Fellowship Baptist Church - Riverside Campus

Baptist · Contemporary worship · Riverside, CA

Location
Riverside, California 92501
Denomination
Baptist
Worship style
Contemporary
Size
Mid-size
Ministries & emphasis
Contemporary, Expository Preaching, Kids Ministry, Youth Ministry, Small Groups
Google rating
★ 4.6 (14 reviews)
Kids ministry
Yes

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What visitors say

I've only been here once, so far, but we were very impressed. Everyone was friendly and welcoming. The sermon was Christ based (most important) and easy to follow. We're looking for a church to call home and this seems to be the place! I found out about Fellowship Baptist Church after I had been researching online to find a solid, Biblically sound, home church for me and my family (I'm a single mom). I liked what I read (and the sermons that I heard) online and decided to visit. I was *not* disappointed! From day one everybody was so warm and friendly; the kids programs were GREAT. I never stopped going. I felt refreshed every time I left the service, and I always learned new things from the preaching. I loved the fact that the pastor wasn't afraid to talk about sin/ungodliness. It wasn't very long after I started going that I got to know Pastor Barrett, his wife Elizabeth and their kids. They're so down to earth, super-duper-approachable, and had a great sense of humor; all in all I found them to be caring people who love The Lord. There's something to be said about a Pastor that's accessible; if you have an issue you can call him up or email him and he's always quick to respond. If you happen to be looking for a genuine, homely, *Baptist* Church I'd put FBC on the top of your list; you won't regret it. I need to say something about the family of believers there, too. I went to FBC for several months before I decided that I wanted to officially join the Family there, but to tell you the truth I felt like I was a part of the FBC Family from my first visit. The people are so very loving and sacrificial with their time in helping everyone and anyone who needed it or wanted it. There are so many kind people willing to go out of their way to be a blessing. I'm not talking about a 'painted-face' type of Christianity, but a real genuine spirit of love and humility. The Elders at FBC are amazing, they weren't critical or mean spirited but approachable and easy to talk to. At the same time, they (along w/the Pastor) provided strong leadership and stayed close to the scriptures as opposed to a lot of liberal entertainment driven churches. Sadly the time came where I had to move out of state and unfortunately I could no longer attend FBC. I absolutely love my church family at Fellowship Baptist; I miss you all so much! We moved to Riverside in Jan 2002 and I did all kinds of research on different area churches, their doctrine, their mission, their history, etc. My husband and I prayed for it to be super obvious which church God wanted us to be ministered in and the help minister too. We ended up never checking out any other church. It was so obvious that God wanted us here. This church family has been such a blessing to our family all these years. We have an awesome group of imperfect people who love Jesus and trust him as our Lord King and Savior. We believe that God is ROYALTY, the most high king, creator of all. Therefore, God has every right to be in charge, not us. However, we REBELLED and are still rebelling, wanting our own selfish ways. We needed to be RESCUED from our own destruction, which that RESCUER was Jesus Christ, who died in our place when we really deserved the punishment . But He didn't stay dead because only He has the power over the grave and Jesus ROSE AGAIN (was RESURRECTED). Knowing that information, you have a RESPONSIBILITY to RESPOND. Either your reject the truth or accept it. PIlate asked Jesus "What is truth?" when truth was staring him in the face and he didn't even recognize it. I hope that you realize what truth is and I hope to see you here! P. S. - I was here when Joe was attending. He seemed to be harboring anger and guilt from his last church that he forced a pastor to counsel a couple who was having problems, even though they didn't ask for his help and then blamed the pastor for their divorce and then tried to claim that the pastor was wrong getting paid for a book he wrote instead of donating it to the church, among so many other things, yet he can be a CPA and get paid for his work. Very hypocritical! His friend invited him to our church thinking that Joe had matured. He was a great children's teacher, so I was told. However, to be part of our ministry and use your God given talents, you must be a member. He DESPISED that word and said membership is a cult and all other kinds of things that are said out of anger instead of love. He claimed there is nowhere in the Bible that says the early Christian church had a membership. The Bible also never uses the word Trinity but that doesn't mean it's not implied. However, "we are all MEMBERS of one body" (1 Cor 12:12 & 20-22). We are all to love our brothers and sisters in Christ. Joe was NEVER forced to try to be a member, he just had to be a member to minister. I can never agree with someone who's goal is to tear down a church congregation because they don't agree with his point of view. We are to be encouragers to each other. His family was. Unfortunately HE was not. He was encouraged to find a church that his family as a whole, including him, could minister. However, that was not good enough for him. Toward the end, his nature was sadly so angry I could barely recognize him as a follower of Christ. I wish Joe and his family no ill will but facts are facts: This church family LOVED him but when there is a cancer you have to cut it out and purposely driving over here constantly to cause discord among fellow believers is wrong. Joe, I still pray for you and your family. I hope you found a church that let anyone just plug in without vetting them and caring about their congregation as a whole.. But the Bible is very clear about membership, appointing, elders, deacons, deaconesses, etc. He and his friends that left with him could've allowed God to use their talents here but unforgiveness and anger do not a good leader make. WENT FOR A SHORT TIME AND FOUND OUT THEY TRY TO FORCE YOU INTO MEMBERSHIP VERY QUICKLY AND ARE VERY AUTHOITARIAN AND FOUND OUT THEY BELIEVE THAT IF YOU DO NOT BECOME A MEMBER YOU ARE NOT SAVED. EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE BAPTIST IN THE NAME THE REALITY IS IT IS VERY UNBALANCED TOWARDS LEGALISM AND LEANING TO CULT LIKE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE SAVE YOUR SOUL AND SHAKE OFF THE DUST FROM YOUR SANDALS EVEN BEFORE YOU TRY IT. A SPLIT IS HAPPENING SOON! Fantastic place! Very Biblically sound, gospel centered, full of great and loving people!

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