Our Staff
Joel serves as the Lead Pastor and as an elder at Redeemer Church. Joel holds an M.Div. from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Prior to planting Redeemer Church, Joel served as the Missions & Outreach Pastor and as an elder at LifeHouse Church in Townsend, Delaware for over seven years. Prior to full-time ministry, Joel served in the Delaware Air National Guard full-time as a dual-status Federal technician, working as an Aircraft Metals Craftsman for eight years and also as the Base Honor Guard NCOIC for four of those years, with a total of twelve years of military service. He and his wife Brandy were married in October 2013 and with their four children, Levi, Malachi, Cora Mae, and Massey Ruth, moved to Buxton in August 2024. In October 2024, they welcomed home Ezra, their first baby born in Maine. In his free time, Joel enjoys fishing, hunting, all things Lord of the Rings, playing board games with his wife, and watching the Patriots play.
Elias serves as our Worship Leader here at Redeemer Church. Elias has had a leadership role in worship since 2002, at just 8 years of age, starting off as the lead drummer of a small church in Toughkenamon, PA, the church he was raised in. In 2004, Elias began to seriously teach himself different styles and rhythms on guitar with the hopes of leading worship with the guitar and vocals. This passion was later exercised in 2008 when he led worship at a youth event. Since then, Elias has been leading worship with his guitar and vocals, most recently at LifeHouse Church in Townsend, Delaware. He married his best friend, Colleen, in August 2019. Together, they have two boys, Levi and Asher, and one girl, Abigail. He enjoys traveling, reading, and accomplishing random tasks that come to his head, and watching the Philadelphia Eagles play!