Ministries
Nursery (0-3yrs)
Caregivers are able to check in children before our service begins. Our Nursery workers are ready to receive children at 10:00. While there, kids will play together, receive a snack (gluten-free), sing a song, and hear a Bible story. We have an electronic check-in procedure that our workers are happy to walk you through. You will leave your name, allergy information, and cell phone number so that workers can contact you if necessary. You will receive a tag that you must have to pick up your child at the conclusion of the service.
Children (4-6yrs)
Children are dismissed in the middle of the service to go to Children’s Church. We want to come alongside parents and caregivers in training their children. Having them sit in the service with them is a step in that direction. We realize that asking a child 4-6 years of age to sit through an entire service is a bit much to ask. This is why they are dismissed to be able to move around as well as to hear a Bible story and sing.
Youth (1st-4th; 5th-12th)
Our Redeemer Kids meet from 9:00-10:00 a.m. We use a curriculum called The Gospel Project. [You can find out more about it by clicking here.] One of the main reasons we love this curriculum is that (1) it brings the entire story of the Bible together as pointing to Jesus; (2) the stories are consistent across the different age groups; (3) the involvement of families is key to the success of the study. We also have various times for youth to get together to go bowling and socialize together.
College & Young Adults
Our college & young adult ministry meets on Wednesday nights from 7:00-9:00 pm. This time is spent focusing on studying the Bible, praying for each other, the church, and the community, singing, and forming friendships for further discipleship.
Church Planting
We want to plant many smaller congregations throughout the Upstate. We are actively pursuing partnership with our local association, as well as putting together a training cohort to be able to help church planters be prepared theologically and practically to begin these churches.
International Missions
While we’re still a small church, spreading the fame of Jesus is very much the lifeblood of Redeemer. In our first year, we sent two pastors to Kenya to train pastors in Nairobi and rural villages.
Because we value the local church, we prioritize mission trips to support churches if they already exist by asking them for practical ways we can serve them.
We also want to be strategic in reaching those who have never heard the name of Jesus or who do not have access to the Gospel. Therefore, we are looking for opportunities to reach these people through long-term partnerships with indigenous people. This is what we call out #5in20 initiative—to adopt 5 unreached people groups in 20 years.