We are an unlikely group of people who have been brought
together by God to share love and the warmth of God's Presence with others.
We are a congregation grounded in a spirituality that calls
forth a need to be involved in social justice issues of our time. We are a
prayerful and energized group of diverse souls united in God's spirit.
We are a faith community that embraces, nurtures, reconciles, and celebrates God’s
creative love for all people as revealed in the person of Jesus Christ and
experienced in the Holy Spirit.
In
March 2009, God moved us to our beautiful new church home on the corner of
Post and Cherry. Since that time we have been singing hymns that have
filled the sanctuary with songs of praise and adoration for all that God
has done for us in creating and sustaining our family of faith. Recently,
as we were singing the last hymn in the service, I was struck again by
what worship really means at Riverside United Church of Christ. It is a
coming together in God’s Presence; it is singing from the heart, it is an
experience of wonderful love and community. We are a family rich with
diversity and gifts for ministry and a truly amazing atmosphere of
celebration Sunday after Sunday. There is joy here, there is hope here,
there is peace here and there is, especially, love here. As we move
forward at Riverside United Church of Christ, I am still in awe over what
God has done with us and through us these past six years.
I
hope you will visit us soon as we continue to live out our commitment to
welcoming all into the inclusive love of Jesus Christ experienced in our
family of faith.
Come and experience what it felt like to be in a first century
kind of church. We are a new church start, we are open and affirming and God has
already done amazing things in our congregation.
We welcome all to
worship who know God's love to be inclusive of all individuals.
Riverside United Church of
Christ
2858 Post Street
Jacksonville, FL 32205
(904) 710-4994 ruccjax@aol.com