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 |
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