Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

8/25/2020 – 8/31/2020

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

NOTE: Due to the upcoming holiday, the next call report will be posted Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020.

NO DECISION REPORTED

 

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date issued
Rev Joshua Janke	Risen Savior LC Mc Farland WI	Shepherd of Peace LC Norfolk NE Pastor	7/29/2020
Rev Jason Thiel	St John LC Hastings MN	Peace LC Boulder CO Pastor	8/1/2020
Rev David Fleischmann	Trinity LC Kaukauna WI	Prince of Peace LC Yuma AZ Pastor	8/5/2020
Rev Joshua Bodden	Mt Calvary LC Waukesha WI	St Paul’s LC North Mankato MN Associate Pastor	8/9/2020
Rev Daniel Slaughter	Zion LC Monroe MI	Trinity LC Belle Plaine MN Associate Pastor	8/9/2020
Rev Frederick Schleg	Beautiful Savior LC Everett WA	Our Savior LC Kasson MN Pastor	8/9/2020
Rev Mark Swanson	St Peter LC Helenville WI	Trinity LC Eugene OR Pastor	8/9/2020
Rev Jeffrey Berg	Martin Luther LC Oshkosh WI	St Mark LC Salina KS Pastor	8/10/2020
Rev Nathan Buege	Victory of the Lamb LC Katy TX	Christ the King LC Tulsa OK Pastor	8/12/2020
Rev Michael Neumann	St Paul LC Alexandria MN	Grace LC Dakota MN Trinity (Wilson Twp) LC Winona MN Pastor	8/13/2020
Rev Scott Bergemann	Mt Zion LC Kenosha WI	Trinity LC Marshfield WI Pastor	8/16/2020
Rev Jason Liebenow	St Paul LC Tipler WI St Mark’s LC Iron River MI St John’s LC Florence WI	Beautiful Savior LC La Porte IN Pastor	8/16/2020
Rev Matthew Behmer	Christ the King LC Bell Gardens CA	One Latin America Team Missionary	8/17/2020
Rev Jeffrey Berg	Martin Luther LC Oshkosh WI	Peace LC Isabel SD St Paul LC McIntosh SD Christ LC Morristown SD Christ LC Bison SD Pastor	8/20/2020
Rev Derek Bartelt	Christ the Vine LC Temecula CA	First LC Lake Geneva WI Pastor	8/23/2020
Rev Gerhardt Juergens	St John LC Tappen ND	St Paul’s LC Plymouth NE Associate Pastor	8/23/2020
Rev Seth Dorn	St Stephen LC Beaver Dam WI	Zion LC Lansing MI Pastor	8/25/2020
Rev Steven Gabb	Hope LC Los Angeles CA	Beautiful Savior LC Summerville SC Pastor	8/25/2020
Rev Andrew Schroer	Redeemer LC Edna TX	Faith LC Tyler TX Pastor	8/26/2020
Rev Brian Wrobel	Zion LC Gainesville FL	Christ LC Pewaukee WI Associate Pastor	8/27/2020
Rev Michael Seifert	Living Hope LC Midlothian VA	Northdale LC Tampa FL Pastor	8/27/2020
Rev Jonathan Kehren	Jerusalem LC Morton Grove IL	St Paul’s First LC North Hollywood CA Pastor	8/30/2020

CALLS ACCEPTED

 

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev Daniel Lindner	St John’s LC Minneapolis MN	WELS Campus Ministry Mission Counselor	8/29/2020
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mrs Jessica Trexler	St Paul LS Ixonia WI	St Paul LC Ixonia WI Teacher; ECM director, Provisional Call	5/17/2020
Ms Alicen Mills		Divine Savior Academy – Santa Rita Ranch Liberty Hill TX Teacher; Kindergarten, Full-Time, One-Year Call	8/14/2020
Ms Emilee Tapani		Green Valley Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten Henderson NV ECM Teacher; Provisional	8/15/2020
Ms Nicole Birnbaum		Green Valley Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten Henderson NV Teacher; ECM Teacher, 3K, Less than Half-Time Call	8/15/2020
Mrs Bethany Parsons		St Paul LS Green Bay WI Teacher; Extended Learning (Special Ed), One-Year, Three Quarter-Time Call	8/25/2020
Mrs Cathlyn Wilk		Christ Alone LS Thiensville WI Teacher; Grade 5, Half-Time Call	8/31/2020
Staff Ministers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mr Peter Nass	St John LC Manitowoc WI	Manitowoc Lutheran High School Manitowoc WI Administrator; Director of Mission Advancement, Half-Time, Limited Duration Call	8/30/2020

CALLS DECLINED

 

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Andrew Schwartz	Christ the King LC Bremerton WA	Faith LC Tyler TX Pastor	8/24/2020
Rev Timothy Glende	St Peter LC – North Campus Appleton WI	Shepherd of the Lakes LC Linden MI Pastor	8/25/2020
Rev Caleb Free	Risen Savior LC Lakewood Ranch FL	Trinity LC Union Grove WI Pastor	8/27/2020
Rev Paul Learman	Divine Peace LC Milwaukee WI	St Luke LC Vassar MI Pastor	8/27/2020
Rev Paul Biedenbender	Christ LC Denver CO	St Paul LC Saint James MN Pastor	8/28/2020
Rev Timothy Patoka	Grace LC Tucson AZ	Bethel LC Menasha WI Associate Pastor	8/28/2020
Rev Cody Hauch	Trinity LC Wabeno WI Risen Savior LC Mountain WI	Trinity LC Omak WA Pastor	8/29/2020
Rev Timothy Bode	Abiding Savior LC Elk River MN	Our Savior LC Longmont CO Pastor	8/30/2020
Rev Philip Moldenhauer	Our Redeemer LC Madison WI	Grace LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor	8/30/2020
Rev Nathan Moldenhauer	Immanuel LC Greenville WI	St Paul’s LC Franklin WI Associate Pastor	8/30/2020
Rev Gunnar Ledermann	Divine Peace LC Rockwall Rockwall TX	St John LC Goodhue MN Pastor	8/30/2020

RESIGNED

 

Pastors	Current call	Date resigned
Rev Paul Kuehn	Salem LC Loretto MN	9/30/2020

CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY

 

Teachers	Home church	Death date
Mr Verlyn Fuhrmann	St Luke LC Little Chute WI	8/15/2020

 

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

Pastor, teacher, and staff minister call report

8/11/2020 – 8/17/2020

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 Martin Valleskey	Costa Maya Ministries	Cross of Christ LC Las Cruces NM Pastor	6/30/2020
Rev Jonathan Arndt	Reformation LC Dousman WI	St John’s LC Newburg WI Associate Pastor	7/12/2020
Rev Timothy Bode	Abiding Savior LC Elk River MN	Our Savior LC Longmont CO Pastor	7/18/2020
Rev David Rosenau	St Mark LC Leesburg FL	St Paul’s First LC North Hollywood CA Pastor	7/26/2020
Rev Joel Vogel	St Mark LC Lincoln NE	Immanuel LC Woodville WI Pastor	7/27/2020
Rev Mark Kom	Crown of Life LC West Saint Paul MN	Salem LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor	7/27/2020
Rev Daniel Westendorf	Crown of Life LC Warren MI	Beautiful Savior LC Summerville SC Pastor	7/28/2020
Rev Geoffrey Cortright	Saviour of the Nations LC Vancouver BC Canada	St James LC Portage MI Pastor	7/28/2020
Rev Daniel Lindner	St John’s LC Minneapolis MN	WELS Campus Ministry Mission Counselor	7/29/2020
Rev Joshua Janke	Risen Savior LC Mc Farland WI	Shepherd of Peace LC Norfolk NE Pastor	7/29/2020
Rev Andrew Schwartz	Christ the King LC Bremerton WA	Faith LC Tyler TX Pastor	7/30/2020
Rev Jason Thiel	St John LC Hastings MN	Peace LC Boulder CO Pastor	8/1/2020
Rev Paul Biedenbender	Christ LC Denver CO	St Paul LC Saint James MN Pastor	8/2/2020
Rev Timothy Patoka	Grace LC Tucson AZ	Bethel LC Menasha WI Associate Pastor	8/3/2020
Rev Paul Learman	Divine Peace LC Milwaukee WI	St Luke LC Vassar MI Pastor	8/3/2020
Rev Nathan Moldenhauer	Immanuel LC Greenville WI	St Paul’s LC Franklin WI Associate Pastor	8/5/2020
Rev David Fleischmann	Trinity LC Kaukauna WI	Prince of Peace LC Yuma AZ Pastor	8/5/2020
Rev Caleb Free	Risen Savior LC Lakewood Ranch FL	Trinity LC Union Grove WI Pastor	8/6/2020
Rev Timothy Glende	St Peter LC – North Campus Appleton WI	Shepherd of the Lakes LC Linden MI Pastor	8/6/2020
Rev Joshua Bodden	Mt Calvary LC Waukesha WI	St Paul’s LC North Mankato MN Associate Pastor	8/9/2020
Rev Daniel Slaughter	Zion LC Monroe MI	Trinity LC Belle Plaine MN Associate Pastor	8/9/2020
Rev Frederick Schleg	Beautiful Savior LC Everett WA	Our Savior LC Kasson MN Pastor	8/9/2020
Rev Philip Moldenhauer	Our Redeemer LC Madison WI	Grace LC Milwaukee WI Associate Pastor	8/9/2020
Rev Mark Swanson	St Peter LC Helenville WI	Trinity LC Eugene OR Pastor	8/9/2020
Rev Gunnar Ledermann	Divine Peace LC Rockwall Rockwall TX	St John LC Goodhue MN Pastor	8/12/2020
Rev Nathan Buege	Victory of the Lamb LC Katy TX	Christ the King LC Tulsa OK Pastor	8/12/2020
Rev Michael Neumann	St Paul LC Alexandria MN	Grace LC Dakota MN Trinity (Wilson Twp) LC Winona MN Pastor	8/13/2020
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date issued
Ms Emilee Tapani		Green Valley LS Henderson NV Teacher; Kindergarten, Provisional Call	7/26/2020
Ms Alicen Mills		Divine Savior Academy – Santa Rita Ranch Liberty Hill TX Teacher; Kindergarten, Full-Time, One-Year Call	8/12/2020

CALLS ACCEPTED

 

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Rev Joel Luetke	St. John’s LC – Salem-Lowell Campus Lowell WI	St John’s LC Juneau WI Pastor; One-Quarter Time, Retirement Call – 9 Months	8/11/2020
Rev Greg Pufahl	Centennial LC Milwaukee WI	Faith LC Fond du Lac WI Associate Pastor	8/11/2020
Rev Garrett Alford	Christ LC Eden Prairie MN	Goodview Trinity LC Goodview MN Pastor	8/12/2020
Rev Joseph Fricke	St Paul LC Mauston WI	Immanuel LC Johnson Creek WI Pastor	8/13/2020
Rev Dr Jeffrey Enderle	Christ the Rock LC Farmington NM	St John’s LC Saint Clair MN Pastor	8/15/2020
Teachers	Current call	New call	Date accepted
Mrs Janelle Wolff	Divine Savior Academy – Santa Rita Ranch Liberty Hill TX	Divine Savior Academy – Santa Rita Ranch Liberty Hill TX Teacher; Grade 1	7/30/2020
Mrs Heather Pagel	Lamb of God LS West Allis WI	Lamb of God LS West Allis WI Teacher; Grades 1 & 2, One-Year Call	8/10/2020

CALLS DECLINED

 

Pastors	Current call	New call	Date declined
Rev Benjamin Zak	St John LC Milwaukee WI	St Martin’s LC Watertown SD Associate Pastor	8/9/2020
Rev Gregory Sitzman	Emanuel Redeemer LC Yale MI	Peace LC Isabel SD St Paul LC McIntosh SD Christ LC Morristown SD Christ LC Bison SD Pastor	8/14/2020
Rev M John Derme	Shepherd of the Mountains LC Reno NV	First LC Racine WI Associate Pastor	8/14/2020
Rev Jacob Scott	Zion LC Arlington WI	St John’s LC Sparta WI Associate Pastor	8/14/2020
Rev Steven Bode	Zion LC Allenton WI	First LC Lake Geneva WI Pastor	8/15/2020
Rev Jacob Haag	Redeemer LC Ann Arbor MI	St Paul LC Bangor WI Pastor	8/15/2020
Rev Brett Krause	Zion LC Denver CO	Northdale LC Tampa FL Pastor	8/16/2020

RESIGNED

 

Teachers	Current call	Date resigned
Mr Galen Holzhueter	Camp Croix Danbury WI	8/9/2020
Miss Miranda Loduha	Hope Lutheran Early Learning Center-Preschool Manhattan KS	8/19/2020

CALLED TO ETERNAL GLORY

 

Pastors	Home church	Death date
Rev George Enderle	Sanct Michaelis LC Milwaukee WI	8/13/2020
Teachers	Home church	Death date
Mrs Jeanne Steinbrecher	St Paul LC Muskego WI	8/7/2020

RETIREMENT

 

Pastors	Current call	Date retired
Rev David Priebe	Bay Pines LC Seminole FL	8/16/2020
Rev Daniel Garbow	St John LC Saginaw MI	10/31/2020
Rev Bruce Hanneman	St John LC Hancock MN	6/30/2021
Teachers	Current call	Date retired
Mrs Debbie Baker-Griffiths	Divine Grace LS Lake Orion MI	8/31/2020