Staff

Amy Hambly

Amy had the privilege of being raised in a loving Christian home and grew up as a pastor’s kid. The gospel was always present in her home and at the young age of four, she understood that she was a sinner and would spend eternity in hell. (Romans 3:23) There was nothing she could do…

Maddy Miller

Maddy grew up here at Saylorville constantly being surrounded by God’s Word and godly influences. After going to a Christian camp in Michigan at age 12, she realized she was on a path to destruction and needed a Savior. She understood she was a sinner and that the only way to have eternal life was through…

Delaney Reece

Delaney grew up in Arkansas where she heard the gospel preached consistently. She moved to Iowa around middle school where she finally understood the gospel and accepted Christ as her Savior. She and her family have been attending Saylorville Church since 2015. After completing high school, she began to sense a calling towards full-time vocational…

Pat Nemmers

Pat Nemmers has been the lead pastor at Saylorville Church in Des Moines, Iowa since 1998. He was born in 1958 and grew up in Waterloo, Iowa in a devout Roman Catholic home. While working in the factory at John Deere Tractor Manufacturer he heard the Gospel and shortly there after trusted Christ as his…

Abe Miller

Abe was blessed to grow up in a Christian home and at the age of seven, he made a profession of faith. He realized that he was a sinner (Romans 3:23) and on his way to hell. Ephesians 2:8-9 and John 3:16 are verses that really impacted him. He realized that God sent His only…

Jason Jackson

Jason grew up in South Africa where his family served as missionaries. He became a follower of Jesus at a young age when He accepted Christ as His personal Savior. Jason first met his wife, Meredith, when they were both freshmen in college where Jason and Meredith served together in full-time youth ministry for fifteen…

Curt De Graaff

Over four decades of marriage and ministry (including thirty-six years as a lead pastor) have seasoned Curt with the reality of living in a fallen world. By His grace, God has taught him the power of the Gospel to address the myriad of issues that confront his brother and sisters in Christ. Curt is joined…

Paul Seymour

Paul is the Pastor of Music Ministries at Saylorville. He was born into a pastor’s home and raised in the light of the Bible. He realized he was a hopeless sinner and was adopted into the family of God through faith in Jesus at a young age and was baptized. Paul’s passion is giving the…

Jerrod Leonard

Jerrod has been blessed to grow up in a Godly Christian home. His parents, John and Bev Leonard, are missionaries to Brazil. At age four he knew that he was a sinner and needed a Savior. That is when he believed what Romans 10:9 says, “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus…

Andrew Bush

Andrew is a native Iowan who grew up in Des Moines. He heard the Gospel continuously as a child from his Christ-following parents and gave his life to Jesus as a young boy. He became convicted his freshman year of high school that his faith was more his parents’ faith than his own, and he…