Call Report – May 21, 2018
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
5/15/2018 – 5/21/2018
The call report details when pastors, teachers, and staff ministers change positions within WELS. The Conference of Presidents oversees and coordinates the calling process.
NOTE: Due to the upcoming holiday, the next call report will be posted on Tuesday, May 29.
NO DECISION REPORTED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Rev Jonathan Fischer | Resurrection LC Chesapeake VA |
Good Shepherd LC Sioux Falls SD Associate Pastor |
4/18/2018 |
| Rev Joel Russow | Faith LC Tallahassee FL |
Grace LC Oshkosh WI Associate Pastor |
4/22/2018 |
| Rev Stephen Lehmann | Mt Olive LC Iron Mountain MI |
St Paul LC Green Bay WI Associate Pastor |
4/22/2018 |
| Rev Joel Russow | Faith LC Tallahassee FL |
Our Savior’s LC Port Orange FL Pastor |
4/22/2018 |
| Rev Michael Turriff | Mt Calvary LC Waukesha WI |
Beautiful Savior LC Bella Vista-Hiwasse AR Pastor; Part-Time Call |
4/22/2018 |
| Prof Andrew Naumann | Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI |
St Paul LC Onalaska WI Associate Pastor |
4/29/2018 |
| Rev Nickolas Haasch | Trinity LC Sturgis SD |
Heritage LC Gilbert AZ Pastor |
4/29/2018 |
| Rev George Swanson | Shepherd LC Albuquerque NM |
Shepherd of the Hills LC Fredericksburg TX Pastor |
4/29/2018 |
| Prof Ross Stelljes | Martin Luther College New Ulm MN |
Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Theology |
5/2/2018 |
| Rev Craig Wasser | Immanuel LC Salem OR |
Mt Calvary LC Redding CA Pastor |
5/2/2018 |
| Rev David Boettcher | St John LC Wetaskiwin AB Canada Mighty Fortress LC Red Deer AB Canada |
Emanuel First LC Lansing MI Associate Pastor |
5/3/2018 |
| Rev Jonathan Scharf | Abiding Grace LC Covington GA |
Grace LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor |
5/6/2018 |
| Rev Jeffrey Heitsch | Nigeria Mission | Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School Commerce City CO Pastor |
5/6/2018 |
| Rev Christopher Ewings | Faith LC Anchorage AK |
CrossWalk Lutheran Ministries Laveen AZ Pastor |
5/8/2018 |
| Rev Mark Johnston | Our Savior’s LC East Brunswick NJ |
Mt Calvary LC Menasha WI Associate Pastor; Retirement Call |
5/13/2018 |
| Rev David Neumann | Retired | Good Hope LC Ellensburg WA Good Faith LC South Cle Elum WA Pastor; Retirement Call |
5/14/2018 |
| Rev Timothy Bode | Abiding Savior LC Elk River MN |
Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Pastor |
5/16/2018 |
| Rev Jared Oldenburg | Eternal Rock LC Castle Rock CO |
Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Pastor |
5/17/2018 |
| Rev Paul Seager | Christ Alone LC Fort Worth TX |
Apostles LC San Jose CA Associate Pastor |
5/17/2018 |
| Rev Daniel Lange | Light of Life LC Covington WA |
Grace LC Vail AZ & Benson AZ Associate Pastor |
5/20/2018 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Mrs Kelli Green | Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Special Education |
4/12/2018 | |
| Miss Elaina Mercier | Faith of a Child Daycare Oshkosh WI ECM Director |
4/22/2018 | |
| Mrs Kathryn Schwartz | Good Shepherd LS Downers Grove IL |
St Luke LS Oakfield WI Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
4/22/2018 |
| Mrs Patricia Snyder | Faith Lutheran Preschool Sussex WI |
Faith Lutheran Preschool Sussex WI ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call |
4/22/2018 |
| Mr Adam Wiechmann | West Lutheran High School Plymouth MN |
Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ Teacher; Science |
4/24/2018 |
| Ms Angela Schneider | St Paul’s LS Muskego WI ECM Teacher; Provisional Call |
4/24/2018 | |
| Ms Kelly Henning | St Paul’s LS Muskego WI Teacher; Grade 2, Provisional Call |
4/24/2018 | |
| Mr Anthony Perry | Salem LS Owosso MI |
St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI Principal & Upper Grades; Departmentalized |
4/29/2018 |
| Mrs Jennifer Trimmer | St Paul LS Columbus OH |
Risen Savior LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 5 |
4/29/2018 |
| Mrs Eileen Wassermann | Mt Olive LS Delano MN Teacher; Kindergarten-Grade 2, Provisional Call |
4/29/2018 | |
| Mr Michael Wisniewski | Trinity LS Marshfield WI |
Trinity LS Marshfield WI Principal |
5/2/2018 |
| Mr Todd Dahlke | Trinity LS Marshfield WI |
Trinity LS Marshfield WI Teacher; Assistant Principal |
5/2/2018 |
| Mr Philip Krueger | Word of Life LS Milwaukee WI |
Trinity LS Brillion WI Principal |
5/3/2018 |
| Mr Gregory Thiesfeldt | St Paul LS New Ulm MN |
St Mark LS Citrus Heights CA Principal |
5/6/2018 |
| Mrs Lisa Carlson | Good Shepherd Little Lamb Preschool Holmen WI |
Bethel Little Lamb Preschool Galesville WI ECM Director; Part-Time Call |
5/6/2018 |
| Miss Brittni Wentzel | Good Shepherd Lutheran Academy Deltona FL |
Little Lambs Learning Center Duluth MN ECM Director |
5/6/2018 |
| Mr Donald Kolander | St Paul LS Cudahy WI |
Trinity LS Marinette WI Principal & Grades 5-8 |
5/7/2018 |
| Mr Daniel Kasten | Bethlehem LS Hortonville WI |
Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 4 |
5/7/2018 |
| Ms Laura Bodendorfer | St Paul LS East Troy WI |
Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 2, Provisional Call |
5/7/2018 |
| Mr Randall Strutz | Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Special Education & Coach, Provisional Call |
5/7/2018 | |
| Mr Adam Pavelchik | Peace LS Kissimmee FL |
St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Middle School |
5/8/2018 |
| Mrs Mandy Pavelchik | Peace LS Kissimmee FL |
St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 4 |
5/8/2018 |
| Mrs Jill Hagen | Shepherd of the Valley LS Menasha WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Part-Time Call |
5/9/2018 | |
| Mr Mark Kutz | St John LS Dakota MN |
St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI Principal & Grades 5-8; Departmentalized |
5/10/2018 |
| Mrs Robin Paustian | St John LS Redwood Falls MN Teacher; Grade 1 |
5/11/2018 | |
| Ms Lisa Fletcher | Immanuel LS La Crosse WI ECM Director; Half-Time Call |
5/13/2018 | |
| Mrs Sarah Crass | Christ Our Savior Academy Columbia TN ECM Teacher |
5/13/2018 | |
| Mrs Jennifer Hacker | Trinity LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 3 |
5/14/2018 | |
| Mrs Sara Makinen | St John LC Libertyville IL ECM Teacher; One-Year Call |
5/15/2018 | |
| Mr Blair Schaper | Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI |
St John LS Libertyville IL Teacher; Grades 7-8 |
5/15/2018 |
| Mrs Gretchen Plitzuweit | St Paul LS Green Bay WI |
Bethany LS Port Orchard WA Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
5/15/2018 |
| Mrs Valerie Schmidt | Bethlehem LS-North Germantown WI |
Bethlehem LS-North Germantown WI Teacher; Kindergarten, Provisional Call |
5/15/2018 |
| Mrs Cheryl Herriges | Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI |
Bethlehem LS-North Germantown WI ECM Teacher; Part-Time, Provisional Call |
5/15/2018 |
| Mr Glenn Metzger | St John LS Redwood Falls MN |
Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Teacher; Grades 5-8, Departmentalized |
5/16/2018 |
| Mr Daniel Rick | St John’s LS Sleepy Eye MN |
St Lucas LS Kewaskum WI Principal & Grades 5-6 |
5/16/2018 |
| Mr Galen Holzhueter | Martin Luther College New Ulm MN |
Costa Maya Ministries Mexico Director |
5/17/2018 |
| Mrs Rebecca Metzger | St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Provisional Call |
5/17/2018 | |
| Mrs Nicole Steenbock | St John LS Maribel WI Teacher; Kindergarten, Half-Time Call |
5/20/2018 | |
| Mrs Eileen Karow | Peace LS Sun Prairie WI Teacher; Grade 2 |
5/20/2018 | |
| Mr Michael Ash | Reformation LS San Diego CA |
King of Kings LS Garden Grove CA Principal & Middle Grades |
5/20/2018 |
| Mr Kenneth Kasten | Trinity LS Neenah WI Principal; One-Year, Retirement Call |
5/20/2018 | |
| Mr Cody Harms | St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI |
Atonement LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Dean of Students |
5/20/2018 |
| Mr Scott Schomberg | St Matthew’s LS Winona MN |
St John LS Montello WI Principal & Upper Grades |
5/20/2018 |
| Mrs Sara Makinen | Our Savior’s LS Zion IL Teacher; Kindergarten-Grade 2 |
5/20/2018 | |
| Mr Kyle Raymond | Peace LS Sun Prairie WI |
Emanuel LC New London WI Principal |
5/20/2018 |
| Mr Ronald Schleef | Holy Cross LS Madison WI Teacher; Grade 5 |
5/20/2018 | |
| Miss Heather Voss | Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 2, Provisional Call |
5/20/2018 | |
| Mrs Angela Frey | Mt Olive LS Overland Park KS ECM Teacher; One-Year Call |
5/20/2018 | |
| Mrs Madeline Jenswold | Mt Olive LS Overland Park KS Teacher |
5/20/2018 | |
| Mrs Meredith Heyn | Immanuel LS Greenville WI |
Immanuel LS Greenville WI Teacher; Kindergarten, One-Year, Half-Time Call |
5/20/2018 |
| Miss Ellen Wheeler | Good Shepherd’s LS West Allis WI |
Good Shepherd’s LS West Allis WI Teacher; Grades 1-2, One-Year, Half-Time Call |
5/20/2018 |
| Staff Ministers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Mr Stephen Pankow | St Paul’s First LC North Hollywood CA |
Little Lambs Learning Center Danube MN ECM Director |
4/12/2018 |
CALLS ACCEPTED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Rev Jeremy Schulz | Faith LC Tacoma WA |
Good Shepherd LC The Woodlands TX Pastor |
5/12/2018 |
| Rev Stephen Wiesenauer | CRM | East Asia Pastor |
5/14/2018 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Mr Scott Luepke | Resurrection LS Rochester MN Teacher; Grade 3, Provisional Call |
4/27/2018 | |
| Miss Nicole Roper | Small Steps Christian Learning Center Port Orange FL |
Cross of Christ LS Coon Rapids MN ECM Director |
5/7/2018 |
| Mrs Martha Eiland | Pilgrim LS Mesa AZ |
Pilgrim LS Mesa AZ ECM Teacher; Provisional Call |
5/13/2018 |
| Mrs Stephanie Nocella | Redeemer Learning Center Tomahawk WI ECM Teacher; Provisional Call |
5/14/2018 | |
| Mr David Zank | Friedens LS Kenosha WI |
Friedens LS Kenosha WI Teacher; Vice Principal, One-Year Call |
5/16/2018 |
| Mrs Emily Vanderhoof | Martin Luther LS Neenah WI |
Trinity-St Luke Western Ave Campus Watertown WI ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call |
5/16/2018 |
| Ms Sandra Menefee | Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ |
Emmanuel LC Tempe AZ Teacher; Grades 1-2, One-Year, Part-Time Call |
5/16/2018 |
| Mrs Rebecca Crowe | Green Valley Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten Henderson NV Teacher; Kindergarten, Provisional Call |
5/17/2018 | |
| Mrs Emily Jiles | Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI |
Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Director of Guidance & Counseling, Provisional Call |
5/17/2018 |
| Mrs Johanna Manke | St John LS Lomira WI |
St John LS Lomira WI Teacher; Administrative Release-Time & Music, Part-Time, Provisional Call |
5/18/2018 |
| Ms Mallory Hall | Luther HS Onalaska WI Teacher; Physical Education, Provisional Call |
5/18/2018 | |
| Mrs Sarah Mueller | St Paul LS Howards Grove WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Half-Time Call |
5/18/2018 | |
| Mrs Gretel Kiecker | St John LS Lomira WI |
St John LS Lomira WI Teacher; Grades 1-2, Provisional Call |
5/18/2018 |
| Mrs Jamie Learman | St John LS Lomira WI ECM Teacher; Part-Time, Provisional Call |
5/18/2018 | |
| Mrs Brenda Grams | Cross of Glory Lutheran Preschool Peoria AZ ECM Director; Provisional Call |
5/19/2018 | |
| Mr Adam Harvey | Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI |
Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI Principal; One-Year Call |
5/20/2018 |
| Mr Nathan Bauer | Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI |
Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Dean of Students |
5/20/2018 |
| Ms Meghan Mache | Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI |
Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 3, Provisional Call |
5/20/2018 |
| Staff Ministers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Mr Mark Blauert | Trinity LC Crete IL |
Wisconsin LS-Middle School (6-8) Racine WI Staff Minister; School Chaplain |
5/19/2018 |
| Mr Paul Berger | Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI |
Chaplains in Schools Inc. Milwaukee WI Staff Minister |
5/20/2018 |
CALLS DECLINED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Rev Timothy Bourman | Sure Foundation LC Woodside NY |
Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Theology & Foreign Language |
5/13/2018 |
| Prof Paul Koelpin | Martin Luther College New Ulm MN |
St Paul LC Saginaw MI Associate Pastor |
5/16/2018 |
| Rev James Buske | Lighthouse Youth Center Milwaukee WI |
Victory of the Lamb LC Franklin WI Associate Pastor |
5/16/2018 |
| Prof Jeffrey Schone | Martin Luther College New Ulm MN |
New Hope LC West Melbourne FL Pastor |
5/17/2018 |
| Rev Adam Mueller | Redeemer LC Tucson AZ |
St John LC Peshtigo WI Pastor |
5/17/2018 |
| Rev Zachary Gebert | Bethany LC – Parkway Campus Appleton WI |
Our Shepherd LC Crown Point IN Pastor |
5/17/2018 |
| Rev Ronald Koehler III | Grace LC Tucson AZ |
Lord of Love LC De Forest WI Associate Pastor |
5/18/2018 |
| Rev Gregory Pope | Trinity LC Manitowoc WI |
Peace LC Loves Park IL Pastor |
5/18/2018 |
| Rev Matthew Zimpelmann | Cross of Christ LC Boise ID |
St Peter LC Weyauwega WI Associate Pastor |
5/19/2018 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Mrs Carol Tetzlaff | St Mark’s LS Watertown WI |
St Paul LS Ixonia WI ECM Director; Half-Time Call |
5/5/2018 |
| Dr Rhoda Wolle | Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI |
Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; School Counselor |
5/5/2018 |
| Mrs Kate Krieger | Siloah LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 6 |
5/9/2018 | |
| Mr Edwin Fredrich | Grace LS Glendale AZ |
Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Middle School English |
5/11/2018 |
| Mr Philip Gustafson | St Mark LS Eau Claire WI |
Lamb of God LS West Allis WI Principal & Grades 7-8 |
5/15/2018 |
| Mr Benjamin Stern | Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI |
Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher; Science |
5/15/2018 |
| Mr Daryl Weber | Bethlehem LS-South Menomonee Falls WI |
Apostles LS San Jose CA Principal |
5/16/2018 |
| Mrs Bridget Weber | Bethlehem LS-North Germantown WI |
Apostles LS San Jose CA Teacher; Grade 4 |
5/16/2018 |
| Mrs Sarah Homan | Reformation LS San Diego CA |
Siloah LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 1 |
5/16/2018 |
| Mr Michael Homan | Reformation LS San Diego CA |
Siloah LS Milwaukee WI Principal |
5/16/2018 |
| Mr Steven Lehman | St Paul LS North Fond du Lac WI |
Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Grade 3 |
5/16/2018 |
| Mr Christopher Mueller | St John LS Watertown WI |
Zion LS Denver CO Principal |
5/18/2018 |
| Mr Paul Ihde | St Paul LS Stevensville MI |
Trinity LS Caledonia WI Principal |
5/18/2018 |
| Mr Benjamin Schramm | First LS Elkhorn WI |
Mt Olive LS Mankato MN Principal |
5/19/2018 |
| Miss Rachel Taasaas | St Matthew LS Spokane WA |
St Mark LS Citrus Heights CA Teacher; Kindergarten |
5/20/2018 |
| Staff Ministers | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Mr Galen Holzhueter | Martin Luther College New Ulm MN |
Pilgrim LC Minneapolis MN Development Director |
5/17/2018 |
RESIGNED
| Teachers | Current call | Date resigned |
| Mrs Naomi Strusz | Martin Luther LS Oshkosh WI |
6/30/2018 |
| Mrs Sarah Koerber | St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI |
6/30/2018 |
| Ms Bonnie Scholl | Heartland Preschool Fort Atkinson WI |
6/30/2018 |
| Mr Brandon Gierach | Cross of Christ LS Coon Rapids MN |
6/30/2018 |
| Mrs Jonnica Mayer | Cross of Christ LS Coon Rapids MN |
6/30/2018 |
| Miss Erica Babinec | Grace Lutheran Academy Lowell AR |
8/7/2018 |
CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY
| Teachers | Home church | Death date |
| Mr Robert Adrian | Mt Lebanon Milwaukee WI |
5/7/2018 |
RETIREMENT
| Pastors | Current call | Date retired |
| Rev Marcus Manthey | St John LC Saginaw MI |
6/30/2018 |
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