Throughout the month of April our worship gatherings will be for all ages. As a result they will be shorter and also more interactive. On Mothering Sunday we will be having a special tea,cake and celebrate service. There will be an opportunity for everyone to thank God for parents and carers, to...

All ages of the church family will be meeting at 11am to enjoy this months Big Family Breakfast. Why not come along and enjoy a bacon roll and an opportunity to get to know God and one another a little better.

On the 5th, 7th, 12th & 14th of April Riverside Church will be hosting an Activity Cafe from 10am- 12noon. The cafe is open to all ages but a variety of activites will be provided for pre-school and primary school aged children. There will be arts & crafts, games, storytelling, a...

On Saturday 12th March Riverside Church will be holding a special event which will involve planting 7 fruit trees given to us by Orchard 800. there will be three apple trees, two pear trees and two plum trees. Each tree will be planted by a group from the church. There will also be a chance to have...

START is an introduction to the Christian Faith. It runs for 6 weeks and looks at what it means to be a follower of Jesus. If you are interested please do get in touch with Grant        

Over the period of lent (9th March- 23rd April) we are going to be looking at the material "God is closer than you think" by Jon Ortberg. So far we have 21 people registered and 3 groups planned. However if you are interested please do get in touch

This weekend we will be holding two Harvest events. On Saturday the 25th from 11am- 3pm we will be having a Harvest Food Fair. There will be lots to do and even more to eat so please come along and join in the activities for all ages. On Sunday 26th we will be having a Big Family harvest Breakfast-...

Today I heard from a teacher that of her class of 24 none are involved in the life of the church. The age of the children would tell me that this means that none of their families are involved either! 24 children with siblings and parents disconnected from the life of the church- perhaps it isn't a...

Well the summer is apparently over, or at least our summer service experiment is. Worship will return to its usual format as of the first Sunday in September. We will meet at 11am for public worship.

As we are now a third of the way through the summer it is time to further reflect on the journey. I am glad to say that I have stopped being so grumpy. The last two weeks have been tremendous- in particular the first half hour from 10am- 10:30am. It has been so very busy with people of all ages and...