Redeemer Community Church

What Redeemer Community Church does

Redeemer Community Church is an independent, non-denominational Christian church founded in 2008 in Birmingham, Alabama, where it operates as a 501(c)-style religious nonprofit governed by elders and led by Lead Pastor Joel Brooks. The church began as a house church in the Crestwood neighborhood and now operates across a six-building campus in the Avondale neighborhood, anchored by a historic sanctuary originally constructed in 1914. Its offering centers on in-person Sunday worship services (three morning services during summer), along with structured ministry portfolios in children's, youth, college, discipleship, missions, and care programming, supported by age- and interest-based collectives (20Somethings, 30s & 40s Singles, Over 50s, Medical Professionals, Men's Recovery, Disabilities Collective).

The organization's underlying technology stack is deliberately modest: a Squarespace-hosted website at rccbirmingham.org, the Church Center platform for digital giving (credit card, debit card, ACH), and sermon/teaching distribution via Apple Podcasts and Spotify. The church produces original media, including the Sound & Season daily audio devotional, a sermon podcast, and original worship music albums (Nearer Still, Glory to Glory, Advent Sessions, Lessons & Carols, When I Cannot Rise Up) released on Apple Music and Spotify. There are no proprietary software products, mobile apps, or AI-driven features disclosed; the church does not sell commercial services and does not offer public livestream, with private livestream access reserved for those with medical needs or significant life events.

Redeemer's business model is non-commercial: the 2026 annual budget of $5,400,000 is funded entirely through voluntary tithes and offerings from its covenant membership, with 51% allocated to staffing, 19% to facilities, 13% to missions, and 9% to ministry programs. Marginal earned revenue comes from wedding facility usage ($1,000-$1,250) and Camp Redeemer registration ($10/child), but these are not core funding streams. Customer segments include the general Birmingham-area community, covenant members, specialized collective participants, and children (4K-6th grade). The church maintains a global missions footprint spanning Peru, Northern Cyprus, Spain, Turkey, Japan, Kenya, the UK, Hungary, and the Dominican Republic, and recently closed on a new property under the 'For Generations to Come' capital campaign to build a permanent facility for the congregation.

Name

Redeemer Community Church

Legal name

Redeemer Community Church

Website

https://rccbirmingham.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Redeemer Community Church is an independent Birmingham, Alabama church founded in 2008 that operates Sunday worship services, age-based small-group collectives, children's programs, and global missions across ten countries, funded entirely by member tithes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Faith-Based Missions & Evangelism Organizations (Domestic & International) (BPAGAJAE), Religious Music & Worship Broadcasting (MPABALAN)

Keywords

• Worship services
• Faith-based ministries
• Religious community programs
• Children's ministry programs
• Church community events

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: The church is funded entirely through the faithful and generous giving of its church family. Members covenant to give of their time, finances, and attention as an act of worship. The 2026 budget is $5,400,000, funded entirely through member contributions.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Redeemer Community Church delivers Sunday worship services, faith-based discipleship programs, children's and youth ministry, age-based community collectives, care ministry, and local and global missions partnerships to individuals and families in the Birmingham, Alabama area. The church also distributes digital content including sermon podcasts, the Sound & Season daily devotional, and original music albums on major streaming platforms, and operates a Camp Redeemer summer children's program.

Product overview

Redeemer Community Church offers a unified ministry portfolio centered on in-person worship gatherings and digital content distribution. Core offerings include Sunday worship services, with digital podcasts of sermons and the Sound & Season devotional available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. The church produces original music including the Nearer Still live album and Glory to Glory single, distributed through major music streaming platforms. Children's ministry features Camp Redeemer, an annual summer program. The church also provides an online giving platform via Church Center and Bible reading plan resources for discipleship.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Camp Redeemer: Annual summer camp program for children (4K-6th graders) held in June, featuring worship, games, crafts, and Bible study.
• For Generations to Come

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Serving YouminorOthersChrist-centered organization providing short-term help with utility bills, financial burdens, and food pantry. Also provides chaplains to pray for and encourage clients.
• ELI ThriveminorOthersHelps move people forward through four pillars: housing, employment, economic stability, and healthy relationships. Operating new housing initiative in East Lake area.
• Oak Tree MinistriesminorOthersServes Gate City Housing Projects with gospel-centered, trauma-informed community development. Offers after-school tutoring, youth mentoring (You Lead cohorts), and neighborhood care.
• Interfaith Hospitality HouseminorOthersYWCA shelter providing furnished suites for up to seven families in housing crisis, three meals daily. Volunteers provide food and build relationships with families.
• Red Mountain GraceminorOthersProvides fully furnished apartments for patients and families seeking medical care in Birmingham. 19 apartments available at $20/night (vs. $200+ hotels). Volunteers help clean and build relationships.
• Avondale ElementaryminorOthersLocal neighborhood school supported through relationships, food, fellowship, supplies, clothing, and student assistance.
• Monday Night MinistryminorOthersEngages young men through basketball, pizza, relationships, and intentional discipleship. Opportunities for mentoring, advocacy, and providing rides.
• Not Forgotten (Peru)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChrist-centered ministry in Iquitos, Peru founded by Tyler and Allison Fuqua providing long-term, holistic care for boys affected by homelessness. Gospel-centered discipleship, education, vocational training, trauma-informed care on 100-acre campus.
• New Life Church (Northern Cyprus)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed by Jonathan and Katie Doub in Girne, Northern Cyprus. Diverse, Spirit-led church serving as gateway to Middle East, Europe, and North Africa. Potential mid-term landing spot for missionary candidates.
• Iglesia Bautista Fe (Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFaith Baptist Church in Seville, Spain led by Alberto and Fransisco Puente Navarro. Planted gospel-centered church in city with deep history and spiritual need. Gateway between Europe, North Africa, and Spanish-speaking world.
• Reaching & TeachingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrusted sending agency partnering with local churches to train leaders, send missionaries, and establish healthy churches around the world, particularly among unreached peoples.
• The Upstream CollectiveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch-centric missions organization serving local churches through Sending & Equipping with coaching, training, and strategic field partnerships.
• Grace FellowshipminorOthersPart of Redeemer Family of Churches network. Members in good standing may use Redeemer's building for weddings.
• Trinity FellowshipminorOthersPart of Redeemer Family of Churches network. Members in good standing may use Redeemer's building for weddings.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• College Park Church: Non-denominational evangelical church in Indianapolis, IN with comparable size, family ministry emphasis, and global missions portfolio. Useful peer for operations and giving benchmarks.
• Church of the Apostles: Anglican church in Atlanta, GA with similar neighborhood-anchored ministry, liturgical-evangelical balance, and emphasis on community formation. Direct structural and missional peer.
• Shades Mountain Baptist Church: Large Southern Baptist church in the Birmingham metro (Hoover/Vestavia area). Comparable evangelical congregation with similar family ministry, global missions, and community programming orientation.
• Church of the Highlands: Largest church in Alabama, headquartered in Birmingham with a multi-site model. Direct geographic and ministry-model peer — evangelical congregation serving the same metro with similar community-outreach and small-group philosophy, though at materially larger scale.
• Church of the Resurrection: Large United Methodist congregation in Leawood, KS with a comparable small-group, community-formation model and global missions emphasis. Useful for size and ministry-mix benchmarking.
• The Church at Brook Hills: Southern Baptist congregation in Birmingham, AL with a strong emphasis on global missions and small-group community. Highly comparable in size, missions focus, and neighborhood-anchored ministry model.
• Sojourn Community Church: Acts 29 affiliated multi-site church in Louisville, KY with comparable size, neighborhood-based missional model, and emphasis on community formation — a theological and structural peer to Redeemer.
• Christ Community Church: PCA-affiliated congregation in Franklin, TN with comparable size, covenant-membership model, and missions focus. Closest peer in the same Presbyterian in America network as Redeemer.
• The Village Church: PCA-affiliated multi-site church in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with a similar emphasis on gospel-centered community, covenant membership, and global missions. Comparable in theology, polity, and ministry portfolio.

Emerging players

• Church of the City: PCA-affiliated church in Franklin, TN and elsewhere with a gospel-centered, community-formation focus. Comparable in theology and emerging-stage scale, useful for forward-looking peer benchmarks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeopen.spotify.com/show/2z6m0TJKJ1PreVrzJdBkxb
• Facebookfacebook.com/rccbirmingham
• Instagraminstagram.com/rccbirmingham
• Xx.com/rccbirmingham
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/redeemer-community-church-birmingham

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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