Music was a central part of Megan’s life growing up. Megan joined her church’s youth choir as soon as she was old enough. She kept singing straight through law school, whether in large choirs, smaller ensembles, or a cappella groups. But then it all just stopped. Work and family responsibilities made it hard to keep up with singing. Before Megan knew it, a decade had passed since she had sung a song with anyone other than her children.
After the pandemic, Megan came to Redeemer hoping to build more of a community in Kenmore. She didn’t realize that coming to Redeemer would be her pathway to reconnecting with music.
Megan remembers walking into Redeemer for the first time and staring at the organ, wondering if it would be played during the service. She was thrilled to open the hymnal and sing the beautiful hymns accompanied by the organ, and even more so when she would occasionally hear parishioners sing the harmony lines. “Music church,” as her kids call the 10:30 service, has become a welcome retreat for Megan.
Singing with others is where she finds her greatest sense of spiritual connection. Just this month [September 2025] Megan joined the church choir for the first time and felt such joy as our Sacred Harp-based piece came together during practice.
Redeemer has also provided the community Megan was hoping to find for her family. Redeemer has been so welcoming, and her family has tried to make the most of what Redeemer has to offer. Megan and her children have participated in Sunday school, vestry, work parties, potlucks, ladies’ tea, and more. Her children were baptized here, and Redeemer is the first church Megan has called home in 20 years.
As a former Catholic and a transplant from the east coast, Megan has been so grateful to find a church where her children can put down roots as they grow up in Kenmore.
Church of the Redeemer
Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world around us. 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 6220 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.