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NY Leadership
Development Center

Overview & Vision

A New Space for Church Planters

The NY Leadership Development Center, under development by the New York Project, will be a dynamic space providing hospitality and a center for our community of ministry leaders and church planters.

The Center

We are pleased to announce that City to City, in collaboration with the NY Project, has been allocated three floors in Redeemer East Side’s new building to launch the Leadership Development Center. The center opening will focus on connecting with other ministry leaders and their communities, along with removing hurdles and assisting church planters.

The Purpose

The space is uniquely positioned within the city to promote and leverage the hospitality and collaboration of one group of church planters to the next. NY Leadership Development Center will offer the following:

  • A training space
  • A coworking space
  • A space for core teams to meet as they develop and strategize
  • A gathering ground for network and denominational meetings


The NYC Leadership Development Center will exist as a catalytic space to see churches planted and planters equipped with training and community.

Milestones & Development

Our prayer and passion is to see this space be used as an instrument of God to our city and flourish under the transformative power of the Gospel. We’ve got a long way to go, and want you to be a part of our journey!

08.20
Phase I
Design & Budgeting
03.22
Phase II
Demolition of Exisitng Structure
06.22
Phase III
Breaking Ground
2024‎‏‏‎ ‎
Phase IV

Target Move-In Date

(Spring)
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Be Involved

The NY Leadership Development Center will exist for the City to be the glory of God. You can be connected to the center’s present and future by covering this process and its fruit in prayer. Please consider regularly praying for:

The Buildout The ongoing construction and the protection of the workers involved

The Community Impact The space’s integration and its positive impact on the surrounding community

Successful Church Planting The space’s efficacy as a catalyst for successful church planting in NYC

God’s Kingdom To continue to see God’s Kingdom come here on earth as it is in Heaven!

Want to know more about the NY Leadership Development Center?
Shenaya Dias Classroom & Student Success Coordinator, City Ministry Program

Shenaya Dias works for Redeemer City to City as the Classroom and Student Success.

Coordinator for the City Ministry Program (CMP) at Redeemer City to City. She is originally from Negombo, Sri Lanka, but she has been in New York for the past four years. She has a bachelor’s degree in economics, Pre-Law from Fordham University. Prior to this position, Shenaya worked as a Paralegal Specialist for the US Department of Justice in Manhattan. She is also an unreached prayer writer for the Joshua Project. A fun fact about Shenaya, she used to be a competitive Ocean/Sea Swimmer back in Sri Lanka. Some of her hobbies include playing the piano and traveling.