Redeemer has also experienced growth with our leadership. Paul Hahn and Josh Eby were originally called to serve as the team of church planters. The moved to Knoxville and began working with Redeemer in September 2003. In February 2004, Chris Talley came on the team of church planters as a 'tent-maker', and has since joined the staff in a full-time capacity. Matt Grimsley joined this team of church planters in June 2005 as Redeemer chief musician. And Lee Leadbetter began a pastoral internship with Redeemer in September 2006. He is in process of beginning an International RUF here on the campus of UT. 

Over the last year and a half, we have seen one further siginificant development. Redeemer has been moving from a mission work to a recognized, established church. This has involved recognizing those men God has called in the church to serve as elders and deacons. On Sunday evening, January 13, Redeemer will celebrate a "Particularization Service" where our church will formally petition the TN Valley Presbytery to be received as a church, our elders and deacons will be ordained and/or installed and the church planters will be installed as the pastors of Redeemer. 

Keep reading for more information about our leadership team.

Our Pastors

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Paul Hahn

Paul is our church planting team leader. A native of Lakeland, Florida and a graduate of Yale University (BA Economics) and Reformed Theological Seminary (MDiv), Paul has significant experience in both campus ministry and in church planting in the urban, university context. Most importantly, Paul is married to his beautiful wife Fran and has been blessed with four children together with her: daughters MaryFran, Duggan, and Bailey, and son Jimmy.

To contact Paul Hahn: 865-237-8178 | email.

Chris Talley

Chris joined the Redeemer team in February of 2004 as the church's first Administrator. Growing up in a pastor's home Chris was exposed to life in vocational ministry and came to love Christ and His church. He is married to his wife, Beth (of 14 years), with whom he has great joy in raising their three children: Emma, Kaley and Nathanael. Sensing God's call, he went on to study at Reformed Seminary in Orlando. After serving as youth director for two different churches, Chris pastored a small EPC congregation for three years in the panhandle of Florida. Moving to Knoxville in October 2002, Chris and his family became involved with the Redeemer church plant in March 2003, before coming on staff. Three years later, Chris formally joined the team of church pastors in February 2007. Today, he serves as associate pastor of community. 

To contact Chris Talley: 865-237-1717 | email

Matt Grimsley

Matt joined the Redeemer team in June of 2005. Though originally from South Carolina, Matt attended Carson-Newman College in the small college town of Jefferson City, TN. There Matt got a taste of kingdom ministry through serving as a student leader of a campus ministry. Being affirmed in both desire and gifting and feeling called to vocational ministry, Matt went on to study at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, FL. While in Orlando, Matt served Covenant Presbyterian Church (PCA) as Worship Director. Upon graduation, Matt transitioned to Knoxville to join in Redeemer’s life and mission. Currently, Matt serves Redeemer as Associate Pastor and Chief Musician. Matt is married to his wife, April, and together they have two young children, Jackson and Olivia. 

To contact Matt Grimsley: (865-454-1619 | email).

Eddie Young

Eddie joined the Redeemer team in September of 2008. As pastor of Service and director of Holistics, Eddie serves in shaping and coordinating Redeemer's outward posture towards our community of Fort Sanders and Urban Knoxville. Eddie is also the President of Redeeming Hope Ministries - establishing and defending Kingdom Hope in the lives of the radically broken and oppressed, and Director of

Food in The Fort - our ministry of feeding the hungry. Eddie is originally from Nashville, TN and comes to Knoxville after having pastored churches in Nashville, Scotland, Kentucky and Montana. Eddie is married to his wife Lori, and they have two children, Marcus and Megan.

To contact Eddie Young: 865-237-8166 | email