Leadership/Pastors | One In Christ Lutheran Parish

One In Christ Parish is proud to have two very dedicated Pastors to serve the needs of the parishioners. Between the two of them they serve five individual churches and are also involved in the community.

Pastor Randall V. Baldwin

pastorrandy@oneinchristlutheranparish.org

Cell Phone: 641-590-0727

Pastor Randy was born in Mankato, Minnesota and grew up in small towns in Minnesota and spent many summers on his Grandparent’s farm, five miles east of Northwood, IA. He attended Iowa State University and graduated with a degree in Social Work and after worked as a Social Worker for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa in Mason City, Iowa for three years before going to seminary. Pastor Randy attended Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota with one semester at the Lutheran House of Studies in Washington D.C. He met his wife, Bonnie Kay, at seminary and were married during his internship year, which was spent in Rolla, North Dakota. Pastor Randy’s first call was to Trinity Lutheran Church in Riga, Michigan who he served form 1985 to 1989. From there, Pastor Randy then served in Metro-Detroit at Our Savior’s Lutheran in Madison Heights, Michigan from 1989 to 1992. While in Madison Heights, Pastor Randy and Bonnie Kay welcomed their son Daniel into their family. The next call was to an open country congregation, St. John – Vilmar, where he served from 1992 to 1996. In January of 1997 the Baldwins accepted the call to Immanuel and North Prairie Lutheran Churches in Scarville, IA. In March of 2003, the call was accepted to serve as a Pastor in the One in Christ Lutheran Parish.