Community support activities

Riverside reaching out...

Our Christian faith calls us not only to worship, but also to serve.  Throughout scripture we are called to care for all of God’s children.  At Riverside, we are committed to serving our community, nation, and world in the name of Christ.  The church offers opportunity to be involved in serving with God’s people in several ministry-programs in three general ways – ministries related to children and education, ministries supporting neighborhood events, and ministries offering support to members of our local community. 

Serving in ministry to support needs

of daily living:

Below you will find information about the ministries and programs our members are involved in which support the daily living needs of the residents in our greater-Jacksonville community.

• Florida Christian Center – senior housing and spiritual care

• Downtown Ecumenical Services Council (DESC) – an emergency needs program providing food, finances and clothing

• Thanksgiving Baskets – serving meals to families in need

• Christmas Sharing Tree – sharing our bounty with families at Christmas

• CROP Walk – helps feed the needy in our area

• Cold Night Shelter – provides shelter during the winter months for our area’s homeless

• Church facilities used by community organizations

• Riverside Cross Award – presented to community members in recognition for service to the community

Please don’t hesitate to participate with us in any of these ministry efforts.  Contact the church office to learn more.