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

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, 2008.

Pastor Chad, his wife Aly, 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, telemark skiing, running, and slowly remodeling their home.

pastorstacy@atonementboulder.org | 303-499-4567 x2
Children, Youth and Household Ministry

Pastor Stacy Payne has been our Pastor of Children, Youth, and Household since August 2016. Stacy is married to Todd, who is also a former Lutheran pastor and is now a life coach and teacher of the enneagram.  Together they have three children and three dogs, making for a noisy but loving home.  Something to note: the whole family is obsessed with the San Francisco Giants baseball team! Pastor Stacy loves laughing, helping, and Christmas decorating most of all. On any given Sunday or Wednesday, you can find her feeding people, serving them coffee in some form, or keeping the chocolate stash well-stocked.

paula@atonementboulder.org | 303-499-4567 x104
Cantor and Director of Music

Paula serves as the Cantor/Director of Music. Her degree is in music education and she retired from a career as a high school choral director.  Church music ministry has always been a calling in her life and after more than 35 years of working with church musicians, she feels blessed to be a part of that ministry at Atonement.

Paula is married to Matt Nichols and is the proud mother of three young adults, mother-in-law of their spouses, and grandmother of their children.  She enjoys watching all kinds of sports, substitute teaching for the Boulder Valley Schools, and traveling all over the country to visit her family.

grace@atonementboulder.org
Associate Director of Music

As a pianist in the Boulder area for the past 30 years, Grace has accompanied ASTER Women’s Chamber Choir and the Colorado Conductors’ Chorus.  She is the co-founder of Chamber Ensemble con Grazia, a classical music chamber group which performs in the Denver-Metro region, and travels as a Senior Examiner for the Royal Conservatory or Music based in Toronto, ON while maintaining a private piano studio in Lafayette.  She is eager to make music with the people at Atonement in new and refreshing ways.

Through an active son, Jacob, who works as a sky-diving instructor, Grace has learned to constantly look heavenward to see what is dropping from the sky!

andrew@atonementboulder.org
Remote Worship Technology Coordinator

Andrew is a graduate student in atmospheric science at the University of Colorado Boulder. He grew up in Massachusetts, where he worked as a church musician, played continuo for a baroque orchestra, collaborated with music students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, taught young adults to go on adventures outside, and occasionally even did schoolwork.

Andrew is passionate about making reproduced music convey the same experience as live music, and is proud to help Atonement achieve this goal. When he’s not working, Andrew can typically be found on his bicycle, in the woods, or both.

Facility Custodian

Javier Gallegos has served as Facility Custodian since April, 2004. Born in Mexico, he later came to the United States as a toddler and was raised in the Vail Valley. After becoming a U.S. Naturalized Citizen he attended the University of Colorado at Boulder and received degrees in Kinesiology and Network Administration.

Javier was baptized Roman Catholic but his family was non-practicing. He was later confirmed at age 24 at St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Boulder, CO and is now a catholic parishioner at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish in Longmont, CO.

Javier enjoys spending time with his vast family members, both in Colorado and the Southwest. He enjoys outdoor recreation, particularly hiking in Colorado and Northern New Mexico. He enjoys sports, drawing, and photography, as well as socializing with friends and visiting area breweries for good craft beer.

jody@atonementboulder.org 303-499-4567 Ext 3
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!