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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 25th - River Youth Fall Family Potluck
All River Youth students and their entire families are invited to join us for our second Family Potluck of the year - as we head into fall together! We will share a meal, play some crowd-friendly games, and have a brief devotional from God's Word. Please let us know how many members of your family are attending (ALL are invited!) and what you will be bringing. We are providing the meat and drinks and ask that students bring a dessert or side dish to share.

August 26th - Moms Meet Up
All moms and kids are invited. We are meeting up at the Monroe Bicentennial Commons Park covered playground and walking path. The address is 101 Jerry Couch Blvd. on Rt. 4 in Monroe. We can chat while kids play, take a stroll around the lake walking path and enjoy some fellowship together. Invite others to join you! Questions? email Leslie@hittheriver.com.

September 8th - Baptism Sunday
Publicly celebrate your commitment to Christ and be baptized in obedience to God. We want to help you do that! Go to HitTheRiver.com to register and someone from The River will be in contact with you! Questions? Email info@hittheriver.com.

September 8th - Family Ice Cream Social
All families of babies-elementary kids are invited to meet up at The Twist on Sunday, September 8, at 3 PM. Enjoy a yummy treat, let the kids run and play, and connect with other families in similar life stages. The address is 7813 Bethany Road in Liberty Township. Questions, email janae.e.cardinali@gmail.com or text 847-513-4869.

Sept.11th - Nov. 13th - Ladies Fall Bible Study
Join us for this 10 week study for ladies on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m here at the church. It will begin September 11th and end November 13th. Emily Mercer will be leading this group, we will go through a study by Jen Wilkin called Abide, studying 1 John, 2 John and 3 John. Child care is not available. Go to HitTheRiver.com to register today!

September 21st - Church BBQ Picnic
Our annual fall BBQ event is back! We are going to have a backyard BBQ here at the River at 5:00 p.m on Saturday, September 21st. The church will be providing pulled pork and hotdogs and church attenders will sign up for sides and desserts. We will have sign-ups available in person next week!

Grief Share Group
We 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 6:00 - 8:00 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.

Youth fall studies will be kicking off soon!

All 6th - 8th grade girls please join us for our fall weekly bible study on the book Radiant by Priscilla Shirer. We will meet during the 9:30 service in the youth room starting Sunday, September 8th and will continue until the end of year. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Brittany McGaffin at brittany.mcgaffin@gmail.com.

High school girls grades 9th-12th, join us for a fun fall series on seeing God in Christian movies. We will meet two times a month to discuss a different movie each month. Our first meeting will be on Sunday, September 8th from 1:00-3:00 pm at Brittany's home. If you are interested in joining our group please email Brittany McGaffin at brittany.mcgaffin@gmail.com.

Boys grades 6th - 12th will meet weekly on Sunday mornings during the 9:30 service beginning Sunday, September 15th. Ben Millard will be leading this study.

Upcoming Affinity Group Events--for more information contact our Director of Connections and Small Groups at: Leslie@HitTheRiver.com

August 28th - Ladies Who Lunch
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

September 9th - Ladies Book Club
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

September 14th - Craft Day
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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