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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Attention: Members and Friends

On Sunday, June 23, 2019, during the morning Worship Service, Pastor Kortyna made the following announcement to the congregation on behalf of Ruling Elder Jennifer Pontzer:

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Recognizing Our
High School Graduate: Ryan Sesler

During our worship service on Sunday, June 16, 2019, Ruling Elder Laurel LeSuer, Clerk of Session of Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC), presented Redeemer member, Ryan Sesler, with a Bible in recognition of his high school graduation.

From left to right in the photo above: Lisa Gordon, Ryan Sesler, Pastor Douglas J. Kortyna and daughter Zoe, and Laurie LeSuer. Several years ago, Mrs. Gordon led the Confirmation Class in which Ryan was a participant.

The entire congregation of Redeemer extends our most sincere congratulations to Ryan and wish him the very best as he continues his education. We will certainly continue to remember Ryan in our prayers.

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Christian Formation through Participation

We have suspended our Chronos Groups for the remainder of the spring and summer. They will resume during the week of September 8, 2019.

For more detailed information, please click here to visit the Chronos Group page on our website.

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Adult Christian Education Welcomes YOU!

We have suspended our Christian Education classes for the remainder of the spring and summer. They will resume during the week of September 8, 2019.

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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.

Women’s Discipleship Group: continues our studies on Thursday mornings from 10:00 to noon. We meet in members’ homes.

We are currently studying N. T. Wright’s devotional book, Acts for Everyone, Part Two: Chapters 13-28.

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

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 Mission Projects we continue to undertake both independently and also in cooperation with our friends at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church: Read more...

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Idora Church Plant in Youngstown, Ohio

You may read the latest update on this important ministry of the Presbytery of the Alleghenies, which Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) supports, by clicking here.

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Pray for Our Mission to 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. Our ministry network of churches has focused on the village of Fintonia in northern Sierra Leone (red dot on the map below).

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Please click for more information on the EPC’s World Outreach

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Our Missionary: Sandie Starr Everhart

Redeemer Presbyterian Church provides support for the mission work of Sandie Starr Everhart. Sandie serves with the Coalition for Christian Outreach at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

The CCO calls students to serve Jesus Christ with their entire lives. CCO campus ministers share the Gospel with students and develop passionate disciples of Jesus Christ. They serve together along with the church and invite students into the lives of local congregations.

Sandie has been involved in campus ministry with the CCO across three decades at many different universities. She strives to fulfill her call to love college students. She gives students a vision for serving Jesus in their studies, careers, communities, church, and families. Sandie meets students on campus and serves them in a variety of ways from driving them to the doctor, taking them grocery shopping, attending their athletic competitions, encouraging them, and providing one on one discipleship and support. She leads weekly Bible Studies in her home and develops student leaders.

In addition to financial support, Redeemer Presbyterian Church is involved in the annual Pig Roast, providing food and logistical support to over 300 athletes and coaches. Members also contribute baked goods and special treats for care packages before final exams.

Please keep Sandie and her ministry in your daily prayers.

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