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Freedom | City Fall 2024

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Wednesday at 6:30 PM

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Freedom is designed to equip you to live the victorious and abundant life Christ came to give you. Freedom builds on the foundation of your faith in Christ to help you embrace the truth of God’s Word as it relates to your worldview, your past, your sin, your personal value to God, and your purpose in His Kingdom. This group will help you remove every obstacle to having a close relationship with God and walk in true freedom. Our group will meet weekly at our campus on Wednesdays September 11 - November 6, 6:30-8pm. Doors open and check-in will be available beginning at 6pm.

Welcome Home

Welcome Home | Woodbury | May 2024

Woodbury

Tuesday at 6:30 PM

Welcome Home is your first step at River Valley Church. You were created for a purpose, and we want to help you discover that purpose! You will build community, understand how God made you and dive deeper into your walk with Jesus. We can’t wait to meet you! This is a 4-week small group. Once Welcome Home is complete, we encourage you to find another small group where you can continue growing in your faith as you build friendships.

Leader

Josiah Christian

Men

The Promise Principle | Wade Gelhar

Woodbury

Tuesday at 6:00 AM

We are meeting at Jerry's Foods, Hargis Dr. Woodbury in the upper seating area. You are welcome here! This is a "join at anytime" men's group. If you are looking for a deeper connection with God, this group is for you. God desires that we overcome being ruled by our thoughts and feelings, which are highly influenced by our circumstances — family, work, health, or temptation. 2 Peter 1:3–4 tells us that we can actually do this! It comes from learning to respond to God's promises in His Word and through prayer. This is the purpose of The Promise Principle Men's Small Groups. Whether you’re still exploring faith in Christ, or you have been a Christian for many years, you’ll experience what we believe Jesus meant when He called His disciples to change the world by discovering and responding to His promises, truths, and commands. Click here to read more about The Promise Principle and see our weekly reading plan: http://leaders.rivervalley.org/promise

Leader

Wade Gelhar

Adult

Winston’s Small Group

Online

Thursday at 6:00 PM • Virtual

This group is designed to get into God's Word, grow in your relationship with Jesus and connect to others. We will read the Bible together, watch sermons, and read books. We can't wait to get to know you!

Leader

Winston Burbank

Adult

Povolny & Enochs Small Group

Apple Valley

Wednesday at 7:00 PM

This group is designed to get into God's Word, grow in your relationship with Jesus and connect to others. We will read the Bible together following River Valley's SOAP method. We can't wait to get to know you!

Leader

Mark Enochs

Core Group

Freedom | Faribault Fall 2024

Faribault

Tuesday at 6:30 PM

Freedom is designed to equip you to live the victorious and abundant life Christ came to give you. Freedom builds on the foundation of your faith in Christ to help you embrace the truth of God’s Word as it relates to your worldview, your past, your sin, your personal value to God and your purpose in His Kingdom. This group will help you remove every obstacle to having a close relationship with God and walk in true freedom.

Leader

Steven Hauer

Family

Book Study: Insanity of Obedience | Vicki Hernandez

City

Let's journey together! Join me for a sharpening book study that will prepare us to share the Good News of Jesus Christ, whether that is across the street or the oceans. The Insanity of Obedience is a bold challenge to global discipleship. Nik Ripken exposes the danger of safe Christianity and calls readers to something greater. The Insanity of Obedience challenges Christians in the same, provocative way that Jesus did. We will meet every other Sunday at the campus at 1pm.

Leader

Vicki Hernandez

Women

Humble Love

Shakopee

Wednesday at 9:30 AM

Humble Love is a group for women of all ages. We will come together each week to love and encourage one another. The format will be similar to Sisterhood. Each week we will listen to a speaker and then engage in discussion. There will be no specific curriculum and women are welcome to join at any point. We will meet June 12, 19, 26 and July 10, 17 and 24th from 9:30-11.

Leader

Jennifer Hentges

Core Group

Explore | Eagan | Fall 2024

Eagan

Monday at 6:30 PM

You may hear us say the phrase “Our Heart is Global” often throughout your time at River Valley, but what does it really mean? In Explore, we walk through the great commission that Jesus gave to his followers before He left this earth. Our mandate is to make disciples from every part of the world. Each and every one of us has a part to play in that, whether it is to pray, to mobilize others, to send or to go! This group is for everyone to discover how God wants to use them to accomplish His great commission. We meet from 6:30pm - 8pm. We start September 9th & childcare is included.

Leader

Brian Freeman

Adult

Philippians Study

Crosstown

Thursday at 6:30 PM

We are starting a new adult small group and looking for couples and singles (multi-generational) that are wanting to find community, grow deeper in their faith, and just do life together. We will be studying the book of Philippians and will meet on the second and fourth Thursday of each month. Our first meeting will be a time to get to know each other with a short intro into the book of Philippians. We'd love to have you join us!

Leader

Neal Hildebrandt

Men

Iron Sharpeners

Crosstown

Friday at 6:30 AM

Come together as men Friday mornings from 6:30 to 7:30 AM. As iron sharpens iron, we sharpen each other through studying the Bible and discussing how we apply it to our lives today. Just bring a Bible!

Leader

John Farinacci

Family

Apples of Our Eyes

Faribault

Friday at 10:00 AM

We are welcoming all mom's and dad's with kids to join us for a short devotional lesson, play/game/interact time for the kids and social time for the parents. We will be integrating various field trips so we can learn and explore our town and the surrounding area together. We will meet the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month. This group is co-lead by Sommer Cunningham, Taina Dubbels and Brooke Stang. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Our first meeting will be February 10th.

Leader

Taina Dubbels

Women

M.o.M (Moms on Mission) | Saturdays | Madison Ziegenhagen

Minnetrista

Saturday at 9:00 AM

M.o.M is a small group designed for mothers to come and do life together. We will meet in our homes year round, every other week, taking time off for summer break and winter holidays & each season will bring a new topic or study to work through. Kids are welcome to play while the mom's meet. Our hope is that this is a place to spend time with new and old friends - focusing on authenticity, deep connection, and spiritual growth. During the spring season, we will work through the study "Find Your People" by Jennie Allen, a 7 week series featured on RightNow Media. There is a study guide available on Amazon that is encouraged, but not required. This study is focused on building community - God designed His people to do life together, but we live in a dissociated world that caters to loneliness. Our hope is that this study will break down any walls & provide a community-driven atmosphere for M.o.M moving forward. We can't wait to see you! Link to purchase study guide: https://www.amazon.com/Find-Your-People-Building-Community/dp/0593193407/ref=asc_df_0593193407/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=658838887657&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6393463901142924731&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9019585&hvtargid=pla-2282155283032&psc=1&mcid=a00375d278fb361ab66ccae85f2a1548

Leader

Madison Ziegenhagen

Welcome Home