Returning to the Church: Cheryl Reddel’s Story
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Cheryl Reddel shares a personal account of her journey back to the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, reflecting on the importance of belonging, stability, and community.
Her story highlights how our Church’s values provided guidance and support through different stages of her life, particularly as a working mother balancing family and responsibility.
I am a single parent, so I have a home loan and I have to pay my bills. I don’t know whether I could cope staying at home and being a housewife.
I left the community when I was 18 and came back when I was 43. When I left I was young, then I had a family and as my children grew, I realized that was the life I wanted.
I have two children Kira is nearly 28, and Mitch is 26. Mitch just got married, so no family extras yet. They’ve coped really well, because they weren’t born in the community, so it was different for them, but the Brethren surrounded them as family and friends that are in the community.
Easter comes and they all do the Easter egg hunts, so it’s not [that life outside the Church] is hidden from them. They all eat Easter eggs, so that’s not a problem and they know why. And there’s the Easter Bunny and then they have the hat parade at school.
