Call Report – July 23, 2018
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
7/17/2018 – 7/23/2018
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 David Leistekow | Immanuel LC La Crosse WI |
St Paul LC Stratford WI Grace LC Mosinee WI Pastor |
6/11/2018 |
| Rev Matthew Sprunger | Zion LC Sanborn MN |
St John LC Bay City MI Associate Pastor |
6/20/2018 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 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 Michael Koepke | Salem LC Ann Arbor MI |
Grace LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor |
7/1/2018 |
| Rev Benjamin Kratz | Our Savior LC Birmingham AL |
Trinity LC Crete IL 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 Waukesha Kowloon City |
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 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 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 Michael Kuschel | St Matthew LC (Flora) Renville MN & Danube MN |
Immanuel LC South Lyon MI 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 Nathan Wagenknecht | Multi-Language Publications El Paso TX |
Faith LC Anchorage AK Associate Pastor |
7/15/2018 |
| Rev Keegan Dowling | Abiding Word LC Orleans ON Canada |
Apostles LC San Jose CA Associate Pastor |
7/15/2018 |
| Rev Harland Goetzinger III | Redemption LC Watertown NY |
New Hope LC West Melbourne FL Pastor |
7/15/2018 |
| Rev Paul Schupmann | St John’s LC Juneau WI |
St Matthew’s LC Niles IL Pastor |
7/15/2018 |
| Rev Abram Degner | Christ the Lord LC Houston TX |
CrossWalk Lutheran Ministries Laveen AZ Pastor |
7/15/2018 |
| Mr Earl Kriewall | CRM | Our Savior LC Arlington TX Associate Pastor; Part-Time Call |
7/15/2018 |
| Rev Joshua Free | Abiding Peace LC Elgin IL |
St Paul’s LC Stevensville MI Associate Pastor |
7/17/2018 |
| Rev Mark Schutz | Hope LC Spearfish SD |
Mt Olive LC Suamico WI Associate Pastor |
7/17/2018 |
| Rev Michael Vogel | St Paul LC Calgary AB Canada |
St John LC Peshtigo WI Pastor |
7/17/2018 |
| Rev Nathaniel Walther | Grace LC Minot ND |
Zion LC Hartland WI Associate Pastor |
7/18/2018 |
| Rev Nathaniel Walther | Grace LC Minot ND |
St John LC Dowagiac MI Pastor |
7/18/2018 |
| 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 | |
| Mr Adam Mateske | Emanuel LS New London WI Teacher; Upper Grades, One-Year Call |
7/19/2018 | |
| Staff Ministers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Mr Jonathan Ruddat | St Paul LC North Mankato MN Staff Minister |
7/1/2018 |
CALLS ACCEPTED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Rev Benjamin Workentine | Cross of Christ LC Boise ID |
St Mark LC De Pere WI Associate Pastor |
7/21/2018 |
| Rev Marques Nelson | Good Shepherd LC Cedar Rapids IA |
St Paul LC North Mankato MN Associate Pastor |
7/21/2018 |
| Rev James Schumann | Crown of Glory LC Orlando FL |
Mt Calvary LC Menasha WI Associate Pastor; Retirement Call |
7/22/2018 |
| Rev Samuel Pappenfuss | Rock of Ages LC Gordon NE Our Redeemer’s LC Martin SD |
St Paul LC Crandon WI Pastor; Tri-Parish |
7/22/2018 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Mr Fred Pahmeier | St Paul LS Howards Grove WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, One-Year, Half-Time Call |
7/16/2018 | |
| Mrs Sarah Mueller | St Paul LS Howards Grove WI |
St Paul LS Howards Grove WI Teacher; Grades 5-6, One-Year Call |
7/16/2018 |
| Ms Stacey Sordahl | Zion LS Monroe MI Teacher; Kindergarten, Provisional Call |
7/17/2018 | |
| Mrs Kimberly Schuette | Good Shepherd LS Midland MI |
Good Shepherd LS Midland MI Teacher; Grades 3-5 |
7/22/2018 |
| Staff Ministers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Mr Gerald Worden | Northland Lutheran High School Mosinee WI |
Divine Word LC Plover WI Staff Minister |
7/20/2018 |
CALLS DECLINED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Rev Christian Winkel | Redemption LC Milwaukee WI |
Lord of Love LC De Forest WI Associate Pastor |
7/14/2018 |
| Rev Jonathan Zietlow | Grace LC Crivitz WI |
St Mark LC Eau Claire WI Associate Pastor |
7/15/2018 |
| Rev Thomas Voss | Holy Trinity LC Des Moines WA |
Divine Word LC Nepean ON Canada Pastor |
7/15/2018 |
| Rev David Kapler | Trinity LC Mountain Home AR |
Zion LC Olivia MN Pastor |
7/16/2018 |
| Rev Jonathan Klein | Light of the Valley LC Layton UT |
Holy Cross LC Daggett MI St Mark LC Wallace MI Pastor |
7/16/2018 |
| Rev Richard Starr | Martin Luther College New Ulm MN |
Grace LC Oshkosh WI Associate Pastor |
7/19/2018 |
| Rev David Olson | Rock of Ages LC Madison TN |
Faith LC Tacoma WA Pastor |
7/20/2018 |
| Rev Brian Wrobel | Zion LC Gainesville FL |
Pilgrim LC Menomonee Falls WI Pastor |
7/21/2018 |
| Rev Brian Wrobel | Zion LC Gainesville FL |
Shepherd of the Mountains LC Reno NV Pastor |
7/21/2018 |
| Rev Titus Buelow | St Paul LC Clintonville WI |
First LC Lake Geneva WI Associate Pastor |
7/21/2018 |
| Rev Eric Schroeder | St John LC Wauwatosa WI |
St Paul LC Appleton WI Associate Pastor |
7/22/2018 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Mr Robert Weimer | Shepherd of the Valley LS Menasha WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, One-Year, Part-Time Call |
7/17/2018 |
RESIGNED
| Teachers | Current call | Date resigned |
| Mrs Sandra Hemling | St John LS Montello WI |
6/30/2018 |
RETIREMENT
| Pastors | Current call | Date retired |
| Rev Frederick Adrian | Hope LC Hartford MI |
7/31/2018 |
| Teachers | Current call | Date retired |
| Mrs Linda Montonati | Bethlehem LS Hortonville WI |
6/30/2018 |
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