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
Volunteer to deliver flowers to our church friends. Flowers have the power to brighten one’s day and say “we care." Flowers are often delivered to those who have been ill, undergone surgery, lost a loved one, or welcomed a new child into their home. Choosing just one or two days a quarter is helpful and appreciated.
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.
Call to Worship LIturgist
Serve as a liturgist for the Call to Worship at the beginning of the worship service.
Usher - 10:30 am Service
Help welcome people to our sanctuary, offer them a bulletin, answer questions etc. All ages are welcome to usher.
Join the Unit
Everyone can help in the kitchen! If you can’t cook, consider volunteering for the dish washing team.
Help decorate and prepare for special church-wide meals and events.
Be part of a team that helps decorate the sanctuary for special services.
Be a College Secret Pal
Secret Pals keep in touch with college students during the school year by letters, cards or care packages. Contact Jean Grant-Dooley.
The 2nd Thursday of each month is RPC's day to cook and serve over 400 meals to people experiencing homelessness in Jacksonville. Each month 3 helpers are needed for cooking and up to 8 volunteers are needed to serve dinner.
Dates in 2024: June 13, July 11, August 8, September 12, October 10, November 14
The Board is especially excited about the first season with a true home for RPC Basketball: the Family Life Center! Thank you to all who brought about this transformative space to the RPC community. The league is open to boys ages 6-16 and girls ages 7-12. The season runs from November to early February. Registration opens on September 1.
Volunteer coaches, gym monitors and referees are always needed!
Interfaith Coalition for Action, Reconciliation and Empowerment
Give voice and vote to your concern and hope for Jacksonville. Help set the agenda for ICARE as we work to improve our city.
Sulzbacher Center
Thornwell Home for Children
Trinity Food Pantry
Sanctuary on 8th Street
Salvation Army Red Kettle Drive
Riverside Tradition House, sober residence
Riverside Presbyterian Day School
Riverside Presbyterian Basketball League
OneJax
Montgomery Presbyterian Camp and Conference Center
Riverside Presbyterian House and Apartments
Presbyterian Social Ministries
Life Renewed Counseling
Interfaith Coalition for Action, Reconciliation and Empowerment
Fonkoze
Angelwood
Downtown Ecumenical Services Council
Columbia Theological Seminary
CEW Field Days
Caring Tree Gifts for Local Children
Partners in Ministry
The Meals on Wheels (MOW) program has been a part of Riverside for many years and this spring we partnered with Aging True, a local nonprofit that administers federally funded nutritional services, which allows us to serve more of the over 2,000 seniors on a waitlist. With more drivers more seniors can receive help! Contact Nancy Carlton at 388-8187 to learn more or to volunteer.
Each year our church takes an "Earth Care Pledge" and works toward finding new and creative ways to care for our earth as individuals and as a community.
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
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.
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