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About Risen King

The Risen King Story

The story of Risen King begins in 1989, when a small band of believers led by Terry Wardle and Ron Walborn started a new church in Redding. The vision of these initial "Risen King-ers" was to have a church that would be contemporary in style, attractive to seekers, would grow through evangelism and intentional discipleship, and would emphasize Kingdom ministry through small groups – priorities that endure to this day.

Although they met at first in the senior pastor's garage, before long it became evident that they would need to find larger quarters. In early 1990 the church moved to our current location at 900 Twin View Boulevard. Initially, only a portion of the front building was used for offices, worship space, classrooms – everything! Over the years, as God has caused us to grow, we have expanded into all of the front building, and then all of the back building as well.

Over the past 15 years God has done many amazing things in and through Risen King. Long standing members of Risen King will never forget how God moved powerfully during a season of brokenness and healing that the senior pastor experienced and then led the church through. Later in the 90's the church experienced dramatic and powerful manifestations of the Holy Spirit's presence in a special time of renewal. Another highlight was our "Go Camps" through which we reached out to our community in creative ways including music, dance and "random acts of kindness." And no one can forget the special celebrations of God's work among us as we have baptized new believers in Whiskeytown Lake through the years.

Risen King has grown over the years from that initial band of folks meeting in a pastor's garage to a church of over 850 adults, youth, children and young adults meeting in two Sunday morning worship services, the Stirring on Sunday nights, junior high and senior high youth groups, and children's church and Sunday school classes. In addition to these large-group meetings, there are numerous growth groups, men's and women's groups, youth small groups and Stirring (young adult) small groups that meet throughout the week.

Read about our upcoming Journey to Oasis

Risen King's Tribute to Twin View Video

A Video Tribute to the 16 years of Risen King's ministry while located on Twin View Blvd. in Redding, CA.