Mark your calendars for Sunday, August 14. River Church is partnering with the City of Charleston to help pull off this year’s 1st Day Festival. This is a great opportunity to be the hands & feet of Jesus, and LOVE on our city. Instead of gathering, we will be serving our city by volunteering together. During the [...]

On Sunday, July 3, we’re going to have lunch together! This will be fun day of connecting with your River Church family. If you are part of a Community Group, you’ll have an opportunity to let us know what dish you’ll bring when you meet this week. If you’re not part of a Community Group, you can click [...]

This fall River Church will be hosting Financial Peace University for the first time. Financial Peace will teach biblically based, common-sense empowerment which will give you HOPE and a PLAN whether you are financially secure or financially distressed. Click Here for more information, and sign up early to receive a greater discount. Email mark@riverchurch.com with questions.

Since we’ll all be busy painting Mary Ford Elementary during Spring Break, we’ve decided to move our April 17 gathering to their cafeteria! Plan to join us…and help spread the word. The Gathering will still begin at 10:30, but it will be held at Mary Ford Elementary INSTEAD OF at Orange Grove Elementary Charter School. [...]

Easter is coming! Sunday, April 24 we’ll have an incredible morning celebrating the resurrection of Jesus together! This will be a great time to invite people within you spheres of influence. After the Gathering, we’ll all share huge pot-luck lunch. River Church is supplying the meat…but we need YOU to bring the rest! SIGN UP HERE [...]

The LoveGave movement continues as we set out to paint an entire school during Charleston County’s Spring Break. Mary Ford Elementary is a Title 1 school in North Charleston that is in huge need of revitalization, but is not yet eligible for funds that could fill that need.

Finding downtime is hard. Finding a complete day of do-nothing, uninterrupted, intentional, fruitful…well that’s just plain impossible. Right?

Or is it?

God built into us a need for rest that is as real as our need for food and water. But somehow we keep pushing through as if rest is a luxury.

So how do calibrate our lives to prioritize rest the way God intended? Well, you can’t create a new habit without just giving it a try.

We want to help you take that first step. Below you’ll find a link to what we’ve aptly titled, “A Simple Guide For Rest.” Download it. Print it. Read it…a few times. Post it on your refrigerator and/or you bathroom mirror. And then commit to The Day of Rest Challenge.

The Day of Rest Challenge began on Sunday, February 13. We are suggesting that you and your family or roommates find just one (1) day between now and Sunday, March 13 to set aside for true rest within the guidelines set out in the “A Simple Guide For Rest” document.

Come by and comment on this post… Post your stories, your challenges, your prayer, your crock-pot recipes, ideas… You name it.

So are up to it? Alright. Let’s do it. Ready, set, STOP.

Download A Simple Guide for Rest

January 30, 2011 marked the first anniversary of River Church Sunday morning Gatherings. What an exciting day! Our largest crowd ever…the music was loud…and we ate a LOT of food. Take a look at some of the photo highlights from year one… Anniversary Video from River Church on Vimeo. What an exciting first year! Enjoy [...]

Next Sunday is our 1st Anniversary, and we’re going to celebrate! Bring guests as well as a dish to share at a feast that will follow the Gathering. Meat and plasticware will be provided. Sign up to bring food by emailing Stephen Parris – stephen[at]riverchurch.com, and indicate whether you’ll bring a side dish, dessert, and/or [...]

Our next River Church Coffee Night will be on Monday, January 31 from 6-9pm at Charleston Coffee Exchange in West Ashley. Free coffee, and an all around good time. This is a great opportunity to meet some of the faces you’ve seen on Sundays, as well as a great environment for introducing someone from your [...]