The Choirs at Riverside
The Riverside Choir
The Riverside Chamber Singers
The Riverside Inspirational Choir
The Handbell Choir
The Riverside Children
The Riverside Singers

The Riverside Organs
The Nave (2)
Christ Chapel
Chapel of the Cross

The Riverside Carillon
The Carillon was a gift to The Riverside Church by the late John D. Rockefeller, Jr., in memory of his mother. It contains 74 bronze bells ranging in weight from the 20 ton (18 metric) Bourdon (hour bell) to the smallest treble bell of 10 pounds (4.5kg.). The Bourdon is the largest and heaviest carillon bell ever cast. The total weight of all the bells is over 100 tons (91 metric).

When installed at The Park Avenue Baptist Church in 1925 by Gillett & Johnston Foundry of England, it was already the world's largest carillon, with 53 bells and a bourdon of ten tons. When it moved here, with the congregation, in 1930, it was enlarged by Gillett & Johnston to become the first carillon to surpass five musical octages; it is the only carillon to have achieved a bourdon pitch of C, a full octave below the normal range for a carillon. In 1956, the upper range of bells was replaced by the Van Bergen Foundry of the Netherlands.

The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon rises 392 feet (119 m.) above the street. It is equipped with observation platforms both for the carillon and for the 360-degree view of the city and the Hudson Valley.

Sunday Playing Schedule
10:30 - 10:58 am : Before Worship Service
12:30 - 12:58 pm : After Worship Service
3:00 - 3:58 pm : Late afternoon

Worship services at Riverside reflect in their diversity who we are and fortify us for our mission of bringing the message of progressive Christianity to the city, nation, and world. Whether you join us for the Sunday morning service in the beautiful nave or for the more intimate Space for Grace on Wednesday evenings, you will find your spirit renewed “for the living of these days.” Come for great preaching, for inspiring music from many traditions, for quiet prayer and for the companionship of a multicultural congregation. But do come. You will be changed. Visit our web site for audio of our sermons.

Shop online on our web site for audio compact discs of our sermons or complete worship services, our choirs' music compact discs, books,and multi-cultural gifts.

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The Riverside Church
490 Riverside Drive
New York, New York 10027

Phone: 212-870-6700

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