It is with thanks and gratitude that we will be saying farewell to Pastor Kathy Rust on Sunday, July 30th. This will be Pastor Kathy's departure liturgy. Following 9:30 AM worship, we will have a farewell reception at 10:45 AM. Please join us to express your gratitude and farewells!

It is a season of new beginnings for our Redeemer family. We will joyously welcome Pastor Julie Eklund as our new pastor on August 1st!

Pastor Julie entered into ministry after working in both restaurant and retail management in Rockford, IL. As a life-long United Church of Christ member, she was encouraged by her church family to pursue ordination after actively serving in her church for several years. Pastor Julie earned her Master of Divinity degree from Chicago Theological Seminary and her Bachelor of Arts in English from Aurora University.

Pastor Julie is married to her husband, Dustin and they have two sons, Austin and Aydin. As a family they enjoy music, sports and technology.

Welcome to our website. We are glad you stopped by. We hope this website will answer some of your questions about our church and ministries. Please feel free to contact us at anytime. If you are looking for a home church we would love the opportunity to speak to you in person. Please click on any of the pages listed to the left to find out more about who we are and what we do.

Redeemer is a church . . . inclusive of all God's people,

      attentive to God's word

                                 supportive of one another,

                                                         responsive to Christ's call.

Our vision is to be a church more . . . Spiritually alive Radically inclusive Engaged in our communities. No matter who you are or where you are on life's journey, you're welcome here!

A Message From People of Redeemer Thank you for stopping by and taking the time to research our church online. We hope that you will join us on Sundays to experience our worship and community. Worship -- 9:30 am Sunday We celebrate communion on the first Sunday of the month. All are welcome to participate -- children & adults, members and visitors, divorced and remarried. Nursery care for children under the age of 3 is available.