Call Report – June 18, 2018
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
6/12/2018 – 6/18/2018
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 Christopher Ewings | Faith LC Anchorage AK |
CrossWalk Lutheran Ministries Laveen AZ Pastor |
5/8/2018 |
Rev David Neumann | Retired | Good Hope LC Ellensburg WA Good Faith LC South Cle Elum WA Pastor; Retirement Call |
5/14/2018 |
Rev Timothy Bode | Abiding Savior LC Elk River MN |
Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Pastor |
5/16/2018 |
Rev Jonathan Hackbarth | Salem LC Woodbury MN |
Zion LC Rhinelander WI Associate Pastor |
5/20/2018 |
Rev Nicolas Schmoller | Lamb of God LC Lafayette IN |
Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Theology & Foreign Language |
5/21/2018 |
Rev Benjamin Wessel | Woodlawn LC West Allis WI |
Calvary LC Sheboygan WI Pastor |
5/27/2018 |
Rev Samuel Biebert | Trinity LC & St John LC Carson ND Immanuel LC Elgin ND |
Christ LC Cambridge MN Pastor |
5/27/2018 |
Rev Daniel Moll | Gethsemane LC Tigard OR |
Abiding Faith LC Fort Worth TX Pastor |
5/27/2018 |
Rev Timothy Wahl | Morning Star LC Jackson WI |
Grace LC Tecumseh MI Pastor |
5/29/2018 |
Rev Joel Naumann | St Mark LC Eau Claire WI |
St Paul’s LC Stevensville MI Associate Pastor |
5/29/2018 |
Rev David Barkow | Christ the Lord LC Cottage Grove MN |
Bethel LC Bay City MI Pastor |
5/30/2018 |
Rev Richard Miller | Redeemer LC Scottville MI |
St John LC Peshtigo WI Pastor |
5/30/2018 |
Rev Peter Zaferos | Living Shepherd LC Laramie WY |
Garden Homes LC Milwaukee WI Pastor |
5/30/2018 |
Rev Jeremy Glowicki | St Paul LC Jordan MN |
Zion LC Toledo OH Pastor |
5/31/2018 |
Rev Joshua Janke | Risen Savior LC McFarland WI |
St John LC Dowagiac MI Pastor |
5/31/2018 |
Rev Benjamin Tomczak | Bethel LC Sioux Falls SD |
Trinity LC Kiel WI Pastor |
6/3/2018 |
Rev Wayne Shevey | Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI |
Grace LC Oshkosh WI Associate Pastor |
6/3/2018 |
Rev Douglas Lange | Ascension LC Jacksonville NC |
Our Shepherd LC Crown Point IN Pastor |
6/3/2018 |
Rev Chadwick Graham | Grace LC Oshkosh WI |
Peace LC Loves Park IL Pastor |
6/3/2018 |
Rev Kurt Schaser | St John’s LC Newburg WI |
Good Shepherd LC Omaha NE Pastor |
6/3/2018 |
Rev Jonathan Zimpelmann | St John LC Hastings MN |
New Mission Joplin MO Pastor |
6/3/2018 |
Rev Kurt Schaser | St John’s LC Newburg WI |
New Hope LC West Melbourne FL Pastor |
6/3/2018 |
Rev Jeffrey Heitsch | Nigeria Mission | Our Savior’s LC Port Orange FL Pastor |
6/3/2018 |
Rev Stephen Melso | Bethany LC Manitowoc WI |
St Matthew’s LC Niles IL Pastor |
6/4/2018 |
Rev David Meyer | Good Shepherd LC South Attleboro MA |
Emanuel First LC Lansing MI Associate Pastor |
6/4/2018 |
Rev Andrew Mueller | Beautiful Savior LC Las Vegas NV |
Immanuel LC South Lyon MI Pastor |
6/4/2018 |
Rev Caleb Kurbis | Living Savior LC Asheville NC |
Shepherd of the Mountains LC Reno NV Pastor |
6/4/2018 |
Rev Jonathan Bergemann | Trinity LC Woodbridge VA |
Good Shepherd LC Downers Grove IL Pastor |
6/5/2018 |
Rev Andrew Schroer | Redeemer LC Edna TX |
Mt Olive LC Suamico WI Associate Pastor |
6/5/2018 |
Rev M John Derme | Shepherd of the Mountains LC Reno NV |
Trinity LC Crete IL Associate Pastor |
6/6/2018 |
Rev Brian Roloff | Ascension LC Plymouth MN |
Mt Calvary LC Redding CA Pastor |
6/7/2018 |
Rev Ross Henzi | Trinity LC Brillion WI |
Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI Associate Pastor |
6/10/2018 |
Rev Brian Semrow | Ascension LC Rochester MN |
Peace LC Kokomo IN Pastor |
6/10/2018 |
Rev Phillip Sievert | Lord of Life LC Thornton CO |
St Peter LC Weyauwega WI Associate Pastor |
6/10/2018 |
Rev Caleb Schoeneck | Beautiful Savior LC College Station TX |
St Paul LC Onalaska WI Associate Pastor |
6/10/2018 |
Rev Thomas Voss | Holy Trinity LC Des Moines WA |
Zion LC Greenleaf 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 Jeremiah Gumm | Cross of Christ LC Liverpool NY |
King of Kings LC Maitland FL 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 Bradley Pearson | St James LC Prairie du Sac WI |
Christ LC Merrill WI Pastor |
6/10/2018 |
Rev David Priebe | Bay Pines LC Seminole FL |
Beautiful Savior LC Bella Vista-Hiwasse AR Pastor; Part-Time Call |
6/10/2018 |
Rev Thomas Schmidt | Retired | Shepherd of the Hills LC Fredericksburg TX Pastor |
6/10/2018 |
Rev Andrew Schwartz | Christ the King LC Bremerton WA |
Heritage LC Gilbert AZ 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 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
Mrs Rebecca Metzger | St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Provisional Call |
5/17/2018 | |
Miss Ashley VanCalster | Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN |
Risen Savior LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 2 |
5/20/2018 |
Mrs Rebekah Fincham | Gethsemane LS Omaha NE |
St John LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Middle Grades & Extended Learning |
5/22/2018 |
Mrs Adrienne Bengel | St Mark LS Citrus Heights CA |
St Mark LS Citrus Heights CA Teacher; Kindergarten, One-Year Call |
5/22/2018 |
Ms Rachel Bonow | East Fork Lutheran High School Whiteriver AZ Teacher; Provisional Call |
5/23/2018 | |
Mr Jonathan Lindemann | St Paul LS Ixonia WI |
St Paul LS Howards Grove WI Teacher; Grades 5-6 |
5/27/2018 |
Mr Joel Putz | Immanuel LS Manitowoc WI |
St John LS Caledonia MN Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
5/27/2018 |
Ms Lisa Fletcher | St John’s LS Sparta WI Teacher; Kindergarten |
5/27/2018 | |
Mrs Alicia Manning | Resurrection LC Verona WI |
Small Steps Christian Learning Center Port Orange FL ECM Teacher; Provisional Call |
5/27/2018 |
Miss Rachel Petermann | Trinity LS Kiel WI |
Samuel LS Marshall MN Teacher; Kindergarten |
5/28/2018 |
Mr Mark Dobberstein | Christ LS North Saint Paul MN |
St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI Principal & Grades 5-8; Departmentalized |
5/31/2018 |
Miss Elaina Mercier | Little Lambs Learning Center Duluth MN ECM Director |
5/31/2018 | |
Mr Jeffrey Inniger | Trinity LS Caledonia WI Principal; One-Year, Part-Time Call |
6/3/2018 | |
Mrs Sarah Augustine | Bethany LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Grade 2 |
6/3/2018 | |
Ms Cait Eisner | Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN ECM Teacher; Provisional Call |
6/3/2018 | |
Mr Craig Winkler | St Peter LS Helenville WI |
Trinity LS Marinette WI Principal & Grades 5-8 |
6/3/2018 |
Mrs Connie Krueger | Trinity LS Jenera OH |
Trinity LS Jenera OH Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
6/3/2018 |
Ms Kristen Miller | St Paul LS Muskego WI |
King of Kings LS Garden Grove CA Teacher; Grades 3-5, One-Year Call |
6/3/2018 |
Mrs Beth Kramp | Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI |
Faith of a Child Daycare Oshkosh WI ECM Director |
6/3/2018 |
Mrs Amanda Weinrich | Martin Luther LS Neenah WI Teacher Grades 5-6; Half-Time Call |
6/3/2018 | |
Mr Timothy Thies | Bethlehem LS Hortonville WI |
St Peter LS Weyauwega WI Teacher; Grades 5-6 |
6/10/2018 |
Mr Peter Markgraf | St Paul LS New Ulm MN Principal; One-Year Call |
6/10/2018 | |
Mrs Katharine Bremer | St Paul’s School of Early Learning (SOEL) Muskego WI |
Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Teacher; One-Year, Part-Time Call |
6/10/2018 |
Mr Tyler Dorn | Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Teacher; One-Year, Part-Time Call |
6/10/2018 | |
Mrs Rebecca Rogotzke | Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN Teacher; English, One-Year, Part-Time Call |
6/11/2018 | |
Mrs Erin Krebs | St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI Teacher; Grade 6, One-Year Call |
6/12/2018 | |
Mr Timothy Hemling | St John LS Montello WI |
Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Middle School English |
6/13/2018 |
Mrs Emily Rodrigue | Our Savior LS Grafton WI |
Emanuel LS New London WI Teacher; Upper Grades, One-Year Call |
6/17/2018 |
Mrs Faith Gnewuch | Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac WI |
Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 2, One-Year, Part-Time, Provisional Call |
6/17/2018 |
Mrs Veronica Broekema | Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 2, One-Year, Part-Time, Provisional Call |
6/17/2018 | |
Prof Carl Weihrauch | Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI |
St Paul LS Livonia MI Interim Principal; One-Year, Retirement Call |
6/17/2018 |
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 Philip Bischoff | CrossWalk Lutheran Ministries Laveen AZ |
Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Staff Minister; Youth Minister |
6/11/2018 |
CALLS ACCEPTED
Pastors | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
Rev Roger Riedel | Peace LC Wautoma WI |
Grace LC Oronoco MN Pastor |
6/15/2018 |
Rev Daniel Burgess | Amazing Grace LC Panama City FL Abiding Word LC Dothan AL |
Water of Life LC Las Vegas NV Pastor |
6/15/2018 |
Rev Joshua Zarling | CRM | Good Shepherd’s LC West Allis WI Associate Pastor |
6/16/2018 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
Mr Ben Lundsten | Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN Teacher; Art, Provisional Call |
6/12/2018 | |
Mr Scott Nerby | Zion LS 3K-8th Grade Hartland WI |
St Paul LS Tomah WI Teacher; Grades 5-6 |
6/12/2018 |
Mrs Debra Price | St Peter LS Schofield WI Teacher; Grades 5-6, One-Year Call |
6/12/2018 | |
Mrs Valerie Schmidt | Bethlehem LS-North Germantown WI |
Bethlehem LS-North Germantown WI Teacher; Kindergarten, Provisional Call |
6/13/2018 |
Mrs Cheryl Herriges | Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI |
Bethlehem LS-North Germantown WI ECM Teacher; Part-Time, Provisional Call |
6/13/2018 |
Mrs Sarah Crass | Christ Our Savior Academy Columbia TN ECM Teacher |
6/13/2018 | |
Ms Laura Folsom | Pilgrim LS Mesa AZ |
Pilgrim LS Mesa AZ Teacher; Grades 3-4, Part-Time, Provisional Call |
6/14/2018 |
Ms Hannah Sievert | Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School Commerce City CO Teacher; Part-Time, Provisional Call |
6/15/2018 | |
Mr Jay Schwall | Lamb of God LS West Allis WI |
Lamb of God LS West Allis WI Principal & Grades 7-8; One-Year Call |
6/15/2018 |
Mrs Amanda Johnson | Trinity LS Brillion WI |
Trinity LS Brillion WI ECM & Resource Teacher; Half-Time Call |
6/15/2018 |
Mrs Chelsey Hanel | Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School Commerce City CO Teacher |
6/15/2018 | |
Mrs Ann Parker | St Paul LC Saint James MN Teacher; Upper Grades, One-Year, Half-Time Call |
6/16/2018 | |
Mrs Molly Phelps | Star of Bethlehem LS New Berlin WI |
Grace LS Kenai AK Teacher; Kindergarten, Half-Time Call |
6/17/2018 |
Mrs Kathryn Rundgren | Mt Olive LS Overland Park KS |
St Paul LS Beverly Hills FL Teacher; Grade 6 & Tutor, Part-Time Call |
6/18/2018 |
Staff Ministers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
Mr David Hochmuth | St Andrew LC Middleton WI |
Prison Ministry New Ulm MN Administrator, Prison Ministry |
6/15/2018 |
CALLS DECLINED
Pastors | Current call | New call | Date declined |
Rev Andrew Schultz | St John (Barre Mills) LC La Crosse WI |
Conference of Presidents Christian Giving Counselor SA & SC Districts |
6/12/2018 |
Rev David Mielke | Christ LC Oakley MI |
Trinity LC El Paso TX Pastor |
6/13/2018 |
Rev Jeremy Laitinen | St Mark LC Salina KS |
Paradise Valley LC Phoenix AZ Pastor |
6/15/2018 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date declined |
Mr Daniel Rick | St John’s LS Sleepy Eye MN |
St Lucas LS Kewaskum WI Principal & Grades 5-6 |
6/11/2018 |
Miss Kaylen Orr | Building Blocks Christian Academy Los Angeles CA |
Pilgrim LS Menomonee Falls WI ECM Director |
6/13/2018 |
Mrs Bethany Walsh | Bethlehem LS-North Germantown WI ECM Director |
6/13/2018 | |
Mrs Alicia Evers | Martin Luther LS Neenah WI Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
6/14/2018 | |
Mrs Tammie Kassulke | St Mark’s LS Watertown WI |
Trinity LS Brillion WI Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
6/15/2018 |
Mr Timothy Kassulke | St Mark’s LS Watertown WI |
Trinity LS Brillion WI Principal |
6/15/2018 |
Mr Daniel Plath | Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN |
Apostles LS San Jose CA Principal |
6/15/2018 |
Mrs Beth Plath | Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN |
Apostles LS San Jose CA Teacher; Grade 4 |
6/15/2018 |
Mr Ryan Buch | Siloah LS Milwaukee WI Principal; Provisional Call |
6/15/2018 | |
Miss Kimberly Ehlke | Trinity LS Caledonia WI |
Apostles LC San Jose CA Teacher; Grade 2 |
6/15/2018 |
Mrs Jennifer Fager | Zion LS Monroe MI Teacher; Kindergarten, Half-Time, Provisional Call |
6/16/2018 | |
Mr Glenn Metzger | St John LS Redwood Falls MN |
Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Teacher; Grades 5-8, Departmentalized |
6/16/2018 |
Mr Michael Mittelstadt | Bethlehem LS-South Menomonee Falls WI |
St John LS Libertyville IL Teacher; Grades 7-8 |
6/17/2018 |
Mrs Jennifer Trimmer | St Paul LS Columbus OH |
Risen Savior LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 5 |
6/18/2018 |
RESIGNED
Teachers | Current call | Date resigned |
Mrs Dorene Rausch | Christ the Lord LS Brookfield WI |
6/30/2018 |
Mrs Rossi-Kay Zarling | Peace LS Sun Prairie WI |
7/31/2018 |
CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY
Teachers | Home church | Death date |
Mr Floyd Schwecke | St Peter’s LC Fond du Lac WI |
6/13/2018 |
LIMITED LENGTH CALL EXPIRED
Teachers | Current call | Date effective |
Mrs Samantha Loescher | St Paul LS Muskego WI |
6/30/2018 |
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