Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
6/20/2023 – 6/26/2023
The call report details when pastors, teachers, and staff ministers change positions within WELS. The Conference of Presidents oversees and coordinates the calling process.
Note: Due to the upcoming holiday, the next call report will be posted on Wednesday, July 5, 2023.
NO DECISION REPORTED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Rev Austin Ziche | Immanuel LC Hadar NE |
Redeemer LC Maple Grove MN Pastor |
5/7/2023 |
| Rev Joel Spaude | St Peter LC Fort Collins CO |
Grace LC Kenai AK Pastor |
5/14/2023 |
| Rev Timothy Wilkens | Southridge LC Kennewick WA |
St Paul LC Prescott WI Pastor |
5/24/2023 |
| Rev John Borgwardt | Living Word LC Waukesha WI |
New Mission Start Bentonville AR Pastor |
5/30/2023 |
| Rev N Halldorson | Grace LC Scroggins TX |
Christ the King LC Port Charlotte FL Pastor |
5/30/2023 |
| Rev Benjamin Workentine | St Mark LC De Pere WI |
Hope LC Chino Valley AZ & Prescott AZ Pastor |
5/30/2023 |
| Rev Charles Westra | Christ Our Savior LC Columbia TN |
Board for Home Missions Administrator |
5/31/2023 |
| Rev Kirk Lahmann | St John LC Burlington WI |
St Paul’s LC Stevensville MI Pastor |
6/1/2023 |
| Rev Michael Sheppard | Mt Zion LC Ripon WI |
St Stephen LC Fall River WI Pastor |
6/4/2023 |
| Rev Nathan Wilke | Immanuel LC Neillsville WI |
Peace LC Granger IN Pastor |
6/4/2023 |
| Rev Thomas Moldenhauer | Our Saviour’s LC Bismarck ND |
Gloria Dei LC Grand Blanc MI Pastor |
6/4/2023 |
| Rev Brian Schmidt | Trinity LC Caledonia WI |
Beautiful Savior LC West Des Moines IA Pastor |
6/4/2023 |
| Rev Joshua Zarling | Good Shepherd’s LC West Allis WI |
Mountain View LC Calgary AB Canada Pastor |
6/4/2023 |
| Rev Andrew Mueller | Beautiful Savior LC Las Vegas NV |
Faith LC Sussex WI Associate Pastor |
6/4/2023 |
| Rev Jacob Schwartz | Star of Bethlehem LC New Berlin WI |
St Paul’s LC Fort Atkinson WI Associate Pastor |
6/4/2023 |
| Rev Daniel Kramer | Peace in Jesus Vietnamese LC Boise ID |
Crown of Life LC New Orleans LA Pastor |
6/4/2023 |
| Rev Daniel Kramer | Peace in Jesus Vietnamese LC Boise ID |
Peace LC King of Prussia PA Pastor |
6/4/2023 |
| Rev Marcus Schulz | Emanuel LC New London WI |
Christ LC Oakley MI Pastor |
6/6/2023 |
| Rev Scott Schwertfeger | Zion LC Arlington WI |
Martin Luther LC Oshkosh WI Associate Pastor |
6/7/2023 |
| Rev Nathan Wagenknecht | Faith LC Anchorage AK |
Good Shepherd LC Midland MI Pastor |
6/8/2023 |
| Rev Richard Starr | Mighty Fortress LC Hiram GA |
Green Valley LC Henderson NV Pastor |
6/8/2023 |
| Rev Donn Dobberstein | Commission on Discipleship | New Mission Start Kronenwetter WI Pastor |
6/10/2023 |
| Rev Jeremy Glowicki | St Paul LC Jordan MN |
St John LC Riga MI Pastor |
6/11/2023 |
| Rev Nathan Kassulke | Grace LC Tucson AZ |
Salem LC Owosso MI Pastor |
6/11/2023 |
| Rev Isaac Cherney | Redeemer LC Yakima WA |
St Luke LC Little Chute WI Pastor |
6/11/2023 |
| Rev Christopher Esmay | St John LC Waterloo WI |
Petra LC Sauk Rapids MN Pastor |
6/11/2023 |
| Rev Benjamin Berger | St Paul LC Winneconne WI |
Salem LC Stillwater MN Associate Pastor |
6/11/2023 |
| Rev Ryan Kolander | Palabra de Vida Detroit MI |
Abiding Shepherd LC Cottage Grove WI Pastor |
6/11/2023 |
| Rev Douglas Tomhave | St Paul LC Lake Mills WI |
Faith LC Antioch IL Associate Pastor |
6/11/2023 |
| Rev Justin Cloute | St Luke LC Watertown WI |
Redeemer LC Tomahawk WI Pastor |
6/11/2023 |
| Rev Brian Wrobel | Zion LC Gainesville FL |
Trinity LC Watertown WI Associate Pastor |
6/11/2023 |
| Rev David Clark | Grace LC Glendale AZ |
Redeemer LC Tucson AZ Pastor; Discipleship |
6/11/2023 |
| Rev Paul Horn | Lamb of God LC West Lafayette IN |
Conference of Presidents National civilian chaplain |
6/12/2023 |
| Rev John Kurth | Retired | Holy Cross LC Standish MI Pastor; Retirement Call |
6/12/2023 |
| Rev Paul Schroeder | King of Kings LC Apache Junction AZ |
Faith LC River Falls WI Pastor |
6/12/2023 |
| Rev Christopher Hoppe | St John LC Vacaville CA |
St Mark LC Salina KS Pastor |
6/12/2023 |
| Rev Brady Coleman | Siloah LC Milwaukee WI |
Peace LC Livonia MI Pastor |
6/13/2023 |
| Rev Paul Mose | CRM | St John LC Fremont WI Pastor |
6/13/2023 |
| Rev Darren Knoll | Shepherd of the Hills LC West Bend WI |
Prince of Peace LC Fairport NY Pastor |
6/13/2023 |
| Rev Philip Kiecker | Refuge LC Raleigh NC |
Good Shepherd LC Omaha NE Pastor |
6/14/2023 |
| Rev Christian Winkel | Redemption LC Milwaukee WI |
Emmanuel LC Hudson WI Pastor |
6/15/2023 |
| Rev Michael Quandt | Redemption LC Saint George UT |
Immanuel LC Sault Sainte Marie MI Pastor |
6/15/2023 |
| Rev Christopher Esmay | St John LC Waterloo WI |
Trinity LC Temple TX Pastor |
6/15/2023 |
| Rev Ryan Kolander | Palabra de Vida Detroit MI |
Riverview LC Appleton WI Associate Pastor |
6/15/2023 |
| Rev Tod Vertz | Salem LC Sturgeon Bay WI |
Peace of Our Savior LC New Carlisle OH Pastor |
6/18/2023 |
| Rev Benjamin Kratz | Our Savior LC Birmingham AL |
St Peter’s LC Fond du Lac WI Associate Pastor |
6/18/2023 |
| Rev David Schmidt | St John LC Dowagiac MI |
St John LC Hancock MN Pastor |
6/18/2023 |
| Rev Jeremy Wosje | Salem LC Milwaukee WI |
St Stephen LC Beaver Dam WI Associate Pastor |
6/18/2023 |
| Rev Michael Geiger | Crosspoint LC Georgetown TX |
Peace LC Trinity FL Pastor |
6/18/2023 |
| Rev Timothy Nass | St Paul LC Lake Mills WI |
Messiah LC Green Bay WI Associate Pastor |
6/19/2023 |
| Rev Seth Georgson | Martin Luther LC Saint Louis MO |
Bethany LC Manitowoc WI Associate Pastor |
6/19/2023 |
| Rev Neal Behm | Christ LC Merrill WI |
St Paul’s LC Broken Bow NE Pastor |
6/19/2023 |
| Rev John Gierach | St John LC Ann Arbor MI |
St Peter LC Savanna IL Trinity LC Mount Carroll IL Pastor |
6/20/2023 |
| Rev James Hein | St Marcus LC Milwaukee WI |
St John’s LC Jefferson WI Associate Pastor |
6/21/2023 |
| Rev Jonathan Zimpelmann | St John LC Hastings MN |
Living Hope LC Peoria IL Pastor |
6/21/2023 |
| Rev Michael Ewart | St Peter LC – North Campus Appleton WI |
Mt Olive LC Lincoln NE Pastor |
6/21/2023 |
| Rev Jeffrey Schmidt | Emanuel LC Flint MI |
Grace LC Geneva NE Trinity LC Grafton NE Pastor |
6/21/2023 |
| Rev Mark Lindloff | Emanuel LC Tawas City MI |
Living Shepherd LC Laramie WY Pastor |
6/22/2023 |
| Rev Thomas Spiegelberg II | Saving Grace LC Mobile AL |
Resurrection LC Chesapeake VA Pastor |
6/22/2023 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Mrs Janise Janikowski | St Paul LS Cudahy WI |
St John LS Maribel WI Teacher; Grades K-2, Provisional Call |
5/28/2023 |
| Mrs Sheryl Birsching | Holy Trinity LS Des Moines WA |
Trinity LS Bay City MI ECM Teacher; 4-Year-Old |
6/4/2023 |
| Mrs Deborah Burt | St Lucas LS Kewaskum WI Teacher; Grades 4-5 |
6/4/2023 | |
| Prof Ronald Ohm | Martin Luther College New Ulm MN |
Great Plains Lutheran High School Watertown SD Teacher; Supervisor of Instruction, Retirement Call |
6/5/2023 |
| Mrs Ahnsharee Klusmeyer | Good Shepherd’s LS West Allis WI |
Wisconsin LS-Middle School (6-8) Racine WI Teacher; Grade 6 HR, Grades 6-8 ELA |
6/7/2023 |
| Ms Sara Schreiber | Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Professor of Criminal Justice, Less-Than-Half Time, Provisional Call |
6/7/2023 | |
| Mrs Lora Sankey | Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Professor of Sport and Exercise Science, Less-Than-Half Time, Provisional Call |
6/7/2023 | |
| Mrs Sarah Lambrecht | St Paul LS Onalaska WI Teacher; Music, Less-Than-Half Time, Provisional Call |
6/11/2023 | |
| Ms Stephanie Diersen | Shepherd of the Valley LS Menasha WI Teacher; Kindergarten |
6/12/2023 | |
| Mrs Ammie Roberson | Kenosha Lutheran Academy (3-8) Kenosha WI Teacher; Grade 6, Provisional Call |
6/13/2023 | |
| Mrs Katherine Wakefield | Bethany Lutheran Preschool Saginaw MI ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call |
6/13/2023 | |
| Miss Madison Ott | St Paul LS Moline IL |
Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Grade 6, Dept. Science |
6/18/2023 |
| Mrs Rebecca Horn | Reformation LS San Diego CA Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
6/18/2023 | |
| Mrs Cassandra Rupno | St Peter LS Weyauwega WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Provisional Call |
6/22/2023 | |
| Mrs Bethany Behm | Trinity LS Aberdeen SD Teacher Grades 1-2 |
6/25/2023 | |
| Mr Jason Dutcher | Good Shepherd Lutheran Academy Deltona FL |
Zion LS K-8th Grade Hartland WI Teacher; Grades 2-4 |
6/25/2023 |
| Dr John Freese | Zion LS K-8th Grade Hartland WI |
Zion LS K-8th Grade Hartland WI Principal; Half-Time, One-Year Call |
6/25/2023 |
| Mrs Mandy Walker | St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI |
St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI Teacher; Grade 2, Half-Time, One-Year Call |
6/25/2023 |
| Mrs Katrina Fredrich | St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI Teacher; Grade 2, Half-Time, One-Year Call |
6/25/2023 | |
| Staff Ministers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Mr Philip Krueger | Christ-St Peter LS – Centennial Campus Milwaukee WI |
Centennial LC Milwaukee WI Congregation Staff Minister; Half-Time Call |
5/21/2023 |
| Mr Nathan Graumann | Apostles LC San Jose CA |
St Paul’s LC Fort Atkinson WI Congregation Staff Minister |
6/4/2023 |
CALLS ACCEPTED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Rev Randy Bader | Willow Lake LC Willow Lake SD Peace LC Clark SD Bethlehem LC Raymond SD |
Willow Lake LC Willow Lake SD Peace LC Clark SD Bethlehem LC Raymond SD St Paul’s LC Henry SD Pastor |
6/23/2023 |
| Rev Joseph Lindloff | Hope LC Irmo SC |
New Mission Start Marquette MI Pastor |
6/24/2023 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Mrs Stephanie Wetzel | Messiah’s Children Preschool Nampa ID ECM Teacher; 4-Year-Old, One-Year, Less-Than-Half-Time Call |
6/2/2023 | |
| Mr Richard Baumgart | Wisconsin LS-Middle School (6-8) Racine WI Principal; Assistant Principal, Retirement Call |
6/8/2023 | |
| Miss Katie Schumacher | Christ-St Peter LS-East Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 1, Provisional Call |
6/13/2023 | |
| Mrs Brooke Butkovich | Martin Luther LS Oshkosh WI Teacher; Grades 5-6, One-Year Call |
6/17/2023 | |
| Ms Jacquelynn Holliday | Atonement LS Milwaukee WI |
Atonement LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; 5K, Provisional Call |
6/18/2023 |
| Ms Laurie Grant | Atonement LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Special Needs Scholarship Program Teacher, Provisional Call |
6/18/2023 | |
| Miss Jennifer Zastrow | Atonement LS Milwaukee WI Teacher 5K, Provisional Call |
6/18/2023 | |
| Mrs Emily Spencer | Bethany LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Kindergarten, Provisional Call |
6/20/2023 | |
| Miss Caroline Rogers | Beautiful Savior LS Grove City OH Teacher; Grades 3-5, Provisional Call |
6/21/2023 | |
| Mrs Susan Riediger | Christ-St John’s LS West Salem WI |
St Paul LS Bangor WI Teacher; Lower Grades, One-Year Call |
6/23/2023 |
| Mrs Kari Falck | Mount Olive LS Appleton WI Teacher; Upper Grades Music, Half-Time, Provisional Call |
6/23/2023 | |
| Mr Matthew Miskowski | Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Delray Beach FL Teacher; Grade 5, Provisional Call |
6/23/2023 | |
| Mrs Charissa Breitkreutz | St Paul’s LS Fort Atkinson WI |
St Paul’s LS Fort Atkinson WI Teacher; Grades 5-8 Reading/ Language Arts, One-Year, Half-Time Call |
6/24/2023 |
| Mrs Samantha Loescher | Zion LS Chesaning MI Teacher; Grades K-1, Less-Than-Half Time, One-Year Call |
6/24/2023 | |
| Mrs Jacqueline Ihlenfeldt | Good Shepherd LS West Bend WI Teacher; Instructional Teacher, One-Year Call |
6/24/2023 | |
| Mrs Andrea Spanovich | Samuel LS Marshall MN Teacher; Grades 6-8, Provisional Call |
6/25/2023 | |
| Mrs Heidi Wendland | Mount Olive LS Appleton WI |
Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI Teacher; Guidance Counselor |
6/25/2023 |
| Mr Colin Krueger | King of Kings LS Maitland FL Teacher; Grades 5-6, Emergency Call |
6/25/2023 |
CALLS DECLINED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Rev Samuel Pappenfuss | St Paul LC Crandon WI |
Our Savior’s LC Wausau WI Pastor |
6/17/2023 |
| Rev Henry Koch | Friedens LC New Prague MN |
Our Shepherd LC Lancaster CA Pastor |
6/22/2023 |
| Rev Daniel Olson | St Paul LC Onalaska WI |
Christ LC North Saint Paul & Hugo MN Associate Pastor |
6/22/2023 |
| Rev Steven Prahl | Foundation LC Peyton CO |
Mt Olive LC Delano MN Pastor |
6/22/2023 |
| Rev Steven Hahm | Christ Our Savior LC Rockford MI |
Crown of Life LC Yucaipa CA Pastor |
6/22/2023 |
| Rev Andrew Luehring | St John LC Kaukauna WI |
Christ Our Rock LC Rochester MN Pastor |
6/22/2023 |
| Rev Daniel Kramer | Peace in Jesus Vietnamese LC Boise ID |
Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Pastor; Theology Department |
6/23/2023 |
| Rev Brian Schmidt | Trinity LC Caledonia WI |
St Paul’s LC Rapid City SD Associate Pastor |
6/23/2023 |
| Rev Troy Jacobs | Abiding Word LC Maineville OH |
Cross of Christ LC Kingman AZ Pastor |
6/24/2023 |
| Rev Michael Gehl | St John LC Wrightstown WI |
Christus LC Delavan WI Pastor |
6/25/2023 |
| Rev Michael Koepke | Lamb of God LC Phoenix AZ |
St John LC Wauwatosa WI Associate Pastor |
6/25/2023 |
| Rev Jeffery Halldorson | Shepherd of the Hills LC Greeley CO |
Risen Savior LC Mansfield OH Pastor |
6/26/2023 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Mrs Leah Unke | Peace LS Hartford WI |
Mt Calvary-Grace LS La Crosse WI ECM Teacher; & Kindergarten |
6/19/2023 |
| Mrs Jenna Otto | St Luke’s LS Oakfield WI Teacher; Grades 5-6, Provisional Call |
6/22/2023 | |
| Miss Hannah Snyder | Zion LS Rhinelander WI Teacher; Grades 1-2, Provisional Call |
6/23/2023 |
CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY
| Teachers | Home church | Death date |
| Prof Lawrence Czer | 6/25/2023 |
VIEW CALL REPORT PDF
View a downloadable pdf version of the call report.
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