Redeemer Lutheran and RCFL (Redeemer Center for Life)

Immanuel's benevolence giving:

• 2020: Redeemer Lutheran Church - $9,500; RCFL - $10,670
• 2021: Redeemer Lutheran Church - $9,500; RCFL - $10,750

Redeemer Lutheran Church

Our mission partner in the city is Redeemer Lutheran Church (1800 Glenwood Ave).

As a “beacon of hope” in the Harrison neighborhood, the Redeemer community worships and prays together, studies the Bible, and provides a variety of activities and opportunities for ministry including an all-ages choir, hip-hop dance, sewing, Sunday school, quilting, youth group, and more.

Redeemer Center for Life (RCFL)

RCFL 2020 Annual Report 

RCFL is the community non-profit organization associated with Redeemer Lutheran Church. Since its inception in 1998, RCFL has served the community of Harrison and her neighbors with a vision of both promoting and offering attainable living for all. RCFL provides a range of year-round youth programs, with creative, civic and leadership development. Community engagement remains at the core of the organization’s culture and the primary source of RCFL’s vision, strategy and evolution. Immanuel has a long-standing relationship with Redeemer and RCFL. We provide financial support to both the congregation and the non-profit, as well as opportunities to experience the vibrancy of this city congregation.

For the first time ever, RCFL has a Black women leadership team. The Executive Director, Veronica Hawman, began her role in July of 2020 and has hit the ground running reimagining what RCFL can offer the community. In January 2021, Dawn Johnson was elected RCFL's Board Chair and is fueled by a passion for heart-centered work. These two women sat down with RCFL's Director of Donor Development, Bex Klafter, to discuss what Black Women leadership looks like in 2021 for RCFL. View the interview here. (25 mintues) 

Veronica Hawman shared her vision for ministry at RCFL via an April 2021 Zoom meeting, you can watch here: Veronica Hawman and RCFL

You can be involved by:

• Worshipping at Redeemer at 10:30am on Sundays
• Volunteering at the Community Cookout in July or Summer Block Party in August
• Volunteering and donating items to the Christmas Store event in December
• Donating used bikes to Venture North, part of RCFL. This full service bike shop will also service your bikes! Venture North is located at 1830 Glenwood Avenue, Mpls and is open Monday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Get more info at www.venturenorthbwc.org

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