After hearing Pastor Jeff Noblit's preaching online, Josh Tancordo decided to move down to Grace Life Church of the Shoals to serve as a summer intern. While there, he met his future wife, Becky. After Josh had been mentored in Muscle Shoals for four years, the congregation commissioned Josh and Becky to plant Redeeming Grace Church in the summer of 2014.

After Josh and Becky built relationships and hosted a Bible study in Pittsburgh for two years, Redeeming Grace Church officially covenanted together as a church in October of 2016. Today, Redeeming Grace Church is a gospel-centered church that values rich biblical preaching and authentic Christian community. More than anything, they are passionate about Jesus. They want to see him worshiped, treasured, and exalted. To learn more about Redeeming Grace, visit https://www.redeeminggracepittsburgh.com/our-story.

December 2025 Update:

In just a few days, our oldest son, Caleb, will be a teenager! When we first moved to Pittsburgh, he was only one year old. And now...let's just say he's grown quite a bit. Caleb has also just finished our church's Membership Information Class and desires to be baptized and join the church. He'll soon be interviewed by a church elder. Please pray for wisdom as we move forward with that process. Thankfully, God's work of grace seems to be very evident in Caleb's life. 

This milestone is a reminder of how much we have to be thankful for not only in the church but also in our family. God has blessed us in many ways since coming here, but the greatest of those blessings is all he has done within the hearts of our kids. 

In addition, this past month, our church voted to add three additional elders to our current team of four elders, bringing our total to seven. It's a tremendous blessing to have such a strong team of humble and very well-qualified men. Please pray for all seven of us (Josh, Jeremy, Kyle, Bill, Shane, Will, and Joe) to be filled with the Spirit as we engage in this ministry. 

We'd also appreciate your prayer for a young man. He's been attending our church consistently for a couple of months and scheduled an appointment with me yesterday afternoon. The conversation started with his questions about how to go about finding a godly woman to marry, but it quickly turned into a conversation about his own spiritual condition. Suffice it to say that we spent well over an hour talking about the gospel and what genuine saving faith looks like... Please pray also for us to have wisdom as we follow up with him. 

And finally, as we approach this Christmas season, we're eagerly anticipating all the opportunities we'll have for outreach. Yet, in the midst of these outreach opportunities, we want to make sure our own hearts are captivated by Jesus. Please pray that our church would have our gaze fixed on Christ this Christmas season and grow to be more in awe of his glory and grace. 

Serving Him,
Josh & Becky