Call Report – November 20, 2017
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
11/14/2017 – 11/20/2017
The call report details when pastors, teachers, and staff ministers change positions within WELS. The Conference of Presidents oversees and coordinates the calling process.
*CRM: “Candidatus Reverendi Ministerii” This means that a person does not currently hold a divine call but is eligible to receive one. He is a “Candidate for the Holy Ministry.”
NO DECISION REPORTED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Rev David Meyer | Good Shepherd LC South Attleboro MA |
St Peter LC Plymouth MI Associate Pastor |
10/24/2017 |
| Rev Steven Hillmer | The Springs LC Sparks NV |
St John’s LC New Ulm MN Associate Pastor |
10/24/2017 |
| Rev Charles Raasch | Morning Star LC Jackson WI |
Zion LC Rhinelander WI Associate Pastor |
10/29/2017 |
| Rev Michael Seifert | Living Hope LC Midlothian VA |
Our Savior’s LC Port Orange FL Pastor |
10/29/2017 |
| Rev Daniel Frey | Gethsemane LC Lees Summit MO |
Zion LC Crete IL Associate Pastor |
10/29/2017 |
| Rev Jon Zabell | St Paul LC Green Bay WI |
St Paul LC Saginaw MI Associate Pastor |
10/30/2017 |
| Rev Thomas Voss | Holy Trinity LC Des Moines WA |
Zion LC Toledo OH Pastor |
10/30/2017 |
| Rev Andrew Mueller | Beautiful Savior LC Las Vegas NV |
St Marcus LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor |
10/30/2017 |
| Rev Kent Holz | Beautiful Savior LC Clarksville TN |
Redeemer LC Maple Grove MN Pastor |
10/30/2017 |
| Rev David Barkow | Christ the Lord LC Cottage Grove MN |
Mt Calvary LC Redding CA Pastor |
10/30/2017 |
| Rev Nathan Ericson | Martin Luther LC Oshkosh WI |
St Paul LC Wisconsin Rapids WI Associate Pastor |
10/30/2017 |
| Rev Michael Schroeder | Living Hope LC Wildomar CA |
Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Professor; German |
11/1/2017 |
| Rev Caleb Davisson | Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI |
Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; High School Religion |
11/1/2017 |
| Rev Steven Tews | St Peter’s LC Balaton MN |
Immanuel LC Medford WI Associate Pastor |
11/3/2017 |
| Pres Mark Zarling | Martin Luther College New Ulm MN |
Immanuel LC Greenville WI Associate Pastor |
11/5/2017 |
| Rev Kurt Schaser | St John’s LC Newburg WI |
Luther High School Onalaska WI Pastor Dean of Students |
11/5/2017 |
| Rev Jasper Sellnow | Mount Olive LC Appleton WI |
St Paul LC Adams WI Pastor |
11/5/2017 |
| Rev Daniel Babinec | St John LC Woodland WI |
St John LC Gladwin MI Good Shepherd LC Beaverton MI Pastor |
11/6/2017 |
| Rev John Hartmann | Zambia Mission | St Paul LC Grant Park IL Pastor |
11/7/2017 |
| Rev David Olson | Rock of Ages LC Madison TN |
King of Kings LC Frankenmuth MI Pastor |
11/7/2017 |
| Rev Michael Kuschel | St Matthew LC (Flora) Renville MN St Matthew LC Danube MN |
St John LC Stanton NE Pastor |
11/7/2017 |
| Rev Nathan Buege | Victory of the Lamb LC Katy TX |
Mt Olive LC Suamico WI Associate Pastor |
11/7/2017 |
| Rev Michael Kampman | St Paul LC North Fond du Lac WI |
Grace LC Saint Joseph MI Associate Pastor |
11/7/2017 |
| Mr Aaron Frey | CRM | Mt Sinai LC Montrose MI Pastor |
11/8/2017 |
| Rev Stephen Helwig | Gethsemane LC Omaha NE |
St Peter LC Weyauwega WI Associate Pastor |
11/8/2017 |
| Rev Scott Schwertfeger | Zion LC Arlington WI |
Resurrection LC Maumee OH Pastor |
11/9/2017 |
| Dr Michael Smith | ELS | Asia Lutheran Seminary Professor |
11/10/2017 |
| Rev Timothy Wempner | King of Kings LC Garden Grove CA |
Cross of Life LC Mississauga ON Canada Pastor |
11/12/2017 |
| Rev Mark Birkholz | National Mission Counselor | Good Shepherd LC Cheyenne WY Pastor |
11/12/2017 |
| Rev Christian Winkel | Redemption LC Milwaukee WI |
Our Savior LC Longmont CO Pastor |
11/12/2017 |
| Rev Michael Sullivan | Immanuel LC Kewaunee WI |
Beautiful Savior LC Spooner WI Pastor |
11/12/2017 |
| Rev Timothy Kuske | Calvary LC Sheboygan WI |
St John LC Baraboo WI Associate Pastor |
11/12/2017 |
| Rev Brian Roloff | Ascension LC Plymouth MN |
Immanuel LC Waupaca WI Associate Pastor |
11/12/2017 |
| Rev Benjamin Kratz | Our Savior LC Birmingham AL |
St Luke LC Oakfield WI Pastor |
11/12/2017 |
| Rev Daniel Sargent | Zambia Mission | Christ LC Juneau AK Pastor |
11/12/2017 |
| Rev Brian Roloff | Ascension LC Plymouth MN |
Light of Life LC Greenwood IN Pastor |
11/12/2017 |
| Rev Jonathan Stern | Christian Giving Counselor | Grace LC Scroggins TX Pastor |
11/12/2017 |
| Rev James Seiltz | Salem LC Colorado Springs CO |
St John LC Doylestown WI St Stephen LC Fall River WI Pastor |
11/12/2017 |
| Rev Philip Bigelow | St John LC Hemlock MI |
St John LC Peshtigo WI Pastor |
11/13/2017 |
| Rev Daniel Babinec | St John LC Woodland WI |
Redeemer LC Big Rapids MI Pastor |
11/13/2017 |
| Rev Donald Schultz | Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI |
St Mark LC Normal IL Pastor |
11/13/2017 |
| Rev Paul Schaefer | St Peter LC Plymouth MI |
Our Redeemer LC Wabasha MN Grace LC Nelson WI Pastor |
11/14/2017 |
| Rev Daniel Berg | Sola Fide LC Lawrenceville GA |
Our Savior LC Harrisonville MO Pastor |
11/14/2017 |
| Dr Michael Quandt | Redemption LC Saint George UT |
South Asia Friendly Counselor |
11/14/2017 |
| Rev Jonathan Leach | St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN |
Truth In Love Ministry Nampa ID Pastor |
11/14/2017 |
| Rev Benjamin Kuerth | Victory of the Lamb LC Franklin WI |
Divine Savior LC Doral FL Pastor |
11/16/2017 |
| Rev Jeremiah Gumm | Cross of Christ LC Liverpool NY |
St Matthew LC Spokane WA Pastor |
11/18/2017 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Mr Matthew Oppermann | Bay Pines LS Seminole FL |
Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Atkinson WI Principal/Dean of Students |
11/1/2017 |
| Mr David Liebhard | Mt Lebanon LS-Omega Campus Gr 5-8 Milwaukee WI |
Mount Olive LS Appleton WI Staff Minister; Technology Coordinator and Grade 7 |
11/1/2017 |
| Mrs April Schaefer | Mount Olive LS Appleton WI Teacher; Grade 1, One-Year Call |
11/1/2017 | |
| Mrs Mary Harris | St Paul LS South Haven MI |
Mount Olive LS Appleton WI Teacher; Grade 3 |
11/1/2017 |
| Mr Ryan Klatt | First German LS Manitowoc WI |
Salem LS Stillwater MN Principal and Upper Grades |
11/1/2017 |
| Mrs Kimberly Gerlach | Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI |
North Shore Christian Academy Milwaukee WI ECM Director |
11/1/2017 |
| Mr Brian Mensching | St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI |
Cross of Christ LS Coon Rapids MN Principal and Upper Grades |
11/1/2017 |
| Mr Justin Danell | St John LS Hemlock MI |
Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Professor; History |
11/1/2017 |
| Mr Allen Ash | Evergreen Lutheran High School Tacoma WA |
Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Professor; Science (chemistry and physics) |
11/1/2017 |
| Miss Abby Mehlberg | Trinity LS Marshfield WI |
Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Delray Beach FL ECM Teacher; K5 |
11/1/2017 |
| Mrs Jessica Klatt | Bethany LS Manitowoc WI |
Salem LS Stillwater MN Teacher; Kindergarten |
11/1/2017 |
| Mrs Jennifer Kellermann | Grace Lutheran Academy Lowell AR |
Good Shepherd LS Midland MI ECM Director, Half Time Call |
11/1/2017 |
| Mr George Kellermann | Grace Lutheran Academy Lowell AR |
Good Shepherd LS Midland MI Principal |
11/1/2017 |
| Miss Katherine Rath | Evergreen Lutheran High School Tacoma WA |
Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; High School English |
11/1/2017 |
| Mr Jacob Ziel | Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE |
Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; High School Science |
11/1/2017 |
| Mr Joshua Nelson | Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI |
Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI Principal and Grades 7-8 |
11/1/2017 |
| Miss Sarah Free | Mt Olive LS Delano MN |
Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Grade 1 |
11/1/2017 |
| Mrs Amanda Springstroh | Mount Olive LS Appleton WI Teacher; Grade 3, Limited Duration Call |
11/1/2017 | |
| Mrs Jennifer DeNoyer | Bethany Lutheran Preschool Fort Atkinson WI |
Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Atkinson WI Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
11/1/2017 |
| Mrs Jill Kaiser | Salem LS Stillwater MN |
Salem LS Stillwater MN ECM Teacher |
11/1/2017 |
| Mrs Kimberly Schuette | Good Shepherd LS Midland MI |
Good Shepherd LS Midland MI Teacher; Grades 3-8, Departmentalized, Part Time Call |
11/1/2017 |
| Mr Jason Kelley | Holy Trinity LS Des Moines WA |
St Paul LS Appleton WI Principal |
11/2/2017 |
| Mr Jeffry Uhlenbrauck | Illinois Lutheran High School Crete IL |
Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI Teacher and Assistant Principal |
11/2/2017 |
| Mr Philip Stern | Trinity LS Waco NE |
Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI Teacher; Religion/Social Studies |
11/2/2017 |
| Mrs Katherine Stern | Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE |
Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI Teacher; Upper Level Math |
11/2/2017 |
| Mr Ryan Lemke | Michigan Lutheran High School Saint Joseph MI |
Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI Teacher; Science |
11/2/2017 |
| Mrs Alyssa Kelley | Holy Trinity LS Des Moines WA |
St Paul LS Appleton WI Teacher; Grade 2 |
11/2/2017 |
| Miss Amelia Nemmers | Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL |
St Paul LS Columbus OH Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
11/5/2017 |
| Miss Shawna Mehlberg | Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL |
Bethlehem LS-North Germantown WI ECM Director |
11/5/2017 |
| Mr Stephen Gurgel | St Paul LS Rapid City SD |
Risen Savior Christian Academy Pooler GA Principal and Grades 5-6 |
11/5/2017 |
| Miss Stephanie Humann | Zion Lutheran Preschool Mobridge SD |
St James Lutheran Preschool Portage MI ECM Director |
11/5/2017 |
| Mr Luther Curia | St Paul LS Howards Grove WI |
Immanuel LS Greenville WI Teacher; Grade 6 |
11/5/2017 |
| Miss Wendy Fischer | Illinois Lutheran Elementary School Crete IL |
St John LS Fremont WI Teacher; Preschool-Grade 4 |
11/5/2017 |
| Miss Anne Marquardt | Gloria Dei LS Belmont CA |
Peace LS Sun Prairie WI ECM Director |
11/5/2017 |
| Mr Philip Stuebs | St John-St James LS Reedsville WI |
Our Savior LS Grafton WI Teacher; Grades 3-5 |
11/5/2017 |
| Mr Jeremiah Drews | St Mark LS Lincoln NE |
St John LS Lewiston MN Principal and Grades 7-8 |
11/5/2017 |
| Mr Nathan Krug | Illinois Lutheran Elementary School Crete IL |
Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI Teacher; English |
11/6/2017 |
| Mrs Sarah Jandron | Emanuel LS New London WI |
Salem LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 6 |
11/6/2017 |
| Mr Matthew Kanzenbach | Zion LS Columbus WI |
St Paul LS Livonia MI Teacher; Grades 7-8 |
11/6/2017 |
| Mr Randy Peck | Our Redeemer LS Madison WI |
Trinity LS Caledonia WI Principal |
11/7/2017 |
| Mr Darrell Roecker Jr | Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI |
Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac WI Teacher, Vice Principal |
11/8/2017 |
| Mrs Rebecca Huebner | Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI |
Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; English |
11/9/2017 |
| Mrs Sarah Plamann | Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Fine Arts |
11/9/2017 | |
| Mr Duane Vance | Jerusalem LS Morton Grove IL |
Resurrection LS Rochester MN Principal and Upper Grades |
11/9/2017 |
| Mr Jeffrey Knox | Siloah LS Milwaukee WI |
Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; English |
11/9/2017 |
| Mr Micah Hernandez | Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Spanish, Provisional Call |
11/9/2017 | |
| Miss Jennifer Birr | Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI |
Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher; Math |
11/11/2017 |
| Mr Nolan Valus | Mt Olive LS Delano MN |
St John LS Saginaw MI Principal and Grades 5-8 |
11/12/2017 |
| Mr Ryan Jaeger | St John’s LS Two Rivers WI |
Faith LS Antioch IL Principal and Upper Grades Departmentalized |
11/12/2017 |
| Mr Jeremiah Schmiege | Sola Fide LS Lawrenceville GA |
Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Teacher; STEM |
11/13/2017 |
| Mrs Allison O’Donnell | St John LS Mukwonago WI |
Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; English as a Second Language |
11/13/2017 |
| Mrs Rebecca Graumann | St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI |
St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI ECM Director |
11/13/2017 |
| Ms Laurie Sanchez | Christ-St Peter LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 2, Provisional Call |
11/13/2017 | |
| Mrs Christine Martin | St John’s LS Newburg WI ECM Director and Kindergarten, Provisional Call |
11/14/2017 | |
| Miss Megan Lepke | St Paul LS Bangor WI Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
11/15/2017 | |
| Mrs Melanie Achey | Salem Preschool Woodbury MN ECM Teacher |
11/19/2017 | |
| Miss Elaina Mercier | First German LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Grades 1-2, Limited Duration Call |
11/19/2017 | |
| Miss Kari Fuerstenberg | Abiding Word LS Houston TX |
St Paul LS Rapid City SD Teacher; Kindergarten |
11/19/2017 |
CALLS ACCEPTED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Rev James Naumann | Retired | Christ LC Big Bend WI Pastor Retirement call |
11/7/2017 |
| Rev Jerry Ewings | Lord of Love LC De Forest WI |
Christian Giving Counselor | 11/12/2017 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Mr Gary Schommer | St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI |
Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Atkinson WI Teacher; Grades 7-8 |
11/14/2017 |
| Mrs Haven Jacobs | Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Professor; Spanish, Provisional Call |
11/14/2017 | |
| Mrs Robin White | St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI |
Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Atkinson WI Teacher; Kindergarten |
11/15/2017 |
| Mr Mark Holcomb | St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI |
Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Atkinson WI Teacher; Grades 5-6 |
11/15/2017 |
| Miss Miranda Maasz | Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE |
Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; High School Social Studies |
11/18/2017 |
CALLS DECLINED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Rev Joshua Stahmann | Salem LC Scottsdale AZ |
St Matthew’s LC Niles IL Pastor |
11/11/2017 |
| Rev Daniel Burgess | Amazing Grace LC Panama City FL Abiding Word LC Dothan FL |
Bethel LC Menasha WI Pastor |
11/11/2017 |
| Rev Joel Heckendorf | Immanuel LC Greenville WI |
Shepherd of the Valley LC Westminster CO Pastor |
11/12/2017 |
| Rev Phillip Sievert | Lord of Life LC Thornton CO |
Trinity LC Belle Plaine MN Associate Pastor |
11/14/2017 |
| Rev Mark Kom | Crown of Life LC West Saint Paul MN |
Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI Associate Pastor |
11/14/2017 |
| Rev Daniel Lange | Light of Life LC Covington WA |
Crown of Life LC Corona CA Pastor |
11/15/2017 |
| Rev Timothy Flunker | National Hispanic Consultant | Grace LC Yakima WA Pastor |
11/17/2017 |
| Rev Daniel Waldschmidt | St John LC Burlington WI |
Emanuel First LC Lansing MI Associate Pastor |
11/17/2017 |
| Rev Timothy Wahl | Morning Star LC Jackson WI |
St John LC Bay City MI Associate Pastor |
11/17/2017 |
| Rev Jeremy Husby | Peace LC Hartford WI |
Good Shepherd LC Omaha NE Pastor |
11/17/2017 |
| Rev Thomas Schmidt | Faith LC Tyler TX |
Holy Cross LC Standish MI Pastor |
11/17/2017 |
| Rev Aaron Boehm | Shepherd of the Hills LC La Mesa CA |
St Luke LC Watertown WI Associate Pastor |
11/18/2017 |
| Rev Andrew Luehring | St John LC Kaukauna WI |
Salem LC Owosso MI Associate Pastor |
11/18/2017 |
| Rev Nicolas Schmoller | Lamb of God LC Lafayette IN |
Saving Grace LC Mobile AL Pastor |
11/18/2017 |
| Rev Stephen Daley | St Paul LC South Haven MI |
Grace LC Vail AZ Grace LC Benson AZ Associate Pastor |
11/19/2017 |
| Rev Thomas Voss | Holy Trinity LC Des Moines WA |
Mt Lebanon LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor |
11/19/2017 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Mr Samuel Kleinke | Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI |
Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN Teacher; Science |
11/15/2017 |
| Ms Susan Decker | West Lutheran High School Plymouth MN |
Huron Valley Lutheran High School Westland MI Teacher; English |
11/17/2017 |
| Mr Matthew Bauer | St Mark LS Citrus Heights CA |
Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Professor; Science (biology) |
11/18/2017 |
RESIGNED
| Teachers | Current call | Date resigned |
| Miss Hannah Stahl | Redeemer LS Tucson AZ |
6/30/2018 |
| Mrs Laura Cherney | St Paul LS Green Bay WI |
6/30/2018 |
CALLED TO ETERNAL HOME
| Pastors | Home church | Death date |
| Prof Arnold Koelpin | St John LC New Ulm MN |
11/13/2017 |
| Rev Erling Carmichael | 11/13/2017 |
RETIREMENT
| Pastors | Current call | Date retired |
| Rev Dale Raether | New Hope LC West Melbourne FL |
1/15/2018 |
| Teachers | Current call | Date retired |
| Mr Eric Troge | Crown of Life LS Hubertus WI |
6/30/2018 |
SUSPENDED FROM WELS MINISTERIUM
| Pastors | Church | Date |
| Rev Steven Dorn | Abiding Savior LC Killeen TX |
11/10/2017 |
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