5:05 Vespers
On each 3rd Sunday of the month we gather for the 5:05 p.m. Vespers, a night of music, scripture, art, poetry, and communion. It is a night of community and reflection, centered on Song, Word, and Table. Each week we strive to create space for our community to experience the love of God and the work of the Holy Spirit.
Riverfront is an inclusive ecumenical space with roots in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the United Methodist traditions. Many within our community are seeking a place to explore their faith while healing from past hurts within the church. We seek to be a place where all are welcome, and questions are celebrated.
Fall 2026 Schedule:
5:05 Vespers at Bridge Gallery
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August 16
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September 20
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October 18
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November 15
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December 20
Where to find us?
5:05 Vespers:
Bridge Art Gallery - 213 N Market Street
Incorporating visual art has been a beautiful part of Riverfront worship, and we are excited to partner with Bridge Gallery in 2026. Our services also include live music, poetry, scripture, and Communion (AKA eucharist, Lord's Supper) which is open to all. Street parking is free on Sundays, and the Del Tech lots are also available.
Our Offices:
Grace UMC - 900 N Washington Street
Grace UMC is a great partner of Riverfront Ministries, and you can find us there during the week. Grace is also the home of the first location of the Wilmington Kitchen Collective.
Think & Drink Book & Bible Study:
Chancery Market - 1313 Market Street
We gather each week for food, conversation, and lots of big questions! Free parking in the garage below the Chancery after 5:30 p.m.
Statement of beliefs:
We believe our Creator calls us to creative worship that communicates to people here and now, engaging all of the senses and speaking into human experience.
We believe Jesus welcomes and celebrates all as part of the sacred community. We believe we encounter the Risen Christ in our neighbors and strangers at the margins of faith and society.
We welcome all people into the life of this community, and celebrate and give thanks for our diversity of race, ethnicity, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical and mental ability, faith background, economic status, appearance, marital condition, political persuasion, education, and life experience.
We believe our Sustainer, the Spirit, nourishes our souls with the Word, and sends us out to serve.
We believe the Church is wherever two or three are gathered by the Spirit in God's Name. For us the Church is at the Riverfront Pavilion, the Delaware Contemporary, in various restaurants throughout the city, in the Kitchen Collective and Cafe at Grace Church, and anywhere the community gathers.
We commit to imaginative collaboration in serving God’s people with bold love, open to questions and exploration, as Christ has served the church.