Sunday Worship We will begin our new From Chaos to Kingship series with Joshua 3-4 (twelve stones of remembrance) Missionary Frank Harrell will be sharing about church planting in Japan during Sunday school (The normal study on the Gospel of Luke will resume on 8/29) The children’s ministry will be Read more…
Sunday Worship Transition Plan for our Livestream ROC’s livestream service has been a blessing to us all during the last 18 months. However, offering a virtualized service was a decision of necessity, not a long-term strategic priority for our church. In recent months, average viewership of the livestream has trended Read more…
Let’s Do This! Welcome to the new school year, everybody! We’re really excited for the new year, especially to welcome a massive upcoming class of 6th graders. This is the largest new class we’ve had in years and we are really looking forward to getting all the new families involved. Read more…
Sunday Worship We will begin our new From Chaos to Kingship series with Joshua 1 Adult Sunday school will continue studying the Gospel of Luke, discussing John the Baptist in Luke 1 We will be partaking of the Lord’s Supper in both services. Thus, it will be a family Sunday, Read more…
Moving Up and Growing in Faith! As the summer winds down, it’s time to move on up! Starting Aug. 1, children are invited to promote to the next grade level during Sunday school and ROCK. Grade level divisions are: The new Children’s ministry team—Jane O’Dowd and Amanda Knowles—will be in the hallway between both services on Sunday to make Read more…
Summer Series on the Psalms In his 1557 commentary on the Psalms, theologian John Calvin said this: I have been accustomed to call this book, I think not inappropriately, An Anatomy of the Soul; for there is not an emotion of which anyone can be conscious that is not here Read more…
Sunday Worship Children’s Team Training Right after the second service on August 22nd, from 12:00n–1:30pm we will have our next Children’s Ministry Team Training and Team Building event. We will review current protocols as well was announce a few EXCITING changes to the Children’s program. We’ll be providing lunch & childcare, RSVP here Read more…
Sunday Worship We will continue our Psalms: Anatomy of the Soul series with Psalm 22 Adult Sunday school will continue studying the Gospel of Luke, examining the narrative structure of the Gospels and the so-called “Quest for the Historical Jesus” The middle and high school youth Sunday school on 1 Read more…
Sunday Worship We will continue our Psalms: Anatomy of the Soul series with Psalm 14 Adult Sunday school will continue studying the Gospel of Luke, examining the written sources used in composing the Gospels (a.k.a., “I’ve seen something about ‘Q’ on Wikipedia. What is that?”) The middle and high school Read more…
Exciting Times What a lot of exciting things we’ve had going on in Children’s Ministry this summer! And this is only the beginning as we look ahead and see God opening doors of opportunity for growth and ministry expansion in the coming year. Don’t Call It A Comeback (or Do?) Read more…
Sunday Worship We will continue our Psalms: Anatomy of the Soul series with Psalm 88 Missionaries Micah and Blair V. will be doing a brief “missions moment” during both services A lot will be going on during the Sunday school time (10:15-10:45) Adult Sunday school will continue the new series Read more…
Like a Garage Sale…But Free! Our annual “Swap Shop” is set for July 10, from 10:00am-12:00n in the River Oaks main building. What is Swap Shop? It’s one of our favorite events of the summer, sponsored by our Mercy Team, where we offer truckloads of stuff for free to anyone Read more…
Sunday Worship We will continue our Psalms: Anatomy of the Soul series with Psalm 62 We will be partaking of the Lord’s Supper in both services As such, ROCK will only be available in the 2nd service for pre-K We will also be collecting our Deacons’ Fund offering, which supports Read more…
Welcome Jane and Amanda! In May 2021 we announced a search for a new director of children’s ministry. A search committee was formed that represented each area of the ministry (nursery, younger kids, older kids), and through the process of resume collection and interviews, God answered our prayers in a Read more…
Sunday Worship Summer Student Ministry Activities Our youth ministry is off to a great start for the summer. Find out more about summer camps, fellowship events, and the upcoming youth Sunday school. Coming Up in Church Life Young adults ‣ The next fellowship gathering is July 2 at 7pm here Read more…
Fun in the Sun The past month has been a real whirlwind but a great start to the summer! After wrapping up our Sermon on the Mount series at the end of May we had an awesome first summer fellowship on the lake at the Gregorys’ house. Then we went Read more…
Sunday Worship We will continue our Psalms: Anatomy of the Soul series with Psalm 13 We will continue our Family Reunion (all-ages) Sunday School with “Trivia Night (during the day)”! (Nursery and young pre-K SS will still be provided) Coming Up in Church Life Mercy ‣ The Baby Bottle Campaign concludes Read more…
Sunday Worship We will continue our Psalms: Anatomy of the Soul series with Psalm 121 We will continue our exciting Family Reunion (all-ages) Sunday School with “Get Crafty”! (Nursery and young pre-K SS will still be provided) Women are also invited to a special Sunday school (in the church office) Read more…
We are Family! With the rise of vaccinations, the lightening of mask mandates throughout the country, and the general sense that things are trending towards “normal” around here–it feels more and more like we’re getting the church family back together again. It feels like a family reunion. So let’s do Read more…
Ten Words The River Oak’s Women’s Ministry invites you to our next Bible Study (May 25–August 10). After a great study on Ecclesiastes this winter/spring, we will turn our attention to the Ten Commandments. Are they just rules that are outdated? Have they been eliminated with the coming of Christ? Read more…