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Bishop James L. Anderson Founder
Mother Marie Yarber
Mother Mary L McGee
Rev. Myrtle Jackson
Apostle Paul A. Southerland Pastor
Minister Vanessa Collins
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Church History Brief
overview on the history of the church. On
January
31, 1949,
Bishop
James L. Anderson
answered the voice of the Lord Jesus Christ and established the Redeeming
Church of Christ. With Rev.
Mary L. McGee,
Mother
Marie Yarber,
a small congregation of men, women and mostly children, the vision took on
life. The earliest years of praise and worship were held at 29th and Wentworth Avenue. As the Word of God went forth, the membership increased. In
1957, Redeeming expanded to
radio broadcasting. The voice
of the Holy Spirit spoke and provided “I`ll Overcome"
as the theme song. Later,
this theme featured Rev. Myrtle Jackson
as the soloist. This radio
broadcast was one of the most listened to ministries in the Chicagoland
area--even in its early years. The
growth of this ministry was inevitable.
It seemed as though each building, such as 3865
Cottage Grove, 39th King Drive, 4323 Cottage Grove,
were unable to house the overflow of new members.
The next move was to 20 E.
45th Street. We
remained for several years until that building was destroyed by fire. Easter
Sunday 1970, we moved to 6920
South Harper. In 1977, after much prayer and soul searching Bishop Anderson was led
by God to organize the United
Evangelical Churches of Christ, Inc. "I
have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith
". 2nd
Timothy 4:7 On
November 16, 1984, Bishop
Anderson went to be with our Heavenly Father.
The mantle was passed on to Apostle
Paul A. Southerland
on February
22, 1985. First,
with small steps, then leaps and bounds, the Redeeming Church of Christ,
again, grew in numbers and in the knowledge of the Word of God.
The Apostle took the vision of the church to the next level.
Many souls were saved and lives were changed as a result.
At this point the church building at 6920
S. Harper could no longer accommodate the membership growth and needs.
A move was on the way. That
move led us to 1411 E. 67th Street, our temporary Praise and Worship Center.
Rev.
Southerland was given the vision of Redeeming
Ministries, Inc.
which was incorporated November 24, 1992.
It is the umbrella organization for Redeeming
Church of Christ, The Hazel Young Academy and Child Care Services, The
Ministry for Spiritual Education, and the West South Shore Publishing
& Computer Services. Children have always found a special haven in Redeeming Ministries and our new millennium Child Care Initiative began on June 1, 1999 we began child care services. Rev. Southerland is the CEO of Redeeming Ministries, Inc. and Vanessa L. Collins is the Director of the Healing Rooms of Hammond. The door was now opened for spiritual growth, education, Christian publishing, and preparation for ministry outreach in the community, on our jobs and in our homes. With
urgency, we "cried loud" Jesus is coming back for all that
believe in him as Lord and Savior, to get ready.
Go
therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the
name of the Father and of the son and Holy Spirit, teaching them to
observe all the things that I have commanded you, and lo, I
am with you always, even to the end of the age.
AMEN Matthew
28:19-20
As
the vision continues…. |
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