Call Report – July 25, 2022

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

7/19/2022 – 7/25/2022

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 Mark Schutz	Hope LC Spearfish SD	Morning Star LC Jackson WI Associate Pastor	6/13/2022
Rev Martin Valleskey	Costa Maya Ministries	Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School Commerce City CO Pastor	6/13/2022
Rev Benjamin Wessel	Woodlawn LC West Allis WI	Our Savior’s LC Wausau WI Pastor	6/19/2022
Rev Nathan Seiltz	Multi-Language Productions	Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Mequon WI Pastor; PSI Director	6/21/2022
Rev Craig Engel	Immanuel LC Willmar MN	St Peter LC Saint Peter MN Associate Pastor	6/26/2022
Rev David Rosenau	St Mark LC Leesburg FL	Michigan Lutheran High School Saint Joseph MI President	6/26/2022
Rev Donald Windsperger Jr	Zion LC Colome SD	St Paul’s LC Broken Bow NE Pastor	6/29/2022
Rev Michael Sheppard	Mt Zion LC Ripon WI	Our Savior LC Perry MI Pastor	6/30/2022
Rev Nathan Wordell	Mount Olive LC Appleton WI	Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Professor	7/1/2022
Rev Nathan Wordell	Mount Olive LC Appleton WI	St Andrew LC Middleton WI Associate Pastor; Service & Outreach	7/1/2022
Rev Cale Mead	Christ LC Juneau AK	New Mission Start Canton GA Pastor	7/1/2022
Rev Timothy Leistekow	Peridot LC Peridot AZ	St Paul LC Oconto Falls WI Pastor	7/3/2022
Rev Lucas Proeber	St Paul LC Wisconsin Rapids WI	Trinity LC Neenah WI Associate Pastor	7/3/2022
Rev Benjamin Zamzow	St Mark LC Bemidji MN	Salem LC Woodbury MN Pastor	7/3/2022
Rev Peter Walther	Our Savior’s LC East Brunswick NJ	St John LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor	7/3/2022
Rev Steven Saatkamp	Emmanuel LC Hudson WI	Ascension LC Escondido CA Pastor	7/3/2022
Rev Paul Wilde	Salem LC Owosso MI	Grace LC Neenah WI Pastor	7/5/2022
Rev Noah Willitz	Living Savior LC Missoula MT	Deer Valley LC Phoenix AZ Pastor	7/5/2022
Rev Steven Gabb	Hope LC Los Angeles CA	Hope LC Chino Valley AZ & Prescott AZ Pastor	7/5/2022
Rev Jacob Behnken	Good Shepherd LC Midland MI	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Music & dean of chapel	7/5/2022
Rev Eric Hansen	Crown of Life LC Corona CA	Crown of Life LC Warren MI Pastor	7/6/2022
Rev Silas Schmitzer	St Matthew LC Stoddard WI	Pilgrim LC Menomonee Falls WI Associate Pastor	7/6/2022
Rev Luke Italiano	Amazing Grace LC Florence KY	St John LC & Trinity LC Janesville MN Pastor	7/6/2022
Rev Andrew Schultz	St John (Barre Mills) LC La Crosse WI	Green Valley LC Henderson NV Pastor	7/6/2022
Rev Paul Bowe	Gethsemane LC Oklahoma City OK	Immanuel LC Manitowoc WI Associate Pastor	7/7/2022
Rev Joel Sauer	St Peter’s LC Sturgeon Bay WI	Our Savior LC Grafton WI Pastor	7/7/2022
Rev Frederick Schleg	Beautiful Savior LC Everett WA	Palos LC Palos Heights IL Pastor	7/10/2022
Rev Benjamin Kempfert	Immanuel LC Waupaca WI	St John LC Riga MI Pastor	7/10/2022
Rev Julius Buelow	St Paul LC Saginaw MI	Good Shepherd LC Pipestone MN St John LC Lake Benton MN Pastor	7/10/2022
Rev Philip Schupmann	Resurrection LC Aurora IL	St Peter LC Juneau WI Pastor; Part-Time Call	7/10/2022
Rev Caleb Schultz	Cross of Life LC Mississauga ON Canada	Peace LC Hartford WI Associate Pastor	7/11/2022
Rev Kenley Mann	The Lutheran Home Belle Plaine MN	St Peter LC Elmwood WI St Matthew LC Spring Valley WI Pastor	7/12/2022
Rev Eric Schroeder	St John LC Wauwatosa WI	New Mission Start Windsor CO Pastor	7/13/2022
Rev M John Derme	Shepherd of the Mountains LC Reno NV	Faith LC Antioch IL Associate Pastor	7/14/2022
Rev Mark Kahrs	Calvary LC Glenwood MN	Ascension LC Antigo WI Pastor	7/14/2022
Rev Joshua Janke	Risen Savior LC Mc Farland WI	St Luke LC Little Chute WI Pastor	7/17/2022
Rev Jonathan Kehl	Crown of Life LC New Orleans LA	Trinity LC Waukesha WI Associate Pastor	7/17/2022
Rev Tyler Shinnick	Martin Luther LC Neenah WI	St John’s LC Juneau WI Associate Pastor	7/17/2022
Rev Timothy Glende	St Peter LC – North Campus Appleton WI	Ascension LC Jacksonville NC Pastor	7/17/2022
Rev William Dunn	St Peter LC Milwaukee WI	Pan de Vida LC Garden Grove CA Missionary	7/17/2022
Rev Jeffrey Grundmeier	Immanuel LC Sault Sainte Marie MI	Peace LC King of Prussia PA Pastor	7/17/2022
Rev Jason Zuehlke	Shepherd of the Lakes LC Fairmont MN	St Luke LC New Lisbon WI Pastor	7/17/2022
Rev Joel Vogel	St Mark LC Lincoln NE	Redeemer LC Mandan ND Pastor	7/17/2022
Rev Steven Lange	Hope LC Louisville KY	St Peter LC Modesto CA Pastor	7/17/2022
Rev Nicholas Mount	Grace LC Geneva NE	St Matthew LC Danube MN & Renville MN (Flora) St John LC Renville MN Pastor	7/18/2022
Rev Dale Hella	St Peter LC Juneau WI	St Mark’s LC Watertown WI Associate Pastor; Assistant Spanish Pastor, Quarter-Time Call to St. Mark, Watertown WI	7/18/2022
Rev Jason Strong	Light of the World LC Fairbanks AK	St John LC Wauwatosa WI Associate Pastor	7/19/2022
Rev Nicholas Guillaume	Grace LC Casa Grande AZ	New Life LC Rockford IL Pastor	7/19/2022
Rev James Werner	Reformation LC San Diego CA	St Paul’s LC North Mankato MN Associate Pastor	7/19/2022
Rev Caleb Bassett	Redeemer LC Fallbrook CA	Shepherd of the Hills LC Inver Grove Heights MN Pastor	7/21/2022
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mrs Joy Young		Key to Life Christian Childcare & Community Center Weston WI ECM Director	6/19/2022
Mrs Elizabeth Kuschel		First LS Elkhorn WI Teacher; Grades 5-8 Departmentalized, Less-Than-Half Time, One-Year Call	7/10/2022
Mrs Kirstie Klug	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	St Paul’s LS New Ulm MN Teacher; Grades 1-2, One-Year Call	7/17/2022
Mrs Charissa Breitkreutz		St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI ECM Teacher; 4K, One-Year, Half-Time Call	7/17/2022
Miss Jamie Buss	St John LS Wrightstown WI	St John LS Wrightstown WI ECM Director	7/18/2022
Mrs Amy Wetzel	St Paul LS Stevensville MI	St Paul LS Stevensville MI Teacher; Grades 3-4, One-Year Call	7/24/2022
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mr Joshua Kramer		Faith LC Antioch IL Congregation Staff Minister; Director of Church Music & Parish Instruction	7/14/2022
Mr Kevin Walker	Bethlehem LS-North Germantown WI	St John LS Libertyville IL Principal & Staff Minister of Outreach	7/17/2022
Mr Andrew Carter	Grace LC Milwaukee WI	Divine Savior LC-Delray Beach FL Delray Beach FL Congregation Staff Minister	7/21/2022
Mr Kyle Heise	Grace LC Falls Church VA	Bloomington LC Bloomington MN Congregation Staff Minister; Youth & Family Minister	7/21/2022
Mr Scott Wagner	Christian Giving Counselor Dakota-Montana District	Mt Olive LC & LS Overland Park KS Congregation Staff Minister; Religion, Grades 5-12	7/24/2022

CALLS ACCEPTED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev Jonathan Bare	Joint Mission Council	East Asia Team President; Asia Lutheran Seminary	4/15/2022
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mrs Kellie Jensen	St Paul LS Wisconsin Rapids WI	St Paul LS Wisconsin Rapids WI ECM Teacher; 3K, Provisional Call	6/30/2022
Mrs Erica Eickert	Trinity LS Brillion WI	Trinity LS Brillion WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, One-Year, Provisional Call	7/1/2022
Mrs Sarah Beilke	Grace LS Saint Joseph MI	Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Teacher; Grade 4, Departmentalized, Less-Than Half-Time, Provisional Call	7/17/2022
Mrs Eileen Draper	Reformation LS San Diego CA	Reformation LS San Diego CA Teacher; Grades 1-2, 6-Month Call	7/18/2022
Mr Steven Lehman	Shepherd of the Valley LS Menasha WI	Shepherd of the Valley LS Menasha WI Teacher; Grades 5-6, Athletic Director, One-Year Call	7/19/2022
Mrs Kimberly Youngerberg	Jesus Loves Me Learning Center North Mankato MN	St Peter LS Saint Peter MN Teacher; Grades 3-4, One-Year Call	7/19/2022
Mrs Dawn Boerneke	St John LS Lomira WI	St John LS Lomira WI Teacher; Grades 3-4, Half-Time, One-Year Call	7/22/2022
Mrs Johanna Manke	St John LS Lomira WI	St John LS Lomira WI Teacher; Grades 3-4, Music, Resource Teacher	7/24/2022

CALLS DECLINED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Nathan Schulte	1 Latin America Team	Truth In Love Ministry Nampa ID Pastor	7/10/2022
Rev Scott Bergemann	New Life LC – Central Kenosha WI	Trinity LC Saline MI Associate Pastor	7/16/2022
Rev Joshua Martin	St John’s LC Jefferson WI	Grace LC Manitowoc WI Pastor	7/19/2022
Rev Stephen Schmiel	Faith Evangelical LC Prior Lake MN	Riverview LC Appleton WI Associate Pastor	7/19/2022
Rev Joel Lillo	St Paul LC Hortonville WI	St John LC Fairfax MN Pastor	7/20/2022
Rev Daniel Rautenberg	Native American Missions Coordinator	Faith LC Harrison MI St John LC Clare MI Pastor	7/20/2022
Rev James Heffner	St John LC Mishicot WI & Two Rivers WI	Salem LC Loretto MN Associate Pastor	7/21/2022
Rev Aaron West	St Matthew LC Spokane WA	Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI Associate Pastor	7/21/2022
Rev Joel Heckendorf	Light of the Valleys LC Reno NV	Board for Home Missions Administrator	7/22/2022
Rev Caleb Free	Risen Savior LC Lakewood Ranch FL	St John LC Sturgeon Bay WI Pastor	7/22/2022
Rev Kenneth Rodrigue	Grace LC New London WI	Immanuel LC Lakeside AZ Pastor	7/22/2022
Rev John Gierach	St John LC Ann Arbor MI	Our Redeemer’s LC Martin SD Rock of Ages LC Gordon NE Pastor	7/23/2022
Rev Michael Ewart	St Peter LC – North Campus Appleton WI	St John LC St John’s Saint John Antigua Pastor	7/23/2022
Rev Jeffrey Sonntag	Shining Mountains LC Bozeman MT	Faith LC River Falls WI Pastor	7/23/2022
Rev Zachary Pudlo	Crown of Life LC West Saint Paul MN	St Paul’s LC Rapid City SD Associate Pastor	7/23/2022
Rev Jeffery Drake	Trinity LC Hartford WI	St Paul’s LC Fort Atkinson WI Associate Pastor	7/23/2022
Rev Adam Manian	St John LC Vesta MN Peace LC Echo MN	St John St James LC Reedsville WI Associate Pastor	7/24/2022
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Mrs Jan Sparley		Parkland LS Tacoma WA Teacher; Grade 4	7/14/2022

RESIGNED

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Mrs Sandy Karnopp	St John LS Goodhue MN	6/30/2022
Ms Michelle Curtis	Emanuel First Lutheran Preschool Lansing MI	6/30/2022
Mrs Stephanie Smith	Resurrection LS Aurora IL	6/30/2022
Mrs Emmalie Bitter	Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI	6/30/2022
Mrs Monica Quinnett	St John LS Watertown WI	6/30/2022
Mrs Amy Latsch	Resurrection LS Aurora IL	6/30/2022
Ms Sara Isom	Grace LS Oshkosh WI	6/30/2022

CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY

Pastors	Home church	Death date
Rev James Humann	Peace LC Hartford WI	7/16/2022
Rev Douglas Hartley	Salem LC Ann Arbor MI	7/20/2022
Rev Charles Heup	Good Shepherd LC Plymouth WI	7/22/2022
Teachers	Home church	Death date
Mr Harold Goede	St Philip LC Milwaukee WI	7/19/2022

RETIREMENT

Teachers	Current call	Date retired
Ms Kay Peikert	Grace LS Oshkosh WI	6/30/2022

PEACEFUL RELEASE

Teachers	Current call	Date effective
Mrs Mandi Buonincontro	St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI	7/17/2022