Arthur Crawford was Riverside Bible Church’s first pastor, called into service of the sheepfold by God on October 7th, 1962. Art dutifully preached the Word of God through nearly all of the New Testament and many books of the Old Testament, verse by verse for 48 years. Art and Riverside Bible Church were blessed with that focused preaching until Art concluded his morning service studies in the Gospel of Matthew on November 28, 2010, and then finally his evening service studies in 1 Corinthians on December 19, 2013. On Sunday, February 14, 2016, the Lord called Art home into glory to be with Him.