Sermons from the River City Community Church Chicago located in West Humboldt Park

Matthew 4:1-11

last sermon of our 6 part series, “Bearing Witness: Testifying to life in a new year! 1 Corinthians 12:12-20,24b-26

“Bearing Witness: Testifying to life in a new year!”Sermon title is “The Man without Fear?’ John 21: 15 -19

We are grateful to jump back into our series with Rev Mark Tao and Rev Val Tao, “Bearing Witness: Testifying To Life In A New Year!” The sermon title is “Won’t you be my neighbor?’ Luke 10: 25-37.

Pastor Dennis is active in leadership, programming, and in prayer and worship ministries. He is an advocate for racial righteousness and has led numerous anti-racism training and initiatives. He is passionate about helping people of all ages who have experienced trauma and oppression to recognize and reach their potential in Christ. He currently serves as LCHC’s Behavioral Health Director. His pro...

Scripture Readings: Psalms 137 Psalms 30 Psalms 88

Title: "Keep Calm and Carry On" Text: Matthew 6: 25-34 Theme: Calm, Non-Anxious Summary: We bear witness to God's faithfulness by being calm/ non-anxious. By limiting our worry, getting back to the value of things, and leaning into God's care we make present God's goodness in an often anxious world.

Series: "Bearing Witness: Testifying to Life in a New Year" Title: "Oh the Places You'll Go!" Text: Ecclesiastes 4:4-12 Summary: We are invited to bear witness by nurturing our connections to one another. In a world of often profound disconnection we can embrace the possibilities of love that come in connection and give our flowers to those who have loved on us.

We kick off a new six part series titled, Bearing Witness:Testifying to life in a new year.! This series will be led by & Rev Val Tao & Rev Mark Tao! Throughout the six weeks of this series, we would hear highlights of six different aspects of witness that help us to testify the life of God that is available to us so we can live with purpose and joy. Bearing witness is about a kind of reve...

Interim Teaching Pastor Benjamin Crook

Interim Teaching Pastor Benjamin Crook

Krista Dutt spends her working hours with churches and non-profits working to build peacemaking skills and practice through her work at Mennonite Central Committee and First Church of the Brethren. She also is a chaplain at Illinois Masonic Hospital. She has a couple of ministry degrees from great educational places, trained with some incredible conflict transformation experts, wrote a book and se...

We are continuing our series titled, 3 Pillars! River City's starting point, we sought to name the passions and aspirations that flow from the presence of God and His transformational love and power, which became the values of River City. This led us to the three pillars , that guide our steps at River City: Worship, Reconciliation, and Neighborhood Development. Our speaker for the Neighborhood De...

Sermon: Part 1 "Worship Pillar" by Rev Von Matthews is a retired Senior Vice President and Global Head of Fraud Risk for The Northern Trust Company and was appointed as a member and Vice-Chairman of the Cook County Board of Ethics for 2 terms. He has also served on the boards of TLN, Breakthrough Urban Ministries, and Sheltered 91. He received his B.S. in Law Enforcement Administration from Wester...

Interim Teaching Pastor Benjamin Crook

Interim Teahing Pastor | Benjamin Crook | October 20, 2024

Reverend Jyrekis B. Collins is a proud graduate from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, having earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Religion. Rev. Collins has an earned Master of Divinity Degree from the prestigious Yale University Divinity School in New Haven, Connecticut. At Yale, he served as the Yale Black Seminarians Historian, Vice-President and President- helping the organization to flou...

Interim Teaching Pastor Benjamin Crook

Youth Sunday Benjamin Crook featuring: Olivia Taylor & Xazavier Pitchford

Interim Teaching Pastor

Pastor Jonathan Hancock who currently serves at First Presbyterian Church of Glen Ellyn, IL will be bringing the message . Pastor Hancock loves seeing people flourish in the gifts God has given them, using those gifts to serve and engage with others. Prior to joining the First Presbyterian team in 2014, Pastor Hancock has been an Associate Pastor and Executive Director of the LaSalle Senior Center...

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