In 2006 Redland Baptist Church celebrated 40 years of active service in the Derwood area of Montgomery County, Md., a suburb of Washington, DC. The church began with 21 people meeting at a member’s home, and now hundreds of people gather each week on our 13-acre campus.
Over the years, a church building was built in several phases and numerous programs and ministries were begun. In the 1980s, Redland established several local churches in new suburban areas in Montgomery County. Since the 1990s, we have sent a number of mission teams throughout the United States and overseas; our mission trips are now annual events.
As the church has grown and changed, Redland members have remained committed to loving God, loving one another, and serving Montgomery County and the world in the name of Jesus Christ.
It’s easy to fit into our diverse congregation, which is a combination of long-term members and people who have arrived in Montgomery County more recently. We have members of all ages – as shown by our strong programs for children, teens, adults and senior adults! At Redland you’ll find some people who are lifelong Baptists, but many are from other church backgrounds or had little previous experience with Christianity.
All are welcome here!
Redland is launching a long-term plan that will make us a true “outpost” for Jesus Christ in our local community. We want to better meet the needs of people not currently active in a church so that they can experience God’s grace and grow to become fully committed followers of Christ.
The long-term plan includes expansion of our building facilities. In 2008 we will start Phase I of our building plan, beginning construction of a multi-purpose gymnasium. This facility will be used to reach and serve families in our community.
