Redeeming Waters International Ministry was established in 2019. In 2024 planted in the beautiful city of Bartow, Florida. It is our prayer that the community will find us to be an encouraging, friendly group of
people. While we don’t make any claims to be perfect, we are regularly discovering truths that are changing us individually and enriching our lives as a church community.
The people in our congregation are just like you and many others in the community of Bartow and surrounding areas—trying to find the time and energy to fit everything in each week and keep life in balance. To do that we’re convinced that we need wisdom and love beyond our limited capacities. That’s why we set aside time every week to worship God and learn from his Book, the Bible. In our Bible study time and worship services, young and old learn principles for successful living that work not only on Sundays but every day of the week.
Our church is built and will continue to build from a source of strength and joy that we give each other and our affiliation with the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) established in the year 1897 and a part of the Lakeland Impact Regional District under the Hand of the Southern Florida Jurisdiction under the Leadership of Interim Presiding Prelate, Bishop Lawrence Wooten.
As we worship God, learn from the Bible, and pray for one another, we develop a common bond. Families coming to church together are strengthened in their commitment to God and as well as to each other. We’re finding new answers to individual and family needs and know we can make the same Impact in the community of Seminole and our surrounding neighbor communities.
We’ve also learned that King Solomon was right when he wrote, “Train up a child in the way he should go: And when he is old, he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6). With the range of challenges and temptations facing people today The Leadership of the local church; our Senior Pastor Ray Pennington, MDIV., has committed his life to the work of impacting communities and loving the people of God. He is also; along with other ministers and elders committed to having age-appropriate classes that apply practical scriptural teaching to real-life issues they face. What better foundation for a happy, productive life can you offer families?
All the benefits that we enjoy at our church are based on our commitment to Jesus Christ as our Savior, and the Word of God as our guidebook. When you commit your life to Christ, you enter a special relationship with God that enables you to face life’s problems and bear them with his aid and the help of his people.
Do we find this approach to life fulfilling? Absolutely! We’re finding out for ourselves the meaning of Christ’s words: “I came that they may have life and have it abundantly” (John 10:10). We believe, as the Bible teaches, that Jesus made eternal life and forgiveness available to us when he died on the cross for our sins: “Christ...suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God” (1 Peter 3:18). “To all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:12). By putting your trust in the risen Jesus Christ, you too can share the blessings of becoming a child of God and enjoy building relationships with his people right here in our church.
