Our desire as your leadership team is to serve the people of Tracy and the region in a way that the Lord's goodness and grace are made known. Don't hesitate to email us should you have a need to.
Meet Our Team
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Pastor Kal Waetzig - Senior Pastor
Pastor Kal accepted the call to serve St. Paul's Church, Bella Vista School and the Tracy community in November of 2006. He and his lovely wife, Lori, have three children (all grown) and five grands. Pastor Kal seeks, above all, to bring joy to the heart of God through helping others recognize and respond to God's great call for their life in Jesus.email
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PASTOR Joel Rockemann - mission pastor
Joel loves our church, our community and sharing the good news of Jesus with whoever gives him that chance. Though he has been with our team since 2011 as first the Director of Music and then a sent missionary to Haiti, Joel most recently accepted the call to serve as Mission Pastor in August of 2022. He adores his sweet wife, Ingrid, and amazing children, Owen and Ella and loves taking family adventures with them as often as possible. Joel’s desire is to help create a missionary mindset throughout our church and school, focused on addressing real needs of real people in our community. email
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JONATHAN GEIDEL - WORSHIP & CREATIVE ARTS DIRECTOR
Jonathan is passionate about practicing an abundant life of worship
with our God. He grew up in rural Kansas, graduated from Concordia
University Irvine and Azusa Pacific University, and spent time
ecumenically serving in a variety of churches in the Midwest, southern
California, and London. Jonathan and his wife Paige spend most of
their time with their three wonderful children, Flora, Juliet & Finnegan.
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Marybeth MuldownEy - Director of Youth & Family Ministry
Marybeth joined the St. Paul's and BVCA family in 2019. After graduating from Concordia University Chicago with a certification as a Director of Christian Education she worked in both church and school settings in youth ministry and as a classroom teacher. She is passionate about encouraging and equipping families to have faith discussions in their homes; discussions that lead families to extend the love of Jesus to those around them! She and her husband Brian welcomed their first child Eilís the summer of 2022 and they love spending time together playing games and watching hockey. email
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Kim Adams - Office Coordinator
Kim is married and has 3 grown children and 2 grandchildren. She enjoys spending time outside, watching movies & reading. She feels blessed being a long timer on staff with over 20+ years of ministry work at St. Paul's/Bella Vista. email
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Ed Ramirez - Grounds & Maintenance Director
Ed Ramirez and his family have been residents of Tracy for over 30 years and active members of St. Paul's Church.
Ed and his staff have been caring for our BVCA Facilities for the past 8 years with a continued commitment to keep our Church and School Campus safe and well maintained. email -
shannon earle - Administrative Asst / Human Resources
Shannon is married to her husband, James and her 2 children, Lila Jo & Brody are BVCA alumni. She and her family love to travel, visit Disneyland, and root for the SF Giants. After many years of volunteering for the school, she joined the office staff in 2022. Shannon is so blessed to be a part of an amazing team and community at St. Paul's/ Bella Vista.