2025-2026 vision
to know the living God
At Redeemer West Side, our desire is not simply to know about God or to do things for him—important as those are—but to actually know him. To walk with him. To experience his presence and be transformed by his grace in our everyday lives.
Our values—renewed by worship, welcoming into community, growing as disciples, and promoting shalom—are not ends in themselves. They are pathways that lead us toward the one great end: knowing the living God, and helping others know him too.
This year, our focus is to help each other know God more deeply. Through the kind of community we build and the spiritual practices we embrace, we want to move from simply learning about God to living with God in every aspect of life.
And we want to equip you to do the same with others. Our prayer is that W83 remains not only a home for our church, but also a sacred space in the city—a place where friends, neighbors, and all who enter might encounter the living God.
new church-wide initiatives
helping others know God:
- Alpha, a space for not-yet Christians to bring their questions and doubts, forming relationships with other seekers and believers in a safe community (September 23 to December 9).
- On October 17-18, we hosted Talking About Jesus Today, a conference on how to share our faith.
- Mission partnership with City To City in Mexico City (2026)
knowing God in worship and discipleship:
- Spiritual Practices Workshops to equip members each month (September to May).
- Evening Worship service in Spring 2026.
- Conference on Anxiety and how Jesus meets us there as his disciples (April 24 to 25).
- Vocation Groups (with the Center for Faith & Work) covering arts, legal, tech, and finance (September to May).
- Sing, Play, Speak for professionals in the arts, all year (September to May).
- Family Nights throughout the year (starting in November).
- Community Connection events to foster relationships throughout the year.
existing initiatives
helping us to know God as a community:
- Church Family Meals each month to forge relationships.
- West Side Youth and West Side Kids are building connections with each other, seeking God, and serving the city.
- Discipleship Pathways: classes, cohorts, CG experiences, and workshops.
- Member Connects to equip members.
- Stewarding W83 to serve our neighbors and empower congregants as salt and light in the city.
- Neighborhood Engagement expanding to new partnerships. Sign up for our newsletter here.
- Neighborhood Prayer Walks to see the UWS through God’s eyes.
“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.”