Ways to Serve

Outreach / Ways to Serve

Riverside Presbyterian offers opportunities to serve our own church community, neighborhood, city and our world.

Serve in Our Congregation

RPC Deacon Ministries


Loaves and Fishes

This volunteer-based ministry team cooks and delivers provides meals to members with various needs, from new parents to those recovering from surgery or grieving a loss. Volunteer-based meal ministry to provide for new parents and those who are ill. A group cooks meals for freezing. 

New Baby in the House

Have you heard? Our church’s numbers have been growing with brand new baby members!! Help us to support these families as they adjust to life after the birth of their babies by signing up for a slot to provide them with a meal. Meals can be self made and delivered or ordered online for delivery. 

Currently there are not any meal sign ups but please check back at a later date. Thank you. 


Prayer Ministry

This ministry team prayers through both a public and private prayer list on a weekly basis. 

Love Callers

This ministry team reaches out to our church’s homebound and nursing home members, through phone calls, cards etc. They also coordinate other groups within the church (for example, the Youth, Sunday School Classes, Small Groups etc.) to be in touch with this important population in our church. 

Flower Ministry

This ministry team coordinates the rearrangement of flower arrangements used during Sunday worship into smaller bouquets to be delivered to people with various needs in the congregation.

First Friends Ministry

This ministry team builds relationships with and orientates new members during their first year of membership.

Congregational Care

This ministry team reaches out to members and visitors who have not been seen at church in a while, to make sure that they are receiving the support and care that they need. 

Congregational Service Opportunities


Serve in Our Community

Our goal is to provide volunteers and financial aid to ministries, missions and organizations in our surrounding community; and to support those ministries and programs we feel provide the best and largest impact for the areas in which they serve.

Community Service Opportunities


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    Sulzbacher Center

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    Thornwell Home for Children

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    Trinity Food Pantry

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    Sanctuary on 8th Street

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    Salvation Army Red Kettle Drive

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    Riverside Tradition House, sober residence

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    Riverside Presbyterian Day School

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    Riverside Presbyterian Basketball League

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    OneJax

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  • Organizations we support

    Montgomery Presbyterian Camp and Conference Center

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    Riverside Presbyterian House and Apartments

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    Presbyterian Social Ministries

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    Life Renewed Counseling

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    Interfaith Coalition for Action, Reconciliation and Empowerment


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    Fonkoze

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    Angelwood

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    Downtown Ecumenical Services Council

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    Columbia Theological Seminary

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    CEW Field Days

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    Caring Tree Gifts for Local Children

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Partners in Ministry

Serve in Our World

Presbyterian Mission Co-Workers


Mission Co-Workers are supported with monthly financial contributions as well as letters and prayers from our congregation. We currently support: 

Haiti: Mark Hare and Jenny Bent

Niger: Jim and Jodi McGill

Uganda: Shelvis and Nancy Smith-Mather


Partnerships in Haiti


We are a congregational partner of Fonkoze, an amazing micro-finance cooperative to help provide education, literacy and small loans to women in Haiti. Our goal is to be a catalyst for local congregations to join forces to provide greater impact on the poverty and lives of women in Haiti. We do this by providing education, travel and fundraising opportunities throughout the year.


An Essay Written by Herbert Artus

Lawa, a Neighborhood of Gros-Morne: 

The Troubled Cry of a Community in Distress

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Fonkoze will visit RPC May 20-21!

Through storms, earthquakes, and now political crisis and violence, Fonkoze has continued to provide the tools to empower the women in rural Haiti to feed, clothe and support their families. Marie Claire Dorcely and Rachel Pierre-Champagne will share their personal stories about the difficult work Fonkoze continues to do every day in Haiti. Saturday evening reception and special Sunday School class on Sunday! View the flier here.

$25K for Fonkoze!

Staff Contact


Windy Taylor

Director of Spiritual Fellowship

Staff Contact


The Rev. Dana Riley

Associate Pastor of Community Outreach

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