Staff

Pastor John Smithies

Pastor John is serving as a Bridge Minister until Pastor Jane returns. He complete all steps in the process of becoming an ordained Pastor in the ELCA.  Pastor John and his wife have 3 children, all who are ready to pursue careers of their own.  He loves surfing and currently has four pet ferrets living with him.

	Pastor Jane Baker                                     Medical Leave until further notice
	Pastor Jane is our incoming Pastor starting 3/21/2022. She served as a pastor of Faith Lutheran Church in Roseburg since 2007. She has fully embraced the digital age with leading congregations to creatively worship on Zoom, live-stream and in person. In ministry, Pastor Jane is guided by these words: Do justice. Be kind. Forgive yourself and others. Welcome everybody. Pray, and invite God into the messiness of life. Laugh often, and be vulnerable and authentic. Preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, even (and especially) when it is hard to hear. Courageously live God’s love in the world! Learn more about Pastor Jane.
	Pastor Shelley Willem
	Pastor Shelley  passed away on 3/13/2022. She was our interim pastor from December 2020 to December 2021. She has been a pastor in the Oregon Synod for 18 years always working with congregations in some form of transition.  Atonement was her sixth official interim assignment.  She has found that God has put wonderful people in every location and is delighted to find it is true here at Atonement as well.
	Raynette, Parish Office Manager tel: 541-265-2554 email: Office@atonementlutheran.com
	Raynette is our church office manager and the first person you are likely to meet if you call or visit us mid-week.  Taking the reigns of daily welcome, she can answer your questions about church programming, schedules or individual resource people at Atonement. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and is of Hawaiian/Portuguese decent. Raynette is married with 2 children and 2 grandchildren.
	Director of Family Ministry
	Rhonda Harman has retired. We wish her well.
	Donna White, Director of Evangelism
	Donna has passed away.
	Pastor Ed Milliken (Retired – 2008 – 2020)
	Pastor Ed has been pastor at Atonement since 2008.  He retired at end of November 2020.  We wish him and Lucy well in future endeavors.