Call Report – June 1, 2021

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

5/25/2021 – 5/31/2021

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 Brohn	Salem LC Stillwater MN	Christ the Rock LC Farmington NM Missionary	4/25/2021
Rev Gary Koschnitzke	Retired	Christ LC Big Bend WI Pastor	5/4/2021
Rev Jason Strong	Light of the World LC Fairbanks AK	Good Shepherd LC West Bend WI Associate Pastor	5/9/2021
Dr Mark Paustian	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Northwestern Publishing House Vice President of Publishing	5/10/2021
Rev John Boggs	Divine Savior LC-West Palm Beach West Palm Beach FL	Immanuel LC Greenville WI Associate Pastor	5/12/2021
Rev Joshua Hanson	Christ LC Lodi CA	Emmanuel LC Owatonna MN Pastor	5/12/2021
Rev Jacob Behnken	Good Shepherd LC Midland MI	Salem LC Loretto MN Associate Pastor	5/16/2021
Rev Marcus Schulz	Emanuel LC New London WI	Ministry of Christian Giving Christian Giving Counselor; Michigan & North Atlantic Districts	5/18/2021
Rev Chad Walta	Christ LC Milwaukee WI	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher; Religion Department	5/22/2021
Rev Chad Walta	Christ LC Milwaukee WI	St Paul LC Saint James MN Pastor	5/23/2021
Rev Lincoln Albrecht	River of Life LC Goodyear AZ	Christ LC Eden Prairie MN Pastor	5/23/2021
Rev David Barkow	Christ the Lord LC Cottage Grove MN	Bethany LC – Lynndale Campus Appleton WI Associate Pastor	5/23/2021
Rev Thomas Westra	Beautiful Savior LC Cincinnati OH	Trinity LC Waukesha WI Associate Pastor	5/23/2021
Rev Nathanael Scharf	St Paul’s LC New Ulm MN	Grace LC Tucson AZ Pastor	5/23/2021
Rev Paul Bowe	Gethsemane LC Oklahoma City OK	Good Shepherd LC Midland TX Pastor	5/23/2021
Rev Frederic Berger	St Paul’s LC Plymouth NE	Our Savior LC Grafton WI Associate Pastor	5/23/2021
Rev Jeffrey Schmidt	Emanuel LC Flint MI	St Paul LC Mauston WI Associate Pastor	5/23/2021
Rev Nathanael Scharf	St Paul’s LC New Ulm MN	Prince of Peace LC Salt Lake City UT Associate Pastor	5/23/2021
Rev Timothy Satorius	Grace LC Falls Church VA	Calvary LC Canyon Country CA Pastor	5/23/2021
Rev Stephen Lehmann	Mt Olive LC Iron Mountain MI	Brooklyn LC Brooklyn Park MN Pastor	5/25/2021
Rev Dr Timothy Bourman	Sure Foundation LC Woodside NY	Zion LC Lansing MI Pastor	5/26/2021
Rev Thadeus Flitter	Zion LC Valentine NE	St Paul’s LC Franklin WI Associate Pastor	5/26/2021
Rev Daniel Reich	Trinity LC Lake City MN	First LC Aurora NE Pastor	5/27/2021
Rev Jeremy Cares	Shepherd of the Plains LC Lubbock TX	New Mission – Parrish FL Lakewood Ranch FL Missionary	5/27/2021
Rev Paul Meier	Immanuel LC Neenah WI	St John LC Goodhue MN Pastor	5/30/2021
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mrs Kellie Prins		Trinity LS Nicollet MN Teacher; Grades 3-4	5/3/2021
Mrs Sarah Habben		Mt Calvary Early Childhood Ministry Flagstaff AZ ECM Director & Teacher	5/16/2021
Mrs Kristen Hillmann	St John-St James LS Reedsville WI	St John-St James LS Reedsville WI Teacher; Principal Release Time Teacher, Less-Than-Half-Time Call	5/16/2021
Mrs Carol Campbell	Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ	Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ ECM Teacher; Half-Time, Provisional Call	5/16/2021
Mrs Pamela Brudos		Illinois Lutheran Elementary School Crete IL Teacher; Grade 4, One-Year Call	5/18/2021
Mr Andrew Fink		Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Residential Life Supervisor, Part-Time Instructor	5/19/2021
Mrs Meg Schuessler	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Art, Provisional Call	5/19/2021
Mrs Amber Zoellner	St Lucas LS Milwaukee WI	Holy Cross LS Madison WI Teacher; Grade 6 HR, Science/STEM	5/20/2021
Mrs Heidi Williams	Little Lambs Learning Center Danube MN	Little Lambs Learning Center Danube MN ECM Director; Half-Time, One-Year Call	5/20/2021
Mrs Kayla Becker		Cross of Christ LS Coon Rapids MN Teacher; Grades 1-2	5/23/2021
Mr Timothy Torgerson	Trinity-St Luke Clark St Campus Watertown WI	St Matthew’s LS Oconomowoc WI Teacher; Grade 6, Social Studies, Coaching	5/23/2021
Mrs Erin LaPointe		St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI Teacher; Grades 1-2, One-Year Call	5/23/2021
Ms Stephanie Sennhenn		St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI ECM Teacher; 4K, Provisional Call	5/23/2021
Mrs Kayla Becker		Ascension Lutheran Preschool Plymouth MN ECM Teacher; 4K	5/23/2021
Mrs Tina Callaway		St Paul LS Algoma WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	5/23/2021
Mrs Heidi Borgwardt		Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Half-Time Call	5/23/2021
Ms Jane Gaulke		St Matthew’s LS Stoddard WI Teacher; Grades 3-5, Provisional Call	5/23/2021
Mrs Stephanie Ehlke		Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI ECM Director; Moms & Tots Director, One-Year, Half-Time Call	5/23/2021
Mrs Eileen Draper	Carlsbad Christian Academy Carlsbad CA	Carlsbad Christian Academy Carlsbad CA Teacher; Kindergarten, One-Year Call	5/23/2021
Mrs Jennifer Hackbarth	Salem Preschool Woodbury MN	First LS La Crosse WI ECM Director	5/24/2021
Mrs Tamara Melott	Ascension Lutheran Preschool Plymouth MN	First LS La Crosse WI Teacher; Kindergarten	5/24/2021
Mrs Amy Steiner		Grace LS Oshkosh WI Teacher; Grade 5-8 Dept. Math, Grade 6 HR, One-Year, Provisional Call	5/25/2021
Mrs Katherine Hosbach	Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI	Trinity LS West Bend WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	5/25/2021
Mrs Hope Loescher	Morning Star LS Jackson WI	St Paul LS Appleton WI Teacher; Grade 1, One-Year Call	5/25/2021
Mrs Jill Dolan		Riverview LS Appleton WI Teacher; Grades 3-4, One-Year Call	5/26/2021
Mrs Elaina Mercier	Bethlehem LS Hortonville WI	Trinity-St Luke Western Ave Campus Watertown WI Teacher; Half-Time Call	5/26/2021
Mrs Kathrine Wordell		Divine Savior Academy – Santa Rita Ranch Liberty Hill TX Teacher; Grade 5	5/26/2021
Miss Allison Bovee	Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI	Star of Bethlehem LS New Berlin WI Teacher; Grade 4, One-Year Call	5/27/2021
Mrs Laura Stangl		Trinity-St Luke Clark St Campus Watertown WI Teacher; Grade 5, One-Year Call	5/30/2021

CALLS ACCEPTED

Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mrs Rachel Neumann	St Paul LS Tomah WI	St Paul LS Tomah WI Teacher; Administrative Leave Teacher, Grades 7-8, One-Year, Half-Time Call	5/10/2021
Mrs Kaylee Swanson		Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Teacher; English Language Arts Instructor	5/20/2021
Mrs Colleen Gentele	Christ LS Eagle River WI	Christ LS Eagle River WI Teacher; Grades 2-4, One-Year Call	5/25/2021
Mr Craig Kiecker	Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ	Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ Principal; One-Year Call	5/26/2021
Mrs Kristine Pufahl	Christ LS Big Bend WI	Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ Teacher; Upper Grades, One-Year Call	5/26/2021
Mrs Amber Frelitz	St Paul LS Tomah WI	Christ-St John’s LS West Salem WI Teacher; Upper Grades Administrative Release Time Teacher, Half-Time, One-Year Call	5/26/2021
Mrs Beth Weed		David’s Star LS Jackson WI Teacher; Grade 4, Technology, One-Year Call	5/27/2021
Mr Matthew Meitner	First LS La Crosse WI	First LS La Crosse WI Principal; Grades 5-6	5/27/2021
Mrs Elizabeth Malliet		St John’s LS Burlington WI Teacher; Grade 2, One-Year, Provisional Call	5/27/2021
Mrs Mary Naumann		Trinity LS Kiel WI Teacher; Grades 1-2, One-Year, Half-Time Call	5/28/2021
Mr Ryan Plath		St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Dorm Supervisor, Lower-Level Math	5/28/2021
Mrs Amy Grulke	Our Savior LS Grafton WI	Trinity LS Waukesha WI ECM Teacher	5/29/2021
Mrs Beth Rathje		Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Full-Time Call	5/29/2021
Mrs Sarah Gabb	St Paul First LS North Hollywood CA	Building Blocks Christian Academy Los Angeles CA ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call	5/31/2021

ASSIGNMENT

Teachers		Assignment	Date assigned
Mrs Sarah Krueger		Mt Olive LS Overland Park KS Teacher; Grades 5-8	5/20/2021
Miss Moriah Poehlman		Martin Luther LS Oshkosh WI Teacher; Grade 2, One-Year Assignment	5/22/2021
Mrs Jazzmin Kasper		Atonement LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 4, One-Year Assignment	5/25/2021
Mrs Rachel Christie		St Paul LS Beverly Hills FL Teacher; Grade 2, One-Year Assignment	5/27/2021
Miss Dana Pietrzyk		Christ Alone LS Thiensville WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	5/30/2021

CALLS DECLINED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Duane Schmeichel	Lamb of God LC Madison AL	Fairview LC Milwaukee WI Pastor	5/27/2021
Rev Daniel Schmidt	St Matthew’s LC Oconomowoc WI	Resurrection LC Rochester MN Associate Pastor; Coordinating Pastor	5/29/2021
Rev Daniel Lange	Light of Life LC Covington WA	Grace LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor	5/29/2021