Call Report – April 27, 2020
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
4/21/2020 – 4/27/2020
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 George Swanson | Retired | Hope LC Portland MI Pastor; Retirement Call |
3/8/2020 |
Rev Brian Pechman | Risen Savior LC Pooler GA |
St Paul LC Calgary AB Canada Pastor |
3/29/2020 |
Rev Jonathan Fischer | Resurrection LC Chesapeake VA |
Trinity LC Marshfield WI Pastor |
4/5/2020 |
Rev Keegan Dowling | Abiding Word LC Orleans ON Canada |
King of Kings LC Garden Grove CA Pastor |
4/15/2020 |
Rev Jonathan Bourman | Peace LC Aiken SC |
Trinity LC Mountain Home AR Pastor |
4/16/2020 |
Rev Andrew Mueller | Beautiful Savior LC Las Vegas NV |
Prince of Peace LC Martinez GA Pastor |
4/16/2020 |
Rev Keith Schleis | Abiding Faith LC Smyrna TN |
Christ Our Redeemer LC Aurora CO Pastor |
4/18/2020 |
Rev Jeffrey Enderle | Christ the Rock LC Farmington NM |
Redeemer LC Hastings NE Pastor |
4/18/2020 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
Mrs Kristi Utsch | Immanuel LS Hutchinson MN |
Christ-St John’s LS West Salem WI Teacher; Grades 3 & 4 |
3/19/2020 |
Miss Margaret Rasmussen | Wisconsin LS-Elementary School (3-5) Racine WI |
Siloah LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 3 & 4 |
3/24/2020 |
Miss Kathleen VanOrman | Sola Fide Academy Lawrenceville GA |
New Hope Lutheran Academy West Melbourne FL Teacher; Kindergarten |
3/29/2020 |
Miss Kaylen Orr | Building Blocks Christian Academy Los Angeles CA |
Zion LS Denver CO ECM Director |
3/31/2020 |
Mr Daryl Johnson | Trinity LS Brillion WI |
St Philip LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 6 |
4/2/2020 |
Miss Sandra O’Laire | St Marcus LS Milwaukee WI |
Crown of Life LS West Saint Paul MN Teacher; Grade 1 |
4/3/2020 |
Mr Michael Chappell | Precious Lambs Preschool Jacksonville FL |
Good Shepherd Early Childhood Center Sioux Falls SD ECM Director |
4/5/2020 |
Mr Andrew Van Weele | Lord of Life LS Friendswood TX |
St John LS Baraboo WI Principal; Upper Grades |
4/5/2020 |
Ms Elizabeth Kuschel | Illinois Lutheran Elementary School Crete IL |
East Fork LS Whiteriver AZ Teacher; Grade 7 |
4/6/2020 |
Mr Greg Obermiller | St John LS Lomira WI |
Our Savior’s LS Zion IL Principal |
4/6/2020 |
Mr Stephen Gurgel | St Paul LS Rapid City SD |
St Peter’s LS Fond du Lac WI Principal |
4/7/2020 |
Mrs Calla Schoch | Beautiful Savior LS Grove City OH Teacher |
4/7/2020 | |
Mr Benjamin Washburn | Peace LS Hartford WI |
Luther High School Onalaska WI Principal |
4/8/2020 |
Mr Paul Hoffman | St Paul LS Appleton WI |
Immanuel LS Medford WI Principal |
4/8/2020 |
Mr Keith Hackbarth | St John LS Wauwatosa WI |
Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Grade 4 |
4/9/2020 |
Miss Kathryn Freudenwald | Salem LS Milwaukee WI |
St Paul LS Cudahy WI Teacher; Kindergarten |
4/9/2020 |
Miss Nicole Glodowski | St Paul LS Muskego WI |
Christ Our Redeemer LS Aurora CO Teacher; Grades 3-5 |
4/11/2020 |
Mr Robert Buss | St Paul LS Menomonie WI |
St Paul First LS North Hollywood CA Principal |
4/12/2020 |
Mr Zachariah Thooft | Bethel LS Bay City MI |
Trinity LS Jenera OH Principal |
4/12/2020 |
Mr Craig Kiecker | Emmanuel LS Tempe AZ |
Trinity LS West Bend WI Principal |
4/13/2020 |
Mr Timothy Pingel | Morrison Zion LS Greenleaf WI |
Sola Fide Academy Lawrenceville GA Teacher; Grades 3-5 |
4/13/2020 |
Mrs Michelle Most | St Martin’s LS Watertown SD |
St Matthew LS Spokane WA Teacher; Grades 2-4 |
4/13/2020 |
Mrs Kaitlyn-Brianne Ceasar | Mount Lebanon LS Milwaukee WI |
Mount Lebanon LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grades 5 & 6 |
4/13/2020 |
Mr Kevin Lorge | St Matthew LS Iron Ridge WI |
St John LS Peshtigo WI Principal |
4/13/2020 |
Mr Cory Olson | St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN |
Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Teacher; English and German |
4/13/2020 |
Mr Nicholas Bush | Salem LS Cornerstone Lutheran Network Milwaukee WI |
Grace LS Oshkosh WI Principal |
4/13/2020 |
Mr Benton Witte | Riverview LS Appleton WI |
St John LS Bay City MI Teacher; Grades 5 & 6 |
4/14/2020 |
Mr Nathaniel Kallies | St Croix Lutheran Academy West Saint Paul MN |
Star of Bethlehem LS New Berlin WI Principal |
4/14/2020 |
Miss Lisa Radue | St Paul LS Lake Mills WI |
Lord of Life LS Thornton CO Teacher; Grades 3 & 4 |
4/14/2020 |
Mrs Dyann Nommensen | St Paul LS Cudahy WI |
Holy Cross LS Madison WI Teacher; Grades 3 & 4 |
4/14/2020 |
Miss Jennifer Lindloff | Peace LS Sun Prairie WI |
Lord of Life LS Thornton CO Teacher; Grades 1 & 2 |
4/14/2020 |
Mr Nathan Schulmeister | St Paul LS Franklin WI |
Wisconsin LS-Middle School (6-8) Elementary School (3-5) Early Childhood Campus (K4-2) Racine WI Principal |
4/14/2020 |
Mrs Alissa Kiedrowski | Trinity LS Brillion WI |
St Peter LS Helenville WI ECM Teacher |
4/14/2020 |
Mr Cameron Ausen | Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI |
St John LS Fox Lake WI Principal |
4/14/2020 |
Mrs Kara Kassulke | Friedens LS Kenosha WI |
Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Teacher; Business |
4/14/2020 |
Mrs Rebekah Fincham | Gethsemane LS Omaha NE |
St Stephen LS Adrian MI ECM Teacher |
4/15/2020 |
Miss Katherine Huebner | West Lutheran High School Plymouth MN |
Evergreen Lutheran High School Tacoma WA Teacher; English |
4/15/2020 |
Mr Chad Marohn | St Paul LS Howards Grove WI |
Evergreen Lutheran High School Tacoma WA Principal |
4/15/2020 |
Mr Timothy Hochmuth | Good Shepherd’s LS West Allis WI |
Emanuel LS New London WI Teacher; Grade 5 & Athletic Director |
4/15/2020 |
Mr Alexander Vandenberg | Zion LS Columbus WI |
Emanuel LS New London WI Principal |
4/15/2020 |
Mrs Penny Adickes | St Paul LS Bangor WI Teacher; Grades 1 & 2 |
4/15/2020 | |
Mr Matthew Doering | Lakeside Lutheran High School Lake Mills WI |
Arizona Lutheran Academy Phoenix AZ Teacher; Social Studies & Religion |
4/15/2020 |
Mr Mark Eisenmann | Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI |
St Paul LS Tomah WI Principal; Grades 7 & 8 |
4/15/2020 |
Mrs Lori Eisenmann | St Peter LS Appleton WI |
St Paul LS Tomah WI Teacher; Kindergarten |
4/15/2020 |
Mr Thomas Rosenow | St Paul LS Bloomer WI |
St Paul LS Moline IL Principal |
4/15/2020 |
Miss Sara Willems | Friedens LS Kenosha WI Teacher; Grade 6, Upper Grade Science |
4/15/2020 | |
Ms Maria Boden-Benner | St Paul’s LS Moline IL ECM Teacher; Provisional Call |
4/20/2020 | |
Mr Stephen Roekle | Zion LS Egg Harbor WI |
First LS Lake Geneva WI Teacher; Upper Grades |
4/24/2020 |
Mrs Carol Markgraf | Beautiful Savior LS Cincinnati OH |
St John’s LS Newburg WI ECM Teacher; Limited-Duration, Three-Quarter Time Call |
4/26/2020 |
CALLS ACCEPTED
Pastors | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
Rev Kevin Stellick | Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School Waco NE |
Faith LC Rising City NE Pastor |
4/20/2020 |
Rev David Bivens | Divine Savior LC-Sienna Plantation Missouri City TX |
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Mequon WI Professor; New Testament & Homiletics |
4/24/2020 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
Mrs Carol Schroeder | First Steps Early Learning Center La Crescent MN ECM Director |
4/21/2020 | |
Ms Alexandria Caira | Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Grade 2 |
4/21/2020 | |
Mrs Suzanne Zimmerman | Jesus Loves Me Learning Center North Mankato MN |
Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Kindergarten |
4/22/2020 |
Mr Josiah Jahns | St Paul LS Algoma WI |
St Paul LS Beverly Hills FL Teacher; Grades 7 & 8, Technology |
4/22/2020 |
Mr Peter Gumm | Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI |
Beautiful Savior LS Cincinnati OH Principal; Upper Grades |
4/25/2020 |
Mr Michael Paulsen | St Paul LS Norfolk NE |
Prince of Peace LS Taylorsville UT Principal |
4/25/2020 |
Mrs Jamie Learman | St John LS Lomira WI |
St John LS Lomira WI ECM Teacher; One-Year, Provisional Call |
4/27/2020 |
CALLS DECLINED
Pastors | Current call | New call | Date declined |
Rev David Pagel | Bethany LC Kenosha WI |
Truth In Love Ministry Nampa ID Missionary |
4/8/2020 |
Rev Jeremy Glowicki | St Paul LC Jordan MN |
St John LC (Town of Lake Mills) Waterloo WI Pastor |
4/23/2020 |
Rev Caleb Schoeneck | Beautiful Savior LC College Station TX |
Good Shepherd LC Midland TX Pastor |
4/24/2020 |
Rev Clinton Kreuziger | Crown of Life LC Marietta OH |
Trinity LC Sturgis SD Pastor |
4/24/2020 |
Rev Kurt Schaser | St John’s LC Newburg WI |
Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI Pastor; Dean of Students |
4/25/2020 |
Rev Christian Winkel | Redemption LC Milwaukee WI |
The Springs LC Sparks NV Pastor |
4/25/2020 |
Rev Mark Westra | Prince of Peace LC Fairport NY |
Immanuel LC Johnson Creek WI Pastor |
4/25/2020 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date declined |
Miss Barbara Noon | Beautiful Savior Preschool Clarksville TN |
Trinity LS Bay City MI ECM Director |
4/10/2020 |
Miss Patricia Bodi | St John LS Milwaukee WI |
Zion Lutheran Preschool Valentine NE ECM Teacher |
4/20/2020 |
Miss Hannah Holzhueter | Morrison Zion LS Greenleaf WI |
Little Lambs of Peace Preschool Eagle River AK ECM Teacher |
4/20/2020 |
Mr Scott Beyersdorf | David’s Star LS Jackson WI |
St Matthew’s LS Stoddard WI Principal |
4/21/2020 |
Mrs Kayla Wilkins | Trinity LS Marshfield WI |
St John LS Waterloo WI Teacher; Grades K-2 |
4/21/2020 |
Mr Kevin Zimmerman | Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Chemistry & Physics |
4/22/2020 | |
Ms Katie Anez | West Lutheran High School Plymouth MN Teacher; Math |
4/22/2020 | |
Miss Faith Scheer | Christ the Lord LS Brookfield WI |
Illinois Lutheran Elementary School Crete IL Teacher; Grade 1 |
4/23/2020 |
Miss Heidi Schone | Mount Olive LS Appleton WI |
Divine Savior Academy – Sienna Plantation Missouri City TX Teacher; Grades 3 & 4 |
4/23/2020 |
Ms Catherine Felsing | Emanuel LS Tawas City MI |
Zion Lutheran Preschool Valentine NE ECM Teacher |
4/24/2020 |
Mr Daniel Douglas | Mt Olive LS Overland Park KS |
St Paul LS Norfolk NE Teacher; Grades 5-8, Staff Ministry |
4/25/2020 |
Mrs McKinzie Paulsen | St Paul LS Norfolk NE |
Prince of Peace LS Taylorsville UT Teacher; Kindergarten |
4/25/2020 |
Mr Aaron Krause | Bethany LS Manitowoc WI |
St John LS Bay City MI Principal; Grades 7 & 8 |
4/26/2020 |
Mr Jeffery Essig | St John LS Lewiston MN |
Friedens LS Kenosha WI Teacher; Grade 5 |
4/27/2020 |
Staff Ministers | Current call | New call | Date declined |
Mr Ryan Friske | Trinity LS Bay City MI |
St Peter LC Saint Peter MN Staff Minister; Minister of Music |
4/24/2020 |
RESIGNED
Teachers | Current call | Date resigned |
Mrs Jessica Desotell | Trinity LS Marinette WI |
6/30/2020 |
Mr Carl Manske | Northland Lutheran High School Mosinee WI |
6/30/2020 |
CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY
Pastors | Home church | Death date |
Rev Walter Oelhafen | Peace LC Hartford WI |
4/24/2020 |
Rev Thomas Henning | St Paul LC New Ulm MN |
4/26/2020 |
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