Jason Shelton, Lead Pastor
Jason grew up in Greeley, Colorado where God drew him to Himself. He attended CSU in Fort Collins and graduated with a degree in History. During his time in Fort Collins Jason and his bride Emily helped relaunch the college ministry at Mountain View Community Church where Jason completed Mountain View’s Pastor’s Institute in 2013. God moved Jason and Emily back to Greeley in 2014 where Jason served as an Elder at a small church plant. Desiring to be reconnected to the Crossway Network the Sheltons plugged in to Windsor Community Church in 2016. From 2018 to 2021 Jason served alongside a plurality of Pastors at Windsor Community Church and on Easter 2021 helped plant Redemption Church of Greeley. Jason has a passion for the word of God, leadership multiplication, and the city of Greeley.
He has been married to his best friend Emily since 2010 and blessed with three amazing kids, Liam, Grace, and Emmett. Jason has helped run his family’s dairy business since 2012 where he is still involved today. Jason’s other interests are athletics, reading, and anything entrepreneurial.
Pat Braddy, Pastor
Pastor Pat was born and raised in Greeley. He married his high school sweetheart; Jolene, and God has graciously gifted them with 57 years of marriage. They have three grown daughters and seven grandchildren, the youngest being 13. They also have an “adopted” daughter and she and her husband are serving the Lord oversees in Madagascar.
Pat and Jolene first met on horseback in east Greeley, while Pat was working in the family horse business. He attended CSU and graduated with a degree in Veterinary Medicine. After graduation, while directing animal health and nutrition for Monfort Feedlots and Monfort sheep feeding operations he came to know Jesus as his personal Savior. Jolene had come to faith a few months earlier and was instrumental in helping Pat understand his need for a Savior.
Pat attended Denver seminary, graduated with a Masters of Divinity, then served and pastored a church in Greeley for 30 years. Jolene faithfully served alongside Pat, leading women’s ministry and partnering with him in life-to-life discipleship of many couples. After leaving their Greeley church family they continued their discipling ministry among many church leaders around the country and connected with the Crossway Network. They began attending a Crossway church in Windsor and served on staff there for 6 years. Both Jason and Pat served together as pastors during that time.
Pat and Jolene’s passion is reaching out to people they find who are open to spiritual truth and willing to explore the Scriptures, discovering who Jesus is and all he came to do. Their ministry includes helping folks along a path toward trusting in Christ for salvation and discipling them to reach out to others sharing the truth, blessings and joy they have received in coming to faith in Jesus.
Joshua Trygstad, Pastor
Joshua became a believer his senior year of high school before attending Northland International University where he studied History and Theology. He and Erin met at Northland and they were married in 2010 before completing a pastoral church internship and working on staff at Northland. God led the Trygstads to Minneapolis where they were blessed with two boys, Wyatt and Owen, before moving them home to Colorado where their third child, Colette, was born.
After moving to Greeley, CO it was through some college relationships that they were directed to Windsor Community Church. Josh completed Pastor’s Leadership Institute at Windsor Community Church in 2018.
Josh works in food manufacturing in Greeley and has too many hobbies, his favorites of which are elk hunting, backpacking, and reading great books.
Mike Delaney, Deacon, Facilities
Mike oversees all matters that relate to the physical facilities for Redemption Greeley. He is a Colorado native currently living on the east side of Ault with his wife Lan, and their three sons, Joseph, Joshua, and Jacob. Together with his wife, they operate an electrical business that serves the Northern Colorado region. In his free time, Mike loves to hunt, fish, read, hang-out with his family, and help others.
One day while riding his bike through the town of Ault in search of a church to get married in, Mike was drawn to an early 1900’s church building with a beautifully stamped brass door, reading, “Behold the Lamb of God” (John 1:29). The Lord works in mysterious ways, and after going inside and meeting with the pastor over the course of few weeks, and reading the scriptures, Mike was convicted of his sin, and need of a savior.
Now over twenty years later, Mike continues to grow in the knowledge of Jesus and has served the church in many ways such as, a drummer, greeter, youth group leader, elder, and most recently as a deacon. Mike is excited to see what God will do through His church at Redemption of Greeley
Alex Casetta, Servant of Worship
Alex leads Redemption Greeley’s growing worship ministries and teams. He has a deep passion to lead God’s people to come before an audience of one, the glorious, eternal God through Jesus Christ. His wife, Brittnay, often serves with Alex.