On May 3rd, 2015 Riviera United Church of Christ, under the direction of The Reverend Raymond Hargrove, Eastern Regional Minister of the Florida Conference of the United Church of Christ, formally installed The Reverend Timothy Woodard as our permanent pastor. Pastor Tim came to RUCC in November 2013 as a Stated Supply Pastor, to guide our transition in finding a permanent… Continue reading
On December 7, 2014 Riviera United Church of Christ celebrated its 125th Anniversary. This remarkable journey began in December 1889 as First Congregational Church of Melbourne, located at the corner of US 1 and Strawbridge Ave. in Melbourne. With a slight detour to a temporary facility, we moved to our current location in Palm Bay in 2003. Along… Continue reading
RUCC Council votes “Pastor Emeritus” status for Rev. Allan On June 22, 2014, the Church Council of the Riviera United Church of Christ voted unanimously to confer the title of Pastor Emeritus on the Reverend James Allan in honor of his exceptional service to this congregation. Reverend Allan may have thought retiring from the Army in 1972 would allow more… Continue reading
Ninety years of age or more … and still active members at RUCC The Riviera United Church of Christ exists to experience and share Christ’s unconditional love. No where is this more obvious than in a group of our members who have reached a major milestone in their lives – becoming nonagenarians. (Nonagenarians are those persons who are between 90 and… Continue reading