Leadership
Elders
Mark Flin
Elder/Pastor
In 2018, Mark Flin retired after 38 years as a software engineer in government military work.
Mark and his wife Carol met in a local church college group and have been married since 1981. They have two married daughters and seven grandchildren.
Mark has served as an elder and treasurer in a local church for more than 30 years. He and his wife became a part of the RRBC core group in October of 2018. Mark is currently serving as the RRBC treasurer.
Email: mark@redeemerrbc.com
Rob-roy Nelson
Elder/Pastor
Rob-roy and his wife Tammy have been married since 1992. He previously served as an elder in a local church and has been blessed to serve as a preacher and teacher at various churches and ministries to encourage the body of Christ to grow in grace and evangelize the lost. He and his wife and 2 children began attending the RRBC core group Bible study in October of 2018 and became members of the founding congregation.
Rob-roy retired from a global telecommunications company after 29 years of service in 2022. By the grace of God he will endeavor to care for the members of RRBC in the ministry of the word and the equipping of the saints.
Pete Smith
Elder/Pastor
In 2016, Pete Smith retired from police work after 21 years of service. He earned an advanced degree in Security Studies from the U.S Naval Postgraduate School and teaches graduate courses at Arizona State University. Pete and his wife Lori met in high school and have been married since 1990. They have three married children and six grandchildren.
Pete served as an elder in a local church for eight years before becoming part of the RRBC core group in June 2018. In August 2018, Pete began coursework for a Master of Divinity Degree at Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary.
Email: pete@redeemerrbc.com
P.J. Smith
Elder/Pastor
PJ and Hannah have been married for 9 years and have 3 children. PJ has spent his entire life as a member of reformed churches. He has had the blessing of watching his father and grandfather lead churches as elders. He is currently enrolled as a Master of Divinity student at Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary and is preaching through the book of Daniel.
Email: pj@redeemerrbc.com
Deacons
Stephen Alt
Deacon
Stephen has been married to his wife, Meghen, since 2014. They have been blessed with 3 children. Stephen has been a Police Officer for over 16 years
and previously served in the United States Army as a paratrooper. He began attending Redeemer Reformed Baptist in 2020. The Lord led Stephen and Meghen to RRBC for the Christ-centered worship and fellowship.
Serving as a deacon for RRBC is his first church elected position. Stephen is honored to serve the Lord, and church members by providing support and assistance to those in need.
Paul Cavner
Deacon
Paul and Lita previously were members at Desert Springs Bible Church (DSBC) for 25 years. Paul served three terms (9 years) as an elder at DSBC, including chairman of the management team during that time. He was also a member of the Mission board for 12 years at DSBC. Paul and Lita began attending RRBC in June of 2020. They have served as a member of the setup team since then and have completed the discipleship study class.
Email: pcavner@cox.net
Gerald Sanchez
Deacon
Along with his wife, Cindy, Gerald is grateful to God to be serving at RRBC. After marrying in 1986, they served in evangelism, and youth and children’s ministries in two previous churches, becoming RRBC members in 2021. They consider themselves to be “infrastructure” people, desiring to serve their Lord in practical ways with their fellow brothers and sisters here.
Their three children are grown and on their own. A son and daughter live in the Phoenix Metro area. Another son and his wife reside in Denver and are active foster parents.
Gerald has had a variety of process engineering positions in the semiconductor industry for almost 30 years, then operated a small swimming pool contracting business for 7 years. He is presently working in financial services as a customer support specialist.