Martin Luther College Assignments

In May, 100 candidates, from the 2026 graduating class and years prior, accepted assignments into full-time ministry as teachers or staff ministers; of those, 17 were reassigned to their current service. New assignments are listed here.

Teachers

Abel, Madeline L., to Trinity, Marshfield, Wis.
Avery, Carissa G., to Apostles, San Jose, Calif.
Backus, Annemarie J., to St. Mark, Bemidji, Minn.
Bigelow, Elizabeth A., to Christ-St Peter, Milwaukee, Wis.
Bigelow, Hannah C., to Morrison Zion, Greenleaf, Wis.
Blaine, Lauren A., to St. Paul, Livonia, Mich.
Bode, Aubrey E., to Luther Preparatory School, Watertown, Wis.
Bornschlegl, Elizabeth A., to California Lutheran Academy, Wildomar, Calif.
Brauer, Elena M., to St. Marcus, Milwaukee, Wis.
Braun, Meghan L., to First German, Manitowoc, Wis.
Brown, Isabel M., to Peace Preschool, Loves Park, Ill.
Burow, Corianna R., to St. Mark, Green Bay, Wis.
Costin, William J., to St. Paul, Lake Mills, Wis.
Domke, Leah E., to Holy Trinity, Wyoming, Mich.
Felsing, Joshua B., to Risen Savior Christian Academy, Pooler, Ga.
Fischer, Madelyn M., to St. Peter, Helenville, Wis.
Foley, Naomi E., to Mt. Calvary Early Childhood Ministry, Flagstaff, Ariz.
Foster, Grace P., to St. Paul, Green Bay, Wis.
Freese, Ruby J., to Trinity, Aberdeen, S.D.
Friesenegger, Brian D., to Mount Olive, Appleton, Wis.
Hahm, Isaiah J., to Divine Savior Academy–Santa Rita Ranch, Liberty Hill, Texas
Hahnke, Sandra M., to Trinity, Belle Plaine, Minn.
Henning, Jared M., to Christ the King, Bremerton, Wash.
Heyer, Jefferson R., to California Lutheran Academy, Wildomar, Calif.
Holdcroft, Karissa B., to Abiding Word, Houston, Texas
Holicky, Maddilyn A., to St. John, Wrightstown, Wis.
Horn, Jessica L., to Divine Savior Academy–Sienna, Missouri City, Texas
Hutchinson, Elijah S., to Manitowoc Lutheran High School, Manitowoc, Wis.
Iglesias, AnaCristina, to Divine Savior Academy, Delray Beach, Fla.
Jensen, Caleb T., to Divine Savior Academy, Doral, Fla.
Johnson, Meghan K., to Immanuel, Salem, Ore.
Jordan, Connor A., to St. John. Lewiston, Minn.
Kjenstad, Ethan P., to Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School, Waco, Neb.
Knoll, Madeline E., to David’s Star, Jackson, Wis.
Kopplin, Laura E., to Risen Savior, Milwaukee, Wis.
Koschnitzke, Micah N., to Michigan Lutheran High School, Saint Joseph, Mich.
Kramer, Emma Grace L., to Zion, Columbus, Wis.
Kreutz, Anna M., to Crown of Life, Hubertus, Wis.
Krueger, Eli B., to St. Peter, Appleton, Wis.
Kutz, Katie F., to Luther Preparatory School, Watertown, Wis.
Lange, Kira E., to Our Savior, Grafton, Wis.
Manning, Alexandra G., to Trinity, Waukesha, Wis.
Mathiowetz, Paige E., to God’s Treasures Childcare Learning Center, Winthrop, Minn.
Micheel, Abby E., to Mount Olive, Appleton, Wis.
Nolte, Elise N., to Luther Preparatory School, Watertown, Wis.
Palacios, Zair A., to Atonement, Milwaukee, Wis.
Panning, Joseph J., to Illinois Lutheran Schools–High School, Crete, Ill.
Pausma, Zachary A., St. Paul, Livonia, Mich.
Peter, Justin A., to Zion, Chesaning, Mich.
Plocher, Anna L., to Risen Savior, Milwaukee, Wis.
Ponath, Madelyn R., to Northdale Christian Academy, Tampa, Fla.
Prigge, Kay N., to Garden Homes, Milwaukee, Wis.
Raasch, Eric M., to Divine Savior Academy–Sienna, Missouri City, Texas
Ramirez, Jordan D., to St. Paul, Appleton, Wis.
Rassat, Katelyn C., to St. Paul, Columbus, Ohio
Ritter, Morgan E., to Trinity, Nicollet, Minn.
Romsdahl, Madelinn S., to Trinity, Caledonia, Wis.
Rux, Hannah C., to St. Paul, Beverly Hills, Fla.
Scharf, Zoe R., to Michigan Lutheran Seminary, Saginaw, Mich.
Schewe, Hannah S., to Risen Savior, Milwaukee, Wis.
Schibbelhut, Micah J., to Good Shepherd Lutheran Academy, Deltona, Fla.
Schindler, Heidi J., to St. John, Lomira, Wis.
Schlei, Ella M., to Beautiful Savior, Cincinnati, Ohio
Schmidt, Heidi R., to Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Preschool, Las Vegas, Nev.
Schoeneck, Rachel A., to St. John, Redwood Falls, Minn.
Schroeder, Elena C., to Little Lambs of Peace Preschool, Eagle River, Alaska
Schultz, Joseph H., to St. John, Baraboo, Wis.
Schultz, Lily M., to Holy Trinity Lutheran Academy, New Hope, Minn.
Siehr, Olivia C., to Great Plains Lutheran High School, Watertown, S.D.
Sprenger, Kayla C., to St. Paul, Howards Grove, Wis.
Sulzle, Alana R., to Divine Savior Academy, Doral, Fla.
Techlin, Jessica I., to Neenah, Neenah, Wis.
Ungemach, Katie R., to Grace Lutheran Child Care, Charlotte, N.C.
VanDenHeuvel, Macie P., to St. Paul, East Troy, Wis.
Yonkovich, Sarah B., to California Lutheran Academy, Wildomar, Calif.
Zander, Joshua D., to Great Plains Lutheran High School, Watertown, S.D.
Zellmer, Mary M., to Atonement, Milwaukee, Wis.

Staff ministers

Foster, Benjamin J., to St. Paul, Green Bay, Wis.
Kuske, Paul E., to Shoreland Lutheran High School, Kenosha, Wis.
Lawrenz, Atticus J., to CrossWalk Lutheran Ministries, Laveen, Ariz.

See more photos, graduate information, and calls/assignments at mlc-wels.edu/events/commencement.