Congratulations! We did it!

On Giving Tuesday, we exceeded our goal of $7,500  four-fold and raised $32,520 from our community! The funds raised for Riverside will go directly to the Food Pantry, Maranatha, Freedom School, Christmas worship, and all of the other ministries we love.

This incredible response of gratitude came not just from members, but from friends and friends of friends who value Riverside. Our church’s prophetic witness matters and the world is watching. This is what happens when we come together as a community, and this is how we live into the good and faithful work of hope and peace in the world. 

Thank you to everyone who gave, shared, liked, Tweeted, and supported Riverside on Giving Tuesday. Every day is a Giving Day, but our first Giving Tuesday was extra special.

In a single day we joined millions of people from around the world to raise over one billion dollars for countless organizations doing good. Paypal promised to match the first $7,000,000 in Giving Tuesday donations. The total global response was so positively overwhelming that Riverside’s donations weren’t able to be matched this year. Still, we are blown away by the energy we gave the day and every gift that we received is already making our church stronger, richer, and more vibrant.

If you didn’t take part in Giving Tuesday but are grateful for Riverside, or if you’d simply love to give again,  click here to give anytime through our website.

Minister Christian Peele 
Executive Minister of Institutional Advancement