Missional Partnerships
Redeemer intentionally and financially partners with a few regional and global organizations and individuals.
reformed University Fellowship (RUF) at UC Irvine
RUF is the university ministry of the Presbyterian Church in America. However, RUF is more than just a ministry on the university campus, RUF seeks to be a ministry for the university. They strive to serve in this unique stage of a student’s life in the world they live in, exploring together how the Lordship of Christ informs every area of life.
RUF at UC Irvine gatherings for a Large Group on Wednesdays at 6:00PM, in Small Groups through the week, retreats several times throughout the year, plus a lot of hanging out and eating food.
If you are a UC Irvine student and haven’t already, we would love for you to connect with RUF. Please reach out to the RUF UCI Campus Minister, Derek Rishmawy. He would love to buy you lunch or dinner!
If you are a member of Redeemer and would like to directly fund the ministry of RUF at UCI, volunteer, or help in other ways, please contact Derek Rishmawy directly.
Contacts: Derek Rishmawy (derek.rishmawy@ruf.org)
reformed University Fellowship (RUF) International & Global
RUF International is a ministry to foreign students on US college campuses.
God is at work and has brought more foreign students to college campuses in the United States than to any other nation. We respond to God’s work and obey God’s Word by welcoming students from all nations and equipping kingdom ambassadors for Christ’s worldwide church. RUF International seeks to reflect God's grace to an international audience. Since God welcomed us when we were foreigners to Christ's kingdom, we share hospitable deeds and gospel words in His Name with internationals.
RUF Global is a ministry that is reaching and equipping college students on international campuses.
RUF Global works cooperatively with several global mission agencies around the world in hopes of building the Church and expanding the Kingdom abroad. Currently there are 4 RUF Global Campus Ministers serving in Colombia, Mexico, Ukraine and the Czech Republic with opportunities to expand to other countries in the future.
Ministry abroad entails Campus Ministers meeting with students one-on-one, small group Bible studies, hospitality and large group events…all within the context of a team.
RUF International & Global is lead by Rev. Chad Brewer (former Campus Minister at RUF UCI). If you are a member of Redeemer and would like to directly fund the ministry of RUF International & Global, volunteer, or help in other ways, please contact Chad Brewer directly.
Contact: Chad Brewer (cbrewer@ruf.org)
In the video below, this Ukrainian woman shares about how God transformed her life and brought her into partnership with the RUF-Global/Mission to the World team in Ukraine.
Ethiopia Act
Ethiopia ACT is an organization in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia that works to reconcile people to God through Jesus Christ, and to reconcile them to themselves, others and creation—all resulting in the planting, growing and maturing of churches that in turn transform lives and communities through faithful witnesses to the Gospel. They began as a ministry to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS on extremely poor families, but have grown to include other public health strategies that serve the wider community, as well as educational and psychological support for vulnerable children. Church planting and renewal is central to all their activities and a primary goal for their team.
Jason Polk, an ordained PCA minister, together with his wife Liz and their three children, is the family that we directly support, as he oversees the spiritual care for Ethiopia ACT and its work to grow a gospel-centered church planting movement among the poor communities of Addis Ababa.
Every November Redeemer sends a missions team to run medical clinics, assist with church planting efforts, and reach out to children & families. If you are interested in joining an upcoming team, please contact Pastor Adam Feichtmann, we would love for you to help us make a difference in Ethiopia.
Watch the video below to learn more about Ethiopia ACT.