The story behind
CITY TO CITY
We are a part of City to City Asia Pacific, which is, in turn, part of Redeemer City to City in New York City. The movement began out of the vision of Redeemer Presbyterian Church to see a renewal of Gospel-centred church planting in the great urban cities of the world, and is very much connected to the former pastor of Redeemer, Dr Timothy Keller.
We are not bound to any denomination, but rather to Christ. We know that it will take many churches to reach a city. We train leaders to start churches where teaching is biblically sound and applied to the cultures’ questions.
About
REDEEMER.
Redeemer City to City is a non-profit organization that prayerfully recruits, trains, coaches, and resources leaders who cultivate gospel movements in global cities primarily through church planting. Based in New York City, RCTC works in over 75 global cities throughout Africa, Asia, Australia, North America, Latin America, the Middle East, and Europe. The organization's vision is to see the gospel of Jesus Christ transform lives and impact cities.
about our Founder
tim keller
Timothy Keller planted Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City in 1989, which grew to a weekly attendance of over 5,000 people, and through which God brought many other fruitful ministries, such as Redeemer City to City, Hope for New York, and Redeemer Counseling Services, among others.
After stepping down from Redeemer Presbyterian in 2017, he continued to serve City to City full-time, a ministry that has helped start more than 1,000 churches in over 150 cities, and trained or reached more than 79,000 leaders.
“Cities, quite literally, have more of the image of God per square inch than any other place on earth. How can we not be drawn to such masses of humanity if we care about the same things that God cares about?”
Our brief history
IN TIMe
Dr. Keller co-founds Redeemer City to City (CTC) to take the church-planting and renewal model global.
2010-11
Connections made in Australia - the first City to City-related event is held in 2011 - the start of what becomes City to City Australia.
~ 2014
City to City Australia formalises as its own organisation - a company limited by guarantee with a governing board - after several years as an informal network.
2020-22
City to City Australia grows into cross-cultural (Vietnamese, Hindi, Cantonese, Mandarin) and First Nations church planting; first dedicated catalyst role created for Chinese-speaking leaders.
2001
Today.
City to City New Zealand launches as its own national entity in March 2026, with three one-day conferences held across the country; visiting leaders from the global City to City network take part.