Call Report – May 27, 2019
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
5/21/2019 – 5/27/2019
The call report details when pastors, teachers, and staff ministers change positions within WELS. The Conference of Presidents oversees and coordinates the calling process.
Note: There was an error in reporting on the May 20, 2019, call report. Mrs. Connie Weilage did not resign her call, as reported. Her limited duration call expired, as reported below. We apologize for this error.
NO DECISION REPORTED
Pastors | Current call | New call | Date issued |
Rev John Hering | Divine Peace LC Garland TX |
One Africa Team Missionary |
4/12/2019 |
Rev Daniel Witte | Trinity LC Nicollet MN |
One Africa Team Theological Educator |
4/12/2019 |
Rev Abram Degner | Christ the Lord LC Houston TX |
Latin America Missionary |
4/25/2019 |
Rev Paul Schroeder | King of Kings LC Apache Junction AZ |
Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher; Religion |
4/27/2019 |
Rev Kirk Lahmann | St John LC Burlington WI |
Peace LC Green Lake WI Pastor |
4/29/2019 |
Rev Timothy Soukup | Salem LC Milwaukee WI |
Abiding Savior LC Killeen TX Pastor |
5/1/2019 |
Rev Douglas Weber | Retired | Hope LC Portland MI Pastor; Retirement Call |
5/5/2019 |
Rev Steven Gabb | Gethsemane LC Los Angeles CA |
Pilgrim LC Menomonee Falls WI Pastor |
5/5/2019 |
Rev Christopher Rathje | Abiding Hope LC Ocala FL |
Beautiful Savior LC Fort Wayne IN Pastor |
5/7/2019 |
Rev Philip Bigelow | St John LC Hemlock MI |
St Matthew’s LC Oconomowoc WI Pastor |
5/8/2019 |
Rev Steven Hillmer | The Springs LC Sparks NV |
St Matthew’s LC Oconomowoc WI Pastor |
5/8/2019 |
Rev Andrew Fix | St John LC Lannon WI |
Bethlehem LC Hortonville WI Associate Pastor |
5/12/2019 |
Rev Lincoln Albrecht | River of Life LC Goodyear AZ |
Peace LC Kokomo IN Pastor |
5/12/2019 |
Rev Martin Wildauer | St Matthew LC Port Washington WI |
Zion LC Rhinelander WI Associate Pastor |
5/14/2019 |
Rev Kyle Bitter | St John LC Wauwatosa WI |
St Luke LC Watertown WI Associate Pastor |
5/15/2019 |
Rev Timothy Matthies II | Cross of Glory LC Washington MI |
Asia Lutheran Seminary Professor; Hebrew |
5/16/2019 |
Rev Nathan Ericson | Martin Luther LC Oshkosh WI |
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary Mequon WI Professor; Director of Library & Educational Technology |
5/16/2019 |
Rev Jeremy Cares | Shepherd of the Plains LC Lubbock TX |
Truth In Love Ministry Nampa ID Associate Pastor |
5/17/2019 |
Rev Adam Mueller | Redeemer LC Tucson AZ |
St Peter LC Weyauwega WI Associate Pastor |
5/19/2019 |
Rev Dr Kenneth Fisher Jr | Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI |
Immanuel LC Greenville WI Associate Pastor |
5/19/2019 |
Rev Jonathan Werre | Good Shepherd LC Sioux Falls SD |
St Paul’s LC North Mankato MN Associate Pastor |
5/19/2019 |
Rev David Mielke | Christ LC Oakley MI |
Zion LC Marathon WI St John LC Edgar WI Pastor |
5/19/2019 |
Rev Zachary Pudlo | Crown of Life LC West Saint Paul MN |
Apostles LC San Jose CA Associate Pastor |
5/19/2019 |
Rev David Horton | Beautiful Savior LC Petoskey MI |
St John LC Glencoe MN Pastor |
5/21/2019 |
Rev James Mumm | Retired | Bethel LC Arcadia WI Bethel LC Galesville WI Associate Pastor; Retirement Call |
5/24/2019 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
Ms Alexandria Caira | Divine Savior Lutheran Academy Doral FL Teacher; Middle Grades |
4/12/2019 | |
Mr David Voss | Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI |
Fox Valley Lutheran High School Appleton WI Teacher; Social Studies |
4/16/2019 |
Prof Nathan Kieselhorst | Luther Preparatory School Watertown WI |
Emanuel LS New London WI Principal |
4/28/2019 |
Ms Laura Kosteretz | Building Blocks Christian Learning Center Mequon WI Teacher; Provisional Call |
4/29/2019 | |
Mrs Tammy Kuehl | Holy Cross LS Madison WI Teacher; Primary Grades |
4/29/2019 | |
Mrs Rachel Neumann | St Paul LS Tomah WI |
St Paul LS Tomah WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Half-Time Call |
5/2/2019 |
Mr Michael Falk | St John LS Bay City MI |
First LS Elkhorn WI Principal & Grades 7-8 |
5/5/2019 |
Mr Jeffrey Wetzel | St Paul LS Muskego WI |
First LS La Crosse WI Principal & Grades 7-8 |
5/5/2019 |
Mrs Abby Zuberbier | Martin Luther LS Neenah WI Teacher; Grades 5-6 |
5/5/2019 | |
Mrs Kathleen Szmanda | St John’s LS Burlington WI |
First LS Elkhorn WI Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
5/5/2019 |
Mrs Laura Shilling | Crown of Life LC Fort Myers FL ECM Director |
5/5/2019 | |
Dr Cynthia Whaley | Martin Luther College New Ulm MN |
Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Teacher; Dean of Adult & Graduate Studies |
5/9/2019 |
Mr Jon Woldt | St John LS Libertyville IL |
Cross of Glory LS Peoria AZ Principal |
5/12/2019 |
Mrs Jessica Krause | New Hope Lutheran Academy West Melbourne FL |
Peace LS Sun Prairie WI Teacher; Grade 1 |
5/12/2019 |
Mr Jonah Gauger | Immanuel LS Waukegan IL |
St John LS Milwaukee WI Teacher; Grade 5 |
5/12/2019 |
Mr Eric Kaesermann | St Paul LS Arlington MN |
Immanuel LC Medford WI Principal |
5/12/2019 |
Mr Harmon Krause | New Hope Lutheran Academy West Melbourne FL |
Peace LS Sun Prairie WI Teacher; Grade 7 |
5/12/2019 |
Mrs Lesley Kaesermann | St Paul LS Arlington MN |
Immanuel LC Medford WI Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
5/12/2019 |
Mr Michael Plocher | St Paul’s LS New Ulm MN |
Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School Wauwatosa WI Teacher; Spanish |
5/13/2019 |
Ms Janise Janikowski | St Paul LS Cudahy WI Teacher; Grade 3 |
5/19/2019 | |
Miss Meredith Moeller | St Matthew LS Janesville WI |
Good Shepherd LS Burnsville MN Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
5/19/2019 |
Miss Emily Hunt | Christ Our Savior Academy Columbia TN |
Southridge LC Kennewick WA ECM Director |
5/19/2019 |
Mr Frank Van Brocklin | Northland Lutheran High School Mosinee WI |
Good Shepherd’s LC West Allis WI Teacher; Grades 7-8 |
5/19/2019 |
Mr Timothy Gustafson | David’s Star LS Jackson WI |
St John LS Baraboo WI Principal & Upper Grades |
5/19/2019 |
Miss Sarah Howell | Small Steps Christian Learning Center Port Orange FL |
Good Shepherd Early Childhood Center Sioux Falls SD ECM Director |
5/19/2019 |
Mr Joshua Kramer | Good Shepherd LS West Bend WI |
Faith LS Antioch IL Teacher; Upper Grades, Music |
5/19/2019 |
Miss Kali Gross | Samuel LS Marshall MN |
Samuel LS Marshall MN ECM Director |
5/19/2019 |
Mrs Renee Manian | Samuel LS Marshall MN Teacher; Grades 1-2 |
5/19/2019 | |
Miss Emily Hunt | Christ Our Savior Academy Columbia TN |
Little Lambs Preschool Fort Collins CO ECM Director |
5/19/2019 |
Mr Scott Georgson | Good Shepherd LS Sioux Falls SD |
St John LC Libertyville IL Teacher; Grades 6-8 |
5/19/2019 |
Mrs Kim Marie Lemke | St John’s LS Jefferson WI |
Grace Lutheran Academy Lowell AR Teacher; Lower Grades |
5/19/2019 |
Mr Peter Lemke | St John’s LS Jefferson WI |
Grace Lutheran Academy Lowell AR Principal & Upper Grades |
5/19/2019 |
Mr Daniel Kell | Christ LS Zumbrota MN |
St Paul LC Wonewoc WI Principal |
5/19/2019 |
Mrs Rachel Gustafson | David’s Star LS Jackson WI |
St John LS Baraboo WI ECM Director |
5/19/2019 |
Mrs Lisa Gumm | King of Kings LS Maitland FL ECM Director |
5/19/2019 | |
Mr Stephen Kamps | First LS Lake Geneva WI |
First LC Lake Geneva WI Interim Principal |
5/19/2019 |
Mr Scott Stevenson | Pilgrim LS Mesa AZ |
Pilgrim LS Mesa AZ Principal |
5/19/2019 |
Mrs Nicole Barabas | Grace LS Saint Joseph MI Teacher; Grade 1 |
5/20/2019 | |
Mr Benjamin Rank | Eastside LS Madison WI |
Evergreen Lutheran High School Tacoma WA Principal |
5/20/2019 |
Mr Joel Grulke | Our Savior LS Grafton WI |
Holy Trinity LC Wyoming MI Principal |
5/20/2019 |
Mrs Amy Grulke | Our Savior LS Grafton WI |
Holy Trinity LC Wyoming MI ECM Director |
5/20/2019 |
Miss Lauren Mantz | Jordan LC West Allis WI |
Lamb of God LS West Allis WI ECM Director |
5/20/2019 |
Mrs Kelli Baas | Trinity LS Brillion WI |
First Lutheran Preschool Lake Geneva WI ECM Director |
5/21/2019 |
Mr Jonah Gauger | Immanuel LS Waukegan IL |
St Jacobi LS & LC Greenfield WI Teacher; Grade 5 |
5/21/2019 |
Mr Keith Hackbarth | St John LS Wauwatosa WI |
Westside Christian School Middleton WI Teacher; Upper Grades |
5/21/2019 |
Mrs Maura Hegman | Cornerstone Early Learning Center Hugo MN ECM Teacher |
5/21/2019 | |
Miss Brea Biebert | Kingdom Prep Lutheran High School Wauwatosa WI Teacher; Latin, Provisional Call |
5/21/2019 | |
Mrs Ashley Renstrom | Westside Christian School Middleton WI Teacher; Upper Grades |
5/21/2019 | |
Mr Lyle Timm | St Paul LS Franklin WI |
Shoreland Lutheran High School Somers WI Teacher; Science |
5/22/2019 |
Staff Ministers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
Mr Kevin Ehlke | Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac WI |
Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac WI Development Director / Mission Advancement Director |
5/1/2019 |
CALLS ACCEPTED
Pastors | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
Rev Daniel Johnston | Living Savior LC Blair NE |
Rocky Mountain Lutheran High School Commerce City CO International Program Director & Teacher |
5/19/2019 |
Rev Hernandez Daylo Jr | Prince of Peace LC Yuma AZ |
Michigan Lutheran High School Saint Joseph MI Pastor; Dean of Students |
5/26/2019 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
Mr Kenneth Proeber | Christ the Lord LS Brookfield WI |
Pilgrim LS Menomonee Falls WI Interim Principal; Half-Time Call |
5/16/2019 |
Mrs Laurel Papenfuss | Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac WI |
Winnebago Lutheran Academy Fond du Lac WI Teacher; Math |
5/17/2019 |
Mrs Michele Bayer | Pilgrim LS Mesa AZ Teacher; Grade 2, Half-Time Call |
5/20/2019 | |
Mrs Amanda Van Kampen | Mt Calvary Lutheran Academy Flagstaff AZ Teacher |
5/20/2019 | |
Mrs Kathaleen McGowan | Mt Calvary LS Redding CA Teacher; Kindergarten & Grade 1, Provisional Call |
5/21/2019 | |
Mrs Kristin Groth | Grace LS Glendale AZ Teacher; Upper Grades, Half-Time Call |
5/22/2019 | |
Mrs Angela Hohenstein | Wisconsin Lutheran High School Milwaukee WI |
Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School Jackson WI Teacher; Band |
5/22/2019 |
Mrs Heather Stelzer | Wisconsin Lutheran College Milwaukee WI Teacher; Business |
5/22/2019 |
CALLS DECLINED
Pastors | Current call | New call | Date declined |
Rev Marcus Schulz | Emanuel LC New London WI |
Bethlehem LC Menomonee Falls WI Associate Pastor |
5/23/2019 |
Rev Robert Raasch | Mount Olive LC Appleton WI |
Good Shepherd LC Cedar Rapids IA Pastor |
5/24/2019 |
Rev Jacob Scott | Zion LC Arlington WI |
Trinity LC Marshfield WI Pastor |
5/24/2019 |
Rev Timothy Spiegelberg | Carbon Valley LC Firestone CO |
Goodview Trinity LC Goodview MN Pastor |
5/25/2019 |
Rev Timothy Glende | St Peter LC – North Campus Appleton WI |
CrossWalk Lutheran Ministries Laveen AZ Pastor |
5/26/2019 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date declined |
Mr Lance List | St John LS Peshtigo WI |
Wisconsin LS-Middle School (6-8) Racine WI Administrator; Dean of Students |
5/18/2019 |
Mr Tyler Morgan | Divine Savior Academy – Sienna Plantation Missouri City TX |
Trinity LS Waukesha WI Teacher; Grade 7 |
5/20/2019 |
Mrs Anneliese Gumm | Trinity LS Nicollet MN |
St John LS Caledonia MN Teacher; Grades 5-6 |
5/21/2019 |
Mr Joseph Gumm | Trinity LS Nicollet MN |
St John LC Caledonia MN Principal |
5/21/2019 |
Mrs Ashley Steinmetz | Shepherd of the Valley LS Menasha WI |
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Preschool Menasha WI ECM Director |
5/21/2019 |
Miss Emily Hunt | Christ Our Savior Academy Columbia TN |
Crown of Life LC Fort Myers FL Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
5/22/2019 |
Mr Jarrod Pfarr | St Peter LS Appleton WI |
Huron Valley Lutheran High School Westland MI Teacher; Physical Education & Athletic Director |
5/22/2019 |
Mr David Backus | St John LS Manitowoc WI |
St Paul LS Fort Atkinson WI Principal & Upper Grades; Departmentalized |
5/24/2019 |
Mrs Melissa Nehls | Martin Luther College New Ulm MN |
MLC Early Childhood Learning Center New Ulm MN ECM Teacher |
5/24/2019 |
Staff Ministers | Current call | New call | Date declined |
Mr Paul Frisque | St Jacobi LS Greenfield WI |
St Paul’s LC Stevensville MI Staff Minister |
5/20/2019 |
RESIGNED
Teachers | Current call | Date resigned |
Mrs Kristi Hirsch | Hope Lutheran Early Learning Center-Preschool Manhattan KS |
6/30/2019 |
CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY
Teachers | Home church | Death date |
Mr Kyle Gut | St Mark LC Green Bay WI |
5/21/2019 |
LIMITED LENGTH CALL EXPIRED
Teachers | Current call | Date effective |
Mrs Jill Bartelt | St John LS Lannon WI |
6/30/2019 |
Miss Hannah Zabel | Michigan Lutheran High School Saint Joseph MI |
6/30/2019 |
Mrs Connie Weilage | St Paul LS New Ulm MN |
6/30/2019 |
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