Pastor James Carpenter

Pastor Jim was ordained June 21, 1970, and has served parishes in Woonsocket, South Dakota, Sioux City, Bode, and Belmond, Iowa, before coming to Redeemer on Nov. 1, 1999.  He and his wife, Kathy, have two children. A son, John, is married, has two children, and lives in Mason City.  A daughter, Elizabeth, lives in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.

Pastor Jim serves on the Steering Committee for the Waverly Habitat for Humanity, the Arts, Recreation and Tourism Committee of the Waverly Area Development Group, and serves as chaplain of the Wartburg Conference of the Northeastern Iowa Synod.

His hobbies include reading, bread baking, bicycling, jogging, crossword puzzles, and gardening.

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Pastor Robin Ramos

Pastor Robin was ordained on November 4, 2006.  Before coming to Redeemer in November 2006, she served as part-time pastoral resident in the congregations of St. Matthew and Trinity in Columbus, Ohio.  She and her husband are parents of two children.  Josh, their son, is currently attending the Pennsylvania Culinary Institute in Pittsburgh.  Emily, their daughter, is a high school student.

Pastor Robin is currently getting settled into the community.  She is looking forward to where the Holy Spirit is leading her to serve in the communities of Waverly and Shell Rock and in the Northeastern Iowa Synod. 

Pastor Robin is especially interested in the way a congregation functions as a system and how that system can be improved for all the saints in order to build up the body of Christ, to celebrate our joy in the Lord, to embody love, justice and mercy in the world, and to nurture the faith of the whole assembly. 

One of her favorite scripture quotes:

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith….”
(Hebrews 12:1-2a)

Her hobbies include her love of plants and cats, various forms of needlework and art, movies, yoga and reading.

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