Call Report – May 4, 2020

 

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

4/28/2020 – 5/4/2020

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 Jonathan Fischer	Resurrection LC Chesapeake VA	Trinity LC Marshfield WI Pastor	4/5/2020
Rev Keegan Dowling	Abiding Word LC Orleans ON Canada	King of Kings LC Garden Grove CA Pastor	4/15/2020
Rev Jonathan Bourman	Peace LC Aiken SC	Trinity LC Mountain Home AR Pastor	4/16/2020
Rev Andrew Mueller	Beautiful Savior LC Las Vegas NV	Prince of Peace LC Martinez GA Pastor	4/16/2020
Rev Keith Schleis	Abiding Faith LC Smyrna TN	Christ Our Redeemer LC Aurora CO Pastor	4/18/2020
Rev Matthew Natsis	Good Shepherd LC Livermore CA	St John’s LC Newburg WI Associate Pastor	4/26/2020
Rev Christopher Ewings	Faith LC Anchorage AK	First LC Racine WI Associate Pastor	4/29/2020
Rev Charles Vannieuwenhoven	Northdale LC Tampa FL	Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI Pastor; Dean of Students	5/1/2020
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mr Michael Chappell	Precious Lambs Preschool Jacksonville FL	Good Shepherd Early Childhood Center Sioux Falls SD ECM Director	4/5/2020
Mr Craig Kiecker	Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ	Trinity LS West Bend WI Principal	4/13/2020
Mr Timothy Pingel	Morrison Zion LS Greenleaf WI	Sola Fide Academy Lawrenceville GA Teacher; Grades 3-5	4/13/2020
Mr Kevin Lorge	St Matthew LS Iron Ridge WI	St John LS Peshtigo WI Principal	4/13/2020
Mr Benton Witte	Riverview LS Appleton WI	St John LS Bay City MI Teacher; Grades 5 & 6	4/14/2020
Miss Lisa Radue	St Paul LS Lake Mills WI	Lord of Life LS Thornton CO Teacher; Grades 3 & 4	4/14/2020
Mrs Kara Kassulke	Friedens LS Kenosha WI	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Teacher; Business	4/14/2020
Mrs Rebekah Fincham	Gethsemane LS Omaha NE	St Stephen LS Adrian MI ECM Teacher	4/15/2020
Miss Katherine Huebner	West Lutheran High School Plymouth MN	Evergreen Lutheran High School Tacoma WA Teacher; English	4/15/2020
Mr Chad Marohn	St Paul LS Howards Grove WI	Evergreen Lutheran High School Tacoma WA Principal	4/15/2020
Mr Mark Eisenmann	Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI	St Paul LS Tomah WI Principal; Grades 7 & 8	4/15/2020
Mrs Lori Eisenmann	St Peter LS Appleton WI	St Paul LS Tomah WI Teacher; Kindergarten	4/15/2020
Mr Thomas Rosenow	St Paul LS Bloomer WI	St Paul LS Moline IL Principal	4/15/2020
Ms Maria Boden-Benner		St Paul’s LS Moline IL ECM Teacher; Provisional Call	4/20/2020
Mrs Carol Markgraf	Beautiful Savior LS Cincinnati OH	St John’s LS Newburg WI ECM Teacher; Limited-Duration, Three-Quarter Time Call	4/26/2020
Mrs Shannon Schmidt		Northland Lutheran High School Mosinee WI Teacher; Math & Coaching, Provisional Call	4/27/2020
Mrs Emily Stoering		St Paul’s LS New Ulm MN Teacher; Grades 5 & 6, One-Year Call	4/28/2020
Mrs Brenda Harle		First LS La Crosse WI Teacher; Grades 3 &4	4/28/2020
Ms Cindy Rockwell		Our Redeemer LS Tucson AZ ECM Teacher; 4K, Half-Time, Provisional Call	4/29/2020
Mr Wayne Baxmann		Redeemer LS Tucson AZ Principal; One-Year, Half-Time Call	4/29/2020
Mrs Brandi Bivens	Divine Savior Academy – Sienna Plantation Missouri City TX	Salem LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Lower Grades	5/1/2020

CALLS ACCEPTED

 

Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mrs Andrea Selves	Beautiful Savior LS Cincinnati OH	Beautiful Savior LS Cincinnati OH Teacher; Kindergarten	4/5/2020
Mrs Calla Schoch		Beautiful Savior LS Grove City OH Teacher	4/19/2020
Miss Kathryn Freudenwald	Salem LS Milwaukee WI	St Paul LS Cudahy WI Teacher; Kindergarten	4/27/2020
Mrs Michelle Most	St Martin’s LS Watertown SD	St Matthew LS Spokane WA Teacher; Grades 2-4	4/27/2020
Miss Sara Willems		Friedens LS Kenosha WI Teacher; Grade 6, Upper Grades Science	4/27/2020
Mrs Penny Adickes		St Paul LS Bangor WI Teacher; Grades 1 & 2	4/28/2020
Mrs Kaitlyn-Brianne Ceasar	Mount Lebanon LS Milwaukee WI	Mount Lebanon LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 5 & 6	4/28/2020
Mrs Dyann Nommensen	St Paul LS Cudahy WI	Holy Cross LS Madison WI Teacher; Grades 3 & 4	4/29/2020
Ms Michelle Hayes	Immanuel LS Greenville WI	Immanuel LS Greenville WI Teacher; Guided Studies & Upper Grades Language Arts	4/30/2020
Mrs Kathryn Wolfrath		Immanuel LS Greenville WI Teacher; Grade 4	5/2/2020
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mr James Dretske	St Paul’s LS New Ulm MN	St John’s LC New Ulm MN Staff Minister; One-Year Call	5/1/2020

CALLS DECLINED

 

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev George Swanson	Retired	Hope LC Portland MI Pastor; Retirement Call	4/28/2020
Rev Brian Pechman	Risen Savior LC Pooler GA	St Paul LC Calgary AB Canada Pastor	4/30/2020
Rev Jeffrey Enderle	Christ the Rock LC Farmington NM	Redeemer LC Hastings NE Pastor	5/2/2020
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Miss Kathleen VanOrman	Sola Fide Academy Lawrenceville GA	New Hope Lutheran Academy West Melbourne FL Teacher; Kindergarten	4/17/2020
Miss Sandra O’Laire	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI	Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Grade 1	4/25/2020
Mr Keith Hackbarth	St John LS Wauwatosa WI	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Grade 4	4/26/2020
Mr Greg Obermiller	St John LS Lomira WI	Our Savior’s LS Zion IL Principal	4/27/2020
Mr Daryl Johnson	Trinity LS Brillion WI	St Philip LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 6	4/27/2020
Ms Elizabeth Kuschel	Illinois Lutheran Elementary School Crete IL	East Fork LS Whiteriver AZ Teacher; Grade 7	4/28/2020
Mr Stephen Gurgel	St Paul LS Rapid City SD	St Peter’s LS Fond du Lac WI Principal	4/28/2020
Miss Margaret Rasmussen	Wisconsin LS-Elementary School (3-5) Racine WI	Siloah LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 3 & 4	4/28/2020
Miss Nicole Glodowski	St Paul LS Muskego WI	Christ Our Redeemer LS Aurora CO Teacher; Grades 3-5	4/29/2020
Mr Nathaniel Kallies	St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN	Star of Bethlehem LS New Berlin WI Principal	4/29/2020
Mr Timothy Hochmuth	Good Shepherd’s LS West Allis WI	Emanuel LS New London WI Teacher; Grade 5 & Athletic Director	4/29/2020
Mr Alexander Vandenberg	Zion LS Columbus WI	Emanuel LS New London WI Principal	4/29/2020
Miss Jennifer Lindloff	Peace LS Sun Prairie WI	Lord of Life LS Thornton CO Teacher; Grades 1 & 2	4/30/2020
Mr Cory Olson	St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Teacher; English & German	4/30/2020
Mrs Alissa Kiedrowski	Trinity LS Brillion WI	St Peter LS Helenville WI ECM Teacher	4/30/2020
Mr Nathan Schulmeister	St Paul LS Franklin WI	Wisconsin LS-Middle School (6-8) Elementary School (3-5) Early Childhood Campus (K4-2) Racine WI Principal	5/1/2020
Mr Andrew Van Weele	Lord of Life LS Friendswood TX	St John LS Baraboo WI Principal; Upper Grades	5/1/2020
Mr Nicholas Bush	Cornerstone Lutheran Network Salem LS Milwaukee WI	Grace LS Oshkosh WI Principal	5/1/2020
Mr Cameron Ausen	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI	St John LS Fox Lake WI Principal	5/1/2020
Miss Kaylen Orr	Building Blocks Christian Academy Los Angeles CA	Zion LS Denver CO ECM Director	5/1/2020
Mr Zachariah Thooft	Bethel LS Bay City MI	Trinity LS Jenera OH Principal	5/1/2020
Mr Paul Hoffman	St Paul LS Appleton WI	Immanuel LS Medford WI Principal	5/2/2020
Mrs Kristi Utsch	Immanuel LS Hutchinson MN	Christ-St John’s LS West Salem WI Teacher; Grades 3 & 4	5/2/2020
Mr Robert Buss	St Paul LS Menomonie WI	St Paul First LS North Hollywood CA Principal	5/3/2020
Mr Benjamin Washburn	Peace LS Hartford WI	Luther High School Onalaska WI Principal	5/3/2020
Mr Stephen Roekle	Zion LS Egg Harbor WI	First LS Lake Geneva WI Teacher; Upper Grades	5/3/2020
Mr Matthew Doering	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI	Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ Teacher; Social Studies & Religion	5/4/2020

RESIGNED

 

Pastors	Current call	Date resigned
Rev Kyle Burmeister	Beautiful Savior LC Summerville SC	5/15/2020
Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Mrs Brandi Bivens	Divine Savior Academy – Sienna Plantation Missouri City TX	6/30/2020
Mr Charles Ungemach	Siloah LS Milwaukee WI	6/30/2020
Miss Aleah Dovnik	Peace LS Sun Prairie WI	6/30/2020
Miss Rachel Riediger	Divine Savior Academy – Sienna Plantation Missouri City TX	6/30/2020
Mrs Ju Yeon Kim	Jerusalem LS Morton Grove IL	6/30/2020

CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY

 

Teachers	Home church	Death date
Mrs Elsa Poppert	Salem LC Scottsdale AZ	4/25/2020
Prof Daniel Kirk		4/28/2020

RETIREMENT

 

Pastors	Current call	Date retired
Rev James Tiefel	Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Mequon WI	6/30/2020
Staff Ministers	Current call	Date retired
Mr Daniel Schoeffel	St Paul LC Onalaska WI	6/30/2020

POSITION ELIMINATED

 

Teachers	Current call	Date effective
Mr James Wade Jr	Pilgrim LS Mesa AZ	6/30/2020