Call Report – June 4, 2018

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

5/29/2018 – 6/4/2018

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 Michael Turriff	Mt Calvary LC Waukesha WI	Beautiful Savior LC Bella Vista-Hiwasse AR Pastor; Part-Time Call	4/22/2018
Prof Ross Stelljes	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Theology	5/2/2018
Rev Christopher Ewings	Faith LC Anchorage AK	CrossWalk Lutheran Ministries Laveen AZ Pastor	5/8/2018
Rev Mark Johnston	Retired	Mt Calvary LC Menasha WI Associate Pastor; Retirement Call	5/13/2018
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 Paul Seager	Christ Alone LC Fort Worth TX	Apostles LC San Jose CA Associate Pastor	5/17/2018
Rev Jonathan Hackbarth	Salem LC Woodbury MN	Zion LC Rhinelander WI Associate Pastor	5/20/2018
Rev Roger Riedel	Peace LC Wautoma WI	Grace LC Oronoco MN Pastor	5/20/2018
Rev Daniel Lange	Light of Life LC Covington WA	Grace LC Vail AZ & Benson AZ 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 Andrew Schultz	St John (Barre Mills) LC La Crosse WI	Conference of Presidents Christian Giving Counselor SA & SC Districts	5/23/2018
Mr Joshua Zarling	CRM	Good Shepherd’s LC West Allis WI Associate Pastor	5/27/2018
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 Mielke	Christ LC Oakley MI	Trinity LC El Paso TX Pastor	5/29/2018
Rev Jeremy Laitinen	St Mark LC Salina KS	Paradise Valley LC Phoenix AZ 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 Mc Farland WI	St John LC Dowagiac MI Pastor	5/31/2018
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mrs Kelli Green		Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Special Education	4/12/2018
Mrs Kathryn Schwartz	Good Shepherd LS Downers Grove IL	St Luke LS Oakfield WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	4/22/2018
Mrs Jennifer Trimmer	St Paul LS Columbus OH	Risen Savior LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 5	4/29/2018
Mrs Eileen Wassermann		Mt Olive LS Delano MN Teacher; Kindergarten-Grade 2, Provisional Call	4/29/2018
Mr Michael Wisniewski	Trinity LS Marshfield WI	Trinity LS Marshfield WI Principal	5/2/2018
Mr Todd Dahlke	Trinity LS Marshfield WI	Trinity LS Marshfield WI Teacher; Assistant Principal	5/2/2018
Mr Adam Pavelchik	Peace LS Kissimmee FL	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Middle School	5/8/2018
Mrs Mandy Pavelchik	Peace LS Kissimmee FL	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 4	5/8/2018
Mrs Sarah Crass		Christ Our Savior Academy Columbia TN ECM Teacher	5/13/2018
Mrs Jennifer Hacker		Trinity LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 3	5/14/2018
Mrs Valerie Schmidt	Bethlehem LS-North Germantown WI	Bethlehem LS-North Germantown WI Teacher; Kindergarten, Provisional Call	5/15/2018
Mrs Cheryl Herriges	Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI	Bethlehem LS-North Germantown WI ECM Teacher; Part-Time, Provisional Call	5/15/2018
Mr Glenn Metzger	St John LS Redwood Falls MN	Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Teacher; Grades 5-8, Departmentalized	5/16/2018
Mr Daniel Rick	St John’s LS Sleepy Eye MN	St Lucas LS Kewaskum WI Principal & Grades 5-6	5/16/2018
Mrs Rebecca Metzger		St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Provisional Call	5/17/2018
Mrs Nicole Steenbock		St John LS Maribel WI Teacher; Kindergarten; Half-Time Call	5/20/2018
Miss Ashley VanCalster	Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN	Risen Savior LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 2	5/20/2018
Miss Kimberly Ehlke	Trinity LS Caledonia WI	Apostles LC San Jose CA Teacher; Grade 2	5/20/2018
Mr Kenneth Kasten		Trinity LS Neenah WI Principal; One-Year, Retirement Call	5/20/2018
Mr Scott Schomberg	St Matthew’s LS Winona MN	St John LS Montello WI Principal & Upper Grades	5/20/2018
Mr Kyle Raymond	Peace LS Sun Prairie WI	Emanuel LC New London WI Principal	5/20/2018
Mr Ronald Schleef		Holy Cross LS Madison WI Teacher; Grade 5	5/20/2018
Mr Daniel Plath	Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN	Apostles LS San Jose CA Principal	5/20/2018
Mrs Beth Plath	Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN	Apostles LS San Jose CA Teacher; Grade 4	5/20/2018
Mrs Madeline Jenswold		Mt Olive LS Overland Park KS Teacher	5/20/2018
Mrs Meredith Heyn	Immanuel LS Greenville WI	Immanuel LS Greenville WI Teacher; Kindergarten, One-Year, Half-Time Call	5/20/2018
Mr Shawn Herkstroeter	Faith LS Fond du Lac WI	Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI Teacher; Physical Education	5/21/2018
Mrs Rebekah Fincham	Gethsemane LS Omaha NE	St John LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Middle Grades & Extended Learning	5/22/2018
Miss Kaylen Orr	Building Blocks Christian Academy Los Angeles CA	Pilgrim LS Menomonee Falls WI ECM Director	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
Mrs Melissa Linton		Good Shepherd LS West Bend WI Teacher; Upper Grades, Departmentalized, Part-Time Call	5/22/2018
Ms Rachel Bonow		East Fork Lutheran High School Whiteriver AZ Teacher; Provisional Call	5/23/2018
Mrs Katherine Martin		Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Atkinson WI ECM Teacher; Part-Time, Provisional Call	5/23/2018
Mrs Jennifer Fager		Zion LS Monroe MI Teacher; Kindergarten, Half-Time, Provisional Call	5/27/2018
Mr Jonathan Lindemann	St Paul LS Ixonia WI	St Paul LS Howards Grove WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	5/27/2018
Mr Timothy Payne	St John’s LS Newburg WI	St John LS Baraboo WI Principal	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
Ms Talia Spiegelberg		St Paul LS Muskego WI Teacher; Grade 2, Provisional Call	5/29/2018
Mrs Bethany Walsh		Bethlehem LS-North Germantown WI ECM Director	5/29/2018
Mr Scott Nerby	Zion LS 3K-8th Grade Hartland WI	St Paul LS Tomah WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	5/29/2018
Mr Jay Schwall	Lamb of God LS West Allis WI	Lamb of God LS West Allis WI Principal & Grades 7-8, One-Year Call	5/29/2018
Mr Timothy Kassulke	St Mark’s LS Watertown WI	Trinity LS Brillion WI Principal	5/29/2018
Mrs Tammie Kassulke	St Mark’s LS Watertown WI	Trinity LS Brillion WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	5/29/2018
Mrs Jennifer Kellermann	Grace Lutheran Academy Lowell AR	Good Shepherd LS Midland MI Teacher; Kindergarten-Grade 2, One-Year Call	5/29/2018
Mrs Amanda Johnson	Trinity LS Brillion WI	Trinity LS Brillion WI ECM & Resource Teacher; Half-Time Call	5/29/2018
Mr Aaron Krause	Bethany LS Manitowoc WI	St Paul LS Livonia MI Principal	5/30/2018
Mr Ryan Buch		Siloah LS Milwaukee WI Principal; Provisional Call	5/31/2018
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
Ms Cait Eisner		Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN ECM Teacher; One-Year Call	6/3/2018
Ms Stacie Bauman		Good Shepherd LS Downers Grove IL Teacher; Kindergarten, Provisional Call	6/3/2018
Mrs Sarah Augustine		Bethany LS Manitowoc WI Teacher Grade 2	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
Mrs Ann Parker		St Paul LC Saint James MN Teacher; Upper Grades, One-Year, Half-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
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mr David Hochmuth	St Andrew LC Middleton WI	Prison Ministry New Ulm MN Administrator, Prison Ministry	5/23/2018
Dr Scott Gostchock	Grace in Action Minneapolis MN	Pilgrim LC Minneapolis MN Development Director	6/3/2018

CALLS ACCEPTED

Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mr Gregory Thiesfeldt	St Paul LS New Ulm MN	St Mark LS Citrus Heights CA Principal	5/25/2018
Mr Kenneth Proeber		Christ the Lord LS Brookfield WI Principal (Interim); Retirement Call	5/28/2018
Mrs Karena Falck	Shepherd of the Valley LS Westminster CO	Illinois Lutheran Elementary School Crete IL Teacher; Grade 4	5/29/2018
Mrs Rachel Neumann	St Paul LS Tomah WI	St Paul LS Tomah WI Teacher; Release-Time, Part-Time Call	5/29/2018
Ms Amy Gosch	St John LS Goodhue MN	Salem LS Stillwater MN ECM Teacher	5/30/2018
Mrs Angela Frey		Mt Olive LS Overland Park KS ECM Teacher; One-Year Call	5/30/2018
Mr Adam Wiechmann	West Lutheran High School Plymouth MN	Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ Teacher; Science	5/31/2018
Mrs Sara Makinen		St John LC Libertyville IL ECM Teacher; One-Year Call	5/31/2018
Ms Meredith Pucci		Westside Christian School Middleton WI Associate Principal; Provisional Call	5/31/2018
Mrs Robin Paustian		St John LS Redwood Falls MN Teacher; Grade 1	6/1/2018
Miss Heather Voss		Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 2, Provisional Call	6/2/2018
Prof Rebecca Berg	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI	Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN Teacher; English, One-Year, Part-Time Call	6/3/2018
Mrs Eileen Karow		Peace LS Sun Prairie WI Teacher; Grade 2, One-Year Call	6/3/2018
Mrs Karyn Clemons		Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN Teacher; English, One-Year, Part-Time Call	6/3/2018
Mr Cody Harms	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI	Atonement LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Dean of Students, Provisional Call	6/3/2018

CALLS DECLINED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Nickolas Haasch	Trinity LC Sturgis SD	Heritage LC Gilbert AZ Pastor	5/29/2018
Rev Jonathan Fischer	Resurrection LC Chesapeake VA	Good Shepherd LC Sioux Falls SD Associate Pastor	6/1/2018
Rev Patrick Wilcox	Good Shepherd’s LC West Allis WI	Riverview LC Appleton WI Associate Pastor	6/2/2018
Rev Jonathan Scharf	Abiding Grace LC Covington GA	Grace LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor	6/3/2018
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Ms Kelly Henning		St Paul LS Muskego WI Teacher; Grade 2, Provisional Call	5/22/2018
Mr Anthony Perry	Salem LS Owosso MI	St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI Principal & Upper Grades; Departmentalized	5/23/2018
Mr Daniel Kasten	Bethlehem LS Hortonville WI	Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 4	5/26/2018
Miss Elaina Mercier		Faith of a Child Daycare Oshkosh WI ECM Director	5/29/2018
Mrs Megan Plocher	Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI	Good Shepherd LS Midland MI Teacher; Kindergarten-Grade 2	5/29/2018
Mr Blair Schaper	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	St John LS Libertyville IL Teacher; Grades 7-8	5/31/2018
Mrs Sara Makinen		Our Savior’s LS Zion IL Teacher; Kindergarten-Grade 2	5/31/2018
Mr Galen Holzhueter	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Costa Maya Ministries Director	5/31/2018
Ms Laura Bodendorfer	St Paul LS East Troy WI	Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 2, Provisional Call	6/3/2018
Mrs Jill Hagen		Shepherd of the Valley LS Menasha WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Part-Time Call	6/4/2018

RESIGNED

Pastors	Current call	Date resigned
Rev Joel Suckow	Northland Lutheran High School Mosinee WI	6/30/2018

CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY

Teachers	Home church	Death date
Mrs Mary Cuff	Eastside LC Madison WI	5/10/2018
Mr Dale Oechler	St Peter LS Weyauwega WI	5/27/2018

RETIREMENT

Pastors	Current call	Date retired
Rev Joseph Schlawin	Our Shepherd LC Crown Point IN	5/31/2018
Rev Stephen Smith	Immanuel LC Buffalo MN	7/31/2018
Teachers	Current call	Date retired
Mr Roger Kramp	Martin Luther LS Neenah WI	6/1/2018
Mrs Marilyn Schwanke	St Peter LS Weyauwega WI	6/30/2018
Mrs Hope Bourman	Resurrection LS Rochester MN	6/30/2018

LIMITED LENGTH CALL EXPIRED

Teachers	Current call	Date effective
Mrs Katrina Brohn	Morning Star LS Jackson WI	6/30/2018