Rev. Rex E. Watt was ordained into the Office of Holy Ministry on January 23, 2022, here at Redeemer Lutheran Church. A “son of this congregation” he has been a lay member since 1998, coming to the Lutheran faith after decades of attending a variety of American Evangelical church affiliations. Prior to entering the ministry, he had a 31-year career as a funeral director from which he retired to enter the Specific Ministry Pastor (SMP) program at Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis, MO.

Pastor Watt’s earnest desire and prayer is that all people hear the Gospel clearly proclaimed and receive God’s gifts of forgiveness, life, and salvation. “While that can happen in a variety of places” he likes to say, “It happens best in church.” Which is probably why he often closes his correspondence with “see you in church!”