Call Report – September 30, 2019
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
9/24/2019 – 9/30/2019
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 Thomas Voss | Holy Trinity LC Des Moines WA |
St Matthew LC Freeland MI St John LC Saginaw MI Pastor |
8/25/2019 |
| Rev Joshua Shandor | King of Kings LC Little Rock AR |
St Michael’s LC Fountain City WI Pastor |
8/27/2019 |
| Rev Daniel Bondow | Grace LC Milwaukee WI |
Living Savior LC Littleton CO Pastor |
8/28/2019 |
| Rev Christopher Ewings | Faith LC Anchorage AK |
Divine Peace LC Largo MD 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 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 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 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 |
| Rev Caleb Schoeneck | Beautiful Savior LC College Station TX |
Trinity LC Bay City MI Pastor |
9/15/2019 |
| Rev Andrew Ewald | St John LC Clare MI Faith LC Harrison MI |
Trinity LC Coleman WI Pastor |
9/15/2019 |
| Rev James Borgwardt | Redeemer LC Fond du Lac WI |
Bethany LC Fort Atkinson WI Associate Pastor; Academy President |
9/15/2019 |
| Rev Joshua Janke | Risen Savior LC Mc Farland WI |
Zion LC Akaska SD St Paul’s LC Mound City SD Pastor |
9/17/2019 |
| Rev Arthur Faught | St Paul LC Marshall WI |
St John (Slades Corners) LC Burlington WI Pastor |
9/18/2019 |
| Rev Nathaniel Walther | Grace LC Minot ND |
Wesley Chapel FL Missionary |
9/18/2019 |
| Rev Kevin Schnake | Trinity LC Omak WA |
Good Shepherd LC Kearney NE Pastor |
9/18/2019 |
| Rev Ross Else | Emmaus LC Phoenix AZ |
Immanuel LC Johnson Creek WI Pastor |
9/19/2019 |
| Rev Jonathan Bourman | Peace LC Aiken SC |
Truth In Love Ministry Nampa ID Associate Pastor |
9/19/2019 |
| Rev Brian Roloff | Ascension LC Plymouth MN |
Martin Luther LC Oshkosh WI Associate Pastor |
9/22/2019 |
| Rev William Harley | Trinity LC Winner SD |
St John LC Maribel WI Pastor |
9/22/2019 |
| Rev Jonathan Schultz | Mountain View LC Calgary AB Canada |
St Matthew LC Winona MN Pastor; Retirement Call |
9/22/2019 |
| Rev Geoffrey Cortright | Saviour of the Nations LC Vancouver BC Canada |
Good Shepherd LC Benton Harbor MI Pastor |
9/22/2019 |
| Rev Kevin Boushek | Beautiful Savior LC La Porte IN |
St John LC Hemlock MI Pastor |
9/22/2019 |
| Rev Paul Schupmann | St John’s LC Juneau WI |
Trinity LC Nicollet MN Pastor |
9/22/2019 |
| Rev Matthew Frey | Living Word LC Montrose CO |
Lord of Life LC Thornton CO Pastor |
9/22/2019 |
| Rev Donald Buch | Retired | Peace LC Bradenton FL Pastor; Retirement Call |
9/22/2019 |
| Rev Matthew Doebler | Asia Lutheran Seminary | Life Lutheran Campus Rochester MN Associate Pastor |
9/23/2019 |
| Rev Joel Gawrisch | New Life LC Shoreview MN |
Shepherd of the Lakes LC Fenton MI Pastor |
9/24/2019 |
| Rev Samuel Hacker III | Grace LC Flint MI |
St Mark LC Wallace MI Holy Cross LC Daggett MI Pastor |
9/24/2019 |
| Prof Richard Gurgel | Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Mequon WI |
Martin Luther College New Ulm MN President |
9/26/2019 |
| Staff Ministers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Mr Ryan Kummerow | St John’s LC Juneau WI Staff Minister; Limited Duration Call |
9/29/2019 |
CALLS ACCEPTED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
| Rev Adam Pilarski | St Paul LC McIntosh SD Peace LC Isabel SD |
St John LC Glencoe MN Pastor |
9/28/2019 |
CALLS DECLINED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date declined |
| Rev Paul Learman | Divine Peace LC Milwaukee WI |
Faith LC Excelsior MN Pastor |
9/26/2019 |
| Rev Benjamin Wessel | Woodlawn LC West Allis WI |
St John’s LC Pardeeville WI Pastor |
9/27/2019 |
| Rev Steven Neumann | Mt Zion LC Kenosha WI |
Good Shepherd LC Fond du Lac WI Associate Pastor |
9/28/2019 |
| Rev David Bivens | Divine Savior LC-Sienna Plantation Missouri City TX |
St Luke LC Watertown WI Associate Pastor |
9/28/2019 |
| Rev Erich Westphal | Brooklyn LC Brooklyn Park MN |
Our Savior’s LC Zion IL Pastor |
9/28/2019 |
| Rev Nathan Fager | St Paul LC Monroe MI |
Shepherd LC Albuquerque NM Pastor |
9/28/2019 |
| Rev Frederic Berger | St Paul’s LC Plymouth NE |
Trinity LC Eugene OR Pastor |
9/28/2019 |
| Rev Timothy Bode | Abiding Savior LC Elk River MN |
Immanuel LC Kewaunee WI Pastor |
9/29/2019 |
RESIGNED
| Teachers | Current call | Date resigned |
| Mrs Rebekah Patterson | Abiding Word LS Houston TX |
6/30/2020 |
CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY
| Teachers | Home church | Death date |
| Mrs Joyce Gerber | First LC Racine WI |
9/17/2019 |
RETIREMENT
| Pastors | Current call | Date retired |
| Rev Paul Bader | St Paul LC Onalaska WI |
11/3/2019 |
| Teachers | Current call | Date retired |
| Mr Randy Cochran | King of Kings LS Maitland FL |
6/30/2020 |
| Mrs Debra Bakken | St Peter LS Saint Peter MN |
6/30/2020 |
| Mr James Bakken | St Peter LS Saint Peter MN |
8/30/2020 |
| Staff Ministers | Current call | Date retired |
| Mr James Bakken | St Peter LC Saint Peter MN |
8/30/2020 |
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