Riverside Baptist Church
Riverside Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 346 Ontario St in Buffalo, NY 14207-1502. It is one of 379 churches in Buffalo, and one of 27 Baptist congregations in the city.
Our PurposeTo worship the Lord God Almighty in spirit and in truth and serve Him together wholeheartedly.To spread the Gospel through the clear teaching of the Bible.To make disciples (followers) of Jesus Christ.To equip the saints (Christians) to do the work of the ministry and work together, using
Riverside Baptist Church is an Independent Baptist Church that's over a century old! And yet, we remain a relevant lighthouse pointing to God's truth and unfailing love in our community.
346 Ontario St, Buffalo, NY, 14207-1502Service times
- Sunday 11am · School infant through adults
Phone: +17168763994 · Website: https://rbcbuffalo.org/
Riverside Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 1,495 congregations of the Baptist family gather across New York — 71,872 across the United States on The Church Map.
Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.
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Latest from Riverside Baptist Church of Buffalo's YouTube channel: Sunday Worship Service 08/02/2026 (all videos).
The community around Riverside Baptist Church
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.
- Food Insecurity: 36.3%
- Housing Insecurity: 27.4%
- Utility Shutoff Threat: 18.1%
- Social Isolation: 36.5%
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.1%
- Fair/Poor Health Status: 29.6%
- Poverty Rate: 26.5% (17.8–35.3%)
- Transportation Barriers: 17.9%
- Obesity: 38.7%
- Child Poverty: 22.3% (9.3–35.3%)
- Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.9%
- Diabetes: 13.9%
- Unemployment: 7.4% (3.0–12.4%)
Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.
Churches near Riverside Baptist Church
- Saint Marks Church — 0.1 mi away
- All Saints Church — 0.3 mi away
- Ontario Street United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away
- Victory International Assembly of God — 0.4 mi away
- Nazareth Lutheran Church — 0.5 mi away
- Evangelical Church Christ For Nations — 0.6 mi away
- Buffalo Temple of God in Christ Church of the Nazarene — 0.7 mi away
- Renovation Church — 0.8 mi away
- Northgate Church — 0.9 mi away
- Charity Baptist Church of Buffalo — 0.9 mi away
More Baptist churches nearby
- Charity Baptist Church of Buffalo — 0.9 mi away
- Rehoboth Ministries Worship — 1 mi away
- Kenmore Baptist Church — 1.7 mi away
- St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church — 2.7 mi away
- New Hope Church — 2.7 mi away