Call Report – June 14, 2021

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

6/8/2021 – 6/14/2021

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 John Boggs	Divine Savior LC-West Palm Beach West Palm Beach FL	Immanuel LC Greenville WI Associate Pastor	5/12/2021
Rev Marcus Schulz	Emanuel LC New London WI	Ministry of Christian Giving Christian Giving Counselor; Michigan & North Atlantic Districts	5/18/2021
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 Frederic Berger	St Paul’s LC Plymouth NE	Our Savior LC Grafton WI Associate Pastor	5/23/2021
Rev Fred Schurman III	Lord of Lords LC Casper WY	Good Shepherd LC Pipestone MN St John LC Lake Benton MN Pastor	5/23/2021
Rev Jeffrey Schmidt	Emanuel LC Flint MI	St Paul LC Mauston WI 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 Jeremy Cares	Shepherd of the Plains LC Lubbock TX	New Mission Parrish FL Missionary	5/27/2021
Rev Paul Meier	Immanuel LC Neenah WI	St John LC Goodhue MN Pastor	5/30/2021
Rev John Gensmer	Abiding Love LC Cape Coral FL	St Paul LC Livonia MI Associate Pastor	6/2/2021
Rev Rodney Rixe	Trinity LC Hoskins NE	St Paul LC Roscoe SD St John LC Bowdle SD Pastor	6/2/2021
Rev Matthew Hennig	Christ LC North St Paul & Hugo MN	Amazing Grace LC Dickinson ND Missionary	6/3/2021
Rev Paul Schulz	Risen Savior LC Chula Vista CA	Reformation LC Dousman WI Pastor	6/3/2021
Rev Peter Korthals	St Paul LC Amherst NH Beautiful Savior LC South Portland ME	Water of Life LC – Racine Campus & Caledonia Campus Racine WI Associate Pastor	6/3/2021
Rev Paul Schulz	Risen Savior LC Chula Vista CA	Shepherd of the Valley LC West Fargo ND Pastor	6/3/2021
Rev Steven Prahl	Foundation LC Peyton CO	St John LC Fairfax MN Pastor	6/5/2021
Rev Stephen Kuehl	Shepherd of Peace LC Powell OH	Zion LC Rhinelander WI Associate Pastor	6/6/2021
Rev Adam Zimpelmann	Good Shepherd LC Fond du Lac WI	Immanuel LC Woodville WI Pastor	6/6/2021
Rev Matthew Krenke	St John’s LC Jefferson WI	Lutheran Institutional Ministry Association Austin MN St John’s LC Minneapolis MN Pastor	6/6/2021
Rev Peter Janke	East Asia	Summerlin LC Las Vegas NV Pastor	6/6/2021
Rev Jeffrey Bonack	St Paul LC Muskego WI	Trinity LC Jenera OH Associate Pastor	6/6/2021
Rev Timothy Spiegelberg	Carbon Valley LC Firestone CO	Atonement LC Milwaukee WI Pastor	6/6/2021
Rev John Koelpin	Calvary LC Dallas TX	Salem LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor	6/6/2021
Rev Matthew Ewart	NorthCross LC Lakeville MN	Zion LC Monroe MI Associate Pastor	6/6/2021
Rev Scott Oelhafen	Trinity LC Waukesha WI	St Paul’s LC New Ulm MN Associate Pastor	6/6/2021
Rev Matthew Reis	Trinity LC Bangor MI	St Peter LC Monticello MN Pastor	6/6/2021
Rev Aaron Duve	Holy Redeemer LC Port Huron MI	St Paul LC Oconto Falls WI Pastor	6/6/2021
Rev Nathanael Brenner	Holy Scripture LC Fort Wayne IN	Trinity LC Winner SD Pastor	6/6/2021
Rev Jonathan Werre	Good Shepherd LC Sioux Falls SD	St John LC Whitewater WI Pastor	6/6/2021
Rev Paul Schroeder	King of Kings LC Apache Junction AZ	Timothy LC Saint Louis Park MN Pastor	6/6/2021
Rev Ryan Landwehr	St Mark LC Spruce WI Our Savior LC Lena WI	St Matthew LC Spring Valley WI St Peter LC Elmwood WI Pastor	6/7/2021
Rev Paul Stratman	St Stephen LC Beaver Dam WI	St James LC Portage MI Pastor	6/8/2021
Rev Timothy Glende	St Peter LC – North Campus Appleton WI	Morning Star LC Jackson WI Associate Pastor	6/8/2021
Rev Johnold Strey	Crown of Life LC Hubertus WI	Peace LC Janesville WI Pastor	6/9/2021
Rev Jeremy Husby	Peace LC Hartford WI	Shepherd of Peace LC Norfolk NE Pastor	6/9/2021
Rev Andrew DeGier	Trinity LC Merrill WI	St Lucas LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor	6/10/2021
Rev Andrew Johnston	One Latin America Team	Christ the Vine LC Temecula CA Pastor	6/13/2021
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mrs Carol Campbell	Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ	Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ ECM Teacher; Half-Time, Provisional Call	5/16/2021
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
Ms Stephanie Sennhenn		St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI ECM Teacher; 4K, Provisional Call	5/23/2021
Mrs Heidi Borgwardt		Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Half-Time 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 Susan Buss		St Paul LS Menomonie WI Teacher; Grade 2, One-Year Call	5/25/2021
Mrs Elaina Mercier	Bethlehem LS Hortonville WI	Trinity-St Luke Western Ave Campus Watertown WI Teacher; Half Time Call	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
Mr Mark Gunderson	Lighthouse Youth Center Milwaukee WI	Mount Lebanon LS   Grades 5 – 8 Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 8 HR, Grades 7-8 Math	5/30/2021
Mr Henry Hoenecke	Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Myers FL	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Grade 7, One-Year Call	6/1/2021
Mrs Dorann Mahnke	St Paul LC Onalaska WI	St Paul LS Onalaska WI Teacher; Grades 6-7, Less-Than-Half Time, One-Year Call	6/2/2021
Mr Daniel Bredendick	St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 7	6/3/2021
Mrs Melissa Minzlaff	Peace LS Livonia MI	Huron Valley Lutheran High School Westland MI Teacher; One-Year, Less-than-Half Time Call	6/4/2021
Mrs Andrea Loduha		Crown of Life LS Hubertus WI Teacher; Grade 5, One-Year, Provisional Call	6/6/2021
Miss Shirleen Maertz		St Paul LS Menomonie WI Teacher; Kindergarten, One-Year Call	6/6/2021
Mrs Kim Pappenfuss		Cross of Glory LS Peoria AZ Teacher; Grades 5-8 Language Arts, Art, Half-Time, One-Year Call	6/6/2021
Mrs Rebekah Foxen		Cross of Glory LS Peoria AZ Teacher; Grades 1-8, Music, One-Year, Less-Than-Half-Time Call	6/6/2021
Mrs Tracy Birkholz		Good Shepherd LS Burnsville MN Teacher; Middle/Upper Grades, Half-Time Call	6/6/2021
Ms Melissa Hebl		St Paul’s LS Saginaw MI Teacher; Grade 2, One-Year Call	6/6/2021
Mr John LeBlanc		Faith LS Fond du Lac WI Teacher; Release-Time Teacher, Grades 6-7, Three-Quarter-Time, Provisional Call	6/6/2021
Mr Robert Buss	St Paul LS Menomonie WI	St Paul LS Menomonie WI Teacher; Grades 5-8, One-Year Call	6/6/2021
Mr Henry Hoenecke	Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Myers FL	Grace Christian Academy Falls Church VA Principal	6/9/2021
Mrs Lori Monday	St Peter LS Appleton WI	St Peter LS Appleton WI Teacher; Upper Grade Math; One-Year, Half-Time Call	6/9/2021
Mrs Renee Erdmann	St Peter LS Appleton WI	St Peter LS Appleton WI Teacher; Spanish, One-Year, Less-Than-Half Time	6/9/2021
Mrs Jennifer Yahnke		St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI Teacher; Grades 1-2, One-Year Call	6/10/2021
Mr Henry Hoenecke	Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Myers FL	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Administrator; One-Year Call	6/11/2021
Ms Amanda Haycock		Good Shepherd LS Burton MI Teacher; Grades K-2, One-Year, Provisional Call	6/13/2021
Mrs Kimberly Frey	St Paul LS Appleton WI	St Paul LS Plymouth NE Teacher; Grades K-1, One-Year Call	6/13/2021
Mrs Hannah Buske		Mt Olive Lutheran Preschool Shakopee MN ECM Teacher; Less-Than-Half-Time Call	6/13/2021

CALLS ACCEPTED

 

Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mrs Meg Schuessler	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Art, Provisional Call	6/4/2021
Mr Paul Trapp		Parkland LS Tacoma WA Teacher; Grades 7-8 HR, Grades 5-8 Dept.	6/6/2021
Mrs Pamela Brudos		Illinois Lutheran Elementary School Crete IL Teacher; Grade 4, One-Year Call	6/7/2021
Mrs Amber Zoellner	St Lucas LS Milwaukee WI	Holy Cross LS Madison WI Teacher; Grade 6 HR, Science/STEM	6/7/2021
Mrs Jessica Moeller		Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Professor; Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Provisional Call	6/7/2021
Ms Lisa Myhre		Westside Christian School Middleton WI Teacher; Grade 1, One-Year, Provisional Call	6/9/2021
Ms Valerie Weiss		Westside Christian School Middleton WI Director; Student Services Director, Provisional Call	6/9/2021
Mrs Deborah Weigand		St John LS Red Wing MN Teacher; Grades 3-5	6/10/2021
Mrs Laura Stangl		Trinity-St Luke Clark St Campus Watertown WI Teacher; Grade 5, One-Year Call	6/10/2021
Ms Terese Redders		Good Shepherd LS Burnsville MN ECM Teacher; Provisional Call	6/10/2021
Mrs Jean Avery		Christ Our Redeemer LS Aurora CO Teacher; Grades 3-4	6/11/2021
Mrs Elizabeth Wilde	Our Savior LS Wausau WI	Trinity LS Marshfield WI Teacher; Kindergarten	6/11/2021
Mrs Jacquelyn Engelbrecht	Christ Our Redeemer LS Aurora CO	Christ Our Redeemer LS Aurora CO ECM Teacher; One-Year, Half-Time Call	6/11/2021
Mr Timothy Torgerson	Trinity-St Luke Clark St Campus Watertown WI	St Matthew’s LS Oconomowoc WI Teacher; Grade 6, Social Studies, Coaching	6/12/2021
Mrs Kathrine Wordell		Divine Savior Academy – Santa Rita Ranch Liberty Hill TX Teacher; Grade 5	6/12/2021
Mr Isaac Sharrett		Bethany LS Port Orchard WA Teacher; Grades 5-6, Dept. Math, Science, Physical Ed., One-Year, Provisional Call	6/13/2021
Mr Fonda Fischer		St Paul LS Green Bay WI Principal; Interim Principal, Half-Time, One-Year Call	6/14/2021
Miss Rachel Becker		Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Middle Grades, Provisional Call	6/14/2021
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mr John Kanter	Zion LC Rhinelander WI	Zion LC Rhinelander WI Staff Minister; Call made Permanent, Half-Time Call	6/6/2021

CALLS DECLINED

 

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Dr Mark Paustian	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Northwestern Publishing House Vice President of Publishing	6/6/2021
Rev Daniel Reich	Trinity LC Lake City MN	First LC Aurora NE Pastor	6/10/2021
Rev Chad Walta	Christ LC Milwaukee WI	St Paul LC Saint James MN Pastor	6/10/2021
Rev Chad Walta	Christ LC Milwaukee WI	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher; Religion Department	6/10/2021
Rev Jason Strong	Light of the World LC Fairbanks AK	Good Shepherd LC West Bend WI Associate Pastor	6/11/2021
Rev Jacob Behnken	Good Shepherd LC Midland MI	Salem LC Loretto MN Associate Pastor	6/12/2021
Rev Nathanael Scharf	St Paul’s LC New Ulm MN	Grace LC Tucson AZ Pastor	6/13/2021
Rev Nathanael Scharf	St Paul’s LC New Ulm MN	Prince of Peace LC Salt Lake City UT Associate Pastor	6/13/2021
Rev Paul Bowe	Gethsemane LC Oklahoma City OK	Good Shepherd LC Midland TX Pastor	6/13/2021
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Mrs Tamara Melott	Ascension Lutheran Preschool Plymouth MN	First LS La Crosse WI Teacher; Kindergarten	5/28/2021
Mrs Martha Eiland	Pilgrim LS Mesa AZ	Pilgrim LS Mesa AZ ECM Teacher; Provisional Call	5/31/2021
Ms Brenda Toll		Riverview LS Appleton WI Teacher; Grades 3-4, One-Year Call	6/7/2021
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	6/10/2021
Mrs Hope Loescher	Morning Star LS Jackson WI	St Paul LS Appleton WI Teacher; Grade 1, One-Year Call	6/11/2021

RESIGNED

 

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Prof Jennifer Johnson	Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI	5/31/2021
Mrs Kay Brohn	Salem LS Stillwater MN	6/30/2021
Mrs Rebecca Briney	St Paul LS Plymouth NE	6/30/2021
Mrs Virginia Kehren	Jerusalem LS Morton Grove IL	6/30/2021
Mrs Amanda Buelow	Mt Olive LS Mankato MN	6/30/2021
Mrs Andrea Jost	Bethany LS Manitowoc WI	6/30/2021
Mrs Karen Obsuszt	St Paul LS Wisconsin Rapids WI	6/30/2021
Mrs Rachel Wordell	Mount Olive LS Appleton WI	6/30/2021

RETIREMENT

 

Teachers	Current call	Date retired
Mrs Susan Beilke	Mt Olive LS Mankato MN	6/30/2021