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15 Year Anniversary Celebration (Feb. 5, 2023):

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Jan. 2008: Redeemer Bible Church is planted by a group of approximately 75 people, including two full time staff members (Kevin Bowles & Dixon Jowers) & one part-time (Jeff Medders).

Jan. 2008: Kevin is installed as executive pastor, Dixon as student minister, & Jeff as college minister. Paul Helbig assists the plant as the primary teaching pastor for the first 6 months.

Jan. 2008: A temporary leadership team is appointed & shares preaching duties for 2+ years.

Aug. 2010: The first elders are appointed: Kevin Bowles, Barry Pett, Jeff Medders, and Steve Egloff. Jeff is installed as lead/preaching pastor.

Nov. 2010: Redeemer joins the Acts 29 Church Planting Network. Church name is officially shortened to Redeemer Church.

Feb. 2011: Redeemer moves into our first facility:14210 Hirschfield Rd. in Tomball. In 7+ years there,the church experiences growth by God’s grace. Building & renovation costs paid off in 2014.

Sept. 2012: Lawson Flowers is hired as a full-time student minister from Austin Stone Community Church in Austin, TX.

Dec. 2014: Redeemer purchases 10 acres at NW corner of Baker Dr. and Brown Rd. in Tomball. The land was fully paid off in 2017.

Aug. 2015: Redeemer sends our first church planter - Richard Hutto and his family - along with three other Redeemer families, to plant King’s Church in Conroe, TX.

Nov. 2015: Three additional new elders are installed to serve the church family: Brad Smith, Steve Mittwede, and Skip Richter.

Oct. 2017: Plans for constructing a 16,800 sq ft. facility at 730 Baker Dr. in Tomball are finalized and presented to the church family. Fundraising begins.

Sept. 2018: Sunday morning worship services are relocated to Concordia Lutheran HS on Main Street in Tomball. The Hirschfield facility was sold in 2019.

Feb. 2020: Groundbreaking & construction begin on new facility, with proposed Nov. completion.

Nov. 22, 2020: First services are held at the new facility: 730 Baker Drive. Grand Opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony are held on Easter weekend (April, 2021)

Jan. 2021: Kevin Bowles is named lead pastor and Lawson Flowers is named teaching pastor. Three new elder candidates are introduced: Chris Beach, Dale Googer, and Lawson.

Sept. 2021: Chris Beach, Dale Googer, and Lawson Flowers are installed as elders to serve alongside Kevin, Barry, & Brad. John Colvin is hired as a full-time Student Minister.

2022: Redeemer member, Travis Boles, joins staff as a church-planting resident, in conjunction w/ the Houston Church Planting Network (HCPN). Lee Curry begins a pastoral training residency.

August, 2023: First full-time children’s minister, Danielle Wilson, is hired.

 

Over the first year 15 years of Redeemer, God's faithful love has been on display. We have seen many saved and baptized. We've seen members sent locally and around the world to proclaim the gospel, and many who are simply growing and maturing in their love, knowledge, and service of King Jesus. 

May many more come to believe and follow Jesus. May our homes be filled with the teaching and worship of Jesus. May many be sent from Redeemer to plant gospel-saturated churches. And may we continue making disciples and making much of Jesus for as long as the Lord allows. 

Praise God for His faithfulness!

"Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen." -- Eph. 3:20-21