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Church Council — 2008

Tom Smith, President

Tom and his wife have been married for 35 years and have two sons. He has been an elementary school teacher for 34 years. Tom was a young teenager at Faith Baptist Church when he became saved. Tom is also involved in the visitation ministry and spiritual life committee.

 Jay Mankus, Vice President

Jay has been a member of Red Lion since 1992 and had been involved in adult Sunday school, leading a Bible study and the softball team, and assisting Pastor Jamie in writing the Philosophy of Ministry book. His spiritual gift of discernment has allowed him to be part of praying for one of Red Lion’s biggest ministries, Red Lion Christian Academy. Jay and his wife, lead an Impact home group and live in Newark with their three young children. Jay asked Jesus to come into his heart at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes event in 1984. Jay has worked in ministry since graduating from college in 1992 and is now a teacher and coach at Red Lion Christian Academy. Because he has been an upper school Bible teacher at Red Lion Christian Academy for the last 6 years, he believes God wants him to serve one more term on council. His passion for teaching and service on council as vice-president the last two years has enabled him to communicate the vision of the school to church members.  

George Womer, Secretary

George is a charter member of Red Lion, beginning with membership at Red Lion Methodist in 1977.  Throughout the years, his ministry involvement has included Junior Church, Visitation, Circle of Friends, and Family Night. George became a Christian at an Evangelistic Service at the Wallaceton, PA Church of God in 1957. He and his wife have two grown children and live in Bear. George worked for forty years with various railroads and is currently an administrator at 1614 Fitness and Aerobics. He has enjoyed serving on the council and wants to continue for another term, representing the older people in the congregation and serving Red Lion as a whole.

Bill Foster

Bill is semi-retired and lives with his wife, in Middletown, DE.  He serves on the Ushering Ministry, and on the Staff Committee.  He and Loretta  also lead the Stephen Ministry. They have been blessed with three sons and six grandchildren.

Mark Landis

Mark has been a member of Red Lion since 2003 and has served in our adult Sunday school, on the counting team, ushering, and in the lay counseling ministry. He currently serves on the Benevolent Fund committee. Mark received the Lord at age 13 during an altar call at a Christian camp and gives thanks to the Lord for giving up his son, Jesus Christ so that he can live with Him in Heaven. Mark lives in Bear with his wife and two children. He is the President of Metro Merchant Services, Inc. and a real estate investment company, Best Property Solutions, LLC. He believes strongly that God has given him gifts and experiences to make him an effective councilman. He would also like to continue to see the church moving forward and recognizes the importance of and need to retain some councilmen past one term to maintain the momentum they have worked so hard to build.

Edwin Mears

Edwin has been a member of Red Lion since 1978, and over the years has been involved in the singles ministry, children’s church, Sunday school, the counting team, Evangelism Explosion and the worship team. He has also previously served nine years on the church council, was Red Lion’s treasurer and he and his wife Gail have been involved in an Impact home group. Edwin became a Christian in 1978 when a member of Red Lion shared the gospel with him during a home visit. He and his wife have been married and have three children, ages 7, 9 and 12. Edwin holds a BS in Business Administration and is a business analyst at DuPont. Currently, he and Gail are involved in the married couple’s Sunday school group. Edwin’s desire is for the Lord to use him the way He wants for the benefit of the congregation and in outreach to the community to make Christ known to the world.

George Billings

George has been at Red Lion since 1997 and has served on the ballot committee, has spoken at the men’s breakfast and Deborah Circle, and assists Pastor Jamie with hospital visitation. He came to know Christ when he was a freshman in college when he heard the gospel at a Bill Glass evangelistic crusade, a culmination of the groundwork that had been laid in his family prior to his going to college. Married to Debbie for 22 years, they have two children, ages 17 and 15. George earned an undergraduate degree in history before graduating from seminary with a Master of Divinity. Senior Staff Chaplain at Christiana Care Health Services, he feels that God is calling him to serve on council, and he supports the work and ministry of Red Lion to our congregation and the community. His desire is to be faithful to that calling, coming to Christ as we serve our community and beyond.

Dan Pritchard

Dan became a member of Red Lion in 1998 and has been actively involved ministry, teaching adult Sunday school, chairing the headmaster search committee for Red Lion Christian Academy as well as the Stadium Committee. Raised in a Christian home and led by his parents, Dan came to know the Lord at the young age of six. He and his wife, Tracey, have two boys, ages 10 and 11. Dan has a BS in Mathematics Education, a Master of Education in School Leadership and is currently working on his Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership at Wilmington University. Dan is a high school math teacher at Hodgson Vo-Tech and a former high school football coach. Dan believes that serving on church council is an excellent opportunity to grow spiritually while serving the congregation at Red Lion.

Jay Anderson

Jay came to Red Lion in 1992 and has served six years previously on church council, the school board, and coaching at Red Lion Christian Academy. He also founded the student ministry and currently leads the Staff Committee where it is his goal to continue to train and equip Red Lion’s staff as they serve in ministry. Jay accepted Christ as his savior at church in Massachusetts when he was nine years old. He and his wife Beth have four children, ages 19, 17, 15 and 13. Jay has a Master of Education in Special Education and has earned an Administration Certificate, School Administrator and he is a teacher at the Delaware Autism Program. Jay feels it an honor and very humbling experience to serve, a privilege to support the church and pastor, and to make a difference in people’s lives.

Renford Brevett

Renford became a member of Red Lion in 1998 and has been a member of the choir since 1999.  Renford has served on the church council for three years and has most recently served as church council president. He also serves on the Staff Committee and has been involved with our missions committee. He and his wife live in Bear with their three sons, ages 14, 12 and 8. Renford was saved at a very early age during an evangelical service in Jamaica and was baptized in 1976. Renford is the Director of Sponsored Programs and Research at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. He received a BS in Industrial Engineering and Doctorate in Industrial Education and Technology from Iowa State University. His goal is to seek the Lord’s guidance to assist in shepherding the congregation; to fulfill some of the goals of Pastor Jamie and his vision for the church, assisting more people in their walk with the Lord as they become part of the body of Christ.