Core Values
Every Christian is called to follow Jesus and to teach others everything he did and taught. We believe that our greatest joy is to live in light of Jesus’ teachings and to tell others about him. As followers of Jesus, we want to ensure that all of us are fully-engaged in loving our families, neighbors, co-workers, and strangers in practical ways that highlights the beauty of knowing and having a life changed by Jesus.
Community
We believe that inherent to being human is being in community. We were never meant to live in isolation from each other. We want people to know others and be known—in their joys and in their struggles.
Discipleship
The call of Jesus is to make disciples and to obey all that he has commanded. We are both on a journey of learning what it means to follow Jesus as individuals and as a community.
Liturgy
We believe that a clear and biblically-grounded order of worship aids us to be shaped by the Gospel of Jesus. Instead of a straitjacket, the order of worship provides a skeletal structure by which we can grow and learn together. We know what to expect each week—being called to worship our God, confessing our sins, hearing the Gospel of grace and forgiveness and joy, responding by receiving from the Lord’s Table each week, and receiving God’s Good Word of Benediction and Commissioning us to live the Gospel in our daily lives.
Mercy + Mission
We, at Redeemer, have all received mercy from God in Jesus. We want to proclaim that mercy to others in words and in deeds. We believe that acts of service and mercy demonstrate the proclaimed Word of God. We seek to start other new churches in the Upstate, country, and world.
Simplicity
In a world that values what you do and what you have, we want to declare that you are loved because of the life of Jesus’ perfect life, death, and resurrection. We are not against programs, but believe that they ought to serve the greater mission of the Church of making disciples of Jesus. We don’t want people to feel bogged down with more activities. Rather, we want to learn together what it means to follow Jesus in the everyday of our lives.