OUR STORY SO FAR

Redemption Hill began with a vision to see a new church which is all about Jesus every day. We wanted to see a church that's not just about Sundays, but helps people connect Jesus to every moment of every day.

Have you ever felt like there is a disconnect between Jesus and the everyday realities of life? Have you ever wondered what difference Jesus makes to my work, study, relationships, hopes and dreams?

Abraham Kuyper once said, "In the total expanse of human life there is not a single square inch of which the Christ, who alone is sovereign, does not declare, 'That is mine!'", and this is what we believe.

The Bible tells us that on the cross on the hill at calvary where Jesus died and when he rose again, He started something: the redemption of all things. And the risen Lord Jesus continues this work today.

He starts with us.

Jesus moves into the everyday spaces of our lives: where we work, where we live, where we share and where we play, and he says about all of this, “Mine.”. But Jesus doesn’t stop there. He goes further, into every space of our city, every part that is broken and needs to be put back together, every part that needs to be made new and whole again, and He says, "Mine". 

And this changes everything. 

Because where there was a gap between the Jesus-part of our lives and the everything-else-part of our lives, there isn’t one anymore. Where there was a gap between what we did on Sundays and what we do during the week, there isn’t one anymore. Where there was a gap between what we do inside a church building and what happens outside of the building, there isn’t one anymore.

This is why we are all about Jesus every day.

Because when we say 'ministry', do we only mean the people serving God inside the church building on Sundays, or are we also including the everyday people doing everyday things, outside of the church building, in service to Jesus and for the good of others, who are doing ministry too, just a different kind of ministry? 

Because when we say 'mission', do we mean the things super-spiritual Christians do in faraway places or the things ordinary Christians do, like you and me, who are used by God wherever they are, to make Jesus known and serve others?

Because when we talk about 'training', do we only mean training for church things, so we can be more busy at church, or do we mean raising up ordinary Christians who are helped to see how the gospel shapes everything we do, and what the gospel means for the 95% of our lives we spend outside of church: how do I be a Christian accountant, mother, banker, artist, lawyer, plumber, gardener, or chef?

It's been so exciting to see all God has done so far and we can't wait to see God do again and again immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine.  

At Redemption Hill, we long to see whole lives, whole communities, our city renewed in a holistic way: socially, culturally, physically, relationally, and spiritually, until Jesus’ praise resounds everywhere on earth.

Until we see everywhere communities of the gospel formed and people of the gospel, following Jesus in the everyday spaces, doing everyday things, becoming like a city on a hill, which screams loudly of Jesus. And all this for the praise of Jesus and until his glory fills the earth.  

Jesus every day. This is our story so far.

Is this something you want to be part of? How big is your Jesus? What is he doing in the world today? Are you willing to join Jesus in what He is doing in and through you today?

We’d love you to take your next step with us.