The River is a Spirit Filled, Bible Believing Church in Littleton, Colorado

The first step is to plan a visit with us.  There's no pressure.  We know how awkward it can be to walk into a church for the first time, so we offer a "plan your visit" option to take away some of the unknown.  By planning your visit we'll know you are coming and someone can help you with any needs you have (like checking in your kids), answer questions and make you feel more comfortable.

People often know right away that they've found their church home at The River.  If you feel that The River is a good fit for you and/or your family, we have welcome lunches every few weeks and you are invited in to one of these lunches.  If you would like, we'll also have a pastor reach out to you to connect.  From there we have six week long River Groups to introduce people to the church.  Our connections pastor will also reach out to you to see if there are any places you might like to be further involved.

Most people join one of our amazing community groups when the six week group comes to an end.  The community group leaders are all wonderful and they are trained and equiped to pastor and disciple their groups.  You will be be seen and mentored at The River, and your life will never be the same.  Best of all we show people (not just teach) how to develop a deep relationship with Jesus through worship, Bible study, learning to hear God's voice with clarity and ministering in the power of the Holy Spirit.  

Yes! Kids are one of our highest priorities at The River Church.  Whether your child is still in diapers or about to graduate from high school, children are a top priority.  We believe that the coming generations are chosen by God to shake and change the world. While we can be hard on Millenials and Gen Z sometimes, young people have incredible challenges that the older generations could never have believed when they were young. 

We believe that God is going to do a mighty work in the schools in SW Denver and an ourpouring of the Spirit is coming.  We believe this mighty outpouring of God will be centered on, but definitely not limited to, Columbine High School.

We are raising up the coming generations to be powerhouses in the Kingdom of God.  Kids ministry and youth group are fun and the kids love these ministries, but more importantly the children of every age are learning to draw deeper in their relationships with Jesus and to minister in the power of the Spirit.  There is no junior Holy Spirit...there's only one Holy Spirit.  As such the kids are equipped to worship, hear God's voice, read the BIble effectively and to minister in power as Jesus called us to.

We believe this approach is foundational for our children to live out a life of purpose following Jesus all the days of their lives.  Too many young adults have been walking away from their faith in America.  We lay this foundation so that the children and youth experience the awe, wonder and majesty of who Jesus is.  Once a person gets a taste and they see the wonder of God, they will never walk away from the faith.