About this Event
JANUARY 7, 2023 | 10 AM (in-person and online)
Rev. Lisa L. Thompson, PhD, preaching | Associate Professor and the Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair of Black Homiletics and Liturgics
Rev. Michael A. Walrond Jr., pastoral charge | Senior Pastor of First Corinthian Baptist Church, Harlem, NYC
Rev. LaKeesha N. Walrond, PhD, installation intercessor| President of New York Theological Seminary
Minister Joshuah Brian Campbell, guest vocalist | Director of Music and Arts at the Wake Forest School of Divinity and Director of the University Gospel Choir; Critics Choice, Golden Globe, and Oscar nominee
Rev. Dwight Webster, PhD | Senior Pastor of Beth Eden Baptist Church, Oakland, CA
More details to come. Masks required in the sanctuary.
JANUARY 8, 2023 | 10 AM (in-person and online)
Rev. Dr. W. Benjamin Boswell, preaching | Senior Minister of Myers Park Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC
On July 10, 2022, The Riverside Baptist Church called Rev. Mia Michelle McClain to be its Senior Pastor. Rev. McClain is the first African American and first woman to serve as Senior Pastor at Riverside Baptist and began her tenure on September 1, 2022.
Prior to Riverside, Rev. McClain served as the Associate Minister of Faith Formation and Outreach at the Myers Park Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she is the first African-American in the history of Myers Park to be called to serve on its senior staff.
Rev. McClain is a licensed Baptist minister (First Corinthian Baptist Church) and is ordained in the United Church of Christ (Fort Washington Collegiate Church). She is active with the Alliance of Baptists, the United Church of Christ, and The United Church of Canada on special projects on the national level. She participates in several interfaith and justice initiatives.
Rev. McClain earned her Master of Divinity Degree from Union Theological Seminary in New York, NY. She was awarded the Seminary’s prestigious Jonathan Kneeland Preaching Award and the Karen Ziegler Feminist Preaching Prize.
Rev. McClain has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre from Syracuse University and a Master of Arts in Arts Politics from New York University. She has performed in off-Broadway and regional theater productions. Her many interests include Worship Arts, Adult Spiritual Formation, Social Media Ministries, Music Composition and Arrangement, and Dance and Choreography. More information about Rev. McClain can be found on her personal website, miamichellemcclain.com
VISITING US
Riverside Baptist Church is located at 7th & Maine Avenue, SW in Washington DC directly across from The Wharf.
By Car
Parking will available in the residential garage accessible from I Street on Saturday from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm and Sunday from 7:00 am to 2:00 pm.
By Metro
L’Enfant Station (Green, Blue, Yellow, and Orange lines)
Waterfront Station (Green line)
By Bus
The 74, Circulator, and 52 buses drop off and pick up in front of the church at Maine & 7th Street.
RECOMMENDED HOTELS
Walking Distance to Riverside Baptist
- InterContinental Washington D.C. - the Wharf
- Hyatt House Washington DC - The Wharf
- Canopy by Hilton Washington DC - The Wharf
Short Uber Ride to Riverside Baptist
- Residence Inn by Marriott Washington, DC - National Mall
- Courtyard by Marriott Washington - Capitol Hill/Navy Yard
- Crowne Plaza Crystal City - Washington, D.C.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Riverside Baptist Church, 699 Maine Avenue Southwest, Washington, United States
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