2022 Christmas Eve Nativity Play! Does your child want to participate in a nativity play? The Children’s Ministry is organizing an opportunity for all children from preschool to 5th grade to participate during the Christmas Eve Candlelight service on 12/24 at 6 p.m. There are also opportunities for older children Read more…
Sunday Worship Reception and Q&A with Dr. Ben Shaw As River Oaks grows, we have a greater need for leadership to help shepherd our people. One of the ways our Session of elders seeks to grow in this area is hiring Rev. Dr. Ben Shaw to serve as a part-time Read more…
“The Lord roars from Zion…” If you are familiar with the Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, you will know that God is pictured in the story as a great lion named Aslan. When Lucy, one of the 4 children in the book, learns that Aslan is a lion, she Read more…
Sunday Worship Reception and Q&A with Dr. Ben Shaw As River Oaks grows, we have a greater need for leadership to help shepherd our people. One of the ways our Session of elders seeks to grow in this area is hiring Rev. Dr. Ben Shaw to serve as a part-time Read more…
Sunday Worship Mercy Team Annual Dove Tree Each year the Mercy Team partners with Christian HELP in the “Dove Tree Program” to help out families that are seeking job placement. To help, choose a gift tag from the Christmas tree in the church foyer, purchase, and return the gift by Read more…
Recap of Missions Sunday On November 13 we celebrated our annual “Missions Sunday” at ROC, where we devote the entire worship service, Sunday school, and a post-worship lunch to reflecting on God’s calling to build disciples among all the nations. This year we focused on mission work to Japan. We Read more…
Missions Sunday! Coming up in church life All Church ‣ Our Thankful November Night is Saturday 11/12, 6:00-7:30pm‣ Host or Be a Guest for Thanksgiving Meals‣ Save the date: congregational meeting on 12/11 during Sunday school Student Ministry ‣ Corn Maze event on Saturday 11/19, meet at church 4pm ‣ Read more…
A different take on church history Every Christian matters to God, but he has also used specific men and women in particularly important ways to advance his church from the very beginning. We rightly look up to and learn from this great cloud of witnesses. But no mere human is Read more…
Sunday Worship 2022 Missions Sunday on Nov 13 Next Sunday (11/13) is our annual Missions Sunday, focusing on mission work in Japan. During Sunday school we will hear from Frank Harrell (MTW) and Warren Griffith (Mission to Japan). Pastor Lanier will be preaching on “Jesus and the Old Testament Great Read more…
Thankful November Night All families are encouraged to join our “Thankful November Night” to sing and express thanks to the Lord! The campfire singalong will take place on Saturday, November 12 from 6:00-7:30 pm on the lawn outside of the church office. The church will provide all the fixings for Read more…
Sunday Worship We will continue our sermon series Roaring and Restoration, looking at Amos 7:1-9 The Adult Sunday school on Clay-footed Heroes will focus on Billy Graham Youth Ministry continue the study titled Bible 101 Children’s Ministry – All Teams Training Join us 11/6, 12:30 – 2:00 for an exciting Read more…
Sunday Worship We will continue our sermon series Roaring and Restoration, looking at Amos 6:1-14 The Adult Sunday school on Clay-footed Heroes will focus on Karl Barth Walk-For-Life On Saturday 10/22, come join our Mercy Team as we walk/run and sponsor The Pregnancy Center in the Walk-For-Life, or choose to only sponsor the River Read more…
Sunday Worship We will continue our sermon series Roaring and Restoration, looking at Amos 5:18-27 The Adult Sunday school on Clay-footed Heroes will focus on Jonathan Edwards The Youth Sunday school will be starting a Bible 101 study New Member Sunday We invite you to join us in welcoming newcomers Read more…
Teacher Appreciation Luncheon and Team Training! Save the date for November 6, 2022! We will have our teacher appreciation luncheon and training meeting after the second service of church. All children’s ministry team members, youth helpers and adults who are interested in joining the team are encouraged to come. Lunch Read more…
Sunday Worship We will continue the Sermon Series Roaring and Restoration, on Amos 5:1-17 The Adult Sunday school on Clay-footed Heroes continues with John Calvin This week is Family Sunday, ROCK will be available in 2nd service for Pre-K only Missions Spotlight Have you noticed that our pastors/elders pray for Read more…
Church Planting in Asia This post is the start of a new monthly series where our Missions Committee will update you on the missionaries we are praying for as a church that month. October is Micah and Blair! Micah and Blair, along with their four children, live in Southeast Asia Read more…
Sunday Worship We will continue the Sermon Series Roaring and Restoration, on Amos 4:1-13 The Adult Sunday school on Clay-footed Heroes continues with a look at Martin Luther We will be celebrating the Lord’s Supper together Normal ROCK will be offered for up to 3rd grade (next Sunday will be Read more…
ROC On This Fall! It’s not too late to join the children’s ministry for fellowship and biblical exploration at ROC On, short for River Oaks Church on Wednesdays! This program is for children in preschool through fifth grade. Every week starts with a family dinner served between 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. followed Read more…
Sunday Worship We will continue the Sermon Series Roaring and Restoration, on Amos 3:1-15 The Adult Sunday school on Clay-footed Heroes continues with a look at Thomas Aquinas The youth Sunday school and children’s ministry will continue studying Exodus 2022 Elder and Deacon Nominations Each year, River Oaks solicits nominations Read more…
Sunday Worship We will continue the Sermon Series Roaring and Restoration, on Amos 2: 4-16 The Adult Sunday school on Clay-footed Heroes continues with a look at early medieval mysticism Important Livestream Update Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, River Oaks (like many churches) did not offer a livestream or video Read more…