Call Report – June 7, 2021

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

6/1/2021 – 6/7/2021

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 Jason Strong	Light of the World LC Fairbanks AK	Good Shepherd LC West Bend WI Associate Pastor	5/9/2021
Dr Mark Paustian	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Northwestern Publishing House Vice President of Publishing	5/10/2021
Rev John Boggs	Divine Savior LC-West Palm Beach West Palm Beach FL	Immanuel LC Greenville WI Associate Pastor	5/12/2021
Rev Jacob Behnken	Good Shepherd LC Midland MI	Salem LC Loretto MN Associate Pastor	5/16/2021
Rev Marcus Schulz	Emanuel LC New London WI	Ministry of Christian Giving Christian Giving Counselor; Michigan & North Atlantic Districts	5/18/2021
Rev Chad Walta	Christ LC Milwaukee WI	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher; Religion Department	5/22/2021
Rev Chad Walta	Christ LC Milwaukee WI	St Paul LC Saint James MN Pastor	5/23/2021
Rev Lincoln Albrecht	River of Life LC Goodyear AZ	Christ LC Eden Prairie MN Pastor	5/23/2021
Rev David Barkow	Christ the Lord LC Cottage Grove MN	Bethany LC – Lynndale Campus Appleton WI Associate Pastor	5/23/2021
Rev Thomas Westra	Beautiful Savior LC Cincinnati OH	Trinity LC Waukesha WI Associate Pastor	5/23/2021
Rev Nathanael Scharf	St Paul’s LC New Ulm MN	Grace LC Tucson AZ Pastor	5/23/2021
Rev Paul Bowe	Gethsemane LC Oklahoma City OK	Good Shepherd LC Midland TX Pastor	5/23/2021
Rev Frederic Berger	St Paul’s LC Plymouth NE	Our Savior LC Grafton WI Associate Pastor	5/23/2021
Rev Fred Schurman III	Lord of Lords LC Casper WY	Good Shepherd LC Pipestone MN St John LC Lake Benton MN Pastor	5/23/2021
Rev Jeffrey Schmidt	Emanuel LC Flint MI	St Paul LC Mauston WI Associate Pastor	5/23/2021
Rev Nathanael Scharf	St Paul’s LC New Ulm MN	Prince of Peace LC Salt Lake City UT Associate Pastor	5/23/2021
Rev Timothy Satorius	Grace LC Falls Church VA	Calvary LC Canyon Country CA Pastor	5/23/2021
Rev Stephen Lehmann	Mt Olive LC Iron Mountain MI	Brooklyn LC Brooklyn Park MN Pastor	5/25/2021
Rev Dr Timothy Bourman	Sure Foundation LC Woodside NY	Zion LC Lansing MI Pastor	5/26/2021
Rev Thadeus Flitter	Zion LC Valentine NE	St Paul’s LC Franklin WI Associate Pastor	5/26/2021
Rev Daniel Reich	Trinity LC Lake City MN	First LC Aurora NE Pastor	5/27/2021
Rev Jeremy Cares	Shepherd of the Plains LC Lubbock TX	New Mission – Parrish FL Lakewood Ranch FL Missionary	5/27/2021
Rev Paul Meier	Immanuel LC Neenah WI	St John LC Goodhue MN Pastor	5/30/2021
Rev John Gensmer	Abiding Love LC Cape Coral FL	St Paul LC Livonia MI Associate Pastor	6/2/2021
Rev Rodney Rixe	Trinity LC Hoskins NE	St Paul LC Roscoe SD Pastor	6/2/2021
Rev Matthew Hennig	Christ LC North St Paul MN & Hugo MN	Amazing Grace LC Dickinson ND Missionary	6/3/2021
Rev Paul Schulz	Risen Savior LC Chula Vista CA	Reformation LC Dousman WI Pastor	6/3/2021
Rev Peter Korthals	St Paul LC Amherst NH Beautiful Savior LC South Portland ME	Water of Life LC – Racine Campus & Caledonia Campus Racine WI Associate Pastor	6/3/2021
Rev Paul Schulz	Risen Savior LC Chula Vista CA	Shepherd of the Valley LC West Fargo ND Pastor	6/3/2021
Rev Steven Prahl	Foundation LC Peyton CO	St John LC Fairfax MN Pastor	6/5/2021
Rev Peter Janke	East Asia Missions Team	Summerlin LC Las Vegas NV Pastor	6/6/2021
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mrs Kristen Hillmann	St John-St James LS Reedsville WI	St John-St James LS Reedsville WI Teacher; Principal Release-Time Teacher, Less-Than-Half-Time Call	5/16/2021
Mrs Carol Campbell	Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ	Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ ECM Teacher; Half-Time, Provisional Call	5/16/2021
Mrs Pamela Brudos		Illinois Lutheran Elementary School Crete IL Teacher; Grade 4, One-Year Call	5/18/2021
Mrs Meg Schuessler	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Art, Provisional Call	5/19/2021
Mrs Amber Zoellner	St Lucas LS Milwaukee WI	Holy Cross LS Madison WI Teacher; Grade 6 HR, Science/STEM	5/20/2021
Mrs Heidi Williams	Little Lambs Learning Center Danube MN	Little Lambs Learning Center Danube MN ECM Director; Half-Time, One-Year Call	5/20/2021
Mr Timothy Torgerson	Trinity-St Luke Clark St Campus Watertown WI	St Matthew’s LS Oconomowoc WI Teacher; Grade 6, Social Studies, Coaching	5/23/2021
Ms Stephanie Sennhenn		St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI ECM Teacher; 4K, Provisional Call	5/23/2021
Mrs Heidi Borgwardt		Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Half-Time Call	5/23/2021
Mrs Stephanie Ehlke		Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI ECM Director; Moms & Tots Director, One-Year, Half-Time Call	5/23/2021
Mrs Eileen Draper	Carlsbad Christian Academy Carlsbad CA	Carlsbad Christian Academy Carlsbad CA Teacher; Kindergarten, One-Year Call	5/23/2021
Mrs Jennifer Hackbarth	Salem Preschool Woodbury MN	First LS La Crosse WI ECM Director	5/24/2021
Mrs Tamara Melott	Ascension Lutheran Preschool Plymouth MN	First LS La Crosse WI Teacher; Kindergarten	5/24/2021
Mrs Hope Loescher	Morning Star LS Jackson WI	St Paul LS Appleton WI Teacher; Grade 1, One-Year Call	5/25/2021
Mrs Susan Buss		St Paul LS Menomonie WI Teacher; Grade 2, One-Year Call	5/25/2021
Mrs Elaina Mercier	Bethlehem LS Hortonville WI	Trinity-St Luke Western Ave Campus Watertown WI Teacher; Half-Time Call	5/26/2021
Mrs Kathrine Wordell		Divine Savior Academy – Santa Rita Ranch Liberty Hill TX Teacher; Grade 5	5/26/2021
Miss Allison Bovee	Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI	Star of Bethlehem LS New Berlin WI Teacher; Grade 4, One-Year Call	5/27/2021
Mrs Deborah Weigand		St John LS Red Wing MN Teacher; Grades 3-5	5/30/2021
Mr Mark Gunderson	Lighthouse Youth Center Milwaukee WI	Mount Lebanon LS   Grades 5 – 8 Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 8 HR, Grades 7-8 Math	5/30/2021
Mrs Laura Stangl		Trinity-St Luke Clark St Campus Watertown WI Teacher; Grade 5, One-Year Call	5/30/2021
Mr Henry Hoenecke	Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Myers FL	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Grade 7, One-Year Call	6/1/2021
Mrs Dorann Mahnke	St Paul LC Onalaska WI	St Paul LS Onalaska WI Teacher; Grades 6-7, Less-Than-Half Time, One-Year Call	6/2/2021
Mr Daniel Bredendick	St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 7	6/3/2021
Ms Brenda Toll		Riverview LS Appleton WI Teacher; Grades 3-4, One-Year Call	6/3/2021
Mrs Melissa Minzlaff	Peace LS Livonia MI	Huron Valley Lutheran High School Westland MI Teacher; One-Year, Less-than-Half Time Call	6/4/2021
Ms Terese Redders		Good Shepherd LS Burnsville MN ECM Teacher; Provisional Call	6/6/2021
Miss Shirleen Maertz		St Paul LS Menomonie WI Teacher; Kindergarten, One-Year Call	6/6/2021
Mrs Tracy Birkholz		Good Shepherd LS Burnsville MN Teacher; Middle/Upper Grades, Half-Time Call	6/6/2021
Ms Melissa Hebl		St Paul’s LS Saginaw MI Teacher; Grade 2, One-Year Call	6/6/2021
Mrs Jean Avery		Christ Our Redeemer LS Aurora CO Teacher; Grades 3-4	6/6/2021
Mr John LeBlanc		Faith LS Fond du Lac WI Teacher; Release-Time Teacher, Grades 6-7, Three-Quarter-Time, Provisional Call	6/6/2021
Mr Robert Buss	St Paul LS Menomonie WI	St Paul LS Menomonie WI Teacher; Grades 5-8, One-Year Call	6/6/2021
Mrs Jacquelyn Engelbrecht	Christ Our Redeemer LS Aurora CO	Christ Our Redeemer LS Aurora CO ECM Teacher; One-Year, Half-Time Call	6/6/2021

CALLS ACCEPTED

 

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev Jonathan Brohn	Salem LC Stillwater MN	Christ the Rock LC Farmington NM Missionary	6/6/2021
Rev Gary Koschnitzke	Retired	Christ LC Big Bend WI Pastor	6/6/2021
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mr Adam Mateske		Resurrection LS Rochester MN Teacher; Upper Grades, Technology Coordinator	5/28/2021
Miss Kaitlyn Roux		Divine Savior Academy – Sienna Missouri City TX Teacher; Grade 1, One-Year Emergency Call	5/28/2021
Miss Abigail Bartel		Building Blocks for Life Preschool Cambridge MN ECM Teacher; One-Year Emergency Call	5/29/2021
Miss Emma Wilson		King of Kings LS Maitland FL Teacher; Kindergarten, One-Year Emergency Call	5/29/2021
Miss Alyssa Heckendorf		Ascension LS and Preschool Sarasota FL Teacher; Grades 1-2, One-Year Emergency Call	5/29/2021
Miss Rebecca Orth		Divine Savior Academy – Santa Rita Ranch Liberty Hill TX Teacher; Kindergarten, One-Year Emergency Call	5/29/2021
Miss Mikayla Kiedrowski		Risen Savior LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Kindergarten, One-Year Emergency Call	5/29/2021
Mrs Sarah Habben		Mt Calvary Early Childhood Ministry Flagstaff AZ ECM Director & Teacher	5/30/2021
Miss Alyssa Bergemann		St Mark LS Citrus Heights CA Teacher; Kindergarten, One-Year Emergency Call	5/30/2021
Miss Jane Gaulke		St Matthew’s LS Stoddard WI Teacher; Grades 3-5, Provisional Call	5/31/2021
Mrs Tina Callaway		St Paul LS Algoma WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	6/2/2021
Mrs Amy Steiner		Grace LS Oshkosh WI Teacher; Grade 5-8 Dept. Math, Grade 6 HR, One-Year, Provisional Call	6/2/2021
Ms Alissa Schulz		St Paul LS Menomonie WI Teacher; Grade 1, One-Year Call, Provisional	6/3/2021
Mr Andrew Fink		Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Residential Life Supervisor, Part-Time Instructor, Provisional Call	6/3/2021
Mrs Kellie Prins		Trinity LS Nicollet MN Teacher; Grades 3-4	6/4/2021
Mrs Kayla Becker		Cross of Christ LS Coon Rapids MN Teacher; Grades 1-2	6/4/2021
Mrs Katherine Hosbach	Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI	Trinity LS West Bend WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	6/5/2021
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mr Anthony Barthels	East Asia Missions Team	East Asia Missions Team Staff Minister; One-Year Call	5/16/2021

CALLS DECLINED

 

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Joshua Hanson	Christ LC Lodi CA	Emmanuel LC Owatonna MN Pastor	6/1/2021
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Mrs Jill Dolan		Riverview LS Appleton WI Teacher; Grades 3-4, One-Year Call	6/1/2021
Mrs Kayla Becker		Ascension Lutheran Preschool Plymouth MN ECM Teacher; 4K	6/4/2021
Mrs Erin LaPointe		St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI Teacher; Grades 1-2, One-Year Call	6/7/2021

RESIGNED

 

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Mr Henry Hoenecke	Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Myers FL	6/30/2021
Miss Hope Loersch	St Paul LS Menomonie WI	6/30/2021

RETIREMENT

 

Teachers	Current call	Date retired
Prof David Bauer	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	6/30/2022