The Season of
Advent
Year End Gift
Year End Gift - Every year we take a special offering to fund our Compassion and Justice Ministry for the following year. Traditionally, we collect this offering at our Christmas Eve Service. If you would like to give online, please visit our website here for our End of Year Justice and Compassion fund.
Redemption Church
Christmas Eve Service
Events
News and Notes
Compassion and Justice
As part of our Advent practice, we participate in the work of justice and mercy. On Saturday, December 6, Redemption Church will host our monthly Harvesters food distribution. This is a tangible way we proclaim hope to our neighbors in a season that can be especially difficult for many. Volunteers are welcome and needed; please arrive at 12:15.
Every Monday evening, we gather to offer English classes to our community. These classes are more than language instruction—they are an act of hospitality and welcome. In Advent, as we prepare room for Christ, we also prepare room for our neighbors. Join us in praying for our English learners and spreading the word about this opportunity. If you are interested in volunteering please contact Amelia Kline amelia@redemptionchurchkc.com
Community Life
As we journey through Advent—a season of waiting, wonder, and hope—we also make space for joy, connection, and celebration. Ladies, mark your calendars for our annual Ladies Christmas Party on Thursday, December 4!
This evening will be filled with the beauty of community as we gather to celebrate the season together. Whether you’re new to RC or have been with us for years, this is a perfect opportunity to connect. More details to come—but for now, save the date and invite a friend. Let’s celebrate the hope of Advent and the joy of Christmas together.
As we move through this season of holy anticipation, may we journey together—bearing witness to the light that is breaking into the darkness. Come, Lord Jesus.
U18 Ministries
The U18 Ministry is focused on resisting the cultural push toward stress in December. We call this the Annual Advent Decrescendo: we intentionally front-load our work so we can slow down and diminish activity, creating space for quiet anticipation as Christmas approaches. This is the sustained spiritual work of slowing down to welcome Christ.
In the Godly Play room, the season of Advent is marked by telling the Christmas story through a different character each week—from the prophetic announcement of a humble king to the journeys of Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, and the Magi, culminating in Jesus’s birth. We marvel at the wonder, the beauty, and the messiness of this story, building excitement each Sunday as we move closer to the coming of Emmanuel.
In the Elementary rooms, we will begin Advent experiencing stations of prayer and art centered on hope, peace, joy, and love. As the month progresses, we will encounter John the Baptist and then flashback to Mary, exploring how her song teaches us to love others well, all leading up to the celebration of Jesus' birth.
Key Opportunities for Practice:
Advent Family Packet: Pick up your spiral-bound tent calendar at the children’s check-in table. Use the weekly prompts every Sunday evening at dinner, joining Redemption families across the city in this simple, consistent practice.
All-Church Cookie Drop-Off (Sunday, December 14th): This is our key act of tangible service before Christmas. Your volunteered baked goods are packaged by staff and delivered by our senior interns door-by-door in the neighborhood. This simple act is a powerful demonstration of community connection and welcome.
The Decrescendo journey concludes with our annual Christmas Eve Service at 5:30 PM. This service is the necessary conclusion to a season of faithful preparation. We invite all U18 children and their families to attend as we light the final Christ Candle and share in the joy and mystery of Christ’s birth.