Pastor Randy grew up in Butler, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio where he majored in Sociology and Religion (and minored in Ancient Biblical Languages). He received his Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Lutheran Seminary also in Columbus. Along the way, he became a Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor (LICDC) in the state of Ohio. He has worked as an inpatient chemical dependency counselor, a camp counselor at Camp Lutherock in North Carolina, headed a food pantry in Columbus, as well as other interesting and not so interesting jobs. He did his internship at St. Timothy Lutheran Church in Menasha, Wisconsin. He has also served as a field or intern supervisor to 13 master degree students. Pastor Randy has served three parishes before coming to Christ the Redeemer: Grace Lutheran – Lancaster, OH; Calvary Lutheran – Chillicothe, OH; and David Lutheran – Canal Winchester, OH.
Pastor Randy is married to Pastor Karen Liddy who is the pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Ashland, Ohio. Pastor Randy has grown twin daughters Kaley and Rachel. Also, Pastor Randy and Pastor Karen have two young children: Theo and Tess. In addition to reading, movie and sports watching, Pastor Randy is an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan.

Personal Mission Statement: “I believe that every person is a creation of God on a unique journey with a unique story. I believe God is with us on that journey constantly reaching out to us to shape, challenge, redeem, forgive, and lead us into realizing our potential as a child of God. I also believe that God desires us to share in this journey as much as possible as we together strive to serve one another as we seek to live in and grow the Reign of God.”