Dear Redeemer Family,

As you might remember, back in December we purchased 3328 Hanover Ave. as Redeemer’s Parish House! Our staff is hard at work getting the house ready to open to welcome you and for use by the many ministries of our church. If you missed hearing about how the Parish House will be used, check out this vision document.

As we’ve been purchasing furniture, painting walls, and fixing things up, we realized that there were a lot of folks in the church who wanted to contribute to the house. Artists have offered to loan their paintings, designers have donated their time and expertise, some folks have even offered furniture from their own homes! I’ve been overwhelmed by the generosity of our congregation. Thank you!

For those of you who would like to contribute to outfitting the house, but are unsure of how to help, we have created an online registry with items that you can purchase. You’ll find items as simple and small as can openers and cutting boards, all the way up to items as large and fun as swivel chairs and a 250 gallon smoker! (And, of course, everything in between).

To be clear, our staff and finance team considered just going ahead and purchasing all of these items. After all, you all have been incredibly generous and Redeemer is in a very strong position financially. However, this house really is for all of us. It’s to be a place of prayer, hospitality, and art for the whole parish and for newcomers as well. Therefore, we thought it would be appropriate (and fun!) to give everyone the opportunity to contribute a little something.

If you purchase a bowl, you’re saying, “I want someone hungry to have their belly filled here.”
If you purchase a fire pit, you’re saying, “I want someone who feels left out to experience the warmth of fellowship sitting around the fire here.”
If you purchase a chair, you’re saying, “I want someone who is tired to rest here.”

If you’re not sure what to purchase, you can also make a financial donation and it will be used to purchase whatever is needed for the Parish House in the months ahead.

Also, if you happen to own some particularly nice furniture, art, or appliances and you’d like to donate them, then our team would be glad to consider it!

*Note: This is not an opportunity to offload that old Cuisinart mixer that only sometimes works. We aim for excellence in hospitality here! If you would consider giving it to Goodwill, please don’t ditch it here.

Church family, I’ve already moved my study over to the Parish House and have been working here this week. As I’ve walked around the empty rooms, I’ve imagined all the laughter, singing, prayer, teaching, and fellowship that will take place here.

I can’t wait to open the doors and welcome you in!

In the Father’s love,