Redemption Gilbert

Our Alaska team made it home safely yesterday after a week of serving at Tanalian Bible Camp! 🏔️🌲
Thank you for your prayers and for your generosity. We’re so grateful for the way God worked in and through this team, and we can’t wait to hear the stories and see the ways He moved throughout the week! 🙌

Today, our church family is headed off to Port Alsworth, Alaska, to serve at Tanalian Bible Camp over the next 11 days.

Would you join us in praying that God would go before every student, leader, and conversation, that hearts would be transformed, faith strengthened, and Jesus made known through every moment?

We’re expectant for all that God has in store and can’t wait to hear the stories of lives impacted and the ways He moves throughout this week. ❤️✈️🏔️

Meet Brenda Poarch! 💚👋

Brenda is a member of our Operations Team, helping with Guest Services, events, campus organization, the SALT Team, and the Community Engagement | Respite Center. She also coordinates our Guest Services volunteers, helping create a welcoming and safe environment where people can experience the love of Jesus. We’re so thankful for all she does!

Q&A:

What TV show have you rewatched more than you’d like to admit?
I’ve been watching this show on the History Channel called The Curse of Oak Island. It’s a treasure finding show, but no treasure has been found, only history changing artifacts have been found dating back to over 1300 - 2000 years old from Chinese to Knights Templar adventures. The fact that I’ve been watching it over 10 tens maybe a little hard to admit due to each show repeats its self, but is sooooo interesting.

How did you end up at Redemption Gilbert?
I was in need of Jesus and a church community to call home and one day I drove pass on a Saturday and the building happen to be open for a wedding, so I popped in and grabbed some brochures. Weeks later I meet a group of women who played Bunko who happpen to attend East Valley Bible Church and we became friends and I started attending, volunteering in Kid Ministry, working with childcare for Kids Konnection, and later was hired to be on Staff. I know that God laid out every move and interaction with people to call me back to His presence and I praise HIM for that! Baptized in the Chapel by Neil Pitchel and have been here for 25 years!

Brenda’s heart for serving and her love for people make a difference every week. We’re so grateful for her dedication and all she does behind the scenes. Let Brenda know how appreciated she is! 💬🙌

Meet Beth! 🫶✏️

Beth is the Kids Director at Redemption Gilbert, working with her team to encourage and equip volunteers to share the love of Jesus with kids from birth-4th grade. Say hello to Beth!

Q&A:
What’s a hill you’ll die on that has nothing to do with theology?
I’m a Pennsylvania native - so I’ll die on the hill of defending my Pennsylvania Dutch culture, pronunciations of our quirky words, peculiar foods and insisting that I’m from the “North East” and not the “Midwest”.

How did you end up at Redemption Gilbert?
We moved to AZ in May of 1998.  It was recommended that we stop by the Chamber of Commerce in downtown Gilbert. There we found a flyer for “East Valley Bible Church” and realized it was close by so we thought we’d give it a try.  We’ve never left. (Ironically no one on the staff knew who put flyers at the Chamber of Commerce!)

We are so thankful for all the hardwork, dedication, and love that Beth puts into Kids Ministry and how she pours into the next generation so faithfully! Leave a comment below to show Beth some love! 💬💛

Summer has a way of speeding up even when we expect it to slow down. This year, we’re being intentional about that — carving out a little space each week to breathe, reflect, and reconnect.
Week 1 of our Summer Slowdown starts with a sermon on solitude from Bridgetown Church. It’s a practice most of us have forgotten, and one that might be exactly what this season is calling us toward.
About 45 minutes. Good for a drive, a walk, or a slow morning. Find the link in our story highlight!