Leadership and Staff

Kevin Adams

Director of Children's Ministry

Kevin is mainly responsible for the children's programming, volunteers, and family events, for Birth-5th grade. He is married to his wife, Alissa, and they have four girls: Leia, Lily, Julia, and Ella. 

Life Verse: 1 Thessalonians 2:8

Favorite Food: Pulled Pork

Favorite Sports Team: USA Olympic Teams

#1 Hobby: Traveling!

DJ Blatherwick

Worship Pastor

On a weekly basis, a good chunk of DJ’s time is spent gearing up for the coming weekend (planning, praying, and prepping for Sunday morning worship). He is married to his amazing wife, Hillary, and they have two sons, Beckham and Griffin, and one daughter, Ivy.

Life Verse: Mark 10:45
Favorite Food: DJ just LOVES food… but if he had to pick a favorite it would be pasta or an Italian dish.
Favorite Sports Team: Any team from Philadelphia! (76ers, Eagles, Phillies, Flyers)
#1 Hobby: Golfing (He isn’t any good… but he likes to play).

Mike Carpenter

Facilities Deacon

Michaela Causey

Director of Connections and Care

Michaela is in the middle of transitioning roles. She was previously coordinating our multi-generational ministries at Redeemer: kids, students, young adults, and adults. Now she is directing our assimilation process and working with the care and serve needs of our church. She is married to her handsome husband, Dayne, and is a proud dog mom to her pup, Koda.

Life Verse: Colossians 4:17

Favorite Food: Mozzarella Sticks

Favorite Sports Team: Umm...can I phone a friend?

#1 Hobby: Anything outdoors (Hammocking + Reading, Camping, Rock Climbing, etc)

Norris Collier

Elder

Jon Cox Jr.

Discipleship Groups Director

Jon is responsible for Discipleship Groups. He is married to Betsey, and they have three girls Eleanor, Genevieve, and Alexandria. Jon and Betsey also foster so you could see them with one or two extra children at any given time.

Life Verse: Ephesians 2:1-10
Favorite Food: Anything Grilled
Favorite Sports Team: Colts, Pacers, Reds, and Hoosiers
#1 Hobby: Working out and playing Wordle.

Ryan Cronin

Special Projects Deacon

Dustin Doyle

Finance Deacon

Cory Freeman

Lead Witness Pastor

Cory is the pastor who oversees outreach, missions, church planting, and resources to help multiply disciples who witness for Christ. He is married to his wonderful wife, Breanna, and they have one son, Camden.

Life Verse: Philippians 1:21
Favorite Food: Baked Spaghetti
Favorite Sports Team: LA Rams/Duke Blue Devils
#1 Hobby: Fishing

Brock Graham

Lead Pastor

Brock is mainly responsible for the preaching and teaching of God’s Word on a weekly basis. He is married to his wonderful wife, Arica, and they have four children, Casen, Trey, and twins, Ayden and Elle.

Life Verse: John 3:30

Favorite Food: Steak

Favorite Sports Team: Michigan State Spartans

#1 Hobby: He says that he is pretty much the worst at any hobby, so he spends his spare time reading.

Sean Gresham

Elder

Curtis Hampton

Outreach Deacon

Ethan Hardwick

Creative Media Director

Ethan is a member of the creative team and takes the lead on video and audio production. He is also involved in the leadership of the worship ministry. Ethan is married to his wonderful wife, KayAnn, and they have two sons, Jack and Jesse.

Favorite Food: Pizza

Favorite Sports Team: Indianapolis Colts

#1 Hobby: DIY-ing all types of things and hunting

Curt Harris

Operations Deacon

Jeremy Hendon

Director of Young Adults

Jeremy is the leader of our Young Adult Ministry for 18-25 year olds. He is married to his wife Megan who sings on the worship team, and he is pursuing his Masters of Divinity at Indianapolis Theological Seminary.

Life Verse: Ephesians 3:14-21

Favorite Food: Breakfast Food - Lots of Bacon

Favorite Sports Team: LA Galaxy 

#1 Hobby: Backpacking or Snowboarding when possible. Otherwise, it's reading a good book.

Eric Kwiatkowski

Benevolence Deacon

Kevin Mitchell

Facilities Manager

Adam Morrison

Elder

Adam serves Redeemer as an Elder. In his day job he runs Streamline
Designs—a consultancy that enables manned and unmanned aircraft
companies to design, build, and bring their aircraft to market. Adam
is married to his dynamic wife Marcie and they have six children—4
boys and 2 girls.

Life Verse: Romans 4:18-22

Favorite Food: Favorites are hard for me, but I'll go with grilled salmon

Favorite Sports Team: US Olympic Team

#1 Hobby: Building things--especially things that fly!

Gay Shingleton

Operations Administrative Assistant

Michelle Stomps

Volunteer Coordinator

Michelle coordinates and connects volunteers to the different serve teams at Redeemer including Greeting, Ushering, Safety, Parking, etc. Any team that serves our church body is her responsibility. She is married to her husband Richard and they have 3 kids: Harrison, Paige, and Caleb.

Life Verse: Psalm 73:25-26

Favorite food: Mexican food

Favorite Sports Team: Any team my kids play on (My husband would want me to say University of MI )

#1 Hobby: Entertaining and traveling with the family

Richard Stomps

Elder

Jake van Gilse

Student Pastor

Jake is our Student Pastor and leads our ministry of middle school and high school students. He provides teaching, fun, worship, and discipleship for our teens. The goal is for our students to glorify God and make disciples. He is married to his wonderful wife, Rachel, and they have a son and daughter, Ezekiel and Elleanna!

Life Verse: Psalm 37:3-6

Favorite Food: Seafood or any red meat

Favorite Sports Team: All Chicago Teams!

#1 Hobby: Time with family or learning something new

Jeff West

Elder

Mark Wiley

Executive Pastor

Mark is primarily responsible for the operational elements of the church such as Finances, Human Resources, Facilities, and Sunday Morning Operations. He and his wife, Beth, just celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary and have two children, Paige and Luke.

Life Verse: Ephesians 2:8-9
Favorite Food: Steak
Favorite Sports Team: Indianapolis Colts
#1 Hobby: Reading