Welcome to Redeemer Lutheran Church

  3462 Midvale Avenue
  East Falls
  Philadelphia, PA 19129

  Corner of Midvale Avenue and Conrad Street
  Across from Mifflin School
  Cattycornered from East Falls Free Library

  DETAILED DIRECTIONS:
  There may be only one way to the Father but
  "All roads lead to Redeemer"

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Pentecost

Pentecost is proving to be a strong season for us as attendance is up and maintaining at a higher level for four weeks straight.

Our Swahili members are regularly contributing a Pambio each week (anthem) and we have added some more Swahili elements to our developing bilingual liturgy.

Our children's sermons have been submitted to a web site (sermons4kids.com) and we have now posted seven sermons on this interdenominational site.

Synod assured us they would be sending a pastor each week. That lasted one week, but our able lay leadership plans solid and innovative worship which is easily led by lay people.

A Pentecost picnic attracted a good number of visitors (6). It was a beautiful day and the relaxing fun lasted through two servings (lunch and dinner).

Our fellowship hall renovation is winding down. Rest rooms are nearly complete and the kitchen is ready to be outfitted. The congregation has decided to lay a new floor in the fellowship hall themselves.

Our new congregation president is full of ideas for ministry and we will share them as they take place.

Plans for the summer include a celebration of our completed fellowship hall renovation and a SummerFest to mark the 100th anniversary of our building.

Plans are underway to open a day school in the fall in our parish building.

Important Documents Available for Download

Correspondence with Bishop Mark Hanson and SEPA Synod Leadership
This document contains 10 months of letters to leaders of the national church and SEPA Synod. Bishop Hanson responded to our first letter in March. All other correspondence has been totally ignored at every level.

Annual Report and
5-Year Plan
Following the failed attempt to unite with Epiphany Congregation, Redeemer's Council immediately went to work charting a new direction for our congregation. This comprehensive five-year plan was presented to Synod leadership on November 1, 2007. We received no criticism of our plan or any response at all. It has since been approved by the entire congregation.

Report on
Our Swahili Ministry
The National Church learned of our Kiswahili Ministry and asked us several specific questions. This report resulted from their interest. It was produced in February 2008.

Talking Points:
This document refutes the synod's claim of diminished numbers, which they have used as a basis for attempting to seize our property and assets. It compares our statistics today with our parish statistics in 1998, the last time the synod attempted to use diminished numbers to take control of our assets. Look for yourself -- our numbers are many times stronger than ten years ago! We are a vibrant and growing Christian community!

Dec. 26, 2007 Report to Trustees
We took the time to report our many successes over the holiday season to the trustees and to communicate our plans. This letter was not acknowledged.

Jan. 24, 2008 Letter to Bishop and Trustees
Having heard nothing from either the bishop or trustees since our meeting on November 1, 2007, we wrote to the bishop and trustees reminding them of our growing ministry and the need to formalize our call to Pastor Mutashobya. This letter was not acknowledged.

Letter to Synod Council on Report presented to Synod Assembly
This letter was sent to all Synod Council members protesting the report of the trustees read to the Synod Assembly in May 2008. It points our important glaring omissions and corrects many incorrect statements and erroneous conclusions reached from incorrect or select data.