James E. Swalm – Jr., Senior Minister

Pastor Jamie received Jesus Christ as his Savior while a freshman at the University of Delaware and graduated with a business degree in 1988. After marrying Cathy, they moved to Baltimore where Pastor Jamie pursued a career in finance working for a large bank. After approximately a year, sensing God’s calling into the ministry, the couple moved to Philadelphia where Jamie attended Westminster Theological Seminary and Cathy taught in a local Christian school. He graduated in 1994 with a Masters in Divinity degree. Upon graduating from seminary, the family moved to Newark, Delaware, where Pastor Jamie became an assistant and later an associate pastor of the Glasgow Reformed Presbyterian Church. Over the next five years he held a variety of ministry positions including working with youth, young adults, small groups and church planting.

In 1997, Pastor Jamie began working with four core families in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, who wanted to become a church plant of the Glasgow Reformed Presbyterian Church. Soon after, New Covenant Church began and Pastor Jamie relocated to Rehoboth with his family to become the organizing pastor.

In November, 2001, having successfully organized New Covenant as a church, Pastor Jamie sensed God’s calling to Red Lion Evangelical Free Church and returned to Bear, Delaware, to serve as the Senior Pastor. Presently he and Cathy reside in Bear with their four children. 

Grant Hasty – Director, Red Lion Christian Counseling Center

Grant comes to RLCCC after spending eighteen years in full-time ministry as a Pastor of Student and Family Ministries.  He has served in four different churches from a small congregation of 300 to a large congregation of 5000. Grant holds a Mast of Divinity degree and is an ordained pastor.  He has a MSW degree in Mental Health and Chemical Dependency and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW).

Grant has a passion for God, a passion for teens and their families, and a passion for healthy marriages.  He has been married since 1981 and has two grown daughters.  Grant seeks to fulfill the motto of our Christian Counseling Center, “distinctively Christian and professionally competent.”

Dr. Rob Brown — Headmaster, Red Lion Christian Academy

Rob was raised in Los Angeles, California where he attended public schools through the eighth grade.  God used a series of  “life events” to grab his attention. He later accepted Christ while a senior at Faith Baptist High School. Rob holds a BS in Health/Physical Education and Bible from Tennessee Temple University, a Master of Sports Administration and Master of Religious Education with an emphasis on Christian Education.  He also earned a Doctorate of Ministry in Leadership Development at Louisiana Baptist University and Theological Seminary.

Rob and his wife Jackie have been married for seventeen years and have two children. In his free time, Rob enjoys fishing and spending time with his family. His favorite Bible verse is Deuteronomy 6:5, Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
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