Sunday Service | series titled, 3 Pillars | Sermon, Wayne "Coach" Gordon | November 17, 2024

We are continuing our series titled, 3 Pillars! River City's starting point, we sought to name the passions and aspirations that flow from the presence of God and His transformational love and power, which became the values of River City. This led us to the three pillars, that guide our steps at River City: Worship, Reconciliation, and Neighborhood Development. Our speaker for the Neighborhood Development Pillar, is a long time friend. brother, mentor and pastor, Dr. Wayne "Coach" Gordon . Wayne Gordon is a graduate of Wheaton College and Northern Baptist Theological Seminary. He received his Doctor of Ministry degree from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary.In 1975 Wayne moved to North Lawndale located on Chicago’s Westside. At that time, North Lawndale was the 15th poorest neighborhood in the U.S. He was a teacher and coach at Farragut High School, also located in North Lawndale. Wayne and his wife Anne have raised their three adult children: Angela, a graduate of Taylor University, Married to Nate George, lives in Chicago and is a school teacher; Andrew a graduate of Baylor University and a trader with the Chicago Board of Trade, married to Stacy, and Austin graduate of Azusa Pacific University, living and working in New York City. Wayne and Anne, along with some local high school students, founded the Lawndale Community Church. Today, LCC has over 1000 worshiping families and Wayne continues as Pastor Emeritus.