Beautiful Savior LC Corvallis OR	Peace LC Wilmot WI Pastor	7/5/2023
Rev Daniel Lewig	Trinity LC Lime Ridge WI St John LC Hillpoint WI	Risen Savior LC Mansfield OH Pastor	7/6/2023
Rev Paul Prange	Ministerial Education	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI President	7/8/2023
Rev Steven Lange	Hope LC Louisville KY	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Pastor; Theology Department	7/8/2023
Rev Clark Schultz	Shepherd of the Hills LC West Bend WI	Bethany LC Fort Atkinson WI Associate Pastor; Lead Campus Pastor	7/9/2023
Rev Timothy Spiegelberg	Carbon Valley LC Firestone CO	Crossroads Church Chicago IL Pastor	7/9/2023
Rev Tristan Paustian	Bethlehem LC Hortonville WI	Shepherd of the Lakes LC Fairmont MN Pastor	7/9/2023
Rev Tristan Paustian	Bethlehem LC Hortonville WI	Our Redeemer LC Yorktown VA Pastor	7/9/2023
Rev Nathan Zastrow	Grace LC Yakima WA	Morning Star LC Jackson WI Associate Pastor	7/9/2023
Rev Joshua Jensen	Grace LC Oshkosh WI	Christ Our Rock LC Rochester MN Pastor	7/9/2023
Rev Aaron Boehm	Shepherd of the Hills LC La Mesa CA	Christ LC Oakley MI Pastor	7/9/2023
Rev Philip Gurgel	Trinity LC Waukesha WI	St John LC Two Rivers WI Associate Pastor	7/9/2023
Rev James Naumann	Retired	Our Savior LC Phillips WI Pastor; Retirement Call	7/9/2023
Rev Michael Hollmann	St Mark LC Eau Claire WI	Hope LC Chino Valley AZ & Prescott AZ Pastor	7/10/2023
Rev Jared Natsis	Rock of Ages LC Madison TN	St John LC Lewiston MN Pastor	7/12/2023
Rev Daniel Rodewald	Paradise Valley LC Phoenix AZ	Christ LC North St Paul & Hugo MN Associate Pastor	7/12/2023
Rev David Schneider	Cross of Christ LC Universal City TX	Christus LC Delavan WI Pastor	7/12/2023
Prof Joel Thomford	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Zion LC Valentine NE Pastor	7/12/2023
Rev Matthew Proeber	Peace LC Eagle River AK	Cross of Christ LC Kingman AZ Pastor	7/12/2023
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mrs Sarah Lambrecht		St Paul LS Onalaska WI Teacher; Music, Less-Than-Half Time, Provisional Call	6/11/2023
Mrs Rebecca Horn		Reformation LS San Diego CA Teacher; Grades 3-4	6/18/2023
Miss Rachel Gresock		Prince of Peace LS Taylorsville UT Teacher; Administrative Release Teacher, Half-Time	7/9/2023
Mrs Marlene Bruss	St John LS Maribel WI	St John LS Maribel WI Teacher; Grades K-2, One-Year Call	7/11/2023
Mrs Lisa Vieth		Christ-St John’s LS West Salem WI Teacher; Grades 3-4, One-Year Call	7/11/2023
Mr Nathan Curtis		St Paul LS Columbus OH Teacher; Grades 7-8, Provisional Call	7/16/2023
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mr Nathan Graumann		St Paul’s LC Fort Atkinson WI Congregation Staff Minister	6/4/2023

CALLS ACCEPTED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev Paul Mose	CRM	St John LC Fremont WI Pastor	7/11/2023
Rev Brian Schmidt	Trinity LC Caledonia WI	Beautiful Savior LC West Des Moines IA Pastor	7/14/2023
Rev Christopher Esmay	St John LC Waterloo WI	Trinity LC Temple TX Pastor	7/15/2023
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Ms Mia Peloquin		Life LS Friendswood TX ECM Teacher; Provisional Call	5/21/2023
Mrs Leah Gamboa		St John LS Wrightstown WI ECM Teacher; Provisional Call	5/23/2023
Mrs Olivia Reinhardt		St Marcus LS – North Campus K – Gr 8 Milwaukee WI Teacher; Music Teacher, Provisional Call	6/26/2023
Mrs Jo Carmichael		Good Shepherd Lutheran Academy Deltona FL Teacher; Grade 3	6/28/2023
Ms Sara Schreiber		Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Professor of Criminal Justice; Provisional Call	6/29/2023
Mrs Heather Hoefler		St John LS Waterloo WI ECM Teacher; Grades 1-2, Provisional Call	7/2/2023
Mr William Delwiche		Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Professor; Instructor, Provisional Call	7/10/2023
Mr David Barbachyn		Holy Trinity LS Wyoming MI Teacher; Grades 3-5, Provisional Call	7/11/2023
Mrs Laurie Bame		Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Teacher; Grade 3, One-Year, Half-Time Call	7/12/2023
Mrs Clara Handy		Mt Calvary-Grace LS La Crosse WI ECM Teacher; and Kindergarten, One-Year Call	7/12/2023
Mrs Ruth Vogt		St Mark LS Citrus Heights CA Teacher; Administrative Release, Half-Time Call	7/13/2023
Mrs Rebecca Oelhafen		St Paul LS Bloomer WI Teacher; Grades 4-8, One-Year Call	7/13/2023
Mrs Deanna McLain		St John LS Juneau WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	7/15/2023
Mrs Katherine Wakefield		Bethany Lutheran Preschool Saginaw MI ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call	7/16/2023

CALLS DECLINED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev John Kurth	Retired	Holy Cross LC Standish MI Pastor; Retirement Call	7/10/2023
Rev David Schmidt	St John LC Dowagiac MI	St John LC Hancock MN Calvary LC Glenwood MN Pastor	7/10/2023
Rev Donn Dobberstein	Commission on Discipleship	New Mission Start Kronenwetter WI Pastor	7/11/2023
Rev Ryan Heiman	Grace LC Sahuarita AZ	Zion LC South Milwaukee WI Pastor	7/12/2023
Rev Joshua Zarling	Good Shepherd’s LC West Allis WI	Mountain View LC Calgary AB Canada Pastor	7/12/2023
Rev Timothy Nass	St Paul LC Lake Mills WI	Messiah LC Green Bay WI Associate Pastor	7/13/2023
Rev Seth Georgson	Martin Luther LC Saint Louis MO	Bethany LC Manitowoc WI Associate Pastor	7/13/2023
Rev Neal Behm	Christ LC Merrill WI	St Paul’s LC Broken Bow NE Pastor	7/13/2023
Rev Timothy Gerbing	Christ LC Pewaukee WI	King of Kings LC Frankenmuth MI Mt Sinai LC Montrose MI Pastor	7/14/2023
Rev Nathan Kassulke	Grace LC Tucson AZ	Salem LC Owosso MI Pastor	7/14/2023
Rev Chadwick Graham	Grace LC Oshkosh WI	Zion LC Monroe MI Associate Pastor	7/14/2023
Rev Stephen Luchterhand	Trinity LC Minocqua WI	Emanuel Redeemer LC Yale MI Pastor	7/15/2023
Rev Mark Lindloff	Emanuel LC Tawas City MI	Living Shepherd LC Laramie WY Pastor	7/15/2023
Rev Paul Schroeder	King of Kings LC Apache Junction AZ	Faith LC River Falls WI Pastor	7/15/2023
Rev Thomas Spiegelberg II	Saving Grace LC Mobile AL	Resurrection LC Chesapeake VA Pastor	7/15/2023
Rev Christopher Esmay	St John LC Waterloo WI	Petra LC Sauk Rapids MN Pastor	7/15/2023
Rev Nathan Berg	Eastside LC Madison WI	First German LC Manitowoc WI Associate Pastor	7/15/2023
Rev Jonathan Zimpelmann	St John LC Hastings MN	Living Hope LC Peoria IL Pastor	7/15/2023
Rev Kurtis Wetzel	Cross of Christ LC-North Nampa Nampa ID	Cross of Glory LC Peoria AZ Pastor	7/15/2023
Rev Michael Ewart	St Peter LC – North Campus Appleton WI	Mt Olive LC Lincoln NE Pastor	7/16/2023
Rev Philip Kiecker	Refuge LC Raleigh NC	Good Shepherd LC Omaha NE Pastor	7/16/2023
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Mrs Lora Sankey		Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Professor of Sport & Exercise Science; Provisional Call	6/19/2023

RESIGNED

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Miss Cassandra Grys	St John LS Maribel WI	7/11/2023

CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY

Pastors	Home church	Death date
Rev Dennis Kempf	English LC Viroqua WI	7/12/2023

PEACEFUL RELEASE

Teachers	Current call	Date effective
Mrs McKinzie Paulsen	Prince of Peace LS Taylorsville UT	6/30/2023