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