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WELS/ILS Call Updates

Premise

The national church body (WELS) that Trinity and ILS are affiliated with helps churches and schools find qualified pastors and teachers through a call process. When you read that someone has a call, they essentially have received an offer from another ministry to come and serve at their church or school. The person usually takes several weeks to prayerfully consider this opportunity and then decide whether to stay or go.

Active Calls

  • The ILS Board of Directors has extended a call to Mr. Caleb Dobberstein to serve as the Junior High and High School Choir, Band and Music Director. Mr. Dobberstein currently serves at Bloomington Lutheran Elementary School in MN.

  • The Board of Directors has also extended a call to Miss Rachel Ihlenfeldt to serve as our first grade teacher. Miss Ihlenfeldt currently serves at Divine Savior Academy in Doral, FL.

  • Mrs. Pam Brudos, ILS 3rd grade teacher, has received a call to Holy Trinity Lutheran School in Wyoming, MI. Please keep Mrs. Brudos and her family in your prayers as she deliberates this call.

  • Mr. Zach Seeger, Elementary School Principal, has received a call to serve as principal at Redeemer Lutheran School in Tucson, Arizona. Please keep Mr. Seeger and his family in your prayers as he deliberates this call.

Call Decisions

  • Mr. Jonathan Witte, Junior High and High School Music Director, has received and accepted a call to serve as band director at Fox Valley Lutheran High School in Appleton, Wisconsin. Please keep Mr. Witte and his family in your prayers as they prepare to transition to Wisconsin after the school year ends.

  • Pastor Cook has accepted his call to serve as the Student Ministries Pastor at North Cross Lutheran Church in Lakeville, MN. You can read his formal announcement here.

  • We called Pastor Jordan Uhlhorn to serve as Trinity’s Associate Pastor. He has accepted this call! We look forward to welcoming Pastor Uhlhorn and his family to Trinity this summer.

  • Mrs. Brudos, our 4th grade teacher, received a call to teach grades 2-4 at Salem Lutheran School in Owosso, Michigan. She has decided to return (decline) this call.

  • Miss Chloe Robbert, our science and junior high art teacher, received a call to serve as 5th and 6th grade homeroom teacher and 5th - 8th grade science instructor at Morrison Zion Lutheran Elementary School in Greenleaf, WI. She has returned (declined) this call and will remain here.

  • Mrs. Megan Deenik, our 2nd grade teacher, received a call to serve as 1st-2nd grade teacher at New Hope Lutheran Academy in West Melbourne, Florida. She has returned (declined) this call.

  • Mr. Seeger, our elementary school Principal, has returned (declined) his call to serve at Trinity Lutheran School in Caledonia, Wisconsin. He will remain here at ILS.