Ray Paget - Board President
West Michigan became home to the Paget family in the summer of 1992. Ray and his wife, Debbie, and their three daughters, Ami, Rebecca and Allison, moved to Jenison from West Chester, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia.
After nearly 20 years of working in the public relations/corporate affairs department of an east coast Fortune 500 company Ray, newly ordained into the Gospel ministry, came to Michigan to serve as the assistant director of Baptists for Life, a Grand Rapids-based, international pro-life educational and development ministry.
Preaching on the sanctity of life in churches throughout the United States and abroad and assisting groups in organizing and opening pregnancy care centers both domestically and on the foreign field, Ray helped lead Baptists for Life (now known as Life Matters Worldwide) to establish gospel-based, life saving works in numerous countries including Romania, Ukraine, Peru, Ecuador, India, South Africa and the Philippines. Stateside, the first pregnancy care center started under BFL was Alpha Women’s Center in Grand Rapids.
Ray has been dedicated to Christian education since 1984, the year he and his wife enrolled their oldest daughter, Ami, into third grade at West Chester Christian School. Eventually all three of the Paget girls attended WCCS before moving to Michigan and becoming students at Freedom Baptist Schools in 1992. Ray served several terms on the board at Freedom, even long after his girls were graduated. His wife, Debbie, worked as the school’s athletic secretary for 17 years.
His love for Christian education drew him to an early involvement with Libertas where he regularly served as a chapel speaker when the fledgling school was meeting at Grace Community. Eventually, Ray was asked to join the Libertas Spiritual Life Council with other area pastors. His association with Libertas has included speaking to the faculty, leading prayer at various school functions, and also addressing graduates as the featured graduation speaker. Most recently Ray was invited to serve on the Libertas board to help lead the school as it grows to the glory of God. Of course, he still enjoys speaking in chapel.
Ray served as senior pastor at Grand Haven Community Baptist Church for 14 years, retiring at the end of 2019. He and Debbie still live in the same home they moved into in 1992. They are blessed to have their family living locally where they regularly enjoy their ten grandchildren ranging in ages from 21 years to 18 months.
After nearly 20 years of working in the public relations/corporate affairs department of an east coast Fortune 500 company Ray, newly ordained into the Gospel ministry, came to Michigan to serve as the assistant director of Baptists for Life, a Grand Rapids-based, international pro-life educational and development ministry.
Preaching on the sanctity of life in churches throughout the United States and abroad and assisting groups in organizing and opening pregnancy care centers both domestically and on the foreign field, Ray helped lead Baptists for Life (now known as Life Matters Worldwide) to establish gospel-based, life saving works in numerous countries including Romania, Ukraine, Peru, Ecuador, India, South Africa and the Philippines. Stateside, the first pregnancy care center started under BFL was Alpha Women’s Center in Grand Rapids.
Ray has been dedicated to Christian education since 1984, the year he and his wife enrolled their oldest daughter, Ami, into third grade at West Chester Christian School. Eventually all three of the Paget girls attended WCCS before moving to Michigan and becoming students at Freedom Baptist Schools in 1992. Ray served several terms on the board at Freedom, even long after his girls were graduated. His wife, Debbie, worked as the school’s athletic secretary for 17 years.
His love for Christian education drew him to an early involvement with Libertas where he regularly served as a chapel speaker when the fledgling school was meeting at Grace Community. Eventually, Ray was asked to join the Libertas Spiritual Life Council with other area pastors. His association with Libertas has included speaking to the faculty, leading prayer at various school functions, and also addressing graduates as the featured graduation speaker. Most recently Ray was invited to serve on the Libertas board to help lead the school as it grows to the glory of God. Of course, he still enjoys speaking in chapel.
Ray served as senior pastor at Grand Haven Community Baptist Church for 14 years, retiring at the end of 2019. He and Debbie still live in the same home they moved into in 1992. They are blessed to have their family living locally where they regularly enjoy their ten grandchildren ranging in ages from 21 years to 18 months.
Nathan Norris - Secretary
Nate is first and foremost a disciple of Jesus Christ and is passionately committed to following Him in all areas of his life. He owns his own design/build construction company called Cutting Edge Builders which he started with two other partners 15 years ago, so he brings practical and valuable experience with the challenges of a “startup” venture. He is married to Leslie Norris who is an Ophthalmologist working part time with Grand Rapids Ophthalmology. They have 3 children attending Libertas - Aiden (8th), Ava (7th) and Gabriela (2nd). They attend Christ Church PCA in Grand Rapids where Nate is currently serving on the building committee for the church’s upcoming expansion and where Nate and Ava sing to help lead worship from time to time. He is an avid reader across a broad spectrum of topics but is most passionate about the topics of masculinity, fatherhood, cultural engagement from a Biblical worldview and training/equipping the next generation. He has been involved in Christian education all his life, attending Christian school from 1st grade through college at Taylor University and then as a father to children in Christian schools.
Nate has volunteered at Libertas in various ways in the past and having prayed and carefully sought the Spirit’s leading, he feels the Lord’s calling to serve Libertas as a board member as long as the Lord asks and he is fully committed to furthering the mission and vision of Libertas. He also brings valuable experience to the board having served as Vice Chair on the board of another small classical Christian school for 3 years during which time that board worked to make the transition from a management style board to a governance board.
Nate has volunteered at Libertas in various ways in the past and having prayed and carefully sought the Spirit’s leading, he feels the Lord’s calling to serve Libertas as a board member as long as the Lord asks and he is fully committed to furthering the mission and vision of Libertas. He also brings valuable experience to the board having served as Vice Chair on the board of another small classical Christian school for 3 years during which time that board worked to make the transition from a management style board to a governance board.
Robert Davis - Headmaster
I definitely see my role at Libertas as a high calling from God, a ministry to the mission field of classical Christian education. I am very excited to have the privilege of being a part of Libertas Christian School!
For Him, Bob Davis
For Him, Bob Davis