Commissioning Redeemer Church

Lats Sunday saw the two congregations of Emmanuel Church, Durham and Chester-le-Street, meet together for the final time, as we commissioned our Chester-le-Street congregation to launch as the newly independent Redeemer Church Chester-le-Street.

We’re so grateful to God for what He has done in and through both congregations, and excited to see what He will do in and through both churches in this new chapter.

You can hear Ali’s talk from the meeting here. Below, watch as Matt Cray and Claire Scott pray for our elders and wives in Emmanuel and enjoy some photos from the day.

Redeemer Church Priorities

Over the next 3 Sundays, we will be releasing a number of launch videos for our Chester-le-Street congregation, as they prepare to become Redeemer Church on Sunday 26th January.

For the first of these videos, we take a closer look at the 5 priorities for Redeemer Church:

1. Abiding in Jesus

2. Corporate Worship

3. Prayer

4. Deep Relationships

5. Engaging with the Outside World

Check out the video below.

Naomi in South Africa

Naomi Brehm was one of our Durham University students and part of our Chester-le-Street congregation until she graduated in the summer.

She’s now in Clarens, South Africa. Watch her video update here