Call Report – May 6, 2019
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
4/30/2019 – 5/6/2019
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 Luke Werre | Peace LC Sun Prairie WI |
Zion LC Marathon WI St John LC Edgar WI Pastor |
4/7/2019 |
Rev Kurt Uhlenbrauck | St Jacob LC Grass Lake MI |
Zion LC Olivia MN Pastor |
4/7/2019 |
Rev Timothy Westendorf | Abiding Word LC Highlands Ranch CO |
Living Shepherd LC Laramie WY Pastor |
4/7/2019 |
Rev Paul Gunderson | Trinity LC Elkton SD |
St Paul LC & St Peter LC West Bend WI Pastor |
4/10/2019 |
Rev John Hering | Divine Peace LC Garland TX |
One Africa Team Missionary |
4/12/2019 |
Rev Daniel Witte | Trinity LC Nicollet MN |
One Africa Team Theological Educator |
4/12/2019 |
Rev Jason Strong | Light of the World LC Fairbanks AK |
New Mission Joplin MO Pastor |
4/12/2019 |
Rev Brian Kom | Ascension LC Rochester MN |
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Mequon WI Professor; Director of Library & Educational Technology |
4/22/2019 |
Rev Brett Brauer | Trinity LC Watertown WI |
First German LC Manitowoc WI Associate Pastor |
4/25/2019 |
Rev Jay Bickelhaupt | Apostles LC Billings MT |
Bethany LC Fort Atkinson WI Associate Pastor; Academy President |
4/25/2019 |
Rev Abram Degner | Christ the Lord LC Houston TX |
Latin America Missionary |
4/25/2019 |
Rev Daniel Johnston | Living Savior LC Blair NE |
Good Shepherd LC Kearney NE Pastor |
4/25/2019 |
Rev David Rosenau | St Mark LC Leesburg FL |
New Mission Brandon SD Pastor |
4/25/2019 |
Rev Philip Henning | CRM | Grace LC Burke SD Pastor |
4/27/2019 |
Rev Paul Schroeder | King of Kings LC Apache Junction AZ |
Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher; Religion |
4/27/2019 |
Rev Andrew Schroeder | California Lutheran High School Wildomar CA |
St Paul LC East Troy WI Pastor |
4/28/2019 |
Rev Marcus Schulz | Emanuel LC New London WI |
Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI Associate Pastor |
4/28/2019 |
Rev Daniel Johnston | Living Savior LC Blair NE |
Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School Commerce City CO International Program Director & Teacher |
4/28/2019 |
Rev Jacob Scott | Zion LC Arlington WI |
Trinity LC Marshfield WI Pastor |
4/28/2019 |
Rev Timothy Glende | St Peter LC – North Campus Appleton WI |
CrossWalk Lutheran Ministries Laveen AZ Pastor |
4/28/2019 |
Rev Paul Bader | St Paul LC Onalaska WI |
St Matthew LC Winona MN Pastor; Part-Time Call |
4/29/2019 |
Rev Jeremy Husby | Peace LC Hartford WI |
First LC La Crescent MN Pastor |
4/29/2019 |
Rev Hernandez Daylo Jr | Prince of Peace LC Yuma AZ |
Michigan Lutheran High School Saint Joseph MI Pastor; Dean of Students |
4/30/2019 |
Rev Clark Schultz | Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI |
Shepherd of the Hills LC West Bend WI Associate Pastor |
5/1/2019 |
Rev Timothy Soukup | Salem LC Milwaukee WI |
Abiding Savior LC Killeen TX Pastor |
5/1/2019 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
Mrs Monica Haakenson | Immanuel LS Waukegan IL ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call |
4/7/2019 | |
Mr Brian Gottschalk | Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI |
Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; High School Math |
4/9/2019 |
Mr Christopher Olson | Christ LS North Saint Paul MN |
Holy Trinity LS Des Moines WA Teacher; Grades 5-6 |
4/10/2019 |
Mr Michael Ross | Reformation LS San Diego CA |
Reformation LS San Diego CA Principal |
4/10/2019 |
Mr Adam Bohl | Reformation LS San Diego CA |
Reformation LS San Diego CA Teacher; Vice-Principal |
4/10/2019 |
Ms Alexandria Caira | Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Middle Grades |
4/12/2019 | |
Mr Scott Martens | Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Teacher; Sports Management |
4/14/2019 | |
Ms Stephanie Kriewall | Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Teacher; Math/Computer Science |
4/14/2019 | |
Mrs Deborah Weigand | Resurrection LS Rochester MN Teacher; Upper Grades, Half-Time Call |
4/14/2019 | |
Mr Philip Kurbis | Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL |
Peace LS Sun Prairie WI Teacher; Grade 7 |
4/14/2019 |
Prof Jennifer Mehlberg | Martin Luther College New Ulm MN |
Resurrection LC Rochester MN ECM Director |
4/14/2019 |
Mr Craig Zibrowski | Mt Olive LS Mankato MN |
St John LS Waterloo WI Teacher; Grades 5-6 |
4/14/2019 |
Mr James Hussman | St Paul LS Algoma WI |
Grace Lutheran Academy Lowell AR Principal & Upper Grades |
4/14/2019 |
Mrs Renee Hussman | St Paul LS Algoma WI |
Grace Lutheran Academy Lowell AR Teacher; Lower Grades |
4/14/2019 |
Mr Scott Huebner | St Peter LS Schofield WI |
St John LS Baraboo WI Principal & Upper Grades |
4/14/2019 |
Mr Benton Witte | Riverview LS Appleton WI |
St Paul’s LS Saginaw MI Teacher; Grades 6-8 |
4/14/2019 |
Mrs Jessica Kjenstad | Illinois Lutheran Elementary School Crete IL |
Westside Christian School Middleton WI Teacher; Upper Grades |
4/14/2019 |
Mrs Heather Stelzer | Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Teacher; Business |
4/14/2019 | |
Mrs Mary Anderson | St Paul LS East Troy WI |
St Paul LS East Troy WI Teacher; Lower Grades |
4/14/2019 |
Mrs Wendy Graf | St Paul LS East Troy WI |
St Paul LS East Troy WI Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
4/14/2019 |
Mrs Laura Shilling | Little Lambs Preschool Fort Collins CO ECM Director |
4/15/2019 | |
Mr John Kaesmeyer | Christ the Lord LS Brookfield WI |
Emanuel LS New London WI Teacher; Grade 5 |
4/15/2019 |
Mr Paul Schulz | St John LS Manitowoc WI |
St Jacobi LS & LC Greenfield WI Teacher; Grade 5 |
4/16/2019 |
Mr Scott Schomberg | St Matthew’s LS Winona MN |
Christ LS Big Bend WI Principal & Grades 5-6 |
4/16/2019 |
Mr Kevin Bode | Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ |
Faith LS Antioch IL Teacher; Upper Grades, Music |
4/16/2019 |
Mr Michael Albrecht | Christ Alone LS Thiensville WI |
St John’s LS Sparta WI Teacher; Grades 7-8 |
4/16/2019 |
Miss Vicki Humann | St Paul LS Rapid City SD |
St John’s LC Sparta WI Teacher; Kindergarten |
4/16/2019 |
Ms Bertha Bieber | St Paul LS Rapid City SD |
Crown of Life LC Fort Myers FL Teacher; Grades 3-6 |
4/16/2019 |
Mr David Voss | Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI |
Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI Teacher; Social Studies |
4/16/2019 |
Mr Christopher Denney | Bethany LS Port Orchard WA |
Holy Trinity LC Wyoming MI Principal |
4/17/2019 |
Mrs Katie Denney | Bethany LS Port Orchard WA |
Holy Trinity LC Wyoming MI ECM Director |
4/17/2019 |
Mr Daniel Larabee | Star of Bethlehem LS New Berlin WI |
East Fork LS Whiteriver AZ Teacher; Grade 3 |
4/17/2019 |
Mrs Deborah Peterson | Wisconsin LS-Early Childhood Campus (K4-2) Racine WI |
Risen Savior Christian Academy Pooler GA Teacher; Kindergarten |
4/18/2019 |
Mr Benjamin Pagel | Peridot-Our Savior’s LS Peridot AZ |
Immanuel LC Medford WI Principal |
4/18/2019 |
Miss Rachel Veith | Gethsemane LS Omaha NE |
Immanuel LC Medford WI Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
4/18/2019 |
Mrs Naomi Porth | Pilgrim LS Menomonee Falls WI |
Loving Shepherd LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
4/20/2019 |
Mr Thomas Carmichael | Salem LC Milwaukee WI Teacher; Lower Grades |
4/22/2019 | |
Mrs Liesel Phetsanghane | Christ the Lord LS Brookfield WI |
St Mark’s LS Watertown WI Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
4/22/2019 |
Mrs Elizabeth Gumm | Trinity LS Caledonia WI |
Mt Calvary LS Redding CA Teachers Kindergarten-Grade 1 |
4/22/2019 |
Mr Michael Vlieger | Risen Savior LS Mankato MN |
Abiding Word LS Houston TX Teacher; Grade 6 |
4/23/2019 |
Mrs Ashley Steinmetz | Shepherd of the Valley LS Menasha WI |
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Preschool Menasha WI ECM Director |
4/23/2019 |
Mrs Rebecca Briney | St Paul LS Plymouth NE |
Lord and Savior LS Crystal Lake IL Interim Principal; Grades 5-8 |
4/23/2019 |
Mr Michael Schulz | Bethlehem LS Hortonville WI |
St Paul LC Appleton WI Teacher; Grade 4 |
4/23/2019 |
Mr Philip Punzel | St Peter LS Appleton WI |
Illinois Lutheran Schools Inc Crete IL Executive Director |
4/23/2019 |
Ms Susan Decker | West Lutheran High School Plymouth MN |
Great Plains Lutheran High School Watertown SD Teacher; English |
4/23/2019 |
Mr Ryan Rosenthal | Faith LS Fond du Lac WI |
Great Plains Lutheran High School Watertown SD Teacher; English/Science |
4/23/2019 |
Mr Timothy Raddatz | St John LS Wrightstown WI |
Grace LS Kenai AK Principal & Upper Grades |
4/24/2019 |
Mr Mark Kutz | St John LS Dakota MN |
St Paul LC Wonewoc WI Principal |
4/24/2019 |
Mrs Christine Leathers | Trinity LS Kiel WI |
Zion LC Valentine NE ECM Director |
4/24/2019 |
Miss Rachel Struck | Eastside LS Madison WI |
St Paul LS Rapid City SD Teacher; Grades 4, 7-8 |
4/24/2019 |
Mrs Aubrey Hayes | St Peter LC – North Campus Appleton WI ECM Teacher |
4/26/2019 | |
Mrs Laura Kolander | Green Valley Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten Henderson NV Teacher; Grade 1 |
4/28/2019 | |
Mrs Jacqueline Unke | Water of Life LS Las Vegas NV |
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Preschool Las Vegas NV ECM Teacher |
4/28/2019 |
Mrs Michelle Ploetz | Green Valley LS Henderson NV Teacher; K3, Part-Time, Provisional Call |
4/28/2019 | |
Mr Patrick Hurley | Grace Christian Academy Falls Church VA |
St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI Administrator |
4/28/2019 |
Mrs Heather Griest | Green Valley LS Henderson NV Teacher; Grade 1, Half-Time, Provisional Call |
4/28/2019 | |
Prof Nathan Kieselhorst | Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI |
Emanuel LS New London WI Principal |
4/28/2019 |
Miss Deborah Doletzky | Lord and Savior LS Crystal Lake IL |
Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Teacher; Grade 2 |
4/28/2019 |
Mr Kurt Steffen | St Paul LS Muskego WI |
Bethlehem LS-South Menomonee Falls WI Teacher; Grade 6 |
4/28/2019 |
Mrs Tammy Kuehl | Holy Cross LS Madison WI Teacher; Primary Grades |
4/29/2019 | |
Ms Laura Kosteretz | Building Blocks Christian Learning Center Mequon WI Teacher; Provisional Call |
4/29/2019 | |
Mrs Sarah Myers | St Mark LS Green Bay WI |
Trinity LS Neenah WI Teacher; Grade 6 |
4/29/2019 |
Mr Karl Bauer | St Paul First LS North Hollywood CA |
Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ Teacher; Music |
4/30/2019 |
Miss Elaina Mercier | Bethlehem LS Hortonville WI ECM Director |
4/30/2019 | |
Mr Noah Larson | Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Teacher; STEM, Provisional Call |
4/30/2019 | |
Mrs Tiffany Mateske | Mount Olive LS Appleton WI |
Resurrection LS Rochester MN Teacher; Grade 4 |
4/30/2019 |
Mr Jarrod Pfarr | St Peter LS Appleton WI |
Huron Valley Lutheran High School Westland MI Teacher; Physical Education & Athletic Director |
5/1/2019 |
Mrs Jennifer Boll | St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI Teacher; Grade 6 |
5/1/2019 | |
Mr Lance List | St John LS Peshtigo WI |
Wisconsin LS-Middle School (6-8) Racine WI Administrator; Dean of Students |
5/2/2019 |
Mrs Anneliese Gumm | Trinity LS Nicollet MN |
St John LS Caledonia MN Teacher; Grades 5-6 |
5/5/2019 |
Mr Michael Falk | St John LS Bay City MI |
First LS Elkhorn WI Principal & Grades 7-8 |
5/5/2019 |
Mr Joseph Gumm | Trinity LS Nicollet MN |
St John LC Caledonia MN Principal |
5/5/2019 |
Mr Jeffrey Wetzel | St Paul LS Muskego WI |
First LS La Crosse WI Principal & Grades 7-8 |
5/5/2019 |
Mrs Abby Zuberbier | Martin Luther LS Neenah WI Teacher; Grades 5-6 |
5/5/2019 | |
Mrs Laura Shilling | Crown of Life LC Fort Myers FL ECM Director |
5/5/2019 | |
Staff Ministers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
Mr Matthew Schultz | The Watertown Recreation and Outreach Center for Youth Watertown WI Staff Minister |
4/10/2019 | |
Mr Paul Frisque | St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI |
St Paul’s LC Stevensville MI Staff Minister |
4/29/2019 |
Mr Kevin Ehlke | Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac WI |
Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac WI Development Director; Mission Advancement Director |
5/1/2019 |
CALLS ACCEPTED
Pastors | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
Rev Daniel Cole | St John LC Maribel WI |
Immanuel LC Taylor AZ Pastor |
5/4/2019 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
Mrs Kayla Fry | St Peter LC Helenville WI ECM Director |
5/1/2019 | |
Mr Jesse Nofftz | Divine Grace LS Lake Orion MI |
Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School Commerce City CO Teacher; Vice Principal & Social Studies |
5/2/2019 |
Ms Stephanie Petersen | Noah’s Ark Preschool Stanton NE |
Noah’s Ark Preschool Stanton NE ECM Teacher |
5/2/2019 |
Mr Brett Kriese | Pilgrim LS Menomonee Falls WI |
St John LS Wauwatosa WI Teacher; Grade 5 |
5/4/2019 |
Mrs Stephanie Olson | Mount Olive LS Appleton WI Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
5/4/2019 | |
Ms Elizabeth Hochtritt | Mt Lebanon LC Milwaukee WI Administrator |
5/4/2019 | |
Mrs Gretchen Asmus | St John LS Waterloo WI Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
5/5/2019 |
CALLS DECLINED
Pastors | Current call | New call | Date declined |
Rev Mark Schutz | Hope LC Spearfish SD |
Grace LC Oshkosh WI Associate Pastor |
4/30/2019 |
Rev Paul Biedenbender | Christ LC Denver CO |
Immanuel LC Kewaunee WI Pastor |
5/1/2019 |
Rev Timothy Spaude | St Jacobi LC Greenfield WI |
Mt Olive LC Bay City MI Pastor |
5/2/2019 |
Rev Stephen Helwig | Gethsemane LC Omaha NE |
Immanuel LC Greenville WI Associate Pastor |
5/2/2019 |
Rev Brett Krause | Zion LC Denver CO |
St Luke LC Watertown WI Associate Pastor |
5/2/2019 |
Rev Mark Reichert | St Paul’s LC Norfolk NE |
Paradise Valley LC Phoenix AZ Pastor |
5/3/2019 |
Rev Michael Willitz | Lord of Love LC Deforest WI |
St John LC Glencoe MN Pastor |
5/3/2019 |
Rev David Rutschow | Retired | St John LC Wrightstown WI Associate Pastor; Retirement Call |
5/4/2019 |
Rev Scott Schwertfeger | Zion LC Arlington WI |
Good Shepherd LC Beloit WI Pastor |
5/4/2019 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date declined |
Miss Emily Hunt | Christ Our Savior Academy Columbia TN |
Divine Savior LC-Liberty Hill Liberty Hill TX ECM Director |
4/25/2019 |
Mr Daniel Maki | Beautiful Savior LS Cincinnati OH |
Westside Christian School Middleton WI Teacher; Upper Grades |
4/29/2019 |
Mr William Roepke | St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI Principal & Upper Grades; Departmentalized |
4/29/2019 | |
Mr Brad Schaper | Luther High School Onalaska WI |
Mt Lebanon LS-Omega Campus Gr 5-8 Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 5-8, Departmentalized |
5/1/2019 |
Mrs Rachel Hahm | Lord of Life LS Thornton CO |
St Matthew’s LS Stoddard WI ECM Teacher |
5/1/2019 |
Miss Meredith Milbrath | Risen Savior LS Mankato MN |
Bloomington LS Bloomington MN Teacher; Grade 8 |
5/1/2019 |
Ms Kristen Miller | St Paul LS Muskego WI |
St Paul’s LC Menomonie WI Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
5/2/2019 |
Miss Martha Lau | Trinity LS Caledonia WI |
St John’s LS Sparta WI Teacher; Grades 5-6 |
5/2/2019 |
Mrs Alissa Kiedrowski | Trinity LS Brillion WI |
St Paul LS Ixonia WI Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
5/2/2019 |
Mr Blair Schaper | Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI |
East Fork LS Whiteriver AZ Teacher; Grade 6 |
5/3/2019 |
Miss Naomi Laabs | St Andrew LC Middleton WI |
Zion LC Toledo OH Teacher; Grades 2-4 |
5/3/2019 |
Mr Santiago Botero | Joint Mission Council Waukesha WI |
Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Life Science |
5/3/2019 |
Miss Tonya Wolff | Apostles LS San Jose CA |
St John LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 5 |
5/4/2019 |
Mr Luther Curia | St Paul LS Howards Grove WI |
Peace LS Hartford WI Teacher; Grade 5 |
5/4/2019 |
Mrs Heather Moore | St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI |
First Lutheran Preschool Lake Geneva WI ECM Director |
5/4/2019 |
Miss Emily Hunt | Christ Our Savior Academy Columbia TN |
Victory Preschool Jacksonville FL ECM Director |
5/4/2019 |
Mr Duane Vance | Jerusalem LS Morton Grove IL |
Evergreen Lutheran High School Tacoma WA Principal |
5/5/2019 |
Miss Jennifer Lindloff | Peace LS Sun Prairie WI |
Illinois Lutheran Elementary School Crete IL Teacher; Grade 2 |
5/5/2019 |
Miss Emily Hunt | Christ Our Savior Academy Columbia TN |
Good Shepherd Early Childhood Center Sioux Falls SD ECM Director |
5/5/2019 |
RESIGNED
Teachers | Current call | Date resigned |
Mr John Gunderson | Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN |
6/30/2019 |
CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY
Teachers | Home church | Death date |
Prof John Schibbelhut | St John (Barre Mills) LC La Crosse WI |
5/1/2019 |
RETIREMENT
Pastors | Current call | Date retired |
Rev John Mittelstaedt | Divine Peace LC Largo MD |
6/9/2019 |
Rev Bruce Ahlers | Our Savior LC Sun City AZ |
8/31/2019 |
Teachers | Current call | Date retired |
Mrs Edna Noldan | St John LS Juneau WI |
6/30/2019 |
Mrs Cecilia Carter | Green Valley Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten Henderson NV |
6/30/2019 |
LIMITED LENGTH CALL EXPIRED
Teachers | Current call | Date effective |
Ms Sandra Menefee | Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ |
6/30/2019 |
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