We are a growing, vibrant and progressive Christian community in the heart of downtown Toronto.
Guided by the heart of Jesus, we seek to grow together in faith and serve our neighbourhood in transformative ways.
Sundays at 8am, 9:30am, 11:15am & 7pm
Blue Christmas ~ A Service for when Christmas is Difficult
Grief, stress, financial pressures, and unhappy memories of Christmases past can make the Christmas Season an especially difficult time for many people. Sometimes people find it helpful to take a […]
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From Lament to Hope
Esperamos con esperanza-expressed in Spanish, the words themselves reveal that waiting is hoping and hoping is waiting. Our very recent observance of the Season of Creation awakened our awareness that […]
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Redeemer Readers
Living Gently in a Violent World: The Prophetic Witness of Weakness, Stanley Hauerwas and Jean Vanier. (2nd Edition, IVP, 2018). Theologian Stanley Hauerwas and Jean Vanier, founder of L’Arche communities […]
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Bach Vespers
A service of music and prayer with a Bach Cantata performed by choir and orchestra. This evening features cantata 191 Gloria in excelsis Deo. Our preacher for the evening is John […]
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Our New Pastoral Associate for Youth & Young Adults
We are pleased to announce the appointment of our new Pastoral Associate for Youth and Young Adults! Hilary Keachie will be joining us in January and we are counting down the days to her official arrival. Here is a glimpse of who Hilary is and what she brings to our community. Hilary grew up […]
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‘Business?! Mankind Should Have Been My Business!’
‘Business?! Mankind Should Have Been My Business!’ This year marks the 15th and final year of our annual reading of A Christmas Carol at Church of the Redeemer. Fifteen years of retelling this powerful story by Charles Dickens. The story that reminds us to care for each other, to share our wealth, to savour life and […]
Read MoreSunday Evenings at the Redeemer: Bach Vespers, Rock Eucharist, Evensong or Taize Services
Sunday evenings at the Redeemer put a special emphasis on music, with services throughout the month: our Rock Eucharists spotlight contemporary music, while our Bach Vespers feature Bach's glorious Cantatas. We also offer meditative music in our Taizé Sundays, and traditional liturgical music on our Evensong services.
Bach Vespers
An event every week that begins at 7:00pm on Sunday, repeating until Sunday, January 13, 2019
Evening Prayer
Drop-In Program at the Redeemer
Our Drop-In Program is open Monday-Friday, 8-11:45 AM.
We offer a welcome and safe place for people in our neighbourhood who may be struggling, homeless or in need of a meal, or simply looking for a place to belong.
‘When you don’t have a consistent place to call home, Redeemer is like one. I consider it my home in the morning.’
- program participant
