WHO WE ARE

Riverside organized as a church in the Riverside area near downtown Miami on October 13, 1921. The church remained downtown for over fifty years and experienced tremendous growth through the 1960’s. A demographic shift in the late 1960’s caused a decline in church membership, and the congregation faced the difficult decision of moving from its downtown location into the suburb of Kendall, our present location, in 1974. Today, Riverside is a multi-cultural congregation whose members come from many nations speaking various languages. We are a microcosm of our community, and we are devoted to reaching our community and city for Christ, one person at a time.

“Our Mission Statement”

Riverside Baptist Church exists to INVITE people to Christ, GROW them in Christ and SEND them for Christ.”

“We agree with the statement of the Baptist Faith and Message as adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention on June 14, 2000.

 

COME WORSHIP WITH US

Sundays at 11:00 AM
10775 SW 104th St Miami, FL 33176

OUR VALUES

Our values describe for us the kind of church in which we want to live and move and have our being.

“Christ Centered”

Jesus will be at the center of our lives so that all we do and say will look and sound like what Jesus would do and say.”

“Bible Based”

The Bible is God’s inspired Word (2 Timothy). We are committed to studying it and applying it to our lives.

“Grace Filled”

Grace is the way that God does things. Grace forgives and gives. Since that is the way God loves us, it is the way we want to love God and others.

 “Mission Minded”

Jesus lived on mission for His Father and in service for all peoples. We will live out His mission. We have a dedicated team ready to serve you. We live out our mission daily to invite, grow, send. Our job is to serve God and you. Here is some information for you to get to know us.

Now come visit so we can get to know you!

MEET OUR PASTORS

OTTO FERNANDEZ

Senior, Missions, & Discipleship Pastor

Pastor Otto, a native Miamian, has been in the ministry for over 33 years. He’s a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Texas and has been at Riverside since 2008.

He’s married to Lourdes, and they have two grown children: Matthew, who lives in Missouri, and Natalie, who lives with her husband, William, in Missouri.

When not working, Pastor Otto and his wife love sports (especially Hurricane football) and the beach. Pastor Otto’s greatest passion in ministry is to teach the Word of God and to make disciples.

JAMIL RIBEIRO

Portuguese & Spanish Pastor

Jamil Ribeiro, born in Brazil. In the pastoral ministry for 32 years, 4 years as a seminary student and 28 years as a pastor. He is a graduate of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in May 1991. Having exercised pastoral ministry here in the USA, Brazil, and Peru; has been part of Riverside’s ministry since 2015.

Married to Elzeli Ribeiro and has 3 children: Heredes married to Marcella, Higor married to Ana Leticia and Sarah Rebeca married to Paul. Jamil and Elzeli have 12 grandchildren.

In moments of rest, for relax, his favorite hobby is watching soccer on TV; and he enjoys spending time with his wife on trips and family time

 

NICOLAS NOYOLA

Next Generation Pastor

Nicholas and Norma were raised in Homestead, FL, and married in August 2018. Nicholas is a graduate of Leavell College and a student at NOBTS. Nicholas and Norma have one child, “Baby Nicholas,” with one on the way.   In his spare time, Nicholas loves to read about theology and philosophy and go out with friends and family.