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