About Our Pastoral Staff:

Pastor Dieter Rademacher was raised in a Christian home and professed Christ during Vacation Bible School after his 4th grade year. He left his hometown of Hillsboro, IL to go to the United States Naval Academy, where he graduated in 1987. He flew Navy jets for the next 11 years. While preparing for a commercial airline career, he felt called into full time ministry and decided to attend Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL, graduating Magna cum laude in 2001. He and his wife, Georgia, also studied at Jerusalem University College in Israel.

Dieter was the pastor of the Kimball (Nebraska) Evangelical Free Church from 2001 to 2009. He was also the Director of Theology and Credentialing for the Midwest District of the EFCA and taught for the Gateway Theological Institute. He currently sits on the Board of Ministerial Standing for the Rocky Mountain District of the EFCA and has been asked to be a nominee for the Vice Moderator of the denomination.

He continues to teach ethics, core values, and leadership at the United States Air Force Academy in his role as a chaplain in the Air Force Reserves.

Dieter is ordained by the Evangelical Free Church of America. He has been married to his wife, Georgia, since 1990. They have three children: Rachel (17), Beth (15), and David (3).