One In Christ Pastors

One In Christ Parish is proud to have two very dedicated Pastors to serve the needs of the parishioners. Between the two of them they serve five individual churches and are also involved in the community.
Pastor Peters grew up in...       Pastor Randall V. Baldwin
I was born at Mankato , Minnesota and grew up in small towns in Minnesota and spend many summers on my Grandparent’s farm, five miles east of Northwood.  I attended Iowa State University and graduated with a degree in Social Work.  I worked as a Social Worker for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa in Mason City , Iowa for three years before I went to seminary.  I attended Luther Seminary at St. Paul , Minnesota , with one semester at the Lutheran House of Studies in Washington D.C.   I met my wife, Bonnie Kay, at seminary.  We were married during my internship year, which I spent at Rolla , North Dakota .  My first call was to Trinity Lutheran Church in Riga , Michigan 1985-1989.  Then I served in Metro-Detroit at Our Savior’s Lutheran in Madison Heights, Michigan, 1989-1992.  My Son, Daniel, who is now 16, was born while we were at Madison Heights .  My next call was to an open country congregation, St. John – Vilmar, where we served from 1992-1996.  I was called to Immanuel and North Prairie, Scarville and came in January of 1997.  In March of 2003, I accepted the call to serve as a Pastor in the One in Christ Lutheran Parish.