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Call Report – March 25, 2019

2019/03/25/in Call Reports

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

3/19/2019 – 3/25/2019

The call report details when pastors, teachers, and staff ministers change positions within WELS. The Conference of Presidents oversees and coordinates the calling process.

NO DECISION REPORTED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date issued
Rev Daniel Waldschmidt	St John LC Burlington WI	Asia Lutheran Seminary Professor; Hebrew	2/2/2019
Dr Terry Schultz	1 Latin America Team	Multi-Language Publications Artistic Development Missionary	2/14/2019
Rev Gregory Tobison	Grace LC Hutchinson MN	Cross of Christ LC Liverpool NY Pastor	2/17/2019
Rev Aaron Bublitz	Mt Lebanon LC Milwaukee WI	Heritage LC Gilbert AZ Pastor	2/19/2019
Rev Christopher Esmay	Beautiful Savior LC Topeka KS	St John LC Waterloo WI Pastor	2/24/2019
Rev Peter Lindemann	Zion LC Egg Harbor WI Christ LC Baileys Harbor WI	Amazing Grace LC Panama City FL Pastor	2/25/2019
Rev Jeffrey Limpert	Christ Our Rock LC Rochester MN	Zion LC Olivia MN Pastor	2/25/2019
Rev Benjamin Blumer	Bethlehem LC Lakeville MN	CrossWalk Lutheran Ministries Laveen AZ Pastor	2/27/2019
Rev Neal Behm	English LC Viroqua WI	Christ LC Merrill WI Pastor	3/3/2019
Rev Benjamin Kratz	Our Savior LC Birmingham AL	First German LC Manitowoc WI Associate Pastor	3/3/2019
Rev Joshua Free	Abiding Peace LC Elgin IL	Good Shepherd LC Kearney NE Pastor	3/3/2019
Rev Bradley Wright	Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac WI	Risen Savior LC Mansfield OH Pastor	3/3/2019
Rev Donald Schultz	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI	The Watertown Recreation and Outreach Center for Youth Watertown WI Pastor; Director	3/7/2019
Rev Frank Rose	Zion LC & St John LC Kingston WI	Zion LC Akaska SD St Paul’s LC Mound City SD Pastor	3/7/2019
Rev David Olson	Rock of Ages LC Madison TN	St Matthew LC Appleton WI Associate Pastor	3/10/2019
Rev David Schultz	Faith LC Rising City NE	St John LC Witten SD Pastor	3/10/2019
Rev Charles Vannieuwenhoven	Northdale LC Tampa FL	Bethlehem LC Hortonville WI Associate Pastor	3/10/2019
Rev Dustin Bergene	Christ the Redeemer LC Barre VT	Zion LC Bristol WI Pastor	3/10/2019
Rev Michael Otterstatter	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Faith LC Tacoma WA Pastor	3/10/2019
Rev Jonathan Hackbarth	Salem LC Woodbury MN	Our Shepherd LC Crown Point IN Pastor	3/10/2019
Rev Timothy Wilkens	King of Kings LC Kennewick WA	St John LC Glencoe MN Pastor	3/10/2019
Rev Mark Parsons	Faith LC Fond du Lac WI	First LC La Crescent MN Pastor	3/11/2019
Rev Kenneth Nelson	Our Savior’s LC South Shore SD	St John LC & Trinity LC Carson ND Immanuel LC Elgin ND Pastor	3/11/2019
Rev Joel Russow	Faith LC Tallahassee FL	New Mission Brandon SD Pastor	3/12/2019
Dean David Koehler	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher; Religion	3/12/2019
Rev David Reichel	Faith LC Huron SD Ascension LC Mitchell SD	Zion LC Bonesteel SD St Paul LC Naper NE Pastor	3/17/2019
Rev Jon Hadler	St Matthew LC Marathon WI	St Peter LC Weyauwega WI Associate Pastor	3/17/2019
Rev David Wenzel	Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Pastor; Admissions Counselor	3/17/2019
Rev Christian Winkel	Redemption LC Milwaukee WI	Faith LC River Falls WI Pastor	3/17/2019
Rev Michael Weigand	Faith LC Fond du Lac WI	Pilgrim LC Menomonee Falls WI Pastor	3/17/2019
Rev Mark Jacobson	Grace LC Glendale AZ	St Paul LC East Troy WI Pastor	3/17/2019
Rev Troy Schreiner	Mount Olive LC Appleton WI	Victory LC Jacksonville FL Pastor	3/17/2019
Rev Matthew Westra	Living Promise LC Morristown TN	Good Shepherd LC Cedar Rapids IA Pastor	3/17/2019
Rev Neil Birkholz	Hong Kong Mission	Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School Commerce City CO International Program Director & Teacher	3/17/2019
Rev Eric Schroeder	St John LC Wauwatosa WI	Trinity LC Marshfield WI Pastor	3/17/2019
Rev Mark Schutz	Hope LC Spearfish SD	Grace LC Oshkosh WI Associate Pastor	3/17/2019
Rev Matthew Westra	Living Promise LC Morristown TN	Peace LC Eagle River AK Pastor	3/17/2019
Rev Robert Frick	Mt Calvary LC Waukesha WI	St Paul’s LC Stevensville MI Associate Pastor	3/17/2019
Rev Gerhardt Juergens	St John LC Tappen ND	Grace LC Burke SD Pastor	3/17/2019
Rev Joel Thomford	Zion LC Chesaning MI	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN Pastor; Admissions Counselor	3/17/2019
Rev Nathan Kassulke	Grace LC Tucson AZ	St Mark LC Eau Claire WI Associate Pastor	3/17/2019
Rev Matthew Grunewald	St John’s LC Saint Clair MN	Bethany LC Gibsonia PA Pastor	3/21/2019
Rev Joel Schwartz	Peace LC Trinity FL	New Mission Joplin MO Pastor	3/21/2019
Rev Jesse Johnston	Mt Calvary LC Menasha WI	Apostles LC San Jose CA Associate Pastor	3/24/2019
Rev Daniel Cole	St John LC Maribel WI	Immanuel LC Taylor AZ & Springerville AZ Pastor	3/24/2019
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mrs Katherine Bravo	Christ-St Peter LS-East Campus Milwaukee WI	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Principal	2/19/2019
Mr Jeremy Braun		Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School Wauwatosa WI Teacher; English	2/23/2019
Mrs Christina Johnson	First LS La Crosse WI	First LS La Crosse WI ECM Teacher; 3K Teacher	2/24/2019
Miss Katherine Kogler		Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ Teacher; Social Studies	2/26/2019
Mrs Sara Makinen	St John LS Libertyville IL	Wisconsin LS-Elementary School (3-5) Racine WI Teacher; Grade 2	2/26/2019
Mrs Christel Strutz	St Paul LS Cudahy WI	St Paul LS Muskego WI Teacher; Grade 3	2/28/2019
Mrs Rachel Kanter	Atonement LS Milwaukee WI	Abiding Peace LC Simpsonville SC Teacher	3/3/2019
Miss Jennifer Keller	Little Lambs of Peace Preschool Eagle River AK	Shepherd LS Albuquerque NM Teacher	3/3/2019
Miss Kristine Krug	St Paul LS Beverly Hills FL	Peace LS Kissimmee FL Teacher	3/3/2019
Mr Richard Cody	St John LS Juneau WI	St John LS Baraboo WI Principal & Upper Grades	3/3/2019
Mrs Nancy Kanter	St Peter LS Helenville WI	Zion LS Rhinelander WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	3/3/2019
Mr Thomas Zuberbier	St John LS Dakota MN	Apostles LS San Jose CA Teacher; Grade 4	3/3/2019
Mr Clark Dittbenner	St John’s LS Two Rivers WI	St John LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 5	3/3/2019
Miss Barbara Noon	Beautiful Savior Preschool Clarksville TN	Little Lambs Child Development Center Cheyenne WY ECM Director	3/3/2019
Mrs Annette Anderson		St John LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 1	3/3/2019
Miss Deanna Rahn	Wisconsin LS-Middle School (6-8) Racine WI	St Paul LS Lake Mills WI Teacher	3/3/2019
Mrs Rebekah Bohlmann	Salem LS-Greenfield MN Greenfield MN	Salem LS-Greenfield MN Greenfield MN Teacher; Kindergarten	3/3/2019
Mr Steven Haag	First LS Lake Geneva WI	New Hope Lutheran Academy West Melbourne FL Principal & Grades 7-8	3/3/2019
Mrs Kelli Baas	Trinity LS Brillion WI	Faith LS Anchorage AK ECM Director	3/3/2019
Mrs Wendy Roberts	Gethsemane LS Omaha NE	Good Shepherd LC & LS Omaha NE Teacher; Administrative Assistance	3/3/2019
Mrs Melissa DeRuiter		St Philip LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; K4, Provisional Call	3/3/2019
Mr David Leonard	Friedens LS Kenosha WI	Friedens LS Kenosha WI Principal & Upper Grades	3/3/2019
Mr David Zank	Friedens LS Kenosha WI	Friedens LS Kenosha WI Teacher; Upper Grades & Assistant Principal	3/3/2019
Ms Shelley Kromschroder		Salem LS Loretto MN Teacher; Grade 6, Administrative Release, Three-Quarter Time, Provisional Call	3/3/2019
Mr Timothy Mueller Jr	Star of Bethlehem LS New Berlin WI	Illinois Lutheran Schools Inc Crete IL Executive Director	3/4/2019
Ms Kjersti Jakober	Bethel LS Sioux Falls SD	Bethel LS Sioux Falls SD Teacher; Upper Grades	3/4/2019
Miss Cheryl Henckel	Good Shepherd LS West Bend WI	First Lutheran Preschool Lake Geneva WI ECM Director	3/5/2019
Mr Peter Wolfgramm	Riverview LC Appleton WI	Grace in Action Minneapolis MN Administrator & Presenter	3/5/2019
Mr Jon Hermanson	Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Music	3/5/2019
Mr Stephen Granberg	Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI	Grace in Action Minneapolis MN Presenter & Program Development	3/5/2019
Miss Nicole Glodowski	St Paul LS Muskego WI	St Philip LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 3	3/10/2019
Mrs Lynn Sellnow	Holy Trinity Lutheran Preschool Wyoming MI	St John LS Montello WI ECM Teacher	3/10/2019
Mrs Kristi Utsch	Immanuel LS Hutchinson MN	Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Teacher; Grade 1	3/10/2019
Mrs Jennifer Bunn	St John LS Wrightstown WI	Zion LS Columbus WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	3/10/2019
Mr Steven Biedenbender	St Paul LS New Ulm MN	Peace LS Hartford WI Teacher; Grade 5	3/10/2019
Miss Kathleen VanOrman	Sola Fide Academy Lawrenceville GA	St Paul LC Mount Calvary WI Teacher; Grade 1-2	3/10/2019
Mrs Kerri Esmay	Beautiful Savior Lutheran Early Learning Center Topeka KS	St John LS Waterloo WI ECM Director	3/10/2019
Mr David Leyrer	St John LS Wauwatosa WI	St John LS Waterloo WI Teacher; Grade 5-6	3/10/2019
Miss Elaina Mercier		Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI ECM Director	3/10/2019
Mrs Heidi Fischer		Our Savior LS Grafton WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	3/10/2019
Miss Kristy Lendt	Trinity LS Aberdeen SD	The Shepherd’s Lambs Child Care Center New Hope MN ECM Teacher	3/10/2019
Mr Scott Brown	St Paul LS Norfolk NE	St Paul’s LS Saginaw MI Teacher; Grades 6-8	3/10/2019
Mr David Gartner	St John LS Redwood Falls MN	West Lutheran High School Plymouth MN Principal	3/10/2019
Ms Maria Gines	Zion LS Monroe MI	Little Lambs Preschool Fort Collins CO ECM Director	3/10/2019
Mr Larry Sellnow	Holy Trinity LS Wyoming MI	St John LS Montello WI Principal	3/10/2019
Ms Kris Eggers	David’s Star LS Jackson WI	Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Teacher; Grade 2	3/10/2019
Mr James Ott	Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Teacher; Math	3/10/2019
Ms Stacey Sordahl	Zion LS Monroe MI	Zion LS Monroe MI Teacher; Kindergarten, Half-Time Call	3/10/2019
Mrs Dana Leyrer	St John LS Wauwatosa WI	St John LS Waterloo WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	3/10/2019
Mrs Bethany Schwartz		Northdale LS Tampa FL Teacher; Grade K-1, Half-Time Call	3/10/2019
Mr Philip Miller	St Paul LS Rapid City SD	Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 5	3/11/2019
Mr Alexander Hunt	Good Shepherd LS Sioux Falls SD	Emanuel LS New London WI Teacher; Grade 5	3/11/2019
Mr Steven Jensen	West Lutheran High School Plymouth MN	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; High School Math	3/11/2019
Mrs Janine Thies	Bethlehem LS Hortonville WI	St Peter LS Appleton WI ECM Director	3/11/2019
Mr Tyler Schoen	Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Life Science	3/11/2019
Mr Daniel Hubert	Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI	Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Band Director/Professor of Music	3/11/2019
Mr Matthew Schreiber	Immanuel LS La Crosse WI	Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Atkinson WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	3/12/2019
Mrs Jill Wolf	St John’s LS Jefferson WI	Bloomington LS Bloomington MN Teacher Grade; Kindergarten	3/12/2019
Mr Eric Wolf	Westside Christian School Middleton WI	Bloomington LS Bloomington MN Teacher; Grade 8	3/12/2019
Mrs Laura Raddatz		St Lucas LS Milwaukee WI Administrator; Dean of Students & Instruction	3/12/2019
Mr Paul Kanzenbach	St John LS Milwaukee WI	Bloomington LS Bloomington MN Teacher; Grade 8	3/12/2019
Mrs Hannah Buske	St Mark LS Green Bay WI	St Mark LS Green Bay WI ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call	3/12/2019
Mr Michael Mittelstadt	Bethlehem LS-South Menomonee Falls WI	Trinity LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 7	3/13/2019
Mrs Rachel Wordell		Mount Olive LS Appleton WI Teacher; Grade 2	3/13/2019
Mrs Sarah Schaser	Christ Alone LS Thiensville WI	St John’s LS Newburg WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Half-Time Call	3/13/2019
Mr Jason Snodie	Faith LS Antioch IL	Trinity LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 5	3/13/2019
Miss Catharyn Waggoner	Our Savior’s LS Zion IL	Mt Calvary LS Redding CA Teacher; Kindergarten-Grade 1	3/13/2019
Miss Rebecca Gervais	Cornerstone Early Learning Center Hugo MN	Atonement Early Childhood Center Milwaukee WI ECM Teacher	3/14/2019
Mrs Haven Jacobs	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Teacher; Spanish, Half-Time, Provisional Call	3/14/2019
Mrs Beth Kock		Atonement Early Childhood Center Milwaukee WI ECM Teacher	3/14/2019
Mrs Jennifer Heiny	Beautiful Savior Preschool and Kindergarten Las Vegas NV	Beautiful Savior Preschool & Kindergarten Las Vegas NV ECM Director	3/17/2019
Mrs Stephanie Pasillas	Salem LS Milwaukee WI	Holy Trinity LS Okauchee WI Teacher; Grade K-2	3/17/2019
Mrs Elizabeth Tiedemann	Abiding Peace Academy Simpsonville SC	Resurrection LS Rochester MN Teacher; Grade 2	3/17/2019
Miss Jessica Martinez	St Philip LS Milwaukee WI	Resurrection LS Rochester MN Teacher; Grade 4	3/17/2019
Mr Nicholas Raith	Grace LC Saint Joseph MI	Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN Teacher; Grades 5-6	3/17/2019
Mr Benjamin Bain	St Paul LS Onalaska WI	Zion LS South Milwaukee WI Principal & Grade 8	3/17/2019
Mrs Vicky Gates		Mt Calvary-Grace LS La Crosse WI ECM Teacher; Provisional Call	3/17/2019
Miss Elaina Mercier		Victory Preschool Jacksonville FL ECM Director	3/17/2019
Mr Paul Hoffman	St Paul LS Appleton WI	St Paul LC Wonewoc WI Principal	3/17/2019
Miss Megan Bauer	Beautiful Savior LS Grove City OH	Good Shepherd Lutheran Academy Deltona FL Teacher; Grade 3	3/17/2019
Mrs Malissa Voss	Grace Christian Academy Falls Church VA	Calvary LS Dallas TX Teacher; Kindergarten	3/17/2019
Mr Philip Haefner	Trinity LS Bay City MI	Christ LS Big Bend WI Principal & Grades 5-6	3/17/2019
Mr Darin Stewart	St Mark LS Green Bay WI	Martin Luther LC Oshkosh WI Teacher; Grade 7-8	3/17/2019
Mrs Penny Lecker		Martin Luther LC Oshkosh WI ECM Teacher	3/17/2019
Ms Jordan Paustian		Lord of Life LS Friendswood TX Teacher; Grades 5-8	3/17/2019
Mr Nathan Gartner	Mount Olive LS Appleton WI	Abiding Word LS Houston TX Teacher; Grade 6	3/17/2019
Mr Jonathan Gross		Mt Lebanon LS-Omega Campus Gr 5-8 Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 5-8, Departmentalized	3/17/2019
Mr Stephen Lauber	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI	Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School Commerce City CO Teacher; Vice Principal & Social Studies	3/17/2019
Ms Lauren Farquhar	St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN	King of Grace LS Golden Valley MN Teacher; Grades 5-8, Departmentalized	3/17/2019
Prof James Holman	Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI	Mt Lebanon LS-Alpha Campus PK-4 Milwaukee WI Teacher; Development Director/Mission Advancement	3/17/2019
Mr Benjamin Lundsten	Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN	Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN Teacher; Art	3/18/2019
Mr Christopher Holman	Crown of Life LS Warren MI	Emanuel First LS Lansing MI Principal	3/18/2019
Mr Daniel Kasten	Bethlehem LS Hortonville WI	St Mark’s LS Watertown WI Teacher; Grade 4	3/18/2019
Mr Justin Wiechmann	St Matthew’s LS Oconomowoc WI	Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School Wauwatosa WI Teacher; Science	3/18/2019
Mr Harmon Krause	New Hope Lutheran Academy West Melbourne FL	East Fork LS Whiteriver AZ Teacher; Grade 6	3/18/2019
Mrs Jessica Krause	New Hope Lutheran Academy West Melbourne FL	East Fork LS Whiteriver AZ Teacher; Grade 3	3/18/2019
Mrs Laura Schultz	Trinity-St Luke Clark St Campus Watertown WI	St John LS Wauwatosa WI Teacher; Grade 5	3/19/2019
Mrs Laura Otto	Salem LS Milwaukee WI	Building Blocks Christian Learning Center Mequon WI ECM Director	3/19/2019
Mr Drew Kock	St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 7	3/19/2019
Mrs Andrea Baird	Divine Peace LS Largo MD	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 6	3/19/2019
Mr Daniel Busch	Good Shepherd LS Burton MI	Lord and Savior LS Crystal Lake IL Principal & Grades 5-8	3/19/2019
Mr Patrick Loroff	St Stephen LS Adrian MI	St Lucas LS Kewaskum WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	3/19/2019
Mr Justin Hansen	Good Shepherd LS Burnsville MN	St Paul’s LC Stevensville MI Teacher; Grade 5-6	3/20/2019
Miss Kim Gnewuch	Westside Christian School Middleton WI	St Paul LS Ixonia WI Teacher; Grade 3-4	3/20/2019
Mrs Rachel Hansen	Good Shepherd LS Burnsville MN	St Paul LS Stevensville MI ECM Director	3/20/2019
Mrs Annette Schultz		St John LS Redwood Falls MN Teacher; Grade 2	3/20/2019
Mrs Andrea Neumann	St Matthew’s LS Oconomowoc WI	St Paul’s LC Menomonie WI Teacher; Kindergarten	3/21/2019
Mrs Michelle Hardinger	Resurrection LS Rochester MN	Bloomington LS Bloomington MN Teacher; Grade 5	3/21/2019
Mr Santiago Botero	Joint Mission Council Waukesha WI	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Teacher; Science	3/21/2019
Mrs Maura Hegman		MLC Early Childhood Learning Center New Ulm MN ECM Teacher	3/21/2019
Mr Nathan Reich	St Paul LS Green Bay WI	Beautiful Savior LC Grove City OH Principal & Grades 6-8	3/24/2019
Miss Amanda Ehrenberg	St Paul LS South Haven MI	Ascension Lutheran Preschool Macomb MI ECM Director	3/24/2019
Miss Cliss Loescher	Building Blocks for Life Preschool Cambridge MN	Zion LC Valentine NE ECM Director	3/24/2019
Miss Elizabeth Henke	Risen Savior Christian Academy Pooler GA	Peace LS Sun Prairie WI Teacher; Grade 1	3/24/2019
Miss Sarah Rautenberg	Building Blocks Christian Academy Los Angeles CA	Precious Lambs Early Learning Center Raleigh NC ECM Teacher	3/24/2019
Mrs Carrie Schumacher	Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI	Good Shepherd’s LC West Allis WI Teacher; Grade 7-8	3/24/2019
Mr Richard Muchka	Morrison Zion LS Greenleaf WI	Emanuel LS New London WI Principal	3/24/2019
Mr William Roepke		St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI Principal & Upper Grades, Departmentalized	3/24/2019
Ms Elizabeth Kuschel	Illinois Lutheran Elementary School Crete IL	St Paul LS Rapid City SD Teacher; Grades 4, 7-8	3/24/2019
Miss Deborah Doletzky	Lord and Savior LS Crystal Lake IL	Divine Savior Academy – Sienna Plantation Missouri City TX Teacher; Grades 1-2	3/24/2019
Mr Scott Beyersdorf	David’s Star LS Jackson WI	Divine Savior Academy – Sienna Plantation Missouri City TX Teacher; Grade 7	3/24/2019
Miss Sandra O’Laire	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI	Risen Savior Christian Academy Pooler GA Teacher; Kindergarten	3/24/2019
Miss Amelia Nemmers	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Peace LS Sun Prairie WI Teacher; Grade 2	3/24/2019
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mr James Groth	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI	St Paul’s LC Stevensville MI Staff Minister	3/17/2019

CALLS ACCEPTED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev Steven Tews	St Peter’s LC Balaton MN	Peace LC Wautoma WI Pastor	3/23/2019
Rev Jon Hartmann	Atonement LC Milwaukee WI	New Hope LC West Melbourne FL Pastor	3/24/2019
Rev Michael Koepke	Salem LC Ann Arbor MI	Lamb of God LC Phoenix AZ Pastor	3/24/2019
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mr Perry Lund	Evergreen Lutheran High School Tacoma WA	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Chemistry/ STEM	3/13/2019
Mrs Hope Carr	St John LS Milwaukee WI	St John LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 2	3/18/2019
Mr Michael DeRuiter	St Philip LS Milwaukee WI	St John LS Lannon WI Teacher; Upper Grades	3/18/2019
Mrs Laura Ozminkowski	St Paul LS East Troy WI	St Paul LS Lake Mills WI Teacher; Kindergarten	3/18/2019
Ms Andrea Oppermann	Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Teacher; Fine Arts	3/19/2019
Mrs Glenda Knuth	Bethel LS Sioux Falls SD	Bethel LS Sioux Falls SD Teacher; Principal & Lower Grades	3/23/2019
Mrs Kristen Tomczak		Bethel LS Sioux Falls SD Teacher; Departmentalized, Half-Time Call	3/23/2019
Mrs Kelly Hering	Immanuel LS Medford WI	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Grade 1	3/23/2019
Mr Joseph Hering	Immanuel LS Medford WI	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Middle Grades	3/23/2019
Mr Alex Moore	St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Teacher; Science	3/23/2019
Mrs Rachel Blum	St Paul LS Green Bay WI	St Paul LS Green Bay WI Teacher; Grade 1	3/24/2019

CALLS DECLINED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Mark Gabb	St Paul LC Beverly Hills FL	Board for Home Missions Mission Counselor	3/18/2019
Rev Stephen Koelpin	Crown of Life LC Yucaipa CA	Illumine LC Rock Hill SC Pastor	3/19/2019
Rev Frederick Guldberg	Star of Bethlehem LC Winston Salem NC	St Matthew’s LC Niles IL Pastor	3/21/2019
Rev Timothy Rosenow	St Paul LC Prescott WI	Our Savior’s LC Zion IL Pastor	3/21/2019
Rev Timothy Smith	St Paul LC New Ulm MN	Immanuel LC Kewaunee WI Pastor	3/22/2019
Rev Scott Wolfram	Divine Word LC Plover WI	Emmanuel LC Hudson WI Pastor	3/22/2019
Rev Derek Bartelt	Christ the Vine LC Temecula CA	Peace LC Loves Park IL Pastor	3/22/2019
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Miss Kathryn Gut	Shepherd of the Valley LS Westminster CO	MLC Early Childhood Learning Center New Ulm MN ECM Teacher	3/18/2019
Mrs Jennifer Wolfgramm	Good Shepherd’s LS West Allis WI	St Paul LS Franklin WI Teacher; Grade 1	3/18/2019
Mr Peter Micheel	St Mark LS Eau Claire WI	Christ-St John’s LS West Salem WI Principal & Grades 7-8	3/20/2019
Mr Joel Kramer	Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI	Huron Valley Lutheran High School Westland MI Teacher; Physical Education & Athletic Director	3/21/2019
Mr Ryan Jaeger	St John’s LS Two Rivers WI	Cross of Glory LS Peoria AZ Principal	3/21/2019
Mr Benjamin Troge	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Apostles LS & Lutheran High School San Jose CA Principal	3/22/2019
Mr Jared Matthies	Trinity-St Luke Clark St Campus Watertown WI	St Lucas LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Upper Grades	3/22/2019
Mr Scott Georgson	Good Shepherd LS Sioux Falls SD	St John’s LS Jefferson WI Teacher; Grades 7-8	3/22/2019
Ms Michelle Yotter	St Peter LS Saint Peter MN	Mt Calvary-Grace LS La Crosse WI Teacher; Kindergarten	3/23/2019
Mr Andrew Van Weele	Lord of Life LS Friendswood TX	Faith LS Tacoma WA Principal & Grades 7-8	3/23/2019
Miss Cassandra Krug	Lord of Life LS Friendswood TX	St Paul LS Howards Grove WI Teacher; Kindergarten	3/23/2019
Miss Margaret Rasmussen	Wisconsin LS-Elementary School (3-5) Racine WI	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 4	3/24/2019

RESIGNED

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Mrs Stephanie Ivan	Peridot-Our Savior’s LS Peridot AZ	3/20/2019
Miss Rebecca Rixe	Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Myers FL	6/30/2019

CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY

Teachers	Home church	Death date
Mr Edward Krause	Emanuel LC New London WI	3/13/2019

RETIREMENT

Teachers	Current call	Date retired
Mrs Kristin Nedow	Zion LS Columbus WI	6/30/2019

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Call Report – March 18, 2019

2019/03/18/in Call Reports

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

3/12/2019 – 3/18/2019

The call report details when pastors, teachers, and staff ministers change positions within WELS. The Conference of Presidents oversees and coordinates the calling process.

NO DECISION REPORTED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date issued
Rev Daniel Waldschmidt	St John LC Burlington WI	Asia Lutheran Seminary Professor; Hebrew	2/2/2019
Rev Stephen Koelpin	Crown of Life LC Yucaipa CA	Illumine LC Rock Hill SC Pastor	2/10/2019
Dr Terry Schultz	1 Latin America Team	Multi-Language Publications Artistic Development Missionary	2/14/2019
Rev Jon Hartmann	Atonement LC Milwaukee WI	New Hope LC West Melbourne FL Pastor	2/17/2019
Rev Gregory Tobison	Grace LC Hutchinson MN	Cross of Christ LC Liverpool NY Pastor	2/17/2019
Rev Derek Bartelt	Christ the Vine LC Temecula CA	Peace LC Loves Park IL Pastor	2/17/2019
Rev Aaron Bublitz	Mt Lebanon LC Milwaukee WI	Heritage LC Gilbert AZ Pastor	2/19/2019
Rev Mark Gabb	St Paul LC Beverly Hills FL	Board for Home Missions Mission Counselor	2/21/2019
Rev Frederick Guldberg	Star of Bethlehem LC Winston Salem NC	St Matthew’s LC Niles IL Pastor	2/24/2019
Rev Christopher Esmay	Beautiful Savior LC Topeka KS	St John LC Waterloo WI Pastor	2/24/2019
Rev Michael Koepke	Salem LC Ann Arbor MI	Lamb of God LC Phoenix AZ Pastor	2/24/2019
Rev Peter Lindemann	Zion LC Egg Harbor WI Christ LC Baileys Harbor WI	Amazing Grace LC Panama City FL Pastor	2/25/2019
Rev Jeffrey Limpert	Christ Our Rock LC Rochester MN	Zion LC Olivia MN Pastor	2/25/2019
Rev Timothy Rosenow	St Paul LC Prescott WI	Our Savior’s LC Zion IL Pastor	2/27/2019
Rev Benjamin Blumer	Bethlehem LC Lakeville MN	CrossWalk Lutheran Ministries Laveen AZ Pastor	2/27/2019
Rev Neal Behm	English LC Viroqua WI	Christ LC Merrill WI Pastor	3/3/2019
Rev Scott Wolfram	Divine Word LC Plover WI	Emmanuel LC Hudson WI Pastor	3/3/2019
Rev Benjamin Kratz	Our Savior LC Birmingham AL	First German LC Manitowoc WI Associate Pastor	3/3/2019
Rev Joshua Free	Abiding Peace LC Elgin IL	Good Shepherd LC Kearney NE Pastor	3/3/2019
Rev Bradley Wright	Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac WI	Risen Savior LC Mansfield OH Pastor	3/3/2019
Rev Timothy Smith	St Paul LC New Ulm MN	Immanuel LC Kewaunee WI Pastor	3/4/2019
Rev Donald Schultz	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI	The Watertown Recreation and Outreach Center for Youth Watertown WI Pastor; Director	3/7/2019
Rev Frank Rose	Zion LC & St John LC Kingston WI	Zion LC Akaska SD St Paul’s LC Mound City SD Pastor	3/7/2019
Rev David Olson	Rock of Ages LC Madison TN	St Matthew LC Appleton WI Associate Pastor	3/10/2019
Rev David Schultz	Faith LC Rising City NE	St John LC Witten SD Pastor	3/10/2019
Rev Charles Vannieuwenhoven	Northdale LC Tampa FL	Bethlehem LC Hortonville WI Associate Pastor	3/10/2019
Rev Dustin Bergene	Christ the Redeemer LC Barre VT	Zion LC Bristol WI Pastor	3/10/2019
Rev Michael Otterstatter	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Faith LC Tacoma WA Pastor	3/10/2019
Rev Jonathan Hackbarth	Salem LC Woodbury MN	Our Shepherd LC Crown Point IN Pastor	3/10/2019
Rev Timothy Wilkens	King of Kings LC Kennewick WA	St John LC Glencoe MN Pastor	3/10/2019
Rev Mark Parsons	Faith LC Fond du Lac WI	First LC La Crescent MN Pastor	3/11/2019
Rev Kenneth Nelson	Our Savior’s LC South Shore SD	St John LC & Trinity LC Carson ND Immanuel LC Elgin ND Pastor	3/11/2019
Rev Joel Russow	Faith LC Tallahassee FL	New Mission Brandon SD Pastor	3/12/2019
Dean David Koehler	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher; Religion	3/12/2019
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mrs Laura Ozminkowski	St Paul LS East Troy WI	St Paul LS Lake Mills WI Teacher; Kindergarten	2/10/2019
Mrs Katherine Bravo	Christ-St Peter LS-East Campus Milwaukee WI	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Principal	2/19/2019
Mr Peter Micheel	St Mark LS Eau Claire WI	Christ-St John’s LS West Salem WI Principal & Grades 7-8	2/20/2019
Mr Scott Georgson	Good Shepherd LS Sioux Falls SD	St John’s LS Jefferson WI Teacher; Grades 7-8	2/21/2019
Miss Kathryn Gut	Shepherd of the Valley LS Westminster CO	MLC Early Childhood Learning Center New Ulm MN ECM Teacher	2/21/2019
Mr Jeremy Braun		Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School Wauwatosa WI Teacher; English	2/23/2019
Miss Cassandra Krug	Lord of Life LS Friendswood TX	St Paul LS Howards Grove WI Teacher; Kindergarten	2/24/2019
Mrs Kelly Hering	Immanuel LS Medford WI	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Grade 1	2/24/2019
Mr Michael DeRuiter	St Philip LS Milwaukee WI	St John LS Lannon WI Teacher; Upper Grades	2/24/2019
Mr Joseph Hering	Immanuel LS Medford WI	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Middle Grades	2/24/2019
Mr Andrew Van Weele	Lord of Life LS Friendswood TX	Faith LS Tacoma WA Principal & Grades 7-8	2/24/2019
Mrs Christina Johnson	First LS La Crosse WI	First LS La Crosse WI ECM Teacher; 3K	2/24/2019
Mr Alex Moore	St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Teacher; Science	2/25/2019
Ms Andrea Oppermann	Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Teacher; Fine Arts	2/25/2019
Miss Katherine Kogler		Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ Teacher; Social Studies	2/26/2019
Mrs Sara Makinen	St John LS Libertyville IL	Wisconsin LS-Elementary School (3-5) Racine WI Teacher; Grade 2	2/26/2019
Mr Jared Matthies	Trinity-St Luke Clark St Campus Watertown WI	St Lucas LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Upper Grades	2/27/2019
Mrs Christel Strutz	St Paul LS Cudahy WI	St Paul LS Muskego WI Teacher; Grade 3	2/28/2019
Ms Michelle Yotter	St Peter LS Saint Peter MN	Mt Calvary-Grace LS La Crosse WI Teacher; Kindergarten	3/3/2019
Mrs Rachel Kanter	Atonement LS Milwaukee WI	Abiding Peace LC Simpsonville SC Teacher	3/3/2019
Miss Jennifer Keller	Little Lambs of Peace Preschool Eagle River AK	Shepherd LS Albuquerque NM Teacher	3/3/2019
Miss Kristine Krug	St Paul LS Beverly Hills FL	Peace LS Kissimmee FL Teacher	3/3/2019
Mr Richard Cody	St John LS Juneau WI	St John LS Baraboo WI Principal & Upper Grades	3/3/2019
Mrs Nancy Kanter	St Peter LS Helenville WI	Zion LS Rhinelander WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	3/3/2019
Mr Benjamin Troge	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Apostles LS & Lutheran High School San Jose CA Principal	3/3/2019
Mrs Melissa DeRuiter		St Philip LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; K4, Provisional Call	3/3/2019
Ms Shelley Kromschroder		Salem LS Loretto MN Teacher; Grade 6, Administrative Release, Three-Quarter Time, Provisional Call	3/3/2019
Mr Thomas Zuberbier	St John LS Dakota MN	Apostles LS San Jose CA Teacher; Grade 4	3/3/2019
Mrs Hope Carr	St John LS Milwaukee WI	St John LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 2	3/3/2019
Mr Clark Dittbenner	St John’s LS Two Rivers WI	St John LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 5	3/3/2019
Miss Barbara Noon	Beautiful Savior Preschool Clarksville TN	Little Lambs Child Development Center Cheyenne WY ECM Director	3/3/2019
Mrs Annette Anderson		St John LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 1	3/3/2019
Miss Deanna Rahn	Wisconsin LS-Middle School (6-8) Racine WI	St Paul LS Lake Mills WI Teacher	3/3/2019
Mrs Rebekah Bohlmann	Salem LS-Greenfield MN Greenfield MN	Salem LS-Greenfield MN Greenfield MN Teacher; Kindergarten	3/3/2019
Mr Steven Haag	First LS Lake Geneva WI	New Hope Lutheran Academy West Melbourne FL Principal & Grades 7-8	3/3/2019
Mr Ryan Jaeger	St John’s LS Two Rivers WI	Cross of Glory LS Peoria AZ Principal	3/3/2019
Mrs Kelli Baas	Trinity LS Brillion WI	Faith LS Anchorage AK ECM Director	3/3/2019
Mrs Wendy Roberts	Gethsemane LS Omaha NE	Good Shepherd LC & LS Omaha NE Teacher; Administrative Assistance	3/3/2019
Mr David Leonard	Friedens LS Kenosha WI	Friedens LS Kenosha WI Principal & Upper Grades	3/3/2019
Mr David Zank	Friedens LS Kenosha WI	Friedens LS Kenosha WI Teacher; Upper Grades & Assistant Principal	3/3/2019
Mr Timothy Mueller Jr	Star of Bethlehem LS New Berlin WI	Illinois Lutheran Schools Inc Crete IL Teacher; Executive Director	3/4/2019
Mrs Glenda Knuth	Bethel LS Sioux Falls SD	Bethel LS Sioux Falls SD Teacher; Principal & Lower Grades	3/4/2019
Ms Kjersti Jakober	Bethel LS Sioux Falls SD	Bethel LS Sioux Falls SD Teacher; Upper Grades	3/4/2019
Mrs Kristen Tomczak		Bethel LS Sioux Falls SD Teacher; Departmentalized, Half-Time Call	3/4/2019
Miss Cheryl Henckel	Good Shepherd LS West Bend WI	First Lutheran Preschool Lake Geneva WI ECM Director	3/5/2019
Miss Margaret Rasmussen	Wisconsin LS-Elementary School (3-5) Racine WI	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 4	3/5/2019
Mr Joel Kramer	Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI	Huron Valley Lutheran High School Westland MI Teacher; Physical Education & Athletic Director	3/5/2019
Mr Peter Wolfgramm	Riverview LC Appleton WI	Grace in Action Minneapolis MN Administrator & Presenter	3/5/2019
Mr Jon Hermanson	Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Music	3/5/2019
Mr Stephen Granberg	Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI	Grace in Action Minneapolis MN Presenter & Program Development	3/5/2019
Mrs Jennifer Wolfgramm	Good Shepherd’s LS West Allis WI	St Paul LS Franklin WI Teacher; Grade 1	3/7/2019
Miss Nicole Glodowski	St Paul LS Muskego WI	St Philip LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 3	3/10/2019
Mrs Lynn Sellnow	Holy Trinity Lutheran Preschool Wyoming MI	St John LS Montello WI ECM Teacher	3/10/2019
Mrs Kristi Utsch	Immanuel LS Hutchinson MN	Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Teacher; Grade 1	3/10/2019
Mrs Jennifer Bunn	St John LS Wrightstown WI	Zion LS Columbus WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	3/10/2019
Mr Steven Biedenbender	St Paul LS New Ulm MN	Peace LS Hartford WI Teacher; Grade 5	3/10/2019
Miss Kathleen VanOrman	Sola Fide Academy Lawrenceville GA	St Paul LC Mount Calvary WI Teacher; Grade 1-2	3/10/2019
Mrs Kerri Esmay	Beautiful Savior Lutheran Early Learning Center Topeka KS	St John LS Waterloo WI ECM Director	3/10/2019
Mr David Leyrer	St John LS Wauwatosa WI	St John LS Waterloo WI Teacher; Grade 5-6	3/10/2019
Miss Elaina Mercier		Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI ECM Director	3/10/2019
Mrs Heidi Fischer		Our Savior LS Grafton WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	3/10/2019
Miss Kristy Lendt	Trinity LS Aberdeen SD	The Shepherd’s Lambs Child Care Center New Hope MN ECM Teacher	3/10/2019
Mr Scott Brown	St Paul LS Norfolk NE	St Paul’s LS Saginaw MI Teacher; Grades 6-8	3/10/2019
Mr David Gartner	St John LS Redwood Falls MN	West Lutheran High School Plymouth MN Principal	3/10/2019
Ms Maria Gines	Zion LS Monroe MI	Little Lambs Preschool Fort Collins CO ECM Director	3/10/2019
Mr Larry Sellnow	Holy Trinity LS Wyoming MI	St John LS Montello WI Principal	3/10/2019
Ms Kris Eggers	David’s Star LS Jackson WI	Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Teacher; Grade 2	3/10/2019
Mr James Ott	Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Teacher; Math	3/10/2019
Ms Stacey Sordahl	Zion LS Monroe MI	Zion LS Monroe MI Teacher; Kindergarten, Half-Time Call	3/10/2019
Mrs Dana Leyrer	St John LS Wauwatosa WI	St John LS Waterloo WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	3/10/2019
Mrs Bethany Schwartz		Northdale LS Tampa FL Teacher; Grade K-1, Half-Time Call	3/10/2019
Mr Philip Miller	St Paul LS Rapid City SD	Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 5	3/11/2019
Mr Alexander Hunt	Good Shepherd LS Sioux Falls SD	Emanuel LS New London WI Teacher; Grade 5	3/11/2019
Mr Steven Jensen	West Lutheran High School Plymouth MN	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; High School Math	3/11/2019
Mrs Janine Thies	Bethlehem LS Hortonville WI	St Peter LS Appleton WI ECM Director	3/11/2019
Mr Tyler Schoen	Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Life Science	3/11/2019
Mr Daniel Hubert	Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI	Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Band Director/Professor of Music	3/11/2019
Mr Matthew Schreiber	Immanuel LS La Crosse WI	Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Atkinson WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	3/12/2019
Mrs Jill Wolf	St John’s LS Jefferson WI	Bloomington LS Bloomington MN Teacher; Kindergarten	3/12/2019
Mr Eric Wolf	Westside Christian School Middleton WI	Bloomington LS Bloomington MN Teacher; Grade 8	3/12/2019
Mrs Laura Raddatz		St Lucas LS Milwaukee WI Administrator; Dean of Students & Instruction	3/12/2019
Mr Paul Kanzenbach	St John LS Milwaukee WI	Bloomington LS Bloomington MN Teacher; Grade 8	3/12/2019
Mrs Hannah Buske	St Mark LS Green Bay WI	St Mark LS Green Bay WI ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call	3/12/2019
Mr Perry Lund	Evergreen Lutheran High School Tacoma WA	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Chemistry/STEM	3/13/2019
Mr Michael Mittelstadt	Bethlehem LS-South Menomonee Falls WI	Trinity LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 7	3/13/2019
Mrs Rachel Wordell		Mount Olive LS Appleton WI Teacher; Grade 2	3/13/2019
Mrs Sarah Schaser	Christ Alone LS Thiensville WI	St John’s LS Newburg WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Half-Time Call	3/13/2019
Mr Jason Snodie	Faith LS Antioch IL	Trinity LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 5	3/13/2019
Miss Catharyn Waggoner	Our Savior’s LS Zion IL	Mt Calvary LS Redding CA Teacher; Kindergarten-Grade 1	3/13/2019
Mrs Haven Jacobs	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Teacher; Spanish, Half-Time, Provisional Call	3/14/2019
Mrs Jennifer Heiny	Beautiful Savior Preschool and Kindergarten Las Vegas NV	Beautiful Savior Preschool & Kindergarten Las Vegas NV ECM Director	3/17/2019
Mrs Stephanie Pasillas	Salem LS Milwaukee WI	Holy Trinity LS Okauchee WI Teacher; Grade K-2	3/17/2019
Mrs Elizabeth Tiedemann	Abiding Peace Academy Simpsonville SC	Resurrection LS Rochester MN Teacher; Grade 2	3/17/2019
Miss Jessica Martinez	St Philip LS Milwaukee WI	Resurrection LS Rochester MN Teacher; Grade 4	3/17/2019
Mr Nicholas Raith	Grace LC Saint Joseph MI	Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN Teacher; Grades 5-6	3/17/2019
Mr Benjamin Bain	St Paul LS Onalaska WI	Zion LS South Milwaukee WI Principal & Grade 8	3/17/2019
Mr Paul Hoffman	St Paul LS Appleton WI	St Paul LC Wonewoc WI Principal	3/17/2019
Miss Megan Bauer	Beautiful Savior LS Grove City OH	Good Shepherd Lutheran Academy Deltona FL Teacher; Grade 3	3/17/2019
Mrs Malissa Voss	Grace Christian Academy Falls Church VA	Calvary LS Dallas TX Teacher; Kindergarten	3/17/2019
Mr Philip Haefner	Trinity LS Bay City MI	Christ LS Big Bend WI Principal & Grades 5-6	3/17/2019
Mr Darin Stewart	St Mark LS Green Bay WI	Martin Luther LC Oshkosh WI Teacher; Grade 7-8	3/17/2019
Mrs Penny Lecker		Martin Luther LC Oshkosh WI ECM Teacher	3/17/2019
Ms Jordan Paustian		Lord of Life LS Friendswood TX Teacher; Grades 5-8	3/17/2019
Mr Nathan Gartner	Mount Olive LS Appleton WI	Abiding Word LS Houston TX Teacher; Grade 6	3/17/2019
Mr Jonathan Gross		Mt Lebanon LS-Omega Campus Gr 5-8 Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 5-8, Departmentalized	3/17/2019
Mrs Vicky Gates		Mt Calvary-Grace LS La Crosse WI ECM Teacher; Provisional Call	3/17/2019
Mr Stephen Lauber	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI	Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School Commerce City CO Teacher; Vice Principal & Social Studies	3/17/2019
Ms Lauren Farquhar	St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN	King of Grace LS Golden Valley MN Teacher; Grades 5-8, Departmentalized	3/17/2019
Prof James Holman	Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI	Mt Lebanon LS-Alpha Campus PK-4 Milwaukee WI Teacher; Development Director/Mission Advancement	3/17/2019
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mr James Groth	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI	St Paul’s LC Stevensville MI Staff Minister	3/17/2019

CALLS ACCEPTED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev Robert Fleischmann	St Paul LC Slinger WI Christian Life Resources Slinger WI Part-Time National Director	Christian Life Resources Slinger WI Full-Time National Director	3/12/2019
Rev Richard Tuttle	St John LC Renville MN	Zion LC Mount Pleasant MI Pastor	3/17/2019
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Prof Matthew Prost	Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Dean of Students	3/11/2019
Mrs Sandra Hemling		Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL ECM Teacher	3/11/2019
Mrs Elise Schmiege		Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Grade 1	3/11/2019
Mr Zach Richie		Little Lambs Learning Center Duluth MN ECM Teacher; Provisional Call	3/12/2019
Mrs Melissa Minzlaff	St John’s LS Sparta WI	Peace LS Livonia MI Teacher; Kindergarten, Half-Time Call	3/14/2019
Mrs Hannah Grayckowski	St John LS Libertyville IL	St John LS Libertyville IL Teacher; Grades 3-5	3/14/2019
Mr Timothy Voigt	Bethlehem LS-South Menomonee Falls WI	Christ-St John’s LS West Salem WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	3/15/2019
Mrs Lorybeth Green	Peace LS Hartford WI	Abiding Love Preschool Cape Coral FL ECM Teacher	3/15/2019
Mrs Sarah Mueller	St Paul LS Howards Grove WI	St Paul LS Howards Grove WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Half-Time Call	3/17/2019
Mr Grey Davis	St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN	St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Dorm Director	3/17/2019
Miss Sara Borck	St John LS Montello WI	Good Shepherd LC Omaha NE Teacher; Kindergarten	3/18/2019
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mr Mark Kjenstad	Illinois Lutheran High School Crete IL	St Andrew LC Middleton WI Staff Minister for Nurture	3/17/2019

CALLS DECLINED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Kevin Boushek	Beautiful Savior LC La Porte IN	Paradise Valley LC Phoenix AZ Pastor	3/12/2019
Rev Evan Chartrand	Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI	St Mark LC Eau Claire WI Associate Pastor	3/13/2019
Rev Evan Chartrand	Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI	Ascension LC Harrisburg PA Pastor	3/13/2019
Rev Scott Oelhafen	Trinity LC Waukesha WI	Grace LC Yorba Linda CA Pastor	3/14/2019
Rev Christopher Koschnitzke	St John LC Waterloo WI	Christ LC West Salem WI St John (Barre Mills) LC La Crosse WI Associate Pastor	3/14/2019
Rev Brian Wrobel	Zion LC Gainesville FL	New Mission Joplin MO Pastor	3/14/2019
Rev Timothy Wahl	Morning Star LC Jackson WI	Immanuel LC Taylor AZ & Springerville AZ Pastor	3/15/2019
Rev Jonathan Bourman	Peace LC Aiken SC	Bethany LC Gibsonia PA Pastor	3/15/2019
Rev Daniel Frey	Gethsemane LC Lees Summit MO	Grace LC Tecumseh MI Pastor	3/15/2019
Rev Joshua Janke	Risen Savior LC Mc Farland WI	Holy Cross LC Daggett MI St Mark LC Wallace MI Pastor	3/15/2019
Rev Joshua Kesting	St Paul LC Neosho WI	Immanuel LC Gibbon MN Pastor	3/16/2019
Rev Paul Schupmann	St John’s LC Juneau WI	Good Shepherd LC Fond du Lac WI Associate Pastor	3/16/2019
Rev Nathaniel Walther	Grace LC Minot ND	Divine Peace LC Largo MD Pastor	3/16/2019
Rev Jeffrey Limpert	Christ Our Rock LC Rochester MN	Immanuel LC Lake City MN Pastor	3/17/2019
Rev Jonathan Semro	Prince of Peace LC Houston TX	Zion LC Rhinelander WI Associate Pastor	3/17/2019
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Mr Shawn Herkstroeter	Faith LS Fond du Lac WI	Evergreen Lutheran High School Tacoma WA Principal	2/19/2019
Miss Vicki Jensen	St Paul LS Algoma WI	St Lucas LS Kewaskum WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	3/11/2019
Miss Christine Swoboda	Shepherd LS Albuquerque NM	St John LS Redwood Falls MN Teacher; Grade 2	3/11/2019
Mr Daniel Carran	Trinity LS Kiel WI	Salem LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 7-8	3/12/2019
Miss Anne Marquardt	Gloria Dei LS Belmont CA	Little Lambs Learning Center Danube MN ECM Teacher	3/12/2019
Miss Kathleen Siverly	Roots to Wings Learning Center Lake City MN	Little Lambs Learning Center Duluth MN ECM Director	3/12/2019
Miss Elizabeth Jeske	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 6	3/12/2019
Mr Jason Walz	Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher; Activities Director	3/13/2019
Miss Sarah Seelow	St John’s LS Burlington WI	Christ LS Eagle River WI Teacher; Kindergarten-Grade 1	3/13/2019
Mr Matthew Augustine	Zion LS Chesaning MI	Lamb of God LS West Allis WI Principal & Grades 7-8	3/14/2019
Mr Stephen Roekle	Zion LS Egg Harbor WI	Lord and Savior LS Crystal Lake IL Principal & Grades 5-8	3/14/2019
Mr Ethan Hutchinson	Our Savior LS Wausau WI	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Teacher; Science	3/15/2019
Mr Patrick Hurley	Grace Christian Academy Falls Church VA	Mt Lebanon LS-Alpha Campus PK-4 Milwaukee WI Teacher; Development Director/Mission Advancement	3/15/2019
Mrs Jamie Walta	Faith LS Fond du Lac WI	Holy Trinity LS Des Moines WA Teacher; Grade 2	3/15/2019
Mr Kristian Walta	Faith LS Fond du Lac WI	Holy Trinity LS Des Moines WA Teacher; Grades 5-6	3/15/2019
Miss Katie Koch	Atonement LS Milwaukee WI	Divine Savior Academy – Sienna Plantation Missouri City TX Teacher; Grades 1-2	3/15/2019
Mrs Amy Neumann	St Stephen LS Adrian MI	St John’s LS Sparta WI Teacher; Grade 2	3/16/2019
Mr Neil Neumann	St Stephen LS Adrian MI	St John’s LS Sparta WI Teacher; Grades 7-8	3/16/2019
Mrs Rachel Hahm	Lord of Life LS Thornton CO	Peace LS Sun Prairie WI Teacher; Grade 2	3/16/2019
Miss Leah Clark	Redeemer LS Tucson AZ	Risen Savior Christian Academy Pooler GA Teacher; Kindergarten	3/16/2019
Mrs Megan Allard	St John LS Neillsville WI	First LS La Crosse WI ECM Teacher	3/16/2019
Mr Michael Allard	St John LS Neillsville WI	First LS La Crosse WI Principal & Grades 7-8	3/16/2019
Mr Zachary Seeger	Abiding Peace Academy Simpsonville SC	St Martin’s LS Watertown SD Principal	3/17/2019
Mr Joshua Gorske	St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN	Atonement LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 6	3/17/2019
Miss Monica Zimmermann	Mt Lebanon LS-Alpha Campus PK-4 Milwaukee WI	Siloah LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	3/28/2019
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Mr Matthew Bilitz	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac WI Development Director/ Mission Advancement Director	3/17/2019

RESIGNED

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Mr David Zuberbier	Wisconsin LS-Middle School (6-8) Racine WI	3/5/2019
Mrs Annette Mundstock	Peridot-Our Savior’s LS Peridot AZ	6/30/2019
Miss Katie Wentker	New Hope Lutheran Academy West Melbourne FL	6/30/2019

CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY

Pastors	Home church	Death date
Rev Thomas Trapp	Wisconsin Lutheran Chapel Madison WI	3/12/2019

RETIREMENT

Pastors	Current call	Date retired
Rev Wayne Fischer	St Paul’s LC Valley City ND	4/30/2019
Rev Robert Wilke	Zion LC Columbus WI	6/30/2019
Rev Mark Porinsky	Faith LC Dexter MI	6/30/2019
Teachers	Current call	Date retired
Mr Jay Schwall	Lamb of God LS West Allis WI	6/30/2019

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Call Report – March 11, 2019

2019/03/11/in Call Reports

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

3/5/2019 – 3/11/2019

The call report details when pastors, teachers, and staff ministers change positions within WELS. The Conference of Presidents oversees and coordinates the calling process.

NO DECISION REPORTED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date issued
Rev Daniel Waldschmidt	St John LC Burlington WI	Asia Lutheran Seminary Professor; Hebrew	2/2/2019
Rev Jonathan Semro	Prince of Peace LC Houston TX	Zion LC Rhinelander WI Associate Pastor	2/3/2019
Rev Evan Chartrand	Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI	St Mark LC Eau Claire WI Associate Pastor	2/10/2019
Rev Stephen Koelpin	Crown of Life LC Yucaipa CA	Illumine LC Rock Hill SC Pastor	2/10/2019
Rev Evan Chartrand	Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI	Ascension LC Harrisburg PA Pastor	2/10/2019
Rev Scott Oelhafen	Trinity LC Waukesha WI	Grace LC Yorba Linda CA Pastor	2/10/2019
Rev Kevin Boushek	Beautiful Savior LC La Porte IN	Paradise Valley LC Phoenix AZ Pastor	2/13/2019
Rev Brian Wrobel	Zion LC Gainesville FL	New Mission Joplin MO Pastor	2/14/2019
Dr Terry Schultz	1 Latin America Team	Multi-Language Publications Artistic Development Missionary	2/14/2019
Rev Jon Hartmann	Atonement LC Milwaukee WI	New Hope LC West Melbourne FL Pastor	2/17/2019
Rev Gregory Tobison	Grace LC Hutchinson MN	Cross of Christ LC Liverpool NY Pastor	2/17/2019
Rev Daniel Frey	Gethsemane LC Lees Summit MO	Grace LC Tecumseh MI Pastor	2/17/2019
Rev Derek Bartelt	Christ the Vine LC Temecula CA	Peace LC Loves Park IL Pastor	2/17/2019
Rev Timothy Wahl	Morning Star LC Jackson WI	Immanuel LC Taylor AZ & Springerville AZ Pastor	2/17/2019
Rev Robert Fleischmann	St Paul LC Slinger WI Christian Life Resources Slinger WI (part-time)	Christian Life Resources Slinger WI National Director; Full-Time Call	2/17/2019
Rev Richard Tuttle	St John LC Renville MN	Zion LC Mount Pleasant MI Pastor	2/18/2019
Rev Aaron Bublitz	Mt Lebanon LC Milwaukee WI	Heritage LC Gilbert AZ Pastor	2/19/2019
Rev Christopher Koschnitzke	St John LC Waterloo WI	Christ LC West Salem WI St John (Barre Mills) LC La Crosse WI Associate Pastor	2/20/2019
Rev Mark Gabb	St Paul LC Beverly Hills FL	Board for Home Missions Mission Counselor	2/21/2019
Rev Frederick Guldberg	Star of Bethlehem LC Winston Salem NC	St Matthew’s LC Niles IL Pastor	2/24/2019
Rev Joshua Janke	Risen Savior LC Mc Farland WI	Holy Cross LC Daggett MI St Mark LC Wallace MI Pastor	2/24/2019
Rev Paul Schupmann	St John’s LC Juneau WI	Good Shepherd LC Fond du Lac WI Associate Pastor	2/24/2019
Rev Christopher Esmay	Beautiful Savior LC Topeka KS	St John LC Waterloo WI Pastor	2/24/2019
Rev Michael Koepke	Salem LC Ann Arbor MI	Lamb of God LC Phoenix AZ Pastor	2/24/2019
Rev Nathaniel Walther	Grace LC Minot ND	Divine Peace LC Largo MD Pastor	2/25/2019
Rev Peter Lindemann	Zion LC Egg Harbor WI Christ LC Baileys Harbor WI	Amazing Grace LC Panama City FL Pastor	2/25/2019
Rev Jeffrey Limpert	Christ Our Rock LC Rochester MN	Zion LC Olivia MN Pastor	2/25/2019
Rev Jeffrey Limpert	Christ Our Rock LC Rochester MN	Immanuel LC Lake City MN Pastor	2/25/2019
Rev Joshua Kesting	St Paul LC Neosho WI	Immanuel LC Gibbon MN Pastor	2/26/2019
Rev Timothy Rosenow	St Paul LC Prescott WI	Our Savior’s LC Zion IL Pastor	2/27/2019
Rev Benjamin Blumer	Bethlehem LC Lakeville MN	CrossWalk Lutheran Ministries Laveen AZ Pastor	2/27/2019
Rev Jonathan Bourman	Peace LC Aiken SC	Bethany LC Gibsonia PA Pastor	2/27/2019
Rev Neal Behm	English LC Viroqua WI	Christ LC Merrill WI Pastor	3/3/2019
Rev Scott Wolfram	Divine Word LC Plover WI	Emmanuel LC Hudson WI Pastor	3/3/2019
Rev Benjamin Kratz	Our Savior LC Birmingham AL	First German LC Manitowoc WI Associate Pastor	3/3/2019
Rev Joshua Free	Abiding Peace LC Elgin IL	Good Shepherd LC Kearney NE Pastor	3/3/2019
Rev Bradley Wright	Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac WI	Risen Savior LC Mansfield OH Pastor	3/3/2019
Rev Timothy Smith	St Paul LC New Ulm MN	Immanuel LC Kewaunee WI Pastor	3/4/2019
Rev Donald Schultz	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI	The Watertown Recreation and Outreach Center for Youth Watertown WI Pastor; Director	3/7/2019
Rev Frank Rose	Zion LC & St John LC Kingston WI	Zion LC Akaska SD St Paul’s LC Mound City SD Pastor	3/7/2019
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mr Zach Richie		Little Lambs Learning Center Duluth MN ECM Teacher; Provisional Call	1/27/2019
Mrs Elise Schmiege		Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Grade 1	1/27/2019
Miss Sarah Seelow	St John’s LS Burlington WI	Christ LS Eagle River WI Teacher; Kindergarten-Grade 1	1/27/2019
Miss Vicki Jensen	St Paul LS Algoma WI	St Lucas LS Kewaskum WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/5/2019
Mr Perry Lund	Evergreen Lutheran High School Tacoma WA	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Chemistry/ STEM	2/7/2019
Prof Matthew Prost	Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Dean of Students	2/7/2019
Mr Joshua Gorske	St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN	Atonement LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 6	2/10/2019
Mr Ethan Hutchinson	Our Savior LS Wausau WI	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Teacher; Science	2/10/2019
Mr Neil Neumann	St Stephen LS Adrian MI	St John’s LS Sparta WI Teacher; Grades 7-8	2/10/2019
Mrs Laura Ozminkowski	St Paul LS East Troy WI	St Paul LS Lake Mills WI Teacher; Kindergarten	2/10/2019
Mrs Amy Neumann	St Stephen LS Adrian MI	St John’s LS Sparta WI Teacher; Grade 2	2/10/2019
Miss Anne Marquardt	Gloria Dei LS Belmont CA	Little Lambs Learning Center Danube MN ECM Teacher	2/11/2019
Mrs Haven Jacobs	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Teacher; Spanish, Provisional Call	2/11/2019
Miss Katie Koch	Atonement LS Milwaukee WI	Divine Savior Academy – Sienna Plantation Missouri City TX Teacher; Grades 1-2	2/13/2019
Mrs Lorybeth Green	Peace LS Hartford WI	Abiding Love Preschool Cape Coral FL ECM Teacher	2/13/2019
Mr Patrick Hurley	Grace Christian Academy Falls Church VA	Mt Lebanon LS-Alpha Campus PK-4 Milwaukee WI Teacher; Development Director/Mission Advancement	2/17/2019
Mrs Rachel Hahm	Lord of Life LS Thornton CO	Peace LS Sun Prairie WI Teacher; Grade 2	2/17/2019
Mrs Jamie Walta	Faith LS Fond du Lac WI	Holy Trinity LS Des Moines WA Teacher; Grade 2	2/17/2019
Mr Kristian Walta	Faith LS Fond du Lac WI	Holy Trinity LS Des Moines WA Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/17/2019
Mr Daniel Carran	Trinity LS Kiel WI	Salem LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 7-8	2/17/2019
Miss Christine Swoboda	Shepherd LS Albuquerque NM	St John LS Redwood Falls MN Teacher; Grade 2	2/17/2019
Mr Matthew Augustine	Zion LS Chesaning MI	Lamb of God LS West Allis WI Principal & Grades 7-8	2/19/2019
Mr Shawn Herkstroeter	Faith LS Fond du Lac WI	Evergreen Lutheran High School Tacoma WA Principal	2/19/2019
Miss Elizabeth Jeske	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 6	2/19/2019
Mrs Katherine Bravo	Christ-St Peter LS-East Campus Milwaukee WI	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Principal	2/19/2019
Mr Peter Micheel	St Mark LS Eau Claire WI	Christ-St John’s LS West Salem WI Principal & Grades 7-8	2/20/2019
Mr Timothy Voigt	Bethlehem LS-South Menomonee Falls WI	Christ-St John’s LS West Salem WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/20/2019
Mr Scott Georgson	Good Shepherd LS Sioux Falls SD	St John’s LS Jefferson WI Teacher; Grades 7-8	2/21/2019
Miss Kathryn Gut	Shepherd of the Valley LS Westminster CO	MLC Early Childhood Learning Center New Ulm MN ECM Teacher	2/21/2019
Mr Jeremy Braun		Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School Wauwatosa WI Teacher; English	2/23/2019
Mrs Megan Allard	St John LS Neillsville WI	First LS La Crosse WI ECM Teacher	2/24/2019
Mr Michael Allard	St John LS Neillsville WI	First LS La Crosse WI Principal & Grades 7-8	2/24/2019
Mrs Sandra Hemling		Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL ECM Teacher	2/24/2019
Miss Cassandra Krug	Lord of Life LS Friendswood TX	St Paul LS Howards Grove WI Teacher; Kindergarten	2/24/2019
Mrs Kelly Hering	Immanuel LS Medford WI	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Grade 1	2/24/2019
Mr Zachary Seeger	Abiding Peace Academy Simpsonville SC	St Martin’s LS Watertown SD Principal	2/24/2019
Miss Kathleen Siverly	Roots to Wings Learning Center Lake City MN	Little Lambs Learning Center Duluth MN ECM Director	2/24/2019
Mrs Melissa Minzlaff	St John’s LS Sparta WI	Peace LS Livonia MI Teacher; Kindergarten, Half-Time Call	2/24/2019
Mr Michael DeRuiter	St Philip LS Milwaukee WI	St John LS Lannon WI Teacher; Upper Grades	2/24/2019
Mr Stephen Roekle	Zion LS Egg Harbor WI	Lord and Savior LS Crystal Lake IL Principal & Grades 5-8	2/24/2019
Mr Joseph Hering	Immanuel LS Medford WI	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Middle Grades	2/24/2019
Mr Andrew Van Weele	Lord of Life LS Friendswood TX	Faith LS Tacoma WA Principal & Grades 7-8	2/24/2019
Mrs Christina Johnson	First LS La Crosse WI	First LS La Crosse WI ECM Teacher; 3K	2/24/2019
Mrs Hannah Grayckowski	St John LS Libertyville IL	St John LS Libertyville IL Teacher; Grades 3-5	2/24/2019
Mrs Sarah Mueller	St Paul LS Howards Grove WI	St Paul LS Howards Grove WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Half-Time Call	2/24/2019
Mr Jason Walz	Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher; Activities Director	2/25/2019
Miss Leah Clark	Redeemer LS Tucson AZ	Risen Savior Christian Academy Pooler GA Teacher; Kindergarten	2/25/2019
Mr Alex Moore	St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Teacher; Science	2/25/2019
Ms Andrea Oppermann	Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Teacher; Fine Arts	2/25/2019
Miss Katherine Kogler		Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ Teacher; Social Studies	2/26/2019
Mrs Sara Makinen	St John LS Libertyville IL	Wisconsin LS-Elementary School (3-5) Racine WI Teacher; Grade 2	2/26/2019
Mr Jared Matthies	Trinity-St Luke Clark St Campus Watertown WI	St Lucas LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Upper Grades	2/27/2019
Miss Monica Zimmermann	Mt Lebanon LS-Alpha Campus PK-4 Milwaukee WI	Siloah LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	2/28/2019
Mrs Christel Strutz	St Paul LS Cudahy WI	St Paul LS Muskego WI Teacher; Grade 3	2/28/2019
Ms Michelle Yotter	St Peter LS Saint Peter MN	Mt Calvary-Grace LS La Crosse WI Teacher; Kindergarten	3/3/2019
Mrs Melissa DeRuiter		St Philip LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; K4, Provisional Call	3/3/2019
Ms Shelley Kromschroder		Salem LS Loretto MN Teacher; Grade 6, Three-Quarter Time & Administrative Release, Provisional Call	3/3/2019
Mrs Rachel Kanter	Atonement LS Milwaukee WI	Abiding Peace LC Simpsonville SC Teacher	3/3/2019
Miss Jennifer Keller	Little Lambs of Peace Preschool Eagle River AK	Shepherd LS Albuquerque NM Teacher	3/3/2019
Miss Kristine Krug	St Paul LS Beverly Hills FL	Peace LS Kissimmee FL Teacher	3/3/2019
Mr Richard Cody	St John LS Juneau WI	St John LS Baraboo WI Principal & Upper Grades	3/3/2019
Mrs Nancy Kanter	St Peter LS Helenville WI	Zion LS Rhinelander WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	3/3/2019
Mr Benjamin Troge	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Apostles LS & Lutheran High School San Jose CA Principal	3/3/2019
Mr Thomas Zuberbier	St John LS Dakota MN	Apostles LS San Jose CA Teacher; Grade 4	3/3/2019
Mrs Hope Carr	St John LS Milwaukee WI	St John LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 2	3/3/2019
Mr Clark Dittbenner	St John’s LS Two Rivers WI	St John LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 5	3/3/2019
Miss Barbara Noon	Beautiful Savior Preschool Clarksville TN	Little Lambs Child Development Center Cheyenne WY ECM Director	3/3/2019
Mrs Annette Anderson		St John LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 1	3/3/2019
Miss Deanna Rahn	Wisconsin LS-Middle School (6-8) Racine WI	St Paul LS Lake Mills WI Teacher	3/3/2019
Mrs Rebekah Bohlmann	Salem LS-Greenfield MN Greenfield MN	Salem LS-Greenfield MN Greenfield MN Teacher; Kindergarten	3/3/2019
Mr Steven Haag	First LS Lake Geneva WI	New Hope Lutheran Academy West Melbourne FL Principal & Grades 7-8	3/3/2019
Mr Ryan Jaeger	St John’s LS Two Rivers WI	Cross of Glory LS Peoria AZ Principal	3/3/2019
Mrs Kelli Baas	Trinity LS Brillion WI	Faith LS Anchorage AK ECM Director	3/3/2019
Mrs Wendy Roberts	Gethsemane LS Omaha NE	Good Shepherd LC & LS Omaha NE Teacher; Administrative Assistance	3/3/2019
Miss Sara Borck	St John LS Montello WI	Good Shepherd LC & LS Omaha NE Teacher; Kindergarten	3/3/2019
Mr David Leonard	Friedens LS Kenosha WI	Friedens LS Kenosha WI Principal & Upper Grades	3/3/2019
Mr David Zank	Friedens LS Kenosha WI	Friedens LS Kenosha WI Teacher; Upper Grades & Assistant Principal	3/3/2019
Mr Timothy Mueller Jr	Star of Bethlehem LS New Berlin WI	Illinois Lutheran Schools Inc Crete IL Teacher; Executive Director	3/4/2019
Mrs Glenda Knuth	Bethel LS Sioux Falls SD	Bethel LS Sioux Falls SD Teacher; Principal & Lower Grades	3/4/2019
Ms Kjersti Jakober	Bethel LS Sioux Falls SD	Bethel LS Sioux Falls SD Teacher; Upper Grades	3/4/2019
Mrs Kristen Tomczak		Bethel LS Sioux Falls SD Teacher; Departmentalized, Half-Time Call	3/4/2019
Miss Cheryl Henckel	Good Shepherd LS West Bend WI	First Lutheran Preschool Lake Geneva WI ECM Director	3/5/2019
Miss Margaret Rasmussen	Wisconsin LS-Elementary School (3-5) Racine WI	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 4	3/5/2019
Mr Joel Kramer	Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI	Huron Valley Lutheran High School Westland MI Teacher; Physical Education & Athletic Director	3/5/2019
Mr Peter Wolfgramm	Riverview LC Appleton WI	Grace in Action Minneapolis MN Administrator & Presenter	3/5/2019
Mr Jon Hermanson	Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI Teacher; Music	3/5/2019
Mr Stephen Granberg	Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI	Grace in Action Minneapolis MN Administrator; Program Development	3/5/2019
Mrs Jennifer Wolfgramm	Good Shepherd’s LS West Allis WI	St Paul LS Franklin WI Teacher; Grade 1	3/7/2019
Miss Nicole Glodowski	St Paul LS Muskego WI	St Philip LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 3	3/10/2019
Mrs Lynn Sellnow	Holy Trinity Lutheran Preschool Wyoming MI	St John LS Montello WI ECM Teacher	3/10/2019
Mrs Kristi Utsch	Immanuel LS Hutchinson MN	Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Teacher; Grade 1	3/10/2019
Mrs Jennifer Bunn	St John LS Wrightstown WI	Zion LS Columbus WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	3/10/2019
Mr Steven Biedenbender	St Paul LS New Ulm MN	Peace LS Hartford WI Teacher; Grade 5	3/10/2019
Miss Kathleen VanOrman	Sola Fide Academy Lawrenceville GA	St Paul LC Mount Calvary WI Teacher; Grade 1-2	3/10/2019
Mrs Kerri Esmay	Beautiful Savior Lutheran Early Learning Center Topeka KS	St John LS Waterloo WI ECM Director	3/10/2019
Mr David Leyrer	St John LS Wauwatosa WI	St John LS Waterloo WI Teacher; Grade 5-6	3/10/2019
Miss Elaina Mercier		Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI ECM Director	3/10/2019
Mrs Heidi Fischer		Our Savior LS Grafton WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	3/10/2019
Miss Kristy Lendt	Trinity LS Aberdeen SD	The Shepherd’s Lambs Child Care Center New Hope MN ECM Teacher	3/10/2019
Mr David Gartner	St John LS Redwood Falls MN	West Lutheran High School Plymouth MN Principal	3/10/2019
Ms Maria Gines	Zion LS Monroe MI	Little Lambs Preschool Fort Collins CO ECM Director	3/10/2019
Mr Larry Sellnow	Holy Trinity LS Wyoming MI	St John LS Montello WI Principal	3/10/2019
Ms Kris Eggers	David’s Star LS Jackson WI	Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Teacher; Grade 2	3/10/2019
Mr James Ott	Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Teacher; Math	3/10/2019
Ms Stacey Sordahl	Zion LS Monroe MI	Zion LS Monroe MI Teacher; Kindergarten, Half-Time Call	3/10/2019
Mrs Dana Leyrer	St John LS Wauwatosa WI	St John LS Waterloo WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	3/10/2019
Mrs Bethany Schwartz		Northdale LS Tampa FL Teacher; Grade K-1, Half-Time Call	3/10/2019
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mr Matthew Bilitz	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac WI Development Director Mission Advancement Director	2/6/2019
Mr Mark Kjenstad	Illinois Lutheran High School Crete IL	St Andrew LC Middleton WI Staff Minister for Nurture	2/17/2019

CALLS ACCEPTED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev Raymond Schumacher	Northwestern Publishing House Milwaukee WI	Trinity LC Waukesha WI Associate Pastor; Half-Time Call	3/6/2019
Rev Peter Zaferos	Living Shepherd LC Laramie WY	Mt Olive LC Suamico WI Pastor	3/9/2019
Rev Richard Starr	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Mighty Fortress LC Hiram GA Pastor	3/9/2019
Rev Wayne Fischer	St Paul’s LC Valley City ND	Beautiful Savior LC Bella Vista-Hiwasse AR Pastor; Retirement Call	3/10/2019
Rev Harland Goetzinger	St Paul LC Ottawa ON Canada	Our Shepherd LC Val-Des-Monts QC Canada (preaching station) Pastor; Part-Time Call	3/10/2019
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mr Jeffrey Zilisch	St John’s LS Burlington WI	Wisconsin LS-Elementary School (3-5) Racine WI Teacher; Grade 5	3/4/2019
Mrs Kathryn Olson	First LS La Crosse WI	First LS La Crosse WI Teacher; Part-Time, Administrative Release Call	3/4/2019
Miss Tabitha Mays	Ascension Lutheran Preschool Plymouth MN	Samuel LS Marshall MN Teacher; Kindergarten	3/5/2019
Mr Darren Vogt	East Fork LS Whiteriver AZ	St Mark LS Citrus Heights CA Teacher; Grades 7-8	3/5/2019
Mrs Kimberly Schroer	St Paul’s LS Saginaw MI	St Paul’s LS Saginaw MI Teacher; Kindergarten, Provisional Call	3/6/2019
Mr Daniel Schultz	Bloomington LS Bloomington MN	Good Shepherd LS West Bend WI Principal	3/8/2019
Mrs Elizabeth Loberger	Mount Olive LS Appleton WI	Mount Olive LS Appleton WI Teacher; Grade 1	3/8/2019
Mr Ryan Halter	Mt Lebanon LS-Omega Campus Gr 5-8 Milwaukee WI	Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School Wauwatosa WI Teacher; Social Studies	3/8/2019
Mrs Debra Dietrich	Peridot-Our Savior’s LS Peridot AZ	Peridot-Our Savior’s LS Peridot AZ Teacher; Grade 1	3/9/2019
Mrs Calista Leistekow		Peridot-Our Savior’s LS Peridot AZ Teacher; Kindergarten, Half-Time Call	3/9/2019
Mrs Kristin Rockhoff		St John’s LS Newburg WI ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call	3/9/2019
Mrs Janean Plocher	Emmaus LS Phoenix AZ	Emmaus LS Phoenix AZ Teacher; Grades 5-6	3/10/2019

CALLS DECLINED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Wayne Schneider	Retired	Hope LC Portland MI Pastor; Retirement Call	2/28/2019
Rev Kent Holz	Beautiful Savior LC Clarksville TN	Good Shepherd LC Cedar Rapids IA Pastor	3/7/2019
Rev Nathan Buch	Summerlin LC Las Vegas NV	St Peter LC Brodhead WI Pastor	3/9/2019
Rev Jonathan Scharf	Abiding Grace LC Covington GA	Immanuel LC Greenville WI Associate Pastor	3/9/2019
Rev Douglas Lange	Ascension LC Jacksonville NC	Peace LC Eagle River AK Pastor	3/9/2019
Rev Frederic Berger	St Paul’s LC Plymouth NE	St John LC Bay City MI Associate Pastor	3/9/2019
Rev Kevin Schnake	Trinity LC Omak WA	Peace LC Kokomo IN Pastor	3/9/2019
Rev Jason Enderle	Trinity LC Ashland WI Our Savior LC Phillips WI	Grace LC Burke SD Pastor	3/9/2019
Rev Stephen Koelpin	Crown of Life LC Yucaipa CA	Grace LC Oshkosh WI Associate Pastor	3/9/2019
Rev Jesse Stern	Peace LC Boulder CO	Trinity LC Woodbridge VA Pastor	3/10/2019
Rev Patrick Freese	Trinity LC Abita Springs LA	Trinity LC El Paso TX Pastor	3/10/2019
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Miss Deborah Schultz	Emanuel Lutheran Preschool Tawas City MI	Zion LC Valentine NE ECM Director	3/3/2019
Mr William Fuerstenau	Bethany LS Hustisford WI	Grace LS Kenai AK Principal & Upper Grades	3/3/2019
Mr Steven Hennig	Martin Luther LS Oshkosh WI	St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI Principal & Upper Grades; Departmentalized	3/4/2019
Mr Craig Sonntag	St Matthew LS Janesville WI	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Teacher; Math	3/5/2019
Mrs Dawn Strand	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	Atonement Early Childhood Center Milwaukee WI ECM Teacher	3/5/2019
Mr Kyle Gut	St Mark LS Green Bay WI	St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI Principal	3/5/2019
Ms Hannah Schmiege	St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN	Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School Commerce City CO Teacher; Recruitment Director	3/5/2019
Mr Benjamin Pagel	Peridot-Our Savior’s LS Peridot AZ	Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School Wauwatosa WI Teacher; Science	3/6/2019
Miss Faith Scheer	Christ the Lord LS Brookfield WI	Peace LS Sun Prairie WI Teacher; Grade 1	3/7/2019
Mr James Brohn	Morning Star LS Jackson WI	Emanuel LS New London WI Principal	3/8/2019
Mrs Karen Yttri	St Lucas LS Kewaskum WI	St John LS Waterloo WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	3/8/2019
Mr Jeffrey Wetzel	St Paul LS Muskego WI	Trinity LS Caledonia WI Principal	3/8/2019
Mrs Rachel Helwig	Crown of Life LS Hubertus WI	Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Atkinson WI ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call	3/9/2019
Mrs Melissa Borchardt	Trinity LS Bay City MI	St Paul LS Stevensville MI ECM Director	3/9/2019
Mr Peter Langebartels	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 7	3/9/2019
Mr Kurtis Hoppe	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Mt Lebanon LS-Omega Campus Gr 5-8 Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 5-8, Departmentalized	3/10/2019
Mr Ryan Hulse	St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN	Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School Commerce City CO Teacher; Vice Principal & Social Studies	3/10/2019
Mr Joseph Blum	Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI	Divine Savior Academy – Sienna Plantation Missouri City TX Teacher; Grade 7	3/10/2019
Miss Rebecca Wagner	Redeemer Learning Center Tomahawk WI	Samuel LS Marshall MN ECM Director	3/11/2019

RESIGNED

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Mr Patrick Carran	Good Shepherd Lutheran Academy Deltona FL	6/30/2019

CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY

Teachers	Home church	Death date
Mr Michael Hein	St Paul LC Saginaw MI	3/10/2019

LIMITED LENGTH CALL EXPIRED

Teachers	Current call	Date effective
Miss Rachel Frost	Ascension Lutheran Preschool Macomb MI	6/30/2019

RETIREMENT

Teachers	Current call	Date effective
Mrs Carol Aker	Bloomington LS Bloomington MN	6/30/2019

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Call Report – March 4, 2019

2019/03/04/in Call Reports

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

2/26/2019 – 3/4/2019

The call report details when pastors, teachers, and staff ministers change positions within WELS. The Conference of Presidents oversees and coordinates the calling process.

NO DECISION REPORTED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date issued
Rev Daniel Waldschmidt	St John LC Burlington WI	Asia Lutheran Seminary Professor; Hebrew	2/2/2019
Rev Jonathan Semro	Prince of Peace LC Houston TX	Zion LC Rhinelander WI Associate Pastor	2/3/2019
Rev Kent Holz	Beautiful Savior LC Clarksville TN	Good Shepherd LC Cedar Rapids IA Pastor	2/3/2019
Rev Patrick Freese	Trinity LC Abita Springs LA	Trinity LC El Paso TX Pastor	2/5/2019
Rev Jonathan Scharf	Abiding Grace LC Covington GA	Immanuel LC Greenville WI Associate Pastor	2/10/2019
Rev Evan Chartrand	Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI	St Mark LC Eau Claire WI Associate Pastor	2/10/2019
Rev Stephen Koelpin	Crown of Life LC Yucaipa CA	Illumine LC Rock Hill SC Pastor	2/10/2019
Rev Richard Starr	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	Mighty Fortress LC Hiram GA Pastor	2/10/2019
Rev Douglas Lange	Ascension LC Jacksonville NC	Peace LC Eagle River AK Pastor	2/10/2019
Rev Evan Chartrand	Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI	Ascension LC Harrisburg PA Pastor	2/10/2019
Rev Wayne Schneider	Retired	Hope LC Portland MI Pastor; Retirement Call	2/10/2019
Rev Stephen Koelpin	Crown of Life LC Yucaipa CA	Grace LC Oshkosh WI Associate Pastor	2/10/2019
Rev Scott Oelhafen	Trinity LC Waukesha WI	Grace LC Yorba Linda CA Pastor	2/10/2019
Rev Jason Enderle	Trinity LC Ashland WI Our Savior LC Phillips WI	Grace LC Burke SD Pastor	2/10/2019
Rev Wayne Fischer	St Paul’s LC Valley City ND	Beautiful Savior LC Bella Vista-Hiwasse AR Pastor; Retirement Call	2/10/2019
Rev Kevin Boushek	Beautiful Savior LC La Porte IN	Paradise Valley LC Phoenix AZ Pastor	2/13/2019
Rev Brian Wrobel	Zion LC Gainesville FL	New Mission Joplin MO Pastor	2/14/2019
Dr Terry Schultz	1 Latin America Team	Multi-Language Publications El Paso TX Artistic Development Missionary	2/14/2019
Rev Nathan Buch	Summerlin LC Las Vegas NV	St Peter LC Brodhead WI Pastor	2/17/2019
Rev Jon Hartmann	Atonement LC Milwaukee WI	New Hope LC West Melbourne FL Pastor	2/17/2019
Rev Gregory Tobison	Grace LC Hutchinson MN	Cross of Christ LC Liverpool NY Pastor	2/17/2019
Rev Kevin Schnake	Trinity LC Omak WA	Peace LC Kokomo IN Pastor	2/17/2019
Rev Daniel Frey	Gethsemane LC Lees Summit MO	Grace LC Tecumseh MI Pastor	2/17/2019
Rev Derek Bartelt	Christ the Vine LC Temecula CA	Peace LC Loves Park IL Pastor	2/17/2019
Rev Raymond Schumacher	Northwestern Publishing House Milwaukee WI	Trinity LC Waukesha WI Associate Pastor; Half-Time Call	2/17/2019
Rev Timothy Wahl	Morning Star LC Jackson WI	Immanuel LC Taylor AZ & Springerville AZ Pastor	2/17/2019
Rev Robert Fleischmann	St Paul LC Slinger WI Christian Life Resources Slinger WI Part-Time	Christian Life Resources Slinger WI National Director; Full-Time Call	2/17/2019
Rev Richard Tuttle	St John LC Renville MN	Zion LC Mount Pleasant MI Pastor	2/18/2019
Rev Frederic Berger	St Paul’s LC Plymouth NE	St John LC Bay City MI Associate Pastor	2/18/2019
Rev Peter Zaferos	Living Shepherd LC Laramie WY	Mt Olive LC Suamico WI Pastor	2/19/2019
Rev Aaron Bublitz	Mt Lebanon LC Milwaukee WI	Heritage LC Gilbert AZ Pastor	2/19/2019
Rev Christopher Koschnitzke	St John LC Waterloo WI	Christ LC West Salem WI St John (Barre Mills) LC La Crosse WI Associate Pastor	2/20/2019
Rev Mark Gabb	St Paul LC Beverly Hills FL	Board for Home Missions Mission Counselor	2/21/2019
Rev Jesse Stern	Peace LC Boulder CO	Trinity LC Woodbridge VA Pastor	2/24/2019
Rev Frederick Guldberg	Star of Bethlehem LC Winston Salem NC	St Matthew’s LC Niles IL Pastor	2/24/2019
Rev Joshua Janke	Risen Savior LC Mc Farland WI	Holy Cross LC Daggett MI St Mark LC Wallace MI Pastor	2/24/2019
Rev Paul Schupmann	St John’s LC Juneau WI	Good Shepherd LC Fond du Lac WI Associate Pastor	2/24/2019
Rev Christopher Esmay	Beautiful Savior LC Topeka KS	St John LC Waterloo WI Pastor	2/24/2019
Rev Michael Koepke	Salem LC Ann Arbor MI	Lamb of God LC Phoenix AZ Pastor	2/24/2019
Rev Nathaniel Walther	Grace LC Minot ND	Divine Peace LC Largo MD Pastor	2/25/2019
Rev Peter Lindemann	Zion LC Egg Harbor WI Christ LC Baileys Harbor WI	Amazing Grace LC Panama City FL Pastor	2/25/2019
Rev Jeffrey Limpert	Christ Our Rock LC Rochester MN	Zion LC Olivia MN Pastor	2/25/2019
Rev Jeffrey Limpert	Christ Our Rock LC Rochester MN	Immanuel LC Lake City MN Pastor	2/25/2019
Rev Joshua Kesting	St Paul LC Neosho WI	Immanuel LC Gibbon MN Pastor	2/26/2019
Rev Timothy Rosenow	St Paul LC Prescott WI	Our Savior’s LC Zion IL Pastor	2/27/2019
Rev Benjamin Blumer	Bethlehem LC Lakeville MN	CrossWalk Lutheran Ministries Laveen AZ Pastor	2/27/2019
Rev Jonathan Bourman	Peace LC Aiken SC	Bethany LC Gibsonia PA Pastor	2/27/2019
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mrs Elise Schmiege		Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Grade 1	1/27/2019
Mr Zach Richie		Little Lambs Learning Center Duluth MN ECM Teacher; Provisional Call	1/27/2019
Miss Sarah Seelow	St John’s LS Burlington WI	Christ LS Eagle River WI Teacher; Kindergarten-Grade 1	1/27/2019
Mr Ryan Halter	Mt Lebanon LS-Omega Campus Gr 5-8 Milwaukee WI	Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School Wauwatosa WI Teacher; Social Studies	1/28/2019
Mr Benjamin Pagel	Peridot-Our Savior’s LS Peridot AZ	Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School Wauwatosa WI Teacher; Science	1/28/2019
Mr Jeffrey Wetzel	St Paul LS Muskego WI	Trinity LS Caledonia WI Principal	1/29/2019
Mrs Dawn Strand	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	Atonement Early Childhood Center Milwaukee WI ECM Teacher	2/1/2019
Miss Deborah Schultz	Emanuel Lutheran Preschool Tawas City MI	Zion LC Valentine NE ECM Director	2/3/2019
Miss Vicki Jensen	St Paul LS Algoma WI	St Lucas LS Kewaskum WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/5/2019
Mr Perry Lund	Evergreen Lutheran High School Tacoma WA	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Chemistry/ STEM	2/7/2019
Prof Matthew Prost	Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Dean of Students	2/7/2019
Mr Joshua Gorske	St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN	Atonement LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 6	2/10/2019
Mr Ethan Hutchinson	Our Savior LS Wausau WI	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Teacher; Science	2/10/2019
Mr Neil Neumann	St Stephen LS Adrian MI	St John’s LS Sparta WI Teacher; Grades 7-8	2/10/2019
Mrs Laura Ozminkowski	St Paul LS East Troy WI	St Paul LS Lake Mills WI Teacher; Kindergarten	2/10/2019
Mrs Amy Neumann	St Stephen LS Adrian MI	St John’s LS Sparta WI Teacher; Grade 2	2/10/2019
Mr Craig Sonntag	St Matthew LS Janesville WI	Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE Teacher; Math	2/10/2019
Miss Anne Marquardt	Gloria Dei LS Belmont CA	Little Lambs Learning Center Danube MN ECM Teacher	2/11/2019
Mrs Haven Jacobs	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI Teacher; Spanish, Provisional Call	2/11/2019
Mr Steven Hennig	Martin Luther LS Oshkosh WI	St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI Principal & Upper Grades; Departmentalized	2/12/2019
Mr Darren Vogt	East Fork LS Whiteriver AZ	St Mark LS Citrus Heights CA Teacher; Grades 7-8	2/12/2019
Miss Katie Koch	Atonement LS Milwaukee WI	Divine Savior Academy – Sienna Plantation Missouri City TX Teacher; Grades 1-2	2/13/2019
Mrs Lorybeth Green	Peace LS Hartford WI	Abiding Love Preschool Cape Coral FL ECM Teacher	2/13/2019
Mr Joseph Blum	Garden Homes LS Milwaukee WI	Divine Savior Academy – Sienna Plantation Missouri City TX Teacher; Grade 7	2/13/2019
Mr Patrick Hurley	Grace Christian Academy Falls Church VA	Mt Lebanon LS-Alpha Campus PK-4 Milwaukee WI Teacher; Development Director/Mission Advancement	2/17/2019
Miss Faith Scheer	Christ the Lord LS Brookfield WI	Peace LS Sun Prairie WI Teacher; Grade 1	2/17/2019
Mrs Rachel Hahm	Lord of Life LS Thornton CO	Peace LS Sun Prairie WI Teacher; Grade 2	2/17/2019
Mrs Rachel Helwig	Crown of Life LS Hubertus WI	Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Atkinson WI ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call	2/17/2019
Mrs Melissa Borchardt	Trinity LS Bay City MI	St Paul LS Stevensville MI ECM Director	2/17/2019
Mr Daniel Schultz	Bloomington LS Bloomington MN	Good Shepherd LS West Bend WI Principal	2/17/2019
Mr Kyle Gut	St Mark LS Green Bay WI	St Stephen LS Beaver Dam WI Principal	2/17/2019
Miss Rebecca Wagner	Redeemer Learning Center Tomahawk WI	Samuel LS Marshall MN ECM Director	2/17/2019
Mrs Jamie Walta	Faith LS Fond du Lac WI	Holy Trinity LS Des Moines WA Teacher; Grade 2	2/17/2019
Mr Kristian Walta	Faith LS Fond du Lac WI	Holy Trinity LS Des Moines WA Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/17/2019
Mr Daniel Carran	Trinity LS Kiel WI	Salem LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 7-8	2/17/2019
Miss Tabitha Mays	Ascension Lutheran Preschool Plymouth MN	Samuel LS Marshall MN Teacher; Kindergarten	2/17/2019
Mr James Brohn	Morning Star LS Jackson WI	Emanuel LS New London WI Principal	2/17/2019
Miss Christine Swoboda	Shepherd LS Albuquerque NM	St John LS Redwood Falls MN Teacher; Grade 2	2/17/2019
Mrs Kimberly Schroer	St Paul’s LS Saginaw MI	St Paul’s LS Saginaw MI Teacher; Kindergarten, Provisional Call	2/17/2019
Mr Matthew Augustine	Zion LS Chesaning MI	Lamb of God LS West Allis WI Principal & Grades 7-8	2/19/2019
Mr Shawn Herkstroeter	Faith LS Fond du Lac WI	Evergreen Lutheran High School Tacoma WA Principal	2/19/2019
Miss Elizabeth Jeske	Michigan Lutheran Seminary Saginaw MI	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 6	2/19/2019
Mr Peter Langebartels	St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 7	2/19/2019
Mrs Katherine Bravo	Christ-St Peter LS-East Campus Milwaukee WI	Christ-St Peter LS-West Campus Milwaukee WI Principal	2/19/2019
Mr Peter Micheel	St Mark LS Eau Claire WI	Christ-St John’s LS West Salem WI Principal & Grades 7-8	2/20/2019
Mr Timothy Voigt	Bethlehem LS-South Menomonee Falls WI	Christ-St John’s LS West Salem WI Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/20/2019
Mr Scott Georgson	Good Shepherd LS Sioux Falls SD	St John’s LS Jefferson WI Teacher; Grades 7-8	2/21/2019
Miss Kathryn Gut	Shepherd of the Valley LS Westminster CO	MLC Early Childhood Learning Center New Ulm MN ECM Teacher	2/21/2019
Mrs Debra Dietrich	Peridot-Our Savior’s LS Peridot AZ	Peridot-Our Savior’s LS Peridot AZ Teacher; Grade 1	2/22/2019
Mrs Calista Leistekow		Peridot-Our Savior’s LS Peridot AZ Teacher; Kindergarten, Half-Time Call	2/22/2019
Mr Jeremy Braun		Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School Wauwatosa WI Teacher; English	2/23/2019
Mr Kurtis Hoppe	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Mt Lebanon LS-Omega Campus Gr 5-8 Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 5-8, Departmentalized	2/24/2019
Mrs Megan Allard	St John LS Neillsville WI	First LS La Crosse WI ECM Teacher	2/24/2019
Mr Michael Allard	St John LS Neillsville WI	First LS La Crosse WI Principal & Grades 7-8	2/24/2019
Mrs Sandra Hemling		Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL ECM Teacher	2/24/2019
Miss Cassandra Krug	Lord of Life LS Friendswood TX	St Paul LS Howards Grove WI Teacher; Kindergarten	2/24/2019
Mrs Karen Yttri	St Lucas LS Kewaskum WI	St John LS Waterloo WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	2/24/2019
Mrs Kelly Hering	Immanuel LS Medford WI	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Grade 1	2/24/2019
Mr Zachary Seeger	Abiding Peace Academy Simpsonville SC	St Martin’s LS Watertown SD Principal	2/24/2019
Miss Kathleen Siverly	Roots to Wings Learning Center Lake City MN	Little Lambs Learning Center Duluth MN ECM Director	2/24/2019
Mr William Fuerstenau	Bethany LS Hustisford WI	Grace LS Kenai AK Principal & Upper Grades	2/24/2019
Mrs Kristin Rockhoff		St John’s LS Newburg WI ECM Teacher; Half-Time Call	2/24/2019
Mrs Janean Plocher	Emmaus LS Phoenix AZ	Emmaus LS Phoenix AZ Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/24/2019
Mrs Melissa Minzlaff	St John’s LS Sparta WI	Peace LS Livonia MI Teacher; Kindergarten, Half-Time Call	2/24/2019
Mr Michael DeRuiter	St Philip LS Milwaukee WI	St John LS Lannon WI Teacher; Upper Grades	2/24/2019
Mr Stephen Roekle	Zion LS Egg Harbor WI	Lord and Savior LS Crystal Lake IL Principal & Grades 5-8	2/24/2019
Mr Joseph Hering	Immanuel LS Medford WI	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Middle Grades	2/24/2019
Mr Andrew Van Weele	Lord of Life LS Friendswood TX	Faith LS Tacoma WA Principal & Grades 7-8	2/24/2019
Mrs Christina Johnson	First LS La Crosse WI	First LS La Crosse WI ECM Teacher; 3K Teacher	2/24/2019
Mrs Hannah Grayckowski	St John LS Libertyville IL	St John LS Libertyville IL Teacher; Grades 3-5	2/24/2019
Mrs Sarah Mueller	St Paul LS Howards Grove WI	St Paul LS Howards Grove WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Half-Time Call	2/24/2019
Mr Jason Walz	Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI	Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI Teacher; Activities Director	2/25/2019
Miss Leah Clark	Redeemer LS Tucson AZ	Risen Savior Christian Academy Pooler GA Teacher; Kindergarten	2/25/2019
Mr Alex Moore	St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Teacher; Science	2/25/2019
Ms Andrea Oppermann	Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ	Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Teacher; Fine Arts	2/25/2019
Miss Katherine Kogler		Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ Teacher; Social Studies	2/26/2019
Mr Jeffrey Zilisch	St John’s LS Burlington WI	Wisconsin LS-Elementary School (3-5) Racine WI Teacher; Grade 5	2/26/2019
Mrs Sara Makinen	St John LS Libertyville IL	Wisconsin LS-Elementary School (3-5) Racine WI Teacher; Grade 2	2/26/2019
Mr Jared Matthies	Trinity-St Luke Clark St Campus Watertown WI	St Lucas LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Upper Grades	2/27/2019
Miss Monica Zimmermann	Mt Lebanon LS-Alpha Campus PK-4 Milwaukee WI	Siloah LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 3-4	2/28/2019
Mrs Christel Strutz	St Paul LS Cudahy WI	St Paul LS Muskego WI Teacher; Grade 3	2/28/2019
Mr Ryan Hulse	St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN	Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School Commerce City CO Teacher; Vice Principal & Social Studies	3/3/2019
Ms Hannah Schmiege	St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN	Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School Commerce City CO Teacher; Recruitment Director	3/3/2019
Mrs Rachel Kanter	Atonement LS Milwaukee WI	Abiding Peace LC Simpsonville SC Teacher	3/3/2019
Miss Jennifer Keller	Little Lambs of Peace Preschool Eagle River AK	Shepherd LS Albuquerque NM Teacher	3/3/2019
Mrs Melissa DeRuiter		St Philip Milwaukee WI Teacher; K4 Teacher, Provisional Call	3/3/2019
Ms Shelley Kromschroder		Salem Loretto MN Teacher; Grade 6 & Administrative Release, Three-fourths Time, Provisional Call	3/3/2019
Miss Kristine Krug	St Paul LS Beverly Hills FL	Peace LS Kissimmee FL Teacher	3/3/2019
Mr Richard Cody	St John LS Juneau WI	St John LS Baraboo WI Principal & Upper Grades	3/3/2019
Mrs Hope Carr	St John LS Milwaukee WI	St John LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 2	3/3/2019
Mr Clark Dittbenner	St John’s LS Two Rivers WI	St John LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 5	3/3/2019
Mrs Annette Anderson		St John LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 1	3/3/2019
Miss Deanna Rahn	Wisconsin LS-Middle School (6-8) Racine WI	St Paul LS Lake Mills WI Teacher	3/3/2019
Mrs Rebekah Bohlmann	Salem LS-Greenfield MN Greenfield MN	Salem LS-Greenfield MN Greenfield MN Teacher; Kindergarten	3/3/2019
Mr Steven Haag	First LS Lake Geneva WI	New Hope Lutheran Academy West Melbourne FL Principal & Grades 7-8	3/3/2019
Mr Ryan Jaeger	St John’s LS Two Rivers WI	Cross of Glory LS Peoria AZ Principal	3/3/2019
Mrs Kelli Baas	Trinity LS Brillion WI	Faith LS Anchorage AK ECM Director	3/3/2019
Miss Sara Borck	St John LS Montello WI	Good Shepherd LC Omaha NE Teacher; Kindergarten	3/3/2019
Mr David Leonard	Friedens LS Kenosha WI	Friedens LS Kenosha WI Principal & Upper Grades	3/3/2019
Mr David Zank	Friedens LS Kenosha WI	Friedens LS Kenosha WI Assistant Principal & Upper Grades	3/3/2019
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Mr Matthew Bilitz	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac WI Development Director; Mission Advancement Director	2/6/2019
Mr Mark Kjenstad	Illinois Lutheran High School Crete IL	St Andrew LC Middleton WI Staff Minister for Nurture	2/17/2019

CALLS ACCEPTED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev Steven Pagels	St Matthew’s LC Oconomowoc WI	Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Mequon WI Professor; Systematic Theology & Christian Education	3/3/2019
Rev Benjamin Sadler	Goodview Trinity LC Goodview MN	Victory of the Lamb LC Franklin WI Associate Pastor	3/3/2019
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mrs Melissa Heuer		St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 2	12/4/2018
Miss Kari Fuerstenberg	Abiding Word LS Houston TX	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Special Education	2/17/2019
Mrs Susan Myslik	St John LS Peshtigo WI	St John LS Peshtigo WI Teacher; Grade K-2	2/25/2019
Mrs Debra Price	St Peter LS Schofield WI	Northland Lutheran High School Mosinee WI Teacher; Physical Education & Social Studies	2/27/2019
Miss Brittni Wentzel	Good Shepherd Lutheran Academy Deltona FL	Christ Our Savior Academy Columbia TN ECM Director	2/27/2019
Mr Nathan King	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Director of International Ministry; Provisional Call	2/27/2019
Mr Scott Sievert	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Academic Dean	2/28/2019
Mr Bradley Evers	Martin Luther LS Oshkosh WI	Trinity LS Brillion WI Teacher; Grades 7-8	3/1/2019
Mrs Megan Proeber	St John’s LS Jefferson WI	St Paul LS Lake Mills WI Teacher	3/1/2019
Miss Amy Biedenbender	Zion LS Toledo OH	Prince of Peace LS Taylorsville UT Teacher; Grades 2-3	3/2/2019
Mr Matthew Evans	Trinity LS Neenah WI	California Lutheran High School Wildomar CA Teacher; Spanish	3/2/2019
Mr David Knittel	Beautiful Savior LS Grove City OH	Trinity LS Brillion WI Principal	3/3/2019
Mrs Kimberly Frey	St Paul LS Appleton WI	St Paul LS Appleton WI Teacher; Grade 1	3/3/2019
Mr Matthew Foxen	Great Plains Lutheran High School Watertown SD	Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI Teacher; English	3/3/2019
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mr Andrew Tramp	St John LC Baraboo WI	St John LC Baraboo WI Staff Minister	3/3/2019

CALLS DECLINED

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Dennis Kleist	Retired	St John LC Wrightstown WI Associate Pastor; Retirement Call	2/26/2019
Rev Aaron Schultz	Messiah LC Green Bay WI	Faith LC River Falls WI Pastor	3/1/2019
Rev Gregory Pope	Trinity LC Manitowoc WI	Good Shepherd LC Beloit WI Pastor	3/2/2019
Rev Philip Moldenhauer	Our Redeemer LC Madison WI	Trinity LC Marshfield WI Pastor	3/2/2019
Rev Matthew Sprunger	Zion LC Sanborn MN	Immanuel LC Buffalo MN Pastor	3/2/2019
Rev Titus Buelow	St Paul LC Clintonville WI	Trinity LC Crete IL Associate Pastor	3/2/2019
Rev Christopher Ewings	Faith LC Anchorage AK	Pilgrim LC Menomonee Falls WI Pastor	3/3/2019
Rev Bradley Bode	Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher; Religion	3/4/2019
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date declined
Mrs Kimberle Steinberg	Good Shepherd Preschool Beaver Dam WI	St John LS Goodhue MN ECM Director	2/23/2019
Mr Bradley Nehls	Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School New Ulm MN	Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School Wauwatosa WI Teacher; Math	2/25/2019
Mr Lyle Timm	St Paul LS Franklin WI	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; High School Math	2/26/2019
Miss Sarah Enstad	Crown of Life LS Hubertus WI	Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Teacher; Grade 2	2/26/2019
Mrs Kara Kassulke	Friedens LS Kenosha WI	St John LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 4	2/26/2019
Mrs Jillian Igl		Our Savior LS Grafton WI Teacher; Grades 1-2	2/26/2019
Mr Matthew Moeller	Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI	West Lutheran High School Plymouth MN Principal	2/27/2019
Miss Kristy Stahmann	Emanuel LS New London WI	St Paul LS Muskego WI Teacher; Grade 4	2/28/2019
Mr Steven Lehman	St Paul LS North Fond du Lac WI	Mt Calvary LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 5	2/28/2019
Mr Adam Bohl	Reformation LS San Diego CA	St Paul’s LS Saginaw MI Teacher; Grades 6-8	2/28/2019
Miss Rebecca Rixe	Crown of Life Christian Academy Fort Myers FL	Little Lambs Preschool Fort Collins CO ECM Director	2/28/2019
Mr Jarrod Pfarr	St Peter LS Appleton WI	Trinity LS Belle Plaine MN Teacher; Grades 5-6	2/28/2019
Mr Karl Bauer	St Paul First LS North Hollywood CA	Trinity LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 5	3/1/2019
Mrs Becky Aldinger	Star of Bethlehem LS New Berlin WI	Good Shepherd LS Burnsville MN Teacher; Grades 3-4	3/1/2019
Mr Joshua Wendt	First German LS Manitowoc WI	St Mark’s LS Watertown WI Teacher; Grade 4	3/1/2019
Ms Bethany Ehlert	Trusting Hearts Preschool Manitowoc WI	Mt Calvary LS Redding CA Teacher; Kindergarten-Grade 1	3/2/2019
Mr James Hahm	Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI	Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Life Science	3/2/2019
Mr Michael Chappell	Precious Lambs Preschool Jacksonville FL	St John LS Montello WI Principal	3/2/2019
Mr Kaleb Buch	St Luke LS Oakfield WI	Zion LS South Milwaukee WI Principal & Grade 8	3/2/2019
Mr Timothy Raddatz	St John LS Wrightstown WI	Christ LS Big Bend WI Principal & Grades 5-6	3/3/2019
Mr Aaron Krause	Bethany LS Manitowoc WI	Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac WI Teacher; Science	3/3/2019
Miss Sarah Howell	Small Steps Christian Learning Center Port Orange FL	Mt Olive LS Overland Park KS ECM Director	3/3/2019
Miss Kaylen Orr	Building Blocks Christian Academy Los Angeles CA	St Peter LS Appleton WI ECM Director	3/3/2019
Miss Mollie Dorn	Mt Calvary LS Redding CA	Victory Preschool Jacksonville FL ECM Director	3/3/2019

RESIGNED

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Ms Lisa Fletcher	St John’s LS Sparta WI	3/3/2019
Mrs Beth Weed	Calvary LS Dallas TX	6/30/2019
Mrs Sherri Lueck	Little Lambs Preschool Chesapeake VA	6/30/2019
Staff Ministers	Current call	Date resigned
Mr Jason Fry	Shepherd of the Hills LC West Bend WI	2/24/2019

CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY

Pastors	Home church	Death date
Rev Burton Stensberg	Mount Olive LC Appleton WI	2/27/2019

RETIREMENT

Teachers	Current call	Date retired
Prof Lawrence Lotito	Martin Luther College New Ulm MN	6/30/2019

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