Call Report – September 9, 2019

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

9/3/2019 – 9/9/2019

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 David Kapler	Trinity LC Mountain Home AR	Beautiful Savior LC Topeka KS Pastor	7/2/2019
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 Thad Bitter	Grace LC Portland OR	Grace LC Vail AZ & Benson AZ Associate Pastor	8/11/2019
Rev Daniel Baumler	Christ Our Redeemer LC El Paso TX	Wesley Chapel FL Missionary	8/14/2019
Rev Brian Pechman	Risen Savior LC Pooler GA	Atonement LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor	8/15/2019
Rev Douglas Tomhave	St Paul LC Lake Mills WI	Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI Associate Pastor	8/18/2019
Rev John Borgwardt	Living Word LC Waukesha WI	Immanuel LC Johnson Creek WI Pastor	8/18/2019
Rev David Meyer	Good Shepherd LC South Attleboro MA	Trinity LC Nicollet MN Pastor	8/18/2019
Rev Jonathan Zimpelmann	St John LC Hastings MN	Trinity LC Marshfield WI Pastor	8/18/2019
Rev Jeffrey Grundmeier	Immanuel LC Sault Sainte Marie MI	Our Savior’s LC Wausau WI Pastor	8/19/2019
Rev N Martin Mielke III	Ascension LC Sarasota FL	Salem LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor	8/19/2019
Rev Joseph Berg	Nain LC West Allis WI	Zion LC Lansing MI Pastor	8/20/2019
Rev David Karow	St John LC Rock Springs WI	Zion LC Marathon WI Benson AZ 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 Clinton Kreuziger	Crown of Life LC Marietta OH	Good Shepherd LC Kearney NE Pastor	8/21/2019
Rev John Vieths	Grace LC Norman OK	Lord of Life LC Thornton CO Pastor	8/22/2019
Rev M John Derme	Shepherd of the Mountains LC Reno NV	Good Shepherd LC Beloit WI Pastor	8/25/2019
Rev Gregory Lyon	Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI	Goodview Trinity LC Goodview MN Pastor	8/25/2019
Rev Jonathan Klein	Light of the Valley LC Layton UT	Faith LC Antioch IL Associate Pastor	8/25/2019
Rev Thomas Voss	Holy Trinity LC Des Moines WA	St Matthew LC Freeland MI St John LC Saginaw MI Pastor	8/25/2019
Rev David Wierschke	Trinity LC Caledonia WI	St John LC Frontenac MN Immanuel LC Lake City MN Pastor	8/26/2019
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 Mark Rohrback	Redeemer LC Cedarburg WI	Life Lutheran Campus Rochester MN Associate Pastor	8/29/2019
Rev Benjamin Zahn	Amazing Grace LC Myrtle Beach SC	First German LC Manitowoc WI Associate Pastor	8/29/2019
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

CALLS ACCEPTED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev Christopher Johnson	St Mark LC De Pere WI & Green Bay WI	CrossWalk Lutheran Ministries Laveen AZ Connections Pastor	9/4/2019
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mrs Kathryn Schlomer	Abiding Love Preschool Cape Coral FL	Abiding Love Preschool Cape Coral FL ECM Teacher; Less than Half-Time Call	8/12/2019
Ms Jessica Roberts	Abiding Love Preschool Cape Coral FL	Abiding Love Preschool Cape Coral FL ECM Director	8/12/2019
Mr Jacob Seelman	Atonement LS Milwaukee WI	Atonement LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 6	9/3/2019
Mrs Brennan Buth	Reformation LS San Diego CA	Reformation LS San Diego CA ECM Director	9/7/2019

CALLS DECLINED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Brian Diring	Our Shepherd LC Lancaster CA	Good Shepherd LC Benton Harbor MI Pastor	8/28/2019
Rev James Buske	Lighthouse Youth Center Milwaukee WI	Immanuel LC Greenville WI Associate Pastor	9/4/2019
Rev Aaron Jensen	St Stephen LC Adrian MI	Martin Luther LC Oshkosh WI Associate Pastor	9/4/2019
Rev Benjamin Ehlers	Trinity LC Temple TX	Beautiful Savior LC Fort Wayne IN Pastor	9/4/2019
Rev Seth Scheuerlein	St Luke’s LC Grand Rapids MN	St Mark LC Wallace MI Holy Cross LC Daggett MI Pastor	9/6/2019
Rev Walter Gawel IV	Victory LC Lexington KY	St John LC Maribel WI Pastor	9/6/2019
Rev Andrew Mueller	Beautiful Savior LC Las Vegas NV	Trinity LC Woodbridge VA Pastor	9/7/2019
Rev Jonathan Bauer	Good News LC Mt Horeb WI	Resurrection LC Aurora IL Associate Pastor	9/7/2019
Rev David Barkow	Christ the Lord LC Cottage Grove MN	St John LC Hemlock MI Pastor	9/7/2019
Rev Jeffery Drake	Trinity LC Hartford WI	St Paul’s LC Mound City SD Zion LC Akaska SD Pastor	9/8/2019

RESIGNED

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Mrs Erin Bohl	Cornerstone Early Learning Center Hugo MN	9/6/2019

CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY

Pastors	Home church	Death date
Rev Richard Schwerin	St John LC Stillwater MN	9/2/2019
Teachers	Home church	Death date
Mrs Verna Witt-Zarling	Grace LC Oshkosh WI	8/28/2019

RETIREMENT

Pastors	Current call	Date retired
Rev James Bourman	Grace of God LC Dix Hills NY	9/2/2019
Teachers	Current call	Date retired
Miss Betty Bilitz	Star of Bethlehem LS New Berlin WI	6/30/2020
Miss Patricia Jackson	Good Shepherd’s LS West Allis WI	6/30/2020

LIMITED LENGTH CALL EXPIRED

Teachers	Current call	Date effective
Mrs Kathryn Schlomer	Abiding Love Preschool Cape Coral FL	6/30/2020
Mr Gabriel Plocher	Illinois Lutheran High School Crete IL	6/30/2020
Ms Raquel Freese	Holy Trinity LS Wyoming MI	6/30/2020

POSITION ELIMINATED

Teachers	Current call	Date effective
Mrs Willette Cambrice	Pilgrim LS Minneapolis MN	7/31/2019
Mr Jon Voss	Pilgrim LS Minneapolis MN	7/31/2019
Mrs Linda Noack	Grace for Kids Lutheran Preschool Osceola WI	9/9/2019

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