Call Report – May 9, 2022
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
5/3/2022 – 5/9/2022
The call report details when pastors, teachers, and staff ministers change positions within WELS. The Conference of Presidents oversees and coordinates the calling process.
NO DECISION REPORTED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Rev Adam Gawel | St Andrew LC Chicago IL |
Asia One Team Missionary to Indonesia |
3/3/2022 |
| Rev Richard Miller | Redeemer LC Scottville MI |
Ascension LC Antigo WI Pastor |
4/3/2022 |
| Rev Nathaniel Timmermann | Peace LC Otsego MI |
St Peter LC Saint Peter MN Associate Pastor |
4/3/2022 |
| Rev Brian Krueger | Bloomington LC Bloomington MN |
Bethany LC Fort Atkinson WI Associate Pastor; Lead Campus Pastor |
4/3/2022 |
| Rev Nathaniel Timmermann | Peace LC Otsego MI |
Good Shepherd LC West Bend WI Associate Pastor |
4/3/2022 |
| Rev Steve Schmeling | Pilgrim LC Minneapolis MN |
Ministry of Christian Giving Christian Giving Counselor; MN & NE Districts |
4/4/2022 |
| Rev Craig Wasser | Immanuel LC Salem OR |
Ministry of Christian Giving Christian Giving Counselor; AZCA & PNW Districts |
4/4/2022 |
| Rev Lon Kuether | Zion LC Crete IL |
Ministry of Christian Giving Christian Giving Counselor; MI & NA Districts |
4/4/2022 |
| Rev Nathan Sutton | Our Savior LC San Antonio TX |
Abiding Shepherd LC Cottage Grove WI Associate Pastor |
4/6/2022 |
| Rev Daniel Krause | CRM | Friedens LC Bonduel WI Pastor |
4/19/2022 |
| Rev David Spaude | Faith LC River Falls WI |
Immanuel LC Medford WI Associate Pastor |
4/19/2022 |
| Rev Ryan Cortright | Our Redeemer LC Madison WI |
Redeemer LC Weston WI Pastor |
4/19/2022 |
| Rev David Naumann | St Paul LC Saginaw MI |
St Paul’s LC North Mankato MN Associate Pastor |
4/19/2022 |
| Rev Carl Schroeder | St Peter’s LC Sturgeon Bay WI |
Grace LC Spring Hill FL Pastor |
4/19/2022 |
| Rev Benjamin Zak | St John LC Milwaukee WI |
Crown of Life LC Riverside CA Associate Pastor |
4/19/2022 |
| Rev Seth Haakenson | Immanuel LC Waukegan IL |
Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School Commerce City CO Pastor |
4/19/2022 |
| Rev Patrick Freese | Trinity LC Abita Springs LA |
Hope LC Chino Valley AZ & Prescott AZ Pastor |
4/20/2022 |
| Rev Kurt Schaser | St John’s LC Newburg WI |
Divine Savior LC-West Palm Beach West Palm Beach FL Pastor |
4/21/2022 |
| Rev Jeremy Mattek | Immanuel LC Greenville WI |
Mission New Start Conroe Texas Pastor |
4/21/2022 |
| Rev Larry Schlomer | World Missions Office | St John LC St John’s Saint John Antigua Pastor |
4/22/2022 |
| Rev David Ruddat | Immanuel LC De Pere WI |
St John LC & Trinity LC Janesville MN Pastor |
4/23/2022 |
| 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 Gunnar Ledermann | Divine Peace LC Rockwall Rockwall TX |
Morning Star LC Jackson 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 Luke Tembreull | Beautiful Savior LC Corvallis OR |
Green Valley LC Henderson NV Pastor |
4/26/2022 |
| Rev Joel Free | St Paul LC Ixonia WI |
Salem LC Loretto MN Associate Pastor |
4/26/2022 |
| Rev Daniel Laitinen | Multi-Language Productions | Multi-Language Productions TELL Missionary; Africa |
4/27/2022 |
| Rev Douglas Weber | Retired | Christ LC Eagle River WI Pastor; Retirement Call |
4/27/2022 |
| Rev Timothy Schwartz | Zion LC Columbus WI |
St Paul’s LC Franklin WI Associate Pastor |
5/1/2022 |
| Rev James Hein | St Marcus LC Milwaukee WI |
Salem LC Owosso MI 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 Brian Wrobel | Zion LC Gainesville FL |
Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI Associate Pastor |
5/4/2022 |
| Rev Nathan Zastrow | Grace LC Yakima WA |
Mt Olive LC Las Vegas NV Pastor |
5/5/2022 |
| Rev Andrew M Schmidt | CRM | Zion LC Morgan MN Pastor |
5/6/2022 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Mr Peter Schaewe | St Paul LC Green Bay WI |
Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor of Music & Campus Worship Coordinator |
3/24/2022 |
| Mrs Renee Erdmann | St Peter LS Appleton WI |
St Peter LS Appleton WI Teacher; Spanish, One-Year, Less-Than-Half Time Call |
4/11/2022 |
| Mr Timothy Payne | St John’s LS Newburg WI |
St John LS Milwaukee WI Principal |
4/11/2022 |
| Mr Scott Beyersdorf | David’s Star LS Jackson WI |
St Matthew’s LS Winona MN Principal; Grades 6-8 |
4/13/2022 |
| Miss Linden Jahns | Good Shepherd Lutheran Academy Deltona FL Teacher; Grade 1 |
4/14/2022 | |
| Mrs Kirsten Jensen | Immanuel LS Greenville WI ECM Teacher |
4/14/2022 | |
| Mr Todd Brassow | St John LS Redwood Falls MN |
Ascension LS and Preschool Sarasota FL Principal; Upper Grades |
4/14/2022 |
| Mr Michael Schliewe | Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Teacher; Assistant Lecturer of Communication, Provisional Call |
4/19/2022 | |
| Mrs Carrie Ott | Immanuel LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Grade 3 or 4, Provisional Call |
4/20/2022 | |
| Mrs Kailey White | Grow in Peace Learning Center Sun Prairie WI ECM Director; One-Year Call |
4/24/2022 | |
| Mrs Elizabeth Guse | Northdale Christian Academy Tampa FL |
Northdale Christian Academy Tampa FL Teacher; Grades 5-6, Permanent Call |
4/24/2022 |
| Mrs Jennifer Otto | Water of Life LS Las Vegas NV |
Little Lambs Preschool Inver Grove Heights MN ECM Director & Teacher, Half-Time 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 |
| Mrs Jill Russow | Christ Alone LS Thiensville WI Teacher; Grade 7, Half-Time, Provisional Call |
4/25/2022 | |
| Ms Lisa Timm | St John’s LS Newburg WI Teacher; Grades TBD, Provisional Call |
4/27/2022 | |
| 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 Erin Moldenhauer | Redeemer LS Tucson AZ |
Redeemer LS Tucson AZ ECM Teacher; 4K, One-Year, Three-Quarter Time Call |
5/1/2022 |
| Mrs Alexandria Maas | Grace Lutheran Child Learning Center Sahuarita AZ |
Redeemer LS Tucson AZ ECM Teacher; 3K, One-Year, Three-Quarter Time Call |
5/1/2022 |
| 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 |
5/1/2022 |
| Mrs Dinah Spurgin | St Martin’s LS Watertown SD School Staff Minister; Grade 2 |
5/1/2022 | |
| Miss Mikayla Botts | Grace Christian Academy Falls Church VA Teacher; Jr. Kindergarten, Provisional Call |
5/1/2022 | |
| Mrs Janna Reinhard | Star of Bethlehem LS New Berlin WI Teacher; Grade 8 HR, Grades 5-8 Dept. English, Provisional Call |
5/5/2022 | |
| 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 Bridget Biebert | St Mark LS Green Bay WI |
St Mark LS Green Bay WI Teacher; Student Services |
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 Janna Reinhard | Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; Middle School, Provisional Call |
5/7/2022 | |
| Mrs Jessica Wolfe | Little Lambs Preschool & Learning Center Mandan ND |
Salem Preschool Woodbury MN ECM Director & Teacher, One-Year Call |
5/8/2022 |
| Miss Sara Rieke | St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Dorm Supervisor, Tutor, Provisional Call |
5/8/2022 | |
| Mrs Jessie Thiesfeldt | Risen Savior Christian Academy Pooler GA Teacher; Grade 1, One-Year Call |
5/8/2022 | |
| Staff Ministers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Mr Brandon Steenbock | St Mark LC De Pere WI |
Divine Savior LC-Delray Beach FL Delray Beach FL Congregation Staff Minister |
4/7/2022 |
CALLS ACCEPTED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Rev Richard Kogler | Retired | Pilgrim LC Mesa AZ Pastor; Retirement call |
4/29/2022 |
| Rev Michael Kuschel | St Matthew LC (Flora) Renville MN & Danube MN |
First LC Elkhorn WI Pastor |
5/7/2022 |
| Rev Paul Schupmann | St John’s LC Juneau WI |
Resurrection LC Verona WI Pastor |
5/7/2022 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Ms Nicole Johnson | Bethlehem LC Hortonville WI |
Bethlehem LS Hortonville WI ECM Director; Provisional Call |
4/10/2022 |
| Mrs Shannan Borchardt | Martin Luther LS Oshkosh WI Teacher; Grade 2, Provisional Call |
4/15/2022 | |
| Mrs Anne Adickes | Illinois Lutheran High School Crete IL |
Illinois Lutheran High School Crete IL Teacher; Grades 9-12, English, Full-Time Call |
4/27/2022 |
| Ms Sonja Olson | Zion LS South Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 1-2, Piano, Organ, Provisional Call |
4/27/2022 | |
| Mrs Janet Liebenow | Cross of Glory LS Washington MI |
St John’s LS Jefferson WI Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
4/28/2022 |
| Mrs Chelsey Hanel | Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School Commerce City CO |
Lord of Life LS Thornton CO Teacher; Administrative Release Time Teacher, Less-Than-Half Time Call |
4/30/2022 |
| Mrs Amanda Gronholz | Our Savior LS Grafton WI |
Our Savior LS Grafton WI Teacher; Dept. Math, ELA, Art, Various Grades, Permanent, Half-Time Call |
5/3/2022 |
| Mrs Amy Knoelke | St Lucas LS Milwaukee WI Administrator; Dean of Students & Instruction, Provisional Call |
5/3/2022 | |
| Mrs Lacey Schneider | First German LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Special Education, Provisional Call |
5/3/2022 | |
| Mrs Kathryn Sievert | Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN ECM Teacher; Half-Time, One-Year Call |
5/4/2022 | |
| Miss Cindy Lendt | St Paul LS Beverly Hills FL Teacher; Grade 2, Organ |
5/4/2022 | |
| Mrs Jessica Fehl | Christ Alone LS Thiensville WI Teacher; Grade 5, Half-Time, Provisional Call |
5/4/2022 | |
| Mrs Leanne Prange | St John’s LS Burlington WI |
Little Sprouts Learning Center Ixonia WI ECM Teacher |
5/5/2022 |
| Mr Jason Van Acker | Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI |
Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Teacher; Assistant Lecturer of Business, Provisional Call |
5/5/2022 |
| Mr Aaron Luedtke | St John LS Pigeon MI |
St John LS Pigeon MI Principal |
5/5/2022 |
| Mr Adam Pagel | Shoreland Lutheran High School Kenosha WI Teacher; Grades 11-12, Dept. Upper-Level Math, Provisional Call |
5/5/2022 | |
| Ms Laura Reinke | Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Teacher; Assistant Lecturer of Human Social Services, Provisional, Half-Time Call |
5/5/2022 | |
| Dr Hannah Bartels | Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Professor; Assistant Professor of Sports and Exercise Science, Provisional Call |
5/5/2022 | |
| Mrs Lorra Klein | Grace LS Oshkosh WI Teacher; Kindergarten, Provisional Call |
5/5/2022 | |
| Mrs Elizabeth Hagedorn | Christ-St John’s LS West Salem WI |
Christ-St John’s LS West Salem WI ECM Director & Lead Teacher |
5/6/2022 |
| Mrs Marissa Giovannettone | St Paul LS Lake Mills WI Teacher; Grade 2, Provisional Call |
5/6/2022 | |
| Miss Rebeca Barclay | Little Lambs Early Childhood Center Sault Ste. Marie MI |
Little Lambs Early Childhood Center Sault Ste. Marie MI ECM Teacher; Provisional Call |
5/6/2022 |
| Mrs Heather Albrecht | Christ Alone LC Thiensville WI |
Christ Alone LS Thiensville WI Teacher; Grades 5-6, Permanent Call |
5/8/2022 |
| Mrs Valerie Schmidt | Bethlehem LS-North Germantown WI |
Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Grade 3 |
5/8/2022 |
| Mrs Rachel Wilch | Beautiful Savior LS Cincinnati OH Teacher; Remedial Teacher, Less-Than-Half Time Call |
5/9/2022 |
CALLS DECLINED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Rev Shaun Arndt | Peace LC Sun Prairie WI |
Water of Life LC – Racine Campus & Caledonia Campus Racine WI Associate Pastor |
5/2/2022 |
| Rev Timothy Rosenow | St Paul LC Prescott WI |
Mt Calvary LC Waukesha WI Associate Pastor |
5/2/2022 |
| Rev Brian Kom | Ascension LC Rochester MN |
Our Savior LC Grafton WI Associate Pastor |
5/4/2022 |
| Rev Benjamin Kuerth | Divine Savior LC-Doral Doral FL |
Risen Savior LC Austin TX Pastor |
5/4/2022 |
| Rev Timothy Nass | St Paul LC Lake Mills WI |
Our Redeemer LC Grant Park IL Glory to God LC Tinley Park IL Pastor |
5/4/2022 |
| Rev Timothy Rosenow | St Paul LC Prescott WI |
Grace LC Neenah WI Pastor |
5/5/2022 |
| Rev Jonathan Learman | St Peter LC Theresa WI |
St John St James LC Reedsville WI Associate Pastor |
5/6/2022 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Mrs Amy Larson | Riverview LS Appleton WI |
Zion LS Rhinelander WI Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
4/15/2022 |
| Mr Matthew Groth | Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ |
Word of Life LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 5-6 |
4/16/2022 |
| Mrs Kristin Groth | Grace LS Glendale AZ |
Word of Life LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
4/16/2022 |
| Miss Heidi Schone | Mount Olive LS Appleton WI |
Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Myers FL Teacher; Grade 1 |
4/18/2022 |
| Mr Seth Lange | Prince of Peace LS Taylorsville UT |
Trinity LS Aberdeen SD Teacher; Grades 4-5, Athletics, Coaching |
4/19/2022 |
| Mrs Chandra Lange | Prince of Peace LS Taylorsville UT |
Trinity LS Aberdeen SD Teacher; Grades 2-3, Music |
4/19/2022 |
| Miss Barbara Noon | Beautiful Savior Preschool Clarksville TN |
St John LS Watertown WI ECM Director; Childcare |
4/20/2022 |
| Mrs Jo Carmichael | Living Hope LS Shakopee MN |
St Paul LS Menomonie WI Teacher; Kindergarten |
4/23/2022 |
| Mrs Aubrey Hayes | St Peter LS Appleton WI |
St Paul Lutheran Child Center Winneconne WI ECM Director; Assistant ECM Director, 4K Lead |
4/25/2022 |
| Mr Michael Plocher | St Paul’s LS New Ulm MN |
Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Atkinson WI Teacher; Grade 8 HR, Grades 5-8 Science |
4/28/2022 |
| Miss Allison Bovee | Star of Bethlehem LS New Berlin WI |
St John LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 1 |
4/29/2022 |
| Miss Janice Fritz | Calvary LS Dallas TX |
Siloah LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; 5K |
5/1/2022 |
| Mr Joshua Gregovich | King of Grace LS Golden Valley MN |
Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 7 Dept. |
5/2/2022 |
| Mr Matthew Lober | St John LS Juneau WI |
Cross of Glory LS Peoria AZ Teacher; Grades 5-6 |
5/3/2022 |
| Ms Kristen Miller | St Paul LS Muskego WI |
Lord of Life LS Thornton CO Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
5/4/2022 |
| Mr Timothy Mielke | Shoreland Lutheran High School Kenosha WI |
Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; STEM, AP Physics |
5/4/2022 |
| Mrs Amanda Gronholz | Our Savior LS Grafton WI |
Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher; English |
5/4/2022 |
| Ms Vanessa King | Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 6-8 Math |
5/4/2022 | |
| Mrs Jennifer Otto | Water of Life LS Las Vegas NV |
Bloomington LS Bloomington MN Teacher; Kindergarten |
5/5/2022 |
| Mrs Jamie Learman | St John LS Lomira WI |
St John-St James LS Reedsville WI Teacher; Grades 6-8, Principal Release Time, Less-Than Half-Time Call |
5/6/2022 |
| Mrs Suzanne Colantonio | St John LS Juneau WI |
St Paul LS Green Bay WI Teacher; Grade 3 |
5/7/2022 |
| Mr David Zank | Kenosha Lutheran Academy (4-8) Kenosha WI |
New Hope Lutheran Academy West Melbourne FL Teacher; Grades 7-8 |
5/7/2022 |
| Prof James Holman | Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI |
Shepherd of the Valley LS Westminster CO Principal; Grades 6-8 |
5/8/2022 |
| Mrs Cynthia Holman | Commission on Lutheran Schools | Shepherd of the Valley LS Westminster CO ECM Director & Teacher |
5/8/2022 |
| Mr Jason Schapekahm | St Philip LS Milwaukee WI |
St Paul LS Stevensville MI Principal; Grades 7-8 |
5/8/2022 |
| Miss Abby Mehlberg | Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Delray Beach FL |
King of Kings LS Garden Grove CA ECM Director & Teacher |
5/8/2022 |
| Mrs Stephanie Van Loton | Peace LS Livonia MI |
Lakewood LS Lakewood WA Teacher; Grades 5-8 |
5/9/2022 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Kuschel | St John LS Redwood Falls MN Teacher; Grade 1, One-Year Call |
5/9/2022 |
RESIGNED
| Pastors | Current call | Date resigned |
| Rev Adam Marley | Our Savior LC Kasson MN |
5/22/2022 |
| Teachers | Current call | Date resigned |
| Mr Corey Pieper | St Paul LS Wonewoc WI |
5/31/2022 |
| Miss Louisa Kahrs | Little Lambs Learning Center Danube MN |
6/30/2022 |
| Mr Michael Strautmann | Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI |
6/30/2022 |
RETIREMENT
| Pastors | Current call | Date retired |
| Rev Dale Hella | St Peter LC Juneau WI |
8/31/2022 |
| Teachers | Current call | Date retired |
| Mr David Noack | Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN |
6/30/2022 |
| Mrs Kim Zaporski | Morning Star LS Jackson WI |
6/30/2022 |
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