About Us

Our Vision

To see the gospel of Jesus Christ impact lives and transform cities.

Cities play a unique role in the purposes of God, and New York City holds outsized influence and impact in bringing gospel renewal worldwide. We envision churches from different traditions, denominations, and ecclesial perspectives in every neighborhood joining in kingdom prayer and Spirit-empowered efforts as agents of this revival.

We envision a renewal in New York City that will catalyze a gospel movement in global cities, spark apostolic energy, prophetic imagination, and evangelistic fervor, and advance truth, goodness, justice, and beauty around the world.

The History

The modern gospel movement here dates back to the 1970’s, when the outer boroughs began to fill with Christian believers from Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia. These faithful settlers planted 2,000+ churches over two decades. Manhattan, meanwhile, remained largely secular, with less than 1% of the population part of a gospel teaching church. Over the next few decades the body of Christ grew in Center City from less than 1% to 5%. This growth was influenced by many new congregations, focused prayer, and a commitment to serve local neighborhoods.

Learn about the New York Project

Our Story

Redeemer City to City (CTC) New York City was co-founded by Tim Keller centered around reaching New Yorkers with the gospel and training church planters and leaders. After transitioning out of his position as senior pastor at Redeemer Presbyterian Church, Tim moved into a full-time role with CTC, focusing on ministry in global cities like New York City. He and CTC’s global leaders work together to invest in and pass along what they have learned to a new generation of ministry leaders. Through these endeavors, CTC helps build and propel movements of the gospel in New York City. We want to help start self-replicating, biblically-faithful churches representing multiple denominations and expressions that mirror the diversity of the city.

Our Impact

For nearly two decades, we've been empowering leaders to plant vibrant churches. Since 2016, our efforts have profoundly impacted our beloved city, transforming communities and fostering growth in countless ways.

Here's a glimpse of the difference we've made together:

2000+

Leaders Trained

240+

Churches Planted (with help or training from CTC, 210+ Churches still open)

40+

Potential Church Plants

36+

Denominations & Planting Networks represented in CTC programs

Our training philosophy and approach are informed by the following:

Foundation

An understanding of how the gospel of Jesus Christ and His kingdom utterly transforms us individually, communally, and systemically.
An understanding of how living incarnationally in a local context and learning to engage both its brokenness and beauty shapes gospel ministry.
An understanding of the unique competencies and skills required for urban church planting in the 21st century.
An understanding of how the cultural and theological resources from previously marginalized communities contribute to the global church.
An understanding of our unflinching dependence on God.