The River Church

My wife Julie was diagnosed with pneumonia last Friday.  The doctor told her that she had to go home and go to bed.  She was told to treat it as if she was in the hospital even though she was at home.  I know that many people have been praying for her and thankfully she has begun [...]

Last night at our Leadership Team Meeting, we started talking about “Authentic Community.”  It was a good conversation.  I thought I would share a little bit about this topic in a post, because it is part of our vision statement and it is an imporant piece of who we are in ministry. 
So what is “Authentic Community?”  We [...]

You know one of the problems with writing a blog is that you wonder if anyone actually is reading it. I mean, what if I spend all this time sharing my thoughts and really nobody is interested? I guess it is kind of that, “if a tree falls in the forest…” kind of [...]

Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, everywhere you look it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas.  If you drive through neighborhoods you see lights and decorations on more and more homes and lawns.  The television commercials and other advertisments are reminding you of all the gifts you need to buy.  There are radio [...]

Hi, my name is Rob Mapstone. I am the new pastor at The River Church. My wife Julie and our 4 children (Jacob, Ansley, Kalyn, and Makenna) just moved to Chaska from Columbus, Indiana. We are very happy to be here and are looking forward to all that God has in store for us in [...]

Sunday mornings at The River Church are a time to experience God.  We gather together every Sunday morning at the Rex Theater, 511 Walnut St., in beautiful downtown Chaska,MN. We begin with a time of worship and praise with a contemporary praise band, followed by a time to meet and mingle with others, and then [...]

If you’ve never tried to read the whole Bible, maybe this is the year to give it a shot! There’s a great new website that can help you out by spacing out your reading over the course of the year. It lets you choose your favorite translation, blog about the passage you read, [...]