First Congregational Church of Riverside

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First Congregational Church of Riverside

A progressive voice of Christianity in the Inland Empire Sunday Service: 10:00am
Denomination: United Church of Christ

09/03/2026

🎨✨ First Thursday Tour Night at FCC Riverside! ✨🎨
Join us tomorrow night from 6:30–8:00 PM as we open our doors for First Thursday Tour Night, in conjunction with the Riverside ArtWalk!
Have you ever wondered about the history, architecture, and stories held within our beautiful church? 🏛️❤️ Come take a FREE guided tour and discover a little more about this special place in the heart of Riverside.
Whether you’re a longtime member, a curious neighbor, visiting the ArtWalk, or have simply always wanted to peek inside, we’d love to welcome you!
📅 Tomorrow Night
🕡 6:30–8:00 PM
📍 First Congregational Church of Riverside
Free tours • All are welcome • Come as you are
Stop by, bring a friend, and experience a little bit of the history and beauty of FCC Riverside! 🌿✨

08/30/2026

Jesus was our best teacher on creating and maintaining healthy relationships. Additionally, the Apostle Paul taught his churches about the importance of healthy relationships. We can not have healthy relationships unless we love one another just as God loves us. This is, however, possible through the presence and power of the Holy Spirit working in and through us: to find healing and reconciliation. Healthy relationships create a healthy church and a healthy society.

08/23/2026

Before Moses ever led a people through the sea, he was safely carried through the Nile.
A baby. A basket. A watchful sister. Courageous women who protected possibility—and a river that carried a future no one could yet see.
Join us Sunday for “Out of the Water,” a spirited message about courage, transition, sacred water, shared leadership, and the God who draws us into new life.
The basket may not look like the Exodus, but it can hold the beginning of a whole future.

08/21/2026

Some weeks feel heavier than others.

So today, we're simply asking:
What can we pray about with you?

It can be something big, something small, something you're worried about, or something you're grateful for.

Share below if you're comfortable - or simply leave a heart and we'll hold you in prayer.

You don't have to carry everything alone.

08/19/2026

You don't have to believe exactly like us.
You don't have to look like us.
You don't have to love like us.
You don't have to have your life figured out.
Come as you are.

At First Congregational Church of Riverside, our differences don't divide our community - they're part of what makes us a community.
There is room for you here.

Sundays at 10:00 AM
3504 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside
In person or online

08/16/2026

In Matthew’s story of the Canaanite woman, we meet someone who was considered an outsider—someone who, by the boundaries of her time, was not supposed to belong. Yet she persisted in asking Jesus for help, and in doing so, she changed the conversation. Jesus recognized her faith, and the boundaries of who belonged became bigger. This story reminds us that true belonging never asks us to change who we are. We belong to God not because we are perfect or because we fit someone else’s mold, but because God’s love and mercy are bigger than the boundaries we create. As a church, we are called not only to know that we belong, but also to make room for others to belong. The question we might carry with us is: Who is outside the circle, and what might God be teaching us through the person we have been tempted to overlook?

08/11/2026

08/09/2026

We Are One Family

Join us this Sunday as we welcome Rabbi Suzanne Singer to First Congregational Church of Riverside.

Rabbi Singer served Temple Beth El in Riverside for fifteen years before retiring in 2023. A former Emmy Award-winning PBS producer, respected community leader, and the daughter of a Holocaust survivor, she has devoted her life to building bridges across communities, advancing human rights, and fostering meaningful dialogue.

In a time when fear and division can so easily overshadow our shared humanity, Rabbi Singer will invite us into a thoughtful conversation about prejudice, compassion, and our responsibility to care for one another. Her sermon challenges us to confront hatred wherever it appears while remembering that every person is created in the image of God.

Whether you've been wrestling with these issues or simply want to better understand the experiences of your neighbors, we invite you to join us for this meaningful morning of worship.

07/22/2026

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲?

No matter where you are on your journey, we'd be honored to hold you in prayer.

If there's something weighing on your heart, or if you're celebrating something wonderful, we'd love to know.

Leave a prayer request or a word of gratitude in the comments. If it's personal, you're welcome to send us a private message instead.

You are loved.
You are welcome.
And you are never alone.

❤️

"Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep." - Romans 12:15

Address

3504 Mission Inn Avenue
Riverside, CA
92501

Telephone

+19516842494

Website

http://www.fccriverside.org/

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