Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
9/4/2024 – 9/9/2024
The call report details when pastors, teachers, and staff ministers change positions within WELS. The Conference of Presidents oversees and coordinates the calling process.
CALLS ISSUED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Rev Timothy Denney | Shepherd of the Hills LC Duluth MN |
Christ LC Pewaukee WI Associate Pastor; Assimilation |
7/28/2024 |
| Rev Thomas Moldenhauer | Our Saviour’s LC Bismarck ND |
Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI Recruitment Director |
7/31/2024 |
| Rev Justin Cloute | St Luke LC Watertown WI |
Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Assistant Professor of Theology |
8/2/2024 |
| Rev Geoffrey Cortright | Saviour of the Nations LC Vancouver BC Canada |
CrossWalk Lutheran Ministries – Midtown Phoenix AZ |
8/10/2024 |
| Rev Stephen Luchterhand | Trinity LC Minocqua WI |
Good Shepherd LC Burnsville MN Associate Pastor |
8/11/2024 |
| Rev Chad Walta | Christ LC Milwaukee WI |
Christ LC Big Bend WI |
8/11/2024 |
| Rev Andrew Mueller | Beautiful Savior LC Las Vegas NV |
Lord of Life LC Thornton CO |
8/13/2024 |
| Rev Kevin Schultz | The Vine LC Hayden ID St Matthew LC Spokane WA |
Mission Board: Pacific Northwest District Mission Developer |
8/14/2024 |
| Rev Michael Sheppard | Mt Zion LC Ripon WI |
St Luke LC Winona MN |
8/15/2024 |
| Rev Seth Georgson | Martin Luther LC Saint Louis MO |
Redeemer LC Tomahawk WI |
8/18/2024 |
| Rev Adam Manian | Peace LC Echo MN St John LC Vesta MN |
Zion LC Greenleaf WI Associate Pastor |
8/18/2024 |
| Rev Craig Wilke | Sure Foundation LC Brandon SD |
Risen Savior LC Mc Farland WI |
8/18/2024 |
| Rev Jason Free | Christ the Lord LC Brookfield WI |
St John LC Lake City MN |
8/20/2024 |
| Rev Kent Holz | Beautiful Savior LC Clarksville TN |
Peace LC Hayward WI |
8/21/2024 |
| Rev Clint Burow | Amazing Grace LC South Beloit IL |
Grace LC New London WI |
8/22/2024 |
| Rev Nathan Wilke | Immanuel LC & St John LC Neillsville WI |
Mt Olive LC Delano MN |
8/22/2024 |
| Rev Caleb Kurbis | Living Savior LC Asheville NC |
Redemption LC Saint George UT |
8/23/2024 |
| Rev Samuel Jeske | Our Shepherd LC Crown Point IN |
St Peter LC – North Campus Appleton WI Associate Pastor |
8/25/2024 |
| Rev Darren Knoll | Shepherd of the Hills LC West Bend WI |
Petra LC Sauk Rapids MN |
8/25/2024 |
| Rev Martin Luchterhand | Retired | Prince of Peace LC Englewood FL Half time |
8/25/2024 |
| Rev Tristan Paustian | Bethlehem LC Hortonville WI |
Risen Savior LC Pooler GA |
8/25/2024 |
| Rev Bramdeo Ramgolam | Trinity LC Castries Castries Saint Lucia |
Lord and Savior LC Crystal Lake IL |
8/25/2024 |
| Rev Mark Rosenberg | Peace LC Kokomo IN |
Grace LC South Saint Paul MN |
8/25/2024 |
| Rev Timothy Soukup | Abiding Savior LC Killeen TX |
St Peter LC – North Campus Appleton WI Associate Pastor |
8/25/2024 |
| Rev Daniel Walters | Good Shepherd LC Burnsville MN |
St Stephen LC Beaver Dam WI Associate Pastor |
8/25/2024 |
| Rev Brian Wrobel | Zion LC Gainesville FL |
Crossroads Church Chicago IL |
8/25/2024 |
| Rev Christian Winkel | Redemption LC Milwaukee WI |
St John LC Waterloo WI Associate Pastor |
8/26/2024 |
| Rev Paul Nitz | World Missions Office Waukesha WI |
Eastside LC Madison WI Associate Pastor |
8/27/2024 |
| Rev Adam Pilarski | St John LC Glencoe MN |
First LC La Crescent MN |
8/27/2024 |
| Rev Michael Cherney | Trinity LC El Paso TX |
New Mission Cedar Lake IN |
8/28/2024 |
| Rev Christopher Hoppe | St John LC Vacaville CA |
St John LC Sturgis MI |
8/28/2024 |
| Rev David Karow | St John LC Rock Springs WI |
Peace LC Marshfield MO Zion LC Springfield MO |
8/28/2024 |
| Rev Joshua Zarling | Living Hope LC West Allis WI |
Zion LC Valentine NE |
8/29/2024 |
| Rev Erik Janke | May River LC Bluffton SC |
St Paul’s LC Plymouth NE |
9/1/2024 |
| Rev Michael Hollmann | St Mark LC Eau Claire WI |
St John LC Wauwatosa WI Associate Pastor |
9/3/2024 |
| Rev Douglas Tomhave | St Paul LC Lake Mills WI |
Shepherd of Peace LC Powell OH |
9/4/2024 |
| Rev Andrew Luehring | St John LC Kaukauna WI |
Grace LC Saint Joseph MI Associate Pastor |
9/5/2024 |
| Rev Luke Tembreull | Beautiful Savior LC Corvallis OR |
St Peter (Hamburg) LC & St Peter LC Chaseburg WI |
9/5/2024 |
| Teachers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Miss Madison Whorton | Mountain Valley Lutheran Preschool Eagle CO ECM Director |
8/25/2024 |
| Staff Ministers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
| Mr Ryan Buch | Chaplains in Schools Inc Milwaukee WI Missionary School Chaplain |
8/1/2024 |
CALLS RETURNED
| Pastors | Current call | New call | Date returned |
| Rev Jesse Stern | Bay Pines LC Seminole FL |
Cross of Christ LC Boise ID Associate Pastor |
9/4/2024 |
| Rev Timothy Wilkens | Southridge LC Kennewick WA |
St Stephen LC Fall River WI |
9/4/2024 |
| Rev Brett Brauer | Trinity LC Watertown WI |
St Paul’s LC Stevensville MI Associate Pastor |
9/5/2024 |
| Rev Seth Haakenson | Immanuel LC Waukegan IL |
Peace of Our Savior LC New Carlisle OH |
9/5/2024 |
| Rev Nathan Kassulke | Grace LC Tucson AZ |
St Paul LC Saginaw MI Associate Pastor |
9/5/2024 |
| Rev Robert Wassermann | Mt Calvary LC La Crosse WI |
St Paul LC Sodus MI |
9/6/2024 |
| Rev Steven Neuman | St John’s LC Pigeon MI |
Trinity LC Hartford WI |
9/7/2024 |
| Rev Chester Reinemann | St Paul LC Calgary AB Canada |
Christ Our Redeemer LC El Paso TX |
9/7/2024 |
| Rev Benjamin Workentine | St Mark LC De Pere WI & Green Bay WI |
Illinois LS Inc Crete IL President |
9/7/2024 |
| Rev Steven Bode | Zion LC Allenton WI |
Grace LC Waukesha WI |
9/8/2024 |
RESIGNED
| Teachers | Current call | Date resigned |
| Mrs Rachel Brown | Mount Olive LS Appleton WI |
6/30/2025 |
RETIRED
| Pastors | Current call | Date retired |
| Rev Kenneth Frey | St Paul LC Appleton WI |
12/31/2024 |
| Teachers | Current call | Date retired |
| Mrs Sarah Sehloff | Mount Olive LS Appleton WI |
6/30/2025 |
CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY
| Teachers | Current congregation | Date deceased |
| Mrs Yvonne Jeske | New Life LC – South Kenosha WI |
8/17/2024 |
VIEW CALL REPORT PDF
View a downloadable pdf version of the call report.
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