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Welcome to The River!

Looking to Connect?

We want to help connect you with others at The River! Whether it's doing things with people who have similar interests and hobbies, joining a Bible study or Community Group, or serving, contact our Director of Connections and Small Groups at leslie@hittheriver.com for more information.

Are you wanting to grow in your Spiritual journey?

Would you like to get to know others better? The River Church is committed to helping others grow in their faith and developing deeper connections with others. Our small groups are a great way to do this. We have groups for all ages and stages of life. They meet at different days and times to help provide an opportunity that can fit your schedule.

We are looking to grow our groups. If you are interested in joining a new group in 2024 please contact Leslie Stone, our Director of Small Groups & Connections at leslie@hittheriver.com

Upcoming Events

August 12th - River Youth Head to King's Island
All 6th-12th graders and interested parents are invited to a day of fun at King's Island! Parents are to drop off students at the park entrance at 10:00 a.m. and pick up at 4:00 p.m. Please send your student with money to purchase lunch inside the park. During registration, please let us know if your student has a King's Island pass or needs the church to purchase a day pass for them. Day passes are $50 and payment is collected during registration. Sign up at HitTheRiver.com.

August 13 - November 5th - Grief Share Group
Starting Tuesday, August 13th we will have a Grief Share group here that meets weekly for 13 weeks. A GriefShare support group is a safe, welcoming place where people understand the difficult emotions of grief. Through this 13-week group, you’ll discover what to expect in the days ahead and what’s “normal” in grief. Since there are no neat, orderly stages of grief, you’ll learn helpful ways of coping with grief, in all its unpredictability—and gain solid support each step of the way. This group will meet every Tuesday from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Margie Jenkins will be leading the group, you can register for the group by going to HitTheRiver.com and clicking the Events tab.

August 17th - River Youth Breakfast with the Goodings
Malory and Kyle Gooding are inviting all students to stop by their home for a morning breakfast bar and yard games! Students should be dropped off at the Goodings' at 10:00 a.m. and picked up at noon. Register at HitTheRiver.com and Malory and Kyle's address will be sent to you before August 17th.

August 24th - Sleep In Heavenly Peace Bed Build
Join us at 8:00 a.m. for a rewarding day of building bunk beds for kids who don't have a bed. Bring your kids, your friends, coworkers, and/or neighbors. This is a great opportunity for everyone to pitch in and make a difference in the lives of families in our community. Register at HitTheRiver.com.

Upcoming Affinity Group Events

August 5th - Ladies Book Club
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

August 9th - Card & Board Game Night
6:30 - 9:00 p.m.

August 10th - Crafting Group
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

August 14th - J.O.Y. Group (Just Older Youth)
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Volunteer Opportunities!
Nursery Team - Our Nursery attendance is GROWING and it is so exciting! We are grateful for the new babies the Lord is letting us care for in River Kids, and we are starting to need some extra hands! We are looking for teen and adult volunteers interested in caring for, comforting, and spending time with the sweetest babies one Sunday a month. If you are interested, please email taylor@HitTheRiver.com.

Prayer Team - Our prayer team gathers together on Sunday mornings to pray together. They also are available to pray with others after services conclude. If you are interested in being part of our prayer team, please email info@HitTheRiver.com.

Greeter Team - Our Sunday morning greeter team is looking for a few volunteers to serve once a month greeting people on Sunday mornings. This is a great ministry for couples to serve in togerher! If interested, please email info@HitTheRiver.com.

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Tools to help develop Christ-like character

1. Word of God/Life of Jesus -

John 13:34-35 - “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples if you have loved for one another.” Tools to help develop Christ-like character

2. The Holy Spirit

Galatians 5:22-26

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

3. Fellow Believers

Acts 2:42-47 - 42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common. 45 And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46 And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.

What does your character say about your faith?