Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
5/21/2024 – 5/28/2024
The call report details when pastors, teachers, and staff ministers change positions within WELS. The Conference of Presidents oversees and coordinates the calling process.
CALLS ISSUED
Pastors | Current call | New call | Date issued |
Rev Matthew Westra | Living Promise LC Morristown TN |
Christ LC Pewaukee WI Associate Pastor; Outreach |
4/7/2024 |
Rev John Koelpin | Calvary LC Dallas TX |
Asia Lutheran Seminary Board Professor; Asia Lutheran Seminary |
4/11/2024 |
Rev Nathaniel Winkel | Mountain Valley LC Eagle CO |
Peace LC Marshfield MO Zion LC Springfield MO |
4/24/2024 |
Rev Frederic Berger | Christ LC Beatrice NE St Paul’s LC Plymouth NE |
New Mission Kronenwetter WI |
4/26/2024 |
Rev Albert Meier II | Peace LC Milbank SD St John LC Summit SD |
St Paul LC Crandon WI Christ LC Hiles WI St John LC Pelican Lake WI |
4/28/2024 |
Rev David Salinas | Christ the Lord LC Houston TX |
Risen Savior LC Milwaukee WI |
4/28/2024 |
Rev Thad Bitter | Grace LC Portland OR |
New Mission Bend OR |
5/5/2024 |
Rev Stephen Kuehl | Shepherd of Peace LC Powell OH |
Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN |
5/5/2024 |
Rev Emile Burgess | Crown of Life LC Eagan MN & West Saint Paul MN |
St John LC Wauwatosa WI Associate Pastor |
5/7/2024 |
Rev Tyler Peil | Prince of Peace LC Salt Lake City UT |
Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Assistant Professor of Theology |
5/13/2024 |
Rev Nickolas Haasch | Peace LC Green Lake WI |
Grace LC South Saint Paul MN |
5/19/2024 |
Rev Daniel Heiderich | Good News LC Lehi UT |
St Paul LC Beverly Hills FL |
5/19/2024 |
Rev Joshua Odell | Christ LC Eagle River WI |
St Stephen LC Beaver Dam WI Associate Pastor |
5/19/2024 |
Rev Matthew Reis | Trinity LC Bangor MI |
Zion LC Olivia MN |
5/19/2024 |
Rev Stephen Apt | Divine Savior LC-Liberty Hill Liberty Hill TX |
Illinois LS Inc Crete IL President |
5/20/2024 |
Rev Nathan Buege | Victory of the Lamb LC Katy TX |
Christ LC Big Bend WI |
5/20/2024 |
Rev Adam Bode | St Paul LC Howards Grove WI |
Eastside LC Madison WI Associate Pastor |
5/21/2024 |
Pastor John Raasch Sr | Bethel LC Menasha WI |
Beautiful Saviour LC Carlsbad CA |
5/21/2024 |
Rev Aaron Duve | Holy Redeemer LC Port Huron MI |
St John’s LC Dakota MN |
5/22/2024 |
Rev James Fleming | St Peter LC – North Campus & St Peter-The CORE Campus Appleton WI |
Ministry of Christian Giving Christian Giving Counselor, Northern Wisconsin District |
5/22/2024 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
Mrs Bethany Mueller | Atonement LS Milwaukee WI Director of Special Education |
4/21/2024 | |
Ms Stacey Sordahl | Zion LS Monroe MI |
Zion LS Monroe MI Kindergarten |
4/28/2024 |
Ms Allison Stevens | Mt Olive LS Delano MN ECM Teacher |
4/28/2024 | |
Ms Evodia Noel | Grace LS Grand Anse Saint George Grenada |
St John LS St John’s Saint John Antigua and Barbuda ECM Director |
5/5/2024 |
Mrs Molly Taylor | Christ the Lord LS Brookfield WI |
St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI Grade 2 |
5/5/2024 |
Mr Mark Zoellner | Bloomington LS Bloomington MN Living Hope LS Shakopee MN |
Bloomington LS Bloomington MN Principal; Interim |
5/12/2024 |
Mrs Lisa Rouse | Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI |
Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Grade 9, English Foundations |
5/15/2024 |
Mrs Bethany Behm | Trinity LS Aberdeen SD |
Trinity LS Marinette WI Grades 4-5 |
5/19/2024 |
Ms Beth Kamps | Trinity LS Marinette WI |
Trinity LS Marinette WI Grades 6-8 |
5/19/2024 |
Ms Gail Krause | St Martin’s LS Watertown SD Administrator |
5/19/2024 | |
Ms Elizabeth Kuschel | St John’s LS Burlington WI |
St John LS Libertyville IL Grades 5-6 |
5/19/2024 |
Mrs Michelle Lowry | Cross of Christ Preschool Boise ID ECM Teacher |
5/20/2024 | |
Mr Douglas Meyer | Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ |
Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ President |
5/20/2024 |
Ms Theckla Schultz-Cortez | St John’s LS Sparta WI |
St Paul LS Bangor WI Grades 1-2 |
5/20/2024 |
Mrs Carolyn Steinbrenner | Cross of Christ Preschool Boise ID |
St Matthew LS Iron Ridge WI ECM Teacher; 4K, 5K |
5/20/2024 |
Mrs Sharon Richter | Morrison Zion LS Greenleaf WI Grades 5-6 |
5/21/2024 | |
Mrs Sarah Birsching | Our Savior LS Wausau WI Grades 5-8 |
5/22/2024 | |
Mrs Emily Huonder | St Paul LS Franklin WI |
St Paul LS Algoma WI Grades 1-2 |
5/22/2024 |
Mr Philip Krueger | Centennial LC Milwaukee WI |
Our Savior LS Grafton WI Principal; Grades 7-8 |
5/23/2024 |
Mrs Jody Bitter | St John LS Goodhue MN |
5/24/2024 | |
Mrs Katrina Reis | St Paul LS South Haven MI |
St John LS Redwood Falls MN |
5/24/2024 |
Ms Amy Helwig | St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI |
St Matthew’s LS Stoddard WI Grades 5-8 |
5/26/2024 |
Mrs Candice Learman | Abiding Word Lutheran Preschool Houston TX |
Little Town of Bethlehem Preschool Carmel IN ECM Teacher |
5/26/2024 |
Mrs Jessica Mork | St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI |
5/26/2024 | |
Mrs Janelle Nitz | St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI |
St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI |
5/26/2024 |
Staff Ministers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
Mr Derek Gulrud | Amazing Grace LC Amarillo TX |
Amazing Grace LC Amarillo TX |
5/14/2024 |
Mr Mark Werre | Ministry of Christian Giving Christian Giving Counselor, Western Wisconsin District |
5/22/2024 |
CALLS ACCEPTED
Pastors | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
Rev Jeffery Drake | Trinity LC Hartford WI |
St Paul LC Manchester WI & Marquette WI |
5/25/2024 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
Mrs Morgan Lautz | Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Mathematics |
5/20/2024 | |
Mrs Shiyi (Gretl) Quan | Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Delray Beach FL Grade 2 |
5/20/2024 | |
Mrs Angela Randall | West Lutheran High School Plymouth MN English Language Arts |
5/20/2024 | |
Mr Stephen Berg | Emanuel LS New London WI Grades 6-8 Math |
5/22/2024 | |
Mrs Kaitlin Hernandez | Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Spanish |
5/22/2024 | |
Mr Riley Westphal | St Paul LS Mount Calvary WI Grades 5-6 |
5/26/2024 | |
Ms Tara Widholm | Faith Lutheran Preschool Sussex WI ECM Director & Teacher |
5/26/2024 | |
Mrs Angela Pechman | Risen Savior Christian Academy Pooler GA |
First German LC Manitowoc WI ECM Director |
5/27/2024 |
CALLS RETURNED
Pastors | Current call | New call | Date returned |
Rev Hernandez Daylo Jr | Michigan Lutheran High School Saint Joseph MI |
Divine Savior Academy Doral FL Theology |
5/3/2024 |
Rev Aaron Steinbrenner | Peace LC Hartford WI |
Christ LC in North St Paul & Hugo, MN North Saint Paul MN Associate Pastor |
5/20/2024 |
Rev John Stelter | St John LC Princeton WI |
First LC La Crescent MN |
5/20/2024 |
Rev Mark Voss | Immanuel LC Long Valley NJ |
Good Shepherd LC Burnsville MN Associate Pastor |
5/20/2024 |
Rev James Werner | Reformation LC San Diego CA |
Life Lutheran Campus & Resurrection LC Rochester MN Associate Pastor |
5/22/2024 |
Rev Jason Schmidt | Shepherd of the Hills LC Tucson AZ |
Lord of Life LC Thornton CO |
5/27/2024 |
POSITION ELIMINATED
Teachers | Current call | Date effective |
Mrs Elise Loduha | Good Shepherd Lutheran Academy Downers Grove IL |
6/30/2024 |
RESIGNED
Teachers | Current call | Date resigned |
Mrs Kaylie Kopfer | Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Delray Beach FL |
6/30/2024 |
Mrs Kristin Wessel | Little Lions Child Care Marathon City WI |
6/30/2024 |
Staff Ministers | Current call | Date resigned |
Mr Martin Plocher | Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI |
6/30/2024 |
RETIRED
Pastors | Current call | Date retired |
Rev Bryan Gerlach | Commission on Worship Waukesha WI |
8/31/2024 |
Prof Thomas Nass | Martin Luther College New Ulm MN |
6/30/2025 |
Teachers | Current call | Date retired |
Mrs Laurie Bame | Grace LS Saint Joseph MI |
6/30/2024 |
VIEW CALL REPORT PDF
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