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January 24, 2012 How to Download Year End Giving StatementsClick Here for a direct link to get started! You will need to create an account to print out your statement. Whether you have given by check or online, this is how to retrieve your year end giving statement. By creating an account for your statement, it does not commit you to online giving. Over to the right, there is a green button “Give Online,” click on that. You’ll come to the Riverside Community Church log-in page. Click on “Create an Account.” You’ll enter your first and last name, your email address and a password and click on “Create Account.” On the next page are instructions that a verification email was sent to the email address you designated when you set up the account. Go to your email and open the verification from “no reply” or “no reply@fellowshiptech.com” with the subject of “Welcome to Riverside Community Church.” Follow the instructions and click on the link. You will come to your account. Go to Contribution History and make sure to select the year 2011 and click on “(Print View).” Your statement will come up. In the upper left hand corner click on “Print Statement.” It’s that simple!
If you have any questions or you wish to have your statement mailed, please contact the Accounting Department at 309-676-7700, ext. 243 or email sheryl.hansen@riversidepeoria.com. If you give online, this is our new online giving page. You can set up your one time giving or schedule your giving on this new site. Again, if you have any questions, please contact the Accounting Department at 309-676-7700, ext. 243 or email sheryl.hansen@riversidepeoria.com. | |
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Posted 1/24/2012 in FYI |
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November 3, 2011 Fear Factors RecapFear Factors was a huge success this year! We had 673 people come through the doors of the Dream Center, and they were blessed by our 83 amazing volunteers! We needed game helpers, face painters, security guys, concession workers, directional people, registration helpers...the list goes on and on, and Riverside, you stepped up in a huge way to meet each and every one of those needs, so thank you, thank you, thank you!
As a church, you brought in 877 pounds of candy! That is simply incredible! Families were blessed by the smiling faces of our volunteers, the games, the candy, and of course, by the love of God that was shared with them! At the end of the night, the Reaction team held a short service, and 106 people turned in decision cards saying they gave their hearts to Jesus! Amazing!!! That is exactly why we do this, so that people will see their need for Jesus and allow Him into their lives! What an incredible night!
Of course, prizes were given out, and worm pies were smashed into faces. (Although, Pastor John lucked out. Most of his pie ended up on his shirt!) Pastor Robert even ate some live worms!
So once again, from the bottom of our hearts, we say thank you, Riverside! It's so wonderful see our church family come together like this to impact our community and to change lives! Lots of love! The Reaction Team Pastor Dana, Pastor Amy, & Mrs. Virginia
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Posted 11/3/2011 in Concerts, Conferences, and Special Events |
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September 28, 2011 Nine til Noon, Many hands working together!
Thanks to all the great volunteers who came out to the Oaks Campus, Downtown Campus and the Dream Center building last Saturday for our Nine til Noon fall clean up day! Many new friends were made and a whole lot of cleaning, raking and painting got done! Working and playing with friends would be a good way to describe what happened. If you missed it, we'll have another Nine to Noon in the spring for you to participate in....see you then! | |
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Posted 9/28/2011 in Concerts, Conferences, and Special Events |
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September 22, 2011 Oaks Fall Festival Wrap UpWhen I think of fall, I think of cooler weather, kids going back to school, falling leaves and of course, the Riverside Oaks church’s fall festival. This is the second year the Oaks church has sponsored the Fall Festival and once again, it was a wonderful success. The pony rides, bouncy castle, hot dogs, cotton candy and of course wonderful entertainment topped off the warm fall afternoon. The festivities started around 11:00 am and neighborhood residents made their way across yards and across the streets to join the Oaks Folks as we like to call ourselves. The kids enjoyed the free pony rides with three ponies of different sizes, hoola hoop competitions, tossing footballs, while the adults also enjoyed their own version of hoola-hoops (which was pretty funny), football and volleyball games and sitting around tables chit-chatting, while drinking sweet lemonade. Pastor Pat Sheets and Mike Paul entertained us with southern gospel songs and a bit of Gene Autry renditions. Mike, whom I’m told was really Mike’s twin brother, played the guitar while Pastor Pat donned a cowboy hat and played his harmonica. Leisle joined in later with her keyboard and we sang worship songs under the bright fall sun. Marie Sheets did a great job in keeping us filled with Cotton Candy and seemed to get more of the candy in her hair then on the sticks and Hanna Sheets kept the hotdogs coming. It was a wonderful way to end the summer and ring in the fall and we got to meet a lot of our neighbors. I’m sure next year’s festival will be even better. Maybe Mike’s twin will show up again and give us his Gene Autry imitations. That was the best part.
Until next year- Kim Kouski | |
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Posted 9/22/2011 in Concerts, Conferences, and Special Events |
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August 16, 2011 Reaction Volunteer PartyThis past Saturday, Reaction hosted a party to thank all of our wonderful volunteers! So many people give their time to teach, bless and love the children and babies here at Riverside, and we can never say thank you enough! So, to celebrate these amazing volunteers, we threw a party at the Washington Park Pool!
50 or so adults and children came out to enjoy an evening of pizza, swimming and hanging out! The weather was a little bit chilly (there was a hail storm earlier in the afternoon!), but the cool weather didn't keep the kids out of the pool or off the diving boards!
When Pastor Dana decided to stay out of the water, a few of the kids were kind enough to bring it to her! It was like the Camp Reaction water wars all over again! Thank you to everyone who came out and made the night such a blast! Reaction and Riverside are truly blessed to have such amazing volunteers working with our kids! Looooove, Your Reaction Staff Pastor Dana Buhs, Pastor Amy Dunham, & Mrs. Virginia Reedy | |
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Posted 8/16/2011 in Riverside Happenings |
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