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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