Redeemer Montclair » About

Vision

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The Redeemer church of Montclair exists to be a worshiping community that speaks to suburban life in Montclair and surrounding communities by proclaiming Christ and his Gospel through word and deed. We seek to communicate to a modern, diverse and sophisticated community that apart from God we live our lives in alienation and false consciousness, however prosperous, pleasurable, or productive our days may seem.

Leadership & Staff

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Randy Lovelace / Senior Pastor

Pastor Randy Lovelace is the senior and founding pastor of Redeemer Montclair, having moved to Montclair in 2001 to work with ten couples who helped begin the congregation. A graduate of Wheaton College (1993, B.A. in Literature) and Covenant Theological Seminary (1997, Master of Divinity), Randy currently serves as Chairman of the Administrative Team of the Metropolitan New York Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America and as a member of the PCA’s Administrative Committee and Board of Directors. He and his wife, Kate, have a daughter and live in Bloomfield. Randy’s favorite hobby is cycling.
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Erik Swanson / Assistant Pastor

Pastor Erik Swanson serves as the assistant pastor, overseeing youth and family ministries, having moved here in 2007. He is a graduate of Covenant College (2002, B.A. in Philosophy) and Covenant Theological Seminary (2007, Master of Divinity). He and his wife Joy have two sons Nathan and Micah and live in Bloomfield. Erik’s favorite hobbies are reading, sports, and camping.
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Elders & Deacons

Elders: William Arnold, Sean Bailey, Abraham Houng, Dennis Martenz, Leonard Noll
Deacons: Ming Chang, Jason LaValley, Sal Perednia, Todd Reilly
Deaconess: Eva Perednia

Staff

Kristin Hopper / Children’s Ministry Director

Kristin Hopper serves as the Children’s Ministry Director overseeing the Sunday School program.
She is a graduate of Texas A&M, and after working as an accountant in the oil and gas industry for 10 years, relishes working with her true love: kids. Kristin and her family moved from Texas three years ago and now live in Bloomfield. She and her husband, Tim, have 3 children: Matthew, Katie and Jack. Kristin’s favorite hobbies are MOPs (Mother’s of Preschoolers), scrapbooking, and going fun places with her family.
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Loretta DiQuattro / Administrative Assistant

Loretta DiQuattro serves as the administrative assistant to the pastors and congregation. She graduated from the Berkeley School with an executive secretarial degree. Loretta and her husband, Mark, live in Belleville with their youngest child, Danielle. Loretta and Mark also have 2 sons, David and Paul, 2 daughter-in-laws Rachel and Marianne, and a grandson, Caleb. Loretta’s favorite past time is spending time with her family and scrapbooking.
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History

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Redeemer Montclair began as a Fellowship Group in Montclair in 1999. It was made up of members of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in NYC who had a vision for a church plant in Montclair. Our first service was on September 16, 2001. We are encouraged to see the growth since 2001 and we look forward to proclaiming and living out the gospel to meet human needs in the Metro New York area.

Redeemer is not “new” in the structure of its beliefs, however. Redeemer wholeheartedly embraces the historic Christian faith expressed in all the ecumenical creeds of the universal church (e.g. the Apostles and Nicene Creeds). It is also committed to the historic Presbyterian form of the Christian tradition, by its subscription to the Westminster Confession of Faith. Redeemer is a member congregation of the Presbyterian Church in America, a denomination which is national in scope.

Triquetra

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This symbol, called a TRIQUETRA from the Latin word meaning “three cornered,” was used by the early church to represent the Trinity. The three interwoven areas are equal in size, and each can be distinguished from the other two but cannot be separated without destroying the figure. This symbolizes that the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are three persons of equal power, honor and glory but are indivisibly one God.

Our affiliation

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Redeemer Montclair is a member of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). The PCA is:

Historic

We are committed to the timeless message of the Bible, which was taught by the New Testament church, and recovered during the Protestant Reformation.

Progressive

We believe that God’s unchanging message is so life changing, satisfying, and fulfilling that it must be communicated to each generation in contemporary, culturally relevant language, forms, and styles.

Unique

This combination of a rich historical tradition communicated in culturally relevant forms is unique. The international scope of our movement also gives us unique opportunities. We have ministries working to plant churches throughout North America and throughout the world. We have had 330 new churches started in the past five years, including 50 new works in multi-cultural/non-Anglo populations.