Our Vision
“To see the Gospel renew the Windsor-Essex region through a Christ-centred church for the curious, the committed, and everyone in between.”
Who We Are
Our Mission
“To be a nearby church where people can explore, experience and express the Gospel in life.”
Our Core Commitment
“A church not for ourselves, but for Christ and the city.”
Section 1
Our Values
Gospel-Centred
The Gospel is not only the way into the Christian faith, it is also the foundation for growth and spiritual flourishing, as it centres us on Jesus Christ, the author and perfecter of our faith.
Missional
The Gospel changes everything. As such, we are committed to intentionally engaging the culture with respect, while graciously defending the claims of Christ. Addressing misconceptions about Jesus, we are a missional church.
Prayerful
We believe that only God can change our lives and the city we love. As such, we are committed to being a prayerful people.
City-Centred
God made the city a place of refuge, creativity, and beauty. As such, we want to seek the welfare of the city in all its facets. We are committed to being a merciful instrument of God’s renewing grace and to the flourishing of the city as a whole.
Section 2
What We Believe
Our doctrinal views are summarized in the Westminster Confession of Faith and the Westminster Shorter and Longer Catechisms.
Westminster Shorter Catechism
TLDR; Key summary of the essentials
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We believe the Bible is the written word of God, inspired by the Holy Spirit and without error in the original manuscripts. The Bible is the revelation of God’s truth and is infallible and authoritative in all matters of faith and practice.
2
We believe in the Holy Trinity. There is one God, who exists eternally in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
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We believe that all are sinners and totally unable to save themselves from God’s displeasure, except by His mercy.
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We believe that salvation is by God alone as He sovereignly chooses those He will save. We believe His choice is based solely on His grace, not on any human individual merit or on His foreknowledge of our faith.
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We believe that Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God, who through His perfect life and sacrificial death atoned for the sins of all who will trust in him alone for their salvation.
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We believe that God is gracious and faithful to His people, not simply as individuals, but as families in successive generations, according to His covenant promises.
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We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells God’s people and gives them the strength and wisdom to trust Christ and follow Him.
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We believe that Jesus will return, bodily and visibly, to judge all mankind and to take His people to their eternal home.
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We believe that all aspects of our lives are to be lived to the glory of God under the lordship of Jesus Christ.
Section 3
Our Team
Church Planter
Kingsley Lai
Born in Windsor, Ontario, Kingsley encountered Christ early and sensed a call to pastoral ministry from a young age. Before entering ministry, he earned a degree in Medical Radiation Sciences from McMaster University and served in several of Canada’s leading hospitals.
In 2018, he began seminary training and later served at Grace Toronto Church as an Associate Pastor. Kingsley is ordained in the Presbyterian Church in America and is planting Redeemer Church Windsor alongside his wife, Hannah, and their two children.
Leadership Culture
How We Want To Lead
Redeemer Windsor is being planted with a commitment to pastoral warmth, theological clarity, shared accountability, and healthy Presbyterian oversight. We aim to be thoughtful, winsome, prayerful, and outward-facing—not busy, flashy, or personality-driven.
This means being intentionally gospel-centred, intentionally rooted in Scripture, intentional about discipleship, intentional about engaging skeptics, and intentionally city-centred. We want to be a church people can call home, and a church that is particular about vision while flexible with details.
Temporary Session
Session Oversight
Ben Jolliffe
Resurrection Church
Daniel Kim
New City Church Newmarket
Phil VanAndel
New City Church Newmarket
David So
Grace Toronto Church
Key Partners
Church Planting Partners & Networks
Eastern Canada Presbytery
Great Lakes Presbytery
The Detroit Project
Grace Network & City to City Canada
Section 4
Our Denomination
Redeemer Church Windsor is a congregation within the Presbyterian Church in America, with a network of over 1700 churches across the US & Canada.
PCA
Faithful to the Scriptures.
True to the Reformed Faith.
Obedient to the Great Commission.
The PCA's History
The Presbyterian Church in America
The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) was formed in 1973 to be a denomination that is “Faithful to the Scriptures, True to the Reformed Faith, and Obedient to the Great Commission.”
The PCA is an evangelical denomination in that we proclaim the gospel of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. The word “evangelical” comes from the Greek word meaning “good news.” We desire all people to trust in the saving work of Jesus and enjoy eternal life in him.
The PCA is a reformed denomination in that we believe in the biblical truth proclaimed during the Protestant Reformation. The Word of God, rather than tradition, is the only guide for the Church. God alone saves through his immeasurable mercy and according to his sovereign plan. We believe the system of doctrine taught in the Bible is summarized well in the Westminster Confession of Faith with the Larger and Shorter Catechisms.
The PCA is a Presbyterian denomination in that we have a representative form of church government. A local church is governed by a “Session” comprised of elders (i.e., “presbyters”) elected by the members of the congregation. Pastors and representatives of local churches in a region form a “Presbytery.” Representatives of Presbyteries and local churches meet annually at a “General Assembly.”
The General Assembly Committees and Agencies help local churches combine their efforts and resources to advance God’s Kingdom more effectively.
