You Are Invited to Riverside United KC
We’re a new community rooted in belonging, curiosity, and courage—learning to live out our faith beyond Sunday mornings. We’re excited to be part of the growing Riverside community and to create spaces where everyone is truly included—no asterisks, no exceptions.
You belong at RU!
RU launches a new worship experience!
We are thrilled to announce that Riverside United will launch its very first service at Walden Middle School on Saturday, September 6th, starting at 5:05 PM.
Just like our home at Platte Woods Church, Riverside United is a place where belonging is at the heart of everything we do. Whether you're a long-time follower of Christ, just beginning to explore your faith, or simply seeking a welcoming community, you are fully invited, exactly as you are.
Come with your questions, your hopes, and your authentic self. We're embracing curiosity as we gather to learn, grow, and freshly discover God's presence, right here in the heart of our Riverside community. This is a bold step, and we're excited to lean into this courageous journey together – building a spiritual home where every person can find their place and experience the full life God intends.
Invite your family, friends, and neighbors to a new community rooted in belonging, curiosity, and courage—learning to live out our faith beyond Sunday mornings. We’re excited to be part of the growing Riverside community and to create spaces where everyone is truly included—no asterisks, no exceptions.
Mission & Vision
As one church in two sites, Riverside United and Platte Woods Church invite all people into full life in Jesus Christ that we might become a loving, welcoming community constantly formed by our shared spiritual practices: Gather, Grow, Give, Go.
Riverside Values
Our biblical foundations introduce us to a God who loves and cherishes every person God has made; and so our hearts long for every person to know they belong and have a spiritual home at Riverside United. We value belonging, so we intentionally make space for others, especially those who have been kept out.
Jesus models for us a genuine curiosity and openness to others, notably those excluded, marginalized and othered. And so we at Riverside United desire to be curious – to learn, understand and draw closer to God, other people, and creation.
The Holy Spirit provokes us to seek to mend what is broken in our world. And so we have courage to step into the hard places, make the unpopular choices, do the difficult things, even if it costs us – because we know it is the right thing, the loving thing.
Ready to go deeper?
Each week, we'll give you a new opportunity to go deeper into your faith and reflect on what God is doing in your life. Our weekly posts are designed to help you engage with your faith in a practical and meaningful way.
Our weekly Dive Deeper GrowGroup will include:
Question: A question to help you think more about your faith and spiritual journey.
Practice: A spiritual practice to apply to your daily life.
Prayer: A weekly prayer to guide your reflection.
Scripture: A weekly scripture for meditation and study.
Click the button below to see this week's post.
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BE COURAGEOUS
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Upcoming Opportunities
RU Social
Team Leads at RU
Jess and Reyna are the kind of people who make space feel like home. They’re teaming up to help shape Riverside United into a community where people feel seen, known, and loved, no matter where they’re coming from.
They’re passionate about creating something real, honest, and full of grace. You’ll find them leading conversations that matter, building relationships that go deep, and always cheering people on as they explore faith in fresh, meaningful ways.
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Site Pastor
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RU Coordinator
From I-29 (North or South)
Take Exit 5 for MO-45 N/NW 64th St.
Turn East onto NW 64th St (MO-45 N).
Turn Left onto N Chatham Ave.
At the traffic circle, take the 3rd exit onto NW Prairie View Rd.
Turn Right onto N Northwood Rd.
At the next traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto NW 56th St.
Walden Middle School will be on your left.
From the North (e.g., from Parkville or Platte City)
Head South on MO-45 S (NW 64th St).
Turn Right onto N Chatham Ave.
At the traffic circle, take the 3rd exit onto NW Prairie View Rd.
Turn Right onto N Northwood Rd.
At the next traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto NW 56th St.
Walden Middle School will be on your right..