Welcome to Summer! Congratulations on making it through this past school year, I (Joel) think it’s safe to say that was quite a feat for all of us. We’re hopeful about the coming year as things seem to be getting back to normal and we look forward to reconnecting as a Read more…
Sunday Worship Young Adult Fellowship: Gathering The next monthly Gathering is Friday night, June 4, 7pm (here). Friends, games, conversations, snacks, and prayer. Invite your friends. The more the merrier! Coming Up in Church Life All church ‣ We are currently looking to hire a full-time Children’s Ministry Director‣ Share Read more…
Want to Join ROC’s team? River Oaks Church is blessed with a delightful group of children and parents/guardians. We believe the church plays a vital role not in replacing but in coming alongside parents/guardians in the nurture of their children in the faith. We want to see young people encounter Read more…
Sunday Worship We’re Hiring! Sadly, our current office manager and children’s ministry coordinator, Jenn Canady, is setting sail for Houston with her family. So we are beginning the process of finding a new, full-time children’s ministry director and office coordinator. Find out more here. Please circulate the link to folks Read more…
Being the Adults in the Room It goes without saying, perhaps, that 2020 and the start of 2021 have left many of us disoriented and discouraged, for a host of reasons. A big one that touches every area of life is the sharpening division in not only the culture but Read more…
Sunday Worship Women’s Summer Bible Study The ROC women’s ministry invites all ladies to join this summer’s Bible study on the 10 commandments. Find out more. Coming Up in Church Life Women’s ministry ‣ Find out about our summer Bible study on the 10 Commandments Missions ‣ Pick up a Read more…
Sunday Worship We will continue our Psalms: Anatomy of the Soul series with Psalm 2, “I have set my king on Zion” The adult Sunday school series, “Gospel Distortion,” will discuss “follow the science,” environmentalism, and “expert-ism” COVID-19 protocols: masks will be optional during both services at all times Baby Read more…
Help Save a Life! Each year, River Oaks Church joins several other churches in Seminole County to support the Pregnancy Centers in their Baby Bottle Campaign (find out more). The Pregnancy Centers exist to offer women alternatives to abortion by modeling the love of Jesus Christ through compassionate lay counseling and the Read more…
Sunday Worship Young Adult Fellowship: Gathering The next monthly Gathering is Friday night, 7pm (here). Friends, games, conversations, snacks, and prayer. Invite your friends. The more the merrier! Coming Up in Church Life All church ‣ Pastor Camera’s Bible reading seminar kicks off Friday night Missions ‣ Pick up a set of Read more…
Sunday Worship We will conclude our Romans: The Obedience of Faith series with Rom 16:25-27 The adult Sunday school series, “Gospel Distortion,” will discuss the gospel narrative of race/ethnicity throughout Scripture Sunday evening: all-church picnic! The ROCK Block party (with mega water slide, ice cream, and water balloons) kicks off Read more…
Paul’s Magnum Opus Paul’s epistle to the church in Rome, written in ca. 55-56AD from Corinth, is considered one of the crown jewels of the New Testament. It sparked the life change of Augustine. It was pivotal to the conversion of Martin Luther. In many respects it was the most Read more…
Sunday Worship Church Picnic and ROCK Block Party! You’re not going to want to miss our April 25 picnic. The ROCK Block party (with mega water slide, ice cream, and water balloons) kicks off at 4:30. The picnic (with free Jason’s Deli) begins at 5:00. RSVP here! Coming Up in Read more…
Sunday Worship We will conclude our John: Jesus is Lord series by looking at John 20:24-31 On Sunday we are also excited to be… Welcoming over twenty new members Admitting 9 communicants to the Lord’s Table Baptizing a new member And partaking of the Lord’s Supper (with our traditional bread)! Read more…
“I have seen the Lord!” (Easter 2021) Last year we celebrated Easter from a distance due to COVID. We were thankful for the technology that allowed us to meet virtually, but it wasn’t the same. As the risen body of Jesus itself suggests, there is something significant about our embodied Read more…
Sunday Worship Good Friday, 7:00pm Coming Up in Church Life All church ‣ New members Sunday is April 11 (+ Lord’s Supper)‣ RSVP for the all-church picnic on April 25 (5:00-7:00pm)‣ Register for Pastor Camera’s Bible reading seminar (Apr 30 – May 1) Children’sministry ‣ VBS will be held coming Read more…
Happy Holy Week! As we celebrate Easter this week and look around at creation continuing to ‘spring’ back to life after the cold death of winter, it’s a powerful reminder of the new life Christ won for us that morning 2000 years ago when he walked out of that tomb. Read more…
Sunday Worship Holy Week @ ROC Coming Up in Church Life All church ‣ New members Sunday is April 11‣ Save the date: all-church picnic on April 25, 5:00pm Children’s ministry ‣ VBS will be held coming June 7-11! Find out more‣ Check out the March ministry update Young adults Read more…
Interested in Joining ROC? Have you been attending River Oaks Church for some time? We would love to invite you to experience the joy of belonging to your local church through church membership. Our new members class is an opportunity to find out more about who we are and what Read more…
Sunday Worship Important COVID Update Please watch this video for an update on ROC’s next steps for COVID (masks, etc.). Coming Up in Church Life All church ‣ Our Spring New Members Class is Mar 27 (8:30am-12n)‣ Our Easter sermon series will begin Mar 28, looking at John‣ Save the Read more…
Off to a Great Start Greetings youth and parents! I hope 2021 is going well so far for each of your families. Looking over the first half of the semester as we come into spring break this week, it has been a great year so far for student ministry at Read more…