Riverside Church, New York City

Riverside Church is a Christian church in Morningside Heights, Upper Manhattan, New York City. It is at 120th Street and 490 Riverside Drive. Although interdenominational, it is also associated with the American Baptist Churches USA and the United Church of Christ. The Riverside Archives serves as the depository of Riverside’s rich documentary history, covering over 170 years of minutes and correspondence, membership records, photos, documents of social action, benevolence endeavors, audio tapes, and much more.

Randomly chosen program from Riverside Church:

Description: A sermon by the Rev. Dr. Robert J. McCracken (1904-1973), senior pastor of Riverside Church in New York from 1946 to 1967. He urges all Christians to work toward Civil Rights for all minorities, insisting that failure to act is a failure of Christian duty.

Length: 25:51
Recording Date: July 14, 1963
Recorded at: Riverside Church, New York City