Call Report – September 21, 2020
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
9/15/2020 – 9/21/2020
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 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 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 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 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 |
Rev Bart Brauer | Emmanuel LC Tempe AZ |
Holy Trinity LC Des Moines WA Pastor |
9/11/2020 |
Rev Mark Tiefel | Emanuel LC New London WI |
Salem LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor |
9/13/2020 |
Rev Marcus Schulz | Emanuel LC New London WI |
St Paul LC Saint James MN Pastor |
9/13/2020 |
Rev Christopher Rathje | Abiding Hope LC Ocala FL |
Redeemer LC Fond du Lac WI Associate Pastor |
9/13/2020 |
Rev Jacob Behnken | Good Shepherd LC Midland MI |
Grace LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor |
9/13/2020 |
Rev Joel Schwartz | Peace LC Trinity FL |
Messiah LC Nampa ID Pastor |
9/13/2020 |
Rev Gregory Hein | Peace LC Chandler AZ |
Cross of Christ LC Boise ID Associate Pastor |
9/13/2020 |
Rev Stephen Lehmann | Mt Olive LC Iron Mountain MI |
St John’s LC Sparta WI Associate Pastor |
9/13/2020 |
Rev Keith Schreiner | Christ LC Marshall MN |
St Paul’s LC Cannon Falls MN Pastor |
9/14/2020 |
Rev Silas Schmitzer | St Matthew LC Stoddard WI |
Bethel LC Menasha WI Associate Pastor |
9/14/2020 |
Rev Jonathan Hackbarth | Salem LC Woodbury MN |
Faith LC Harrison MI St John LC Clare MI Pastor |
9/14/2020 |
Rev Allen Kirschbaum | Spirit of Life LC Caledonia MI |
St John’s on the Hillside LC Milwaukee WI Pastor |
9/16/2020 |
Rev Wayne Uhlhorn | Beautiful Saviour LC Carlsbad CA |
Board for Home Missions Mission Counselor |
9/16/2020 |
Rev Joshua Olson | Shepherd of the Bay LC Lusby MD |
Trinity LC Union Grove WI Pastor |
9/17/2020 |
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 | |
Mrs Eileen Draper | Carlsbad Christian Academy Carlsbad CA Teacher; Grade 3, One-Year Call |
9/14/2020 | |
Mrs Monica Thompson | St Bartholomew LS Kawkawlin MI ECM Director & Preschool Teacher, Full-Time Call |
9/14/2020 |
CALLS ACCEPTED
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
Ms Shannon Farley | Grace Lutheran Child Learning Center Sahuarita AZ |
Grace Lutheran Child Learning Center Sahuarita AZ ECM Teacher; Provisional Call |
9/6/2020 |
CALLS DECLINED
Pastors | Current call | New call | Date declined |
Rev Justin Gran | Emmanuel LC Tempe AZ |
St John’s LC Sparta WI Associate Pastor |
9/15/2020 |
Rev Seth Dorn | St Stephen LC Beaver Dam WI |
Zion LC Lansing MI Pastor |
9/15/2020 |
Rev Caleb Bassett | Redeemer LC Fallbrook CA |
Immanuel LC Woodville WI Pastor |
9/15/2020 |
Rev Steven Prahl | Foundation LC Peyton CO |
St Luke LC Vassar MI Pastor |
9/18/2020 |
Rev Benjamin Radtke | St Martin’s LC Watertown SD |
St Paul LC Marshall WI Pastor |
9/18/2020 |
Rev Jonathan Kehren | Jerusalem LC Morton Grove IL |
St Paul’s First LC North Hollywood CA Pastor |
9/19/2020 |
Rev Bryant Laude | Zion LC Mobridge SD St Jacobi LC Glenham SD |
Trinity LC Jenera OH Associate Pastor |
9/19/2020 |
RESIGNED
Pastors | Current call | Date resigned |
Mr Zachary Gebert | Bethany LC – Lynndale Campus Appleton WI |
9/15/2020 |
Teachers | Current call | Date resigned |
Mrs Traci Hummer | Trinity LS Jenera OH |
6/30/2021 |
CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY
Pastors | Home church | Death date |
Rev Roy Hoenecke | St Peter LC – Wausau Campus Wausau WI |
9/16/2020 |
Teachers | Home church | Death date |
Mr Clyde Wobeck | St Paul LC Bangor WI |
8/27/2020 |
RETIREMENT
Teachers | Current call | Date retired |
Mr Randal Watts | David’s Star LS Jackson WI |
6/30/2021 |
Mr John Campbell | Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ |
6/30/2021 |
Mr Terrence Graf | Petra LS Sauk Rapids MN |
6/30/2021 |
Mrs Jana Kogler | Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ |
6/30/2021 |
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