Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
9/6/2022 – 9/12/2022
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 Frederic Berger | St Paul’s LC Plymouth NE |
Immanuel LC Greenville WI Associate Pastor |
8/7/2022 |
| Rev Joel Hoff | Trinity LC Neenah WI |
Multi-Language Productions TELL Missionary |
8/9/2022 |
| Rev Mark Westra | Prince of Peace LC Fairport NY |
Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI Associate Pastor |
8/14/2022 |
| Rev Paul Hirsch | St Paul’s LC Norfolk NE |
Faith LC River Falls WI Pastor |
8/14/2022 |
| Rev N. Mielke III | Ascension LC Sarasota FL |
Grace LC Eau Claire MI Pastor |
8/14/2022 |
| Rev Stephen Luchterhand | Trinity LC Minocqua WI |
Redeemer LC Tucson AZ Associate Pastor |
8/14/2022 |
| Rev David Birsching | St Paul LC Tacoma WA |
Faith LC Harrison MI St John LC Clare MI Pastor |
8/15/2022 |
| Rev Jason Liebenow | St Paul LC Tipler WI St Mark’s LC Iron River MI St John’s LC Florence WI |
Peace LC Hartford WI Associate Pastor |
8/16/2022 |
| Rev Matthew Kiecker | St John LC Lomira WI |
Faith LC Elizabeth IL Our Savior LC Freeport IL Pastor |
8/16/2022 |
| Rev Paul Cerny | Immanuel LC Campbellsport WI |
St Matthew LC Danube MN & Renville MN St John LC Renville MN Pastor |
8/17/2022 |
| Rev Steven Saatkamp | Emmanuel LC Hudson WI |
Green Valley LC Henderson NV Pastor |
8/18/2022 |
| Rev Thadeus Flitter | Zion LC Valentine NE |
Ascension LC Antigo WI Pastor |
8/21/2022 |
| Rev Robert Weiss | St Peter LC Chilton WI |
Pilgrim LC Minneapolis MN Pastor |
8/21/2022 |
| Rev Matthew Hennig | Christ LC North St Paul MN & Hugo MN |
Living Word LC Montrose CO Pastor |
8/21/2022 |
| Rev Matthew Krenke | St John’s LC Jefferson WI |
Mt Olive LC Las Vegas NV Pastor |
8/21/2022 |
| Rev David Barkow | Christ the Lord LC Cottage Grove MN |
Pilgrim LC Menomonee Falls WI Associate Pastor |
8/22/2022 |
| Rev Christian Marquardt | St James LC Milwaukee WI |
Grace LC Neenah WI Pastor |
8/23/2022 |
| Rev Benjamin Blumer | NorthCross LC Lakeville MN |
New Mission Start Windsor CO Pastor |
8/23/2022 |
| Rev Walter Gawel IV | Victory LC Lexington KY |
Mount Olive LC Appleton WI Associate Pastor |
8/23/2022 |
| Rev Paul Schaewe | St John LC Bay City MI |
St Paul’s LC North Mankato MN Associate Pastor |
8/23/2022 |
| Rev Matthew Natsis | Good Shepherd LC Livermore CA |
St Paul’s LC Broken Bow NE Pastor |
8/24/2022 |
| Rev Jonathan Zimpelmann | St John LC Hastings MN |
Our Savior LC Grafton WI Pastor |
8/25/2022 |
| Rev Stephen Melso | Bethany LC Manitowoc WI |
Peace LC Livonia MI Pastor |
8/25/2022 |
| Rev Stephen Kuehl | Shepherd of Peace LC Powell OH |
Riverview LC Appleton WI Associate Pastor |
8/25/2022 |
| Rev Steven Saatkamp | Emmanuel LC Hudson WI |
Ascension LC Jacksonville NC Pastor |
8/25/2022 |
| Rev Emile Burgess | Crown of Life LC West Saint Paul MN |
Trinity LC Marinette WI Pastor |
8/27/2022 |
| Rev Peter Korthals | St Paul LC Amherst NH Beautiful Savior LC South Portland ME |
St Peter LC Saint Peter MN Associate Pastor |
8/28/2022 |
| Rev Jeremiah Gumm | King of Kings LC Maitland FL |
Trinity LC Neenah WI Associate Pastor |
8/28/2022 |
| Rev Jason Free | Christ the Lord LC Brookfield WI |
Peace LC King of Prussia PA Pastor |
8/28/2022 |
| Rev Michael Zarling | Water of Life LC – Racine Campus Racine WI |
St John’s LC Juneau WI Associate Pastor |
8/28/2022 |
| Rev Brett Brauer | Trinity LC Watertown WI |
Faith LC Antioch IL Associate Pastor |
8/28/2022 |
| Rev Steven Saatkamp | Emmanuel LC Hudson WI |
Abiding Love LC Cape Coral FL Pastor |
8/28/2022 |
| Rev Andrew Ewings | Resurrection LC Verona WI |
Grace LC Spring Hill FL Pastor |
8/28/2022 |
| Rev Jeremiah Gumm | King of Kings LC Maitland FL |
Timothy LC Saint Louis Park MN Pastor |
8/28/2022 |
| Rev Joshua Schultz | Mountain View LC Great Falls MT |
Immanuel LC Salem OR Pastor |
8/28/2022 |
| Rev Paul Schulz | Risen Savior LC Chula Vista CA |
Redeemer LC Mandan ND Pastor |
8/28/2022 |
| Rev John Berg | Divinity LC Saint Paul MN |
St John LC Riga MI Pastor |
8/28/2022 |
| Rev Thomas Jeske | Living Hope LC Omaha NE |
St Peter LC Juneau WI Pastor; Part-Time Call |
8/29/2022 |
| Rev Joel McKenney | St Paul LC Algoma WI |
St John LC Fox Lake WI Pastor |
8/30/2022 |
| Rev Joel Stuebs | St Peter LC Mishicot WI |
New Life LC Rockford IL Pastor |
8/30/2022 |
| Rev James Turriff | Gloria Dei LC Memphis TN |
Gethsemane LC Oklahoma City OK Pastor |
8/30/2022 |
| Rev Lucas Bitter | Intown LC Atlanta GA |
Asia One Team Missionary |
9/1/2022 |
| Rev Frank Italiano Jr | Trinity LC Crete IL |
Good Shepherd LC West Bend WI Associate Pastor |
9/1/2022 |
| Rev Samuel Biebert | Christ LC Cambridge MN |
Our Savior’s LC East Brunswick NJ Pastor |
9/1/2022 |
| Rev John Schwartz | Redeemer LC Pierre SD |
St Peter LC Modesto CA Pastor |
9/1/2022 |
| Rev Brent Merten | Fount of Life LC Colorado Springs CO |
Christ LC Juneau AK Pastor |
9/4/2022 |
| Rev Stephen Wiesenauer | Asia One Team | Asia One Team Missionary |
9/5/2022 |
| Rev Joel Voss | Emanuel First LC Lansing MI |
Water of Life LC – Caledonia Campus Racine WI Associate Pastor |
9/6/2022 |
| Rev Todd Engel | St John LC Red Wing MN |
St John LC Whitewater WI Pastor |
9/6/2022 |
| Rev Michael Gehl | St John LC Greenleaf WI |
St John LC & Trinity LC Janesville MN Pastor |
9/6/2022 |
| Rev Joel Schwartz | Peace LC Trinity FL |
St John LC Wauwatosa WI Associate Pastor |
9/6/2022 |
| Rev Peter Sternberg | St John LC Red Wing MN |
St John LC Lewiston MN Associate Pastor |
9/7/2022 |
| Rev Andrew Schrimpf | Cross of Glory LC Baton Rouge LA |
St John LC Fairfax MN Pastor |
9/7/2022 |
| Rev Jasper Sellnow | St Paul LC Mauston WI & Friendship WI |
First German LC Manitowoc WI Associate Pastor |
9/8/2022 |
| Rev Jonathan Werre | Good Shepherd LC Sioux Falls SD |
Crown of Life LC Warren MI Pastor |
9/8/2022 |
| Rev Steven Waldschmidt | Christ Alone LC Dardenne Prairie MO |
Our Redeemer LC Yorktown VA Pastor |
9/8/2022 |
| Rev Jacob Jenswold | Rock of Ages LC Kansas City MO |
New Mission Start Wichita KS Pastor |
9/8/2022 |
| Rev Andrew Johnston | 1 Latin America Team | St John LC St John’s Saint John Antigua Pastor |
9/8/2022 |
| Staff Ministers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Mr Randel Fink | St Paul LC Muskego WI |
Michigan Lutheran High School Saint Joseph MI President |
8/17/2022 |
| Mr Stephen Pankow | Good Shepherd LC Sioux Falls SD Principal |
8/21/2022 |
CALLS ACCEPTED
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Miss Jamie Buss | St John LS Wrightstown WI |
St John LS Wrightstown WI ECM Director |
8/22/2022 |
CALLS DECLINED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Rev Mathew Pfeifer | Lincoln Heights LC Des Moines IA |
St John LC Kendall WI St Matthew LC Ontario WI Pastor |
9/5/2022 |
| Rev James Grabitske | Trinity LC Buffalo MN St Paul LC Montrose MN |
Emanuel Redeemer LC Yale MI Pastor |
9/6/2022 |
| Rev Jared Oldenburg | Eternal Rock LC Castle Rock CO |
Board for Home Missions Administrator |
9/6/2022 |
| Rev Paul Micheel | St Paul LC Grant Park IL |
St Paul’s LC Fort Atkinson WI Associate Pastor |
9/6/2022 |
| Rev David Wietzke | Crown of Life LC Pueblo West CO |
Good Shepherd LC Pipestone MN St John LC Lake Benton MN Pastor |
9/8/2022 |
| Rev Dr Timothy Bourman | Sure Foundation LC Queens NY |
Truth In Love Ministry Nampa ID Pastor |
9/8/2022 |
| Rev Timothy Denney | Shepherd of the Hills LC Duluth MN |
Immanuel LC Neenah WI Pastor |
9/8/2022 |
| Rev Benjamin Golisch | St Paul LC Slinger WI |
Salem LC Loretto MN Associate Pastor |
9/9/2022 |
| Rev Jonathan Scharf | Abiding Grace LC Covington GA |
Our Savior LC Perry MI Pastor |
9/9/2022 |
| Rev Dale Reckzin | St John LC Oak Creek WI |
Our Savior’s LC Wausau WI Pastor |
9/10/2022 |
| Rev Nathan Cordes | St John LC Lake City MN |
Our Shepherd LC Lancaster CA Pastor |
9/10/2022 |
| Rev John Ehlers | Cross of Glory LC Peoria AZ |
Trinity LC Saline MI Associate Pastor |
9/10/2022 |
| Rev Gregory Lyon | Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI |
St John St James LC Reedsville WI Associate Pastor |
9/10/2022 |
| Rev Benjamin Phelps | Grace LC Kenai AK |
Hope LC Chino Valley AZ & Prescott AZ Pastor |
9/10/2022 |
RESIGNED
| Teachers | Current call | Date resigned |
| Mrs Jessica Frey | Living Word Lutheran Preschool Montrose CO |
8/7/2022 |
| Mrs Bethany Parsons | St Paul LS Green Bay WI |
10/28/2022 |
RETIREMENT
| Pastors | Current call | Date retired |
| Rev Mark Wenzel | Wisconsin Lutheran Institutional Ministries Inc Oconomowoc WI |
10/10/2022 |
| Rev Wesley Bruss | St John LC Darfur MN |
10/30/2022 |
| Rev Michael Turriff | Mt Calvary LC Waukesha WI |
11/13/2022 |
| Teachers | Current call | Date retired |
| Mr Jeffrey Koepsell | Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN |
6/30/2023 |
| Mrs Patricia Hemmelman | St Matthew’s LS Winona MN |
6/30/2023 |
| Miss Rebecca Hafemeister | St Mark’s LS Watertown WI |
6/30/2023 |
| Mrs Susan Lueneburg | St Mark’s LS Watertown WI |
6/30/2023 |
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