Call Report – September 28, 2020

 

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

9/22/2020 – 9/28/2020

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 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 Mark Schutz	Hope LC Spearfish SD	St Martin’s LC Watertown SD Associate Pastor	8/30/2020
Rev Paul Gunderson	Trinity LC Elkton SD	Emanuel LC & St John LC Fairfax MN Pastor	9/3/2020
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 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
Rev Jonathan Kehl	Crown of Life LC New Orleans LA	Resurrection LC Milwaukee WI Pastor	9/20/2020
Rev Isaac Cherney	Redeemer LC Yakima WA	St Paul’s LC Franklin WI Associate Pastor	9/20/2020
Rev Mark Kahrs	Calvary LC Glenwood MN	St John LC Goodhue MN Pastor	9/20/2020
Rev Nathan Strutz	Resurrection LC Verona WI	Our Savior LC Kasson MN Pastor	9/20/2020
Rev Norbert Mielke III	Ascension LC Sarasota FL	Our Savior LC Longmont CO Pastor	9/20/2020
Rev Zachary Pudlo	Crown of Life LC West Saint Paul MN	Beautiful Savior LC La Porte IN Pastor	9/20/2020
Rev Justin Dauck	St Paul LC Roscoe SD St John LC Bowdle SD	St Paul’s LC Plymouth NE Associate Pastor	9/20/2020
Rev Lincoln Albrecht	River of Life LC Goodyear AZ	Reformation LC Dousman WI Pastor	9/22/2020
Rev David Boettcher	St John LC Wetaskiwin AB Canada Mighty Fortress LC Red Deer AB Canada	Good Shepherd LC South Attleboro MA Pastor	9/22/2020
Rev Joshua Odell	St John LC Phelps WI Christ LC Eagle River WI	Trinity (Wilson Twp) LC Winona MN Grace LC Dakota MN Pastor	9/23/2020
Rev Stephen Koelpin	Crown of Life LC Yucaipa CA	Faith LC Tyler TX Pastor	9/23/2020
Rev Stephen Schmiel	Faith Evangelical LC Prior Lake MN	Shepherd of Peace LC Norfolk NE Pastor	9/23/2020
Rev James Grabitske	Trinity LC Buffalo MN St Paul LC Montrose MN	St Luke LC Vassar MI Pastor	9/24/2020
Rev Glen Hieb	Our Savior LC Strongsville OH	Peace LC Isabel SD St Paul LC McIntosh SD Christ LC Morristown SD & Bison SD Pastor	9/25/2020
Rev Dr Kenneth Fisher Jr	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	St Paul’s First LC North Hollywood CA Pastor	9/27/2020
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
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
Mrs Elizabeth Wilde	Our Savior LS Wausau WI	Our Savior LS Wausau WI ECM Teacher; One-Year, Less than Half-Time Call	9/10/2020

CALLS DECLINED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev James Borgwardt	Redeemer LC Fond du Lac WI	Good Shepherd LC Midland TX Pastor	9/20/2020
Rev Joel Tullberg	Shepherd of the Hills LC Lansing MI	First LC Racine WI Associate Pastor	9/24/2020
Rev Peter Janke	East Asia	Cross of Christ LC Las Cruces NM Pastor	9/24/2020
Rev Darin Warnecke	St John LC Sturgis MI	Ascension LC Moorhead MN St Paul’s LC Valley City ND Pastor	9/24/2020
Rev Michael Seifert	Living Hope LC Midlothian VA	Northdale LC Tampa FL Pastor	9/26/2020
Rev Scott Bergemann	Mt Zion LC Kenosha WI	Trinity LC Marshfield WI Pastor	9/26/2020
Rev Kirk Lahmann	St John LC Burlington WI	St John LC Redwood Falls MN Associate Pastor	9/26/2020
Rev Kyle Bitter	St John LC Wauwatosa WI	St Paul LC Bangor WI Pastor	9/26/2020
Rev Tyler Shinnick	Martin Luther LC Neenah WI	Trinity LC Omak WA Pastor	9/26/2020

RETIREMENT

Teachers	Current call	Date retired
Prof Leonard Proeber	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI	6/30/2021
Mrs Laurel Proeber	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI	6/30/2021