Call Report – September 13, 2021
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
9/7/2021 – 9/13/2021
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 Norbert Mielke III | Ascension LC Sarasota FL |
One Africa Team (OAT) Missionary |
7/22/2021 |
| Rev Chadwick Graham | Grace LC Oshkosh WI |
Star of Bethlehem LC New Berlin WI Associate Pastor |
8/8/2021 |
| Rev Aaron Boehm | Shepherd of the Hills LC La Mesa CA |
Salem LC Woodbury MN Pastor |
8/15/2021 |
| Rev Jonathan Learman | St Peter LC Theresa WI |
Christ LC Eden Prairie MN Pastor |
8/15/2021 |
| Rev Kenneth Brokmeier | Our Savior LC Brookings SD |
St John LC Whitewater WI Pastor |
8/17/2021 |
| Rev Nathan Seiltz | Multi-Language Productions Waukesha WI |
Native American Administrative Committee Missionary Native Christian Counselor |
8/18/2021 |
| Rev Donald Windsperger Jr | Zion LC Colome SD |
Immanuel LC Woodville WI Pastor |
8/22/2021 |
| Rev Lon Kuether | Zion LC Crete IL |
St Paul’s LC Menomonie WI Associate Pastor |
8/23/2021 |
| Rev Todd Engel | St John LC Red Wing MN |
Trinity LC Saline MI Associate Pastor |
8/24/2021 |
| Rev Jonathan Klein | Light of the Valley LC Layton UT |
St Paul’s LC Franklin WI Associate Pastor |
8/24/2021 |
| Rev Matthew Schoell | St Matthew LC Winona MN |
St John LC Appleton WI Pastor |
8/24/2021 |
| Rev David Rau | Good Shepherd LC Burnsville MN |
St James LC Portage MI Pastor |
8/24/2021 |
| Rev Joel Free | St Paul LC Ixonia WI |
Shepherd of Peace LC Norfolk NE Pastor |
8/25/2021 |
| Rev Craig Engel | Immanuel LC Willmar MN |
Reformation LC Dousman WI Pastor |
8/26/2021 |
| Rev Brett Brauer | Trinity LC Watertown WI |
Northwestern Publishing House Waukesha WI Vice President of Publishing |
8/27/2021 |
| Rev Paul Doletzky | Salem LC Escanaba MI |
Salem LC Loretto MN Associate Pastor |
8/29/2021 |
| Rev Jonathan Bauer | Good News LC Mount Horeb WI |
Trinity LC Waukesha WI Associate Pastor |
8/29/2021 |
| Rev Nathan Kassulke | Grace LC Tucson AZ |
Cross of Christ LC Coon Rapids MN Associate Pastor |
8/29/2021 |
| Rev Daniel Marggraf | Our Savior LC Freeport IL |
Immanuel LC Medford WI Associate Pastor |
8/29/2021 |
| Rev Ryan Kolander | Palabra de Vida Detroit MI |
Pan de Vida LC Garden Grove CA Pastor |
8/29/2021 |
| Rev David Waterstradt | Hope LC Penryn CA |
St Luke’s LC Grand Rapids MN Pastor |
8/31/2021 |
| Rev Scott Wolfram | Divine Word LC Plover WI |
Grace LC Crivitz WI Pastor |
8/31/2021 |
| Rev Richard Miller | Redeemer LC Scottville MI |
St John LC Fairfax MN Pastor |
9/1/2021 |
| Rev Thomas Moldenhauer | Our Saviour’s LC Bismarck ND |
St John LC Mukwonago WI Associate Pastor |
9/1/2021 |
| 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 |
Gethsemane LC Raleigh NC Pastor New mission in Durham, NC |
9/2/2021 |
| Rev Joseph Lindloff | Hope LC Irmo SC |
Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI Associate Pastor |
9/7/2021 |
| Rev Brady Coleman | Siloah LC Milwaukee WI |
Brooklyn LC Brooklyn Park MN Pastor |
9/7/2021 |
| Rev Andrew Stuebs | Living Word LC Gray TN |
Shepherd of the Valley LC West Fargo ND Pastor |
9/7/2021 |
| Rev Seth Haakenson | Immanuel LC Waukegan IL |
Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac WI Pastor Religion Teacher & Chairman |
9/8/2021 |
| 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 Roger Rockhoff | Tree of Life LC Cary NC |
Emmanuel LC Owatonna MN Pastor |
9/8/2021 |
| Rev Paul Schupmann | St John’s LC Juneau WI |
Hope LC Indian River MI Our Savior LC Gaylord MI Pastor |
9/8/2021 |
| Rev Joel Schulz | Divine Savior LC-Delray Beach FL Delray Beach FL |
St Matthew LC Benton Harbor MI Pastor |
9/8/2021 |
| 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 |
| Mr Levi Nagel | St John LC Milwaukee WI |
Redeemer LC Tucson AZ Staff Minister |
9/12/2021 |
CALLS ACCEPTED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Rev Robbin Robbert | King of Kings LC Wasilla AK |
St John LC Goodhue MN Pastor |
9/10/2021 |
| Rev Mark Schewe | St Peter LC Clovis CA |
Peace LC Janesville WI Pastor |
9/12/2021 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Ms Joy Pelkey | St John LS Westland MI |
St John LS Westland MI ECM Director & Teacher, Provisional Call |
9/7/2021 |
| Mrs Jodi Bailey | Reformation LS San Diego CA |
Reformation LS San Diego CA Teacher; Grades 5-6, Provisional, One-Year Call |
9/7/2021
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CALLS DECLINED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Rev Paul Waldschmidt | Peace LC Hartford WI |
Salem LC Stillwater MN Associate Pastor |
9/6/2021 |
| Rev Harland Goetzinger | St Paul LC Ottawa ON Canada |
Shepherd of the Plains LC Lubbock TX Pastor |
9/7/2021 |
| Rev Arnold Kunde | CRM | Trinity LC Omak WA Pastor |
9/8/2021 |
| Rev John Roekle | First LC Racine WI |
St Paul LC Livonia MI Associate Pastor |
9/10/2021 |
| Rev Stephen Helwig | Gethsemane LC Omaha NE |
Grace LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor |
9/10/2021 |
| Rev Ryan Wolfe | Redeemer LC Mandan ND |
Immanuel LC Manitowoc WI Associate Pastor |
9/10/2021 |
| Rev Tony McKenzie | Trinity LC Neenah WI |
Resurrection LC Rochester MN Associate Pastor Coordinating pastor |
9/11/2021 |
| Rev Benjamin Kratz | Our Savior LC Birmingham AL |
Christ LC Marshall MN Pastor |
9/11/2021 |
| Rev Daniel Olson | St Paul LC Onalaska WI |
Trinity LC Waukesha WI Associate Pastor |
9/11/2021 |
| Rev Shaun Arndt | Peace LC Sun Prairie WI |
Trinity LC Kaukauna WI Pastor |
9/11/2021 |
| Rev Michael Kuschel | St Matthew LC (Flora) Renville MN St Matthew LC Danube MN |
First LC Aurora NE Pastor |
9/11/2021 |
| Rev Philip Kiecker | Gethsemane LC Raleigh NC |
Water of Life LC – Racine Campus Racine WI Water of Life LC – Caledonia Campus Racine WI Associate Pastor |
9/11/2021 |
| Rev William Werth | Christ LC Baxter MN |
Our Shepherd LC Lancaster CA Pastor |
9/12/2021 |
| Rev Adam Seelow | Shepherd of the Lakes LC Roscommon MI |
Timothy LC Saint Louis Park MN Pastor |
9/12/2021 |
CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY
| Pastors | Home church | Death date |
| Rev Robert Hartman | Living Word LC Waukesha WI |
9/7/2021 |
RETIREMENTS
| Pastors | Current call | Date retired |
| Rev Richard Frost | Grace LC Neenah WI |
5/15/2022 |
| Teachers | Current call | Date retired |
| Mrs Merry Leerssen | Salem LS-Greenfield MN Greenfield MN |
6/30/2022 |
| Mrs Deborah Hoff | Morning Star LS Jackson WI |
6/30/2022 |
| Mrs Renee Schmill | Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI |
6/30/2022 |
| Mrs Beth Emmrich | Morning Star LS Jackson WI |
6/30/2022 |
Correction: Mr. Thomas Welch, who passed away 9/5/2021, was a member at Redeemer, Fond du Lac, Wis., not Divine Savior, Doral, Fla., as was reported in last week’s call report.
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