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WLSU – Do I Even Want to Go on a Pilgrimage
So my church is going on a pilgrimage to the border of the U.S. and Mexico this Fall and I am going with them. I’ve been doing a lot

WLSU – Our Vulnerability
There is a profoundly odd story in the Bible about Abraham and Sarah. There is a famine where they are living and they are forced to flee to a

Church of the Redeemer Presents $200,000 to Found House in Support of Housing Stability
Church of the Redeemer in Hyde Park presented a $200,000 commitment to Found House on Sunday, August 9, reaffirming the church’s long-standing commitment to housing

WLSU – Our Citizenship
Paul’s relationship to citizenship was complicated. In his heart, he was first and foremost a Jew. But of course the history of our Jewish siblings includes a significant amount of displacement and diaspora, and Paul was born

Welcome The Reverend Casey J. Jones, Our New Associate Priest for Worship
We are honored to welcome The Rev. Casey J. Jones as Church of the Redeemer’s Associate Priest for Worship. Coming to us from the Diocese

WLSU – Our Heritage
When God spoke to Abram, Abram was promised a future, a heritage, God’s blessing, and even a purpose: Through Abram, all the world would be blessed.

Church of the Redeemer Commits $25,000 to Support Walking in Love Pilgrimage
We are excited to share that Church of the Redeemer has committed $25,000 to help make our inaugural Walking in Love: A Borderland Pilgrimage more accessible to our parish community. From

Staff Changes
After more than 16 years of faithful ministry at Church of the Redeemer, our Minister for Congregational Development, Anny Stevens-Gleason, has accepted a new call

WLSU – Christian Voting
“Well,” I said very knowingly to someone much older, smarter, and wiser than me, “I just don’t believe we should let our religious beliefs influence

The Rev. Canon Scott Gunn to Preach on July 26
Please join us on July 26 as Rev. Scott Gunn will be preaching at Church of the Redeemer. The Rev. Scott Gunn is executive director

WLSU – The Presence and Absence of God
There is nowhere you can go that God isn’t. There is no place where God is absent. In one of my favorite Psalms the writer marvels

Growing Together: Our Commitment to Housing Stability
On Sunday, August 9, Church of the Redeemer will celebrate an important milestone in one of our longest-standing community partnerships. During our 9:00 and 11:00