The River Church

What’s Coming Up at The River?
Men’s and Women’s Bible Studies: Our men’s and women’s Bible studies meet every other Thursday evening at 6:3 p.m.  at 2510 Chaska Blvd.  Call 952-448-1755 or email us at office@riveralliance.com to find out more information about our next meeting.
The Waterway: The Waterway is our 20’s and 30’s group.  They meet [...]

OWNit365
This year we are embarking on a year-long trek through the New Testament combined with a devotional plan to follow throughout the week.  Follow along with the readings everyday and then join us on Sundays as Pastor Rob looks at one passage from the week.  You can also join us on twitter and facebook to [...]

That’s a great question.  Church is God’s gift to us, because He knows that we don’t always do so well on our own.  Being involved in a local church provides a place for us to connect with other people who can help us stay connected to Christ.  Hebrews 10:25 says, “Let us not give up [...]

The River is a church located in Chaska, Minnesota.  We are part of The Christian and Missionary Alliance. To find out more about our denomination please click here.
At The River our focus is to bring glory to God by knowing Christ and making Him known.  We have a heart for our community and want to [...]

“Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.” (John 20:1)
On Easter Sunday we celebrate the fact that Jesus died and rose again.  The above verse from John 20 shares that when Mary arrived [...]

Join us this Friday, 6:00 p.m. for a time of reflecting on Christ’s sacrifice.  We will be meeting up at the Mapstone home, 682 Liberty Court.  Join us for dinner, fellowship, worship, prayer, and remembering those last few hours of Jesus life before his death.  This is a great way to prepare our hearts to [...]

My wife and I have been married for almost 17 years now and we are very different.  Before we were married we took a personality survey to see where the strengths and weaknesses might be in our marriage.  The person who was working with us actually asked if we were sure that we wanted to [...]

Apparently Greek soldiers fought in pairs.  They would stand back to back so that they could protect one another’s backs as they fought off the enemy troops.  The other soldier was a trusted wingman, an advocate, a helper.  And he was called a paraclete.
What a great concept.  We all need a paraclete.  We could all [...]

Spending time working out of the local Dunn Bros. coffee shop gives me a different perspective on the church than I would have if I spent most of my time working out of a church office.  It allows me the opportunity to hear, firsthand, what unchurched people think about the church.  Unfortunately, the picture is [...]

Do you like it when people say nice things about you?  Like, “your hair looks nice today” or “I like that outfit,” or (my personal favorite) “are you losing weight?”
Or how about at work, when your boss, or a coworker recognizes you for the job you are doing?  Or when a friend let’s you know [...]