River City Church (2)

INTRODUCTION
Riverside, Iowa is a city of just over 1000 residents located in Washington County. The city
of Riverside makes up about half the population of Iowa Township and is part of the Iowa
City Metro Area. The city limits are an unusual shape including some businesses along Iowa
Hwy 22, the Riverside Casino, and most of the Blue Top Ridge Golf Course. Riverside is
neighbored by other rural subdivisions in Iowa Township including Timberline Estates, St.
Ann’s View, Stone Ridge Estates, Saddlewood Estates, Windmill View, Cedar Bay, East View
Subdivision, Lost Acres Subdivision, and Quail Ridge Subdivision. Riverside is also bordered
by Kalone and Lake Tree.
To River City Church
River City Church originated from initial discussions
about planting a church five years ago. Three years later,
River City held its first worship service. Since then, the
membership and attendance of River City has grown, and
the church continues to thrive. Most of the church’s
regular attenders live outside of Riverside city limits,
some traveling from as far away as 40 miles one way.
Currently, River City does not have a physical church
building which yields struggles with the logistics of
being a “church on wheels.” This includes the wear on
equipment and set-up crews. Additionally, a lack of
physical space has put significant limitations on
education programming, youth groups, meetings, and
other necessary office functions. Despite its current
hardship, River City Church is continuing to grow as it
reaches people within Riverside city limits and beyond.
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