Pastor Chad Kohlmeyer

Lead Pastor
pastorchad@atonementboulder.org | 303-499-4567 x1

Pastor Chad Kohlmeyer served as pastor for Children, Youth and Household ministry at Atonement from 2008-2016. He moved into the role of Lead Pastor in April 2016. He received degrees in Chemistry and Biology from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. After spending two years on music ministry teams that took him to East Africa, Papua New Guinea, and Hong Kong, he entered Luther Seminary. Following, he served a call in two congregations in Northwest Wisconsin for three years before receiving a call to Atonement, beginning in September of 2008.

Pastor Chad, his wife Pastor Aly (also a pastor in the ELCA), and sons Holden, Eaven & Sullivan love a life immersed in ministry and the church and enjoy spending time re-creating in the Colorado wilderness. Pastor Chad spends “free time” memory-making with family and friends, skiing, biking, and watching kids’ sports.

Deaconess Ann Maki

Faith Formation Coordinator for Children and Families
deacann@atonementboulder.org

Deaconess Ann Maki serves as Deacon for Faith Formation Coordinator for Children and Families. After completing her bachelor’s in music education, she went on to become a consecrated Deaconess in the Lutheran Diaconal Association and a Deacon in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). She has served in several other congregations in the area over the past decade. At this time, she feels God is calling her to serve families and their younger children and is grateful to serve this community of faith.

Deaconess Ann and her husband have two young children and enjoy tea at the Dushanbe Boulder Teahouse and time in the mountains. They also love visiting with family, those near and those in Ohio (where Ann and her husband are originally from).

Hannah Joy Bloom

Director of Music
hannahjoy@atonementboulder.org

Hannah Joy Bloom was born and raised in Golden, CO. Apart from Director of Music, she is also the Director of Elementary Choirs for the Denver Children’s Choir and enjoys spending her days working with kiddos and singing. She has played the piano since she was 5 years old, attending Denver School of the Arts as a piano major in high school, and later graduating with a degree in piano performance and a K-12 licensure in choral education with a minor in English literature from CU Boulder.

In Hannah Joy’s free time, she enjoys hanging with her dog Ollie and cat Albus, spending time with family and friends, camping, hiking, going to the gym, and playing Mario Kart in local competitions.

Kathryn Strong

Office Administrator
kathryn@atonementboulder.org | 303-499-4567 x0

Kathryn is the Office Administrator and can be found at Atonement four days a week, mostly mornings. With a degree in Elementary and Early Childhood Education from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, she recently retired from the City of Lakewood’s Head Start program where she was the education coordinator for 26 years. Coordinating a federally funded preschool program is not unlike managing the “behind the scenes” details of a busy church, so she is looking forward to the variety of work at Atonement!

Kathryn lives in Broomfield with her husband, dog and cat. She has two grown children who are living their dreams. She enjoys baking, reading, jigsaw puzzles and being by water– lakes, rivers, oceans, you name it!

Lori Shields

Communications & Publications Coordinator lori@atonementboulder.org

Lori has owned an administrative services business since 1998. During this time, she also worked for various churches in many different capacities from Children’s Ministry to Office Administration. She has always felt a strong calling to work for the church and with a degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, and Creative Writing is enjoying the opportunity to put those skills to use at Atonement.

Lori and her husband, Ron, have two children. Their son, Ryan, and daughter-in-law, Rachel, live in Tennessee, and their daughter, Tara, daughter-in-law, Sam, and granddaughter, Emory, live in Virginia. In her spare time, Lori enjoys traveling, hiking, painting, writing, and yoga (one might call her a yoga enthusiast). She writes a weekly devotional, has written a children’s book of poems, and is currently working on her first novel.

Sam Glover

Multi-Media Tech Coordinator
sam@atonementboulder.org

Sam has dedicated most of his adult life to music and audio engineering.  He studied at Ithaca College before taking time off to tour with his band at the time. He was head Sound Engineer at Syntax, a music venue in Denver for six years, but decided that the night life surrounding the music scene was not a great fit for his values.

In his free time, he studies Christianity and the rich history of Mystics, as well as makes a lot of art in various mediums. He is pleased to work in a wonderful church environment and hopes to contribute all he can to Atonement Lutheran.

Jody Rinehart

Financial Administrator

Jody enjoys doing our accounting, financial reporting and recordkeeping, and joining in on other data and financial projects when helpful. In her personal time she loves to play with kids, read, hike, bike, play piano, make cards, paint and do artistic things!