About Redeemer

For over 40 years Redeemer Lutheran Church has been a vital Christian presence in the Greater Portland area. Originally meeting in South Portland, the charter service was held in 1962 with 55 people signing the charter roll. In 1965, the congregation purchased the site for its permanent church home on Spurwink Avenue in Cape Elizabeth. Groundbreaking was in 1967, and the new church building was dedicated one year later. The facility has continued to grow with expansions to the fellowship wing in 1980.

The congregation is comprised of people from many area communities who gather together for Christian worship, prayer, fellowship and service. Through programs and agencies of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, the Redeemer Congregation is able to reach out in worldwide mission and social care projects.

Our Pastor

The Reverend Edward J. Balfour was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to orthodox Jewish parents. At age twenty he was Baptized and confirmed into the Christian faith.

In 1982 Pastor Balfour entered Concordia College, Portland, Oregon, to take pre-seminary training. He began seminary in 1984 at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He graduated in 1988 with a Master of Divinity Degree. The following year he was the resident oncology chaplain at Parkview Memorial Hospital in Fort Wayne. In July of 1989 he was ordained and installed as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Brooklyn, New York.

Pastor accepted the Call to Redeemer Lutheran Church and together with his wife, Marie, and son, Brett, moved to Cape Elizabeth in December of 1990. He was installed as our sixth pastor on January 5, 1991.

Pastor Balfour has written articles and spoken on the subject of his conversion by the Holy Spirit from Judaism to Christianity. He presently serves on the Board of Directors of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod.

Service and Fellowship Opportunities

• Altar Guild
• Chancel Choir
• Handbell Choir
• Servants of the Cross
• Hospitality
• Hospital Visits
• Home Visits
• Phone Calls
• Card Senders
• College Student Contacts
• Meal Assistance
• Community Outreach
• Transportation
• Christian Education
• Youth Group
• Evangelism Committee
• Stewardship Committee