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