North Riverdale Lutheran Church loves and accepts all people no matter how you were created. As one of the early churches in Dayton to be LGBTQIA+ friendly, we believe in cultivating a loving and affirming community that believes God delights in the uniqueness of each of us. We invite you to visit our church family and experience one of the friendliest churches in Dayton.
Sharing God’s love Through Service to Others
We actively share God’s love by serving our community. Examples of the many opportunities we have to serve include: our Food Pantry; our Welcome Home ministry that shares home goods with people as they move into new housing; our 4th Tuesday ministry that shares hygiene and other items monthly at St. Paul’s UMC; our Housing Ministry that helps stabilize our neighborhood by maintaining several homes that have been rented at subsidized rates to low income neighbors; our Fall Events that share school supplies with area children; and, our Coats and Boats Christmas Party that shares coats and boots with people experiencing homelessness. Our Mission Endowment Fund gives grants to several charities each year and gives scholarships to college students. You don’t have to be a member to join us in any of these service opportunities! We’re always glad for help and the opportunity to get to know new people.
A congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America – ELCA
In partnership with over four million members in the United States. Locally, we are affiliated with the Southern Ohio Synod of the ELCA. This allows us to leverage our ministry throughout the world through Lutheran World Relief and the Lutheran World Federation.
Holy Communion is celebrated on the first and third Sundays of each month with our Interim Pastor Richard Freudenberger. On each of the other Sundays, we have a Service of the Word that is led by one of our members.
Services
We have multiple opportunities for you to join us in worship:
Sunday Services are at 10:30 AM
Messy Church for all ages is monthly at 5:30 PM on a Monday evening in our lower level. Our next Messy Church session is on February 23. For a good explanation of what Messy Church is, follow the following link: Home – Messy Church USA
Sunday Brunch Church meets monthly on a Sunday at 2:00 PM. This is an informal gathering around a table with lots of food, spirited conversations, a story about Jesus, prayer for each other, and some music. Our next Sunday Brunch Church gathering will be on February 8. The gathering will be in our Neighborhood Hall in the lower level of our facility.
We also participate in Saints, Sinners & Sandwiches, a dinner church that meets every Thursday evening at 5:30 at Charlie’s Deli in Old North Dayton. It is located at 429 Troy St. Once again, this is an informal gathering around a table with great food, spirited conversations, a story about Jesus, prayer for each other, and some music.