Riverside Church Exeter
Assemblies of God
Riverside Church is a thriving, growing church located in the heart of the City of Exeter, Devon. It is a spiritual home to approximately 400 regular attendees and provides a strong community of faith for many people.
Riverside Church is more than just a building, it’s a home. Riverside Christian Centre is the house; it is located centrally within the city, boasts many rooms and facilities, and is used by thousands of people every year. However, it is Riverside Church that is our spiritual home.
We often refer to the structure we build as the house. It only becomes a home when people start to live in it as a family. Here, we build our life-long relationships and great memories. This includes emotional attachments, the feeling of ownership and the shelter the home provides to its members. A home is a place that provides love, peace, comfort, happiness, security and confidence, qualities that you don’t expect in a house, which is just made of bricks and mortar.
What We Value
Everyone Welcome: We believe in an inclusive church where every person feels welcome, regardless of their background, status, or ability, whether they are attending live or online.
Everyone Connected: We want to see everyone connected and feeling part of the Riverside family. We can achieve this in many ways, like joining in online conversations, but one of the main ways is through our Connect Groups.
Everyone growing: We would love to see everyone growing spiritually in their faith and understanding of Jesus and all he has done for us, growing relationally through connecting and spending time with each other and walking together through our various joys and challenges.
Everyone Safe: We believe the church should be a safe space with safe people. We are working hard to ensure that everyone feels safe across all our programmes. We always endeavour to explain how God is moving in our services for those who may be new ensuring that we have an experienced team available for any support anyone may require. Our teams are safeguard trained and DBS checked.
Everyone Honoured: We really appreciate all the amazing people we have in our Riverside family and the incredible talents they bring to the church. We believe it is an important culture to celebrate, appreciate and honour each other.
Everyone Generous: We serve a generous God who lavishes his love, grace and mercy on us, and we believe in being a generous people with our time, talents and finances.
Everyone Loved: God is love, he models love all the way through the bible and we believe that as the family of God we should mirror his unconditional love to those both in and outside the church.
Everyone Happy: We are all about happiness! The bible says “The joy of the Lord is our Strength.” We enjoy spending time in God’s presence and in being in each other’s lives, sharing the incredible news of Jesus and life together. Even in the tough times!
What We Believe
We believe that the bible is the inspired Word of God.
We believe in one God, who has revealed Himself in three persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the virgin birth, sinless life, miraculous ministry, substitutionary death of Jesus Christ, His resurrection, His ascension into heaven and His second coming to bring everyone to account for their lives.
We believe in the fall of man, and his separation from God through sin.
We believe in salvation through faith in Christ, who died for our sins, and was raised for our peace with God and victory in the life he gives. Through His blood we have redemption.
We believe in water baptism.
We believe that the baptism in the Holy Spirit is an essential part of the Christian experience, designed to empower for service and witness.
We believe in the operation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit and the gifts of Christ in the Church today.
We believe that our primary vision is to become like Jesus in all we think, say and do.
We believe that deliverance from the devil’s authority, selfish habits and oppression is provided through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
We believe in Breaking of Bread as an act of remembering the sacrificial act of Jesus on the cross.
We believe in both heaven and hell and that faith in the good news of Jesus Christ makes all of the difference.
Service Times
Attend In Person
10:30 am Every Sunday
13-14 Okehampton Street, Exeter, EX4 1DU
Watch Online
10:20 am Every Sunday on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/riversideexeter
Location
13-14 Okehampton Street
St. Thomas
Exeter
Devon
United Kingdom
EX4 1DU
Staff
Aran and Rachel Richardson
Senior Leaders
Contacts
Tel: 01392210146
Web: https://www.riversidechurchexeter.com/
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