Call Report – March 1, 2021
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
2/23/2021 – 3/1/2021
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 Timothy Wahl | Morning Star LC Jackson WI |
St Paul’s First LC North Hollywood CA Pastor |
1/10/2021 |
| Rev Joel Russow | Faith LC Tallahassee FL |
Resurrection LC Rochester MN Pastor |
1/26/2021 |
| Rev Jeffrey Grundmeier | Immanuel LC Sault Sainte Marie MI |
New Mission West San Antonio Pastor |
2/3/2021 |
| Rev Micah Martin | St John LC Mukwonago WI |
St John LC Manitowoc WI Associate Pastor |
2/7/2021 |
| Rev Benjamin Wessel | Woodlawn LC West Allis WI |
Timothy LC Saint Louis Park MN Pastor |
2/7/2021 |
| Rev Matthew Westra | Living Promise LC Morristown TN |
Bethany LC – Lynndale Campus Appleton WI Associate Pastor |
2/7/2021 |
| Rev John Borgwardt | Living Word LC Waukesha WI |
St Paul LC Mauston WI Associate Pastor |
2/7/2021 |
| Rev Robert Wassermann | Mt Calvary LC La Crosse WI |
Immanuel LC Woodville WI Pastor |
2/7/2021 |
| Rev Andrew Stuebs | Living Word LC Gray TN |
Beautiful Savior LC Grove City OH Pastor |
2/7/2021 |
| Rev Nathaniel Timmermann | Peace LC Otsego MI |
St Lucas LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor |
2/9/2021 |
| Rev John Stelter | St John LC Princeton WI |
Good Shepherd LC Midland TX Pastor |
2/9/2021 |
| Rev Timothy Westendorf | Abiding Word LC Highlands Ranch CO |
Beautiful Savior LC Summerville SC Pastor |
2/10/2021 |
| Rev Luke Thompson | St Paul LC Ottawa ON Canada |
Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Theology & history |
2/12/2021 |
| Rev Justin Pomije | Our Savior LC Gaylord MI Hope LC Indian River MI |
Trinity LC Union Grove WI Pastor |
2/14/2021 |
| Rev Douglas Tomhave | St Paul LC Lake Mills WI |
Salem LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor |
2/14/2021 |
| Rev Daniel Frey | Gethsemane LC Lees Summit MO |
St Paul LC Bangor WI Pastor |
2/14/2021 |
| Rev John Koester | Gethsemane LC Omaha NE |
Abiding Hope LC Ocala FL Pastor |
2/14/2021 |
| Rev Erich Westphal | Brooklyn LC Brooklyn Park MN |
Centennial LC Milwaukee WI Pastor |
2/14/2021 |
| Rev Jacob Schwartz | Star of Bethlehem LC New Berlin WI |
Trinity LC Winner SD Pastor |
2/14/2021 |
| Rev Joseph Lindloff | Hope LC Irmo SC |
Mt Olive LC Overland Park KS Pastor |
2/14/2021 |
| Rev David Wietzke | Crown of Life LC Pueblo West CO |
First LC Racine WI Associate Pastor |
2/15/2021 |
| Rev Nathan Berg | Eastside LC Madison WI |
Christ LC Big Bend WI Pastor |
2/16/2021 |
| Rev Thomas Unke | Shepherd of the Hills LC Las Vegas NV |
Reformation LC Dousman WI Pastor |
2/17/2021 |
| Rev Joel Sutton | One Latin America Team | Beautiful Saviour LC Carlsbad CA Pastor |
2/18/2021 |
| Rev Benjamin Zak | St John LC Milwaukee WI |
Christ LC Clarksville MD Pastor |
2/20/2021 |
| Rev Gregory Sitzman | Emanuel Redeemer LC Yale MI |
Emanuel LC & St John LC Fairfax MN Pastor |
2/20/2021 |
| Rev John Qualmann | Immanuel LC Greenville WI |
Salem LC Loretto MN Associate Pastor |
2/21/2021 |
| Rev Jacob Scott | Zion LC Arlington WI |
St Paul LC North Fond du Lac WI Associate Pastor |
2/21/2021 |
| Rev Kurt Schaser | St John’s LC Newburg WI |
Zion LC Monroe MI Associate Pastor |
2/21/2021 |
| Rev Paul Learman | Divine Peace LC Milwaukee WI |
Our Savior LC Strongsville OH Pastor |
2/21/2021 |
| Rev Luke Boehringer | Gethsemane LC Davenport IA |
St Peter’s LC Fond du Lac WI Associate Pastor |
2/21/2021 |
| Rev Brett Krause | Zion LC Denver CO |
Prince of Peace LC Salt Lake City UT Associate Pastor |
2/21/2021 |
| Rev Aaron Schumann | Faith LC Pittsburg KS |
Christ the Rock LC Farmington NM Missionary |
2/21/2021 |
| Rev David Bitter | St John LC Milwaukee WI |
St Paul’s LC New Ulm MN Associate Pastor |
2/21/2021 |
| Rev Joel Vogel | St Mark LC Lincoln NE |
Christ LC Eden Prairie MN Pastor |
2/21/2021 |
| Rev Michael Gorte | Friedens LC Kenosha WI |
St John LC Goodhue MN Pastor |
2/21/2021 |
| Rev Brett Krause | Zion LC Denver CO |
Peace LC Chandler AZ Pastor |
2/21/2021 |
| Rev Evan Chartrand | Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI |
Good Shepherd LC West Bend WI Associate Pastor |
2/23/2021 |
| Rev Kelly Huet | St Andrew LC Middleton WI |
Prince of Peace LC Flower Mound TX Pastor |
2/23/2021 |
| Rev Joshua Becker | Christ LC Saginaw MI |
St Paul’s LC Franklin WI Associate Pastor |
2/24/2021 |
| Rev Joel Sauer | St Peter’s LC Sturgeon Bay WI |
St John LC Mukwonago WI Associate Pastor |
2/24/2021 |
| Rev Justin Gran | Emmanuel LC Tempe AZ |
Messiah LC Nampa ID Pastor |
2/24/2021 |
| Prof Karl Schmugge | Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI |
Shepherd of the Lakes LC Linden MI Pastor |
2/25/2021 |
| Rev Timothy Shrimpton | Gloria Dei LC Belmont CA |
Shepherd of Peace LC Norfolk NE Pastor |
2/25/2021 |
| Rev Aaron Jensen | St Stephen LC Adrian MI |
Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher; Religion Department |
2/27/2021 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Mrs Rachel Lemke | Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI |
Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI Teacher; Special Education, One-Year Call |
1/19/2021 |
| Mrs Kelli Baas | Trinity LS Brillion WI |
Calvary Lutheran Preschool and Kindergarten Bellevue WA ECM Director & Teacher |
1/31/2021 |
| Mrs Jeannine Kreis | Trinity LS Kiel WI |
Trinity LS Kiel WI ECM Teacher; Co-Lead Teacher, Three-Quarter Time, One-Year Call |
1/31/2021 |
| Ms Kattie Huber | Trinity LS Kiel WI |
Trinity LS Kiel WI Teacher; Kindergarten, One-Year Call |
1/31/2021 |
| Mrs Nancy Leifer | St Paul LS Livonia MI |
St Paul LS Livonia MI Teacher; Grade 2, Half-Time, One-Year Call |
1/31/2021 |
| Mrs Laura Schroeder | St Paul LS Livonia MI |
St Paul LS Livonia MI Teacher; Grade 2, Half-Time, One-Year Call |
1/31/2021 |
| Ms Ellen Smith | Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac WI Teacher; Art, Provisional Call |
2/1/2021 | |
| Mr Philip Leyrer | Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI |
SEW Praesidium Waukesha WI Administrator; Superintendent of Schools for the Southeastern Wisconsin District |
2/5/2021 |
| Miss Catharyn Waggoner | Our Savior’s LS Zion IL |
Little Lambs Learning Center Duluth MN ECM Teacher |
2/7/2021 |
| Mr Justin Hansen | Good Shepherd LS Burnsville MN |
St John LS Dakota MN Teacher; Grades 5-6 |
2/7/2021 |
| Mrs Jennifer Zenke | St John LS Dakota MN Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
2/7/2021 | |
| Mrs Rachel Hansen | Good Shepherd LS Burnsville MN |
St John LS Dakota MN Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
2/7/2021 |
| Mr Keith Hackbarth | St John LS Wauwatosa WI |
St Paul LS Saint James MN Teacher; Grades 2-4 |
2/7/2021 |
| Mr Corey Pederson | Gethsemane LS Omaha NE |
Immanuel LS Medford WI Principal; Grades TBD |
2/7/2021 |
| Mr Nathan King | Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI |
Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher; One-Year, Provisional Call |
2/7/2021 |
| Mrs Kristi Utsch | Immanuel LS Hutchinson MN |
St John LS Libertyville IL Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
2/8/2021 |
| Mr Nathan Gartner | Mount Olive LS Appleton WI |
Shoreland Lutheran High School Kenosha WI Teacher; Grades 11-12, Business, Coaching |
2/8/2021 |
| Mr Benjamin Washburn | Peace LS Hartford WI |
St Peter LS Appleton WI Principal |
2/8/2021 |
| Mr Kevin Proeber Jr | Peace LS Sun Prairie WI |
Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Grade 7 |
2/8/2021 |
| Mr Peter Mathwig | Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL |
Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 7 |
2/8/2021 |
| Miss Kristin Mantey | Cornerstone Early Learning Center Hugo MN |
Little Lions Child Care Marathon WI ECM Director |
2/9/2021 |
| Mr Andrew Van Weele | Lord of Life LS Friendswood TX |
St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN Director & Principal |
2/9/2021 |
| Mr Andrew Danner | St Paul LS Plymouth NE |
St Paul LS Tomah WI Principal; Grades 7-8 |
2/9/2021 |
| Mrs Kirsten Kasten | Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL |
St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI Teacher; Grade 6, Music, Organ, Choir |
2/9/2021 |
| Mr Brian Kasten | Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL |
St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Athletic Director |
2/9/2021 |
| Mr Jordan Siegler | St Paul’s LS Saginaw MI |
Resurrection LS Aurora IL Teacher; Grades 4-5 |
2/10/2021 |
| Mr Paul Hoffman | St Paul LS Appleton WI |
Christ LS Eagle River WI Principal; Principal, Grades 5-8 |
2/10/2021 |
| Mr James Livingston | Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI |
Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher; Grade 9 – Physical Science & introductory-level Mathematics |
2/11/2021 |
| Miss Cassandra Krug | Lord of Life LS Friendswood TX |
St Paul LS Green Bay WI Teacher; Grade 3 |
2/11/2021 |
| Mr John Dorn | Illinois Lutheran Schools Inc Crete IL |
Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher; Grades 9, 11, 12, Science |
2/11/2021 |
| Mr Benjamin Pagel | Peridot-Our Savior’s LS Peridot AZ |
Concord Lutheran Academy Temecula CA Principal; Grades K5 – 4 |
2/11/2021 |
| Mr Eric Kaesermann | St Paul LS Arlington MN |
St Paul LS Algoma WI Principal; Grades 6-8 |
2/14/2021 |
| Mrs Jessica Bohl | Reformation LS San Diego CA |
Reformation LS San Diego CA Teacher; Kindergarten |
2/14/2021 |
| Mrs Mary Dorn | Illinois Lutheran Elementary School Crete IL |
St John LS Waterloo WI Teacher; Kindergarten, Organ |
2/14/2021 |
| Miss Elizabeth Henke | Risen Savior Christian Academy Pooler GA |
Divine Peace LS Largo MD Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
2/14/2021 |
| Mrs Alissa Kiedrowski | Trinity LS Brillion WI |
Reformation LS San Diego CA Teacher; Grade 1, Music |
2/14/2021 |
| Miss Allison Bovee | Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI |
St Mark LS Eau Claire WI Teacher; Kindergarten |
2/14/2021 |
| Mr Daniel Maki | Beautiful Savior LS Cincinnati OH |
Word of Life LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 7-8 |
2/14/2021 |
| Miss Barbara Noon | Beautiful Savior Preschool Clarksville TN |
Crown of Life LS Warren MI ECM Director & Teacher |
2/14/2021 |
| Mr Jacob Rothe | Mt Calvary LS Redding CA |
Crown of Life LS Warren MI Teacher; Upper Grades |
2/14/2021 |
| Mr Bradley Essig | Resurrection LS Aurora IL |
St John LS Red Wing MN Principal; Grades 6-8 |
2/14/2021 |
| Mr Mark Dobberstein | Christ LS North Saint Paul MN |
Peace LS Kissimmee FL Principal; Grades 5-8, Departmentalized |
2/14/2021 |
| Mrs Sandra Dobberstein | Christ LS North Saint Paul MN |
Peace LS Kissimmee FL Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
2/14/2021 |
| Mr Andrew Schoenfeld | Holy Cross LS Madison WI |
Peace LS Kissimmee FL Principal; Grades 9-12, Vice Principal, Dept. Math, Science |
2/14/2021 |
| Mrs Lesley Kaesermann | St Paul LS Arlington MN |
St Paul LS Algoma WI Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
2/14/2021 |
| Mr Craig Breitkreutz | Faith LS Antioch IL |
Mt Calvary LS Redding CA Principal; Grades 6-8 |
2/14/2021 |
| Mrs Carrie Dorst | Faith LS Antioch IL |
Risen Savior LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Kindergarten |
2/15/2021 |
| Mrs Valerie Follendorf | Redeemer LS Tucson AZ |
Risen Savior LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 1 |
2/15/2021 |
| Mrs Heather Biedenbender | Mt Calvary-Grace LS La Crosse WI |
Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 2, Half-Time Call |
2/15/2021 |
| Mr Chad Czerwan | St Martin’s LS Watertown SD |
Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 6 |
2/15/2021 |
| Mr Jonathan Biedenbender | Mt Calvary-Grace LS La Crosse WI |
Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Principal; Grades 6, 7, or 8 |
2/15/2021 |
| Mr Nolan Valus | St John LS Saginaw MI |
Divine Grace LS Lake Orion MI Principal; Grades 3-4 or 5-8 |
2/16/2021 |
| Miss Jennifer Keller | Shepherd LS Albuquerque NM |
Trinity LS Jenera OH Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
2/16/2021 |
| Mrs Courtney Valus | Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI |
Divine Grace LS Lake Orion MI Teacher; Grades 1-2, Organ |
2/16/2021 |
| Mrs Katie Coudron | St John LS Milwaukee WI |
Trinity LS Waco NE Teacher; Grades K-3 |
2/16/2021 |
| Mrs Carla Lindhorst | Christ LS Big Bend WI Teacher; Kindergarten, School Music Ministry Coordinator |
2/16/2021 | |
| Mr Kyle Raymond | Peace LS Sun Prairie WI |
Evergreen Lutheran High School Tacoma WA Principal; Religion |
2/16/2021 |
| Mr Greg Obermiller | St John LS Lomira WI |
Petra LS Sauk Rapids MN Principal; Grades 3-8 |
2/17/2021 |
| Mrs Kayla Eisenmann | Luther High School Onalaska WI |
St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Grades 9-12 English |
2/18/2021 |
| Mr Michael Chappell | Precious Lambs Preschool Jacksonville FL |
Faith LS Anchorage AK ECM Director & Teacher |
2/18/2021 |
| Ms Deborah Heiderich | St John LS Maribel WI |
Leap of Faith Early Childhood Center New Lisbon WI ECM Director |
2/18/2021 |
| Mr Philip Hochmuth | St John LS Maribel WI |
Shepherd LS Albuquerque NM Principal; Grades 4-5 |
2/21/2021 |
| Mr Nathan Menges | Cross of Christ LS Coon Rapids MN |
Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 7 |
2/21/2021 |
| Mr Andrew Baxter | St Lucas LS Milwaukee WI |
Grace Christian Academy Falls Church VA Principal |
2/21/2021 |
| Mrs Nicole Zagrzebski | Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Grade 1 |
2/21/2021 | |
| Mrs Alyssa Scharrer | Eastside LS Madison WI |
Little Lambs Learning Center Mandan ND ECM Director |
2/21/2021 |
| Mrs Emily Crayton | St Lucas LS Milwaukee WI |
Zion LS South Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 1-2, Piano, One-Year Call |
2/21/2021 |
| Mrs Stephanie Peitsmeyer | St Mark LS Lincoln NE |
St Paul LS Columbus OH Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
2/21/2021 |
| Mrs Gretchen Asmus | Zion LS Columbus WI Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
2/21/2021 | |
| Mr Micah Wendt | Immanuel LS Salem OR |
Cross of Glory LS Washington MI Principal; Grades 5-8 |
2/21/2021 |
| Mrs Edith Menges | Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 3 |
2/21/2021 | |
| Mrs Janna Needham | St Paul’s LS Saginaw MI Teacher; Grade 2, Less-Than-Half-Time Call |
2/21/2021 | |
| Mr Karl Bauer | St Paul First LS North Hollywood CA |
St Paul First LS North Hollywood CA Principal |
2/21/2021 |
| Mr Philip Haefner | Trinity LS Bay City MI |
St Paul LS Stevensville MI Principal; Grades 7-8 |
2/21/2021 |
| Mr Jason Schapekahm | St Philip LS Milwaukee WI |
Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN Principal; Grades 7-8 |
2/21/2021 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Boggs | St John LS Lannon WI |
St John LS Lannon WI Teacher; Grades 3 & 4, Half-Time, One-Year Call |
2/21/2021 |
| Mrs Shelley Fix | St John LS Lannon WI |
St John LS Lannon WI ECM Director; Call made Permanent |
2/21/2021 |
| Mrs Taylor Wendland | St Marcus LS – Harambee Campus – K4 – Gr 2 Milwaukee WI Teacher; 4K |
2/22/2021 | |
| Mrs Laura Pufahl | Trinity LS Waukesha WI |
St Marcus LS – Harambee Campus – K4 – Gr 2 Milwaukee WI Teacher; Choir/Music Lead – Grades K-2 |
2/22/2021 |
| Mrs Melissa Nehls | Prairie LS Lower Site Gibbon MN Teacher; Grade 1-2 |
2/22/2021 | |
| Mrs Sarah Spike | St Paul’s LS New Ulm MN |
Christ LS Port Saint Lucie FL Teacher; Kindergarten |
2/22/2021 |
| Miss Kathleen VanOrman | Sola Fide Academy Lawrenceville GA |
Divine Savior Academy – Santa Rita Ranch Liberty Hill TX Teacher; Kindergarten |
2/22/2021 |
| Mrs Rachel Zietlow | St Marcus LS – Main Campus K4 – Gr 8 Milwaukee WI |
St Marcus LS – Harambee Campus – K4 – Gr 2 Milwaukee WI Teacher; Kindergarten |
2/22/2021 |
| Mr Matthew Oppermann | Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Atkinson WI |
Bloomington LS Bloomington MN Principal; Grade 8 Literature |
2/23/2021 |
| Mr Christopher Mundstock | Peridot-Our Savior’s LS Peridot AZ |
Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Delray Beach FL Principal; Grade 4 |
2/23/2021 |
| Mrs Janelle Nitz | Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI |
St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI Teacher; Grade 7 |
2/23/2021 |
| Mrs Dina Dietzler | St Paul LS Appleton WI |
St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI Teacher; Grade 4 |
2/23/2021 |
| Mrs Rebecca Toepel | St Peter Lutheran Preschool Modesto CA |
Little Lambs of Peace Preschool Eagle River AK ECM Teacher; Lead Teacher |
2/23/2021 |
| Miss Amanda Ehrenberg | St Paul LS South Haven MI |
Gethsemane LS Omaha NE ECM Teacher |
2/24/2021 |
| Mrs Amanda Endorf | St Paul LS Tomah WI |
St Peter’s LS Fond du Lac WI Teacher; Grade 1 |
2/24/2021 |
| Mr Philip Stuebs | St John-St James LS Reedsville WI |
St Paul LS Franklin WI Teacher; Grade 7 |
2/24/2021 |
| Mrs Leah Vagts | Redeemer LS Tucson AZ |
St John LS Wrightstown WI Teacher; Grades 2-4 |
2/25/2021 |
| Mrs Robin Paustian | St John LS Redwood Falls MN |
MLC Early Childhood Learning Center New Ulm MN ECM Teacher; Infant |
2/25/2021 |
| Mrs Julia Pasch | St John LS Watertown WI |
Carlsbad Christian Academy Carlsbad CA ECM Teacher; Transitional Kindergarten & Kindergarten |
2/25/2021 |
| Mr Benjamin Rank | Eastside LS Madison WI |
California Lutheran High School Wildomar CA President; Superintendent |
2/25/2021 |
| Mr Michael Fetcenko | St Paul LS Onalaska WI |
California Lutheran High School Wildomar CA Teacher; Science, Tech, Calculus |
2/25/2021 |
| Mr Peter Langebartels | St Marcus LS – Main Campus K4 – Gr 8 Milwaukee WI |
St Lucas LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 6-8, STEM |
2/25/2021 |
| Ms Alison Wiedmann | Good Shepherd Lutheran Academy Deltona FL |
Carlsbad Christian Academy Carlsbad CA Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
2/25/2021 |
| Mrs Renee Pastorek | St John LS Wauwatosa WI |
Divine Savior Academy – Sienna Missouri City TX Teacher; Grade 8 Homeroom, Upper Grades ELA |
2/25/2021 |
| Ms Jess Lembke | Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Professor; Assistant Professor of Computer Science |
2/26/2021 | |
| Mrs Rebecca Friske | Bethel LS Bay City MI |
Good Shepherd’s LS West Allis WI Teacher; Grades 1-2, Piano |
2/28/2021 |
| Mrs Jodi Brandel | Salem LS-Greenfield MN Greenfield MN |
Zion LS Valentine NE Teacher; Grades K-3 |
2/28/2021 |
| Mr Benton Witte | Riverview LS Appleton WI |
Abiding Word LS Houston TX Teacher; Grade 3 |
2/28/2021 |
| Miss Nicole Glodowski | St Paul LS Muskego WI |
Bay Pines LS Seminole FL Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
2/28/2021 |
| Mrs Stephanie Pasillas | Holy Trinity LS Okauchee WI |
Bethany LS Port Orchard WA Teacher; Grades 1-2, Music |
2/28/2021 |
| Mrs Karlie Habermann | Holy Trinity Lutheran Academy – Child Care New Hope MN |
St Matthew LS Iron Ridge WI Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
2/28/2021 |
| Mr Samuel Korth | St Paul’s LS Saginaw MI |
St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI Teacher; Grade 5 Homeroom, Upper Grades, Music Coordinator |
2/28/2021 |
| Mr Randy Peck | Our Redeemer LS Madison WI |
Star of Bethlehem LS New Berlin WI Principal; Math |
2/28/2021 |
| Ms Bethany Ehlert | Trusting Hearts Preschool Manitowoc WI |
Beautiful Savior LS Grove City OH ECM Director & Teacher |
2/28/2021 |
| Mrs Leslie Campbell | St John LS Wauwatosa WI |
Peace LS Hartford WI Teacher; Kindergarten |
2/28/2021 |
| Miss Kelly Presser | Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School Commerce City CO |
Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Teacher; Dorm Supervisor & Teacher Grades 9-11 |
2/28/2021 |
| Mrs Melissa Wieting | Trinity LS Minocqua WI |
Peace LS Livonia MI ECM Director; Lead Teacher |
2/28/2021 |
| Mr Michael Wieting | Trinity LS Minocqua WI |
Peace LS Livonia MI Principal; Grades 7-8 |
2/28/2021 |
| Mr Albert Karnopp | St John LS Goodhue MN |
Trinity LS Jenera OH Principal; Grades 7-8 |
2/28/2021 |
| Prof Nathan Kieselhorst | Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI |
Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Education & Director of Field Experiences |
2/28/2021 |
| Mrs Jacquelyn Engelbrecht | Christ Our Redeemer LS Aurora CO |
Christ Our Redeemer LS Aurora CO ECM Teacher; Kindergarten, Pre-K |
2/28/2021 |
| Mr Paul Kanzenbach | St John LS Milwaukee WI |
Bethany LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Grade 7, Music |
2/28/2021 |
| Mrs Beth Rathje | Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Half-Time Call |
2/28/2021 | |
| Staff Ministers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Dr Todd Russ | St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN |
Grace in Action New Ulm MN Director; Grace in Action – Ministry Leadership Director |
2/19/2021 |
CALLS ACCEPTED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Rev Darren Green | St Peter LC Monticello MN |
St John LC Redwood Falls MN Associate Pastor |
2/26/2021 |
| Rev Nathan Nass | St Paul LC Green Bay WI |
Christ the King LC Tulsa OK Pastor |
2/27/2021 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Mr Kurt Nielsen | Zion LS Monroe MI |
Mount Olive LS Appleton WI Teacher; Grade 8, General Computer |
2/20/2021 |
| Mrs Kristi Bredendick | Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI |
Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher; Family and Consumer Science, Half-Time, One Year Call |
2/22/2021 |
| Miss Angela Birner | Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Myers FL |
CrossLife Christian Academy Pflugerville TX ECM Teacher; Lead Teacher |
2/23/2021 |
| Mrs Erica Jacobsen | Lakewood LS Lakewood WA |
Lakewood LS Lakewood WA Teacher; Grades 1-2, Call made Permanent |
2/24/2021 |
| Mrs Donna Woldt | St John LS Libertyville IL |
St John LS Libertyville IL Teacher; Preschool and Resource Teacher, Call made Permanent |
2/25/2021 |
| Mr Joel Grulke | Our Savior LS Grafton WI |
Trinity LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 8, Upper Grades PE & Science |
2/27/2021 |
| Mr Thomas Rosenow | St Paul LS Bloomer WI |
St John LS Fox Lake WI Principal; Grades 6-8 |
2/28/2021 |
| Mrs Leah Samuelson | Good Shepherd LS Burnsville MN |
Cross of Christ LS Coon Rapids MN ECM Teacher; Assistant Director & Lead Teacher |
2/28/2021 |
| Mrs April Glodowski | Trinity LS Kiel WI |
Trinity LS Kiel WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Less-than-Half-Time, One-Year Call |
3/1/2021 |
| Mr Phillip Bunkowske | Evergreen Lutheran High School Tacoma WA |
St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Grades 9-12 Religion, Athletic Director |
3/1/2021 |
CALLS DECLINED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Rev David Cooper | Grace LC Waupun WI |
Faith LC Harrison MI St John LC Clare MI Pastor |
2/23/2021 |
| Rev Robert Frick | Mt Calvary LC Waukesha WI |
Trinity LC Jenera OH Associate Pastor |
2/24/2021 |
| Rev James Seiltz | Salem LC Colorado Springs CO |
First LC Aurora NE Pastor |
2/25/2021 |
| Rev Daniel Walters | Good Shepherd LC Burnsville MN |
St Martin’s LC Watertown SD Associate Pastor |
2/25/2021 |
| Rev Charles Learman | Retired | Hope LC Portland MI Pastor; Retirement Call |
2/27/2021 |
| Rev Michael Kober | Sola Fide LC Lawrenceville GA |
Christ the Vine LC Temecula CA Pastor |
2/27/2021 |
| Rev Samuel Hacker III | Grace LC Flint MI |
Lutheran Institutional Ministry Association Austin MN St John’s LC Minneapolis MN Pastor |
2/27/2021 |
| Rev Matthew Kiecker | St John LC Lomira WI |
Ascension LC Moorhead MN St Paul’s LC Valley City ND Pastor |
2/27/2021 |
| Rev Steven Neuman | St John’s LC Pigeon MI |
Christ LC Marshall MN Pastor |
2/27/2021 |
| Rev Ryan Kolander | Palabra de Vida Detroit MI |
Cross of Christ LC Las Cruces NM Pastor |
2/27/2021 |
| Rev Michael Gehl | St John LC Wrightstown WI |
Our Savior LC Kasson MN Pastor |
2/28/2021 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Mrs Mary Naumann | Trinity LS Kiel WI Teacher; Grades 1-2, Athletic Director, Three-Quarter-Time, One-Year, Provisional Call |
2/21/2021 | |
| Mrs Amber Hansen | Trinity LS Kiel WI |
Trinity LS Kiel WI Teacher; Grades 1-2, Half-Time, One-Year Call |
2/21/2021 |
| Ms Nicole Neils | Trinity LS Kiel WI |
Trinity LS Kiel WI Teacher; Grades 1-8 Art, Less-than-Half-Time, One-Year Call |
2/21/2021 |
| Mr Timothy Schubkegel | Good Shepherd LS Sioux Falls SD |
Trinity LS Jenera OH Principal; Grades 7-8 |
2/22/2021 |
| Mrs Dorothy Grivno | Crown of Life LS Hubertus WI |
Lord of Life LS Thornton CO Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
2/22/2021 |
| Mrs Allison Byers | St Paul LS Lake Mills WI |
First LS La Crosse WI ECM Director |
2/22/2021 |
| Miss Rebecca Gervais | Cornerstone Early Learning Center Hugo MN |
Jesus Loves Me Learning Center North Mankato MN ECM Teacher; Lead Teacher |
2/22/2021 |
| Miss Aimee Hardman | Northdale Christian Academy Tampa FL |
Carlsbad Christian Academy Carlsbad CA Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
2/23/2021 |
| Mr Ryan Finkbeiner | Mount Lebanon LS Milwaukee WI |
Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ Principal |
2/23/2021 |
| Miss Kathy Georgson | Luther High School Onalaska WI |
Holy Cross LS (ELS) Madison WI Teacher; Grade 6 |
2/23/2021 |
| Mrs Lindsay Voeltner | St Peter LS Weyauwega WI |
Samuel LS Marshall MN ECM Teacher |
2/23/2021 |
| Miss Hannah Holzhueter | Morrison Zion LS Greenleaf WI |
Building Blocks for Life Preschool Cambridge MN ECM Teacher; Lead |
2/23/2021 |
| Mrs Carrie Schumacher | St John LS Mukwonago WI ECM Teacher; 4K |
2/24/2021 | |
| Mr Daniel Schulz | Bethany LS Manitowoc WI |
Northland Lutheran High School Mosinee WI Teacher; Grade 12 – Science, Coaching |
2/25/2021 |
| Mr Justin Gut | Trinity LS Waukesha WI |
Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ Teacher; Grade 11, Science, Softball |
2/25/2021 |
| Mr Steven Biedenbender | St Paul’s LS New Ulm MN |
Parkland LS Tacoma WA Teacher; Grades 5-8, Latin, ELA, History |
2/26/2021 |
| Mr Thomas McBryde | Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI |
St John LS Red Wing MN Teacher; Grades 3-5 |
2/27/2021 |
| Mr Jonathan Ross | Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL |
Westside Christian School Middleton WI Teacher; Grades 5-8, Math & Religion |
2/28/2021 |
| Miss Karen Luehring | Shepherd of the Valley LS Westminster CO |
Jerusalem LS Morton Grove IL Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
2/28/2021 |
| Mr Darren Vogt | St Mark LS Citrus Heights CA |
Mt Olive LS Overland Park KS Teacher; Grades 5-8 |
2/28/2021 |
| Mrs Deborah Weigand | St Paul LS Cannon Falls MN ECM Teacher |
3/1/2021 |
RESIGNED
| Teachers | Current call | Date resigned |
| Mrs Sarah Roloff | St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI |
6/30/2021 |
| Mr Stephen Roekle | Shoreland Lutheran High School Kenosha WI |
6/30/2021 |
CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY
| Pastors | Home church | Death date |
| Rev Robert Kant | St Peter LC Saint Peter MN |
2/23/2021 |
| Rev Delmer Kannenberg | Trinity LC Hartford WI |
2/26/2021 |
RETIREMENT
| Pastors | Current call | Date retired |
| Rev Martin Schoell | St Peter LC Milwaukee WI |
6/30/2021 |
| Rev Mark Smith | Trinity LC Saline MI |
8/15/2021 |
| Teachers | Current call | Date retired |
| Mr David Bartelt | Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI |
6/30/2021 |
| Miss Barbara Baumann | Good Shepherd LS Omaha NE |
6/30/2021 |
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