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River Worship Center
Merced
CA
95341
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Who we are
“We are a body of believers who have been called to courageously share the Kingdom of God through love, witness, discipleship, and community service. We strive to build relationships through the changing power of Jesus Christ, always making love our highest goal.”
– Pastor Ralph Etharidge
– Pastor Ralph Etharidge
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Ralph E. Etharidge
Pastor
1407 Merced Avenue
Merced,
CA
95341
United States
Phone: (209) 626-5464
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Quote of the Day
John 15:16
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
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Assemblies of God
Assemblies of God churches in Merced, California, United States
Assemblies of God churches in California, United States
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Ralph E. Etharidge
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My wife and I have been married a total of 48 years and we have also spent that same amount of time pastoring in the Assemblies of God. My wife was 18 years old and I was 21 when we pastored at our first church in Willow Creek California. We also spent six years pastoring on the Hupa Indian reservation in Northern California. It would take me quite a while to list all the churches we have pastored, but we have had an amazing life blessed by the Lord!!!
During our years as pastor, we have also ministered in 16 different prison systems and youth authorities for a total of 12 years.
God also opened many doors for us to do missions out-reaches in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Pakistan, Japan, Mexico, and Canada.
Our life has been very blessed by the Lord. For the past 17 years we have pastored here in Merced; however, three years ago a new adventure began. We are now pastoring River Worship Center in Merced. We have had the help of an amazing group of people, and our heart is to build a church here in Merced that will be an outreach to this entire area. We believe that we have been called to take Gods Word to the streets of our city and to courageously go thru any door the Lord opens for us to Minister!!!!!!
We have also been blessed to:
Lead educational tours of Israel
Youth Pastor Chowchilla, CA
Choir director - I was privileged to direct a 38 voice choir of teenagers. We traveled to Washington D.C., met President Jimmy Carter, and sang at the 25th Anniversary of Disneyland.
Pastor Ralph E. Etharidge and his wife is Cynthia K. Etharidge have been married for over 40 years. He has been blessed with two daughters, DeeDee Etharidge Claunch and
Aletha Etharidge. Both are involved in ministry. They bless us and others in Worship and working with Youth. We are bringing up our grandchildren to be strong in the Lord and Ministry as well.
During our years as pastor, we have also ministered in 16 different prison systems and youth authorities for a total of 12 years.
God also opened many doors for us to do missions out-reaches in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Pakistan, Japan, Mexico, and Canada.
Our life has been very blessed by the Lord. For the past 17 years we have pastored here in Merced; however, three years ago a new adventure began. We are now pastoring River Worship Center in Merced. We have had the help of an amazing group of people, and our heart is to build a church here in Merced that will be an outreach to this entire area. We believe that we have been called to take Gods Word to the streets of our city and to courageously go thru any door the Lord opens for us to Minister!!!!!!
We have also been blessed to:
Lead educational tours of Israel
Youth Pastor Chowchilla, CA
Choir director - I was privileged to direct a 38 voice choir of teenagers. We traveled to Washington D.C., met President Jimmy Carter, and sang at the 25th Anniversary of Disneyland.
Pastor Ralph E. Etharidge and his wife is Cynthia K. Etharidge have been married for over 40 years. He has been blessed with two daughters, DeeDee Etharidge Claunch and
Aletha Etharidge. Both are involved in ministry. They bless us and others in Worship and working with Youth. We are bringing up our grandchildren to be strong in the Lord and Ministry as well.
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River Worship Center Merced Service Times
Sunday 10:30am
Kids Church 11:00am
Monday Prayer 6:30pm
Wednesday 6:30pm
Service Times last updated on the 26th of April, 2023
Kids Church 11:00am
Monday Prayer 6:30pm
Wednesday 6:30pm
Service Times last updated on the 26th of April, 2023
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