River Road UMC

River Road UMC "Loving people to life." Join us for worship on Sundays at 9 and 11 am. Located in Henrico, VA, River Road UMC is where faith, community, and love intersect.

We're an energetic and vibrant congregation with roots dating back to 1956, balancing tradition with a modern twist. Here, spiritual growth and service go hand in hand. Join us on this journey where all paths, hearts, and stories are welcome!

Welcome to River Road UMC's 11 am worship! Today, Reverend Rhoda Howell delivers the sermon "The Holy Work of Rest." We'...
09/06/2026

Welcome to River Road UMC's 11 am worship! Today, Reverend Rhoda Howell delivers the sermon "The Holy Work of Rest." We're glad to have you tuning in!

Welcome to River Road UMC's 11 am worship! Today, Reverend Rhoda Ho...

Welcome to River Road UMC's 9 am worship! Today, Reverend Rhoda Howell delivers the sermon "The Holy Work of Rest." We'r...
09/06/2026

Welcome to River Road UMC's 9 am worship! Today, Reverend Rhoda Howell delivers the sermon "The Holy Work of Rest." We're glad to have you tuning in!

Welcome to River Road UMC's 9 am worship! Today, Reverend Rhoda How...

Welcome to River Road UMC's 11 am worship! Rhoda Howell continues the sermon series "The Questions God Asks Us" with the...
08/30/2026

Welcome to River Road UMC's 11 am worship! Rhoda Howell continues the sermon series "The Questions God Asks Us" with the seventh message, "What Do You Live For?" We're glad to have you tuning in!

Welcome to River Road UMC's 11 am worship! Rhoda Howell continues t...

Welcome to River Road UMC's 9 am worship! Pastor Rhoda Howell continues the sermon series "The Questions God Asks Us" wi...
08/30/2026

Welcome to River Road UMC's 9 am worship! Pastor Rhoda Howell continues the sermon series "The Questions God Asks Us" with the seventh message, "What Do You Live For?" We're glad to have you tuning in!

Welcome to River Road UMC's 9 am worship! Rhoda Howell continues th...

🌱Let’s grow together this fall!Thank you to everyone who stopped by our Let's Grow! event on Sunday to explore fall smal...
08/25/2026

🌱Let’s grow together this fall!

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our Let's Grow! event on Sunday to explore fall small groups and learn what’s ahead for our children’s and youth ministries. We’re excited for a season of growing in faith, building community, and discovering new ways God is at work at River Road UMC.

Missed out on the fun? You can still get connected—visit our website or stop by the Welcome Center to discover what's new this fall.

It’s a big day at Open Arms Christian Preschool!Happy first day of school! Our halls are full of bright smiles and the j...
08/24/2026

It’s a big day at Open Arms Christian Preschool!
Happy first day of school! Our halls are full of bright smiles and the joyful energy of children ready to learn, play, and grow. Here’s to a great year filled with God's grace at every step.

Welcome to River Road UMC's 11 am worship! Pastor Bert Cloud continues his sermon series "The Questions God Asks Us" wit...
08/23/2026

Welcome to River Road UMC's 11 am worship! Pastor Bert Cloud continues his sermon series "The Questions God Asks Us" with the sixth message, "What Are You Doing Here, Elijah?" We're glad to have you tuning in!

Welcome to River Road UMC's 11 am worship! Pastor Bert Cloud contin...

Welcome to River Road UMC's 9 am worship! Pastor Bert Cloud continues his sermon series "The Questions God Asks Us" with...
08/23/2026

Welcome to River Road UMC's 9 am worship! Pastor Bert Cloud continues his sermon series "The Questions God Asks Us" with the sixth message, "What Are You Doing Here, Elijah?" We're glad to have you tuning in!

Welcome to River Road UMC's 9 am worship! Pastor Bert Cloud continu...

Our Summer of Sharing has officially wrapped and we are so grateful for all the donations, prayers, and tangible love we...
08/21/2026

Our Summer of Sharing has officially wrapped and we are so grateful for all the donations, prayers, and tangible love we were able to share with our community. To top off a great season of generosity, on Wednesday evening we hosted a school supply store with to support local families in an English Learning Community. Twenty students went home with all the supplies they need for a strong start to the school year. Thank you for all the ways you have loved people to life this summer!

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We have gotten so many Tiny Jesus photos this summer, it's been a little challenging to keep up with reposting them! We'...
08/20/2026

We have gotten so many Tiny Jesus photos this summer, it's been a little challenging to keep up with reposting them! We're so thrilled every time we receive a new photo showcasing the adventures everyone's been having. Here's a little recap of Tiny Jesus photos we've received in the past month:

1st photo: Bob and Beth Wilson in Trieste, Italy before boarding a cruise ship.

2nd photo: Tiny Jesus among Christmas ornaments in Kotor, Montenegro during Bob and Beth Wilson's cruise adventures.

3rd photo: Tiny Jesus celebrating Beth Wilson's birthday with Bob. Members of the cruise ship's staff decorated their cabin for the occasion.

4th and 5th photos: Steve Short with Tiny Jesus in Paris, France.

6th photo: Tiny Jesus made it to Staunton, Virginia with Stuart and Gloria DeWitt.

7th, 8th, and 9th photos (description provided by the Eastman family): Two weeks ago the Eastman family made our annual visit to Long Beach Island, NJ. We had a great house with a rooftop deck and a view of both the ocean to the east and the bay to the west. On Tuesday night, we placed tiny Jesus on the railing of the rooftop deck as we watched the sunset. After taking an initial picture with the sunset in the background, we repositioned to try to align the setting sun so that it would appear as a halo around the head of tiny Jesus. As we were setting up for that picture a gust of wind came up and blew tiny Jesus off the rail and directly into an open drainpipe on the deck. For two days we tried various ways to retrieve tiny Jesus from the pipe to no avail. On Thursday night a thunderstorm with heavy rain stalled out over this part of the island and dumped out inches of rain. Friday morning we found where the drainpipe exited the house and were elated to see that tine Jesus had been swept through the drain and had landed in the dune grass. Friday night, with flip flops placed over every drainpipe for protection, tiny Jesus once again was placed on the railing and this time successfully fit with his halo!

10th photo: Tiny Jesus helping the DiCristinas prepare side dishes for this year's Churchwide Picnic!

Now that we're all caught up, we'll be posting more Tiny Jesus photos as we receive them! We'll be winding down Tiny Jesus posting after Labor Day, so there's still time for plenty of adventures!

Tiny Jesus photos can be submitted via email to [email protected]
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Address

8800 River Road
Henrico, VA
23229

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 3:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 3:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 3:30pm
Thursday 9am - 3:30pm
Friday 9am - 3:30pm
Saturday 9am - 3:30pm
Sunday 9am - 3:30pm

Telephone

+18047407061

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