Our Services
Worship on Sundays at 9am and 10:30am. Come as you are.
Our Location
517 Walbridge Street
Downtown Kalamazoo
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Parking
Available parking all around the building.
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First Time?
At The River, we want you to feel right at home as we spend our Sunday mornings together. We don’t dress fancy for church, so don’t feel like you need to either. You can park in a bunch of different places around the building…just follow the signs. Coffee will be freshly brewed and waiting for you when you come inside. Our greeters will show you to the Welcome Center where you can meet some of our friendly folks, find out more about what kinds of things the church is doing, and walk away with a special gift! If you have kiddos, that’s also where you can check them in for the nursery or RiverKids – they’re gonna love it.
Here’s what to expect…
As for the service, our music might get a little loud, and we hope you connect with it in a deeply meaningful way. We’ll spend time worshiping together and learning about Jesus and the Word in a casual and relational way. Feel free to interact with the sermon! If you miss something or want to hear it again, we have a podcast that you can check out during the week. And once your Sunday morning is all wrapped up, you might notice that a bunch of people just don’t want to leave yet. We’re building a culture where everyone feels like they belong, and we hope you do too.
See ya Sunday!
WHY WE EXIST
Belong
You simply have a place to belong. It is a natural human need that all of us have to find a place of community. Where we can simply be without expectations to perform or behave in a certain way. We exist so that you have a place to belong…
Believe
…so that you can believe in Jesus. Believe He is who He said He was – the Son of God, who rescues us from our mistakes and terrible ideas and makes a way for us to live an abundant life, full of grace and freedom…
Become
…so that you can become all He intended you to be. When you become a Christ follower, He doesn’t expect you to be something entirely different by way of wiring and nature. When you become a follower of Christ, you become more free and more fully who you already have been.
Ministries at the River
River Kids
We provide age-appropriate worship experiences, a place for kids to connect with their peers, and opportunities for families to worship and serve together.
River Students
We provide opportunities for middle school and high school students to grow in their faith with Jesus, connect with each other, and serve in our church and our community.
Worship
We love worship. It is a method for us to show God our affection and a moment for us to listen to what God might say to us. Also music is just really, really fun.
Women
We want to encourage and provide opportunities for women to connect more deeply with Jesus and with each other.
Missions
We work in Guatemala, Uganda, and throughout Kalamazoo because we want to share the love and hope of Jesus to our neighbors around the world and across the street.