Monthly Financial Update | Riverside Church

We serve a great King and Lord! We have once again seen the evidences of His grace, love, and power all around us every week. We continue to see guests every week and thank the Lord for allowing us to be a part of His plan to connect to people in our communities. We also continue to see people saying 'YES!' to Jesus as Lord! To God alone be the praise and glory!

Thank you for being outward-focused as a church. I cannot emphasize enough how this makes such a difference in the life and health of any local church to keep the passion and priority of Jesus THE first priority of how it functions and ministers. So invite someone to “Come and Sit with Me” this month.

I hope that as many of you as possible are attending services in person at your campuses. Our digital connections help people engage each week as well; as a reminder, if you and/or members of your household are traveling or not feeling well on a Sunday you can stay connected online, too! You can stream the services Sunday morning, or visit our message series page to watch anytime at your convenience.

We praise the Lord for every one of you who give to the ministry of Riverside, and our financial position is solid. Your giving makes a difference in real people’s lives here and around the world every week.

We are praying for a strong giving as we approach year end. We praise God for those of you already engaged and are praying for new people to engage as well. We simply want to be able to meet our approved budget of $5,596,505 (which is the same as last year for our Fuel for Ministry Fund, but we have added back into our budget the $1 million we have included for many years to help prepare us for the next new campus God will open a door for us to pursue) so we can move forward with all the ministries God wants to use in us and through us.

Please ask the Lord what He wants you to do when it comes to your engagement in giving, and let God challenge your hearts. Pray for everyone who considers Riverside Church their spiritual home to practice the grace of giving, that generosity will simply be a “normal” response for our church (no matter what the economy is like) so we can reach more people for Jesus.

Digital giving makes such a huge difference in so many people’s lives here, and it is the main way people give. It is a great tool that helps people develop the consistent practice of the grace of giving and putting God first in their finances. On average, 73% of all our giving happens digitally, and we have more households making reoccurring digitals gifts than ever before! Join many others at Riverside who are discovering how this makes such a difference in their spiritual journey. You can always give it a try following the directions HERE. We also have the ability through our partnership with Orchard Alliance to help you organize a will, and/or learn how to give stock gifts, property, or other appreciated assets and special gifts.

God is at work in and through Riverside, touching the lives of thousands of people every week in significant ways. Your gifts help make that happen, both now and for eternity.

You are loved!

Pastor Kyle

Weekly Averages for October 2026:

Average In-person Sunday Attendance: 2,134
Average Online attendance: 532
Fuel for Ministry Fund: (Our approved Big Lake/Sauk Rapids/Buffalo/Central weekly budget is $88,394): $74,363
Fuel for Global Ministries Fund: $6,659