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Call Report – February 26, 2018

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Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

2/20/2018 – 2/26/2018

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 Jeremy Mattek	Garden Homes LC Milwaukee WI	Immanuel LC Greenville WI Associate Pastor	1/14/2018
Rev Kenneth Jahnke	Zoar LC & Paul the Apostle LC Detroit MI	Holy Cross LC Standish MI Pastor	1/21/2018
Rev John Holtz	Malawi Mission	Friendly Counselor South Asia	1/25/2018
Rev Jeremy Belter	Atonement LC Plano TX	Shepherd of the Valley LC Westminster CO Pastor	1/28/2018
Rev Joseph Fricke	St Paul LC Mauston WI	St Paul LC Saginaw MI Associate Pastor	2/1/2018
Rev Seth Bode	Christ Alone LC Dardenne Prairie MO	Bethlehem LC Carmel IN Pastor	2/4/2018
Rev Luke Boehringer	Gethsemane LC Davenport IA	St John LC Peshtigo WI Pastor	2/5/2018
Rev Stephen Meyer	Resurrection LC Rochester MN	Mt Olive LC Suamico WI Associate Pastor	2/6/2018
Rev Michael Seifert	Living Hope LC Midlothian VA	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Professor; German	2/7/2018
Rev Mark Luetzow	Bethel LC Bay City MI	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI President	2/7/2018
Rev Kyle Bitter	St John LC Wauwatosa WI	St John LC Bay City MI Associate Pastor	2/7/2018
Rev Gregory Hein	Peace LC Gilbert AZ	Cross of Life LC Mississauga ON Canada Pastor	2/11/2018
Rev Matthew Schwartz	Good Shepherd LC Downers Grove IL	St Luke LC Oakfield WI Pastor	2/11/2018
Rev Jason Strong	Light of the World LC Fairbanks AK	Grace LC Oshkosh WI Associate Pastor	2/11/2018
Rev Kyle Burmeister	Beautiful Savior LC Summerville SC	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Pastor	2/11/2018
Rev James Borgwardt	Redeemer LC Fond du Lac WI	St Luke LC Watertown WI Associate Pastor	2/11/2018
Rev Nathan Zastrow	St John LC Summit SD Peace LC Milbank SD	Grace LC Yakima WA Pastor	2/11/2018
Rev Alexander Groth	Beautiful Savior LC Cincinnati OH	Crown of Life LC Corona CA Pastor	2/11/2018
Rev David Schneider	Cross of Christ LC Universal City TX	Our Savior’s LC Port Orange FL Pastor	2/11/2018
Rev Ross Else	Emmaus LC Phoenix AZ	Trinity LC El Paso TX Pastor	2/11/2018
Rev Jason Schulz	Christ LC Cambridge MN	St John LC Stanton NE Pastor	2/13/2018
Rev Joshua Bishop	Peace LC Kokomo IN	Grace LC Saint Joseph MI Associate Pastor	2/13/2018
Rev Zachary Pudlo	Crown of Life LC West Saint Paul MN	Emanuel First LC Lansing MI Associate Pastor	2/13/2018
Rev Aaron Weber	Zion LC South Milwaukee WI	Zion LC Rhinelander WI Associate Pastor	2/14/2018
Rev Jonathan Enter	Divine Savior LC-West Palm Beach West Palm Beach FL	St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Religion	2/16/2018
Rev Jeffrey Sonntag	Crown of Life LC Cadillac MI	Shining Mountains LC Bozeman MT Pastor	2/16/2018
Rev Benjamin Kempfert	Grace LC Oronoco MN	Immanuel LC Waupaca WI Associate Pastor	2/18/2018
Rev Seth Dorn	St Stephen LC Beaver Dam WI	Calvary LC Sheboygan WI Pastor	2/18/2018
Rev Stephen Kruschel	Trinity LC Grafton NE Grace LC Geneva NE	St John LC Two Rivers WI Associate Pastor	2/18/2018
Rev Darren Knoll	Shepherd of the Hills LC West Bend WI	Our Savior’s LC East Brunswick NJ Pastor	2/18/2018
Rev Jonathan Schroeder	Faith LC Sharpsburg GA	Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI Associate Pastor	2/18/2018
Rev James Castillo	Retired	St John LC Woodland WI Pastor; Retirement call	2/18/2018
Rev Jonathan Balge	St Matthew LC Milwaukee WI	Zion LC Toledo OH Pastor	2/18/2018
Rev Stephen Kuehl	Shepherd of Peace LC Powell OH	Abiding Faith LC Fort Worth TX Pastor	2/18/2018
Rev N Halldorson	Divine Word LC Nepean ON Canada	Grace LC Scroggins TX Pastor	2/18/2018
Rev David Bivens	Christ the Lord LC Houston TX	Grace LC Vail AZ & Benson AZ Associate Pastor	2/18/2018
Rev Robert Guenther	Grace LC Kenai AK	St John’s LC New Ulm MN Associate Pastor	2/20/2018
Rev Michael Helwig	Crown of Life LC Hubertus WI	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher	2/20/2018
Rev Justin Dauck	St Paul LC Roscoe SD St John LC Bowdle SD	Good Shepherd LC Omaha NE Pastor	2/21/2018
Rev Jonathan Kehl	Crown of Life LC New Orleans LA	Victory of the Lamb LC Franklin WI Associate Pastor	2/22/2018
Rev Jacob Scott	Zion LC Arlington WI	St Paul’s LC Stevensville MI Associate Pastor	2/22/2018
Rev Ethan Cherney	St Paul LC Green Bay WI	Our Savior LC Pomona CA Pastor	2/22/2018
Rev Joel Jaeger	Retired	Shepherd of the Hills LC Fredericksburg TX Pastor	2/25/2018
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Miss Catharyn Waggoner	Our Savior’s LS Zion IL	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL ECM Teacher	1/17/2018
Ms Maria Gines	Zion LS Monroe MI	Victory Preschool Jacksonville FL Director	1/21/2018
Mrs Stefanie Hill	Brooklyn Bridge Preschool Brooklyn Park MN	Brooklyn Bridge Preschool Brooklyn Park MN ECM Director	1/21/2018
Mrs Jennifer Carter	St Mark LS Eau Claire WI	St Mark LS Eau Claire WI Teacher; Grades 3-6, Departmentalized	1/21/2018
Mr Christopher Holman	Crown of Life LS Warren MI	St John LS Mukwonago WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	1/28/2018
Mrs Rachel Arndt		St John LS Mukwonago WI ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call	1/28/2018
Mrs Anneliese Gumm	Trinity LS Nicollet MN	Trinity LS Nicollet MN Teacher; Middle Grades	1/28/2018
Mr Ryan Oertel		North Shore Christian Academy Milwaukee WI Principal; Provisional Call	1/31/2018
Mr Philip Stuebs	St John-St James LS Reedsville WI	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher; English & Religion	2/2/2018
Miss Cheryl Henckel	Good Shepherd LS West Bend WI	Faith of a Child Daycare Oshkosh WI ECM Director	2/4/2018
Miss Nicole Lehman	Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; High School Math	2/4/2018
Mrs Deanna Schneck	Peace LS Livonia MI	Zion LS Monroe MI Teacher; Grades 1-2	2/4/2018
Mrs Abby Truss	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI	Risen Savior LS Milwaukee WI Lead Teacher; Grades 6-8, Provisional Call	2/4/2018
Ms Stephanie Kudek	Atonement LS Milwaukee WI	Risen Savior LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 5, Provisional Call	2/4/2018
Mrs Rachel Frederickson		Risen Savior LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 7	2/4/2018
Mrs Ellen Stevenson		Pilgrim LS Mesa AZ Teacher; Grades 3-4, Part-Time Call	2/4/2018
Mrs Amy Bohme	Bethel Little Lamb Preschool Galesville WI	St Matthew’s LS Winona MN Teacher; Grades 1-2, One-Year, Three Quarter-Time Call	2/4/2018
Mrs Terri Elder	Michigan Lutheran High School Saint Joseph MI	Luther High School Onalaska WI Teacher; Physical Education	2/5/2018
Ms Megan Leverence		St John’s LS Wauwatosa WI Teacher; Grade 5, Provisional Call	2/5/2018
Mrs Kayla Wilkins	Trinity LS Marshfield WI	Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 1	2/5/2018
Mrs Beth Rockwell	Immanuel LS Waukegan IL	Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 2	2/5/2018
Mr Michael Pingel	Mt Lebanon LS-Alpha Campus PK-4 Milwaukee WI	Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 4	2/5/2018
Mr Daniel Bredendick	St Paul First LS North Hollywood CA	East Fork LS Whiteriver AZ Teacher; Grade 8	2/5/2018
Mrs Marcie Kren	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI Teacher; Chemistry	2/5/2018
Miss Sarah Siegler	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI	Luther High School Onalaska WI Teacher; Band	2/5/2018
Mrs Kristi Bredendick	St Paul First LS North Hollywood CA	East Fork LS Whiteriver AZ Teacher; Grade 3	2/5/2018
Mr Nathan King	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher; International Student Director, Provisional Call	2/6/2018
Mrs Jodi Rowe		Cross of Christ LS Coon Rapids MN Teacher; Grades 3-4	2/7/2018
Mrs Kirsten George		Cross of Christ LS Coon Rapids MN ECM Director	2/7/2018
Mrs Kimberly Gartner	St Paul LS Lake Mills WI	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Special Education	2/8/2018
Mr Darrell Berg	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Art Education	2/8/2018
Mrs Kelli Baas	Trinity LS Brillion WI	Little Lambs Learning Center Danube MN ECM Director	2/8/2018
Prof Matthew Prost	Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; High School English	2/8/2018
Mrs Lisa Dunsmoor	Christ LS Eagle River WI	St John LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Middle Grades & Extended Learning	2/11/2018
Miss Jennifer Birr	Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Teacher; Math	2/11/2018
Mr Travis Wendt	Bethlehem LS-South Menomonee Falls WI	Trinity LS Waco NE Principal & Grades 4-8	2/11/2018
Mrs Rachel Hansen		Good Shepherd LS Burnsville MN Teacher; Kindergarten, Provisional Call	2/11/2018
Mrs Sara Makinen		St Paul LS Columbus OH Teacher; Kindergarten	2/11/2018
Mr Patrick Carran	Mt Calvary-Grace LS La Crosse WI	Good Shepherd Lutheran Academy Deltona FL Teacher; Grade 6	2/11/2018
Mr Benjamin Edmundson	Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ	St Paul LS Columbus OH Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/11/2018
Mr Eric Fillner	Zion LS South Milwaukee WI	Star of Bethlehem LS New Berlin WI Teacher; Grade 6 & Upper Grades, Departmentalized	2/11/2018
Mrs Janeen Roska		Star of Bethlehem LS New Berlin WI Teacher; Extended Learning Director, Part-Time Call	2/11/2018
Mr Matthew Willems	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Northland Lutheran High School Mosinee WI Teacher; Science	2/11/2018
Mrs Elizabeth Marquardt	Cross of Glory Lutheran Preschool Peoria AZ	Water of Life LS Las Vegas NV ECM Director	2/11/2018
Mrs Sara Makinen		Martin Luther LS Oshkosh WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	2/11/2018
Miss Jessie Kempky	Trinity LS Marinette WI	St Paul LS Moline IL Teacher; Kindergarten-Grade 3	2/11/2018
Mrs Bailey Scriver		Lord of Life LS Friendswood TX Teacher; Grades 2-3	2/11/2018
Mrs Jill Hagen		St Paul LS Green Bay WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Part-Time Call	2/11/2018
Miss Kathleen Siverly	Roots to Wings Learning Center Lake City MN	Grace LS Oshkosh WI ECM Teacher	2/11/2018
Miss Elizabeth Henke	Risen Savior Christian Academy Pooler GA	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI Lead Teacher; Primary/Middle School	2/12/2018
Mrs Terry Buske	St John LS Wauwatosa WI	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI Lead Teacher; Primary Grades	2/12/2018
Mr Matthew Sonntag	Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Teacher; Science	2/12/2018
Mrs Rebecca Meyer	Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI Lead Teacher; Middle School	2/12/2018
Mrs Lauren Hansen	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Teacher; STEM	2/12/2018
Mr Daniel Carran	Trinity LS Kiel WI	St Paul LS Onalaska WI Teacher; Grade 4	2/13/2018
Mr Jonathan Beilke	Salem LS-Greenfield MN Greenfield MN	Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Principal & Upper Grades, Departmentalized	2/13/2018
Mr Scott Nerby	Zion LS 3K-8th Grade Hartland WI	Shepherd of the Valley LS Menasha WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/13/2018
Mr Christopher Haring	Northdale LS Tampa FL	St Philip LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 5	2/13/2018
Miss Katherine Szczepaniak	St Mark LS Green Bay WI	St Philip LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 6	2/13/2018
Miss Amelia Nemmers	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	St Philip LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 3	2/13/2018
Mr Glenn Metzger	St John LS Redwood Falls MN	Holy Trinity LS Des Moines WA Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/14/2018
Mr Matthew Nottling	St Mark’s LS Watertown WI	St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI Principal & Grades 5-8; Departmentalized	2/15/2018
Miss Naomi Vieth	St John LS Saginaw MI	Good Shepherd Lutheran Academy Deltona FL Teacher; Grade 4	2/18/2018
Mr Nathan Livingston	St John LS Caledonia MN	Mt Olive LS Delano MN Principal & Grades 6-8	2/18/2018
Miss Vicki Jensen	St Paul LS Algoma WI	St John LS Neillsville WI Teacher; Grades 3-5	2/18/2018
Miss Sandra O’Laire	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI	Huron Valley Lutheran High School Westland MI Teacher; English	2/18/2018
Mrs Kristine Wegner	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI	Bethlehem LS-North Germantown WI ECM Director	2/18/2018
Mr Mark Kutz	St John LS Dakota MN	Faith LS Antioch IL Principal & Upper Grades; Departmentalized	2/18/2018
Miss Sarah Free	Mt Olive LS Delano MN	St John LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 2	2/18/2018
Miss Jessica Neumann	Grace LS Glendale AZ	St John LS Mukwonago WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	2/18/2018
Mr Adam Pavelchik	Peace LS Kissimmee FL	Mt Olive LS Mankato MN Principal	2/18/2018
Mrs Amy McCargar	St John’s LS Two Rivers WI	First German LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	2/18/2018
Mrs Laura Heiman		Grace Lutheran Child Learning Center Sahuarita AZ ECM Director; Provisional Call	2/18/2018
Mrs Molly Parsons	Faith LS Fond du Lac WI	Faith LS Fond du Lac WI Teacher; Primary Grades Provisional Call	2/18/2018
Mrs Michelle Schmidt	Faith LS Fond du Lac WI	Faith LS Fond du Lac WI Teacher; Grade 3, Provisional Call	2/18/2018
Mrs Bethany Holter		St John LC Libertyville IL ECM Teacher	2/20/2018
Mr David Porth	Pilgrim LS Menomonee Falls WI	St John LS Libertyville IL Teacher; Grades 7-8	2/20/2018
Miss Ju Yeon Moon	Beautiful Savior LS Grove City OH	St John LS Libertyville IL Teacher; Grades 1-2	2/20/2018
Mr Jeremiah Schmiege	Sola Fide LS Lawrenceville GA	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher; Science	2/20/2018
Mr Christopher Mueller	St John LS Watertown WI	St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI Principal & Upper Grades; Departmentalized	2/20/2018
Mrs Mary Harris	St Paul LS South Haven MI	St Matthew’s LS Oconomowoc WI Teacher; Grade 5	2/22/2018
Miss Kathleen VanOrman	Sola Fide LS Lawrenceville GA	St Bartholomew LS Kawkawlin MI Teacher; Kindergarten	2/25/2018
Mr Nathan Deering	Trinity LS Marinette WI	Lord of Life LS Thornton CO Teacher; Grades 4-6	2/25/2018
Mr Dale Rundgren		St Paul LS Beverly Hills FL Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/25/2018
Miss Lindsay Sandwith	Redeemer Learning Center Tomahawk WI	St Peter LS Weyauwega WI Teacher; Kindergarten	2/25/2018
Mrs Nancy Leifer	Faith LS Tacoma WA	Shepherd of the Valley LS Westminster CO Teacher; Kindergarten-Grade 2	2/25/2018
Mr Paul Leifer	Faith LS Tacoma WA	Shepherd of the Valley LS Westminster CO Principal & Grades 6-8	2/25/2018
Mr Kevin Bode	Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ	Zion LS Columbus WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/25/2018
Miss Megan Bauer	Beautiful Savior LS Grove City OH	Divine Grace LS Lake Orion MI Teacher; Grades 3-5	2/25/2018
Miss Emilee Plocher	Grace LS Saint Joseph MI	Christ LS North Saint Paul MN Teacher; Grade 2, One-Year Call	2/25/2018
Mr Matthew Bauer	St Mark LS Citrus Heights CA	Great Plains Lutheran High School Watertown SD Principal	2/25/2018
Mr Andrew Van Weele	Lord of Life LS Friendswood TX	Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI Principal & Grades 7-8	2/25/2018
Mrs Laura Schultz	Trinity-St Luke Western Ave Campus Watertown WI	Trinity LS Brillion WI Teacher; Grade 3-4	2/25/2018
Miss Anne Marquardt	Gloria Dei LS Belmont CA	St John LS Mukwonago WI ECM Director	2/25/2018
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Miss Naomi Laabs	St Andrew LC Middleton WI	Christ Our Savior LC Rockford MI Staff Minister; Music, Children’s Ministry, ECM	2/6/2018
Mr Jason Fry		Shepherd of the Hills LC West Bend WI Staff Minister	2/18/2018

CALLS ACCEPTED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev David Warskow	Trinity LC Ridgecrest CA	Beautiful Savior LC Spooner WI Pastor	2/20/2018
Rev Jacob Hanneman	Trinity LC Terry MT Salem LC Circle MT Good Shepherd LC Wolf Point MT	Shepherd of the Plains LC Fort Morgan CO Pastor	2/20/2018
Rev Adam Bode	Riverview LC Appleton WI	St Paul LC Howards Grove WI Associate Pastor	2/23/2018
Rev Heath Butler	Bethlehem LS Manassas VA	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Theology Pastor	2/25/2018
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mrs Christina Johnson	First LS La Crosse WI	First LS La Crosse WI ECM Teacher; One-Year Call	2/18/2018
Mrs Jennifer Rannow		Precious Lambs Early Learning Center Raleigh NC ECM Teacher	2/19/2018
Mrs Tiffany Vanderhoof	St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI	St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI Teacher; Grade 1	2/20/2018
Ms Amy Schrap		David’s Star LS Jackson WI Teacher; Kindergarten, Provisional Call	2/21/2018
Mrs Rebecca Lohrmann	St Peter’s LS Plymouth MI	St Peter’s LS Plymouth MI ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call	2/21/2018
Mrs Erin Mensching	St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI	Cross of Christ LS Coon Rapids MN Teacher; Kindergarten	2/21/2018
Mr Mark Thiesfeldt	Northdale LS Tampa FL	Risen Savior Christian Academy Pooler GA Principal & Grades 5-6	2/21/2018
Mr Gregory Martin	Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI	Martin Luther LS Oshkosh WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/24/2018
Miss Rebecca Balge	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; English as a Second Language	2/24/2018
Mr Scott Loberger	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Administrator; Assistant Principal	2/26/2018
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mr David Malnes		Praise and Proclaim Ministries Meridian ID Staff Minister	2/19/2018

CALLS DECLINED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Mark Kaesmeyer	Cross of Christ LC Coon Rapids MN	St Paul LC Slinger WI Associate Pastor	2/18/2018
Rev Scott Schultz	Cross of Christ LC Portage WI	Zion LC Greenleaf WI Associate Pastor	2/20/2018
Rev David Carlovsky	Lord and Savior LC Crystal Lake IL	Living Water LC Hot Springs Village AR Pastor	2/22/2018
Rev Joel Spaude	St Peter LC Fort Collins CO	Christ LC Juneau AK Pastor	2/22/2018
Rev Brett Krause	Zion LC Denver CO	Mount Olive LC Appleton WI Associate Pastor	2/22/2018
Rev Daniel Westendorf	Crown of Life LC Warren MI	Trinity LC Neenah WI Associate Pastor	2/22/2018
Dr Keith Wessel	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Mequon WI Professor; New Testament & practical theology (homiletics)	2/23/2018
Rev Adam Seelow	Shepherd of the Lakes LC Roscommon MI	St Paul LC Grant Park IL Pastor	2/24/2018
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Mr David Gartner	St John LS Redwood Falls MN	Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Myers FL Principal	2/17/2018
Miss Terri Miller	St Paul First LS North Hollywood CA	St Paul LS Rapid City SD Teacher; Kindergarten	2/18/2018
Mr Matthew Foley	Emanuel LS New London WI	Illinois Lutheran High School Crete IL Teacher; Dean of Students	2/19/2018
Mrs Jill Wolf	St John’s LS Jefferson WI	Grace LS Portland OR Teacher; Lower Grades	2/20/2018
Mr Eric Wolf	Westside Christian School Middleton WI	Grace LS Portland OR Teacher; Middle Grades	2/20/2018
Mr Michael Plocher	St Paul LS New Ulm MN	Trinity LS Caledonia WI Teacher; Grade 8	2/21/2018
Mrs Brenna Hollander		Living Hope LS Shakopee MN ECM Teacher; Provisional Call	2/21/2018
Mr Adam Glodowski	Trinity LS Kiel WI	Trinity LS Neenah WI Principal & Grades 7-8	2/21/2018
Ms Justine Smith	Peace LS Kissimmee FL	Faith LS Anchorage AK Teacher; Kindergarten	2/21/2018
Mrs Kelly Loberger	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher; Math	2/22/2018
Mr Paul Ihde	St Paul LS Stevensville MI	St Martin’s LS Watertown SD Principal & Grades 6-8; Departmentalized	2/22/2018
Mr Nathan Gartner	Mount Olive LS Appleton WI	St John LS Hemlock MI Principal & Upper Grades	2/22/2018
Mr Nicholas Bush	Salem LS Milwaukee WI	Trinity LS Caledonia WI Principal	2/23/2018
Miss Jennifer Lindloff	Peace LS Sun Prairie WI	St Paul LS Columbus OH Teacher; Grades 3-4	2/24/2018
Miss Christine Swoboda	Shepherd LS Albuquerque NM	East Fork Lutheran High School Whiteriver AZ Teacher & Coach	2/24/2018
Miss Rebecca Gervais	Cornerstone Early Learning Center Hugo MN	St James Lutheran Preschool Portage MI ECM Director	2/24/2018
Mr Stephen Kamps	First LS Lake Geneva WI	Lord and Savior LS Crystal Lake IL Principal & Grades 5-8	2/26/2018

RETIREMENT

Pastors	Current call	Date retired
Rev Dennis Kleist	Christian Giving Counselor – NW II Appleton WI	12/31/2018
Teachers	Current call	Date retired
Mrs Nona Zellmer	Trinity LS Waukesha WI	6/30/2018
Staff Ministers	Current call	Date retired
Mr Mark Probst	St Paul LC North Mankato MN	10/31/2018

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Call Report – February 19, 2018

2018/02/19/in Call Reports

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

2/13/2018 – 2/19/2018

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 Jacob Hanneman	Trinity LC Terry MT Salem LC Circle MT Good Shepherd LC Wolf Point MT	Shepherd of the Plains LC Fort Morgan CO Pastor	1/7/2018
Rev Jeremy Mattek	Garden Homes LC Milwaukee WI	Immanuel LC Greenville WI Associate Pastor	1/14/2018
Rev Adam Bode	Riverview LC Appleton WI	St Paul LC Howards Grove WI Associate Pastor	1/21/2018
Rev Kenneth Jahnke	Zoar LC & Paul the Apostle LC Detroit MI	Holy Cross LC Standish MI Pastor	1/21/2018
Dr Keith Wessel	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Mequon WI Professor; New Testament & practical theology (homiletics)	1/23/2018
Rev Brett Krause	Zion LC Denver CO	Mount Olive LC Appleton WI Associate Pastor	1/24/2018
Rev John Holtz	Malawi Mission	Friendly Counselor South Asia	1/25/2018
Rev Adam Seelow	Shepherd of the Lakes LC Roscommon MI	St Paul LC Grant Park IL Pastor	1/28/2018
Rev Scott Schultz	Cross of Christ LC Portage WI	Zion LC Greenleaf WI Associate Pastor	1/28/2018
Rev Jeremy Belter	Atonement LC Plano TX	Shepherd of the Valley LC Westminster CO Pastor	1/28/2018
Rev Joel Spaude	St Peter LC Fort Collins CO	Christ LC Juneau AK Pastor	1/28/2018
Rev David Carlovsky	Lord and Savior LC Crystal Lake IL	Living Water LC Hot Springs Village AR Pastor	1/28/2018
Rev Daniel Westendorf	Crown of Life LC Warren MI	Trinity LC Neenah WI Associate Pastor	1/29/2018
Rev Heath Butler	Bethlehem LC Manassas VA	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher	2/1/2018
Rev Joseph Fricke	St Paul LC Mauston WI	St Paul LC Saginaw MI Associate Pastor	2/1/2018
Rev Seth Bode	Christ Alone LC Dardenne Prairie MO	Bethlehem LC Carmel IN Pastor	2/4/2018
Rev Luke Boehringer	Gethsemane LC Davenport IA	St John LC Peshtigo WI Pastor	2/5/2018
Rev Stephen Meyer	Resurrection LC Rochester MN	Mt Olive LC Suamico WI Associate Pastor	2/6/2018
Rev David Warskow	Trinity LC Ridgecrest CA	Beautiful Savior LC Spooner WI Pastor	2/6/2018
Rev Michael Seifert	Living Hope LC Midlothian VA	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Professor; German	2/7/2018
Rev Mark Luetzow	Bethel LC Bay City MI	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI President	2/7/2018
Rev Kyle Bitter	St John LC Wauwatosa WI	St John LC Bay City MI Associate Pastor	2/7/2018
Rev Gregory Hein	Peace LC Gilbert AZ	Cross of Life LC Mississauga ON Canada Pastor	2/11/2018
Rev Matthew Schwartz	Good Shepherd LC Downers Grove IL	St Luke LC Oakfield WI Pastor	2/11/2018
Rev Jason Strong	Light of the World LC Fairbanks AK	Grace LC Oshkosh WI Associate Pastor	2/11/2018
Rev Kyle Burmeister	Beautiful Savior LC Summerville SC	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Pastor	2/11/2018
Rev James Borgwardt	Redeemer LC Fond du Lac WI	St Luke LC Watertown WI Associate Pastor	2/11/2018
Rev Nathan Zastrow	St John LC Summit SD Peace LC Milbank SD	Grace LC Yakima WA Pastor	2/11/2018
Rev Alexander Groth	Beautiful Savior LC Cincinnati OH	Crown of Life LC Corona CA Pastor	2/11/2018
Rev David Schneider	Cross of Christ LC Universal City TX	Our Savior’s LC Port Orange FL Pastor	2/11/2018
Rev Ross Else	Emmaus LC Phoenix AZ	Trinity LC El Paso TX Pastor	2/11/2018
Rev Jason Schulz	Christ LC Cambridge MN	St John LC Stanton NE Pastor	2/13/2018
Rev Joshua Bishop	Peace LC Kokomo IN	Grace LC Saint Joseph MI Associate Pastor	2/13/2018
Rev Zachary Pudlo	Crown of Life LC West Saint Paul MN	Emanuel First LC Lansing MI Associate Pastor	2/13/2018
Rev Aaron Weber	Zion LC South Milwaukee WI	Zion LC Rhinelander WI Associate Pastor	2/14/2018
Rev Jonathan Enter	Divine Savior LC-West Palm Beach West Palm Beach FL	St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Religion	2/16/2018
Rev Jeffrey Sonntag	Crown of Life LC Cadillac MI	Shining Mountains LC Bozeman MT Pastor	2/16/2018
Rev Darren Knoll	Shepherd of the Hills LC West Bend WI	Our Savior’s LC East Brunswick NJ Pastor	2/18/2018
Rev David Bivens	Christ the Lord LC Houston TX	Grace LC Vail AZ & Benson AZ Associate Pastor	2/18/2018
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mrs Rebecca Lohrmann	St Peter’s LS Plymouth MI	St Peter’s LS Plymouth MI ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call	1/10/2018
Miss Rebecca Gervais	Cornerstone Early Learning Center Hugo MN	St James Lutheran Preschool Portage MI ECM Director	1/14/2018
Miss Rebecca Balge	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; English as a Second Language	1/16/2018
Miss Catharyn Waggoner	Our Savior’s LS Zion IL	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL ECM Teacher	1/17/2018
Mrs Jill Wolf	St John’s LS Jefferson WI	Grace LS Portland OR Teacher; Lower Grades	1/21/2018
Mr Eric Wolf	Westside Christian School Middleton WI	Grace LS Portland OR Teacher; Middle Grades	1/21/2018
Mr Mark Thiesfeldt	Northdale LS Tampa FL	Risen Savior Christian Academy Pooler GA Principal & Grades 5-6	1/21/2018
Ms Maria Gines	Zion LS Monroe MI	Victory Preschool Jacksonville FL Director	1/21/2018
Mrs Stefanie Hill	Brooklyn Bridge Preschool Brooklyn Park MN	Brooklyn Bridge Preschool Brooklyn Park MN ECM Director	1/21/2018
Mrs Jennifer Carter	St Mark LS Eau Claire WI	St Mark LS Eau Claire WI Teacher; Grades 3-6, Departmentalized	1/21/2018
Mr Christopher Holman	Crown of Life LS Warren MI	St John LS Mukwonago WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	1/28/2018
Mrs Tiffany Vanderhoof	St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI	St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI Teacher; Grade 1	1/28/2018
Ms Amy Schrap		David’s Star LS Jackson WI Teacher; Kindergarten, Provisional Call	1/28/2018
Mrs Jennifer Rannow		Precious Lambs Early Learning Center Raleigh, NC ECM Teacher	1/28/2018
Mrs Rachel Arndt		St John LS Mukwonago WI ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call	1/28/2018
Mr Paul Ihde	St Paul LS Stevensville MI	St Martin’s LS Watertown SD Principal & Grades 6-8; Departmentalized	1/28/2018
Mr David Gartner	St John LS Redwood Falls MN	Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Myers FL Principal	1/28/2018
Mrs Anneliese Gumm	Trinity LS Nicollet MN	Trinity LS Nicollet MN Teacher; Middle Grades	1/28/2018
Mr Adam Glodowski	Trinity LS Kiel WI	Trinity LS Neenah WI Principal & Grades 7-8	1/29/2018
Mr Michael Plocher	St Paul LS New Ulm MN	Trinity LS Caledonia WI Teacher; Grade 8	1/30/2018
Mr Nicholas Bush	Salem LS Milwaukee WI	Trinity LS Caledonia WI Principal	1/30/2018
Mr Ryan Oertel		North Shore Christian Academy Milwaukee WI Principal; Provisional Call	1/31/2018
Mr Philip Stuebs	St John-St James LS Reedsville WI	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher; English & Religion	2/2/2018
Miss Cheryl Henckel	Good Shepherd LS West Bend WI	Faith of a Child Daycare Oshkosh WI ECM Director	2/4/2018
Miss Nicole Lehman	Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; High School Math	2/4/2018
Mrs Deanna Schneck	Peace LS Livonia MI	Zion LS Monroe MI Teacher; Grades 1-2	2/4/2018
Miss Terri Miller	St Paul First LS North Hollywood CA	St Paul LS Rapid City SD Teacher; Kindergarten	2/4/2018
Mr Nathan Gartner	Mount Olive LS Appleton WI	St John LS Hemlock MI Principal & Upper Grades	2/4/2018
Mrs Abby Truss	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI	Risen Savior LS Milwaukee WI Lead Teacher; Grades 6-8, Provisional Call	2/4/2018
Ms Stephanie Kudek	Atonement LS Milwaukee WI	Risen Savior LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 5, Provisional Call	2/4/2018
Mrs Rachel Frederickson		Risen Savior LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 7	2/4/2018
Ms Justine Smith	Peace LS Kissimmee FL	Faith LS Anchorage AK Teacher; Kindergarten	2/4/2018
Miss Jennifer Lindloff	Peace LS Sun Prairie WI	St Paul LS Columbus OH Teacher; Grades 3-4	2/4/2018
Mrs Amy Bohme	Bethel Little Lamb Preschool Galesville WI	St Matthew’s LS Winona MN Teacher; Grades 1-2, One-Year, Three Quarter-Time Call	2/4/2018
Mrs Terri Elder	Michigan Lutheran High School Saint Joseph MI	Luther High School Onalaska WI Teacher; Physical Education	2/5/2018
Mrs Kayla Wilkins	Trinity LS Marshfield WI	Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 1	2/5/2018
Mrs Beth Rockwell	Immanuel LS Waukegan IL	Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 2	2/5/2018
Mr Michael Pingel	Mt Lebanon LS-Alpha Campus PK-4 Milwaukee WI	Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 4	2/5/2018
Miss Christine Swoboda	Shepherd LS Albuquerque NM	East Fork Lutheran High School Whiteriver AZ Teacher & Coach	2/5/2018
Ms Megan Leverence		St. John’s LS Wauwatosa WI Teacher; Grade 5, Provisional Call	2/5/2018
Mr Daniel Bredendick	St Paul First LS North Hollywood CA	East Fork LS Whiteriver AZ Teacher; Grade 8	2/5/2018
Mrs Marcie Kren	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI Teacher; Chemistry	2/5/2018
Miss Sarah Siegler	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI	Luther High School Onalaska WI Teacher; Band	2/5/2018
Mr Matthew Foley	Emanuel LS New London WI	Illinois Lutheran High School Crete IL Teacher; Dean of Students	2/5/2018
Mrs Kristi Bredendick	St Paul First LS North Hollywood CA	East Fork LS Whiteriver AZ Teacher; Grade 3	2/5/2018
Mrs Brenna Hollander		Living Hope LS Shakopee MN ECM Teacher; Provisional Call	2/5/2018
Mr Nathan King	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher; International Student Director, Provisional Call	2/6/2018
Mrs Erin Mensching	St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI	Cross of Christ LS Coon Rapids MN Teacher; Kindergarten	2/7/2018
Mrs Jodi Rowe		Cross of Christ LS Coon Rapids MN Teacher; Grades 3-4	2/7/2018
Mrs Kristen George		Cross of Christ LS Coon Rapids MN ECM Director	2/7/2018
Mrs Kimberly Gartner	St Paul LS Lake Mills WI	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Special Education	2/8/2018
Mr Darrell Berg	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Art Education	2/8/2018
Mrs Kelli Baas	Trinity LS Brillion WI	Little Lambs Learning Center Danube MN ECM Director	2/8/2018
Prof Matthew Prost	Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; High School English	2/8/2018
Mr Scott Loberger	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Administrator; Assistant Principal	2/10/2018
Mrs Kelly Loberger	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher; Math	2/10/2018
Mrs Lisa Dunsmoor	Christ LS Eagle River WI	St John LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Middle Grades & Extended Learning	2/11/2018
Miss Jennifer Birr	Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Teacher; Math	2/11/2018
Mr Travis Wendt	Bethlehem LS-South Menomonee Falls WI	Trinity LS Waco NE Principal & Grades 4-8	2/11/2018
Mrs Rachel Hansen		Good Shepherd LS Burnsville MN Teacher; Kindergarten, Provisional Call	2/11/2018
Mrs Sara Makinen		St Paul LS Columbus OH Teacher; Kindergarten	2/11/2018
Mr Patrick Carran	Mt Calvary-Grace LS La Crosse WI	Good Shepherd Lutheran Academy Deltona FL Teacher; Grade 6	2/11/2018
Mr Benjamin Edmundson	Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ	St Paul LS Columbus OH Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/11/2018
Mr Eric Fillner	Zion LS South Milwaukee WI	Star of Bethlehem LS New Berlin WI Teacher; Grade 6 & Upper Grades, Departmentalized	2/11/2018
Mr Gregory Martin	Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI	Martin Luther LS Oshkosh WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/11/2018
Mrs Janeen Roska		Star of Bethlehem LS New Berlin WI Teacher; Extended Learning Director, Part-Time Call	2/11/2018
Mr Matthew Willems	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Northland Lutheran High School Mosinee WI Teacher; Science	2/11/2018
Mrs Elizabeth Marquardt	Cross of Glory Lutheran Preschool Peoria AZ	Water of Life LS Las Vegas NV ECM Director	2/11/2018
Mrs Sara Makinen		Martin Luther LS Oshkosh WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	2/11/2018
Miss Jessie Kempky	Trinity LS Marinette WI	St Paul LS Moline IL Teacher; Kindergarten-Grade 3	2/11/2018
Mrs Bailey Scriver		Lord of Life LS Friendswood TX Teacher; Grades 2-3	2/11/2018
Mrs Jill Hagen		St Paul LS Green Bay WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Part-Time Call	2/11/2018
Miss Kathleen Siverly	Roots to Wings Learning Center Lake City MN	Grace LS Oshkosh WI ECM Teacher	2/11/2018
Mr Stephen Kamps	First LS Lake Geneva WI	Lord and Savior LS Crystal Lake IL Principal & Grades 5-8	2/11/2018
Miss Elizabeth Henke	Risen Savior Christian Academy Pooler GA	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI Lead Teacher; Primary / Middle School	2/12/2018
Mrs Terry Buske	St John LS Wauwatosa WI	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI Lead Teacher; Primary Grades	2/12/2018
Mr Matthew Sonntag	Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Teacher; Science	2/12/2018
Mrs Rebecca Meyer	Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI Lead Teacher; Middle School	2/12/2018
Mrs Lauren Hansen	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Teacher; STEM	2/12/2018
Mr Daniel Carran	Trinity LS Kiel WI	St Paul LS Onalaska WI Teacher; Grade 4	2/13/2018
Mr Jonathan Beilke	Salem LS-Greenfield MN Greenfield MN	Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Principal & Upper Grades, Departmentalized	2/13/2018
Mr Scott Nerby	Zion LS 3K-8th Grade Hartland WI	Shepherd of the Valley LS Menasha WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/13/2018
Mr Christopher Haring	Northdale LS Tampa FL	St Philip LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 5	2/13/2018
Miss Katherine Szczepaniak	St Mark LS Green Bay WI	St Philip LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 6	2/13/2018
Miss Amelia Nemmers	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	St Philip LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 3	2/13/2018
Mr Glenn Metzger	St John LS Redwood Falls MN	Holy Trinity LS Des Moines WA Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/14/2018
Mr Matthew Nottling	St Mark’s LS Watertown WI	St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI Principal & Grades 5-8; Departmentalized	2/15/2018
Miss Naomi Vieth	St John LS Saginaw MI	Good Shepherd Lutheran Academy Deltona FL Teacher; Grade 4	2/18/2018
Mr Nathan Livingston	St John LS Caledonia MN	Mt Olive LS Delano MN Principal & Grades 6-8	2/18/2018
Miss Vicki Jensen	St Paul LS Algoma WI	St John LS Neillsville WI Teacher; Grades 3-5	2/18/2018
Miss Sandra O’Laire	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI	Huron Valley Lutheran High School Westland MI Teacher; English	2/18/2018
Mrs Kristine Wegner	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI	Bethlehem LS-North Germantown WI ECM Director	2/18/2018
Mr Mark Kutz	St John LS Dakota MN	Faith LS Antioch IL Principal & Upper Grades; Departmentalized	2/18/2018
Miss Jessica Neumann	Grace LS Glendale AZ	St John LS Mukwonago WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	2/18/2018
Mrs Amy McCargar	St John’s LS Two Rivers WI	First German LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	2/18/2018
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Miss Naomi Laabs	St Andrew LC Middleton WI	Christ Our Savior LC Rockford MI Staff Minister; Music, Children’s Ministry, ECM	2/6/2018
Mr David Malnes		Praise and Proclaim Ministries Staff Minister	2/8/2018

CALLS ACCEPTED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev Jeffrey Weber	St John LC Dowagiac MI	Redeemer LC Big Rapids MI Pastor	2/14/2018
Rev Michael Schneider	St Andrew’s LC Saint Paul Park MN	Zion LC Crete IL Associate Pastor	2/15/2018
Rev Andrew Lindke	St Bartholomew LC Kawkawlin MI	St Mark LC Normal IL Pastor	2/17/2018
Rev Martin Bentz	Trinity LC Crete IL	Trinity LC Belle Plaine MN Associate Pastor	2/18/2018
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mrs Dorothy Grivno	St Paul Little Learners Slinger WI	Crown of Life LS Hubertus WI ECM Director	1/21/2018
Mrs Melissa Brown	Riverview LS Appleton WI	Riverview LS Appleton WI ECM Teacher; One-Year, Half-Time Call	2/1/2018
Mr James Weiland	St John LS Libertyville IL	St John LS Libertyville IL Teacher; Grades 5-6, One-Year Call	2/6/2018
Mrs Rebecca Raabe	Bloomington LS Bloomington MN	Bloomington LS Bloomington MN Teacher; Upper Grades, Departmentalized, Provisional Call	2/7/2018
Mr Jared Brennan	St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI	Grace LS Oshkosh WI Teacher; Grade 5	2/8/2018
Mrs Amy Neumann	St Stephen LS Adrian MI	St Stephen LS Adrian MI Teacher; Grades 2-4	2/10/2018
Mrs Sarah Roloff	Siloah LS Milwaukee WI	St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI Teacher; Grade 4	2/11/2018
Mrs Jaime Drewitz	St John LS Libertyville IL	St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI Teacher; Grade 1	2/11/2018
Mr Zachary Cvikel	St John’s LS Jefferson WI	Morning Star LS Jackson WI Teacher; Grade 5	2/12/2018
Mrs Elizabeth Stokke		Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Grade 1	2/13/2018
Mrs Kimberly Schroer	St Paul’s LS Saginaw MI	St Paul’s LS Saginaw MI Teacher; Kindergarten, Provisional Call	2/13/2018
Mr David Stoltz	St Lucas LS Kewaskum WI	Crown of Life LS Hubertus WI Principal & Grades 6-8	2/15/2018
Mr Joshua Metzger	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Lead Religion & Catechism	2/15/2018
Mr Daniel Schulz	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI	Bethany LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Upper Grades, Departmentalized	2/15/2018
Mrs Katherine Bravo	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 4	2/15/2018
Mr D.H. Fuhrmann	Abiding Word LS Houston TX	Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Grade 6	2/15/2018
Mr Cornelius Whiteside II	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Assistant Principal	2/15/2018
Miss Catherine St. John	St John LS Mukwonago WI	MLC Early Childhood Learning Center New Ulm MN ECM Teacher	2/15/2018
Mrs Rebecca Jahns		Illinois Lutheran High School Crete IL Teacher; English	2/16/2018
Mrs June Waege	Loving Arms Christian Child Development Center Maribel WI	St Paul LS Tomah WI ECM Director	2/17/2018
Mr Lance Waege	St John LS Maribel WI	St Paul LS Tomah WI Principal & Grades 7-8	2/17/2018
Mrs Elizabeth Plitzuweit		St Matthew’s LS Oconomowoc WI ECM Director	2/17/2018
Mrs Stacy Shrum		St Stephen LS Adrian MI ECM Teacher	2/17/2018
Mr Nate P Sievert	Grace LS Saint Joseph MI	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher; Math / Physical Education	2/18/2018

CALLS DECLINED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Marcus Manthey	St John LC Saginaw MI	Hope LC Portland MI Pastor Retirement Call	2/11/2018
Rev Joel Tullberg	Shepherd of the Hills LC Lansing MI	Salem LC Loretto MN Associate Pastor	2/15/2018
Rev Jonathan Werre	Good Shepherd LC Sioux Falls SD	St Matthew’s LC Niles IL Pastor	2/16/2018
Rev Nathan Nass	St Peter LC Saint Peter MN	Bethel LC Menasha WI Pastor	2/16/2018
Rev Kirk Lahmann	St John LC Burlington WI	St Paul’s LC Stevensville MI Associate Pastor	2/16/2018
Rev Kirk Lahmann	St John LC Burlington WI	Resurrection LC Verona WI & Monroe WI Associate Pastor	2/16/2018
Rev Mark Reichert	St Paul’s LC Norfolk NE	St Paul LC Wisconsin Rapids WI Associate Pastor	2/17/2018
Rev Galen Riediger	Christ LC West Salem WI	Zion LC Olivia MN Pastor	2/18/2018
Rev Jeffery Halldorson	St John (Slades Corners) LC Burlington WI	St Peter LC St. Albert AB Canada Pastor	2/18/2018
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Mr Darren Vogt	East Fork LS Whiteriver AZ	Emmaus LS Phoenix AZ Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/10/2018
Mrs Ruth Vogt	East Fork LS Whiteriver AZ	Emmaus LS Phoenix AZ Teacher; Grades 1-2	2/10/2018
Mr Richard Muchka	Morrison Zion LS Greenleaf WI	St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI Principal & Upper Grades; Departmentalized	2/11/2018
Mr Timothy Hochmuth	Good Shepherd’s LS West Allis WI	St Paul LS Howards Grove WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/11/2018
Miss Heather Schmidt	St Paul LS Franklin WI	Zion LS Chesaning MI Teacher; Grades 2-4	2/12/2018
Mr Peter Micheel	St Mark LS Eau Claire WI	First German LS Manitowoc WI Principal & Grades 7-8	2/14/2018
Mr Benjamin Clemons	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI Principal	2/15/2018
Mr Jeffrey Wetzel	St Paul LS Muskego WI	Lamb of God LS West Allis WI Principal & Grades 7-8	2/15/2018
Mr Andrew Dais	St Paul LS Lake Mills WI	Morning Star LS Jackson WI Teacher; Grade 6	2/16/2018
Mr Daniel Hosbach	Emanuel First LS Lansing MI	Trinity LS Marinette WI Principal & Grades 5-8	2/17/2018
Mr Chad Grambsch	Zion LS Columbus WI	Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/17/2018
Mrs Megan Schaffer	St John LS Westland MI	Zion Lutheran Preschool Valentine NE ECM Director	2/18/2018
Mr Eric Paulsen	St Matthew’s LS Oconomowoc WI	Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN Teacher; Science	2/19/2018
Mrs Carrie Meyer	St Lucas LS Milwaukee WI	Loving Shepherd LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	2/19/2018
Mr James Ott	Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI	Illinois Lutheran High School Crete IL Teacher; Math	2/19/2018
Mrs Erin Laabs	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN Teacher; English	2/19/2018
Miss Lisa McKenney	Little Lambs Preschool Fort Collins CO	Trinity LS Marshfield WI ECM Teacher	2/19/2018

RESIGNED

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Mrs Tessa Wendinger	Holy Trinity LS Des Moines WA	2/13/2018
Miss Jessica Busack	Jesus Loves Me Learning Center North Mankato MN	5/16/2018
Miss Ju Yeon Moon	Beautiful Savior LS Grove City OH	6/30/2018
Miss Ashley VanCalster	Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN	6/30/2018

CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY

Teachers	Home church	Death date
Ms Ruth Peikert		2/10/2018
Mr Hilbert Wilde	Emanuel LC New London WI	2/11/2018
Prof Harold Hosbach	Peace LC Hartford WI	2/12/2018

RETIREMENT

Pastors	Current call	Date retired
Rev Bruce Janisch	Ascension LC Plymouth MN	5/31/2018

CALL TERMINATED

Pastors	Current call	Date effective
Prof David Sellnow	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	2/14/2018

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Call Report – February 12, 2018

2018/02/12/in Call Reports

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

2/6/2018 – 2/12/2018

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 Jacob Hanneman	Trinity LC Terry MT Salem LC Circle MT Good Shepherd LC Wolf Point MT	Shepherd of the Plains LC Fort Morgan CO Pastor	1/7/2018
Rev Jeffrey Weber	St John LC Dowagiac MI	Redeemer LC Big Rapids MI Pastor	1/8/2018
Rev Marcus Manthey	St John LC Saginaw MI	Hope LC Portland MI Pastor; Retirement Call	1/8/2018
Rev Jeremy Mattek	Garden Homes LC Milwaukee WI	Immanuel LC Greenville WI Associate Pastor	1/14/2018
Rev Kirk Lahmann	St John LC Burlington WI	St Paul’s LC Stevensville MI Associate Pastor	1/14/2018
Rev Andrew Lindke	St Bartholomew LC Kawkawlin MI	St Mark LC Normal IL Pastor	1/14/2018
Rev Kirk Lahmann	St John LC Burlington WI	Resurrection LC Verona WI & Monroe WI Associate Pastor	1/14/2018
Rev Jeffery Halldorson	St John (Slades Corners) LC Burlington WI	St Peter LC St. Albert AB Canada Pastor	1/21/2018
Rev Adam Bode	Riverview LC Appleton WI	St Paul LC Howards Grove WI Associate Pastor	1/21/2018
Rev Martin Bentz	Trinity LC Crete IL	Trinity LC Belle Plaine MN Associate Pastor	1/21/2018
Rev Jonathan Werre	Good Shepherd LC Sioux Falls SD	St Matthew’s LC Niles IL Pastor	1/21/2018
Rev Kenneth Jahnke	Zoar LC & Paul the Apostle LC Detroit MI	Holy Cross LC Standish MI Pastor	1/21/2018
Dr Keith Wessel	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Mequon WI Professor; New Testament & practical theology (homiletics)	1/23/2018
Rev Brett Krause	Zion LC Denver CO	Mount Olive LC Appleton WI Associate Pastor	1/24/2018
Rev John Holtz	Malawi Mission	Friendly Counselor South Asia	1/25/2018
Rev Joel Tullberg	Shepherd of the Hills LC Lansing MI	Salem LC Loretto MN Associate Pastor	1/25/2018
Rev Michael Schneider	St Andrew’s LC Saint Paul Park MN	Zion LC Crete IL Associate Pastor	1/28/2018
Rev Adam Seelow	Shepherd of the Lakes LC Roscommon MI	St Paul LC Grant Park IL Pastor	1/28/2018
Rev Galen Riediger	Christ LC West Salem WI	Zion LC Olivia MN Pastor	1/28/2018
Rev Scott Schultz	Cross of Christ LC Portage WI	Zion LC Greenleaf WI Associate Pastor	1/28/2018
Rev Jeremy Belter	Atonement LC Plano TX	Shepherd of the Valley LC Westminster CO Pastor	1/28/2018
Rev Joel Spaude	St Peter LC Fort Collins CO	Christ LC Juneau AK Pastor	1/28/2018
Rev David Carlovsky	Lord and Savior LC Crystal Lake IL	Living Water LC Hot Springs Village AR Pastor	1/28/2018
Rev Daniel Westendorf	Crown of Life LC Warren MI	Trinity LC Neenah WI Associate Pastor	1/29/2018
Rev Mark Reichert	St Paul’s LC Norfolk NE	St Paul LC Wisconsin Rapids WI Associate Pastor	1/29/2018
Rev Mark Kaesmeyer	Cross of Christ LC Coon Rapids MN	St Paul LC Slinger WI Associate Pastor	1/30/2018
Rev Heath Butler	Bethlehem LC Manassas VA	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher	2/1/2018
Rev Joseph Fricke	St Paul LC Mauston WI	St Paul LC Saginaw MI Associate Pastor	2/1/2018
Rev Seth Bode	Christ Alone LC Dardenne Prairie MO	Bethlehem LC Carmel IN Pastor	2/4/2018
Rev Nathan Nass	St Peter LC Saint Peter MN	Bethel LC Menasha WI Pastor	2/4/2018
Rev Luke Boehringer	Gethsemane LC Davenport IA	St John LC Peshtigo WI Pastor	2/5/2018
Rev Stephen Meyer	Resurrection LC Rochester MN	Mt Olive LC Suamico WI Associate Pastor	2/6/2018
Rev David Warskow	Trinity LC Ridgecrest CA	Beautiful Savior LC Spooner WI Pastor	2/6/2018
Rev Mark Luetzow	Bethel LC Bay City MI	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI President	2/7/2018
Rev Kyle Bitter	St John LC Wauwatosa WI	St John LC Bay City MI Associate Pastor	2/7/2018
Rev Michael Seifert	Living Hope LC Midlothian VA	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Professor; German	2/7/2018
Rev Gregory Hein	Peace LC Gilbert AZ	Cross of Life LC Mississauga ON Canada Pastor	2/11/2018
Rev Alexander Groth	Beautiful Savior LC Cincinnati OH	Crown of Life LC Corona CA Pastor	2/11/2018
Rev Ross Else	Emmaus LC Phoenix AZ	Trinity LC El Paso TX Pastor	2/11/2018
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mr Joshua Metzger	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Lead Religion & Catechism	12/21/2017
Miss Catherine St. John	St John LS Mukwonago WI	MLC Early Childhood Learning Center New Ulm MN ECM Teacher	1/4/2018
Mr Jeffrey Wetzel	St Paul LS Muskego WI	Lamb of God LS West Allis WI Principal & Grades 7-8	1/7/2018
Mrs Rebecca Raabe	Bloomington LS Bloomington MN	Bloomington LS Bloomington MN Teacher; Upper Grades Departmentalized, Provisional Call	1/8/2018
Mrs Rebecca Lohrmann	St Peter’s LS Plymouth MI	St Peter’s LS Plymouth MI ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call	1/10/2018
Mr David Stoltz	St Lucas LS Kewaskum WI	Crown of Life LS Hubertus WI Principal & Grades 6-8	1/14/2018
Mrs Dorothy Grivno	St Paul Little Learners Slinger WI	Crown of Life LS Hubertus WI ECM Director	1/14/2018
Mr Jared Brennan	St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI	Grace LS Oshkosh WI Teacher; Grade 5	1/14/2018
Miss Rebecca Gervais	Cornerstone Early Learning Center Hugo MN	St James Lutheran Preschool Portage MI ECM Director	1/14/2018
Mr Eric Paulsen	St Matthew’s LS Oconomowoc WI	Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN Teacher; Science	1/15/2018
Mrs Erin Laabs	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN Teacher; English	1/15/2018
Miss Rebecca Balge	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; English as a Second Language	1/16/2018
Mr Nate P Sievert	Grace LS Saint Joseph MI	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher; Math/Physical Education	1/16/2018
Mr Peter Micheel	St Mark LS Eau Claire WI	First German LS Manitowoc WI Principal & Grades 7-8	1/16/2018
Mrs Sarah Roloff	Siloah LS Milwaukee WI	St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI Teacher; Grade 4	1/16/2018
Mr Richard Muchka	Morrison Zion LS Greenleaf WI	St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI Principal & Upper Grades; Departmentalized	1/16/2018
Mrs Jaime Drewitz	St John LS Libertyville IL	St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI Teacher; Grade 1	1/16/2018
Mrs Katherine Bravo	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 4	1/16/2018
Miss Catharyn Waggoner	Our Savior’s LS Zion IL	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL ECM Teacher	1/17/2018
Miss Heather Schmidt	St Paul LS Franklin WI	Zion LS Chesaning MI Teacher; Grades 2-4	1/21/2018
Mr Daniel Hosbach	Emanuel First LS Lansing MI	Trinity LS Marinette WI Principal & Grades 5-8	1/21/2018
Mr Timothy Hochmuth	Good Shepherd’s LS West Allis WI	St Paul LS Howards Grove WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	1/21/2018
Mrs Jill Wolf	St John’s LS Jefferson WI	Grace LS Portland OR Teacher; Lower Grades	1/21/2018
Mr Eric Wolf	Westside Christian School Middleton WI	Grace LS Portland OR Teacher; Middle Grades	1/21/2018
Mr Chad Grambsch	Zion LS Columbus WI	Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN Teacher; Grades 5-6	1/21/2018
Mr Mark Thiesfeldt	Northdale LS Tampa FL	Risen Savior Christian Academy Pooler GA Principal & Grades 5-6	1/21/2018
Mrs Ruth Vogt	East Fork LS Whiteriver AZ	Emmaus LS Phoenix AZ Teacher; Grades 1-2	1/21/2018
Mr Darren Vogt	East Fork LS Whiteriver AZ	Emmaus LS Phoenix AZ Teacher; Grades 5-6	1/21/2018
Ms Maria Gines	Zion LS Monroe MI	Victory Preschool Jacksonville FL Director	1/21/2018
Mrs Melissa Brown	Riverview LS Appleton WI	Riverview LS Appleton WI ECM Teacher; One-Year, Half-Time Call	1/21/2018
Mr James Weiland	St John LS Libertyville IL	St John LS Libertyville IL Teacher; Grades 5-6, One-Year Call	1/21/2018
Mrs Stefanie Hill	Brooklyn Bridge Preschool Brooklyn Park MN	Brooklyn Bridge Preschool Brooklyn Park MN ECM Director	1/21/2018
Mrs Jennifer Carter	St Mark LS Eau Claire WI	St Mark LS Eau Claire WI Teacher; Grades 3-6, Departmentalized	1/21/2018
Mrs Carrie Meyer	St Lucas LS Milwaukee WI	Loving Shepherd LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	1/24/2018
Ms Amy Schrap		David’s Star LS Jackson WI Teacher; Kindergarten, Provisional Call	1/28/2018
Mrs Jennifer Rannow		Precious Lambs Early Learning Center Raleigh NC ECM Teacher	1/28/2018
Mr Christopher Holman	Crown of Life LS Warren MI	St John LS Mukwonago WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	1/28/2018
Mr Daniel Schulz	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI	Bethany LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Upper Grades, Departmentalized	1/28/2018
Mrs Tiffany Vanderhoof	St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI	St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI Teacher; Grade 1	1/28/2018
Mr D.H. Fuhrmann	Abiding Word LS Houston TX	Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Grade 6	1/28/2018
Mrs Elizabeth Stokke		Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Grade 1	1/28/2018
Mr Zachary Cvikel	St John’s LS Jefferson WI	Morning Star LS Jackson WI Teacher; Grade 5	1/28/2018
Mr Andrew Dais	St Paul LS Lake Mills WI	Morning Star LS Jackson WI Teacher; Grade 6	1/28/2018
Mrs Rachel Arndt		St John LS Mukwonago WI ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call	1/28/2018
Mrs Megan Schaffer	St John LS Westland MI	Zion Lutheran Preschool Valentine NE ECM Director	1/28/2018
Mr Benjamin Clemons	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI Principal	1/28/2018
Miss Lisa McKenney	Little Lambs Preschool Fort Collins CO	Trinity LS Marshfield WI ECM Teacher	1/28/2018
Mr Paul Ihde	St Paul LS Stevensville MI	St Martin’s LS Watertown SD Principal & Grades 6-8; Departmentalized	1/28/2018
Mr Lance Waege	St John LS Maribel WI	St Paul LS Tomah WI Principal & Grades 7-8	1/28/2018
Mrs June Waege	Loving Arms Christian Child Development Center Maribel WI	St Paul LS Tomah WI ECM Director	1/28/2018
Mr David Gartner	St John LS Redwood Falls MN	Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Myers FL Principal	1/28/2018
Mrs Anneliese Gumm	Trinity LS Nicollet MN	Trinity LS Nicollet MN Teacher; Middle Grades	1/28/2018
Mr Adam Glodowski	Trinity LS Kiel WI	Trinity LS Neenah WI Principal & Grades 7-8	1/29/2018
Mrs Stacy Shrum		St Stephen LS Adrian MI ECM Teacher	1/29/2018
Mr Michael Plocher	St Paul LS New Ulm MN	Trinity LS Caledonia WI Teacher; Grade 8	1/30/2018
Mr Nicholas Bush	Salem LS Milwaukee WI	Trinity LS Caledonia WI Principal	1/30/2018
Mr Ryan Oertel		North Shore Christian Academy Milwaukee WI Principal; Provisional Call	1/31/2018
Mrs Elizabeth Plitzuweit		St Matthew’s LS Oconomowoc WI ECM Director	1/31/2018
Mr Cornelius Whiteside II	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Assistant Principal	2/1/2018
Mr Philip Stuebs	St John-St James LS Reedsville WI	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher; English & Religion	2/2/2018
Miss Cheryl Henckel	Good Shepherd LS West Bend WI	Faith of a Child Daycare Oshkosh WI ECM Director	2/4/2018
Miss Nicole Lehman	Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; High School Math	2/4/2018
Mrs Deanna Schneck	Peace LS Livonia MI	Zion LS Monroe MI Teacher; Grades 1-2	2/4/2018
Miss Terri Miller	St Paul First LS North Hollywood CA	St Paul LS Rapid City SD Teacher; Kindergarten	2/4/2018
Mr Nathan Gartner	Mount Olive LS Appleton WI	St John LS Hemlock MI Principal & Upper Grades	2/4/2018
Mrs Abby Truss	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI	Risen Savior LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 6-8, Lead, Provisional Call	2/4/2018
Ms Stephanie Kudek	Atonement LS Milwaukee WI	Risen Savior LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 5, Provisional Call	2/4/2018
Mrs Rachel Frederickson		Risen Savior LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 7	2/4/2018
Ms Justine Smith	Peace LS Kissimmee FL	Faith LS Anchorage AK Teacher; Kindergarten	2/4/2018
Miss Jennifer Lindloff	Peace LS Sun Prairie WI	St Paul LS Columbus OH Teacher; Grades 3-4	2/4/2018
Mrs Amy Bohme	Bethel Little Lamb Preschool Galesville WI	St Matthew’s LS Winona MN Teacher; Grades 1-2, One-Year, Three-Quarter-Time Call	2/4/2018
Mrs Terri Elder	Michigan Lutheran High School Saint Joseph MI	Luther High School Onalaska WI Teacher; Physical Education	2/5/2018
Mr James Ott	Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI	Illinois Lutheran High School Crete IL Teacher; Math	2/5/2018
Mrs Kayla Wilkins	Trinity LS Marshfield WI	Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 1	2/5/2018
Mrs Beth Rockwell	Immanuel LS Waukegan IL	Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 2	2/5/2018
Mr Michael Pingel	Mt Lebanon LS-Alpha Campus PK-4 Milwaukee WI	Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 4	2/5/2018
Miss Christine Swoboda	Shepherd LS Albuquerque NM	East Fork Lutheran High School Whiteriver AZ Teacher & Coach	2/5/2018
Mr Daniel Bredendick	St Paul First LS North Hollywood CA	East Fork LS Whiteriver AZ Teacher; Grade 8	2/5/2018
Mrs Marcie Kren	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI Teacher; Chemistry	2/5/2018
Miss Sarah Siegler	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI	Luther High School Onalaska WI Teacher; Band	2/5/2018
Mrs Rebecca Jahns		Illinois Lutheran High School Crete IL Teacher; English	2/5/2018
Mr Matthew Foley	Emanuel LS New London WI	Illinois Lutheran High School Crete IL Teacher; Dean of Students	2/5/2018
Mrs Kristi Bredendick	St Paul First LS North Hollywood CA	East Fork LS Whiteriver AZ Teacher; Grade 3	2/5/2018
Mrs Brenna Hollander		Living Hope LS Shakopee MN ECM Teacher; Provisional Call	2/5/2018
Ms Megan Leverence		St John’s LS Wauwatosa WI Teacher; Grade 5, Provisional Call	2/5/2018
Mrs Kimberly Schroer	St Paul’s LS Saginaw MI	St Paul’s LS Saginaw MI Teacher; Kindergarten, Provisional Call	2/6/2018
Mr Nathan King	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher; International Student Director, Provisional Call	2/6/2018
Mrs Erin Mensching	St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI	Cross of Christ LS Coon Rapids MN Teacher; Kindergarten	2/7/2018
Mrs Kirsten George		Cross of Christ LS Coon Rapids MN ECM Director	2/7/2018
Mrs Jodi Rowe		Cross of Christ LS Coon Rapids MN Teacher; Grades 3-4	2/7/2018
Mrs Kimberly Gartner	St Paul LS Lake Mills WI	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Special Education	2/8/2018
Mr Darrell Berg	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Professor; Art education	2/8/2018
Mrs Kelli Baas	Trinity LS Brillion WI	Little Lambs Learning Center Danube MN ECM Director	2/8/2018
Prof Matthew Prost	Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; High School English	2/8/2018
Mr Scott Loberger	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Administrator; Assistant Principal	2/10/2018
Mrs Kelly Loberger	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher; Math	2/10/2018
Mrs Lisa Dunsmoor	Christ LS Eagle River WI	St John LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Middle Grades & Extended Learning	2/11/2018
Mrs Rachel Hansen		Good Shepherd LS Burnsville MN Teacher; Kindergarten, Provisional Call	2/11/2018
Mrs Sara Makinen		St Paul LS Columbus OH Teacher; Kindergarten	2/11/2018
Mr Benjamin Edmundson	Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ	St Paul LS Columbus OH Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/11/2018
Mr Gregory Martin	Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI	Martin Luther LS Oshkosh WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/11/2018
Mr Matthew Willems	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Northland Lutheran High School Mosinee WI Teacher; Science	2/11/2018
Mrs Sara Makinen		Martin Luther LS Oshkosh WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	2/11/2018
Miss Jessie Kempky	Trinity LS Marinette WI	St Paul LS Moline IL Teacher; Kindergarten-Grade 3	2/11/2018
Mrs Bailey Scriver		Lord of Life LS Friendswood TX Teacher; Grades 2-3	2/11/2018
Mrs Jill Hagen		St Paul LS Green Bay WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Part-Time Call	2/11/2018
Miss Kathleen Siverly	Roots to Wings Learning Center Lake City MN	Grace LS Oshkosh WI ECM Teacher	2/11/2018
Mr Stephen Kamps	First LS Lake Geneva WI	Lord and Savior LS Crystal Lake IL Principal & Grades 5-8	2/11/2018
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Miss Naomi Laabs	St Andrew LC Middleton WI	Christ Our Savior LC Rockford MI Staff Minister; Music, Children’s Ministry, ECM	2/6/2018
Mr David Malnes		Praise and Proclaim Ministries Staff Minister	2/8/2018

CALLS ACCEPTED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev James Tauscher	Retired	Our Savior LC Longmont CO Pastor; One-Year, Retirement Call	2/10/2018
Rev Aaron Nitz	St Mark LC Bemidji MN	Good Shepherd LC Cheyenne WY Pastor	2/10/2018
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mr David Noack	Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN	Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Grade 7	1/29/2018
Mrs Susan Schmitz	Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI	Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	2/4/2018
Mrs Shelly Keller	St Stephen LS Adrian MI	St Stephen LS Adrian MI Teacher; Kindergarten-Grade 1	2/7/2018
Mrs Shelly Steinbrenner	St Matthew LS Iron Ridge WI	Peace LS Hartford WI Teacher; Grade 3	2/7/2018
Mr Jon Engelbrecht	St Paul LS Wisconsin Rapids WI	Luther High School Onalaska WI Teacher; Dean of Students	2/7/2018
Mr Justin Walz	St Paul LS Muskego WI	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Theology	2/7/2018
Mrs Elizabeth Koester	Good Shepherd LS Omaha NE	Good Shepherd LS Omaha NE Teacher; Kindergarten & Upper Grades, Departmentalized, One-Year Call	2/7/2018
Mrs Hannah Mueller	St Paul LS Wisconsin Rapids WI	Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Teacher; Kindergarten	2/8/2018
Mrs Amanda Endorf	St Paul LS Tomah WI	St Paul LS Tomah WI Teacher; Technology & Lower/Middle Grades	2/8/2018
Mr Eric Brown	Great Plains Lutheran High School Watertown SD	Christ the King School Palm Coast FL Principal	2/9/2018
Mrs Janell Brown	St Martin’s LS Watertown SD	Christ the King School Palm Coast FL Teacher; Grade 1	2/9/2018
Mr Joel Walker	Apostles LS San Jose CA	Grace LS Glendale AZ Principal & Upper Grades; Departmentalized	2/9/2018
Mrs Sharon Anderson	Trinity Lutheran Preschool Belle Plaine MN	Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN Teacher; Kindergarten	2/10/2018
Mrs Julie Stegman		St Paul LS South Haven MI Teacher; Kindergarten & Grade 1	2/11/2018
Mrs Sarah Sell	Prince of Peace LS Taylorsville UT	Bay Pines LS Seminole FL Teacher; Kindergarten	2/11/2018
Mr Jeffry Sell	Prince of Peace LS Taylorsville UT	Bay Pines LS Seminole FL Principal & Upper Grades	2/11/2018

CALLS DECLINED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Duane Rodewald	Abiding Peace LC Simpsonville SC	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI President	2/5/2018
Rev Timothy Kemnitz	Mt Olive LC Lincoln NE	Zion LC Toledo OH Pastor	2/5/2018
Rev Philip Kieselhorst	Shepherd of the Valley LC Westminster CO	St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Religion	2/5/2018
Rev Frederick Guldberg	Star of Bethlehem LC Winston Salem NC	Good Shepherd LC Omaha NE Pastor	2/6/2018
Rev Michael Weigand	Faith LC Fond du Lac WI	New Hope LC West Melbourne FL Pastor	2/7/2018
Rev Timothy Westendorf	Abiding Word LC Highlands Ranch CO	Crown of Life LC Corona CA Pastor	2/7/2018
Rev Mark Schroeder	Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI	Mt Calvary LC Redding CA Pastor	2/7/2018
Rev Luis Acosta	Risen Savior LC Milwaukee WI	Our Savior LC Pomona CA Pastor	2/7/2018
Rev Jason Baldwin	Hope LC Saint Charles MI	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher	2/9/2018
Rev Gary Pufahl	Christ LC Big Bend WI	St John LC Watertown WI Associate Pastor	2/10/2018
Rev Scott Bergemann	Mt Zion LC Kenosha WI	Resurrection LC Maumee OH Pastor	2/10/2018
Rev Jesse Johnston	Mt Calvary LC Menasha WI	Saving Grace LC Mobile AL Pastor	2/10/2018
Rev John Hering	Divine Peace LC Garland TX	Grace LC Scroggins TX Pastor	2/11/2018
Rev Benjamin Enstad	St John LC Sturgeon Bay WI	St Peter LC Weyauwega WI Associate Pastor	2/11/2018
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Mr Aaron Hartwig	St Paul LS North Fond du Lac WI	Faith LS Antioch IL Principal & Upper Grades; Departmentalized	2/5/2018
Miss Kari Fuerstenberg	Abiding Word LS Houston TX	St Peter LS Weyauwega WI Teacher; Kindergarten	2/8/2018
Mr Daniel Markgraf	Beautiful Savior LS Cincinnati OH	Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI Principal & Grades 7-8	2/9/2018
Miss Emily Gorzalski	Loving Shepherd LS Milwaukee WI	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Grade 1	2/9/2018
Mrs Marlee Hill	St Paul LS North Fond du Lac WI	St Matthew’s LS Oconomowoc WI Teacher; Grade 5	2/9/2018
Mr Timothy Raddatz	St John LS Wrightstown WI	St Mark LS Lincoln NE Principal & Grades 5-8	2/10/2018
Mr Ryan Friske	Trinity LS Bay City MI	Zion LS Columbus WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/10/2018
Mrs Ruth Lee	Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN	Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN Teacher; Grades 1-2	2/10/2018
Mr Ryan Jaeger	St John’s LS Two Rivers WI	Samuel LS Marshall MN Principal & Grades 6-8	2/11/2018
Miss Jennifer Keller	Little Lambs of Peace Preschool Eagle River AK	Samuel LS Marshall MN Teacher; Kindergarten	2/11/2018

RESIGNED

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Mrs Trisha Engelbrecht	St Paul LS Wisconsin Rapids WI	6/30/2018

RETIREMENT

Teachers	Current call	Date retired
Mrs Julie Wagner	St John LS Mukwonago WI	6/30/2018
Mr Geoffrey Hoffmann	St Paul LS Tomah WI	6/30/2018
Mr James Bauer	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI	6/30/2018
Mrs Mary Boettcher	St Paul LS Tomah WI	6/30/2018
Mrs Bonnie Menges	Living Hope LS Shakopee MN	6/30/2018
Mr Lance Johnson	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI	6/30/2018

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Call Report – February 5, 2018

2018/02/05/in Call Reports

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

1/30/2018 – 2/5/2018

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 Duane Rodewald	Abiding Peace LC Simpsonville SC	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI President	1/6/2018
Rev John Hering	Divine Peace LC Garland TX	Grace LC Scroggins TX Pastor	1/7/2018
Rev Jacob Hanneman	Trinity LC Terry MT Salem LC Circle MT Good Shepherd LC Wolf Point MT	Shepherd of the Plains LC Fort Morgan CO Pastor	1/7/2018
Rev Jesse Johnston	Mt Calvary LC Menasha WI	Saving Grace LC Mobile AL Pastor	1/7/2018
Rev Jeffrey Weber	St John LC Dowagiac MI	Redeemer LC Big Rapids MI Pastor	1/8/2018
Rev Marcus Manthey	St John LC Saginaw MI	Hope LC Portland MI Pastor; Retirement Call	1/8/2018
Rev Benjamin Enstad	St John LC Sturgeon Bay WI	St Peter LC Weyauwega WI Associate Pastor	1/10/2018
Rev Timothy Kemnitz	Mt Olive LC Lincoln NE	Zion LC Toledo OH Pastor	1/10/2018
Rev Scott Bergemann	Mt Zion LC Kenosha WI	Resurrection LC Maumee OH Pastor	1/11/2018
Rev Luis Acosta	Risen Savior LC Milwaukee WI	Our Savior LC Pomona CA Pastor	1/12/2018
Rev Jeremy Mattek	Garden Homes LC Milwaukee WI	Immanuel LC Greenville WI Associate Pastor	1/14/2018
Rev Kirk Lahmann	St John LC Burlington WI	St Paul’s LC Stevensville MI Associate Pastor	1/14/2018
Rev Andrew Lindke	St Bartholomew LC Kawkawlin MI	St Mark LC Normal IL Pastor	1/14/2018
Rev Kirk Lahmann	St John LC Burlington WI	Resurrection LC Verona WI Monroe WI Associate Pastor	1/14/2018
Rev Aaron Nitz	St Mark LC Bemidji MN	Good Shepherd LC Cheyenne WY Pastor	1/14/2018
Rev James Tauscher	Retired	Our Savior LC Longmont CO Pastor; One-Year, Retirement Call	1/14/2018
Rev Timothy Westendorf	Abiding Word LC Highlands Ranch CO	Crown of Life LC Corona CA Pastor	1/14/2018
Rev Frederick Guldberg	Star of Bethlehem LC Winston Salem NC	Good Shepherd LC Omaha NE Pastor	1/15/2018
Rev Jason Baldwin	Hope LC Saint Charles MI	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher	1/16/2018
Rev Gary Pufahl	Christ LC Big Bend WI	St John LC Watertown WI Associate Pastor	1/17/2018
Rev Philip Kieselhorst	Shepherd of the Valley LC Westminster CO	St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Religion	1/18/2018
Rev Mark Schroeder	Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI	Mt Calvary LC Redding CA Pastor	1/18/2018
Rev Jeffery Halldorson	St John (Slades Corners) LC Burlington WI	St Peter LC St. Albert AB Canada Pastor	1/21/2018
Rev Adam Bode	Riverview LC Appleton WI	St Paul LC Howards Grove WI Associate Pastor	1/21/2018
Rev Martin Bentz	Trinity LC Crete IL	Trinity LC Belle Plaine MN Associate Pastor	1/21/2018
Rev Jonathan Werre	Good Shepherd LC Sioux Falls SD	St Matthew’s LC Niles IL Pastor	1/21/2018
Rev Kenneth Jahnke	Zoar LC & Paul the Apostle LC Detroit MI	Holy Cross LC Standish MI Pastor	1/21/2018
Rev Michael Weigand	Faith LC Fond du Lac WI	New Hope LC West Melbourne FL Pastor	1/21/2018
Dr Keith Wessel	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Mequon WI Professor; New Testament & practical theology (homiletics)	1/23/2018
Rev Brett Krause	Zion LC Denver CO	Mount Olive LC Appleton WI Associate Pastor	1/24/2018
Rev John Holtz	Malawi Mission	Friendly Counselor South Asia	1/25/2018
Rev Joel Tullberg	Shepherd of the Hills LC Lansing MI	Salem LC Loretto MN Associate Pastor	1/25/2018
Rev Michael Schneider	St Andrew’s LC Saint Paul Park MN	Zion LC Crete IL Associate Pastor	1/28/2018
Rev Adam Seelow	Shepherd of the Lakes LC Roscommon MI	St Paul LC Grant Park IL Pastor	1/28/2018
Rev Galen Riediger	Christ LC West Salem WI	Zion LC Olivia MN Pastor	1/28/2018
Rev Scott Schultz	Cross of Christ LC Portage WI	Zion LC Greenleaf WI Associate Pastor	1/28/2018
Rev Jeremy Belter	Atonement LC Plano TX	Shepherd of the Valley LC Westminster CO Pastor	1/28/2018
Rev Joel Spaude	St Peter LC Fort Collins CO	Christ LC Juneau AK Pastor	1/28/2018
Rev David Carlovsky	Lord and Savior LC Crystal Lake IL	Living Water LC Hot Springs Village AR Pastor	1/28/2018
Rev Daniel Westendorf	Crown of Life LC Warren MI	Trinity LC Neenah WI Associate Pastor	1/29/2018
Rev Mark Reichert	St Paul’s LC Norfolk NE	St Paul LC Wisconsin Rapids WI Associate Pastor	1/29/2018
Rev Mark Kaesmeyer	Cross of Christ LC Coon Rapids MN	St Paul LC Slinger WI Associate Pastor	1/30/2018
Rev Heath Butler	Bethlehem LC Manassas VA	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher	2/1/2018
Rev Joseph Fricke	St Paul LC Mauston WI	St Paul LC Saginaw MI Associate Pastor	2/1/2018
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mrs Ruth Lee	Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN	Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN Teacher; Grades 1-2	12/3/2017
Mr Joshua Metzger	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Lead Religion & Catechism	12/21/2017
Miss Catherine St. John	St John LS Mukwonago WI	MLC Early Childhood Learning Center New Ulm MN ECM Teacher	1/4/2018
Mr Jeffrey Wetzel	St Paul LS Muskego WI	Lamb of God LS West Allis WI Principal & Grades 7-8	1/7/2018
Mrs Hannah Mueller	St Paul LS Wisconsin Rapids WI	Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Teacher; Kindergarten	1/8/2018
Mrs Rebecca Raabe	Bloomington LS Bloomington MN	Bloomington LS Bloomington MN Teacher; Upper Grades, Departmentalized, Provisional Call	1/8/2018
Mr Timothy Raddatz	St John LS Wrightstown WI	St Mark LS Lincoln NE Principal & Grades 5-8	1/10/2018
Mrs Rebecca Lohrmann	St Peter’s LS Plymouth MI	St Peter’s LS Plymouth MI ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call	1/10/2018
Mr Joel Walker	Apostles LS San Jose CA	Grace LS Glendale AZ Principal & Upper Grades; Departmentalized	1/14/2018
Mr David Stoltz	St Lucas LS Kewaskum WI	Crown of Life LS Hubertus WI Principal & Grades 6-8	1/14/2018
Mrs Dorothy Grivno	St Paul Little Learners Slinger WI	Crown of Life LS Hubertus WI ECM Director	1/14/2018
Mr Jared Brennan	St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI	Grace LS Oshkosh WI Teacher; Grade 5	1/14/2018
Mr Aaron Hartwig	St Paul LS North Fond du Lac WI	Faith LS Antioch IL Principal & Upper Grades; Departmentalized	1/14/2018
Mr Jeffry Sell	Prince of Peace LS Taylorsville UT	Bay Pines LS Seminole FL Principal & Upper Grades	1/14/2018
Mrs Sarah Sell	Prince of Peace LS Taylorsville UT	Bay Pines LS Seminole FL Teacher; Kindergarten	1/14/2018
Miss Rebecca Gervais	Cornerstone Early Learning Center Hugo MN	St James Lutheran Preschool Portage MI ECM Director	1/14/2018
Mr Eric Paulsen	St Matthew’s LS Oconomowoc WI	Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN Teacher; Science	1/15/2018
Mrs Erin Laabs	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN Teacher; English	1/15/2018
Miss Rebecca Balge	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; English as a Second Language	1/16/2018
Mr Nate P Sievert	Grace LS Saint Joseph MI	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher; Math/Physical Education	1/16/2018
Mr Ryan Friske	Trinity LS Bay City MI	Zion LS Columbus WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	1/16/2018
Mr Peter Micheel	St Mark LS Eau Claire WI	First German LS Manitowoc WI Principal & Grades 7-8	1/16/2018
Mr Jon Engelbrecht	St Paul LS Wisconsin Rapids WI	Luther High School Onalaska WI Teacher; Dean of Students	1/16/2018
Mrs Sarah Roloff	Siloah LS Milwaukee WI	St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI Teacher; Grade 4	1/16/2018
Mr Richard Muchka	Morrison Zion LS Greenleaf WI	St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI Principal & Upper Grades; Departmentalized	1/16/2018
Mrs Jaime Drewitz	St John LS Libertyville IL	St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI Teacher; Grade 1	1/16/2018
Mrs Katherine Bravo	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 4	1/16/2018
Mrs Marlee Hill	St Paul LS North Fond du Lac WI	St Matthew’s LS Oconomowoc WI Teacher; Grade 5	1/17/2018
Miss Emily Gorzalski	Loving Shepherd LS Milwaukee WI	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Grade 1	1/17/2018
Miss Catharyn Waggoner	Our Savior’s LS Zion IL	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL ECM Teacher	1/17/2018
Mr Justin Walz	St Paul LS Muskego WI	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Theology	1/18/2018
Miss Heather Schmidt	St Paul LS Franklin WI	Zion LS Chesaning MI Teacher; Grades 2-4	1/21/2018
Mr Daniel Hosbach	Emanuel First LS Lansing MI	Trinity LS Marinette WI Principal & Grades 5-8	1/21/2018
Mr Timothy Hochmuth	Good Shepherd’s LS West Allis WI	St Paul LS Howards Grove WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	1/21/2018
Mrs Jill Wolf	St John’s LS Jefferson WI	Grace LS Portland OR Teacher; Lower Grades	1/21/2018
Mr Eric Wolf	Westside Christian School Middleton WI	Grace LS Portland OR Teacher; Middle Grades	1/21/2018
Mrs Sharon Anderson	Trinity Lutheran Preschool Belle Plaine MN	Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN Teacher; Kindergarten	1/21/2018
Mr Chad Grambsch	Zion LS Columbus WI	Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN Teacher; Grades 5-6	1/21/2018
Mrs Julie Stegman		St Paul LS South Haven MI Teacher; Kindergarten & Grade 1	1/21/2018
Mr Mark Thiesfeldt	Northdale LS Tampa FL	Risen Savior Christian Academy Pooler GA Principal & Grades 5-6	1/21/2018
Mrs Janell Brown	St Martin’s LS Watertown SD	Christ the King School Palm Coast FL Teacher; Grade 1	1/21/2018
Mr Eric Brown	Great Plains Lutheran High School Watertown SD	Christ the King School Palm Coast FL Principal	1/21/2018
Mrs Ruth Vogt	East Fork LS Whiteriver AZ	Emmaus LS Phoenix AZ Teacher; Grades 1-2	1/21/2018
Mr Darren Vogt	East Fork LS Whiteriver AZ	Emmaus LS Phoenix AZ Teacher; Grades 5-6	1/21/2018
Ms Maria Gines	Zion LS Monroe MI	Victory Preschool Jacksonville FL Director	1/21/2018
Mrs Melissa Brown	Riverview LS Appleton WI	Riverview LS Appleton WI ECM Teacher; One-Year, Half-Time Call	1/21/2018
Mr James Weiland	St John LS Libertyville IL	St John LS Libertyville IL Teacher; Grades 5-6, One-Year Call	1/21/2018
Mrs Stefanie Hill	Brooklyn Bridge Preschool Brooklyn Park MN	Brooklyn Bridge Preschool Brooklyn Park MN ECM Director	1/21/2018
Mrs Jennifer Carter	St Mark LS Eau Claire WI	St Mark LS Eau Claire WI Teacher; Grades 3-6, Departmentalized	1/21/2018
Mrs Shelly Steinbrenner	St Matthew LS Iron Ridge WI	Peace LS Hartford WI Teacher; Grade 3	1/23/2018
Mrs Susan Schmitz	Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI	Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	1/24/2018
Mr Daniel Markgraf	Beautiful Savior LS Cincinnati OH	Redeemer LS Fond du Lac WI Principal & Grades 7-8	1/24/2018
Miss Kari Fuerstenberg	Abiding Word LS Houston TX	St Peter LS Weyauwega WI Teacher; Kindergarten	1/24/2018
Mrs Carrie Meyer	St Lucas LS Milwaukee WI	Loving Shepherd LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	1/24/2018
Mr Christopher Holman	Crown of Life LS Warren MI	St John LS Mukwonago WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	1/28/2018
Mr Daniel Schulz	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI	Bethany LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Upper Grades, Departmentalized	1/28/2018
Mrs Tiffany Vanderhoof	St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI	St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI Teacher; Grade 1	1/28/2018
Mr D.H. Fuhrmann	Abiding Word LS Houston TX	Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Grade 6	1/28/2018
Mrs Elizabeth Stokke		Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Grade 1	1/28/2018
Ms Amy Schrap		David’s Star LS Jackson WI Teacher; Kindergarten, Provisional Call	1/28/2018
Miss Jennifer Keller	Little Lambs of Peace Preschool Eagle River AK	Samuel LS Marshall MN Teacher; Kindergarten	1/28/2018
Mr Zachary Cvikel	St John’s LS Jefferson WI	Morning Star LS Jackson WI Teacher; Grade 5	1/28/2018
Mr Andrew Dais	St Paul LS Lake Mills WI	Morning Star LS Jackson WI Teacher; Grade 6	1/28/2018
Mrs Rachel Arndt		St John LS Mukwonago WI ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call	1/28/2018
Mrs Megan Schaffer	St John LS Westland MI	Zion Lutheran Preschool Valentine NE ECM Director	1/28/2018
Mr Ryan Jaeger	St John’s LS Two Rivers WI	Samuel LS Marshall MN Principal & Grades 6-8	1/28/2018
Mr Benjamin Clemons	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI Principal	1/28/2018
Miss Lisa McKenney	Little Lambs Preschool Fort Collins CO	Trinity LS Marshfield WI ECM Teacher	1/28/2018
Mr Paul Ihde	St Paul LS Stevensville MI	St Martin’s LS Watertown SD Principal & Grades 6-8; Departmentalized	1/28/2018
Mr Lance Waege	St John LS Maribel WI	St Paul LS Tomah WI Principal & Grades 7-8	1/28/2018
Mrs June Waege	Loving Arms Christian Child Development Center Maribel WI	St Paul LS Tomah WI ECM Director	1/28/2018
Mr David Gartner	St John LS Redwood Falls MN	Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Myers FL Principal	1/28/2018
Mrs Amanda Endorf	St Paul LS Tomah WI	St Paul LS Tomah WI Teacher; Technology & Lower/Middle Grades	1/28/2018
Mrs Anneliese Gumm	Trinity LS Nicollet MN	Trinity LS Nicollet MN Teacher; Middle Grades	1/28/2018
Mr Adam Glodowski	Trinity LS Kiel WI	Trinity LS Neenah WI Principal & Grades 7-8	1/29/2018
Mrs Stacy Shrum		St Stephen LS Adrian MI ECM Teacher	1/29/2018
Mr Michael Plocher	St Paul LS New Ulm MN	Trinity LS Caledonia WI Teacher; Grade 8	1/30/2018
Mr Nicholas Bush	Salem LS Milwaukee WI	Trinity LS Caledonia WI Principal	1/30/2018
Mrs Elizabeth Plitzuweit		St Matthew’s LS Oconomowoc WI ECM Director	1/31/2018
Mr Ryan Oertel		North Shore Christian Academy Milwaukee WI Principal; Provisional Call	1/31/2018
Mr Cornelius Whiteside II	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Assistant Principal	2/1/2018
Mr Philip Stuebs	St John-St James LS Reedsville WI	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher; English & Religion	2/2/2018
Miss Nicole Lehman	Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; High School Math	2/4/2018
Mrs Deanna Schneck	Peace LS Livonia MI	Zion LS Monroe MI Teacher; Grades 1-2	2/4/2018
Miss Terri Miller	St Paul First LS North Hollywood CA	St Paul LS Rapid City SD Teacher; Kindergarten	2/4/2018
Ms Justine Smith	Peace LS Kissimmee FL	Faith LS Anchorage AK Teacher; Kindergarten	2/4/2018
Miss Jennifer Lindloff	Peace LS Sun Prairie WI	St Paul LS Columbus OH Teacher; Grades 3-4	2/4/2018

CALLS ACCEPTED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev Daniel Iwinski	St Paul LC Moline IL	Immanuel LC Medford WI Associate Pastor	2/5/2018
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mrs Katherine Alderman	St Matthew’s LS Stoddard WI	St Matthew’s LS Stoddard WI Teacher; Kindergarten-Grade 1	1/30/2018
Mrs Andrea Dorn	St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI	St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI Teacher; Upper Grades, Departmentalized	1/30/2018
Ms Anne Zeitler		Holy Trinity LS New Hope MN Teacher; Grades 5-6, Provisional Call	1/30/2018
Mr Jeffrey Falck	Shepherd of the Valley LS Westminster CO	Illinois Lutheran Elementary School Crete IL Principal & Grades 5-6	1/31/2018
Ms Sydney Giovinazzo		Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School Wauwatosa WI Teacher; Provisional Call	2/1/2018
Mrs Michelle Wachal	St John LS Libertyville IL	Zion LS Rhinelander WI ECM Teacher	2/2/2018
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mr Timothy Babler	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	St Mark LC De Pere WI Staff Minister	2/2/2018

CALLS DECLINED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Thomas Zimdars	Santo Tomas LC Phoenix AZ	Grace LC Yakima WA Pastor	1/28/2018
Rev Aaron Nitz	St Mark LC Bemidji MN	St Luke LC Oakfield WI Pastor	1/28/2018
Rev Joel Suckow	Northland Lutheran High School Mosinee WI	St John LC Doylestown WI St Stephen LC Fall River WI Pastor	1/30/2018
Rev Matthew Westra	Living Promise LC Morristown TN	Grace LC Vail AZ & Benson AZ Associate Pastor	1/30/2018
Rev Mark Gabb	St Paul LC Beverly Hills FL	Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI Associate Pastor	1/31/2018
Rev David Maertz	Great Plains Lutheran High School Watertown SD	Zion LC Rhinelander WI Associate Pastor	1/31/2018
Rev Collin Vanderhoof	Good Shepherd LC Beaver Dam WI	Grace LC Oshkosh WI Associate Pastor	1/31/2018
Rev Martin Luchterhand	Crown of Life LC Fort Myers FL	St John LC Two Rivers WI Associate Pastor	2/1/2018
Prof Stephen Geiger	Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Mequon WI	Peace LC Santa Clara CA Pastor	2/1/2018
Rev Paul Waldschmidt	Peace LC Hartford WI	Beautiful Savior LC Spooner WI Pastor	2/1/2018
Rev David Koelpin	Living Savior LC Littleton CO	Trinity LC El Paso TX Pastor	2/1/2018
Rev Peter Lindemann	Zion LC Egg Harbor WI Christ LC Baileys Harbor WI	St John LC Stanton NE Pastor	2/2/2018
Rev Daniel Bondow	Grace LC Milwaukee WI	St Luke LC Watertown WI Associate Pastor	2/2/2018
Rev William Harley	Trinity LC Winner SD	Grace LC New London WI Pastor	2/2/2018
Rev Timothy Shrimpton	Gloria Dei LC Belmont CA	Emanuel First LC Lansing MI Associate Pastor	2/3/2018
Rev Gary Bode	Valley View LC Helena MT	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Pastor	2/4/2018
Rev Joel Schwartz	Peace LC Trinity FL	Shining Mountains LC Bozeman MT Pastor	2/4/2018
Rev David Rosenau	St Mark LC Leesburg FL	St John’s LC New Ulm MN Associate Pastor	2/4/2018
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Mrs Kirsten Kasten	Huron Valley Lutheran High School Westland MI	Huron Valley Lutheran High School Westland MI Teacher; Choir, One-Year, Part-Time Call	1/26/2018
Mr Seth Herrmann	Atonement LS Milwaukee WI	Illinois Lutheran High School Crete IL Teacher; Dean of Students	1/30/2018
Mrs Cheryl Root		St Paul LS Green Bay WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Part-Time Call	2/1/2018
Mr David Backus	St John LS Manitowoc WI	Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Principal & Upper Grades; Departmentalized	2/1/2018
Mr Timothy Vogel	Shepherd of the Hills LS La Mesa CA	Mt Olive LS Delano MN Principal & Grades 6-8	2/1/2018
Mrs Rebecca Jahns		Huron Valley Lutheran High School Westland MI Teacher; English	2/1/2018
Mr Karl Schwerin	Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher; Science	2/1/2018
Prof Jennifer Mehlberg	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Bethlehem LS-North Germantown WI ECM Director	2/2/2018
Mr Alexander Hunt	Good Shepherd LS Sioux Falls SD	Shepherd of the Valley LS Menasha WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/2/2018
Miss Sarah Krajewski	Lambs of Grace Child Development Center Charlotte NC	Grace LS Oshkosh WI ECM Teacher	2/2/2018
Mr Andrew Retzlaff	Immanuel LS Greenville WI	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Administrator; Assistant Principal	2/3/2018
Mrs Jennifer Retzlaff	Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher; Math	2/3/2018
Mr David Mielke	St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Teacher; STEM	2/3/2018
Mr Kaleb Buch	St Luke LS Oakfield WI	Lord and Savior LS Crystal Lake IL Principal & Grades 5-8	2/3/2018
Mrs Joanne Mattes	First German LS Manitowoc WI	First German LS Manitowoc WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	2/4/2018
Mr Samuel Hunter	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; High School English	2/4/2018

RESIGNED

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Mrs Dana Schwab	St Bartholomew LS Kawkawlin MI	6/30/2018
Mrs Kimberly Johnson	Shepherd of the Valley LS Westminster CO	6/30/2018

CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY

Teachers	Home church	Death date
Mr Arvon Peter	Mt Olive LC Las Vegas NV	1/24/2018

RETIREMENT

Pastors	Current call	Date retired
Rev Neil Varnum	St John LC Enterprise WI St Paul LC Crandon WI Christ LC Hiles WI	4/30/2018
Teachers	Current call	Date retired
Dr Susan Ratzburg	Bethlehem LS-North Germantown WI	6/30/2018
Miss Pamela Leifer	Peace LS Hartford WI	6/30/2018

LIMITED LENGTH CALL EXPIRED

Teachers	Current call	Date effective
Mrs Kirsten Kasten	Huron Valley Lutheran High School Westland MI	6/30/2018

POSITION ELIMINATED

Pastors	Current call	Date effective
Rev David Warskow	Trinity LC Ridgecrest CA	6/3/2018

CALL TERMINATED

Staff Ministers	Current call	Date effective
Mr Steven Schroeder	Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI	1/12/2018

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