our director and regional overseers
Redemption Fellowship is a spiritual covering for ministers and their families. Our Goal is to provide a relational fellowship to assist in the growth of personal and leadership development through impartation, resourcing, mentoring, accountability, and restoration. With the importance of a personal touch and the growth of the Fellowship, Pastor Ron has appointed a global Director and multiple overseers to support and serve our Redemption Fellowship members all over the world.
pastor ron carpenter | rf founder
Recognized as a leader of leaders, Ron has advised, consulted, and mentored CEOs, pastors, and political leaders around the world for over two decades. As a Senior Pastor and successful entrepreneur, with multiple business ventures, Ron’s relentless passion for developing potential in others permeates every aspect of his ministry. With his passion for breaking down the walls of racism, crossing cultural lines, changing poverty mindsets in their community and around the world, Ron founded Redemption in 1991 with his wife Hope and three church members.
After 30 Years in Greenville, SC, Redemption Church relocated its headquarters to San Jose, CA in May of 2018. Redemption took over Jubilee Christian Center of San Jose, formerly pastored by Dick Bernal. Who after 38 years of pastoring retired, naming Pastor Ron his successor. On December 31, 2020, Redemption relaunched its East Coast campus in Greenville, SC. Above all, Ron is a devoted family man, whose greatest loves are his wife, children, and grandchildren.
Overseers serve as an extension of Redemption Fellowship’s leadership, providing spiritual support, connection, and guidance to members within their region. They help foster community, strengthen leaders, and serve as a first line of communication—offering encouragement, answering questions, and helping navigate challenges. Overseers are expected to actively engage with members, support Fellowship initiatives, and model strong, Kingdom-centered leadership. Through their role, they help advance the vision by building healthy relationships and empowering leaders to grow and thrive.
jamie benjamin
AK, WA, OR, CA, ID, UT, AZ, MT, WY, CO, NM
Jamie D. Benjamin, Apostle and Co-Founder of Greater Faith Church in Tucson, AZ, is renowned across Nations as a leader of leaders. Jamie is persistent in his pursuit of developing potential in others and causing them to live fully in their God given abilities. Jamie and his wife Pamela have 4 beautiful daughters.
rob hines
MS, AL, GA, FL
Pastor Rob Hines is the former founding pastor of CrossFaith Church, a thriving, multicultural, non-denominational congregation with over 26 years of impactful ministry.
He is known for his heart to equip and encourage pastors and leaders, traveling throughout the Southeastern United States to advance the message of the Kingdom of God and foster unity within the Body of Christ.
His ministry is centered on strengthening the Church, building bridges across cultures and denominations, and calling the Body of Christ into greater alignment, purpose, and spiritual maturity.
In addition to his pastoral leadership, Pastor Rob is an author and a devoted family man, having been married to his wife, Gina, for 42 years, and is blessed with two sons (Robert & Mason), a daughter-in-love (Krista), and two grandchildren (Dorothy & Theodore).
michael d. lyons
ND, SD, NE, KS, MN, IA, MO, WI, IL, MI, IN, OH
In 2006 Pastor Michael and Kim launched In Faith Ministries International and it quickly became the most rapidly growing, non-denominational, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural congregation in Lima, OH. Pastor Mike’s God-inspired mission is to tell the world how to walk by faith in the covenant promises of God’s word through Christ Jesus. Pastors Michael & Kim have 4 beautiful children, and 5 grandchildren.
Tommy Leonard
TN, KY, OK, AR, TX, LA
Tommy Leonard is founder and Senior Pastor of New Season AK and Apostolic overseer of New Season International Ministries. He has served in ministry for 29 years and has pastored New Season AK for 20 years with his wife Pastor LaTonyea Leonard. He has been honored with an Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree from Northwestern Christian University. Tommy’s greatest passion is to see the Kingdom of God manifest on earth as it is in Heaven and to see every man, woman, boy, and girl live out their true identity that God created them to walk in.
He has been happily married to LaTonyea for 34 years. They are blessed to have three children Adera, Rya, and Jaeden who bring great joy to their lives.
Johnathan Whichard
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Bishop Johnathan M. Whichard Sr. and his wife, Pastor Kristi Whichard, are the founders and Lead Pastors of Reach City Church located in North Chesterfield, Virginia. With over 30 years of faithful and fruitful ministry, Bishop Whichard has served the body of Christ in multiple capacities, including evangelist, youth pastor, worship pastor, associate pastor, executive pastor, and now Lead Pastor.
He carries a deep passion for rescuing the lost, revealing the Kingdom of God, reproducing disciples, and releasing the remnant to fulfill their God-given purpose.
Bishop Johnathan and Pastor Kristi have been married for over 30 years and are blessed with three children and eight grandchildren, leaving a lasting legacy both in their family and in the Kingdom.
Gary Alaniz
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Dr. Gary Alaniz is a husband, father, pastor, and Kingdom leader passionate about developing leaders and advancing God’s Kingdom. In 2009, he and his wife Maribel founded Kingdom Living Church, now Church Six33, a ministry focused on restoring lives and rebuilding families. Through his teaching, he has mentored hundreds in leadership, purpose, and spiritual alignment, influenced in part by his mentorship under Dr. Myles Munroe. Dr. Alaniz also serves in national advocacy with Christians United for Israel and helps oversee his family’s businesses, while remaining committed to raising leaders of character and impact.
rf extensions and partnerships
Our passion is to provide our members with resources that aid you, your family, and your ministry teams. Doing this effectively demands us to partner with others to extend our reach.
living waters
Co-founded by Lee and Denise Boggs in 1998, the vision of Living Waters Ministry is to create a safe place where individuals, pastors, and couples can work through the pain of their past, current problems, and burn-out situations, to begin on a path of healing.
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