People at Church of the Redeemer support community and international outreach through the parish. No one does all activities. Many do some activities.
If you are a member of the Redeemer community, we do not expect you to be able to participate in any of our outreach activities. You have important responsibilities. However, as you are able, we welcome you to help us reach out to others with your participation of time, skills, and money.
Hopelink Kenmore Place
Hopelink Kenmore Place is a residence for families experiencing homelessness operated by Hopelink. It is only a few blocks from our campus.
Among the activities regularly done for residents at Kenmore Place by people from Church of the Redeemer includes the following:
- School backpacks filled with supplies
- All the ingredients to fix Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner
- Christmas gifts and shopping trip for parents
In addition, there are regular collections of other items needed for residents, as needed. This has included linen and towels and kitchen appliances.
Read more about what activities to benefit families living at Hopelink Kenmore Place.
Helping Hands
Helping Hands is an art crafter fellowship at Church of the Redeemer. They have produced items for the following in Kenmore:
- Mary’s Place Shelter—One of the shelters operated by Mary’s Place that provides emergency beds for individuals and families is about a mile from the Redeemer campus.
- Eastside Baby Corner—The Eastside Baby Corner provides items needed to mothers with children up to 12 years of age. Helping Hands created small items needed for newborns.
Read more how our crafters at Redeemer help those in our community.
North Seattle Winter Shelter Dinners
People from Redeemer have prepared and served dinner for those staying at the North Seattle Winter Shelter for the night. This shelter moves among churches in the north part of Seattle and Shoreline during the winter months.
Washing the feet of those experiencing homelessness
One regular outreach activity is very personal for us. People from Church of the Redeemer participate with people of various area faith communities with the Foot Soul Team to wash and care for the feet of those experiencing homelessness. This happens during the annual Community Resource Exchange. While it is now supported by the wider community, this ministry was started by people from Church of the Redeemer.
Read stories on this website about washing the feet of others.
Other activities
We are always interested in new activities with new people. How would you like to serve God in serving others?
Read about all outreach activities at Church of the Redeemer.
The Earley Outreach Fund
Since 2009, a wide variety of outreach projects have been supported by the Earley Outreach Fund, locally to internationally.
Read about how the ministry of the Butterfly Shop turned into the Earley Outreach Fund.
Parish members, chosen at random, meet with a prospective applicant. They help to develop the proposal and assess ways in which Church of the Redeemer can help through money grants and volunteer efforts. When fully formed, the proposal is presented to the whole parish. Ultimately, the Vestry (the financial governing body in an Episcopal parish) decides on the proposal.
Even if you don’t attend Redeemer, we welcome you to come with your idea on how to help others who are in need. Everyone goes through the same process.
- Contact the parish office to make a proposal at office@redeemer-kenmore.org or (425) 486-3777.
- If a proposal meets guidelines developed by the parish, a Vestry liaison and a discernment group is appointed to meet with you, probably several times.
- The completed proposal is presented to the parish for prayerful consideration.
The Outreach Proposal Toolkit guides the development of the proposal. Download an electronic copy of the Outreach Proposal Toolkit. The toolkit is in Google Docs format.
Read what things have been done by the Earley Outreach Fund.
Church of the Redeemer
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. We are 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.
