San Jose, California
The River Church Community is located in San Jose, CA with a Sunday morning average attendance of approximately 200 adults. We consider our space in the church landscape distinct by a combination of three characteristics: an authentic spirituality that lives and intersects every aspect of our lives; holistic mission that ministers to the whole person and the broken world; and a diverse community ethnically, generationally, and socio-economically (though we acknowledge we skew toward professional backgrounds). We are affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church.
At the River Church Community, we value children as growing disciples of Christ and desire to provide opportunities for them to worship, learn, build relationships, and play. Kids’ Community is our Sunday morning experience for children ages birth through 5th grade. Our children’s programs are guided by an experiential, Montessori-influenced philosophy. Our core program for children on Sunday morning uses the Godly Play curriculum with adaptation to our non-liturgical church. Each Sunday we welcome about 50-70 kids, and in total we have about 40 rotating volunteer ministers who serve with the children. In addition to our Sunday morning experience, we provide periodic parent training and equipping opportunities as well as childcare for various events happening within the church.