Call Report – May 16, 2022

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

5/10/2022 – 5/16/2022

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 Richard Miller	Redeemer LC Scottville MI	Ascension LC Antigo WI Pastor	4/3/2022
Rev Steve Schmeling	Pilgrim LC Minneapolis MN	Ministry of Christian Giving Christian Giving Counselor; MN & NE Districts	4/4/2022
Rev Nathan Sutton	Our Savior LC San Antonio TX	Abiding Shepherd LC Cottage Grove WI Associate Pastor	4/6/2022
Rev Daniel Krause	CRM	Friedens LC Bonduel WI Pastor	4/19/2022
Rev David Naumann	St Paul LC Saginaw MI	St Paul’s LC North Mankato MN Associate Pastor	4/19/2022
Rev Carl Schroeder	St Peter’s LC Sturgeon Bay WI	Grace LC Spring Hill FL Pastor	4/19/2022
Rev Patrick Freese	Trinity LC Abita Springs LA	Hope LC Chino Valley AZ & Prescott AZ Pastor	4/20/2022
Rev Jeremy Mattek	Immanuel LC Greenville WI	New Mission Start Conroe TX Pastor	4/21/2022
Rev Fred Schurman III	Lord of Lords LC Casper WY	Emanuel Redeemer LC Yale MI Pastor	4/23/2022
Rev John Koester	Gethsemane LC Omaha NE	Trinity LC Neenah WI Associate Pastor	4/24/2022
Rev Douglas Tomhave	St Paul LC Lake Mills WI	Resurrection LC Rochester MN Associate Pastor; Coordinating Pastor	4/24/2022
Rev Douglas Tomhave	St Paul LC Lake Mills WI	Good Shepherd LC Holmen WI Pastor	4/24/2022
Rev Luke Tembreull	Beautiful Savior LC Corvallis OR	Green Valley LC Henderson NV Pastor	4/26/2022
Rev Joel Free	St Paul LC Ixonia WI	Salem LC Loretto MN Associate Pastor	4/26/2022
Rev Daniel Laitinen	Multi-Language Productions	Multi-Language Productions TELL Missionary	4/27/2022
Rev Douglas Weber	Retired	Christ LC Eagle River WI Pastor; Retirement Call	4/27/2022
Rev Timothy Schwartz	Zion LC Columbus WI	St Paul’s LC Franklin WI Associate Pastor	5/1/2022
Rev James Hein	St Marcus LC Milwaukee WI	Salem LC Owosso MI Associate Pastor	5/1/2022
Rev Matthew Westra	Living Promise LC Morristown TN	St Andrew LC Middleton WI Associate Pastor; Service & Outreach	5/1/2022
Rev David Clark	Grace LC Glendale AZ	Redeemer LC Tucson AZ Associate Pastor	5/1/2022
Rev Paul Kuckhahn	St John LC Lewiston MN	St Martin’s LC Watertown SD Associate Pastor	5/1/2022
Rev Brian Wrobel	Zion LC Gainesville FL	Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI Associate Pastor	5/4/2022
Rev Nathan Zastrow	Grace LC Yakima WA	Mt Olive LC Las Vegas NV Pastor	5/5/2022
Rev Andrew M Schmidt	CRM	Zion LC Morgan MN Pastor	5/6/2022
Rev Timothy Patoka	Grace LC Tucson AZ	Peace LC King of Prussia PA Pastor	5/8/2022
Rev Daniel Frey	Gethsemane LC Lees Summit MO	Salem LC Woodbury MN Pastor	5/8/2022
Rev Aaron Nitz	Good Shepherd LC Cheyenne WY	St John’s LC Dakota MN Pastor	5/8/2022
Rev Jason Hacker	Grace LC Waukesha WI	St Paul’s LC Rapid City SD Associate Pastor	5/8/2022
Rev Dustin Yahnke	Trinity LC Watertown WI	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher; Grades 11-12 Religion	5/9/2022
Rev Stephen Helwig	Gethsemane LC Omaha NE	Board for Home Missions Administrator	5/11/2022
Rev Matthew Frey	Living Word LC Montrose CO	Summerlin LC Las Vegas NV Pastor	5/13/2022
Rev Andrew Schwartz	Christ the King LC Bremerton WA	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher	5/14/2022
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mrs Renee Erdmann	St Peter LS Appleton WI	St Peter LS Appleton WI Teacher; Spanish, One-Year, Less-Than-Half Time Call	4/11/2022
Mr Timothy Payne	St John’s LS Newburg WI	St John LS Milwaukee WI Principal	4/11/2022
Mr Scott Beyersdorf	David’s Star LS Jackson WI	St Matthew’s LS Winona MN Principal; Grades 6-8	4/13/2022
Miss Linden Jahns		Good Shepherd Lutheran Academy Deltona FL Teacher; Grade 1	4/14/2022
Mrs Kirsten Jensen		Immanuel LS Greenville WI ECM Teacher	4/14/2022
Mrs Kailey White		Grow in Peace Learning Center Sun Prairie WI ECM Director; One-Year Call	4/24/2022
Mrs Jennifer Otto	Water of Life LS Las Vegas NV	Little Lambs Preschool Inver Grove Heights MN ECM Director & Teacher, Half-Time Call	4/24/2022
Mrs Jacqueline Unke	Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Preschool Las Vegas NV	Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Preschool Las Vegas NV ECM Director & Kindergarten Teacher, One-Year Call	4/24/2022
Mrs Rachel Christie	St Paul LS Beverly Hills FL	St John LS Juneau WI ECM Teacher; One-Year, Half-Time Call	4/24/2022
Miss Emily Brand	Little Lambs Learning Center Mandan ND	Little Lambs Learning Center Mandan ND ECM Director	4/24/2022
Ms Kylene Gilbert	Redeemer LS Tucson AZ	Redeemer LS Tucson AZ Teacher; Grades 3-4, One-Year, Three-Quarter Time Call	5/1/2022
Mrs Alexandria Maas	Grace Lutheran Child Learning Center Sahuarita AZ	Redeemer LS Tucson AZ ECM Teacher; 3K, One-Year, Three-Quarter Time Call	5/1/2022
Mrs Jennifer Otto	Water of Life LS Las Vegas NV	Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN ECM Teacher; Half-Time, One-Year Call	5/1/2022
Mrs Dinah Spurgin		St Martin’s LS Watertown SD School Staff Minister; Grade 2	5/1/2022
Miss Mikayla Botts		Grace Christian Academy Falls Church VA Teacher; Jr. Kindergarten, Provisional Call	5/1/2022
Mrs Deanna Martens		St Martin’s LS & LC Watertown SD Teacher; School & Church Music Coordinator, Provisional Call	5/1/2022
Mrs Janna Reinhard		Star of Bethlehem LS New Berlin WI Teacher; Grade 8 HR, Grades 5-8 Dept. English, Provisional Call	5/5/2022
Prof Steven Thiesfeldt	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Administrator; Vice-President, Half-Time, One-Year Call	5/5/2022
Mrs Bridget Biebert	St Mark LS Green Bay WI	St Mark LS Green Bay WI Teacher; Student Services	5/5/2022
Mrs Holly Dannecker	St Mark LS Green Bay WI	St Mark LS Green Bay WI Director; Grade 4, Student Services Director, One-Year Call	5/5/2022
Dr Kathryn Hendee		Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Professor; Assistant Professor of Biology, Provisional Call	5/6/2022
Mrs Janna Reinhard		Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; Middle School, Provisional Call	5/7/2022
Mrs Jessica Wolfe	Little Lambs Preschool & Learning Center Mandan ND	Salem Preschool Woodbury MN ECM Director & Teacher, One-Year Call	5/8/2022
Mrs Michelle Meyer	Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ	Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ Teacher; Admissions Director & Registrar	5/9/2022
Ms Jennifer Petersen		Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ Teacher; Grades 10-12, Science/STEM, Provisional Call	5/9/2022
Mr Matthew Ivan		St Paul LS Appleton WI Teacher; Grade 6 HR, Dept. Science, Technology Coordinator, One-Year Call	5/12/2022
Mrs Colleen Bauer		Christ the Lord LS Brookfield WI ECM Teacher; Provisional, Half-Time Call	5/12/2022

CALLS ACCEPTED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev Craig Wasser	Immanuel LC Salem OR	Ministry of Christian Giving Christian Giving Counselor; AZCA & PNW Districts	5/11/2022
Rev Benjamin Zak	St John LC Milwaukee WI	Crown of Life LC Riverside CA Associate Pastor	5/11/2022
Rev Ryan Cortright	Our Redeemer LC Madison WI	Redeemer LC Weston WI Pastor	5/12/2022
Rev David Spaude	Faith LC River Falls WI	Immanuel LC Medford WI Associate Pastor	5/15/2022
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mrs Emily Rodrigue	Emanuel LS New London WI	Emanuel LS New London WI Teacher; Grade 1	4/1/2022
Mrs Erin Moldenhauer	Redeemer LS Tucson AZ	Redeemer LS Tucson AZ ECM Teacher; 4K, One-Year, Three-Quarter Time Call	5/9/2022
Mrs Carrie Ott		Immanuel LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Grade 3 or 4, Provisional Call	5/9/2022
Mrs Laura Schroeder	St Paul LS Livonia MI	St Paul LS Livonia MI Teacher; Grades 2-3, One-Year, Half-Time Call	5/10/2022
Mrs Nancy Leifer	St Paul LS Livonia MI	St Paul LS Livonia MI Teacher; Grades 2-3, One-Year, Three-Quarter Time Call	5/10/2022
Mrs Jill Russow		Christ Alone LS Thiensville WI Teacher; Grade 7, Half-Time, Provisional Call	5/10/2022
Mrs Julie Lillo		Divine Savior Academy Doral FL Teacher; Grade 4	5/11/2022
Mrs Samantha List	Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ	Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ Teacher; Art, Full-Time Call	5/11/2022
Mrs Elizabeth Fuerstenau		Emanuel LS New London WI Teacher; Grade 3	5/11/2022
Ms Lisa Timm		St John’s LS Newburg WI Teacher; Grades TBD, Provisional Call	5/11/2022
Mr Jeffrey Katt		St Bartholomew LS Kawkawlin MI Teacher; Grades 3-4, Vice-Principal, Provisional Call	5/11/2022
Mrs Elizabeth Guse	Northdale Christian Academy Tampa FL	Northdale Christian Academy Tampa FL Teacher; Grades 5-6, Permanent Call	5/12/2022
Miss Sara Rieke		St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Dorm Supervisor, Tutor, Provisional Call	5/12/2022
Mr Michael Schliewe		Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Teacher; Assistant Lecturer of Communication, Provisional Call	5/14/2022
Mrs Jessie Thiesfeldt		Risen Savior Christian Academy Pooler GA Teacher; Grade 1, One-Year Call	5/15/2022

CALLS DECLINED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Brian Krueger	Bloomington LC Bloomington MN	Bethany LC Fort Atkinson WI Associate Pastor; Lead Campus Pastor	5/9/2022
Rev Seth Haakenson	Immanuel LC Waukegan IL	Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School Commerce City CO Pastor	5/12/2022
Rev Lon Kuether	Zion LC Crete IL	Ministry of Christian Giving Christian Giving Counselor; MI & NA Districts	5/13/2022
Rev Larry Schlomer	World Missions Office	St John LC St John’s Saint John Antigua Pastor	5/13/2022
Rev Gunnar Ledermann	Divine Peace LC Rockwall Rockwall TX	Morning Star LC Jackson WI Associate Pastor	5/13/2022
Rev David Ruddat	Immanuel LC De Pere WI	St John LC & Trinity LC Janesville MN Pastor	5/14/2022
Rev Kurt Schaser	St John’s LC Newburg WI	Divine Savior LC-West Palm Beach West Palm Beach FL Pastor	5/14/2022
Rev Nathaniel Timmermann	Peace LC Otsego MI	St Peter LC Saint Peter MN Associate Pastor	5/14/2022
Rev Adam Gawel	St Andrew LC Chicago IL	Asia One Team Missionary to Indonesia	5/15/2022
Rev Nathaniel Timmermann	Peace LC Otsego MI	Good Shepherd LC West Bend WI Associate Pastor	5/16/2022
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Mr Todd Brassow	St John LS Redwood Falls MN	Ascension LS and Preschool Sarasota FL Principal; Upper Grades	5/9/2022
Mr Peter Schaewe	St Paul LC Green Bay WI	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Music & Campus Worship Coordinator	5/11/2022
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Mr Brandon Steenbock	St Mark LC De Pere WI	Divine Savior LC-Delray Beach FL Delray Beach FL Congregation Staff Minister	5/10/2022

RESIGNED

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Mrs Brooke Prost	Divine Savior Academy Doral FL	6/30/2022
Mrs Keely Prekop	Trinity-St Luke Western Ave Campus Watertown WI	6/30/2022

CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY

Teachers	Home church	Death date
Prof Loren Dietrich	St Paul LC Saginaw MI	5/5/2022