Call Report – June 13, 2022

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

6/7/2022 – 6/13/2022

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 Matthew Westra	Living Promise LC Morristown TN	St Andrew LC Middleton WI Associate Pastor; Service & Outreach	5/1/2022
Rev Timothy Patoka	Grace LC Tucson AZ	Peace LC King of Prussia PA Pastor	5/8/2022
Rev Joel Tullberg	Shepherd of the Hills LC Lansing MI	Trinity LC Waukesha WI Associate Pastor	5/22/2022
Rev John Stelter	St John LC Princeton WI	Faith LC Antioch IL Associate Pastor	5/22/2022
Rev Joel Naumann	St Mark LC Eau Claire WI	Redeemer LC Mandan ND Pastor	5/22/2022
Rev Jacob Scott	Zion LC Arlington WI	St John LC & Trinity LC Janesville MN Pastor	5/23/2022
Rev Duane Rodewald	Abiding Peace LC Simpsonville SC	St John LC St John’s Saint John Antigua Pastor	5/23/2022
Rev Joel Neumann	Faith LC Black River Falls WI	Our Savior LC Grafton WI Associate Pastor	5/24/2022
Rev Joel Hoff	Trinity LC Neenah WI	Asia One Team Missionary	5/25/2022
Rev Joel Spaude	St Peter LC Fort Collins CO	Asia One Team Missionary to Indonesia	5/25/2022
Rev Christopher Ewings	Faith LC Anchorage AK	Gethsemane LC Davenport IA Pastor	5/29/2022
Rev Daniel Solofra	CrossWalk Lutheran Ministries Laveen AZ	Ascension LC Jacksonville NC Pastor	5/29/2022
Rev Jonathan Lehmann	CRM	Deer Valley LC Phoenix AZ Pastor	6/1/2022
Rev Bryant Laude	Zion LC Mobridge SD St Jacobi LC Glenham SD	St John LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor	6/1/2022
Rev David Endorf	CRM	Brooklyn LC Brooklyn Park MN Pastor	6/1/2022
Rev Mark Tiefel	Emanuel LC New London WI	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Music & dean of chapel	6/1/2022
Rev Curt Backhaus	St Paul LC Tomah WI	Risen Savior LC Austin TX Pastor	6/2/2022
Rev Michael Schneider	Zion LC Crete IL	Huron Valley Lutheran High School Westland MI Palabra de Vida Detroit MI Teacher; Grades 9-11, Spanish & Crossing Bridges Coordinator	6/2/2022
Rev Jonathan Hein	Commission on Congregational Counseling	New mission start Canton GA Pastor	6/2/2022
Rev Michael Schneider	Zion LC Crete IL	Hope LC Chino Valley AZ & Prescott AZ Pastor	6/2/2022
Rev Ib Meyer	Grace LC Woodlands Saint George Grenada	Immanuel LC Lakeside AZ Pastor	6/4/2022
Rev David Strucely	Atonement LC Plano TX	Pan de Vida LC Garden Grove CA Missionary	6/5/2022
Rev James Seiltz	Salem LC Colorado Springs CO	St Paul LC North Freedom WI Pastor	6/5/2022
Rev Allen Kirschbaum	Spirit of Life LC Caledonia MI	Ascension LC Escondido CA Pastor	6/5/2022
Rev Allen Kirschbaum	Spirit of Life LC Caledonia MI	St John’s LC Juneau WI Associate Pastor	6/5/2022
Rev Steven Neumann	New Life LC – Central Kenosha WI	St Paul’s LC North Mankato MN Associate Pastor	6/5/2022
Rev Philip Heyer	St Stephen LC Beaver Dam WI	St Peter LC Juneau WI Pastor; Part-Time Call	6/5/2022
Rev Jonathan Lehmann	CRM	St John LC Riga MI Pastor	6/5/2022
Rev Adam Bode	St Paul LC Howards Grove WI	New mission start Windsor CO Pastor	6/5/2022
Rev Jonathan Lehmann	CRM	Divine Savior LC-West Palm Beach West Palm Beach FL Pastor	6/5/2022
Rev Luke Werre	Peace LC Sun Prairie WI	St John LC Kendall WI St Matthew LC Ontario WI Pastor	6/5/2022
Rev Steven Neumann	New Life LC – Central Kenosha WI	St Peter LC Modesto CA Pastor	6/5/2022
Rev Seth Bode	Bethlehem LC Carmel IN	Ascension LC Antigo WI Pastor	6/6/2022
Rev Seth Dorn	St Stephen LC Beaver Dam WI	St John LC Wauwatosa WI Associate Pastor	6/7/2022
Rev Joshua Bishop	Grace LC Saint Joseph MI	Green Valley LC Henderson NV Pastor	6/7/2022
Rev Jacob Hanneman	Shepherd of the Plains LC Fort Morgan CO	New Life LC Rockford IL Pastor	6/8/2022
Rev James Roecker	St Andrew’s LC Saint Paul Park MN	St John LC Fremont WI Pastor	6/8/2022
Rev Nathaniel Winkel	Mountain Valley LC Eagle CO	Immanuel LC Neenah WI Pastor	6/8/2022
Rev Jason Baldwin	Hope LC Saint Charles MI	Water of Life LC – Racine Campus & Caledonia Campus Racine WI Associate Pastor	6/8/2022
Rev Darin Warnecke	St John LC Sturgis MI	Valley View LC Helena MT Pastor	6/9/2022
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mrs Connie Mann		St Paul LS Menomonie WI Teacher; Grade 5, Upper Grades Music, Provisional Call	5/17/2022
Mrs Angelia Braatz		Holy Cross LS Madison WI Teacher; Grade 3, Provisional Call	5/21/2022
Mrs Keely Prekop	Trinity-St Luke Western Ave Campus Watertown WI	St Peter LS Helenville WI ECM Teacher; 4K	5/22/2022
Mrs Sally Petersen		Salem LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 1	5/24/2022
Mr Michael Homan		St Paul LS Tomah WI Teacher; Upper Grades, Athletic Director, One-Year Call	5/24/2022
Mrs Kristine Fischer		St John LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 1, Provisional Call	5/24/2022
Ms Michelle Yotter	St Peter LS Saint Peter MN	Roots to Wings Learning Center Lake City MN ECM Teacher; 3K, One-Year Call	5/29/2022
Miss Claire Boeder	Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN	St Paul LS Saint James MN ECM Teacher & Kindergarten	6/1/2022
Mrs Calla Schoch		St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Grades 6-8 Dept. Science	6/1/2022
Mr Craig Breitkreutz	Faith LS Antioch IL	St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI Principal	6/3/2022
Mr Craig Breitkreutz	Faith LS Antioch IL	Good Shepherd LS Burton MI Principal; Grades 6-8	6/5/2022
Mr Craig Breitkreutz	Faith LS Antioch IL	St Paul LS Stevensville MI Principal; Grades 7-8	6/5/2022
Miss Jenessa Werre		St John LS Watertown WI ECM Teacher; Provisional Call	6/5/2022
Mr Keith Kopczynski	Faith LS Antioch IL	St John LS Libertyville IL Teacher; Grades 5-6	6/6/2022
Mrs Kathryn Luebke		Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI Teacher; English	6/6/2022
Mr Jonathan Medico		Atonement LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 5-6, ELA, Provisional Call	6/9/2022
Ms Colleen Haag		St John LS Red Wing MN Teacher; Grades 3-4, One-Year Call	6/10/2022
Miss Hannah Hungerford		Good Shepherd LS West Bend WI Teacher; Instructional Teacher, Provisional Call	6/12/2022
Mr George Radloff		St Paul LS Tomah WI Teacher; Upper Grades, Vice-Principal	6/12/2022
Miss Jenessa Werre		St Paul LS Wisconsin Rapids WI Teacher; Grades 1-2, Provisional Call	6/12/2022
Miss Rachel Rosenberg		Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Art, Provisional Call	6/13/2022
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mr Christopher Dean	Costa Maya Ministries	Bloomington LC Bloomington MN Congregation Staff Minister; Youth & Family Minister	5/17/2022
Mr James Boggs	St John LC Lannon WI	St John LS Libertyville IL Principal & Staff Minister of Outreach	5/25/2022
Mr Kristoffer Kuschel	St Paul’s LC New Ulm MN	Mt Olive LC & LS Overland Park KS Congregation Staff Minister; Religion, Grades 5-12	6/12/2022

CALLS ACCEPTED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev James Langebartels	Zion LC Ogema WI St John LC Rib Lake WI	St Jacobi LC Greenfield WI Pastor; Retirement Call	6/10/2022
Rev Matthew Frey	Living Word LC Montrose CO	Summerlin LC Las Vegas NV Pastor	6/10/2022
Rev William Carter	St Paul LC Brownsville WI	St Peter LC Mayville WI Additional Call; dual with St. Paul Brownsville WI Pastor	6/12/2022
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mrs Eve Headrick		St John’s LS Burlington WI Teacher; Kindergarten	6/2/2022
Mrs Hope Loescher		St Paul LS Green Bay WI Teacher; Grade 3, One-Year Call	6/5/2022
Mrs Erin Koschnitzke		Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Teacher & Coach, Three-Quarter Time Call	6/6/2022
Mrs Dee Bergene		Kenosha Lutheran Academy (4-8) Kenosha WI Teacher; Grade 5, Provisional Call	6/6/2022
Mr Evan Vant Hul		Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN Teacher; Grades 11-12, Science, Half-Time, Provisional Call	6/7/2022
Mr Jonathan Lindemann	St Paul LS Ixonia WI	St Paul LS Bangor WI Teacher; Vice-Principal, Grades 7-8	6/8/2022
Mr Stephen Schultz		Ascension LS and Preschool Sarasota FL Principal; Interim Principal, One-Year Call	6/8/2022
Mrs Colleen Gentele	Christ LS Eagle River WI	Zion LS Rhinelander WI Teacher; Grades 3-4, One-Year Call	6/8/2022
Mr Daniel Whitney	Risen Savior LS Mankato MN	Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN Principal; One-Year, Half-Time Call	6/9/2022
Mr Daniel Whitney	Risen Savior LS Mankato MN	St Peter LS Saint Peter MN Principal; One-Year, Half-Time Call	6/9/2022
Ms Elizabeth Reimers		Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Teacher; Grades 5-8 Departmentalized, Provisional Call	6/9/2022
Mrs Catherine Kuehl		St John’s LS Burlington WI Teacher; Grade 3, Provisional Call	6/10/2022
Mrs Michele Bayer	Pilgrim LS Mesa AZ	Pilgrim LS Mesa AZ Teacher; Half-Time, One-Year Call, Principal-Release Time, Teacher Aide	6/11/2022
Mrs Bethel Luetzow	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Teacher; Piano Instructor, One-Year, Less-Than Half-Time Call	6/13/2022
Ms Ashley Larson		Risen Savior LS Mankato MN Teacher; Grades 3-8, Dept. Learning, Half-Time, Provisional Call	6/13/2022
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mr Richard Gibson	St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN	Faith Evangelical LC Prior Lake MN Congregation Staff Minister; Half-Time, One-Year Call	6/12/2022

CALLS DECLINED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Stephen Helwig	Gethsemane LC Omaha NE	Board for Home Missions Administrator	6/6/2022
Rev Daniel Laitinen	Multi-Language Productions	Multi-Language Productions TELL Missionary; Africa	6/7/2022
Rev Chad Walta	Christ LC Milwaukee WI	Bethany LC Fort Atkinson WI Associate Pastor; Lead Campus Pastor	6/8/2022
Rev Noah Bater	Prince of Peace LC Thousand Oaks CA	Peace LC Hartford WI Associate Pastor	6/10/2022
Rev James Fleming	St Peter LC – North Campus Appleton WI	Michigan Lutheran High School Saint Joseph MI President	6/11/2022
Rev Jason Jobs	St John LC Markesan WI	Our Savior LC Perry MI Pastor	6/11/2022
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Mrs Lori Gieschen		Zion LS Rhinelander WI Teacher; Grades 1-2, One-Year Call	6/7/2022
Mrs Amanda Wittig		St John LS Red Wing MN Teacher; Grades 3-4, One-Year Call	6/9/2022

RESIGNED

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Ms Jessica Roberts	Abiding Love Preschool Cape Coral FL	5/27/2022
Mr Kevin Hahm	Atonement LS Milwaukee WI	6/30/2022

CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY

Pastors	Home church	Death date
Rev James Liggett		6/7/2022
Rev Leonard Pankow	St Peter LC Weyauwega WI	6/9/2022
Teachers	Home church	Death date
Mr Richard Bakken		6/10/2022

RETIREMENT

Pastors	Current call	Date retired
Rev Jon Tesch	Trinity LC Marinette WI	7/31/2022
Teachers	Current call	Date retired
Mrs Nancy Zander	St Paul LS Appleton WI	6/30/2022