Official notice: Colloquies (August 2026)

Chelsea Weaver, Zimmerman, Minn.; Claire Ruckheim, Inver Grove Heights, Minn.; Kelsey Schatte, Giddings, Texas; Dean Jennissen, Lakefield, Minn.; and Jessica Flygare, Green Isle, Minn., have successfully completed the Lutheran teacher colloquy program for commissioned ministry and have been declared qualified for a first call. — Kristi Bauer, director, LCMS Placement and Colloquy, Concordia University, St. Paul, St. Paul, Minn.

Katherine Lange, Nashville, Ill.; William Prestwood, Houston; Lisa Brindle, Fort Wayne, Ind.; Alexa Melcher, Decatur, Ind.; and Hillary Braden, Fort Wayne, Ind., have successfully completed the Lutheran teacher colloquy program for commissioned ministry and have been declared qualified for a first call. — Jared Stiek, director of Colloquy, Concordia University Chicago, River Forest, Ill.

Erica Gillespie, Suzanne Brown and Courtney Butcher have successfully completed the Lutheran teacher colloquy program for commissioned ministry and have been declared qualified for a first call. — Dr. James D. Juergensen, director, LCMS Teacher Placement, Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, Wis.

Song Pan, Vacaville, Calif., has completed an approved colloquy program for the office of the pastoral ministry and has been declared qualified for a first call.

William Ellington, Granite City, Ill., and Benjamin Scherbarth, Kaukauna, Wis., have submitted their applications for the general pastoral colloquy program of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.

Ryoko Burns, Orange, Calif., serving in Orange, Calif.; Ryan Curammeng, Mission Viejo, Calif., serving in Irvine, Calif.; Kristen Ernest, Jackson, Wis., serving in Grafton, Wis.; Sarah Froehner, Huntley, Ill., serving in Marengo, Ill.; Caroline Halstead, Menomonee Falls, Wis., serving in West Allis, Wis.; Jamison Kisner, Orlando, Fla., serving in Oviedo, Fla.; Lori Lister, Crothersville, Ind., serving in Seymour, Ind.; Kaitlynn Mews, Lansing, Mich., serving in Lansing, Mich.; Danielle Mihalko, Honolulu, Hawaii, serving in Kaneohe, Hawaii; Melissa Miller, Sioux Falls, S.D., serving in Sioux Falls, S.D.; Kristen Morgan, Mission Viejo, Calif., serving in Lake Forest, Calif.; Hannah Peil, Auburn, Mich., serving in Saginaw, Mich.; Julie Rueger, Seymour, Ind., serving in Seymour, Ind.; Tiffany Tebbe, Affton, Mo., serving in Kirkwood, Mo.; and Dylan Woodall, Norfolk, Neb., serving in Madison, Neb., have submitted their applications for the teacher colloquy program of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod through Concordia University Education Network, Bend, Ore.

Correspondence regarding their applications should be directed within four weeks after publication of this notice to Rev. Peter K. Lange, Chairman, Colloquy Committee, 1333 S. Kirkwood Road, St. Louis, MO 63122-7295.

Posted July 30, 2026