Call Report – September 14, 2020
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
9/8/2020 – 9/14/2020
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 Scott Bergemann | Mt Zion LC Kenosha WI |
Trinity LC Marshfield WI Pastor |
8/16/2020 |
Rev Matthew Behmer | Christ the King LC Bell Gardens CA |
One Latin America Team Missionary |
8/17/2020 |
Rev Derek Bartelt | Christ the Vine LC Temecula CA |
First LC Lake Geneva WI Pastor |
8/23/2020 |
Rev Seth Dorn | St Stephen LC Beaver Dam WI |
Zion LC Lansing MI Pastor |
8/25/2020 |
Rev Steven Gabb | Hope LC Los Angeles CA |
Beautiful Savior LC Summerville SC Pastor |
8/25/2020 |
Rev Michael Seifert | Living Hope LC Midlothian VA |
Northdale LC Tampa FL Pastor |
8/27/2020 |
Rev Benjamin Radtke | St Martin’s LC Watertown SD |
St Paul LC Marshall WI Pastor |
8/30/2020 |
Rev Justin Gran | Emmanuel LC Tempe AZ |
St John’s LC Sparta WI Associate Pastor |
8/30/2020 |
Rev Bryant Laude | Zion LC Mobridge SD St Jacobi LC Glenham SD |
Trinity LC Jenera OH Associate Pastor |
8/30/2020 |
Rev Jonathan Kehren | Jerusalem LC Morton Grove IL |
St Paul’s First LC North Hollywood CA Pastor |
8/30/2020 |
Rev Darin Warnecke | St John LC Sturgis MI |
Ascension LC Moorhead MN St Paul’s LC Valley City ND Pastor |
8/30/2020 |
Rev Mark Schutz | Hope LC Spearfish SD |
St Martin’s LC Watertown SD Associate Pastor |
8/30/2020 |
Rev Caleb Bassett | Redeemer LC Fallbrook CA |
Immanuel LC Woodville WI Pastor |
8/31/2020 |
Rev Joel Tullberg | Shepherd of the Hills LC Lansing MI |
First LC Racine WI Associate Pastor |
9/1/2020 |
Rev Kyle Bitter | St John LC Wauwatosa WI |
St Paul LC Bangor WI Pastor |
9/1/2020 |
Rev Kirk Lahmann | St John LC Burlington WI |
St John LC Redwood Falls MN Associate Pastor |
9/1/2020 |
Rev James Borgwardt | Redeemer LC Fond du Lac WI |
Good Shepherd LC Midland TX Pastor |
9/1/2020 |
Rev Paul Gunderson | Trinity LC Elkton SD |
Emanuel LC & St John LC Fairfax MN Pastor |
9/3/2020 |
Rev Steven Prahl | Foundation LC Peyton CO |
St Luke LC Vassar MI Pastor |
9/3/2020 |
Rev Tyler Shinnick | Martin Luther LC Neenah WI |
Trinity LC Omak WA Pastor |
9/7/2020 |
Rev Matthew Vik | St Paul’s LC Fort Atkinson WI |
Shepherd of the Lakes LC Linden MI Pastor |
9/8/2020 |
Rev Fred Schurman III | Lord of Lords LC Casper WY |
St James LC Portage MI Pastor |
9/9/2020 |
Rev Peter Janke | East Asia | Cross of Christ LC Las Cruces NM Pastor |
9/9/2020 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
Mrs Elizabeth Wilde | Our Savior LS Wausau WI ECM Teacher; One-Year, Less than Half-Time Call |
9/8/2020 |
CALLS ACCEPTED
Pastors | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
Rev Mark Swanson | St Peter LC Helenville WI |
Trinity LC Eugene OR Pastor |
9/5/2020 |
Rev Daniel Slaughter | Zion LC Monroe MI |
Trinity LC Belle Plaine MN Associate Pastor |
9/12/2020 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
Mrs Erin Meissner | Beautiful Savior LS Grove City OH |
Beautiful Savior LS Grove City OH ECM Teacher; One-Year, Full-Time, Provisional Call |
8/26/2020 |
Mrs Kellsie Wasser | Trinity LS Nicollet MN |
Trinity LS Nicollet MN ECM Teacher; One-Year, Half-Time, Provisional Call |
8/30/2020 |
CALLS DECLINED
Pastors | Current call | New call | Date declined |
Rev Gerhardt Juergens | St John LC Tappen ND |
St Paul’s LC Plymouth NE Associate Pastor |
9/12/2020 |
Rev Michael Neumann | St Paul LC Alexandria MN |
Grace LC Dakota MN Trinity (Wilson Twp) LC Winona MN Pastor |
9/12/2020 |
Rev Andrew Schroer | Redeemer LC Edna TX |
Faith LC Tyler TX Pastor |
9/12/2020 |
Rev Nathan Buege | Victory of the Lamb LC Katy TX |
Christ the King LC Tulsa OK Pastor |
9/12/2020 |
Rev Joshua Bodden | Mt Calvary LC Waukesha WI |
St Paul’s LC North Mankato MN Associate Pastor |
9/12/2020 |
Rev Brian Wrobel | Zion LC Gainesville FL |
Christ LC Pewaukee WI Associate Pastor |
9/12/2020 |
Rev Jason Liebenow | St Paul LC Tipler WI St Mark’s LC Iron River MI St John’s LC Florence WI |
Beautiful Savior LC La Porte IN Pastor |
9/12/2020 |
RESIGNED
Teachers | Current call | Date resigned |
Miss Sarah Rigge | St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN |
6/30/2020 |
Mr Adam Reinhard | Little Lambs Learning Center Duluth MN |
9/6/2020 |
Miss Danielle Hall | Zion LS Rhinelander WI |
6/30/2021 |
CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY
Teachers | Home church | Death date |
Mrs Lois Sell | St Peter LC Juneau WI |
9/8/2020 |
RETIREMENT
Teachers | Current call | Date retired |
Mr Gary Gray | Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ |
6/30/2021 |
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