MISSIONS COMMITTEE
Redeemer’s Missions Committee exists:
1. To provide focus and oversight for Redeemer’s discretionary funding of missions both locally and internationally.
2. To educate and equip the people of Redeemer to reach the nations, both locally and globally, within the framework of Redeemer’s mission and philosophy of ministry.
MINISTRY PARTNERS
RUF AT UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (KNOXVILLE)
Reformed University Fellowship is a campus ministry of the PCA that exists to reach and equip UT students from all backgrounds with the good news of who Jesus Christ is, who he has created them to be, and that he desires to live in relationship with them. The aim of the ministry is that as students grow in the gospel they would love and serve the university and its students, and be connected to the church for a lifetime of discipleship and service, for the glory of God and the good of those places they will be called.
CONTACT: mac.holt@ruf.org
RUF-INTERNATIONAL AT UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (KNOXVILLE)
RUF International at UT aims to help our international friends in 3 basic ways, by: 1) Welcoming international students and scholars 2) Exploring the Gospel with them and 3) Equipping Christian international to be ambassadors for Christ's kingdom.
CONTACT: lleadbetter@ruf.org
RUF AT CARSON-NEWMAN UNIVERSITY
RUF at Carson-Newman is a community of students learning to love God and love Carson-Newman. It is a ministry for students who are believers in Jesus, exploring the faith for the first time, or simply looking for belonging.
CONTACT: joshua.campbell@ruf.org
COLLEGIATE ABBEY
The mission of Collegiate Abbey is to care for the faculty and staff of the University of Tennessee by guiding them step by step towards shalom.
CONTACT: hello@collegiateabbey.com
MISSION TO NORTH AMERICA - REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT MINISTRY
MNA Refugee and Immigrant Ministries comes alongside local PCA churches and believers to encourage and resource them as they engage, befriend, serve and disciple persons from every ethnicity, in fulfillment of both the Great Commission and Great Commandment.
CONTACT: ljohnson@pcanet.org
MERCY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Rob Herron began planting Mercy Presbyterian Church in May 2025. Mercy is a PCA church plant in the Fountain City neighborhood of Knoxville, aiming to begin Sunday worship services in September 2026.
CONTACT: rob@mercyknoxville.org
CORNERSTONE GILMERTON
Cornerstone Gilmerton was planted in 2025 and is led by Colin Ross, a minister in the Free Church of Scotland. The church serves a community of more than 37,000 people in Gilmerton, a village in South-East Edinburgh.
Originally from the Isle of Skye, Colin moved to Edinburgh in 1996 to study, and has lived in the Gilmerton area for more than 8 years. He previously served as an elder and assistant minister with Cornerstone Edinburgh.
Colin is married to Kat, who was born and raised in Hong Kong before moving to Edinburgh at the age of 12. They have one daughter, Annie.
MAIN PROJEKT, FRANKFURT
Stephan Pues serves as a network leader of MainProjekt, a collaborative initiative he helped establish alongside other key leaders in Frankfurt, Germany. The vision of MP is to transform Frankfurt with the Gospel by creating a gospel movement that touches lives and transforms communities.
SOVEREIGN GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, HONDURAS
Aaron Halbert planted Sovereign Grace seven years ago in the capital of Honduras, Tegucigalpa. Aaron’s brother, Alex, also serves on staff with the church overseeing administration and operations. SG is the only Presbyterian and Reformed church—there is one Reformed Baptist church—in the entirety of Honduras. Halberts hope to see churches planted out of SG, as well as a Reformed seminary started in the city.
RUF GLOBAL - BRUSSELS
Oliver and Kim Pierce are launching a Reformed University Fellowship Global (RUF-G) campus ministry in Brussels, Belgium, in partnership with Mission to the World and Hope International Church of Brussels.
With less than 1.5% of the city identifying as evangelical, the need is immense. RUF-G Brussels aims to reach both international and local students with the hope of Christ, discipling and equipping them for a lifetime of service in the global Church.