Note: Phillip Lienau has finished his time serving at Redeemer as an intern. His path continues with seminary.

Hello, my name is Phillip Lienau, and I am an aspirant for Holy Orders in the Diocese of Olympia. Bishop Rickel and Fr. Jed have invited me to serve Church of the Redeemer for a time.

I live in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle with my husband Jeremy and a cat named Cheshire. We moved from the San Francisco Bay Area to Seattle in 2007, and our home parish has been Saint Mark’s Cathedral since 2015.

I have studied and worked in architecture and theatre set design, and I’ve taught at Seattle University and University of Washington. I currently work as a project manager and designer at Dillon Works, a company in Mukilteo that produces custom installations for themed environments such as museums, zoos, theme parks, and commercial spaces of all kinds.

When I’m not at work I’m often studying history, especially church history, and working on my fictional cartography.

At Saint Mark’s I served in liturgy as an acolyte, lector, thurifer, chalice bearer, ALM, and Eucharistic minister coordinator. Apart from liturgy, I have participated in ministries practicing holy listening in small groups, providing food for people experiencing homelessness, and preparing sanctuary for people in fear of arrest or deportation because of their immigration status.

I look forward to getting to know the Redeemer community and learning how best I may serve alongside all of you.

—Phillip Lienau

Church of the Redeemer

Welcome to Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.

Church of the Redeemer is at 6210 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. The campus is a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.

The Episcopal Church welcomes you.