Christ Church Riverdale

Christ Church Riverdale (CCR) is an Episcopal parish whose wiki documents its leadership, ministries, worship life, and community programming. The Rector, the Reverend Emily Anderson Lukanich (Mother Emily), provides pastoral and institutional leadership, supported by a staff and lay leadership team detailed in the parish's published directory. The wiki draws on ingested site pages, news posts, and ministry documentation to build a running reference for the congregation and its collaborators.

Worship anchors parish life through a Sunday 11:00 AM service featuring the Adult Choir and Schola Cantorum, both directed by Music Director Malik Jardine, a Westminster Choir College student. Music extends beyond weekly liturgy through the Forde Concert Series, a community concert tradition honoring late parishioners Dr. Kenneth and Kay Forde, offering performances spanning classical, jazz, flamenco, and African American song on a seasonal schedule with structured donor sponsorship tiers.

Lay ministry received renewed energy in 2026 when the Episcopal Church Women (ECW) chapter was reactivated with the support of the Rector. The reactivated chapter, with Elizabeth Weeks serving as Secretary, focuses on women's empowerment, fellowship, stewardship, and programming such as the Outdoor Wellness Series. Elizabeth Weeks also contributes to parish communications, including the publication of service-access news posts.

The wiki is organized around three content layers — source pages ingested directly from the CCR website, entity pages for key people and organizations, and concept pages for programs and practices. Together they provide a structured, cross-linked reference that reflects the parish's evolving ministries and institutional memory.