Church Leaders
Pastor Cliff Blair
Cliff has been the Pastor of Redeemer since it began in 2003 as a church plant of Resurrection Presbyterian in Matthews. He is a graduate of Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He and Gillian met in Art College in Savannah, Georgia where they were saved and married. Cliff worked as a commercial artist for 10 years before going to seminary. They have four grown children and six grandchildren.
Elder Jeff Dennison
Jeff has been an elder at Redeemer since 2017 and a member of the church since 2012. He and his wife, Stephanie, of 22 years have four children, Elle, Tyler, Graham and Samantha. Jeff’s bloodlines in the OPC run fairly deep. His father, Charles, was an ordained minister in the OPC for over 25 years and he served as the denomination’s historian for almost 20 years. Jeff’s grandfather, Robert Graham, was a founding member of the OPC in 1936. Robert Graham’s daughter (and Jeff’s mother), Virginia, was also a member of Redeemer. Jeff and his wife are both teachers at Covenant Day School, where Stephanie teaches 1st grade and Jeff teaches apologetics to the seniors. Having grown up in Pittsburgh, he has raised his children to be loyal devotees of the Steelers and Penguins and even the Pirates (against his better judgement). He is also a bit of a cinephile.
Elder Nathan King
Nathan was one of the founding officers when Redeemer began in 2003, and serves as Elder. He and his wife, Kristina, have one son, Ethan. Both Nathan and Kristina come from ministers’ families. Nathan’s father, Rodney King, is a retired OPC pastor living in Orlando, Florida. Kristina’s father, Dr. Leonard Coppes, is also a retired OPC pastor living here in Charlotte, North Carolina. Nathan recently retired from law enforcement after 30 years, and now coaches for a local competitive soccer club.
Deacon Matt Posvar
Matt has been a founding member of Redeemer since it began and has been a deacon since 2005. He is a local business owner/operator of a design/build/maintain landscape contracting firm in Charlotte. Matt and his wife Carriel met and were married in Indiana. They enjoy being active in the church and have a daughter Georgiana.
Deacon Matt Browning
Matt had been a member of Redeemer since 2009, and enjoys exercising dominion over God’s created order by growing vegetables and grilling animals. Matt is blessed by his wife Cassie, and kids Jack and Lucie. The Brownings live in Weddington, NC.
