Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
7/16/2024 – 7/22/2024
The call report details when pastors, teachers, and staff ministers change positions within WELS. The Conference of Presidents oversees and coordinates the calling process.
CALLS ISSUED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Rev Andrew Schroer | Redeemer LC Edna TX |
Asia One Team Friendly Counselor to Indonesia |
6/6/2024 |
| Rev Robert Williams | English LC Viroqua WI |
First LC Green Bay WI |
6/9/2024 |
| Rev Peter Kesting | Zion LC Fremont WI |
St John’s LC Jefferson WI Associate Pastor |
6/12/2024 |
| Rev Joseph Berg | Nain LC West Allis WI |
Christ LC Oakley MI |
6/16/2024 |
| Rev Larry Schwanke | St John LC Milton WI |
St Paul LC Crandon WI Christ LC Hiles WI St John LC Pelican Lake WI |
6/16/2024 |
| Rev John Berg | Divinity LC Saint Paul MN |
St John LC Two Rivers WI Associate Pastor |
6/23/2024 |
| Rev Andrew Ewings | Resurrection LC Monroe WI & Verona WI |
Lamb of God LC West Lafayette IN |
6/23/2024 |
| Rev Brian Semrow | Beautiful Savior LC Fort Wayne IN |
St Paul LC Saginaw MI Associate Pastor |
6/23/2024 |
| Rev Stephen Meyer | Life Lutheran Campus & Resurrection LC Rochester MN |
Risen Savior LC Pooler GA |
6/24/2024 |
| Rev Kenneth Bittorf | St Andrew LC Medford WI St Peter LC Rib Lake WI |
Grace LC New London WI |
6/25/2024 |
| Rev Nicholas Guillaume | Grace LC Casa Grande AZ |
Mt Olive LC Suamico WI |
6/28/2024 |
| Rev Christian Christenson | St John LC Cornell WI Our Redeemer LC Ladysmith WI |
Peace of Our Savior LC New Carlisle OH |
6/30/2024 |
| Rev Eric Melso | Living Hope LC Chattanooga TN |
Lord of Life LC Thornton CO |
6/30/2024 |
| Rev Paul Koester | Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI |
Cross of Christ LC Boise ID Associate Pastor |
7/1/2024 |
| Rev Thomas Rockhoff | Prince of Peace LC Yankton SD |
Petra LC Sauk Rapids MN |
7/1/2024 |
| Rev Luke Myslik | Zion LC Peshtigo WI |
St Paul LC Sodus MI |
7/2/2024 |
| Rev Nicolas Jenswold | Good Shepherd LC Kearney NE |
St John LC Redwood Falls MN Associate Pastor |
7/7/2024 |
| Rev Jonathan Neumann | Prince of Peace LC Martinez GA |
Grace LC South Saint Paul MN |
7/7/2024 |
| Rev Phillip Sievert | Grace LC Yorba Linda CA |
Beautiful Saviour LC Carlsbad CA |
7/7/2024 |
| Pastor Tyler Swiderski | St Peter LC Brodhead WI |
Zion LC Valentine NE |
7/7/2024 |
| Rev Nathaniel Walther | Grace LC Minot ND |
Christ LC West Salem WI Associate Pastor |
7/7/2024 |
| Rev N Halldorson | Grace LC Scroggins TX |
Crossroads Church Chicago IL |
7/9/2024 |
| Rev Marcus Schulz | Emanuel LC New London WI |
Immanuel LC Sault Sainte Marie MI |
7/9/2024 |
| Pastor Micah Plocher | Trinity LC Nicollet MN |
New Mission Cedar Lake IN |
7/10/2024 |
| Rev Daniel Rautenberg | Native American Missions Coordinator | Peridot LC Peridot AZ Grace LC San Carlos AZ |
7/10/2024 |
| Rev Daniel Iwinski | Immanuel LC Medford WI |
Christ LC in North St Paul & Hugo, MN North Saint Paul MN Associate Pastor |
7/11/2024 |
| Rev Alexander Kirchenwitz | Divine Peace LC Largo MD |
St Luke LC Winona MN |
7/11/2024 |
| Rev Jared Natsis | Rock of Ages LC Madison TN |
Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Admissions Director |
7/11/2024 |
| Rev Lucas Bitter | Intown LC Atlanta GA |
Mt Olive LC Saint Paul MN |
7/14/2024 |
| Rev Paul Bourman | Hope LC of Tigard, Oregon Tigard OR |
St Stephen LC Beaver Dam WI Associate Pastor |
7/14/2024 |
| Rev Charles Crass | Holy Cross LC Daggett MI St Mark LC Wallace MI |
Eastside LC Madison WI Associate Pastor |
7/14/2024 |
| Rev Joshua Rathje | Shepherd LC Albuquerque NM |
Crown of Life LC Fort Myers FL |
7/14/2024 |
| Rev Nathan Schulte | 1 Latin America Team | Palabra de Vida Detroit MI |
7/14/2024 |
| Rev Joel Vogel | St Mark LC Lincoln NE |
St Paul LC Beverly Hills FL |
7/14/2024 |
| Rev James Grabitske | Trinity LC Buffalo MN St Paul LC Montrose MN |
Grace LC Ringle WI |
7/15/2024 |
| Rev Paul Meitner | Zion LC Winthrop MN |
St John LC Lake City MN |
7/15/2024 |
| Rev Benjamin Schaefer | Mt Calvary LC – Anderson Campus Anderson CA Mt Calvary LC Redding CA |
Illinois LS Inc Crete IL President |
7/15/2024 |
| Rev Andrew Schrimpf | Cross of Glory LC Baton Rouge LA |
Peace LC Hayward WI |
7/15/2024 |
| Rev Ethan Boese | Zion LC Sanborn MN |
St John’s LC Dakota MN |
7/17/2024 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Mrs Emily Platzer | Amazing Grace Virtual Academy New Ulm MN Technology Director |
6/10/2024 | |
| Mr Aaron Trimmer | St John LS Milwaukee WI Grade 7 |
6/22/2024 | |
| Mr Ronald Briney Jr | Retired | Michigan Lutheran High School Saint Joseph MI Economics, Personal Finance |
6/26/2024 |
| Ms Sarah Gullixson | St John LS Redwood Falls MN Grade 2 |
7/7/2024 | |
| Mrs Lisa Nyden | Apostles LS San Jose CA Grade 2 |
7/10/2024 | |
| Mrs Karis Pappenfuss | Good Shepherd LS Midland MI Kindergarten |
7/18/2024 | |
| Mrs Melissa Linton | Good Shepherd LS West Bend WI Grade 1 |
7/21/2024 |
CALLS ACCEPTED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Rev Theodore Bodjanac | Shepherd of the Hills LC Fredericksburg TX |
St Paul’s LC Broken Bow NE |
7/18/2024 |
| Rev Daniel Schmidt | St Matthew’s LC Oconomowoc WI |
Wisconsin Lutheran Institutional Ministries Inc Oconomowoc WI Chaplain |
7/22/2024 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Mrs Jeanine Yax | Holy Trinity LS Wyoming MI Middle Grades |
6/28/2024 | |
| Mrs Valerie Pardo | Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Myers FL Kindergarten |
7/1/2024 | |
| Mr John Lange | Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Atkinson WI Grade 8, Upper Grades Science |
7/18/2024 | |
| Mrs Hannah Markgraf | St Paul LS Norfolk NE Grades 7-8 |
7/19/2024 |
CALLS RETURNED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date returned |
| Rev Kendall Cook | Trinity LC Crete IL |
CrossWalk Lutheran Ministries – Midtown Phoenix AZ Associate Pastor |
7/11/2024 |
| Rev Joel Gawrisch | New Life LC Shoreview MN |
St Paul’s LC Stevensville MI |
7/16/2024 |
| Rev Jason Liebenow | St Mark’s LC Iron River MI St John’s LC Florence WI St Paul LC Tipler WI |
Risen Savior LC Milwaukee WI |
7/16/2024 |
| Rev Brett Ehlke | St Paul LC Onalaska WI |
Christ LC Big Bend WI |
7/17/2024 |
| Rev David Wietzke | Crown of Life LC Pueblo West CO |
Shepherd of the Lakes LC Fairmont MN |
7/17/2024 |
| Rev Paul Koester | Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI |
Mt Olive LC Delano MN |
7/19/2024 |
| Rev Christian Marquardt | St James LC Milwaukee WI |
Pilgrim LC Minneapolis MN |
7/19/2024 |
| Rev Christopher Royce | Messiah LC Olympia WA |
Living Water LC Oshkosh WI Associate Pastor |
7/19/2024 |
| Rev Geoffrey Rue | St Paul LC East Troy WI |
Christ LC Grand Island NE |
7/19/2024 |
| Rev Todd Engel | St John LC Red Wing MN |
Christ LC Baileys Harbor WI Zion LC Egg Harbor WI |
7/20/2024 |
| Rev Matthew Kiecker | St John LC Lomira WI |
Christ the King LC Palm Coast FL |
7/20/2024 |
| Pastor Matthew Nowak | Trinity LC Jenera OH |
St Paul LC Prescott WI |
7/20/2024 |
| Rev Matthew Rauh | St Paul’s LC Arlington MN |
St Stephen LC Fall River WI |
7/20/2024 |
| Rev Benjamin Steenbock | Zion LC Hartland WI |
Good Shepherd LC Burnsville MN Associate Pastor |
7/21/2024 |
RESIGNED
| Teachers | Current call | Date resigned |
| Mrs Kris Lindemann | Zion LS Egg Harbor WI |
6/30/2024 |
| Mrs Taylor Thiesfeldt | Crown of Life LS Warren MI |
6/30/2024 |
| Miss Melody Morris | Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Delray Beach FL |
7/22/2024 |
CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY
| Pastors | Current congregation | Date deceased |
| Rev William Ziebell | Zion LC Russell MN |
7/17/2024 |
| Rev Edwin Biebert | Zion LC Mercer WI |
7/20/2024 |
| Teachers | Current congregation | Date deceased |
| Mr James Pasbrig | Crown of Life LC West Saint Paul MN |
7/17/2024 |
VIEW CALL REPORT PDF
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