“So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock.” (1 Peter 5:1–3)
Jason Upchurch has been a pastor/elder at Redeemer Bible Church since 2017. He graduated from The Master’s College and has been in full time ministry since 2010. He attended the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lousiville, KY and is a certified ACBC counselor. He has a wife and six children.
Andy Carlson has been a pastor/elder at Redeemer Bible Church since 2017. He is also the chairman of the board of Cocolalla Lake Bible Camp in Cocolalla, ID. He has a wife and four children.
Chuck Sauter was born in CA and he and his wife, Darla, moved to the Deer Park area in 1979. They have been married for 49 years and have two adult children, six grandchildren and one great grandchild. He retired in 2012 after a 40 year career with the US Postal Service. In 1982, he came to faith in Jesus Christ through the ministry of God’s Word at a neighbor’s Bible Study. Over the years he and his family have been involved in the ministry of other Bible churches in the Spokane and Deer Park/Elk area before coming to Redeemer Bible Church at it’s founding in 2017. He was appointed pastor/elder in the spring of 2023.
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