WHO We Are

A Worshiping Community

We are a worshiping community in Atlanta, Georgia affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) and rooted in the belief that the historic Christian gospel is true, exciting, and transformative.

We are a collection of people from all walks and stages of life with varied backgrounds, ethnicities, interests, and gifts.

We are a church family that knows belief is not always easy, and we welcome those who are wrestling, struggling, or seeking.

Worship

Sunday services at 10:45 am

On Sundays, we gather for worship at 10:45 am. Our worship services are lively, reverent, liturgical, prayerful, and engaging, and they point us toward an encounter with God. Worship music at Redeemer blends the traditions of the past with modern hymns. We serve the Lord’s Supper weekly during worship.

Children are welcome in our worship service. We offer nursery care for 0-3 year olds, as well as Children’s Church for Pre-K through 2nd grade after dismissal during the service. If it’s your first time with us, our greeters at the church doors can guide you to our children’s area.

Grow

We want you to find a place where you are known, cared for, and able to serve well. Discipleship happens as we meet to pray, study, and apply Scripture to our lives.

Sunday Communities: Children, youth, and adults meet with their peers at 9:30 am on Sundays to study and apply the Scriptures. 

Small Groups: We have small groups and studies for men, women, and mixed groups of adults by location and life stage.

Prayer: On Wednesday evenings at 8 pm we meet on Zoom to pray for our church family, our community, and the world.

Serve

Opportunities to get involved

We encourage each other to use our time, energy, resources, and spiritual gifts to serve our church family and our community.

Servant teams within the church include greeters, ushers, video and livestream team, musicians, children’s and youth ministry volunteers, and more.

Go

Connect through outreach and mission

We work together regularly as a church family to share the love of Christ with others, partnering with local and global ministries.

Highlights include serving together at StreetWise Georgia’s mobile food pantry, gathering Christmas and Easter gifts for families in need, an annual mission trip to Cherokee, NC, and events to support and encourage local international students.

What We believe

Our Vision

Our vision is to be transformed by God’s mercy and grace into a community of priests engaged in God’s redeeming work in Atlanta and the world.

(from 1 Peter 4:2-10)

What We believe

Our Core Values

Because we have been restored to relationship with a God whose nature, character, and deeds are staggering, we value seeking, waiting on, and responding in reverent awe to his presence in all that we do. This means we recognize the transformative nature of experiencing him personally and our role in helping each other experience him.

2 Corinthians 3:18 & Psalm 46:10

Because the whole counsel of God is revealed in all 66 books of the Bible, we value its truth as central in all that we do. This means we appreciate the honesty and frankness of God’s Word and submit ourselves to its authority.

Psalm 119:105–106 & Hebrews 4:12

Because the gospel sets us free from pride, shame, and pretense, we value vulnerability. This means we are people who pursue personal and relational openness, admit our weaknesses, and humbly invite the help of God and one another.

Hebrews 5:1–3 & Galatians 6:2–3

Because Jesus commands us to go out into all the world and make disciples, we value an outward-facing posture. This means we see the people God brings across our path day by day and we seek to make God known, whatever sacrifice it may entail, showing thoughtful consideration for the lost and those seeking Christ among and around us.

Matthew 28:19–20 & 1 Peter 3:15–17

Because the gospel redeems and restores every part of life, we value holistic and deep discipleship, healing, and transformation. This means we desire to equip individuals to serve God in the way he has made them, and in the unique place he has put them, rather than simply integrating them into the ministry activities of our church.

1 Corinthians 12 & Ephesians 4:11–13

What We believe

Our Core Beliefs

As a congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), we hold to the Westminster Confession and Catechisms as our statement of faith.

These documents were crafted in the 1640s to summarize the teaching of Scripture on the vital doctrines of the faith and provide a source of unity and instruction for like-minded churches.

We believe the Bible teaches:

God is holy, pure, and perfect, yet he also passionately pursues broken people to love them with a love they have not earned. He is the one true, good Father.

The Bible is the inspired and inerrant Word of God, the only infallible rule of faith and practice.

There is one God, eternal and self-existing in three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) who are to be loved, honored, and adored equally.

All of humankind participated in Adam’s fall from his original sinless state and is thus lost in sin and totally helpless.

All of humankind is still made in the image of God, so we are noble, beautiful, and good, while at the same time we are broken in every aspect of our beings.

Since the Fall, God has been actively at work redeeming his creation. In the incarnation, life, and death of his son, Jesus Christ, God has declared, secured, and continued the restoration of all things in his kingdom.

The Sovereign God, for no other reason than his own unfathomable love and mercy, awakens, regenerates, and saves lost sinners from every nation. He does this through the quickening power of the Holy Spirit on account of the atoning death and resurrection of his Son, Jesus Christ.

Justification (being made right with God) is by faith. Through this faith, the undeserving sinner is clothed with the righteousness of Christ.

The goal of God’s salvation is that we would be adopted as his children, set free, and empowered to live a life of repentance, obedience, and reliance on the Holy Spirit, who works to transform us and restore the image of God in us.

Baptism is a sign of God’s covenant and is properly administered to children of believers in their infancy as well as to those who come to trust in Christ as adults.

Leadership

Preaching Team

While we are in the process of searching for our next lead pastor, the preaching of God’s Word will be handled by a team of experienced ministers from within our congregation.
Jon Medlock

Rev. Jon Medlock

jon@redeemeratlanta.org
Jon Medlock is the Vice President of People and Culture for Geneva Benefits Group, an agency of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). He is a member of the Northern California Presbytery, where he served as lead pastor for Trinity Presbyterian Church in San Luis Obispo, CA.
Prior to pastoring, Jon was an attorney. He holds a B.A. in American Studies from Oglethorpe University, a J.D. from Samford University, and an M.Div. from Covenant Theological Seminary. He is currently a PhD candidate in Educational Studies from Trinity International University. Jon and his wife Laurabeth have 6 kids and a rambunctious miniature dachshund named Nugget.
Al LaCour

Rev. Al LaCour

jal@thelacours.org
After graduating from Georgia Tech and Westminster Seminary, Al served for 30 years as a church planter and senior pastor for four PCA churches. He then developed and led RUF International, a ministry that equips Christians to welcome international students into their lives and churches.
Al and his wife, Elaine, have been married for over 49 years, and they call Church of the Redeemer their home church. They have two adult children, and they enjoy being “Gigi and Papa” to their three grandchildren.
Leadership

Church Staff

Cory Sellers

Cory Sellers

Director of Worship
cory@redeemeratlanta.org
Cory was born and raised in Auburn, Alabama, where he grew up playing music in church. In addition to being Redeemer’s Worship Director, Cory is a full-time financial planner and licensed CPA. As a young man, Cory took a break from the world of finance to try music full-time and even made it to Hollywood Week on American Idol. Although he is a gifted performer, Cory’s real passion is to help others enter into worship and meet God. He is married to Carrie and they have three children: Nathan, Evelyn and Caleb.
Meg Way

Meg Way

Director of Children’s Ministry
meg@redeemeratlanta.org
Meg has a passion for children’s ministry and pointing young people to Jesus. In her years of experience in pediatric dentistry, Meg grew in patience and empathy toward kids and noticed an increasing need for children in the community to learn the gospel. After many years volunteering with  Redeemer’s Kids, Meg gladly accepted the call to serve as the Children’s Ministry Director. Meg and her husband Brian have two children, Lila and Lawson. They enjoy exploring the zoo and the many parks that Atlanta has to offer.
Kerry Gragg

Kerry Gragg

Youth Director
kerry@redeemeratlanta.org
Kerry grew up in Atlanta and graduated from UNCG with a degree in biology. She played college soccer and then played semi-pro for the Atlanta Classics. In 2001, she was drafted to play professionally for the Atlanta Beat and also had a stint with the San Diego Spirit. After years of volunteering as a parent leader with Redeemer’s youth ministry, Kerry became the director in 2022. Kerry is married to Scott and they have three boys: Dawson, Donovan, and Dade. As a family they enjoy traveling, taking walks at night, and serving together.
Seya De Lastic

Seya de Lastic

Office Manager
seya@redeemeratlanta.org
Elise Ziegenbein

Elise Ziegenbein

Communications Director
elise@redeemeratlanta.org

Jessie Brunson

Facilities Manager
jessie@redeemeratlanta.org
Leadership

The Session

Church of the Redeemer is governed by a board of elders known as the Session. These men are elected from the congregation and ordained to oversee the spiritual and temporal affairs of the church.
Dan Childers

Dan Childers

Ruling Elder
dan@redeemeratlanta.org
Matt Coppedge

Matt Coppedge

Ruling Elder
matt@redeemeratlanta.org
Chuck Francis

Chuck Francis

Ruling Elder
chuck@redeemeratlanta.org
Kevin Roberts

Kevin Roberts

Ruling Elder / Clerk
kevin@redeemeratlanta.org
David Scott

David Scott

Ruling Elder
david@redeemeratlanta.org
Cory Sellers

Cory Sellers

Ruling Elder
cory@redeemeratlanta.org

Phil Drake

Elder Emeritus

Chris White

Elder Emeritus