MINISTRIES

We are constantly growing in our involvement in the community. If you’d like to start a new ministry or learn more please contact the church office.

LOOKING FOR WAYS TO CONNECT & GET INVOLVED AT RIVERSIDE?

HERE ARE A FEW OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE:

Finance Ministry

We work closely with the treasurer to have all bills paid and we work with the Trustee Ministry team on keeping up to date on building maintenance and repair. Our goal is to work within the financial budget guidelines for the good of the church.

For more information contact: Judy Garbo, Finance Chair

Membership/Outreach Committee

Our ministry has included Jail Outreach Ministry that provided toiletries and seasonal clothing to inmates; Welcome Bags for visitors; May baskets to homebound; outreach to schools by collecting mittens, caps and scarves for elementary students. Current and on-going ministries are visitation, coordinating ushers and greeters, quarterly sending handmade cards with a note of caring, coordinating funeral lunches, Shield 616 Officer support; Caring and Sharing in pavilion weekly during the summer, pizza oven ministries.

Our mission is to connect with the members of Riverside through various areas of ministry as God leads us. Our outreach is not only to members but to all who connect with Riverside and the community as a whole.

For more information contact: The office or Marilyn Berry (embee466@yahoo.com).

Lay Leadership

Lay Leaders work to empowering Riverside UMC members to grow in their faith and engage more deeply in discipleship formation. Other activities may include: Lay member to Mn Annual Conference; participate as a member of Church Council, Pastor Parish Relations Committee, Nominating Committee, Finance Committee, and other involvement as needed. Consult regularly with the Pastor on congregational matters.

For more information contact the church office.

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE:

• CC Trust Fund
• United Methodist Women
• Missions – to learn more about Missions check out. https://umcmission.org/ and

• Memorial Garden
• United Methodist Men
• Lay Speakers
• Membership
• Worship
• Church & Society -to learn more about church and society check out. https://www.umcjustice.org/
• SPRC
• Education & Youth
• Green Team