Our Mission Statement

“As part of the global church of Jesus Christ, Redeemer Presbyterian Church exists to draw people into a life-long transforming relationship with Him by:

Based on this Mission Statement, we have developed a statement of our “Core Values and Elements of Our Strategic Plan,” which you may read by clicking here.

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Redeemer Sunday School Resumes

Starting on Sunday, May 5, 2024, from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., in the Christ Center adjacent to the Sanctuary, Sunday School will re-convene at Redeemer. We will have classes for both adults and for children.

Jaye Moelk and Jamie Stahl, along with additional parent teachers, will be leading the children’s class, which will incorporate both a time of learning and a time of physical activity for the kids.

The adult class will be led by Bob LeSuer, and is entitled “The Way Forward.” In this class, we will be looking both forward and backwards in the life of this congregation.

We will plan to meet for six Sundays from May 5th through June 16th, with a break on Sunday, May 19th, due to a Koinonia being hosted by Weis Library UMC in the Christ Center that Sunday. We invite you to plan to attend these important times of discussion and learning. We hope to see you there!

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April, 2024

The April Prayer Focus for our church families was written by a member of the Redeemer congregation. During the month, let us uphold our families, trusting in the power of the Lord Jesus Christ to mend what is broken, to restore what is lost, and to strengthen the bonds that unite us. May our homes be sanctuaries of Christ’s love and grace and healing, where each family member finds solace and support amidst life’s challenges.

Let us pray fervently for:

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Registration Now Open!
Charitable Golf Tournament
and Dinner

On Monday, June 10, 2024, the Presbytery of the Alleghenies, in partnership with EduNations, is once again sponsoring a Charitable Golf Tournament and Dinner to benefit our mission to Sierra Leone, West Africa. If you do not golf, you can still attend the Dinner. Please click here to read the latest update on this event.

The Tournament and Dinner will take place at the following location:

Please encourage all your fellow golfers and those interested in learning more about our mission to Sierra Leone to attend this annual event.

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As a Church, How are We Doing?

At the Meeting of Session on Tuesday, February 6, 2024, the Ruling Elders adopted 2024 Goals and Enabling Objectives for the Congregation of Redeemer Presbyterian Church. You may review these Goals and Objectives by clicking here.

As the people of Redeemer move forward, serving as abassadors for Christ and His Kingdom to a needy world, we must strive for continuous improvement. These Goals and Enabling Objectives give us some markers by which we can evaluate our forward movement. As Session continues to discuss and work with these Goals and Objectives for 2024, they will share additional strategies to implement them.

Therefore, we urge each of you to very prayerfully and thoughtfully review the Goals and Enabling Objectives for 2024 and consider how you will help your brothers and sisters at Redeemer facilitate the the realization of these Goals and Objectives.

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Upcoming Events of Interest

We remain very grateful to the pastors, leadership, and congregation of Weis Library United Methodist Church for their kindness in allowing us to rent the use of their facility for our Sunday morning Worship Service, and for other events.

Because we desire to be supportive of the work and ministry of our gracious host—and because we share their desire to provide an effective ministry to the community—we want to share with our readers events that Weis Library United Methodist Church has scheduled that may be of interest to the the greater community, as well as to the members and friends of Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC).

If you wish to review the latest news and schedule of events at Weis Library United Methodist Church, please click here to visit their Facebook page.

Becoming a Missional Church…

We continue to pursue ways to effectively fulfill The Great Commission. We invite you to visit our website and view the recurring local, national, and international Mission Projects we continue to support through our time, talent, and treasure: Read more...

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Update from Sierra Leone

Partnering with EduNations, our Presbytery has adopted the nation of Sierra Leone as our mission to people who remain unreached for Jesus Christ.

Several times each month, EduNations provides informational reports on the activities at the schools we support in Sierra Leone. To remain informed regarding this important missions activity, please click here to go to the listing of reports, so that you may select and read the latest update.

Women’s Ministry

Introduction: The Women’s Ministry of Redeemer Presbyterian Church offers many opportunities to the women from our church and from our community. We welcome you to keep in touch with our ministry activities. Please click here for more information…

Weekly Devotional: Every week our Women’s Ministry posts a Weekly Devotional for Women. If you haven’t yet read this week’s devotional, please click here.

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Women’s Discipleship Group

During the school year, the Women’s Discipleship Group typically meets on specific Thursday mornings from 10:00 a.m. to noon in various homes.

We are currently studying the book, Under the Wings of God: Twenty Biblical Reflections for a Deeper Faith, written by Cornelius Plantinga.

Women interested in joining this group should please contact Laurie LeSuer at church for information regarding the meeting location, the date of the next meeting, and with any other questions, or you may please click here to send her a message via email.

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Asbury Springhill Ladies’ Bible Study

In conjunction with the Women’s Ministry of Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC), Asbury Springhill Senior Living Community will host a weekly Ladies’ Bible Study on Thursday afternoons at 3:00 p.m. in Room 317-C—Resident Activity Room—of the Commons Building (Main Building) at the

Led by Shirley Wilson, this Ladies’ Bible Study is open to all women in the Erie community, as well as the women in residence at the Asbury Springhill Senior Living Community.

Currently, we are studying “Psalms of Ascent: A Holy Pilgrimage.” Please bring your personal copy of the Bible.

Women interested in joining this group should contact Shirley Wilson at church with any questions, or click here to send her a message via e-mail.

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Prayer Requests

More and more, we want to become a praying church. Thus, we want to continually hold each other up in prayer.

We want to celebrate your joys. We want to rejoice with you concerning the answers you’ve received to your prayers. And, we want to know about your trials, sorrows, difficulties, and concerns so that we can earnestly and fervently pray with you and pray for you.

Please don’t wait until Sunday to share with us. We welcome your Prayer Requests all week long.

If you have a Prayer Request during the week, you may connect with our prayer warriors through our Facebook “Praise and Prayer” page. Or, especially if your prayer request is of a more confidential nature, please send an email to the email address noted below.

Upon receipt, we will either activate our Prayer Chain enabling our prayer warriors to pray for your request; or, if you mark your request “Confidential,” we will only share your prayer request with the Pastor and our three Ruling Elders.

To send us a Prayer Request by email, please just click here.

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Please “Like” our Facebook Page

That’s right, Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) has a page on Facebook. If you’re also on Facebook, we invite you to “Like” our Facebook page. If you do, you’ll receive all the updates we post throughout the week.

You can become a "Redeemer Pres. Ambassador." Here’s how: Once you “Like” our Facebook page, you will begin to receive our updates on your Facebook newsfeed. If you see one of our updates that you would like to share with your Facebook friends, all you have to do is simply click the “Share” button. This will place the update you “Share” onto the newsfeed for your Facebook friends and also onto the timeline of your own Facebook page where all your Facebook friends can view it.

While our website will remain the principal source of information regarding our services and activities, and while this eNewsletter will continue to provide a once-weekly summary of what’s going on at Redeemer Pres., our Facebook page will offer a fast-paced, up-to-the-minute way of keeping in touch throughout the course of your day, whenever you log into Facebook.

To visit our Facebook page, just click here.

You may also always reach our Facebook page by clicking on the “Facebook badge” that is located on the left-side menu column of any page on our website.

We also have a “Redeemer Pres. Prayer and Praise” Group that you may access from our Facebook page. To join this “Closed Group” you must be invited by an existing member. So, just mention your interest to one of the current members of the Group and that one will gladly add you to the Group.

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About Us…

Have you ever wondered how we describe ourselves to people who come across our website while they are surfing the world wide web?

Well, wonder no more. Just click here to read a description about Redeemer Presbyterian Church.

Then, please pray that people will find us and that the Holy Spirit will continue to draw those He wants to become a part of our fellowship. And, don’t forget to invite your family and friends to join us for Christian Education and Worship on Sunday.

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Tithes, Offerings, and Love Gifts

We appreciate your consistent generosity in giving to support the ministry of our church. Please make your checks payable to “Redeemer Presbyterian Church.” We also have Pledge Cards available for those who may wish to indicate the extent of their giving—as God provides—throughout the coming year.

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“God Hunt” Sightings