Faith Formation
Teachers & Helpers

Birth to 3

Elizabeth (Beth) has been a member of Immanuel since May of 2018. A mom of three (Zach, Molly, & Abby), she is a teacher in the Watertown Unified School District. Beth grew up in Colorado, went to college at Valparaiso University in Indiana, and is a consecrated deaconess with the Lutheran Diaconal Association (LDA). She is so excited to teach our littlest members all about Jesus' love, grace, and the joys of being together as a church. Come sing and play with all your friends on the first Sunday of the month!

4K + 5K

Marta & Bob have been active at Immanuel since moving from Evansville, IN in 2021. Marta has taught Sunday School for the past two years, and Bob is a member of the Congregation Council. Marta was a public school teacher for 37 years, including 23 as a kindergarten teacher. Both are excited about teaching the love of God to the 4K and 5K children at Immanuel, and having lots of fun in the process! Marta & Bob have two sons, Andy and Mark, daughter-in-law Elizabeth, and grandchildren Zachary, Molly and Abby.

4K + 5K

Leah has been a member of Immanuel since the fall of 2020. She is married to Brad, and they have one son, named Ty, who is a kindergartener. 4K and 5K children are Leah’s favorite age group, and she spent 9 of her 21 years working in education as a kindergarten teacher. Leah is now a virtual assistant and Amazon Influencer. She was born, raised, and still lives in Watertown. She enjoys reading, cooking, and listening to live music. Sharing the Bible and teaching about God’s love is something she’s always wanted to do!

Grades 1 + 2

Mya is excited to return for her fifth year in the 1st & 2nd grade class and her second year as its teacher. 

Mya graduated from Watertown High School in 2025. A fun fact about Mya is that she made WIAA Girls Wrestling history as the very first girl to wrestle in the Kohl Center!

Mya currently resides with her family in Watertown while attending early childhood education classes at MATC.

Grades 3 + 4

Katie & Austin Bartelt are excited to be teaching the 3rd & 4th grade class again this year. The Bartelts have been members of Immanuel since September 2019 and reside in Johnson Creek. Austin is an 11th grader at JCHS and enjoys video games, playing trumpet in band and helping with the musical sets and stage. Katie works for the WI DMV and enjoys reading, camping and spending time with family.

Grades 5 + 6

Sue is so excited to teach 5th and 6th grade again this year, and she’s looking forward to learning new things along with the students. Classes will be interactive, include treats, and be relevant to what is happening in school and community - often applying memorable Bible stories to our daily lives. Action activities are included, providing fun interactions within the group. Sue welcomes students and their friends to join our class each Sunday. Had a sleepover Saturday night? No problem! Bring your friends and she’ll provide breakfast snacks.

Music

Since coming to Watertown in 1977, David has been active in many of Immanuel’s music programs. As the Sunday School musician, he counts on his enthusiasm to make up for his many wrong notes and he lives by the motto, “If you’re going to make a mistake, make a loud one.” And his mistakes are very loud, indeed. In addition to making music, David has a passion for disability inclusion and accessibility in faith communities. He has lectured about that from Ixonia to Istanbul, wrote a book about it, and, as time allows, blogs about it at www.LargerTable.com.

Confirmation

Rev. Carina Schiltz and Trevor Thom are excited to be teaching our confirmation class again this year! Pastor Carina has served as our pastor since April 2022 and Trevor has been on staff, most recently as Director of Congregational Life, since November 2020. They are both committed to cultivating safe, creative spaces for the youth of Immanuel to engage with their faith; have fun; and build relationships with other young people, their congregation and its leaders, their community, and (of course) with God!