Avondale Property Update

Redeemer Church Family,

This past Sunday, we gathered at the parking deck for the seventeenth time. It's odd how worshipping in a parking deck away from our Avondale home has become routine. With beautiful fall weather upon us, in some senses, meeting at the deck is preferable. Certainly, it is a blessing to be able to meet at all.

If you were at Sunday's service, you probably heard Joel share a brief update on how we are planning for Redeemer's future. Earlier this month, we finalized the purchase of a few properties surrounding our Avondale facility. We saw these properties as a way to continue planting roots in Avondale, and how we might use them is still being thought and prayed through. The Lord is working in Avondale and the surrounding community, and our elders and pastors want to respect our calling to that area by keeping options open.

Right now, we ask for your prayer that the Lord would guide our decisions as we look to make long term facility decisions. More specifically, we ask that God show us how we can seek the city's welfare and find Redeemer's flourishing in Birmingham's flourishing.

Let's not lose sight of God's provision now or forget to give thanks. We started the year worried, not knowing how to solve our space problems as services kept filling up. But, the Lord, in His wisdom, blessed us with a parking garage to use during a pandemic. His provision often looks different than what we would expect. Praise God that He is in charge and not us.

Blessings,

The Senior Pastor Team

Joel Brooks
Lead Pastor

Josh Hausen
Executive Pastor

Jeff Heine
Shepherding Pastor