Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

7/25/2023 – 7/31/2023

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 Daniel Lewig	Trinity LC Lime Ridge WI St John LC Hillpoint WI	Risen Savior LC Mansfield OH Pastor	7/6/2023
Rev Timothy Spiegelberg	Carbon Valley LC Firestone CO	Crossroads Church Chicago IL 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 Michael Hollmann	St Mark LC Eau Claire WI	Hope LC Chino Valley AZ Hope LC-Prescott Prescott AZ Pastor	7/10/2023
Rev Daniel Rodewald	Paradise Valley LC Phoenix AZ	Christ LC in North St Paul & Hugo, MN North Saint Paul MN Associate 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
Rev Jeffrey Samelson	Christian Life Resources Hartford WI	Faith LC Radcliff KY Pastor	7/16/2023
Rev Samuel Crass	Zion LC Bonesteel SD St Paul LC Naper NE	Divinity-Divine Charity LC Whitefish Bay WI Pastor	7/16/2023
Rev Nathaniel Timmermann	Peace LC Otsego MI	St Paul’s LC North Mankato MN Associate Pastor	7/16/2023
Rev Joel Free	St Paul LC Ixonia WI	Mt Olive LC Delano MN Pastor	7/16/2023
Rev Andrew Nemmers	Hope LC Houston TX	Trinity LC Watertown WI Associate Pastor	7/16/2023
Rev Aaron Platzer	Peace LC Loves Park IL	St John’s LC Jefferson WI Associate Pastor	7/16/2023
Rev Adam Mueller	Redeemer LC Tucson AZ	St Paul’s LC Stevensville MI Pastor	7/16/2023
Rev Joel Pankow	Trinity LC Bay City MI	Christ the King LC Port Charlotte FL Pastor	7/16/2023
Rev Roger Riedel	Grace LC Oronoco MN	Peace LC Granger IN Pastor	7/16/2023
Rev Aaron Nitz	Good Shepherd LC Cheyenne WY	St Paul’s LC Rapid City SD Associate Pastor	7/16/2023
Rev Paul Marggraf	Retired	Mt Olive LC Delano MN Pastor Retirement Call	7/16/2023
Rev Benjamin Birner	Cross of Christ LC Liverpool NY	One Africa Team (OAT) Missionary	7/17/2023
Rev Patrick Freese	Trinity LC Abita Springs LA	St John LC Wauwatosa WI Associate Pastor	7/18/2023
Rev Frank Italiano Jr	Trinity LC Crete IL	Good Shepherd LC Midland MI Pastor	7/18/2023
Rev Timothy Johnson	Zion LC Mercer WI St Paul LC Hurley WI Bethany LC Bruce Crossing MI	St Stephen LC Fall River WI Pastor	7/19/2023
Rev Philip Hunter	Citrus Grove LC Wesley Chapel FL	Divine Savior Academy Doral FL Pastor High School Theology	7/19/2023
Rev Dustin Bergene	Zion LC Bristol WI	St Paul LC Prescott WI Pastor	7/20/2023
Rev Carl Schroeder	St Peter’s LC Sturgeon Bay WI	St John LC Burlington WI Associate Pastor	7/20/2023
Rev Benjamin Zahn	Amazing Grace LC Myrtle Beach SC	Green Valley LC Henderson NV Pastor	7/20/2023
Rev Jacob Reich	St John LC Bay City MI	St Mark LC Salina KS Pastor	7/20/2023
Rev Jordan Bence	The Vine LC Joplin MO	Emmanuel LC Hudson WI Pastor	7/20/2023
Rev Mark Gabb	St Paul LC Beverly Hills FL	Board for Home Missions Administrator	7/20/2023
Rev Daniel Wagenknecht	Christian Giving Counselor – S Atl & S Ctl	Grace LC Eau Claire MI Pastor	7/23/2023
Rev Martin Luchterhand	Crown of Life LC Fort Myers FL	First LC Green Bay WI Pastor	7/23/2023
Rev Shaun Arndt	Peace LC Sun Prairie WI	Good Shepherd LC Plymouth WI Pastor	7/23/2023
Rev S. Steinke	Mt Olive LC Bay City MI	St Luke LC Little Chute WI Pastor	7/23/2023
Rev Brian Krueger	Bloomington LC Bloomington MN	Beautiful Savior LC Cincinnati OH Pastor	7/23/2023
Rev Troy Schreiner	Victory LC Jacksonville FL	Faith LC Antioch IL Associate Pastor	7/23/2023
Rev Troy Schreiner	Victory LC Jacksonville FL	Hope LC Andover MN Pastor	7/23/2023
Rev Jay Bickelhaupt	Apostles LC Billings MT	Peace LC Trinity FL Pastor	7/23/2023
Rev Jon Hartmann	New Hope LC West Melbourne FL	Gloria Dei LC Grand Blanc MI Pastor	7/23/2023
Rev Patrick Wilcox	Faith LC Tacoma WA	Faith LC Sussex WI Associate Pastor	7/23/2023
Rev Michael Killinger	Bethel LC Bay City MI	St Stephen LC Beaver Dam WI Associate Pastor	7/23/2023
Rev Frederick Guldberg	Star of Bethlehem LC Winston Salem NC	Rock of Ages LC Kansas City MO Pastor	7/23/2023
Rev Mark Bartsch	Retired	Immanuel LC Johnson Creek WI Pastor Retirement call	7/23/2023
Rev Jon Guenther	Retired	Holy Cross LC Standish MI Pastor Retirement call	7/25/2023
Rev David Pries	Eternal Love LC Appleton WI	Prince of Peace LC Fairport NY Pastor	7/25/2023
Rev David Warskow	Beautiful Savior LC Spooner WI	St John LC Hancock MN Calvary LC Glenwood MN Pastor	7/26/2023
Rev Matthew Brown	Abiding Word LC Houston TX	Hope LC Irmo SC Pastor	7/26/2023
Rev Nathanael Scharf	St Paul’s LC New Ulm MN	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Pastor Dean of Students	7/26/2023
Rev Jonathan Bergemann	Good Shepherd LC Downers Grove IL	Cross of Glory LC Peoria AZ Pastor	7/27/2023
Rev Jeffery Drake	Trinity LC Hartford WI	Living Hope LC Peoria IL Pastor	7/27/2023
Rev Andrew Schultz	St John (Barre Mills) LC La Crosse WI	Mission Board: Western Wisconsin District Pastor New Mission Kronenwetter WI	7/29/2023
Rev Benjamin Kuerth	Divine Savior LC-Doral Doral FL	Mission Board: South Atlantic District Pastor New Mission Panama City Beach	7/29/2023
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mrs Marlene Bruss	St John LS Maribel WI	St John LS Maribel WI Teacher; Grades K-2, One-Year Call	7/11/2023
Mrs Madeline Jenswold		Loving Arms Child Care Center Wichita KS ECM Director	7/26/2023
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mr Thomas Benzing	St Paul’s LC New Ulm MN	Mt Calvary LC Redding CA Congregation Staff Minister	7/23/2023

CALLS ACCEPTED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev Caleb Bassett	Redeemer LC Fallbrook CA	Our Redeemer LC Madison WI Associate Pastor	7/26/2023
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mrs Amanda Irwin	Good Shepherd LS Wisconsin Rapids WI	Good Shepherd LS Wisconsin Rapids WI ECM Director and 3K-Kindergarten Teacher, Half-Time Provisional Call	7/23/2023
Mrs Sarah Pfaff-Cavadini	Christ-St John’s LS Mindoro WI	Christ-St John’s LS Mindoro WI Teacher; Grades 3-4, Provisional Call	7/25/2023

CALLS DECLINED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Robert Wassermann	Mt Calvary LC La Crosse WI	St John LC Kendall WI St Matthew LC Ontario WI Pastor	7/23/2023
Rev Clark Schultz	Shepherd of the Hills LC West Bend WI	Bethany LC Fort Atkinson WI Associate Pastor Lead Campus Pastor	7/23/2023
Rev Craig Wilke	Sure Foundation LC Brandon SD	Christ LC Pewaukee WI Associate Pastor	7/23/2023
Rev Michael Bartsch	Retired	St John LC Centuria WI Redeemer LC Saint Croix Falls WI Pastor	7/25/2023
Rev Jeffrey Schmidt	Emanuel LC Flint MI	Grace LC Geneva NE Trinity LC Grafton NE Pastor	7/25/2023
Rev Scott Schultz	Cross of Christ LC Portage WI	Grace LC Manitowoc WI Pastor	7/25/2023
Rev James Seiltz	Salem LC Colorado Springs CO	Grace LC Ringle WI Pastor	7/26/2023
Rev Thomas Mielke	Christian Giving Counselor – NW II	Zion LC Greenleaf WI Associate Pastor	7/26/2023
Rev David Schneider	Cross of Christ LC Universal City TX	Christus LC Delavan WI Pastor	7/26/2023
Rev Steven Lange	Hope LC Louisville KY	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Pastor; Theology Department	7/26/2023
Rev Benjamin Berger	Ascension LC Harrisburg PA	Risen Savior LC Mc Farland WI Pastor	7/26/2023
Rev Benjamin Berger	Ascension LC Harrisburg PA	Mission Board: South Atlantic District Pastor New Mission Panama City Beach	7/26/2023
Rev Jared Natsis	Rock of Ages LC Madison TN	St John LC Lewiston MN Pastor	7/27/2023
Rev Paul Spaude	St Matthew’s LC Niles IL	Living Savior LC Kalispell MT Pastor	7/27/2023
Rev Tristan Paustian	Bethlehem LC Hortonville WI	Shepherd of the Lakes LC Fairmont MN Pastor	7/27/2023
Rev Tristan Paustian	Bethlehem LC Hortonville WI	Our Redeemer LC Yorktown VA Pastor	7/27/2023
Rev Nathan Laska	Trinity LC Carson ND St John LC Carson ND Immanuel LC Elgin ND	St Peter LC Chilton WI Pastor	7/27/2023
Rev Paul Prange	Ministerial Education Waukesha WI	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI President	7/28/2023
Rev Adam Zimpelmann	Good Shepherd LC Fond du Lac WI	Christ Alone LC Thiensville WI Associate Pastor	7/29/2023
Rev Erik Janke	May River LC Bluffton SC	Our Shepherd LC Lancaster CA Pastor	7/29/2023
Rev Michael Quandt	Redemption LC Saint George UT	Immanuel LC Sault Sainte Marie MI Pastor	7/30/2023
Rev Michael Cherney	Trinity LC El Paso TX	Mission Board: Pacific Northwest District Pastor New Mission Idaho Falls, ID	7/30/2023
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Mrs Lisa Vieth		Christ-St John’s LS Mindoro WI Teacher; Grades 3-4, One-Year Call	7/15/2023
Ms Monica Swenson		Illinois Lutheran Elementary School Crete IL Teacher; Grade 3	7/26/2023

RETIREMENT

Pastors	Current call	Date retired
Rev Philip Birner	One Africa Team (OAT)	8/31/2023
Rev Robert Duehlmeyer Jr	St Paul LC Sodus MI	6/16/2024
Teachers	Current call	Date retired
Mr John Lange	St Luke’s LS Vassar MI	6/30/2024

LIMITED LENGTH CALL EXPIRED

Teachers	Current call	Date effective
Miss Amanda Rehberger	New Hope Lutheran Academy West Melbourne FL	6/30/2023

POSITION ELIMINATED

Pastors	Current call	Date effective
Rev Jeffrey Samelson	Christian Life Resources Hartford WI	7/31/2023