First Congregational Church of Riverside

First Congregational Church of Riverside
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	3504 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside, California
Coordinates	33°58′54″N 117°22′16″W
Area	0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built	1913
Architect	Elmer Grey Myron Hunt
Architectural style	Spanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	97000297[1]
Added to NRHP	April 3, 1997

The First Congregational Church of Riverside is a historic United Church of Christ church at 3504 Mission Inn Avenue in Riverside, California. It was designed by Myron Hunt, and built in 1913. It was added to the National Register in 1997.^[1]

It is a two-story Spanish Colonial Revival building with a Latin cross plan with a 125 feet (38 m) Churrigueresque style corner tower.^[2]

Overview

The church was founded in 1872 and is a part of the United Church of Christ (UCC). The main pastor is Kristen Nelson, who pursued her theological education at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. She has also served as a Hospital and Hospice Chaplain, Director of Programs for a Domestic Violence Shelter, Spiritual Care Counselor for Hazelden Betty Ford, and Interim Pastor for a number of congregations in Minnesota.

The congregation has a long history of social activism and continues to be a voice for progressive Christianity in the Inland Empire area.^[3]

See also

First Congregational Church (Riverside, California)

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Janet Tearnen; Lauren Weiss Bricker (January 25, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: First Congregational Church of Riverside". National Park Service. Retrieved February 20, 2019. With accompanying 12 photos from c.1920, 1932, and 1996
3. ‘’The Voice’’ newspaper