Call Report – July 2, 2018

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

6/26/2018 – 7/2/2018

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 Benjamin Wessel	Woodlawn LC West Allis WI	Calvary LC Sheboygan WI Pastor	5/27/2018
Rev Samuel Biebert	Trinity LC & St John LC Carson ND Immanuel LC Elgin ND	Christ LC Cambridge MN Pastor	5/27/2018
Rev Joel Naumann	St Mark LC Eau Claire WI	St Paul’s LC Stevensville MI Associate Pastor	5/29/2018
Rev Richard Miller	Redeemer LC Scottville MI	St John LC Peshtigo WI Pastor	5/30/2018
Rev Douglas Lange	Ascension LC Jacksonville NC	Our Shepherd LC Crown Point IN Pastor	6/3/2018
Rev Jonathan Bergemann	Trinity LC Woodbridge VA	Good Shepherd LC Downers Grove IL Pastor	6/5/2018
Rev Ross Henzi	Trinity LC Brillion WI	Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI Associate Pastor	6/10/2018
Rev Brian Semrow	Ascension LC Rochester MN	Peace LC Kokomo IN Pastor	6/10/2018
Rev Phillip Sievert	Lord of Life LC Thornton CO	St Peter LC Weyauwega WI Associate Pastor	6/10/2018
Rev Thomas Voss	Holy Trinity LC Des Moines WA	Zion LC Greenleaf WI Associate Pastor	6/10/2018
Rev Thomas Voss	Holy Trinity LC Des Moines WA	Divine Word LC Nepean ON Canada Pastor	6/10/2018
Rev Jeremiah Gumm	Cross of Christ LC Liverpool NY	King of Kings LC Maitland FL 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 Bradley Pearson	St James LC Prairie du Sac WI	Christ LC Merrill WI 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 Daniel Frey	Gethsemane LC Lees Summit MO	St John LC Watertown WI Associate Pastor	6/12/2018
Rev Brian Pechman	Risen Savior LC Pooler GA	New Mission Brandon SD Pastor	6/13/2018
Rev Philip Moldenhauer	Our Redeemer LC Madison WI	Good Shepherd LC Sioux Falls SD Associate Pastor	6/17/2018
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 Benjamin Sadler	Goodview Trinity LC Goodview MN	Grace LC Vail AZ & Benson AZ 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
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mrs Adrienne Bengel	St Mark LS Citrus Heights CA	St Mark LS Citrus Heights CA Teacher; Kindergarten, One-Year Call	5/22/2018
Miss Rachel Petermann	Trinity LS Kiel WI	Samuel LS Marshall MN Teacher; Kindergarten	5/28/2018
Miss Elaina Mercier		Little Lambs Learning Center Duluth MN ECM Director	5/31/2018
Ms Allison Bitcon		Apostles LS San Jose CA Teacher; Grade 2, Provisional Call	6/17/2018
Prof Carl Weihrauch		St Paul LS Livonia MI Interim Principal; One-Year, Retirement Call	6/17/2018
Prof James Wooster		West Lutheran High School Plymouth MN Teacher; Chemistry, One-Year, Retirement Call	6/19/2018
Ms Karen Kilchenmann		Costa Maya Ministries Mexico Director	6/21/2018
Mrs Jennifer Trimmer	St Paul LS Columbus OH	St Lucas LS Kewaskum WI Principal & Grades 5-6	6/21/2018
Mrs Anita Krienke		Mt Olive LS Mankato MN Teacher; Kindergarten, One-Year Call	6/24/2018
Ms Bethany Scharf		Pilgrim LS Menomonee Falls WI ECM Director; Provisional Call	6/24/2018
Mrs Rebekah Bohlmann	Salem LS-Greenfield MN Greenfield MN	Salem LS-Greenfield MN Greenfield MN Teacher; Departmentalized, One-Year, Part-Time Call	6/24/2018
Mrs Monica Minzlaff		Martin Luther LS Neenah WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	6/24/2018
Mr Christian Birsching		King of Kings LS Garden Grove CA Teacher; Grades 3-5, One-Year Call	6/24/2018
Ms Jessica Stillings		Trinity LS Marinette WI Teacher; Grades 5-8, One-Year Call	7/1/2018
Ms Stacey Sordahl		Zion LS Monroe MI Teacher; Kindergarten, Half-Time, Provisional Call	7/1/2018
Mrs Hannah Buske		St Mark LS Green Bay WI Teacher	7/1/2018
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Dr Scott Gostchock	Grace in Action Minneapolis MN	Pilgrim LC Minneapolis MN Development Director	6/3/2018
Mr Jonathan Ruddat		St Paul LC North Mankato MN Staff Minister	7/1/2018

CALLS ACCEPTED

 

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev Daniel Moll	Gethsemane LC Tigard OR	Abiding Faith LC Fort Worth TX Pastor	6/27/2018
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mr Jeffrey Inniger	Trinity LS Caledonia WI	Trinity LS Caledonia WI Principal; One-Year Call	6/25/2018
Mrs Veronica Broekema	Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI	Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 2, One-Year, Part-Time, Provisional Call	6/26/2018
Ms Liesel Geppert	Christ the Lord LS Brookfield WI	Christ the Lord LS Brookfield WI ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call	6/27/2018
Mr Tyler Dorn	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Teacher; One-Year, Part-Time Call	6/27/2018
Mr Timothy Thies	St Peter LS Weyauwega WI	St Peter LS Weyauwega WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	6/28/2018
Mr Tyler Tesch	Trinity LS Neenah WI	Trinity LS Neenah WI Teacher; Grade 7, One-Year Call	6/28/2018
Mrs Katharine Bremer	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Teacher; One-Year, Part-Time Call	6/29/2018
Mrs Rebecca Metzger	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Provisional Call	6/29/2018
Ms Ashley Jensen		West Lutheran High School Plymouth MN Teacher; Provisional Call	6/29/2018
Mrs Joni Rupnow	St Paul LS Ixonia WI	St Paul LS Ixonia WI Remedial & Enrichment Teacher; Part-Time, Provisional Call	6/30/2018
Miss Erica Babinec	Grace Lutheran Academy Lowell AR	Peace LS Sun Prairie WI Teacher; Grade 1	6/30/2018

CALLS DECLINED

 

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Christopher Ewings	Faith LC Anchorage AK	CrossWalk Lutheran Ministries Laveen AZ Pastor	6/16/2018
Rev Benjamin Tomczak	Bethel LC Sioux Falls SD	Trinity LC Kiel WI Pastor	6/26/2018
Rev Andrew Mueller	Beautiful Savior LC Las Vegas NV	Immanuel LC South Lyon MI Pastor	6/27/2018
Rev David Meyer	Good Shepherd LC South Attleboro MA	Emanuel First LC Lansing MI Associate Pastor	6/28/2018
Rev Caleb Kurbis	Living Savior LC Asheville NC	Shepherd of the Mountains LC Reno NV Pastor	6/29/2018
Rev Joshua Janke	Risen Savior LC Mc Farland WI	St John LC Dowagiac MI Pastor	6/29/2018
Rev Stephen Melso	Bethany LC Manitowoc WI	St Matthew’s LC Niles IL Pastor	6/30/2018
Rev Andrew Schwartz	Christ the King LC Bremerton WA	Heritage LC Gilbert AZ Pastor	6/30/2018
Rev Jonathan Zimpelmann	St John LC Hastings MN	New mission Joplin MO Pastor	6/30/2018
Rev Thomas Schmidt	Retired	Shepherd of the Hills LC Fredericksburg TX Pastor	7/1/2018
Rev David Priebe	Bay Pines LC Seminole FL	Beautiful Savior LC Bella Vista-Hiwasse AR Pastor; Part-Time Call	7/1/2018
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Mr Jonathan Lindemann	St Paul LS Ixonia WI	St Paul LS Howards Grove WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	6/25/2018
Mrs Rebekah Fincham	Gethsemane LS Omaha NE	St John LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Middle Grades & Extended Learning	6/28/2018
Mrs Alicia Manning	Resurrection LC Verona WI	Small Steps Christian Learning Center Port Orange FL ECM Teacher; Provisional Call	6/28/2018
Mrs Kristal Fillner		Christ the Lord LS Brookfield WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Departmentalized, One-Year, Half-Time Call	6/30/2018
Mrs Beth Kramp	Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI	Faith of a Child Daycare Oshkosh WI ECM Director	7/1/2018
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Mr Philip Bischoff	CrossWalk Lutheran Ministries Laveen AZ	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Staff Minister; Youth Minister	6/29/2018
Mrs Emily Suedmeier		Christ the Lord LC Cottage Grove MN Staff Minister	7/2/2018

RESIGNED

 

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Mrs Carolyn Kelly	Our Savior’s LS Zion IL	6/30/2018
Mrs Stacey Hill	Grace LS Glendale AZ	6/30/2018
Mr Andrew Gerlach	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	6/30/2018
Mrs Kristin Burroughs	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	6/30/2018

CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY

 

Teachers	Home church	Death date
Mrs Dolores Adams		4/24/2018

RETIREMENT

 

Teachers	Current call	Date retired
Mr Larry Rude	Mt Olive LS Mankato MN	6/30/2018
Dr Mary Jo Brown	Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI	6/30/2018

POSITION ELIMINATED

 

Teachers	Current call	Date effective
Ms Jennifer Laudano	Risen Savior Academy Orlando FL	6/30/2018

PEACEFUL RELEASE

 

Teachers	Current call	Date effective
Mrs Molly Stuedemann	Grow With Us Child Center Black Creek WI	3/15/2018

SUSPENDED FROM WELS MINISTERIUM

 

Pastors	Current call	Date effective
Rev Todd Goldschmidt	Living Hope LC Redmond WA	6/25/2018