Concordia celebrates its latest crop of graduates who will be entering into called positions for the LCMS.
As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace.
1 Peter 4:10
Nurtured by CUW to serve as the hands and feet of Christ throughout the world, these Concordians are among the latest graduates to receive calls or designations to Lutheran schools, churches, or organizations. We congratulate our Concordians, and celebrate with the ministries they will soon serve.
EDUCATION
The following is a list of the CUW education graduates who have accepted contracts, designations, or calls to serve within Lutheran schools, or who are eligible to receive a call.
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Jerika Heroux | St. John’s Lutheran School | West Bend, WI
Katarina Hinck | St. Paul Lutheran School | Des Peres, MO
Katherine Mollwitz | Trinity Lutheran School of Freistadt | Mequon, WI
Olivia Riemer | Zion Lutheran School | St. Charles, MO
Rebecca Zobel | Divine Redeemer Lutheran School | Hartland, WI
*Megan Long
Grace Kelle (December grad) | Hales Corners Lutheran School | Hales Corners, WI
*Ku Mo (December grad)
ELEMENTARY
Rachel Bender | First Immanuel Lutheran School | Cedarburg, WI
Elizabeth Schmidt | Trinity Lutheran School | Wausau, WI
Rebekah Self | St. John Lutheran School | Plymouth, WI
Josh Shull | Lutheran High School | Parker, CO
Sarah Wallace | Good Shepherd Lutheran School | Collinsville, IL
Grace Wilshire | Redeemer Lutheran School | Verona, PA
Katie Borcherding (December grad) | Messiah Lutheran School | Lincoln, NE
Andria Reimer (December grad) | Hales Corners Lutheran School | Hales Corners, WI
Anna Wiesneski (December grad) | St. John Lutheran School | Merrill, WI
*Mary Jo Pergande
SECONDARY/K-12
Nathan Bauknecht | First Immanuel Lutheran School | Cedarburg, WI
*Elizabeth Bredman
Madison Chiappetta | Milwaukee Lutheran High School | Milwaukee, WI
Ben Dubke | Valley Lutheran Cedar Falls, IA
Mary Dubke | Valley Lutheran School | Cedar Falls, IA
Hannah Ebel | Lutheran High School West | Cleveland, OH
Abi Fruend | Immanuel Lutheran School | Wentzville, MO
*Sarah Greenhow
Susan Habegger | Lutheran High School | Parker, CO
Anna Krafft | Living Word Lutheran High School | Jackson, WI
Alex Lauersdorf | N.E.W. Lutheran High School | Green Bay, WI
Drew Mickelson | Living Word Lutheran High School | Jackson, WI
Zach Roeglin | Living Word Lutheran High School | Jackson, WI
Rebecca Roth | Lutheran High School North | St. Louis, MO
*Emily Schuh
*Heidi Witte
Gabrielle Nelson (December grad) | Lutheran Association for Special Education | St. Louis, MO
Rachel Osell (December grad) | Living Word Lutheran High School | Jackson, WI
Rebecca Gehm (December grad) | St. Michael’s Lutheran School | Reese, MI
CLASSICAL EDUCATION
Elizabeth Paul | Advent Lutheran School | Zionsville, IN
*Christal Hopfensperger
PAST GRADUATES
James Switch | St. John’s Lutheran School | Norwood Young America, MN
Hannah Brockman | Lutheran High School of St. Charles County | St. Charles, MO
Emily Reinecke | St. Paul’s Lutheran School | Des Peres, MO
Julia Gray | Immanuel Lutheran School | Wentzville, MO
*Graduate is eligible for a call but may still be considering designations or is choosing to defer for a period.
DIRECTOR OF CHURCH MINISTRIES
Paige Hendrikson | St. Peter’s Lutheran Church and School | Reedsburg, WI
*Nicholas Johnson
Hannah Mielke | Lakeview Ministries | Seymour, IN
*Joshua Siler-Glasshagel
**Katelyn Hamilton
**Lyle McBurney
**Becka Prestwich
*Graduate is eligible for a call but may still be considering designations or is choosing to defer for a period.
**Graduate will be eligible for a call upon completion of final course or designation requirements.
DIRECTOR OF PARISH MUSIC
*Hunter Kinnison
*Christal Hopfensperger
*Graduate is eligible for a call but may still be considering designations or is choosing to defer for a period.
PRE-SEMINARY CANDIDATES
Pre-Seminary students at CUW typically continue their education by going on to seminary to become pastors of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Pre-seminary students must complete a major or minor in Theological Languages and often complete a major in Applied Theology or any of a variety of other majors or minors that help to prepare them for seminary and the pastoral ministry.
The following individuals graduated with pre-seminary distinction this May:
Brian Fish | Individualized Health Ministry major
Brian Frank | Applied Theology major
Alexander Kaboskey | Applied Theology major
Hunter Kinnison | Parish Music major
Ryan Milbrath | Applied Theology major
Isaiah Mudge | Theological Languages & Philosophy majors
Peter Pohlod | Theological Languages major
Kurtis Polodna | Pre-Seminary Studies major
Want in?
If you seek to serve the Lord through a career in church work, you have plenty of options at Concordia! Whether you’re new in your faith or have grown up in the Church, Concordia’s programs are specifically designed to help cultivate your God-given gifts so that you can have the greatest impact for His Kingdom.