The Rev. Ethan McCarthy

Ethan McCarthy serves as curate at Church of the Redeemer. Originally from northeast Georgia, he and his wife, Jenni, moved to Chicagoland—and started attending Redeemer—in 2009. He was ordained a deacon by Bishop Ken Ross in 2020 and as a priest by Bishop Todd Hunter in 2024.

Fr. Ethan earned a BA from Toccoa Falls College and an M.Div from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He lives in Highwood, just a short walk from the church, with Jenni and their three children, Aiden, Mary, and Rosie.