Redeemer Church and Redeemer Christian Academy were established in the 1940s and have been faithfully serving West LA out of their current building for over 80 years. From 1979 to 2020, Redeemer Church was led by Pastor Rich Frazier. Pastor Rich was a man of deep prayer, regularly spending four hours a day praying in the church sanctuary. He had a passion for healing prayer, frequently fasting and praying for the sick, visiting the terminally ill in their homes and contending for miracles.
Over the last decade, Redeemer has suffered numerous hardships, culminating with the unexpected death of Pastor Rich in 2020. But God raised up a small but mighty leadership team to preserve the legacy of Redeemer.
Daniel Mbusi, a real estate developer, has been a member of Redeemer church for over 40 years. Pastor Rich had been like a father to him, and after his passing Daniel felt a deep calling to honor and preserve the spiritual legacy of Redeemer. So he took out a loan and rescued Redeemer from financial debt. Together with Pastor Gabriel Frazier (Rich’s son), Mrs. Jacobs the new school principal, and Ms. Bahati who has been part of Redeemer for over a decade, Daniel and team have not only kept Redeemer alive but have begun restoring it, initiating renovation projects throughout the campus believing for a fresh move of God.
In mid-2025, the Redeemer team began looking for opportunities to rent their space. While the decision to seek tenants was initially driven by practical financial needs, the deeper desire of their hearts was to find a church who would become family for a long time. Prior to meeting Epicentre, Redeemer had been in conversation with numerous other organizations that were interested in their space and willing to pay market value. But when they met Epicentre in November 2025, they sensed that this was a sovereign move of God. They turned down the other opportunities that would have given them greater rental income, and they have joyfully invited Epicentre into a long-term spiritual covenant where we are stewarding and building on this sacred space together.
