The Church at Riverside
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Sunday Service: 10:00 am
We are a community church on the corner teaching and preaching Jesus Christ! We believe that the answers to life’s problems are found in the word of God and that His power is still at work today, bringing freedom and healing to all who call upon the name of Jesus. We invite you to join us for one of our impactful worship experiences. We are confident that you will be changed by the presence of the God who created you and loves you dearly. We look forward to meeting you!
CONTACT US
The Church at Riverside
5 Church Creek Road
5 Church Creek Road
P.O. Box 198
Belcamp, MD 21017
Phone: (410) 272-3332
Email: webmaster@churchatriverside.com
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ABOUT US
Our Mission: The Church at Riverside exists to know Christ and to make him known.
Our Vision: The vision is Jesus. Invincible. Supreme. Glorious. Triumphant. The vision is Christ and an army of men and women who are deeply in love with Him! Whose lives He has radically transformed. Humble. Kind. Gracious. Soldiers with tender hearts! Worshippers.
The truth of God established in our hearts – the Gospel of Jesus Christ unleashed in our hearts. Truth that compels us to acts of service, courage, risk, and sacrifice, believing for miracles, giving away our time and energy and money… Sharing our faith. Living our faith.
Declaring our devotion with music, with prayer and with tears.
What’s the vision? What’s the compelling idea? It is Jesus Christ, God incarnate, creator and ruler of everything that exists, sovereign king of the universe. Crucified but now resurrected! And it is an assembly of people, young and old, whose lives are marked by these two things: passion for God and the character of God.
WHAT WE BELIEVE…
The Bible – It is the inspired Word of God. It is complete and true. (2 Timothy 3:16)
God – There is one and only one living and true God. He is the Creator of all, has existed and always will, and rules over all. God reveals Himself as God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. (Genesis 1:1; Psalm 90:2)
Jesus – He is God’s Son. He has existed always, but lived on earth as a man. After living a perfect, sinless life, Jesus offered Himself as a perfect sacrifice for every human being by dying on the cross. He arose from the grave after three days, having defeated death and ascended to Heaven and will return one day to reign as King. (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
The Holy Spirit – He works to bring all people to understand their need for Jesus Christ. He lives in every believer the moment they accept Jesus Christ as Savior. He never leaves the believer, but to experience His Power in our lives we must be obedient to His direction. (Ephesians 1:13-14)
Salvation – Is through faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, and what He did for me by sacrificing His Perfect Life on my behalf, a sinner. I can never earn my salvation because it is not what I did, but what Jesus did. It is a gift, but I must accept it. (Romans 10:9; Ephesians 2:8-9)
The Church – The Bible tells us the Church is the body of Christ in the world today. Its main purpose is to reach people for Jesus Christ and to disciple believers in their daily lives. (1 Corinthians 12:12-13)
Communion – We believe that the Lord’s Supper as observed in our church, symbolizes the Lord’s death and is open to all who have received Christ as their Lord and Savior. (1 Corinthians 11:17-34)
Baptism – We believe that baptism is a symbol of the believer’s identification with Christ in His burial and resurrection therefore profession of faith in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior is a prerequisite to baptism. (Romans 6:4-5) We believe that the only Scriptural mode of baptism is by immersion in water and is a prerequisite to our church membership.
LEADERSHIP
Arie Mangrum, Pastor
Arie L. Mangrum III has served as the pastor of The Church at Riverside since 2013. Before that, he served on the pastoral staff of Sovereign Grace Church in Joppa, MD for 8 years and previous to that he led a church planting team for 7 years in establishing Cornerstone Church of Chester, PA. He and his wife Marilyn have been happily married for 43 years and they have three adult children, Arie IV, Darren and Marisa. Their son Arie IV and his wife Jamie have blessed them with the birth of their first grandchild Arie V.
He is a graduate of the University of Maryland in 1974, where he met his wife, Marilyn. He also graduated from the Sovereign Grace Pastors College in 2004.
Pastor Arie’s primary desire is to see the church comprehend the gospel more fully, feel it more passionately and obey it wholly. He believes that a biblical understanding of the church will motivate us to invest our time, our talents, our energy and our lives in God’s purpose for the church.
MINISTRIES
Bible Study and Prayer Ministry
Join us on Tuesday nights at 7 pm at the church for prayer and Bible study.
Children’s Ministry
Kingdom Kidz is a wonderful program for children from Birth-6th Grade. The children join their parents for our Praise Team Music, Announcements and then are dismissed to their classes.
Matthew’s Meal Ministry
Every Friday from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
“And my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” Phil. 4:19
Jesus spent much of His time on earth meeting the needs of others while sharing with them the Kingdom of God. This is the idea of “Matthew’s Meal.” Many in our community are struggling and need our help.
Matthew’s Meal is a special gathering where local churches partner with The Church at Riverside to provide a hot meal for folks who need it. This is a great way to meet a need and share Jesus with our neighbors. If you are interested in helping with this important ministry please call the church office at 410.272.3332 or email us at webmaster@churchatriverside.com.
Announcement: Due to present pandemic protocols, Matthew’s Meal meetings have been suspended. However, as circumstances continue to improve, we will restart this ministry. Thank you for your support, understanding, and patience.
Who We Are
We are men and women who have been radically changed by the gospel of Jesus Christ. Through the gospel, our sins have been forgiven and we have been adopted as children of God. Now, as children of God, we are seeking to love God, love one another, and reach our community and our world for Jesus Christ.
We are a community-oriented, engaging, child-friendly congregation. We are diverse racially and culturally. Having been restored to relationship with God we have been reconciled to one another. No longer does color or class, education, position, status or where we came from separate us. Now together we love, serve and sacrifice that we might represent Christ in this community.
Come join us in our pursuit of knowing Him and making Him known!
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