Redemption Hill Church — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Bill Riedel (founding Lead Pastor, 2011)

Founded 2011

Denomination Non-Denominational (9Marks aligned, SBC affiliated)

Service Times Sunday 9:00 AM & 5:00 PM

Men's Ministry Yes

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.redemptionhilldc.org

Pastor Credentials BA Trinity International University (2002); MDiv Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (2005); served 4.5 yrs at Faith Church Indianapolis before planting DC.

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

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

Acts 29 Trinitarian orthodox.

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

Acts 29 affirms inerrancy.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Developing; specifics not detailed.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

Reformed sola fide.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

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

Complementarian (explicitly stated on homepage).

EXPLICITLY complementarian with male elder structure; verified on about/ministry pages.

Strong

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Lead Pastor Bill Riedel confirmed via 'Ask Pastor Bill' link on homepage. Green holds.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

Expository (9Marks and Acts 29 tradition).

Strong

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

'In the city for the city' tagline confirmed on homepage. Green holds.

Strong

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

Capitol Hill context; conservative Reformed posture.

Strong

Accountability Structure

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

Acts 29/9Marks/SBC affiliations not visible on homepage — verify on Values/About pages. Yellow holds.

Caution

Assessment

Redemption Hill Church is a doctrinally serious Gospel-centered church plant in the heart of Capitol Hill DC, launched in 2011 by Pastor Bill Riedel. The church's self-description — 'gospel-centered worship, gospel-shaped community, gospel-driven mission' — maps directly onto what a disciple-making, Great Commission church should look like. Strong alignment with 9Marks ecclesiology means healthy membership practices, expository preaching, and elder-led governance. Two services (9AM and 5PM) serve the Capitol Hill community of government workers, military, and young professionals. For USMC Ministries, this is exactly the kind of city-center church plant that models what healthy church planting looks like in a mission field context. Smaller congregation means deeper community possible.

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Sources & Evidence

Enrichment Notes

Correction: primary network affiliation is Acts 29, not SBC (prior directory claim). Strong green-zone signals.

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 redemptionhilldc.org
[2] Live source acts29.com/church/redemption-hill-church/

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