Calls and Vacancies
Updated July 21, 2025
Changes and additions from the past week highlighted in bold.
PASTORAL CALLS
- Rev. Frank Johnson to Zion, Hillsboro and Our Savior, Marion – pending
- Rev. Christian Schultz, First, Paola to CTSFW, Admissions Counselor – pending
PENDING ORDINATIONS AND/OR INSTALLATIONS
- Rev. Matthew Vatthauer, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis to St. Paul, Clay Center (associate) – installation Sunday, July 27, 2025, at 4 p.m.
- Candidate Robert Choate, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis to Bethany, Overland Park (associate) – ordination & installation Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, at 3 p.m.
- Rev. Shawn Fenske, St. Lorenz, Frankenmuth, MI to Holy Cross, Wichita (senior) – installation Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025, 3 p.m.
- Rev. Avery Hjulberg, Candidate to Christ, Topeka – accepted, installation Sunday, August 31, 2025, at 3 p.m.
VICARAGE AND INTERN ASSIGNMENTS 2025-2026
- Vicar Ryan Milbrath (CSL) – Zion, Linn
- Vicar Jonah Wilson (CSL) – Beautiful Savior, Olathe
CONGREGATIONS CALLING OR PREPARING TO CALL A FULL-TIME PASTOR
- Chanute, Zion (sole)
- Dodge City, Holy Cross (sole)
- Emporia, Messiah (sole)
- Hanover, Trinity (sole)
- Hays, Messiah (sole)
- Hillsboro, Zion & Our Savior, Marion (sole)
- Medicine Lodge, Trinity & Nashville, St. John’s (sole)
- Phillipsburg, First (sole)
- Wichita, St. Andrews (sole)
CONGREGATIONS CALLING A COMMISSIONED MINISTER
- Cheney, St. Paul’s (Teacher)
- Leavenworth, St. Paul (Principal) (Teacher)
- Overland Park, Christ (DCE)
COMMISSIONED MINISTER CALLS – from the field
- Deaconess Candidate Alyssa Choate, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis to Bethany, Overland Park – commissioning & installation Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, at 3 p.m.
- Teacher Corrie Clatt, Calvary, Kansas City to Redeemer, Olathe –installation Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025
- Amy Duever, St. Paul, Beatrice, NE to Linn Lutheran – accepted, installation Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, at 5 p.m.
- Teacher Christina Heiss, Holy Cross, Cary, IL to Hope, Shawnee – installation Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025
- Deaconess Candidate Lara McComack, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis to Calvary, Topeka – commissioning and installation Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, at 3 p.m.
- Teacher Candidate Sophia Sandcork, Concordia, St. Paul to Bethany, Overland Park – commissioning and installation Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025
Pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.
Two CSL pastoral candidates, two deaconess candidates, and two vicars were assigned to the Kansas District.
Candidate calls from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (CSL): Robert Choate (CSL) associate pastor-elect to Bethany Lutheran Church and School, Overland Park; Matthew Vatthauer (CSL) associate pastor-elect to St. Paul Lutheran Church, Clay Center; Deaconess candidate Alyssa Choate (CSL) to Bethany Lutheran Church and School, Overland Park, and Deaconess candidate Lara McComack (CSL) to Calvary Lutheran Church, Topeka.
Vicarage and intern assignments from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis (CSL): Vicar Ryan Milbrath (CSL) to Zion Lutheran Church, Linn, and Vicar Jonah Wilson (CSL) to Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Olathe.
Photos were taken during April 2025 Call Day, courtesy of CSL.