Call Report – June 25, 2018

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

6/19/2018 – 6/25/2018

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 Benjamin Wessel	Woodlawn LC West Allis WI	Calvary LC Sheboygan WI Pastor	5/27/2018
Rev Samuel Biebert	Trinity LC Carson ND 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 Joel Naumann	St Mark LC Eau Claire WI	St Paul’s LC Stevensville MI Associate Pastor	5/29/2018
Rev Richard Miller	Redeemer LC Scottville MI	St John LC Peshtigo WI Pastor	5/30/2018
Rev Joshua Janke	Risen Savior LC Mc Farland 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 Douglas Lange	Ascension LC Jacksonville NC	Our Shepherd LC Crown Point IN Pastor	6/3/2018
Rev Jonathan Zimpelmann	St John LC Hastings MN	New Mission Joplin MO 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 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 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
Rev Philip Moldenhauer	Our Redeemer LC Madison WI	Good Shepherd LC Sioux Falls SD Associate Pastor	6/17/2018
Rev James Schumann	Crown of Glory LC Orlando FL	Mt Calvary LC Menasha WI Associate Pastor; Retirement Call	6/18/2018
Rev Jonathan Zietlow	Grace LC Crivitz WI	St Mark LC Eau Claire WI Associate Pastor	6/18/2018
Rev Matthew Sprunger	Zion LC Sanborn MN	St John LC Bay City MI Associate Pastor	6/20/2018
Rev Christian Winkel	Redemption LC Milwaukee WI	Lord of Love LC De Forest WI Associate Pastor	6/21/2018
Rev Kent Holz	Beautiful Savior LC Clarksville TN	Trinity LC El Paso TX Pastor	6/22/2018
Rev Timothy Flunker	National Hispanic Consultant	St Paul LC Green Bay WI Associate Pastor	6/24/2018
Rev Andrew Retberg	Good Shepherd LC The Woodlands TX	Bethlehem LC Manassas VA Pastor	6/24/2018
Rev Benjamin Sadler	Goodview Trinity LC Goodview MN	Grace LC Vail AZ & Benson AZ Associate Pastor	6/24/2018
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mrs Rebecca Metzger		St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Provisional Call	5/17/2018
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
Mr Jonathan Lindemann	St Paul LS Ixonia WI	St Paul LS Howards Grove WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	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
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 Beth Kramp	Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI	Faith of a Child Daycare Oshkosh WI ECM Director	6/3/2018
Mrs Joni Rupnow		St Paul LS Ixonia WI Remedial & Enrichment Teacher; Part-Time, Provisional Call	6/3/2018
Mr Timothy Thies	Bethlehem LS Hortonville WI	St Peter LS Weyauwega WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	6/10/2018
Mrs Katharine Bremer	St Paul Lutheran Pre-Kindergarten 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
Ms Allison Bitcon		Apostles LS San Jose CA Teacher; Grade 2, 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
Ms Ashley Jensen		West LHS Plymouth MN Teacher; Provisional Call	6/18/2018
Mrs Kristal Fillner		Christ the Lord LS Brookfield WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Departmentalized, One-Year, Half-Time Call	6/18/2018
Mr Tyler Tesch		Trinity LS Neenah WI Teacher; Grade 7, One-Year Call	6/18/2018
Ms Liesel Geppert		Christ the Lord LS Brookfield WI ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call	6/18/2018
Prof James Wooster		West Lutheran High School Plymouth MN Teacher; Chemistry, One-Year, Retirement Call	6/19/2018
Ms Karen Kilchenmann		Costa Maya Ministries Mexico Director	6/21/2018
Mrs Jennifer Trimmer	St Paul LS Columbus OH	St Lucas LS Kewaskum WI Principal & Grades 5-6	6/21/2018
Mrs Anita Krienke	Resurrection LS Rochester MN	Mt Olive LS Mankato MN Teacher; Kindergarten, One-Year Call	6/24/2018
Mrs Rebekah Bohlmann	Salem LS-Greenfield MN Greenfield MN	Salem LS-Greenfield MN Greenfield MN Teacher; Departmentalized Classes, One-Year, Part-Time Call	6/24/2018
Mrs Monica Minzlaff		Martin Luther LS Neenah WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	6/24/2018
Miss Erica Babinec	Grace Lutheran Academy Lowell AR	Peace LS Sun Prairie WI Teacher; Grade 1	6/24/2018
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
Mrs Emily Suedmeier		Christ the Lord LC Cottage Grove MN Staff Minister	6/17/2018

CALLS ACCEPTED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev David Neumann	Retired	Good Hope LC Ellensburg WA Pastor; Retirement Call	6/21/2018
Rev Nicolas Schmoller	Lamb of God LC Lafayette IN	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Theology & Foreign Language	6/22/2018
Rev Jeffrey Heitsch	Nigeria Mission	Our Savior’s LC Port Orange FL Pastor	6/24/2018
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Ms Lisa Fletcher		St John’s LS Sparta WI Teacher; Kindergarten	6/10/2018
Mrs Sarah Augustine		Bethany LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Grade 2	6/18/2018
Mrs Shawn Nielsen		Green Valley Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten Henderson NV Teacher; Kindergarten, Half-Time Call	6/19/2018
Miss Ashley VanCalster	Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN	Risen Savior LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 2	6/19/2018
Mr Peter Markgraf		St Paul LS New Ulm MN Principal; One-Year Call	6/21/2018
Ms Kaitlyn Saugstad		St Philip’s LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 5, Provisional Call	6/21/2018
Mrs Rebecca Rogotzke		Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN Teacher; English, One-Year, Part-Time Call	6/21/2018
Mrs Katrina Brohn	Morning Star LS Jackson WI	Morning Star LS Jackson WI Teacher; Grades 3-4 & Extended Learning, One-Year, Part-Time Call	6/22/2018
Mrs Connie Krueger	Trinity LS Jenera OH	Trinity LS Jenera OH Teacher; Grades 1-2	6/22/2018
Mrs Faith Gnewuch	Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac WI	Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 2, One-Year, Part-Time, Provisional Call	6/22/2018
Ms Cait Eisner		Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN ECM Teacher; Provisional Call	6/22/2018
Mrs Erin Krebs		St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI Teacher; Grade 6, One-Year Call	6/22/2018
Mr Timothy Hemling	St John LS Montello WI	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Middle School English	6/24/2018
Mrs Amanda Weinrich		Martin Luther LS Neenah WI Teacher; Grades 5-6, Half-Time Call	6/24/2018
Mrs Jean Jahnke	St John LS Maribel WI	St John LS Maribel WI Teacher; Kindergarten, One-Year, Half-Time Call	6/25/2018

CALLS DECLINED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev David Barkow	Christ the Lord LC Cottage Grove MN	Bethel LC Bay City MI Pastor	6/16/2018
Rev Timothy Bode	Abiding Savior LC Elk River MN	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Pastor	6/18/2018
Rev Timothy Wahl	Morning Star LC Jackson WI	Grace LC Tecumseh MI Pastor	6/21/2018
Rev Wayne Shevey	Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI	Grace LC Oshkosh WI Associate Pastor	6/22/2018
Rev Jonathan Hackbarth	Salem LC Woodbury MN	Zion LC Rhinelander WI Associate Pastor	6/22/2018
Rev Chadwick Graham	Grace LC Oshkosh WI	Peace LC Loves Park IL Pastor	6/22/2018
Rev M John Derme	Shepherd of the Mountains LC Reno NV	Trinity LC Crete IL Associate Pastor	6/22/2018
Rev Peter Zaferos	Living Shepherd LC Laramie WY	Garden Homes LC Milwaukee WI Pastor	6/22/2018
Rev Andrew Schroer	Redeemer LC Edna TX	Mt Olive LC Suamico WI Associate Pastor	6/23/2018
Rev Caleb Schoeneck	Beautiful Savior LC College Station TX	St Paul LC Onalaska WI Associate Pastor	6/23/2018
Rev Jeremy Glowicki	St Paul LC Jordan MN	Zion LC Toledo OH Pastor	6/24/2018
Rev Kurt Schaser	St John’s LC Newburg WI	Good Shepherd LC Omaha NE Pastor	6/24/2018
Rev Kurt Schaser	St John’s LC Newburg WI	New Hope LC West Melbourne FL Pastor	6/24/2018
Rev Brian Roloff	Ascension LC Plymouth MN	Mt Calvary LC Redding CA Pastor	6/24/2018
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Mr Joel Putz	Immanuel LS Manitowoc WI	St John LS Caledonia MN Teacher; Grades 3-4	6/18/2018
Ms Rachel Bonow		East Fork LHS Whiteriver AZ Teacher; Provisional Call	6/18/2018
Ms Kristen Miller	St Paul LS Muskego WI	King of Kings LS Garden Grove CA Teacher; Grades 3-5, One-Year Call	6/19/2018
Mr Mark Dobberstein	Christ LS North Saint Paul MN	St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI Principal & Grades 5-8, Departmentalized	6/21/2018
Mr Craig Winkler	St Peter LS Helenville WI	Trinity LS Marinette WI Principal & Grades 5-8	6/21/2018
Mrs Emily Rodrigue	Our Savior LS Grafton WI	Emanuel LS New London WI Teacher; Upper Grades, One-Year Call	6/25/2018

RESIGNED

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Mrs Kathryn Felgenhauer	St Mark Little Lions Preschool Salina KS	6/30/2018
Mr Jonathan Boche	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI	6/30/2018
Mrs Vicki Schneider	Grace LS Oshkosh WI	6/30/2018
Mrs Katherine Boehlke	Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN	6/30/2018

CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY

Teachers	Home church	Death date
Mr Robert Willhite		6/1/2018
Mrs Marjorie Holz	St Paul LC Muskego WI	6/19/2018

LIMITED LENGTH CALL EXPIRED

Teachers	Current call	Date effective
Mrs Anita Krienke	Resurrection LS Rochester MN	6/30/2018