Call Report – September 16, 2019

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister

call report 9/10/2019 – 9/16/2019

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 Daniel Lindner	St John’s LC Minneapolis MN	One Africa Team Missionary	7/18/2019
Rev Kenneth Jahnke	Zoar LC & Paul the Apostle LC Detroit MI	Hope LC Portland MI Pastor; Retirement Call	8/11/2019
Rev Brian Pechman	Risen Savior LC Pooler GA	Atonement LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor	8/15/2019
Rev Joseph Berg	Nain LC West Allis WI	Zion LC Lansing MI Pastor	8/20/2019
Rev Matthew Zimpelmann	Cross of Christ LC Boise ID	The Springs LC Sparks NV Pastor	8/20/2019
Rev Benjamin Wessel	Woodlawn LC West Allis WI	St John’s LC Pardeeville WI Pastor	8/21/2019
Rev Thomas Voss	Holy Trinity LC Des Moines WA	St Matthew LC Freeland MI St John LC Saginaw MI Pastor	8/25/2019
Rev Paul Learman	Divine Peace LC Milwaukee WI	Faith LC Excelsior MN Pastor	8/26/2019
Rev Joshua Shandor	King of Kings LC Little Rock AR	St Michael’s LC Fountain City WI Pastor	8/27/2019
Rev Tyler Shinnick	Martin Luther LC Neenah WI	Faith LC Dexter MI Pastor	8/27/2019
Rev Greg Pufahl	Centennial LC Milwaukee WI	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor	8/28/2019
Rev Daniel Bondow	Grace LC Milwaukee WI	Living Savior LC Littleton CO Pastor	8/28/2019
Rev Keith Siverly	St Mark LC Mankato MN	Our Savior LC Sun City AZ Pastor	8/28/2019
Rev Kelly Huet	St Andrew LC Middleton WI	Truth In Love Ministry Nampa ID Associate Pastor	8/30/2019
Rev Adam Pilarski	St Paul LC McIntosh SD Peace LC Isabel SD Christ LC Bison SD Christ LC Morristown SD	St John LC Glencoe MN Pastor	8/30/2019
Rev Christopher Ewings	Faith LC Anchorage AK	Divine Peace LC Largo MD Pastor	9/1/2019
Rev Timothy Bode	Abiding Savior LC Elk River MN	Immanuel LC Kewaunee WI Pastor	9/1/2019
Rev Steven Neumann	Mt Zion LC Kenosha WI	Good Shepherd LC Fond du Lac WI Associate Pastor	9/1/2019
Rev Jeremy Laitinen	St Mark LC Salina KS	St Peter LC Weyauwega WI Associate Pastor	9/4/2019
Rev Paul Schulz	Risen Savior LC Chula Vista CA	Cross of Glory LC Washington MI Pastor	9/4/2019
Rev Korey VanKampen	Mt Calvary LC Flagstaff AZ	St Paul LC Tomah WI Pastor	9/4/2019
Rev Leon Ehlert	Beautiful Savior LC Green Bay WI	Hmong Asian Missionary	9/4/2019
Rev Scott Mews	Beautiful Savior LC Hillsboro OR	Prince of Peace LC Yuma AZ Pastor	9/4/2019
Rev Nathan Fager	St Paul LC Monroe MI	Shepherd LC Albuquerque NM Pastor	9/4/2019
Rev Erich Westphal	Brooklyn LC Brooklyn Park MN	Our Savior’s LC Zion IL Pastor	9/5/2019
Rev Spencer Biga	CRM	Bethany LC Gibsonia PA Pastor	9/6/2019
Rev Paul Fritz	St John LC Fremont WI	Christ the Redeemer LC Barre VT Pastor	9/8/2019
Rev Aaron Strong	Grace LC Milwaukee WI	Good Shepherd LC Beaver Dam WI Pastor	9/8/2019
Rev Keith Schleis	Abiding Faith LC Smyrna TN	Peace LC Kokomo IN Pastor	9/8/2019
Rev Kevin Westra	Beautiful Savior LC Grove City OH	Bethlehem LC Hortonville WI Associate Pastor	9/8/2019
Rev Timothy Wempner	King of Kings LC Garden Grove CA	Good Shepherd’s LC West Allis WI Associate Pastor	9/8/2019
Rev Adam Seelow	Shepherd of the Lakes LC Roscommon MI	St Peter LC Brodhead WI Pastor	9/8/2019
Rev David Bivens	Divine Savior LC-Sienna Plantation Missouri City TX	St Luke LC Watertown WI Associate Pastor	9/8/2019
Rev Frederic Berger	St Paul’s LC Plymouth NE	Trinity LC Eugene OR Pastor	9/9/2019
Rev Daniel Laitinen	Holy Word LC Austin TX	Multi-Language Publications TELL Pastor	9/9/2019
Rev Matthew Kuske	St Paul LC Lomira WI	Zion LC Chesaning MI Pastor	9/10/2019
Rev Brian Semrow	Ascension LC Rochester MN	Beautiful Savior LC Fort Wayne IN Pastor	9/10/2019

CALLS ACCEPTED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev David Kapler	Trinity LC Mountain Home AR	Beautiful Savior LC Topeka KS Pastor	9/15/2019
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mr Caleb Dobberstein	Bloomington LS Bloomington MN	Bloomington LS Bloomington MN Teacher; Grade 8	9/12/2019

CALLS DECLINED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Daniel Baumler	Christ Our Redeemer LC El Paso TX	Wesley Chapel FL Missionary	9/8/2019
Rev John Borgwardt	Living Word LC Waukesha WI	Immanuel LC Johnson Creek WI Pastor	9/8/2019
Rev Mark Rohrback	Redeemer LC Cedarburg WI	Life Lutheran Campus Rochester MN Associate Pastor	9/9/2019
Rev Jeffrey Grundmeier	Immanuel LC Sault Sainte Marie MI	Our Savior’s LC Wausau WI Pastor	9/10/2019
Rev David Karow	St John LC Rock Springs WI	Zion LC Marathon WI St John LC Edgar WI Pastor	9/11/2019
Rev Benjamin Zahn	Amazing Grace LC Myrtle Beach SC	First German LC Manitowoc WI Associate Pastor	9/11/2019
Rev Jonathan Zimpelmann	St John LC Hastings MN	Trinity LC Marshfield WI Pastor	9/11/2019
Rev Douglas Tomhave	St Paul LC Lake Mills WI	Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI Associate Pastor	9/12/2019
Rev David Meyer	Good Shepherd LC South Attleboro MA	Trinity LC Nicollet MN Pastor	9/12/2019
Rev Gregory Lyon	Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI	Goodview Trinity LC Goodview MN Pastor	9/13/2019
Rev Jonathan Klein	Light of the Valley LC Layton UT	Faith LC Antioch IL Associate Pastor	9/13/2019
Rev Clinton Kreuziger	Crown of Life LC Marietta OH	Good Shepherd LC Kearney NE Pastor	9/13/2019
Rev David Wierschke	Trinity LC Caledonia WI	St John LC Frontenac MN Immanuel LC Lake City MN Pastor	9/14/2019
Rev M John Derme	Shepherd of the Mountains LC Reno NV	Good Shepherd LC Beloit WI Pastor	9/14/2019
Rev John Vieths	Grace LC Norman OK	Lord of Life LC Thornton CO Pastor	9/15/2019
Rev Thad Bitter	Grace LC Portland OR	Grace LC Vail AZ & Benson AZ Associate Pastor	9/15/2019
Rev N Martin Mielke III	Ascension LC Sarasota FL	Salem LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor	9/15/2019

RESIGNED

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Mr Zachary Unke	Bloomington LS Bloomington MN	9/13/2019
Mrs Dakota Numrich	Little Lambs Learning Center Duluth MN	10/10/2019
Mrs Karen Cooper	Immanuel LS Waukegan IL	6/30/2020
Mr Ryan Rush	Holy Trinity LS New Hope MN	6/30/2020

CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY

Teachers	Home church	Death date
Mr Timothy Schneider		9/10/2019

RETIREMENT

Teachers	Current call	Date retired
Mr Richard Huebner	Immanuel LS Greenville WI	6/30/2020
Mr Robert Pagel	St Paul LS Moline IL	6/30/2020
Mr James Moeller	Trinity-St Luke Clark St Campus Watertown WI	6/30/2020
Mrs Susan Pagel	St Paul LS Moline IL	6/30/2020
Mrs Cheryl Huebner	Immanuel LS Greenville WI	6/30/2020
Mrs Denise Steffenhagen	St John LS Lake City MN	6/30/2020

 

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