Call Report – May 17, 2021
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
5/11/2021 – 5/17/2021
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 W Gunn | CrossWalk Lutheran Ministries Laveen AZ |
Amazing Love LC Frankfort IL Associate Pastor |
3/23/2021 |
Rev Frank Italiano Jr | Trinity LC Crete IL |
St Paul’s LC New Ulm MN Associate Pastor |
4/10/2021 |
Rev Allen Kirschbaum | Spirit of Life LC Caledonia MI |
New Mission Amarillo TX Pastor |
4/11/2021 |
Rev Jonathan Kehl | Crown of Life LC New Orleans LA |
Prince of Peace LC Salt Lake City UT Associate Pastor |
4/18/2021 |
Rev Dale Hella | St Peter LC Juneau WI |
St Martin LC Rapid River MI Pastor |
4/18/2021 |
Rev Steven Gabb | Hope LC Los Angeles CA |
Christ the Vine LC Temecula CA Pastor |
4/21/2021 |
Rev Thomas Glende | Beautiful Savior LC Fayetteville NC |
Native American Administrative Committee Missionary; Native Christian Counselor |
4/21/2021 |
Rev Michael Kampman | St Paul LC North Fond du Lac WI |
Christ LC Marshall MN Pastor |
4/25/2021 |
Rev Jonathan Brohn | Salem LC Stillwater MN |
Christ the Rock LC Farmington NM Missionary |
4/25/2021 |
Rev Benjamin Zahn | Amazing Grace LC Myrtle Beach SC |
Morning Star LC Jackson WI Associate Pastor |
4/27/2021 |
Rev Benjamin Schmudlach | First LC La Crosse WI |
St Peter LC Monticello MN Pastor |
5/2/2021 |
Rev Daniel Lange | Light of Life LC Covington WA |
Grace LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor |
5/2/2021 |
Rev Nathan Strutz | Resurrection LC Verona WI |
Salem LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor |
5/2/2021 |
Rev Daniel Schmidt | St Matthew’s LC Oconomowoc WI |
Resurrection LC Rochester MN Associate Pastor; Coordinating Pastor |
5/2/2021 |
Rev Matthew Brown | Abiding Word LC Houston TX |
Star of Bethlehem LC New Berlin WI Associate Pastor |
5/4/2021 |
Rev Gary Koschnitzke | Retired | Christ LC Big Bend WI Pastor |
5/4/2021 |
Rev Duane Schmeichel | Lamb of God LC Madison AL |
Fairview LC Milwaukee WI Pastor |
5/8/2021 |
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 Joshua Hanson | Christ LC Lodi CA |
Emmanuel LC Owatonna MN Pastor |
5/12/2021 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
Ms Evodia Noel | Grace LS Woodlands Saint George ECM Teacher; Kindergarten |
4/5/2021 | |
Mrs Sarah Gabb | St Paul First LS North Hollywood CA |
Building Blocks Christian Academy Los Angeles CA ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call |
4/11/2021 |
Mrs Megan Dills | St Marcus LS – Main Campus K4 – Gr 8 Milwaukee WI |
Mount Lebanon LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 2 |
4/11/2021 |
Mrs Rachel Neumann | St Paul LS Tomah WI |
St Paul LS Tomah WI Teacher; Administrative Leave, Grades 7-8, One-Year Call |
4/20/2021 |
Mrs Ashley Olson | Mt Olive LS Mankato MN Teacher; Grade 3, One-Year, Provisional Call |
4/26/2021 | |
Mrs Ashley Boushek | Divine Savior Academy – Sienna Missouri City TX Teacher; Grade 2 |
4/27/2021 | |
Mrs Kristin Schultz | Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Teacher; Nursing Faculty, Half-Time, Provisional Call |
5/1/2021 | |
Mrs Kellie Prins | Trinity LS Nicollet MN Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
5/3/2021 | |
Mrs Amy Grulke | Our Savior LS Grafton WI |
Trinity LS Waukesha WI ECM Teacher |
5/10/2021 |
Mrs Amber Frelitz | St Paul LS Tomah WI |
Christ-St John’s LS West Salem WI Teacher; Upper Grades Administrative Release-Time Teacher, Half-Time, One-Year Call |
5/11/2021 |
Mrs Emily Grunwald | Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI Professor; Mathematics |
5/13/2021 | |
Mr Ryan Plath | St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Dorm Supervisor, Lower-Level Math |
5/15/2021 | |
Mrs Sarah Habben | Mt Calvary Early Childhood Ministry Flagstaff AZ ECM Director & Teacher |
5/16/2021 | |
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 Kristine Pufahl | Christ LS Big Bend WI |
Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ Teacher; Upper Grades, One-Year Call |
5/16/2021 |
Mr Craig Kiecker | Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ |
Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ Principal; One-Year Call |
5/16/2021 |
Mrs Carol Campbell | Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ |
Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ ECM Teacher; Provisional Call |
5/16/2021 |
Mrs Dawn Harting | Scarville LS Scarville IA Teacher; Kindergarten-Grade 8 |
5/16/2021 |
CALLS ACCEPTED
Pastors | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
Prof Michael Otterstatter | Martin Luther College New Ulm MN |
Beautiful Savior LC Summerville SC Pastor |
5/15/2021 |
Rev Timothy Bode | Abiding Savior LC Elk River MN |
St John LC Mukwonago WI Associate Pastor |
5/15/2021 |
Rev Mark Kaesmeyer | Cross of Christ LC Coon Rapids MN |
West Lutheran High School Plymouth MN Development Director; Director of Mission Advancement |
5/16/2021 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
Mr Thomas Strauss | St Peter LS Helenville WI ECM Teacher; 4K/5K, One-Year, Provisional Call |
4/14/2021 | |
Ms Lindsay Schneider | St Paul Lutheran Pre-Kindergarten Muskego WI ECM Teacher; 4K, One-Year, Provisional Call |
4/28/2021 | |
Mrs Kristine Westra | Bethlehem LS Hortonville WI ECM Director; One-year Call |
5/10/2021 | |
Mrs Stephanie Lamas | St John LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Extended Learning Teacher, Half-Time Call |
5/12/2021 | |
Mr Richard Holz | Holy Cross LS Madison WI Teacher; Grade 8, Athletic Director, Provisional Call |
5/12/2021 | |
Ms Kylene Gilbert | Redeemer LS Tucson AZ Teacher; Grade 2, Half-Time, One-Year, Provisional Call |
5/12/2021 | |
Mrs Amanda Bergemann | Good Shepherd Lutheran Academy Downers Grove IL Teacher; Kindergarten |
5/14/2021 | |
Mr Samuel Schlicht | Atonement LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 5-6, English Language Arts |
5/14/2021 | |
Mrs Kellsie Wasser | Trinity LS Nicollet MN |
Trinity LS Nicollet MN ECM Teacher; One-Year Call |
5/15/2021 |
Mrs Melanie Achey | Peace LS Kissimmee FL Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
5/16/2021 | |
Ms Kaylee Grube | St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI Teacher; Grade 4, One-Year, Provisional Call |
5/16/2021 | |
Mr James Flegel | Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Director of Cultural Diversity; Provisional Call |
5/16/2021 |
CALLS DECLINED
Pastors | Current call | New call | Date declined |
Rev Stephen Schmiel | Faith Evangelical LC Prior Lake MN |
Our Savior LC Grafton WI Associate Pastor |
5/10/2021 |
Rev Mark Kahrs | Calvary LC Glenwood MN |
St Paul LC Roscoe SD St John LC Bowdle SD Pastor |
5/11/2021 |
Rev Dustin Blumer | Amazing Love LC Frankfort IL |
Mt Olive LC Overland Park KS Pastor |
5/12/2021 |
Rev John Paustian | Zion LC Morgan MN |
St John LC Burlington WI Associate Pastor |
5/13/2021 |
Rev Matthew Vik | St Paul’s LC Fort Atkinson WI |
Brooklyn LC Brooklyn Park MN Pastor |
5/13/2021 |
Rev Bryan Prell | Petra LC Sauk Rapids MN |
Reformation LC Dousman WI Pastor |
5/14/2021 |
Rev Benjamin Radtke | St Martin’s LC Watertown SD |
Zion LC Monroe MI Associate Pastor |
5/14/2021 |
Rev M John Derme | Shepherd of the Mountains LC Reno NV |
St John LC Mukwonago WI Associate Pastor |
5/14/2021 |
Rev Kyle Bitter | St John LC Wauwatosa WI |
Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher; Religion Department |
5/14/2021 |
Rev Michael Willitz | Lord of Love LC Deforest WI |
St John LC Goodhue MN Pastor |
5/14/2021 |
Rev Jason Jobs | St John LC Markesan WI |
Grace LC Dakota MN Trinity (Wilson Twp) LC Winona MN Pastor |
5/15/2021 |
Rev Mark Schutz | Hope LC Spearfish SD |
St Lucas LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor |
5/15/2021 |
Rev Joshua Odell | St John LC Phelps WI Christ LC Eagle River WI |
St Paul LC Saint James MN Pastor |
5/15/2021 |
Rev David Backus | Eternal Love LC Appleton WI |
Shepherd of Peace LC Norfolk NE Pastor |
5/15/2021 |
Rev Peter Sulzle | St John LC Redwood Falls MN |
St Paul LC Livonia MI Associate Pastor |
5/16/2021 |
Rev Joel Schwartz | Peace LC Trinity FL |
Timothy LC Saint Louis Park MN Pastor |
5/16/2021 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date declined |
Mr Jeremy Thiesfeldt | St Paul LS Algoma WI Principal; Grades 6-8 |
5/10/2021 | |
Mrs Cindy Thiesfeldt | Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI |
St Paul LS Algoma WI Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
5/10/2021 |
Mrs Shana Beyersdorf | Our Savior LS Grafton WI Teacher; Primary Grades, One-Year, Provisional Call |
5/11/2021 | |
Mr Jacob Beilke | Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN Principal; Grades 7-8, One-Year Call |
5/11/2021 | |
Miss Kimberly Ehlke | Trinity LS Caledonia WI |
Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Myers FL Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
5/12/2021 |
Mrs Erin LaPointe | St John LS Watertown WI ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call |
5/13/2021 |
RESIGNED
Teachers | Current call | Date resigned |
Ms Susan Keller | Christ Alone LS Thiensville WI |
6/30/2021 |
Mrs Tamara Melott | Ascension Lutheran Preschool Plymouth MN |
6/30/2021 |
Mrs Jennifer Hackbarth | Salem Preschool Woodbury MN |
6/30/2021 |
Mrs Sarah Barai | St Marcus LS – Main Campus K4 – Gr 8 Milwaukee WI |
6/30/2021 |
Ms Stephanie Kudek | Atonement LS Milwaukee WI |
6/30/2021 |
Mrs Megan Dills | St Marcus LS – Main Campus K4 – Gr 8 Milwaukee WI |
6/30/2021 |
RETIREMENT
Pastors | Current call | Date retired |
Rev Richard Kogler | Gift Planning Counselor-AzCa Phoenix AZ |
12/31/2021 |
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