outreach to athens
From Redeemer’s start, showing mercy and compassion to those near us is an indispensable part of living out our desire to be a church for the city of Athens. These ministries provide opportunities for us to form relationships with people from our community. We do this in and through the love of Jesus Christ in a variety of ways.
Downtown Ministries
We support and participate in Downtown Ministries, an organization that is focused on the youth from our surrounding neighborhoods and from the families of Redeemer. Downtown Ministries offers football, basketball, cheerleading, gymnastics, tennis and tutoring programs for these youth. This year also marks our 3rd year of Downtown Academy, a private Christian elementary school housed at Redeemer’s campus.
If you’re interested in volunteering with either Downtown Ministries or with Downtown Academy, please get in touch!
Chosen for Life Adoption Ministry
CFLM is a group of Christian volunteers from various local churches in the Athens, GA area. We are a non-profit, 501c3 organization. Our members have a heart for both adoption and orphan care. For us, adoption is one way to obey God’s command to care for orphans. Adoption is an opportunity and an amazing gift that encompasses our earthly families and extends to the love God poured out on us as His adopted sons and daughters.
It is our mission to educate and engage the people of our local churches and communities on ways they can live in obedience to God’s command to visit orphans in their affliction in our neighborhood and around the world.
We are looking for more volunteers to join care teams that support local foster families. While not everyone is called to foster or adopt, there's a way for everyone to play a part! You can watch this 2 minute video to hear more about Chosen For Life's Foster Care Support Program. Please contact Christina Brannen or Laura Farmer if you are interested for more information!
China Outreach Ministries
China Outreach Ministries is an organization with staff who are committed to befriending and showing love to the Chinese who are studying and working in the United States. China Outreach Ministries (COM) is a nation wide 501(C)3 non-profit organization with nearly 100 staff that has been serving overseas Chinese for over 50 years and for 10 years at UGA! We’re the only local organization that focuses specifically on the Chinese and whose staff are members of the UGA approved Campus Ministers Association.
For more information on any of these ministries contact the church office, 706.227.3344