Join us for scripture reading & Christmas carols by candlelight on Christmas Eve from 5:00-6:00pm. Kids are invited to be in service with us!
For a chance to introduce our kids to the beauty and necessity of life together as a church on January 5th, we will incorporate all our kids into a family worship gathering. We will be worshiping the Lord as one big family. We'll include all the children in our gathering; therefore, there will be no kids’ classes during service. This will be our first and final family worship gathering for 2025.
Don’t forget to grab a worship guide for your children before service at the hospitality table. We will have two worship guides available - a coloring guide for the younger ones and an activity guide for the older ones. The entire service will be structured with kids in mind. We will be answering question #13 from the New City Catechism- “Can anyone keep the law of God perfectly? Since the fall, no human has been able to keep the law of God perfectly.”
Join us at 5:00PM on January 12 for our next Members Meeting. Please sign-up for childcare using the form below by January 8. Food sign-ups are also available below via Sign-up Genius.
Note of a change we're making: We will be doing our meeting first and meal second and we will cap childcare.
We are excited to offer Session 5 of our Equip Intensives starting October 14, 2024. The Intensives are open to both male and female members of Ridgewood Church who are seeking to grow in maturity and discerning how to love and serve the church. Our Equip Intensives are quarterly and run on a 2-year rotation. There are 8 Intensives over that 2-year period. You can jump in to participate at any point! You do not need to have done Sessions 1–4 to do Session 5.
The Intensive will consist of about a 3-month period to do reading and writing assignments. Then, we will meet for a seminar on a Saturday morning (Jan. 18, 2025) to receive teaching from the pastors, discuss the assignments, and process what has been learned. The hope would be that you could participate in the 2 years but please sign up even if you are not sure if you can.
This seminar is entitled Ecclesiology: The Study of the Church. The goal will be to grow in our knowledge and understanding of the mission, function, and governance of the church.
The seminar will be on January 18, 2025, from 8 am to 12 pm.
Who should participate?
Male and female members of Ridgewood Church wanting to spend 2 years pursuing accelerated spiritual transformation
People discerning how best to serve and lead in the church
People who desire to be poured into, receiving both encouragement and correction
Those wanting to grow in biblical character traits (1 Tim 3:1–13; Gal 5:22–23; Tit 1:6–9; Col 3:12–17)
We look forward to how the Lord will grow us individually and corporately through the Equip Intensives! Sign up below.
Are you new to Ridgewood over the last couple of months? Would you like to hear some of our story? Do you have any initial questions about the church? Do you want to meet some of our pastors? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then our Newcomers Lunch on January 19, 11:45 AM – 1:00 PM is for you! We will have lunch together, introduce ourselves, and discuss the next steps in getting you connected with the church. The meal is free and informal and your kids are welcome to hang out with us as we chat.
We would love for you to join us for lunch following the service. Please sign up below by January 15 so that we can know how many to expect and any allergies you or your family may have. If you have any questions, please email aaron@ridgewoodgreer.com. We look forward to being together on January 19.
Girls in Action (GA’s) and Royal Ambassadors (RA’s) are scripture memory and missions education programs for grade-schoolers, 1st-5th grade. We spend time learning the bible, learning the stories of past missionaries, as well as doing activities to support and learn from the missionaries we currently support.
GA & RA ministries are offered during the school year on Sunday evenings from 5:00-6:15 pm. The spring semester begins January 19 and continues through April 6.
During the summer, GA’s and RA’s have the opportunity to go to summer camp at Camp LaVida (girls camp) or Camp McCall (boys camp).
You can sign-up your grade-schooler to participate in GA’s and RA’s below.
In the spring, we will finish our two-year discussion of important theological topics. Our Women's Equip Class will start back in the sanctuary on January 19, 2025 from 5:00 to 6:15 PM. We will take five weeks to work through chapters 16 through 20 of Wayne Grudem's Christian Beliefs: Twenty Basics Every Christian Should Know. You can use the original or the revised edition. Many of us purchased the original edition when we started going through the book a couple of years ago. Each chapter is only 4-6 pages and gives a basic overview of the topic.
Here is the schedule for the class. The class will run in conjunction with student ministry and RAs/GAs.
Week 1 (Jan 19) - ch. 16 - What is Death?
Week 2 (Jan 26) - ch. 17 - What is the Church?
Week 3 (Feb 2) - ch. 18 - What Will Happen When Christ Returns?
Off on Feb 9 (Discipleship Summit)
Week 4 (Feb 16) - ch. 19 - What is the Final Judgment?
Week 5 (Feb 23) - ch. 20 - What is Heaven?
Please sign up below! We look forward to being together as we seek to bear fruit in every good work and increase in the knowledge of the Lord (Col 1:10).
Middle and high school students are invited to a Sunday night bible study each week at 5pm in the equip room.
College Students! Join us for some lunch after worship on Sunday, January 19 at Pastor Trevor's house. Contact Trevor for more information! Sign up below!
If you have been visiting our church and want to take a deep dive into our vision and beliefs, join us for Discovering Ridgewood on February 2, 4 PM – 7 PM! This is a 3-hour class where you and other newcomers will have the opportunity to learn about who we are, how you can connect, and what the membership process looks like. As you get to know us better and we get to know you, our hope and prayer is that the Lord will make clear if He is calling you to become a member of our church.
Please sign up by Wednesday, January 29 . This class will be held at 407 Ridgewood Dr. in Greer. Dinner (Wild Ace pasta or Moe’s Taco Bar-depending on allergies) and childcare will be provided. If you have any questions, please email aaron@ridgewoodgreer.com. We hope you will join us on February 2.
In a world full of hardship, confusion, and uncertainty, how can the church be a refuge of care?
Join us for our Discipleship Summit weekend on February 7 from 6PM-8PM and February 8 from 9AM - 2PM. Childcare will NOT be provided. Children 8 and up are welcome!
The weekend will consist of three Main Sessions:
Friday Night: What is care?
Saturday Morning: Whose job is it to care?
Saturday Afternoon: How can the church care for the church?
Three breakouts Saturday Morning:
TBD
Registration: $25/person ($15/child 8-17) and includes dinner, breakfast, lunch, and a book!
Register below by Monday, January 27.
In the spring, we will finish our two-year discussion of important theological topics. Our Women's Equip Class will start back in the sanctuary on February 23, 2025 from 5:00 to 6:15 PM. We will take five weeks to work through chapters 16 through 20 of Wayne Grudem's Christian Beliefs: Twenty Basics Every Christian Should Know. You can use the original or the revised edition. Many of us purchased the original edition when we started going through the book a couple of years ago. Each chapter is only 4-6 pages and gives a basic overview of the topic.
Here is the schedule for the class. The class will run in conjunction with student ministry and RAs/GAs.
Week 1 (Mar. 2) - ch. 16 - What is Death?
Off on Mar. 9 (Members Meeting)
Week 2 (Mar. 16 ) - ch. 17 - What is the Church?
Week 3 (Mar. 23) - ch. 18 - What Will Happen When Christ Returns?
Week 4 (Mar. 30) - ch. 19 - What is the Final Judgment?
Week 5 (Apr. 6) - ch. 20 - What is Heaven?
Please sign up below! We look forward to being together as we seek to bear fruit in every good work and increase in the knowledge of the Lord (Col 1:10).
Our annual summer Dinner Groups are back for Summer 2025! We will be doing them in June and July. Our hope is that Dinner Groups will serve as one of the many ways our church body pursues maturity in Christ, while also deepening and building new relationships within the church body.
For those who are new to Dinner Groups, here is how they work:
What: Dinner Groups are formed with three to four couples, families, or individuals who share a meal and enjoy conversation twice during a month.
Who:
Participants: Smaller groups of five to eight adults contribute to the shared meal. You don't have to be a church member to participate.
Hosts: One individual, couple, or family will be designated as a “host” for your group. Details of hosting are listed below. You must be a church member to host.
When: There will be three options available. You will choose only one of the following options:
Option 1: Saturdays - June 7 & 21
Option 2: Wednesdays - June 11 &25
Option 3: Other - for those who can't do the above dates and want to coordinate their own dates within their Dinner Groups
We want to limit the size of these groups, so we need people willing to host a Dinner Group. You must be a member of Ridgewood to be a host. If you agree to "host," Aaron will get you all the information you need.
Responsibilities of hosts:
Must be a Ridgewood member
Communicate with the group to determine the exact times for the shared meals
Help coordinate what each person may contribute to the meal
Initiate a more intentional conversation with some questions for everyone to be able to get to know each other better
We are going to do Dinner Groups in June and July. You will need to sign up for each month separately if you want to participate in both months. Your Dinner Group will be different for each month. The sign-up deadline for June Dinner Groups is Sunday, May 18 . This deadline is a hard deadline since the coordination of groups takes time and organization. Please sign up below by May 18.
Email Aaron with any questions.
When: Sunday, December 15th at 7 PM
Where: Ridgewood Church Sanctuary
Join the women of Ridgewood Church for our 5th Annual Christmas Treat Trade! What’s a “Treat Trade”? Think cookie exchange, only any type of “treat” is welcome (e.g. cookies, Oreo balls, Rice Krispie treats or even Little Debbie trees; the options are endless!). The best part? You’ll go home with a sampling of everyone else’s treats to enjoy! Just as in years past, we’ll be voting to see who among us will reign as the star bakers with the most creative & festive Christmas treats! Let us know by signing up below if you plan to join us.
Treat Trade Instructions: Please bring 3 dozen treats (or more, if you’d like!) to share on the night of the Treat Trade. Treats do NOT need to be individually packaged. Please also bring a utensil that can be used to serve your treats.
Contact Casey Markham with any questions.
Members, come celebrate Christmas with a catered pasta dinner, songs, and time together as a church family December 8, 5-7pm. We'll have a 5-minute (we promise!) members meeting to begin!
Please RSVP below and sign up below for sides
Join us for liturgy reading, fellowship, and hanging of our Advent & Christmas decorations!
Join us for our annual Turkey Bowl flag football game at Fairview Field (map below).
All ages & skill levels welcome to play!
As a thank you to our members, we want to treat parents to a morning out. On November 23, you can count on free, trusted babysitters to watch your kiddos (ages 4 months - 5th grade) at Ridgewood Church from 9:00 - 11:00 am. Please register below by November 17.
Volunteers: Would you be willing to serve the parents of Ridgewood Church by helping to watch their kids for this event? You will be paid in Chick-fil-a biscuits and coffee. Please reach out to Hannah Koschel if you are able to help.
***Due to Helene, Camp McCall is not currently operational and we have moved the weekend to our church building.***
Men and future men of Ridgewood (aged 8 and older), you are invited to join us for our 2024 Men’s Retreat the weekend of November 8-10. We will be studying the book of Titus. We will sing, study the word, and gather in small groups for discussion.
Cost:
$50 per man
$25 per kid (8 to 18)
Please register below by October 29.
Friday
6:00pm - Dinner
7:00pm - Session 1 (Singing & Teaching on Titus 1)
8:00pm – Small Group Discussion
9:00pm – Dismiss for Free Time (Board games, Watch football, Spikeball, Head home, etc.)
Saturday
9:00am – Hearty Breakfast - pancakes, eggs, bacon, etc.
10:00am - Session 2 (Singing & Teaching on Titus 2)
11:00am – Small Group Discussions
12:00pm – Dismiss for Free Time (Board games, Watch football, Spikeball, Head home, etc.)
5:30pm – Return for Dinner
6:30pm - Session 3 (Singing & Teaching on Titus 3)
7:30pm - Men's Panel
8:30pm – Dismiss for Free Time (Board games, Watch football, Spikeball, Head home, etc.)
Sunday
8:00am - Prayer & Bojangles Biscuits
Please register below by October 29.
We are excited to offer Session 4 of our Equip Intensives starting July 21, 2024. The Intensives are open to both male and female members of Ridgewood Church who are seeking to grow in maturity and discerning how to love and serve the church. Our Equip Intensives are quarterly and run on a 2-year rotation. There are 8 Intensives over that 2-year period. You can jump in to participate at any point! You do not need to have done Sessions 1–3 to do Session 4.
The Intensive will consist of about a 3-month period to do reading and writing assignments. Then, we will meet for a seminar on a Saturday morning (Oct. 12, 2024) to receive teaching from the pastors, discuss the assignments, and process what has been learned. The hope would be that you could participate in the 2 years but please sign up even if you are not sure if you can.
This seminar is entitled New Testament: Redemption Fulfilled. The goal will be to grow in our knowledge and understanding of the New Testament and how Christ completes the story. The reading will begin on July 22, 2024. You will receive an email around this date with all necessary reading and writing assignments.
The seminar will be on October 12, 2024, from 8 am to 12 pm.
Who should participate?
Male and female members of Ridgewood Church wanting to spend 2 years pursuing accelerated spiritual transformation
People discerning how best to serve and lead in the church
People who desire to be poured into, receiving both encouragement and correction
Those wanting to grow in biblical character traits (1 Tim 3:1–13; Gal 5:22–23; Tit 1:6–9; Col 3:12–17)
We look forward to how the Lord will grow us individually and corporately through the Equip Intensives! Sign up below.
“The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."
Jesus in Luke 10:2
Starting October 2, we invite you to set a reminder each day at 10:02 AM and/or 10:02 PM to ask God to raise up laborers.
We'll take a moment each day—whether at work, in your car, or at home—to pray in obedience to Luke 10:2.
Week 1: October 2-8
Each day this week, we'll pray for the Lord to raise up workers for the harvest worldwide.
Week 2: October 9-15
Each day this week, we'll pray for the Lord to raise up church planters, pastors, and missionaries from Ridgewood.
Week 3: October 16-22
Each day this week, we'll pray for the Lord to strengthen our partners already serving on the mission field.
Week 4: October 23-31
Each day this week, we'll pray for the Lord to turn our eyes to the harvest here in Greer—our friends, neighbors, and family who are far from God.
Join us!
Adults 50 and over, join us for lunch on Sunday, September 22 immediately after worship!
We'll be meeting at the Fuddruckers on Wade Hampton in Taylors! Email Jim Slice with questions!
Plan to join us to celebrate 10 years on September 8th! We'll have our worship gathering that morning with a few special elements.
We'll also have a special, testimony-focused Members Meeting at 5:00-7:00pm that same day. We'll cookout and hear how God has used Ridgewood over the years.
Make plans to join us for this special day!
Join us on Saturday, August 24 from 8:00am-Until. Any skill level invited!
We'll be pulling weeds, cutting grass, weed eating, and other landscaping projects. We'll also be cleaning inside the education building and rebuilding a wooden fence outside.
Come one, come all!
