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 |
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