Call Report – July 9, 2018
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
7/3/2018 – 7/9/2018
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 Ross Henzi | Trinity LC Brillion WI |
Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls 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 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 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 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 |
| Rev Benjamin Workentine | Cross of Christ LC Boise ID |
St Mark LC De Pere WI Associate Pastor |
7/1/2018 |
| 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 Titus Buelow | St Paul LC Clintonville WI |
First LC Lake Geneva WI Associate Pastor |
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 Marques Nelson | Good Shepherd LC Cedar Rapids IA |
St Paul LC North Mankato MN Associate Pastor |
7/1/2018 |
| Rev Michael Koepke | Salem LC Ann Arbor MI |
Grace LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor |
7/1/2018 |
| Rev Samuel Pappenfuss | Rock of Ages LC Gordon NE Our Redeemer’s LC Martin SD |
St John LC Enterprise WI St Paul LC Crandon WI Christ LC Hiles WI Pastor |
7/1/2018 |
| Rev Jonathan Klein | Light of the Valley LC Layton UT |
Holy Cross LC Daggett MI St Mark LC Wallace MI Pastor |
7/1/2018 |
| Rev Benjamin Kratz | Our Savior LC Birmingham AL |
Trinity LC Crete IL Associate Pastor |
7/1/2018 |
| Rev Richard Starr | Martin Luther College New Ulm MN |
Grace LC Oshkosh WI 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 | 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 Brian Wrobel | Zion LC Gainesville FL |
Pilgrim LC Menomonee Falls WI Pastor |
7/5/2018 |
| Rev Brian Wrobel | Zion LC Gainesville FL |
Shepherd of the Mountains LC Reno NV Pastor |
7/5/2018 |
| Rev Benjamin Schaefer | First German LC Manitowoc WI |
Mt Calvary LC Redding CA Pastor |
7/5/2018 |
| Rev Jonathan Micheel | Prince of Peace LC Salt Lake City UT |
Heritage LC Gilbert AZ Pastor |
7/8/2018 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Ms Allison Bitcon | Apostles LS San Jose CA Teacher; Grade 2, Provisional 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 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 | |
| Mrs Rebekah Bohlmann | Salem LS-Greenfield MN Greenfield MN Teacher; Departmentalized Classes, One-Year, Part-Time Call |
6/24/2018 | |
| Ms Jessica Stillings | Trinity LS Marinette WI Teacher; Grades 5-8, One-Year Call |
7/1/2018 | |
| Ms Stacey Sordal | Zion LS Monroe MI Teacher; Kindergarten, Provisional Call |
7/1/2018 | |
| Mr Joel Cordes | Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Teacher; Grades 5-8, Departmentalized |
7/1/2018 | |
| Mrs Hannah Buske | St Mark LS Green Bay WI Teacher |
7/1/2018 | |
| Ms Marla Ohrmundt | Emanuel LS New London WI Teacher; Upper Grades, One-Year Call |
7/3/2018 | |
| Mr Robert Weimer | Shepherd of the Valley LS Menasha WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, One-Year, Part-Time Call |
7/3/2018 | |
| 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 Jeremiah Gumm | Cross of Christ LC Liverpool NY |
King of Kings LC Maitland FL Pastor |
7/7/2018 |
| Rev Samuel Biebert | Trinity LC & St John LC Carson ND |
Christ LC Cambridge MN Pastor |
7/8/2018 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Mrs Adrienne Bengel | St Mark LS Citrus Heights CA Teacher; Kindergarten, One-Year Call |
7/2/2018 | |
| Prof Carl Weihrauch | St Paul LS Livonia MI Interim Principal; One-Year, Retirement Call |
7/3/2018 | |
| Ms Marcia Wendt | Trinity LS Brillion WI Teacher; Grades 3-4, One-Year Call |
7/5/2018 | |
| Ms Bethany Scharf | Pilgrim LS Menomonee Falls WI ECM Director; Provisional Call |
7/6/2018 | |
| Mrs Jennifer Kuske | St Luke LS Oakfield WI Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
7/6/2018 | |
| Mrs Monica Minzlaff | Martin Luther LS Neenah WI Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
7/7/2018 |
CALLS DECLINED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Rev Philip Moldenhauer | Our Redeemer LC Madison WI |
Good Shepherd LC Sioux Falls SD Associate Pastor |
7/2/2018 |
| Rev Brian Semrow | Ascension LC Rochester MN |
Peace LC Kokomo IN Pastor |
7/4/2018 |
| Rev Bradley Pearson | St James LC Prairie du Sac WI |
Christ LC Merrill WI Pastor |
7/7/2018 |
| Rev Phillip Sievert | Lord of Life LC Thornton CO |
St Peter LC Weyauwega WI Associate Pastor |
7/7/2018 |
| Rev Benjamin Wessel | Woodlawn LC West Allis WI |
Calvary LC Sheboygan WI Pastor |
7/7/2018 |
| Rev Richard Miller | Redeemer LC Scottville MI |
St John LC Peshtigo WI Pastor |
7/7/2018 |
| Rev Joel Naumann | St Mark LC Eau Claire WI |
St Paul’s LC Stevensville MI Associate Pastor |
7/7/2018 |
| Rev Thomas Voss | Holy Trinity LC Des Moines WA |
Zion LC Greenleaf WI Associate Pastor |
7/7/2018 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Miss Rachel Petermann | Trinity LS Kiel WI |
Samuel LS Marshall MN Teacher; Kindergarten |
7/3/2018 |
| Miss Elaina Mercier | Little Lambs Learning Center Duluth MN ECM Director |
7/4/2018 | |
| Mr Christian Birsching | King of Kings LS Garden Grove CA Teacher; Grades 3-5, One-Year Call |
7/5/2018 | |
| Mrs Sarah Mayer | Christ the Lord LS Brookfield WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Departmentalized, One-Year, Half-Time Call |
7/7/2018 |
RESIGNED
| Teachers | Current call | Date resigned |
| Mrs Elise Schmiege | Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL |
6/30/2018 |
| Mrs Katelyn Rathje | St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI |
6/30/2018 |
RETIREMENT
| Pastors | Current call | Date retired |
| Rev Gary Koschnitzke | St John LC Lannon WI |
8/31/2018 |
LIMITED LENGTH CALL EXPIRED
| Teachers | Current call | Date effective |
| Mr Nathan Lauber | St John’s LS Pardeeville WI |
6/30/2018 |
| Mr Galen Holzhueter | Martin Luther College New Ulm MN |
6/30/2018 |
CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY
| Teachers | Home Congregation | Date deceased |
| Mrs Lois Kiecker | Emanuel LC Fairfax MN |
6/28/2018 |
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