About Us

If you're looking for a church, we'd love you to consider Redeemer. What holds us together is Jesus himself - who he is, what he's done and the life that's found in him. Here's more about us.

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We take the Bible seriously. Every week, we hear a sermon from a passage of scripture - not just to inform us, but to help us actually live differently because of what we hear. We believe the Bible isn't just an ancient book; it's God speaking, and we want to listen together.

We want to worship God with our whole lives. Sundays matter to us. But we don't think our faith in God is something that can stay inside a building. We're trying to follow Jesus in our homes, our workplaces, our places of education and our neighbourhoods too, and we want to share the good news of Jesus with those around us.

We want to be a real community. Our City Groups meet mid-week in people's homes - they're smaller gatherings where we can get to know people, eat together, ask honest questions and grow in faith together.

We're part of a wider family. Redeemer is a member of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches, a network of over 600 churches, and we subscribe to its Doctrinal Basis. FIEC churches are self-governing, but independence needn't mean isolation. We're grateful to belong to something bigger than ourselves!

We want everyone to belong. We're passionate about being a church where people are known and loved as family. If you make Redeemer your church home, our prayer is that you'd grow in your faith, find people to do life with and discover how you're gifted to serve.

If any of that resonates, we'd love to meet you. Drop us a message or, even better, come on a Sunday!

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Hello and welcome to our church. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
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Planning your Visit

New to Redeemer?

We're really glad you're thinking of coming. Here's everything you need to know before you do.

Finding us

We meet at St Chad's Parish Centre on Otley Road and our service starts at 4:00pm.

We'd suggest arriving around 3:45pm - not because you'll miss anything, but because we put the kettle on early and it's a genuinely nice way to ease in! Someone from our Welcome Team (look for the blue lanyards) will be there to say hello and help you find your feet.

There's parking in the Parish Centre car park. If it's full, there's free street parking on Drummond Road, Drummond Avenue, Hollin Road, Hollin Mount and Weetwood Lane.

Accessibility: There's wheelchair access, a hearing loop and a translation link. Let the Welcome Team know when you arrive and they'll get you sorted. There are disabled toilets in the main foyer. While we provide fidget toys to anyone who wants them, a number within our church family bring their own ear defenders - and we're relaxed when people need to step outside for a breath of air at any point.

What's the service actually like?

The short answer: relaxed, but with a genuine invitation to meet God.

It runs for about an hour and a half and usually includes: a warm welcome, some sung worship led by our band, church news and then a Bible-based sermon - something rooted in the Bible but connected to real life. After that there's an opportunity to take communion, time to reflect, and we finish with more sung worship. There's an optional invitation to receive prayer at the end, then... more refreshments!

You won't be put on the spot, asked to do anything you're not comfortable with or made to feel like an outsider.

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What about communion? Towards the end of the service we share communion together - a simple act where Christians eat a small piece of bread and drink a small cup of wine as a way of remembering Jesus. At Redeemer, individual portions are laid out for people to collect and take back to their seats. If you're a follower of Jesus, you're warmly welcome to join in. If you're still exploring, simply remain seated and let it wash over you. Nobody will notice and nobody will mind.

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Bringing children?

Brilliant — we love having families with us!

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Kids stay in with the adults at the start of the service for the welcome and songs. They are then free to stay with you, or head off to their own groups after about 15 minutes. You'll need to register them first time as part of our safeguarding policy, so allow a few extra minutes for that.

We have a great programme lined up for kids:

Creche (6 months to 2 years)
Pre-school (2.5-4 years)
Redeemer Kids (4-8 years)
Next Step Kids (8-11 years)
Young people (11-16 years)

Each group is a little different depending on age, but you can expect Bible stories, games, music, craft, drama and plenty of fun. Please collect your children as soon as the service ends.

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Get in touch with us ahead of your visit

If you would be helpful to meet with a staff member before your visit, we'd be delighted to meet you! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you.

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