In late 1950 the Bishop of our diocese, the Right Reverend John James Gravatt, asked a small group of families from Christ Church to consider establishing an Episcopal parish in the Augusta Road area of Greenville. In February, 1951 approximately fifty people attended the first meeting of this group. After receiving the approval of our Bishop, the group began conducting services in the cafeteria of Augusta Circle Elementary School.
In 1952, the Diocese of Upper South Carolina accepted the church as a self-supporting parish. The first Holy Eucharist was celebrated in February of that year. By May, ground was broken for the parish hall and a chapel on the present site. At that time it had been more than 40 years since a new Episcopal church was built in Greenville.
From our beginning more than 70 years ago, Church of the Redeemer continues to be a vibrant Christian community. Our members come from Greenville and beyond; you are invited to become part of our present and our future as we continue to worship and serve in the name of Christ.