YOU WILL BE GREETED BY A WARM SMILE FROM ONE OF OUR FRIENDLY HOSTS WHO ARE HERE TO SERVE YOU WITH DIRECTIONS TO THE KIDS ZONE OR FREE COFFEE AND PASTRIES TABLE. WE ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. ENJOY THE WONDERFUL AROMA OF FRESH-BREWED COFFEE.
I encourage you to look around our website and get to know us better. If you have any questions, just send us a quick note and we will reply - really.
About us:
River Church: We are an Evangelical, Inter-denominational, Word church. The River Church began in 1993 at the C'mon Inn Hotel (across the street from our current location) We are an Evangelical, charismatic, word church. (What does that mean?) We believe in sharing the Gospel (good news) with our world. We preach from the Word of God (The Holy Bible, usually KJV.) We believe the Bible is entirely accurate and true. We endeavor to live and practice the Bible. We teach our children from the Bible.
The Holy Spirit is the third part of the God-head, and He is the Spirit of Truth, We believe the Holy Spirit teaches us and He leads and guides us in all truth. The Holy Bible (KJV) It's a good idea to bring a copy with you - electronic or old school your choice, - as you will want to reference it while we are preaching and teaching. (See 2 Timothy 2:15)
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Church Government: We are independent of any outside controls, leadership, or influence. We are governed and led only by local Trustees and Elders only. Who live right here in TRF.
We are debt-free, and we like it that way. So, all of our partner giving goes back into ministry or to missions.
What You Can Expect. WORSHIP: We have a contemporary style of worship {currently a mix of live and digital worship (video)} We are not "orthodox" and are actually proud of that.
Styles of worship you may see:
Some people may lift their hands during worship Some people may sing...loudly Some may step out from the chair and dance before the Lord Some people may clap their hands (in rhythm we hope) Some may close their eyes and simply enjoy the presence of the Lord. We welcome all of that.
Lifestyle: We believe that our faith brings us into a vital, living, daily relationship with Jesus Christ.
We certainly are not "perfect" (we don't claim to be). So, we don't expect you to be either. We are not "religious".
What does that look like? Some of our church family may smoke, drink, or even cuss. Some may have tattoos, piercings, and other religiously "unacceptable" stuff.
ALL ARE WELCOME HERE! (We care about your heart not your clothes)
We know smoking is bad for you, drinking can be an addiction, etc...
We know that our God loves you... UNCONDITIONALLY! AND SO,DO WE!
Dress Code: Yes, please, wear clothes. Jeans - fine, shorts - fine, T-shirts, fine, hats, fine, suit & tie...well, if you must. We are relaxed, and we hope you feel that way too. Our atmosphere is casual. Our pastor may be in a suit or jeans. (It simply depends on what he has that's clean that day.)
Children's Ministry: If you're too old, or too outdated to enjoy kids, or if you just don't like the little ankle-biters, you will not like River Church. Why not...?
WE LOVE KIDS!
In the last few years we have invested over 100K in remodeling and updating our kids rooms. (Come see.) We have kids church, activities, and outreaches for kids throughout the year.
Keeping Kids Safe: We have a secure check-in procedure. So you can relax and enjoy service knowing your kids are in great hands. We have some security measures in place to make sure your child is always taken care of by qualified (Pre- Screened, Background-checked and cleared) volunteers. (We use the ACCUFAX Corporation for all of our background screening.) https://www.accufax-us.com/
We know it's a little slower, and you have to come with your child to check in etc... Yep, all the way to the Kids Zone, (yeah, it's a little bit of a walk.) But it's definitely worth it when you understand that we are protecting God's little lambs! Oh yeah, you'll have to come back and check them out, too.
No one else can pick your child up except you, and you will need your security tag.
Fellowship: It's in our DNA - we truly love people - we even like them. We believe that every single person is God's workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works. (Ephesians 2:10) We have a time of fellowship before every Sunday service. (Truly some great people to hang out with)
So, if one morning the kids were slow getting out of bed, and you had to rush to church and missed your morning coffee fix, relax, we've got you covered.