Call Report – July 29, 2019
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report
7/23/2019 – 7/29/2019
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 Jeffrey Mahnke | St Peter LC – Schofield Campus Schofield WI |
Good Shepherd LC Beloit WI Pastor |
6/23/2019 |
Rev Michael Neumann | St Paul LC Alexandria MN |
Zion LC Marathon WI St John LC Edgar WI Pastor |
6/23/2019 |
Rev Joel Jaeger | Retired | Good Shepherd LC Beaver Dam WI Pastor; Quarter-Time Call |
6/30/2019 |
Rev Kyle Burmeister | Beautiful Savior LC Summerville SC |
Gethsemane LC Tigard OR Pastor |
6/30/2019 |
Rev Thadeus Flitter | Zion LC Valentine NE |
Christ the Redeemer LC Barre VT Pastor |
6/30/2019 |
Pastor Nathan Loersch | Shepherd of the Lakes LC Fenton MI |
Illumine LC Rock Hill SC Pastor |
6/30/2019 |
Rev Jacob Behnken | Good Shepherd LC Midland MI |
Faith LC Antioch IL Associate Pastor |
7/2/2019 |
Rev David Kapler | Trinity LC Mountain Home AR |
Beautiful Savior LC Topeka KS Pastor |
7/2/2019 |
Rev Mark Westra | Prince of Peace LC Fairport NY |
Zion LC Chesaning MI Pastor |
7/7/2019 |
Rev Jonathan Fischer | Resurrection LC Chesapeake VA |
Trinity LC Nicollet MN Pastor |
7/7/2019 |
Rev Joshua Shandor | King of Kings LC Little Rock AR |
St Peter LC Brodhead WI Pastor |
7/7/2019 |
Rev Paul Krueger | Shepherd of the Hills LC Winchester VA |
Mt Lebanon LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor |
7/7/2019 |
Rev Aaron Duve | Holy Redeemer LC Port Huron MI |
St John LC Glencoe MN Pastor |
7/8/2019 |
Rev Nathan Buege | Victory of the Lamb LC Katy TX |
Salem LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor |
7/9/2019 |
Rev Mark Rieke | CRM | First LC La Crescent MN Pastor |
7/9/2019 |
Rev Michael Schroeder | Living Hope LC Wildomar CA |
The Springs LC Sparks NV Pastor |
7/9/2019 |
Rev Joseph Fricke | St Paul LC Mauston WI |
Board for Home Missions Mission Counselor |
7/9/2019 |
Rev Joseph Johnson | Amazing Grace LC Portland OR |
Goodview Trinity LC Goodview MN Pastor |
7/10/2019 |
Rev Brian Krueger | Bloomington LC Bloomington MN |
St John’s LC Pardeeville WI Pastor |
7/10/2019 |
Rev Joel Sauer | St Peter’s LC Sturgeon Bay WI |
Atonement LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor |
7/11/2019 |
Rev Philip Kieselhorst | Shepherd of the Valley LC Westminster CO |
St Peter LC Weyauwega WI Associate Pastor |
7/14/2019 |
Rev Darren Knoll | Shepherd of the Hills LC West Bend WI |
First German LC Manitowoc WI Associate Pastor |
7/14/2019 |
Rev John Cook | Zion LC South Milwaukee WI |
St Paul LC & St Peter LC West Bend WI Pastor |
7/14/2019 |
Rev John Werner | Christ LC Mindoro WI |
Immanuel LC Kewaunee WI Pastor |
7/16/2019 |
Rev Mark Rieke | CRM | Good Shepherd LC Kearney NE Pastor |
7/16/2019 |
Rev Philip Hunter | Bethel LC Menasha WI |
Our Savior’s LC Zion IL Pastor |
7/18/2019 |
Rev Eugene Andrus PhD | Trinity LC Johnson MN Mt Olive LC Graceville MN |
St Peter’s LC Balaton MN Pastor |
7/18/2019 |
Rev Richard Krahn II | Zion LC Rhinelander WI |
Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Teacher; Religion |
7/18/2019 |
Rev Scott Schultz | Cross of Christ LC Portage WI |
Good Shepherd LC Benton Harbor MI Pastor |
7/18/2019 |
Rev Daniel Lindner | St John’s LC Minneapolis MN |
One Africa Team Missionary |
7/18/2019 |
Rev John Bortulin | St John LC Mukwonago WI |
Good Shepherd LC Fond du Lac WI Associate Pastor |
7/21/2019 |
Rev Stephen Apt | Divine Savior LC-Liberty Hill Liberty Hill TX |
Peace LC Kokomo IN Pastor |
7/21/2019 |
Rev Matthew Kiecker | St John LC Lomira WI |
St John LC Maribel WI Pastor |
7/21/2019 |
Rev Matthew Hennig | Christ LC North Saint Paul MN & Hugo MN |
Faith LC Excelsior MN Pastor |
7/22/2019 |
Rev Chris Cordes | St John’s LC Sleepy Eye MN |
Multi-Language Publications TELL Pastor |
7/22/2019 |
Rev Scott Mosher | Hosanna LC Monclova OH |
St John LC Frontenac MN Immanuel LC Lake City MN Pastor |
7/24/2019 |
Rev Henry Koch | Friedens LC New Prague MN |
Our Savior LC Sun City AZ Pastor |
7/24/2019 |
Rev Matthew Mueller | Living Hope LC Peoria IL |
Faith LC Dexter MI Pastor |
7/25/2019 |
Rev Peter Sulzle | St John LC Redwood Falls MN |
Bethany LC Fort Atkinson WI Associate Pastor; Academy President |
7/29/2019 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date issued |
Mrs Anita Krienke | Mt Olive LS Mankato MN |
Mt Olive LS Overland Park KS Teacher; Grade 1 and Grades 7 & 8 |
7/12/2019 |
Ms Rebekah Iles | Good Shepherd LS West Allis WI Teacher; Grades 7-8, Half-Time Call |
7/28/2019 | |
Ms Joy Pelkey | St John LS Westland MI |
St John LS Westland MI ECM Director; One-Year Call |
7/28/2019 |
Mrs Rossi-Kay Zarling | Good Shepherd’s LS West Allis WI ECM Teacher; K5, Half-Time Call |
7/28/2019 |
CALLS ACCEPTED
Pastors | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
Rev Benjamin Zuberbier | Trinity LC Eugene OR |
Zion LC Columbus WI Associate Pastor |
7/23/2019 |
Rev William King | St Paul LC Tomah WI |
Good Shepherd LC Cedar Rapids IA Pastor |
7/28/2019 |
Teachers | Current call | New call | Date accepted |
Mrs Jessica Wolfe | Little Lambs Preschool Mandan ND |
Little Lambs Learning Center Mandan ND ECM Director; Interim Time Call |
7/21/2019 |
Mrs Rebecca Guenther | St Paul’s LS New Ulm MN |
St Paul’s LC New Ulm MN ECM Teacher; Part-Time Call |
7/23/2019 |
Mr Paul Heldman | Immanuel LS Medford WI |
Immanuel LC Medford WI Principal; Half-Time, One-Year Call |
7/23/2019 |
Ms Jessica Acosta-Ware | Grace LS Portland OR Teacher; Upper Grades, One-Year, Provisional Call |
7/24/2019 | |
Mrs Carissa Priewe | Mount Olive LS Appleton WI |
Mount Olive LS Appleton WI Teacher; Part-Time Call |
7/25/2019 |
Miss Jeanine Heller | Good Shepherd LS Burnsville MN |
Good Shepherd LS Burnsville MN Teacher; Grades 3-4 |
7/26/2019 |
Mrs Heidi Wendland | Salem Preschool Woodbury MN ECM Teacher; Preschool, One-Year Call |
7/26/2019 | |
Mrs Donna Woldt | St John LS Libertyville IL |
St John LS Libertyville IL ECM Teacher; Preschool & Resource, One-Year Call |
7/27/2019 |
Mrs Jacquelyn Engelbrecht | St John LS Lannon WI |
St John LS Lannon WI Teacher; Grades 3-4, Half-Time, Limited Duration Call |
7/28/2019 |
CALLS DECLINED
Pastors | Current call | New call | Date declined |
Dr Mark Paustian | Martin Luther College New Ulm MN |
Immanuel LC Greenville WI Associate Pastor |
7/22/2019 |
Rev Allen Kirschbaum | Spirit of Life LC Caledonia MI |
Trinity LC Woodbridge VA Pastor |
7/23/2019 |
Rev Todd Engel | St John LC Red Wing MN |
St Paul’s LC North Mankato MN Associate Pastor |
7/24/2019 |
Rev Justin Dauck | St Paul LC Roscoe SD St John LC Bowdle SD |
Prince of Peace LC Yuma AZ Pastor |
7/24/2019 |
Rev James Grabitske | Trinity LC Buffalo MN St Paul LC Montrose MN |
St Mark LC Wallace MI Holy Cross LC Daggett MI Pastor |
7/25/2019 |
Rev Mark Kahrs | Calvary LC Glenwood MN |
St Paul’s LC Mound City SD Zion LC Akaska SD Pastor |
7/25/2019 |
Rev Douglas Engelbrecht | Trinity LC Neenah WI |
St John LC Wrightstown WI Associate Pastor; Retirement Call |
7/26/2019 |
Rev Ryan Wolfe | Redeemer LC Mandan ND |
Martin Luther LC Oshkosh WI Associate Pastor |
7/26/2019 |
Rev Matthew Reis | Trinity LC Bangor MI |
Trinity LC Coleman WI Pastor |
7/26/2019 |
Rev David Boettcher | St John LC Wetaskiwin AB Canada Mighty Fortress LC Red Deer AB Canada |
Immanuel LC Johnson Creek WI Pastor |
7/27/2019 |
RESIGNED
Teachers | Current call | Date resigned |
Mrs Nicole Zagrzebski | Pilgrim LS Minneapolis MN |
7/22/2019 |
CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY
Teachers | Home church | Death date |
Mrs Carolyn Wentzel | St Matthew LC Janesville WI |
7/13/2019 |
Mrs Jeanette Bell | Zion LC Toledo OH |
7/21/2019 |
Mr Donovan Zastrow | Illinois Lutheran High School Crete IL |
7/26/2019 |
Mr Geoffrey Hoffmann | St Paul LC Tomah WI |
7/28/2019 |
RETIREMENT
Pastors | Current call | Date retired |
Rev George Swanson | Shepherd LC Albuquerque NM |
12/31/2019 |
Teachers | Current call | Date retired |
Dr James Grunwald | Martin Luther College New Ulm MN |
6/30/2019 |
Prof em John Gronholz | Martin Luther College New Ulm MN |
6/30/2019 |
LIMITED LENGTH CALL EXPIRED
Teachers | Current call | Date effective |
Mrs Emily Rider | Martin Luther College New Ulm MN |
6/30/2019 |
POSITION ELIMINATED
Teachers | Current call | Date effective |
Mrs Marlene Hill | Living Word Academy Marble Falls TX |
6/30/2019 |
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