About Church of the Redeemer
Church of the Redeemer is located in the city of
Cleveland Heights on Taylor Road between Ceder and Fairmount in a
residential neighborhood.
Redeemer is a United Methodist
Church. We are a member of the North
Coast District and the East Ohio
Conference. What this means is that we serve in connection with
dozens of other churches in the area. The UMC has a long history as
one of the major mainline protestant denominations in the USA.
The membership of Redeemer numbers about 200 with anywhere from 80 to
120 people in any given Sunday service -- sort of "medium sized".
This is small enough so that most of our members know each other by
name and large enough so that we can have a real impact on any program
or project where we all work together.
The Mission Statement of Church of the Redeemer is important and
comprehensively reflects both the four central and unique aspects of
our program. The mission of Church of the Redeemer is to:
Accept all people and God's children and to serve our
neighbor as witness to God's love; This means in particular that
we view acceptance, diversity and incusiveness as central aspects of
the church. This also means that for our church "Open Minds, Open Doors, Open
Hearts" is not just a slogan, but a way to be faithful. And this
also means that at Redeemer,
everyone is welcome at God's Table.
Urge all children, youth and adults to individually and
communally deepen relationships with God through prayer, spiritual
discipline and worship. This means that we are constantly encouraging
our members to grown and expand. This is reflected our programs
for children and youth and in a wide range of opporunity in Christian
education, fellowship and discipleship for adults. There is a place
to grow and a place to give for everyone at our church.
Nurture each other in joy, respecting our varied gifts,
abilities, education, ethnicity, income and sexual orientation.
Again, for many at Redeemer, diversity is not merely tolerated, it is
celebrated, and differences are not obsticles, they are sources of
strength. Our church is ethnically, culturally, and economically
diverse. It means that the lives of each and every person in our church
are valued and that each of us is committed to supporting each other
in prayer and with acts of love and service.
Live as Christ's Disciples. This means that for all of our
diversity, the Gospel is central to everything we do, and we encourage
each in our walk with Jesus. It also means we are committed to working
together to bring the gifts of God's Kingdom of peace and love to all
of the people of all nations.
To get a better idea of what Church of Redeemer is like, check out
our member stories where individual church
members describe how they feel personally about their experiences as
a member of our community.
Want to know more?
Contact Pastor Karen Graham or our Lay Leader,
David Miller to me, Corbin Covault, chair of the Witness and
Communication committee, or Kate Klaber, church secretary
Last Revision: Corbin Covault 30 Oct 2006