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* Riverside Church-an interdenominational American Baptist and UCC church in New York City, famous for its elaborate Neo-Gothic architecture and its history of social justice.

It was built between 1927-1930 with support from John D. Rockefeller.

Harry Emerson Fosdick was its first minister.

Other famous former ministers include William Sloane Coffin and James A. Forbes.