Call Report – May 23, 2022

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

5/17/2022 – 5/23/2022

The call report details when pastors, teachers, and staff ministers change positions within WELS. The Conference of Presidents oversees and coordinates the calling process.

NOTE: The next call report will be posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 due to the upcoming holiday. 

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 Carl Schroeder	St Peter’s LC Sturgeon Bay WI	Grace LC Spring Hill FL Pastor	4/19/2022
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 Daniel Laitinen	Multi-Language Productions	Multi-Language Productions TELL Missionary; Africa	4/27/2022
Rev Timothy Schwartz	Zion LC Columbus WI	St Paul’s LC Franklin WI 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 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
Rev Jason Jobs	St John LC Markesan WI	Our Savior LC Perry MI Pastor	5/16/2022
Rev James Fleming	St Peter LC – North Campus Appleton WI	Michigan Lutheran High School Saint Joseph MI President	5/16/2022
Rev Noah Bater	Prince of Peace LC Thousand Oaks CA	Peace LC Hartford WI Associate Pastor	5/17/2022
Rev James Langebartels	Zion LC Ogema WI St John LC Rib Lake WI	St Jacobi LC Greenfield WI Associate Pastor	5/17/2022
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Miss Linden Jahns		Good Shepherd Lutheran Academy Deltona FL Teacher; Grade 1	4/14/2022
Mrs Kailey White		Grow in Peace Learning Center Sun Prairie WI ECM Director; One-Year 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
Mrs Amanda Moldenhauer		Little Lambs Learning Center Mandan ND ECM Teacher; One-Year, Half-Time Call	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 Deanna Martens		St Martin’s LS & LC Watertown SD Teacher; School & Church Music Coordinator, Provisional Call	5/1/2022
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 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 Michelle Meyer	Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ	Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ Teacher; Admissions Director & Registrar	5/9/2022
Ms Alissa Schulz		Immanuel LS Greenville WI Teacher; Guided Studies Teacher, Provisional Call	5/11/2022
Mrs Colleen Bauer		Christ the Lord LS Brookfield WI ECM Teacher; Provisional, Half-Time Call	5/12/2022
Mrs Connie Mann		St Paul LS Menomonie WI Teacher; Grade 5, Upper Grades Music, Provisional Call	5/17/2022
Mr Jonathan Lindemann	St Paul LS Ixonia WI	St Paul LS Bangor WI Teacher; Vice-Principal, Grades 7-8	5/18/2022
Mrs Erin Koschnitzke		Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Teacher & Coach, Three-Quarter Time Call	5/18/2022
Ms Ashley Larson		Risen Savior LS Mankato MN Teacher; Grades 3-8, Dept. Learning, Half-Time, Provisional Call	5/20/2022
Mrs Angelia Braatz		Holy Cross LS Madison WI Teacher; Grade 3, Provisional Call	5/21/2022
Mrs Keely Prekop	Trinity-St Luke Western Ave Campus Watertown WI	St Peter LS Helenville WI ECM Teacher; 4K	5/22/2022
Mr Shawn Scherer		St Peter LS Saint Peter MN Teacher; Grades 7-8, One-Year Call	5/22/2022
Ms Lindsey Lervold		Mt Calvary LS Redding CA Teacher; Grades K-2, Provisional Call	5/22/2022
Mrs Stephanie Cares		Ascension LS and Preschool Sarasota FL Principal; Grades 7-8	5/22/2022
Mr Stephen Schultz		Ascension LS and Preschool Sarasota FL Principal; One-Year Call	5/22/2022
Mr Daniel Whitney	Risen Savior LS Mankato MN	Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN Principal; One-Year, Half-Time Call	5/22/2022
Mr Daniel Whitney	Risen Savior LS Mankato MN	St Peter LS Saint Peter MN Principal; One-Year, Half-Time Call	5/22/2022
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mr Christopher Dean	Costa Maya Ministries Mahahual Quintana Roo	Bloomington LC Bloomington MN Congregation Staff Minister; Youth & Family Minister	5/17/2022

CALLS ACCEPTED

 

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev Douglas Weber	Retired	Christ LC Eagle River WI Pastor; Retirement Call	5/18/2022
Rev Steve Schmeling	Pilgrim LC Minneapolis MN	Ministry of Christian Giving Office Christian Giving Counselor; MN & NE Districts	5/19/2022
Rev Jeremy Mattek	Immanuel LC Greenville WI	New Mission Start Conroe Texas Pastor	5/22/2022
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Ms Kelly Jo Gartland		Emanuel LS Tawas City MI Teacher; Upper Grades, Provisional Call	11/1/2021
Mrs Kirsten Jensen		Immanuel LS Greenville WI ECM Teacher	5/2/2022
Mrs Jessie Thiesfeldt		Risen Savior Christian Academy Pooler GA Teacher; Grade 1, One-Year Call	5/15/2022
Mrs Janna Reinhard		Star of Bethlehem LS New Berlin WI Teacher; Grade 8 HR, Grades 5-8 Dept. English, Provisional Call	5/17/2022
Mrs Bridget Biebert	St Mark LS Green Bay WI	St Mark LS Green Bay WI Teacher; Student Services	5/17/2022
Mrs Alexandria Maas	Grace Lutheran Child Learning Center Sahuarita AZ	Redeemer LS Tucson AZ ECM Teacher; 3K, One-Year, Three-Quarter Time Call	5/17/2022
Ms Jennifer Petersen		Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ Teacher; Grades 10-12, Science/STEM, Provisional Call	5/17/2022
Mrs Dinah Spurgin		St Martin’s LS Watertown SD School Staff Minister; Grade 2	5/18/2022
Ms Gail Bolstad		Luther High School Onalaska WI Teacher; English, Accounting, IEP Leader, Provisional Call	5/18/2022
Mrs Ruth Schwark	Holy Trinity LS Des Moines WA	Holy Trinity LS Des Moines WA Teacher; Grade 4, Provisional Call	5/18/2022
Mrs Andrea Trocinski		First LS La Crosse WI Teacher; Grade 5, Grade 6 Administrative Release Teacher, One-Year Call	5/19/2022
Mrs Jessica Wolfe	Little Lambs Preschool & Learning Center Mandan ND	Salem Preschool Woodbury MN ECM Director & Teacher	5/19/2022
Mrs Jessica Mork		St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI Teacher; Grade 5, One-Year Call	5/19/2022
Mr Matthew Ivan		St Paul LS Appleton WI Teacher; Grade 6 HR, Dept. Science, One-Year Call	5/19/2022
Miss Kayelynn Lawson		Shoreland Lutheran High School Kenosha WI Teacher; Orchestra, Provisional Call	5/20/2022
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	5/21/2022
Miss Katie Loberger		Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI Teacher; Special Ed. Instructor	5/22/2022
Miss Mikayla Botts		Grace Christian Academy Falls Church VA Teacher; Jr. Kindergarten, Provisional Call	5/23/2022

ASSIGNMENT

 

Teachers		Assignment	Date assigned
Mrs Sofia Bitter		Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Science, Dorm Supervisor, Limited Duration	5/21/2022

CALLS DECLINED

 

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Nathan Sutton	Our Savior LC San Antonio TX	Abiding Shepherd LC (ELS) Cottage Grove WI Associate Pastor	5/8/2022
Rev James Hein	St Marcus LC Milwaukee WI	Salem LC Owosso MI Associate Pastor	5/16/2022
Rev Daniel Krause	CRM	Friedens LC Bonduel WI Pastor	5/19/2022
Rev David Naumann	St Paul LC Saginaw MI	St Paul’s LC North Mankato MN Associate Pastor	5/19/2022
Rev Luke Tembreull	Beautiful Savior LC Corvallis OR	Green Valley LC Henderson NV Pastor	5/20/2022
Rev Nathan Zastrow	Grace LC Yakima WA	Mt Olive LC Las Vegas NV Pastor	5/20/2022
Rev Joel Free	St Paul LC Ixonia WI	Salem LC Loretto MN Associate Pastor	5/21/2022
Rev Brian Wrobel	Zion LC Gainesville FL	Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI Associate Pastor	5/21/2022
Rev Patrick Freese	Trinity LC Abita Springs LA	Hope LC Chino Valley AZ & Prescott AZ Pastor	5/24/2022
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Mrs Janna Reinhard		Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; Middle School, Provisional Call	5/17/2022
Mrs Renee Erdmann	St Peter LS Appleton WI	St Peter LS Appleton WI Teacher; Spanish, One-Year, Less-Than-Half Time Call	5/19/2022
Mr Scott Beyersdorf	David’s Star LS Jackson WI	St Matthew’s LS Winona MN Principal; Grades 6-8	5/20/2022
Mrs Jennifer Otto	Water of Life LS Las Vegas NV	Little Lambs Preschool Inver Grove Heights MN ECM Director & Teacher, Half-Time Call	5/21/2022
Mr Timothy Payne	St John’s LS Newburg WI	St John LS Milwaukee WI Principal	5/22/2022
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Mr Stephen Pankow		Redeemer LC Tucson AZ	11/13/2021

RESIGNED

 

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Mrs Erin Bowen	St John LS Pigeon MI	5/25/2022
Mr Travis Hahn	St Paul LS Menomonie WI	5/25/2022
Mrs Kirsten George	Holy Trinity Lutheran Academy – Child Care New Hope MN	6/30/2022

RETIREMENT

 

Staff Ministers	Current call	Date retired
Mrs Donna Stollenwerk	Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI	6/30/2022