2026 VESTRY ELECTION

Every March, members of Redeemer elect new members to the Vestry—our parish's governing body. This year Caleb Boyer and Jennifer Killmer have been elected as our new Vestry members.

Caleb Boyer

Tell us about yourself.

I have had the blessing of knowing Jesus virtually all of my life and hope God uses me to shepherd the brokenhearted to the foot of the Cross that brings Life. I have always had a deep sense of compassion and empathy for others, largely derived from having a sibling with special needs. Experiences of failure, hardship and blessing humble me and continually reveal to me the redeeming power and loving nature of our God. Time and time again, and despite myself, He has shown His favor on me: placing me in offices of leadership, blessing me with a tight-knit family, bringing a merciful and discerning wife as my best friend and blessing me with four remarkable children. I have served on and chaired boards, lead/own multiple business, work in a service-oriented career, value family and the development of young men and believe all things flow from a prayer.

Why do you want to serve on the vestry?

We stumbled into Redeemer almost 7 years ago. Being new to the Anglicanism and a liturgical setting, Michelle and I weren’t convinced this would be our new home. We sensed the Spirit that first Sunday and decided to “give it a month”. We quickly became members and had our four children baptized. The community has been a tremendous blessing across the the many facets of our life, beyond what I can communicate with words. I am ready to serve, if the Lord wills it and the committee feels led to select me. The nomination committee and the Lord know what the makeup of this team needs to be. If my skillsets, experiences, personality, and time available will be of use in this next season of Redeemer, I am enthusiastic to serve; bringing time, treasure and talents to support the vision of our Parish and the Leadership.

Jennifer Killmer

Tell us about yourself.

My family and I have been Redeemer members since 2018. I have taught a few Women's Bible Studies, J-term classes, and summer book clubs through the church. My husband and I have served as PreK teachers with Redeemer Kids since 2019. We currently host a small group, and have hosted or participated in a small group since we started attending in 2017. When we first moved to Richmond, we participated in the Richmond Christian Leaders Initiative to learn more about our new context of Richmond and how we could serve our new community. I work at VCU as a Nurse Case Manager for ICU patients. I'm an avid reader and podcast listener, and can talk endlessly about both! We are raising 3 daughters, and have recently acquired 2 chickens! Most of my energy is spent in my capacity as wife, mom, nurse, church member, reader, and chicken enthusiast.

Why do you want to serve on the vestry?

I feel strongly about the church being a place that creates disciples of Jesus. I have gravitated towards roles that support discipleship through studying God's Word, discussing how our context interacts with God's character, and creating space for people to feel the tension of the "now and not yet." I see serving on the Vestry as an extension of that interest. I am also excited about the new season for our church with the new church building, and I would enthusiastically participate in conversations about how that new space can serve our church family through disciple-making, and serve the wider community surrounding it.