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Events
Click here and plan on joining us for out next event. Our calendar is available for planning your visit.
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Get Connected
We have a variety of groups to connect with to explore and set a course for your spiritual journey.
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Give
To help support our ministries and missions, feel free to donate to our church utilizing traditional or electronic methods.
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Newsletters & Videos
Did you miss a Sunday? Here you can find past sermons and messages by our Senior Pastor and other guest speakers.
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Community Service
Here in the congregation, we engage in concrete actions that make the community a more just and loving place.
A Brief History
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The First United Methodist Church of Riverside was founded in 1872, just the second church to open in Riverside. The church recently celebrated its 150th anniversary. A fire in 1947 devastated the original sanctuary, located near the Mission Inn. The congregation raised funds for a large concrete sanctuary at 4845 Brockton Avenue and during the 50s and 60s built that as well as a Fellowship Hall, an Education building with a preschool, an office, and a Scout House. Today the church is home to music groups, community service projects, social activities for children, youth and adults and inspiring worship services. Come be part of our future.