Redeemer Presbyterian Church of New Orleans — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Ray Cannata (Senior Pastor); Ken Kostrzewa (Associate Pastor / Director of Ministries)

Founded Post-Katrina era (mid-2000s)

Denomination PCA

Service Times Sunday — worship at 7100 St. Charles Ave (worship location); office at 5937 Magazine St

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.redeemernola.com

Pastor Credentials Cannata long-tenured senior pastor of Redeemer NOLA. Kostrzewa moved to New Orleans for post-Katrina rebuilding work; ordained PCA, Southern Louisiana Presbytery.

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)

Westminster Standards — Trinitarian.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Westminster Confession Ch. 1 — inerrancy.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Verify locally.

Strong

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformed.

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Gender / Biblical Design

Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?

PCA complementarian — male teaching/ruling elders.

PCA complementarian — male teaching/ruling elders per Westminster Standards + Book of Church Order.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Male teaching elders (Cannata, Kostrzewa); PCA polity.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Reformed expository preaching standard for PCA; verify locally.

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

Active urban / post-Katrina rebuilding ministry posture.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

RED — associate pastor Ken Kostrzewa signed the 2020 Warhurst Protest as a Ruling Elder (per Warhurst Protest signer list). Per Bayly's June 2025 update, no signers have publicly repented.

Caution

Accountability Structure

Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?

YELLOW — PCA elder on Warhurst Protest list. See warhornmedia.com and savethepca.com.

Caution

Assessment

Redeemer Presbyterian Church of New Orleans is a PCA congregation in Southern Louisiana Presbytery, with Ray Cannata as senior pastor and Ken Kostrzewa as associate pastor / director of ministries. Kostrzewa was a 2020 Warhurst Protest signer (listed in the protest roll as RE — Ruling Elder — of Southern Louisiana Presbytery, since transitioned to associate pastor). On paper Westminster-orthodox and complementarian; cultural posture toward Revoice-adjacent figures is the open question. Yellow — needs discernment.

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MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Pastor Signatures & Affiliations [Soft-progressive signatures]

Public statement signatures and organizational affiliations of this church's named pastors. "People is policy" — these are evidence-weighted signals about doctrinal trajectory, not the sole determinant of any rating.

Warhurst Protest (2020)

Ken Kostrzewa

Source: warhornmedia.com — hover for details

Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Cannata + Kostrzewa verified pastors on church website. Kostrzewa has since transitioned from RE to TE (associate pastor) per LinkedIn / church staff page; Warhurst-list capture predates that transition. Worship address (7100 St. Charles Ave) and office address (5937 Magazine St) both confirmed via website.

These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.

[1] Live source redeemernola.com/home
[2] Live source warhornmedia.com/2020/12/23/pca-hall-of-infamy-pastors-el…

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