NEW YORK CITY
Planting Redeemer Presbyterian
Overseen by Kathy Keller, the fundraising brochure for what would become Redeemer Presbyterian Church touted the opportunity for ministry in this capital of finance, education, politics, and art. “No other single city in the world excels in all these areas together!” the brochure exclaimed. The brochure envisioned a church not just for white Presbyterians but also for New York’s Asian population, estimated to double from 400,000 to 800,000 by 1995. And the vision extended far beyond just one church. This new work would become a hub to help reach immigrants from the West Indies and Central and South America in their own languages and styles. The Kellers foresaw the Presbyterian Church in America as a church-plating engine through which Christians in the South could help evangelize the rest of the country.