Staff

Tod Alexander

Pastor

 Tod was born in Charlotte and grew up in Mooresville, NC. He graduated from NC State University in Raleigh, NC.
  After several years in corporate sales Tod came to an understanding of the awesome gift of forgiveness and reconciliation with God offered through the person and work of Jesus.
  He soon enrolled at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Charlotte where he met Carmen. He and Carmen knew they were meant to be together after three dates and married April 12, 2003. In December of 2005 their daughter Karis was born. Even before Tod & Carmen met both sensed the calling to adopt children. In December of 2006 Caleb became the newest member of their family. A year and half later Caleb’s younger brothers, Joshua & Hosea joined the family.
  Tod has been in ministry since 2000. He has served as an associate pastor, high school teacher and football coach. In 2015 he transferred into the SC United Methodist Conference and served as Associate Pastor at Bethel UMC in Spartanburg for two years. 
  Tod & Carmen came to Good Sam in August of 2017. They are excited to join the wonderful work God has begun at Good Sam.
  If the two of them aren’t with the kids or at Good Sam you are likely to find them working out at the Y or running in the Lake Wylie community. Carmen is a certified personal trainer & running coach. She has her own fitness and healing ministry called, Fit4Him. She offers personal & group training classes. 
 
 
 

David Lipp

Worship Leader

David was born in Chicago, IL, son of a United Methodist minister, he grew up in the south, graduating from high school in Tampa, FL. He returned to Illinois and studied Music Education at Eastern Illinois University. Upon completion he returned to Florida to pursue his career as a rich Rock and Roll star.

 

Career, marriage and family quickly replaced the pursuit of fame and he quit playing for a while (at least not as much). The bug hit David again and he reunited with long time friends to record and produce a Christian CD and so began his career as a Worship Leader.  David has served in multiple denominations as God has led him. He is an indie Christian musician, published songwriter and has written a Jingle or two!

 

Melissa, the love of his life, and David have been married for 20 plus years and enjoy 5 children (3 from his previous marriage) and 2 together. They keep busy with 9 grandchildren and enjoy periodic excursions to the mountains.  Melissa is the organization behind David’s chaos and keeps him grounded.

 

God’s grace brought them here to Good Samaritan and they love it.

 

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Sarah Jaramillo

Children’s Director

Sarah was born in Mt. Vernon, NY and grew up in Montrose, NY.  Sarah felt an early calling to work with children, earning a Social Work degree from Bethany College in Lindsborg, KS where she also met her husband Kenny.   While in Kansas, Sarah worked in foster care.  After coming to Charlotte, Sarah spent several years working as a caseworker in the Mecklenburg County Child Protective Services. After having the first of her three sons, Sarah stepped away from social work but continued to be active working with children as a youth soccer, basketball and baseball coach, nanny and day care worker.  Sarah has also volunteered at various churches teaching Sunday school. Sarah and her family moved to Lake Wylie in March of 2007 and began attending Good Sam shortly after.  She has continued to coach her boys in sports and now works with the children of Good Sam.
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Jackie Estes
Nursery Coordinator
Diane David
Outreach/Missions Committee Chair
Rachel Hughes
Family Ministry Committee Chair
Dave Reinken
Lay Leader
Vic DiTomasso
Administrative Council Chair
Bill McDowell
Trustee Chair
Mike Estes
Finance Committee Chair
Patsy Cook
UMW Chair