Call Report – October 12, 2020

 

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

10/6/2020 – 10/12/2020

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 Bart Brauer	Emmanuel LC Tempe AZ	Holy Trinity LC Des Moines WA Pastor	9/11/2020
Rev Christopher Rathje	Abiding Hope LC Ocala FL	Redeemer LC Fond du Lac WI Associate Pastor	9/13/2020
Rev Jacob Behnken	Good Shepherd LC Midland MI	Grace LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor	9/13/2020
Rev Joel Schwartz	Peace LC Trinity FL	Messiah LC Nampa ID Pastor	9/13/2020
Rev Gregory Hein	Peace LC Chandler AZ	Cross of Christ LC Boise ID Associate Pastor	9/13/2020
Rev Wayne Uhlhorn	Beautiful Saviour LC Carlsbad CA	Board for Home Missions Mission Counselor	9/16/2020
Rev Jonathan Kehl	Crown of Life LC New Orleans LA	Resurrection LC Milwaukee WI Pastor	9/20/2020
Rev Isaac Cherney	Redeemer LC Yakima WA	St Paul’s LC Franklin WI Associate Pastor	9/20/2020
Rev Norbert Mielke III	Ascension LC Sarasota FL	Our Savior LC Longmont CO Pastor	9/20/2020
Rev Justin Dauck	St Paul LC Roscoe SD St John LC Bowdle SD	St Paul’s LC Plymouth NE Associate Pastor	9/20/2020
Rev Lincoln Albrecht	River of Life LC Goodyear AZ	Reformation LC Dousman WI Pastor	9/22/2020
Rev David Boettcher	St John LC Wetaskiwin AB Canada Mighty Fortress LC Red Deer AB Canada	Good Shepherd LC South Attleboro MA Pastor	9/22/2020
Rev Joshua Odell	St John LC Phelps WI Christ LC Eagle River WI	Trinity (Wilson Twp) LC Winona MN Grace LC Dakota MN Pastor	9/23/2020
Rev Stephen Koelpin	Crown of Life LC Yucaipa CA	Faith LC Tyler TX Pastor	9/23/2020
Rev Stephen Schmiel	Faith Evangelical LC Prior Lake MN	Shepherd of Peace LC Norfolk NE Pastor	9/23/2020
Rev James Grabitske	Trinity LC Buffalo MN St Paul LC Montrose MN	St Luke LC Vassar MI Pastor	9/24/2020
Rev Glen Hieb	Our Savior LC Strongsville OH	Peace LC Isabel SD St Paul LC McIntosh SD Christ LC Morristown SD Christ LC Bison SD Pastor	9/25/2020
Rev Mark Schewe	St Peter LC Clovis CA	Beautiful Savior LC Grove City OH Pastor	9/27/2020
Rev Daniel Lange	Light of Life LC Covington WA	Good Shepherd LC Cedar Rapids IA Associate Pastor	9/27/2020
Rev Philip Casmer	Christ the Lord LC Brookfield WI	Trinity LC Jenera OH Associate Pastor	9/27/2020
Rev Stephen Kuehl	Shepherd of Peace LC Powell OH	St Paul’s LC North Mankato MN Associate Pastor	9/27/2020
Rev Benjamin Schmudlach	First LC La Crosse WI	Trinity LC Winner SD Pastor	9/27/2020
Rev Dr Kenneth Fisher Jr	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	St Paul’s First LC North Hollywood CA Pastor	9/27/2020
Rev Benjamin Zahn	Amazing Grace LC Myrtle Beach SC	West San Antonio Mission San Antonio TX Pastor	9/29/2020
Rev Daniel Solofra	CrossWalk Lutheran Ministries Laveen AZ	Christ the King LC Tulsa OK Pastor	10/1/2020
Rev Scott Wolfram	Divine Word LC Plover WI	Trinity LC Kaukauna WI Pastor	10/4/2020
Rev Andrew Retberg	Good Shepherd LC The Woodlands TX	St John LC Saginaw MI Pastor	10/5/2020
Rev Stephen Daley	St Paul LC South Haven MI	St John LC Redwood Falls MN Associate Pastor	10/5/2020
Rev Jeffrey Mahnke	St Peter LC – Schofield Campus Schofield WI	Beautiful Savior LC Summerville SC Pastor	10/7/2020
Rev Thomas Westra	Beautiful Savior LC Cincinnati OH	Commission on Congregational Counseling Waukesha WI Congregational Counselor	10/7/2020
Rev Jason Strong	Light of the World LC Fairbanks AK	Cross of Christ LC Las Cruces NM Pastor	10/7/2020
Rev Paul Lindhorst	Great Plains Lutheran High School Watertown SD	Ministry of Christian Giving Office Waukesha WI Christian Giving Counselor	10/8/2020
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mrs Amber Frelitz		St Paul LS Tomah WI Teacher; Upper Grades, Full-Time, One-Year Call	10/11/2020

CALLS ACCEPTED

 

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev Derek Bartelt	Christ the Vine LC Temecula CA	First LC Lake Geneva WI Pastor	10/8/2020
Rev Keith Schreiner	Christ LC Marshall MN	St Paul’s LC Cannon Falls MN Pastor	10/10/2020
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mrs Eileen Draper	Carlsbad Christian Academy Carlsbad CA	Carlsbad Christian Academy Carlsbad CA Teacher; Grade 3, One-Year Call	10/6/2020
Mrs Monica Thompson		St Bartholomew LS Kawkawlin MI ECM Director & Preschool Teacher; Full-Time Call	10/6/2020

CALLS DECLINED

 

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Nathan Strutz	Resurrection LC Verona WI	Our Savior LC Kasson MN Pastor	10/7/2020
Rev Mark Rohrback	Redeemer LC Cedarburg WI	Immanuel LC Woodville WI Pastor	10/8/2020
Rev Allen Kirschbaum	Spirit of Life LC Caledonia MI	St John’s on the Hillside LC Milwaukee WI Pastor	10/8/2020
Rev Silas Schmitzer	St Matthew LC Stoddard WI	Bethel LC Menasha WI Associate Pastor	10/9/2020
Rev Joshua Olson	Shepherd of the Bay LC Lusby MD	Trinity LC Union Grove WI Pastor	10/10/2020
Rev Paul Gunderson	Trinity LC Elkton SD	Emanuel LC & St John LC Fairfax MN Pastor	10/10/2020
Rev Fred Schurman III	Lord of Lords LC Casper WY	St James LC Portage MI Pastor	10/10/2020
Rev Matthew Vik	St Paul’s LC Fort Atkinson WI	Shepherd of the Lakes LC Linden MI Pastor	10/10/2020
Rev Zachary Pudlo	Crown of Life LC West Saint Paul MN	Beautiful Savior LC La Porte IN Pastor	10/10/2020
Rev Mark Kahrs	Calvary LC Glenwood MN	St John LC Goodhue MN Pastor	10/10/2020

RESIGNED

 

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Mr Nathanael Lindloff	St Paul LS Tomah WI	10/7/2020
Mrs Francesca Dopp	Christ the King School Palm Coast FL	11/13/2020
Mrs Megan Rodmyre	Holy Trinity LS Des Moines WA	12/31/2020
Miss Erin Keese	MLC Early Childhood Learning Center New Ulm MN	6/30/2021

CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY

 

Pastors	Home church	Death date
Rev Dale Schulz	Bethel LC Bay City MI	10/7/2020
Teachers	Home church	Death date
Mr Donald Sebald	St John LC Wauwatosa WI	10/3/2020

RETIREMENT

 

Pastors	Current call	Date retired
Rev Thomas Rothe	First LC Prescott AZ	11/29/2020
Teachers	Current call	Date retired
Mr David Payne	Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI	6/30/2021
Mrs Luella Steil	Waucousta LS Campbellsport WI	6/30/2021