Call Report – October 4, 2021
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
9/28/2021 – 10/4/2021
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 Jud Krohn | Zion LC Oshkosh WI Grace LC Pickett WI |
St Paul LC Roscoe SD St John LC Bowdle SD Pastor |
9/1/2021 |
| Rev Douglas Lange | Ascension LC Jacksonville NC |
New Mission in Durham NC Pastor |
9/2/2021 |
| Rev Joseph Lindloff | Hope LC Irmo SC |
Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI Associate Pastor |
9/7/2021 |
| Rev James Grabitske | Trinity LC Buffalo MN St Paul LC Montrose MN |
St John LC Kendall WI St Matthew LC Ontario WI Pastor |
9/8/2021 |
| Rev Daniel Foelske | Trinity LC Mount Carroll IL St Peter LC Savanna IL |
St Paul LC Oconto Falls WI Pastor |
9/12/2021 |
| Rev Matthew Mueller | Living Hope LC Peoria IL |
Good Shepherd LC West Bend WI Associate Pastor |
9/12/2021 |
| Rev Bruce Mueller | First LC Gary SD |
Trinity LC Winner SD Pastor |
9/12/2021 |
| Rev Daniel Walters | Good Shepherd LC Burnsville MN |
St Paul LC Green Bay WI Associate Pastor |
9/13/2021 |
| Rev Patrick Freese | Trinity LC Abita Springs LA |
Christ the Vine LC Temecula CA Pastor |
9/13/2021 |
| Rev Matthew Rothe | The Way LC Fredericksburg VA |
Morning Star LC Jackson WI Associate Pastor |
9/14/2021 |
| Rev David Ernest | St Paul’s LC Fort Atkinson WI |
Jerusalem LC Morton Grove IL Pastor |
9/15/2021 |
| Rev Caleb Schoeneck | Beautiful Savior LC College Station TX |
Immanuel LC Greenville WI Associate Pastor |
9/15/2021 |
| Rev Mark Franck | Prince of Peace LC Howell MI |
Good Shepherd LC Pipestone MN St John LC Lake Benton MN Pastor |
9/15/2021 |
| Rev Frederick Guldberg | Star of Bethlehem LC Winston Salem NC |
St Paul LC Muskego WI Associate Pastor |
9/16/2021 |
| Rev Joshua Martin | St John’s LC Jefferson WI |
Lutheran Institutional Ministry Association Austin MN St John’s LC Minneapolis MN Pastor |
9/19/2021 |
| Rev Ryan Cortright | Our Redeemer LC Madison WI |
Gethsemane LC Davenport IA Pastor |
9/19/2021 |
| Rev David Ruddat | St Paul LC Greenleaf WI Immanuel LC De Pere WI |
Zion LC Monroe MI Associate Pastor |
9/19/2021 |
| Rev Aaron Schumann | Faith LC Pittsburg KS |
Abiding Savior LC Elk River MN Pastor |
9/19/2021 |
| Rev Matthew Kuske | St Paul LC Lomira WI |
Our Savior’s LC Wausau WI Pastor |
9/19/2021 |
| Rev Dennis Harbach | St John’s LC Dakota MN |
St John LC Hastings MN Associate Pastor |
9/19/2021 |
| Rev Timothy Nass | St Paul LC Lake Mills WI |
Our Savior LC Grafton WI Associate Pastor |
9/19/2021 |
| Rev Noah Headrick | Christ LC Eagle River WI |
St John LC Burlington WI Associate Pastor |
9/22/2021 |
| Rev Kurt Schaser | St John’s LC Newburg WI |
St Paul LC Livonia MI Associate Pastor |
9/22/2021 |
| Rev John Koester | Gethsemane LC Omaha NE |
Christ LC Marshall MN Pastor |
9/23/2021 |
| Rev Benjamin Zak | St John LC Milwaukee WI |
Shepherd of the Plains LC Lubbock TX Pastor |
9/23/2021 |
| Rev Joel Neumann | Faith LC Black River Falls WI |
Mt Calvary LC Waukesha WI Associate Pastor |
9/26/2021 |
| Rev Adam Manian | St John LC Vesta MN Peace LC Echo MN |
Immanuel LC Manitowoc WI Associate Pastor |
9/26/2021 |
| Rev Timothy Patoka | Grace LC Tucson AZ |
Grace LC Oshkosh WI Pastor |
9/26/2021 |
| Rev Douglas Tomhave | St Paul LC Lake Mills WI |
Salem LC Stillwater MN Associate Pastor |
9/26/2021 |
| Rev Michael Gehl | St John LC Wrightstown WI |
Timothy LC Saint Louis Park MN Pastor |
9/26/2021 |
| Rev John Hartmann | One Africa Team (OAT) | First LC Aurora NE Pastor |
9/26/2021 |
| Rev Paul Biedenbender | Christ LC Denver CO |
1 Latin America Team Missionary Diaspora Ministry Facilitator |
9/26/2021 |
| Rev Luke Tembreull | Beautiful Savior LC Corvallis OR |
Calvary LC Canyon Country CA Pastor |
9/26/2021 |
| Rev John Vieths | Grace LC Norman OK |
Christ LC Eden Prairie MN Pastor |
9/26/2021 |
| Rev Paul Cerny | Immanuel LC Campbellsport WI |
Faith LC Harrison MI St John LC Clare MI Pastor |
9/27/2021 |
| Rev James Werner | Reformation LC San Diego CA |
Bethany LC – Lynndale Campus Appleton WI Associate Pastor |
9/27/2021 |
| Rev Joel Russow
|
Faith LC Tallahassee FL | Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Mequon WI Professor of practical theology (counseling) and systematic theology |
9/28/2021 |
| Prof David Bivens
|
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Mequon WI | Joint Mission Council & Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Mequon WI Professor Member of the PSI team and professor of New Testament and homiletics |
9/28/2021 |
| Rev Daniel Heiderich | Good News LC Lehi UT |
Trinity LC Saline MI Associate Pastor |
9/28/2021 |
| Rev Christopher Ewings | Faith LC Anchorage AK |
Amazing Grace LC Dickinson ND Pastor |
9/28/2021 |
| Rev Jonathan Bare
|
Joint Mission Council Waukesha WI | Joint Mission Council & Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Mequon WI Professor Director of the Pastoral Studies Institute and seminary professor |
9/28/2021 |
| Rev Matthew Westra | Living Promise LC Morristown TN |
Water of Life LC – Racine & Caledonia Campus Racine WI Associate Pastor |
9/29/2021 |
| Rev Michael Schultz | Northwestern Publishing House Waukesha WI |
Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor of music, dean of chapel |
10/1/2021 |
| Rev Curtis Golm | Messiah LC Milwaukee WI |
Our Shepherd LC Lancaster CA Pastor |
10/2/2021 |
| Rev David Rosenau | St Mark LC Leesburg FL |
Summerlin LC Las Vegas NV Pastor |
10/3/2021 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Mrs Mary Mengel | Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 3, One-Year Call |
9/26/2021 | |
| Mrs Jamie Johnson | Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ Teacher; Grades 10-12, Spanish, Math, Half-Time, Provisional Call |
9/29/2021 | |
| Mrs Alicia Campbell | Christ the Lord LS Brookfield WI Teacher; Grade 3, One-Year Call |
10/3/2021 | |
| Staff Ministers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Ms Kristen Koepsell | Cross of Christ LC Boise ID |
Divine Savior LC-Liberty Hill Liberty Hill TX Staff Minister; Worship Coordinator |
9/2/2021 |
CALLS ACCEPTED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Rev Arnold Kunde | CRM | Hope LC Portland MI Pastor; Retirement Call |
10/3/2021 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Ms Robyn Bennett | St Paul LS Cudahy WI |
St Paul LS Cudahy WI Teacher; Grades 1-2, One-Year, Provisional Call |
8/18/2021 |
| Mrs Elizabeth Guse | Northdale Christian Academy Tampa FL Teacher; Grades 5-6, One-Year Call |
9/26/2021 |
ASSIGNMENT
| Teachers | Assignment | Date assigned | |
| Mr Samuel Koepsell | Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 8 Assignment Made Permanent |
9/26/2021 | |
| Mr Zachary Bloomquist | Abiding Peace Academy Simpsonville SC Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
10/4/2021 | |
| Mrs Sidney Tomhave | Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 3, One-Year Assignment |
10/4/2021 |
CALLS DECLINED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Rev Brett Brauer | Trinity LC Watertown WI |
Northwestern Publishing House Vice President of Publishing |
9/27/2021 |
| Rev Joel Free | St Paul LC Ixonia WI |
Shepherd of Peace LC Norfolk NE Pastor |
9/28/2021 |
| Rev Andrew Stuebs | Living Word LC Gray TN |
Shepherd of the Valley LC West Fargo ND Pastor |
9/29/2021 |
| Rev Paul White | Loving Shepherd LC Milwaukee WI |
King of Kings LC Willoughby OH Pastor |
10/1/2021 |
| Rev Craig Engel | Immanuel LC Willmar MN |
Reformation LC Dousman WI Pastor |
10/1/2021 |
| Rev Dustin Yahnke | Trinity LC Watertown WI |
Prince of Peace LC Salt Lake City UT Associate Pastor |
10/1/2021 |
| Rev Nathan Berg | Eastside LC Madison WI |
Salem LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor |
10/1/2021 |
| Rev Paul Doletzky | Salem LC Escanaba MI |
Salem LC Loretto MN Associate Pastor |
10/2/2021 |
| Rev Paul Schupmann | St John’s LC Juneau WI |
Hope LC Indian River MI Our Savior LC Gaylord MI Pastor |
10/2/2021 |
| Rev Brian Schmidt | Trinity LC Caledonia WI |
Faith LC Anderson CA Pastor |
10/2/2021 |
| Rev James Hein | St Marcus LC Milwaukee WI |
Zion LC Lansing MI Pastor |
10/2/2021 |
| Rev Nathaniel Timmermann | Peace LC Otsego MI |
St Paul LC Mauston WI Associate Pastor |
10/2/2021 |
| Staff Ministers | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Mr Levi Nagel | St John LC Milwaukee WI |
Redeemer LC Tucson AZ Staff Minister |
9/28/2021 |
RESIGNED
| Teachers | Current call | Date resigned |
| Mrs Kathryn Bintz | David’s Star LS Jackson WI |
9/30/2021 |
CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY
| Pastors | Home church | Death date |
| Prof em Darvin Raddatz | St John’s LC New Ulm MN |
9/30/2021 |
| Rev Andrew Martens | Riverview LC Appleton WI |
10/1/2021 |
| Teachers | Home church | Death date |
| Mrs Janet Lund | St John LC Redwood Falls MN |
9/26/2021 |
RETIREMENT
| Pastors | Current call | Date retired |
| Rev Gregory Sahlstrom | Beautiful Savior LC West Des Moines IA |
1/9/2022 |
| Rev Glenn Schwanke | Peace LC Houghton MI |
6/30/2022 |
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