Weekly Bulletin

As in the past couple of years, we are invited to assemble with other like-minded believers in the Stillwater area to gather and worship as "The Body" on October 31.  This event will take place rain, snow, or shine starting at 5:30pm in Lowell Park next to the river in downtown Stillwater!

We "fall back" this weekend.  If you have any old-fashioned clocks that need to be done by hand, do it before you go to bed Saturday night...no one wants to be early for church on Sunday!! 

We had him scheduled back in April, but stuff comes up and it didn't work out that time so we've scheduled Mark Buitendag again for Sunday morning, November 2 at our 9:30am service!

This week there will be no regular Wednesday night classes for our First Wednesday Worship night!  This time we'll be meeting at Glory Church in Lakeland, MN (44 St. Croix Tr. S., Suite 250) at 6:30pm for an evening of worshipping our Lord!

Please join us Saturday morning, November 22 at 9:30 for breakfast together and a time of connection. If you have not yet had the opportunity to join us, we would love to see you!!  

This is an opportunity for all the women of RVCC to meet together, enjoy breakfast, and connect with one another in a significant way outside of a Sunday morning. Through enriching discussion, encouragement, and personal testimony, the goal is to walk out Titus 2:3-5 with older women teaching what is good, and training younger women in a variety of roles. Our focus is encouragement for the current challenges we face, and open discussion and sharing.

ALL women are encouraged to attend; singles, young married women, young mothers, seasoned mothers, empty nesters, and older women are all encouraged to come! We need the full spectrum, or we’ll forfeit the Titus 2 purpose. This is a “Mom’s Only” event, but nursing babies are always welcome.

This group will meet at Renae J's home north of Stillwater. Breakfast will be served promptly at 9:30am. Contact the church office for address/directions, or more information.

Our Women's Christmas Tea is coming up quickly!  Join us Saturday morning, December 6 at 11am with special guest Mindi Shipley from our sister RVFM church The River Bible Church in Winona, MN, where she ministers along with her husband, Pastor Matt Shipley.

Mindi accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior at the age 5 growing up in a Nazarene Christian family in Nebraska.  She has a Behavioral Science degree from Hardin-Simmons University, a Baptist affiliated college with a major in Fine Art. Matt and Mindi married in 2012 and lived in Ohio for a short time before moving back to Texas where they had lived most of their adult lives.
They pastored for a short time in Texas teaching the grace and faith message until God led them to attend Charis Bible College. They took classes online until God led them to move to Colorado and attend classes at the Woodland Park campus.
After graduating from Charis, they participated in the RVFM internship in Wisconsin. During that internship, God spoke very clearly to Matt and Mindi to pastor The River Bible Church, and in September 2024, Pastor Jon installed them as pastors of the church. Mindi currently leads the women’s fellowship, assists with the children’s church, helps lead Bible Studies and enjoys building relationships.

Seating is limited, and fills up quickly, so get signed up.  There is a sheet to do so at the Info Center.  Ladies 13+ are invited to attend.  Contact the church office with questions.

Mark your calendars for our Week Devoted to God, at a new time this year, the first week of February.  There will be prayer meetings during the day, and services in the evenings each night.  We'll advertise the full schedule when we get closer to the actual event.

Download our RVCC church app from your app store today!  There's all sorts of features, and we're tweaking it to make it even more helpful as a way to stay connected.  Service video is streamed there as well as on our YouTube channel.  There are groups for communicating and chatting with others in the RVCC family, and much more!  Search for "RVCC Lake Elmo" or CLICK HERE.  

We are always accepting diaper and wipes donations for Options for Women-St. Croix Valley. As a church we're not anti-abortion but PRO-LIFE, and try to back that up by helping out mothers who choose life for their child. This is an easy way to do that. Organizationally we support Options with a monthly monetary donation, but diapers are one item they always need to help support the mothers relying on their services. Whenever you are shopping and pick some up, drop them off with Pastor Greg the next time you come to RVCC and he will make sure they get to OFW. According to their website, the most needed supplies right now are size 5 & 6 diapers, wipes, diaper ointment, and baby lotion and wash.

If you would like to connect with one of our Elders for any reason during the week, contact the church office and we'll get you in touch!

Podcast listeners can listen to audio from our Sunday morning services on several platforms. Find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Audible. Search for, "River Valley Christian Church Lake Elmo MN" on your preferred podcast app, then subscribe and listen anywhere, any time, however you like to listen!
We also have an RVFM Podcast gathering messages from our affiliated churches in one spot. The feed for that one has recently changed!  CLICK HERE if you use Spotify, and CLICK HERE if you're an Apple Podcast person!  If you have trouble with any of these contact Pastor Greg in the church office and he'll try to help you sort it out.

One of our top goals as a church is always to help you keep up on (or get into) a daily Bible reading habit.
As a church body on January 1, 2025 we started a 1-year Bible reading plan! The plan we are following this year is "The Bible in a Year", with readings from OT and NT every day, and a chapter from Psalms or Proverbs every second day.
Connect with us and access this plan in the YouVersion Bible App to get notifications for the day's reading directly from the app. (Future plans should be available within our church app!  That will be nice, huh?)
Get into the daily habit now, even if it's not this particular program! We want you to get the WORD in YOU! Contact Pastor Greg in the church office if you have questions.

Here is a summary of groups and classes we have going on currently during the week. Most of these are included on the Church Calendar.

Our CREW Young Adult group gets together on Mondays at the Molnar's at 6:30pm. Contact the church office or talk to Pastor Peter for more information.

Our Freedom Group meets on Monday evenings at 7pm. It is a Bible-based chemical dependency group coordinated by our Elders Wayne & Patrice B. Contact the church office for more information.

Healing Hearts meets first and third Tuesdays at 6pm at our Elder Cathy D's home office in River Falls, WI. It is a confidential group for ladies 18+ who have been betrayed in a relationship. You are welcome at any time to jump in and join.
Know it's the enemy who would want to keep you isolated. This group is here to listen, love, pray, and stand with you.
If you have questions about the group please contact the church office, or Cathy directly!

Tuesdays at 6pm Linda B teaches a study on the Gospel of John. If you have questions about the group, please contact the church office.

If you've got time during the week you can always join us for prayer! We have a group that prays Wednesday mornings starting at 10am in room W2. It goes for about an hour.  Everyone is welcome to come in and pray!

Wednesday night classes all start at 6:30pm. and we've got some really good ones this fall!

These kids are growing into something amazing!  If your child isn't a part of these groups yet, encourage them to give it a shot.  There's a lot of good going on Wednesday nights in the East Wing!

We're brought this one back again because it has turned out to be very popular!  This group is geared toward new-er attendees to RVCC. We can tell you all sorts of things about us and our organization, but we'd like to know YOU, too. Less of a "teaching" class than a conversation!  

We also have a Photography and Videography class.  Taught by Ethan N, this is an in-depth look at the art of production for furthering the Kingdom!

Our White Bear Lake/Mahtomedi area small group meets on Thursday evenings from 6:30-8pm. Please contact the church office to get connected for more information!

The Bridge is all about connecting people and building community by bridging life stages and interest groups within the church. We’re a fun and active group that loves spending time together through outdoor games, shared meals, and meaningful fellowship. Whether you're new to the church or have been around for a while, The Bridge offers a welcoming space, hosted by Jeremy and Joy S at their beautiful home in River Falls. Meeting every Fridays at 5:30-8:30pm.  1st & 3rd Fridays will be social/fun/games/etc., 2nd & 4th Fridays will be a Bible study.  
Questions about directions can be directed towards Jeremy or Joy, or contact the church office.

"Walking in Your Authority" meets from 6-8pm on the second Fridays of each month at our elders Dennis and Cathy D's home in River Falls, WI. Knowing your authority allows you to fulfill the call God has on your life to do great exploits! Talk to Dennis, Cathy, or the church office for directions and details.

We have some dedicated young people who are committed to heading up this pre-service prayer time and cover our Sunday mornings with prayer.  Join them Sundays at 9am in classroom W1!

All sorts of ministries around the church are looking for volunteers. Our Hospitality Ministry, which includes the Greeter, Usher, Info Table, and Cookie Ministries is looking to include more volunteers. If you are interested, talk to Pastor Peter, or contact the church office.

Our Children's Ministry is looking for some volunteers, too. What an incredible opportunity to advance the Kingdom by helping bring them up in the "nurture and admonition of the Lord." Talk to Pastor Shiloh or contact the church office about this, too! A background check is required to work with our Children's Ministry.

If you would like to donate to RVCC and it's ministries, etc. you can mail or drop off a check at the church office, or give online now from right here on this page:

OBLIGATORY LEGAL NOTICE OF RELEASE OF RVCC, ITS SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS AND LICENSEES FROM ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER OF ANY NATURE! We live-stream and record our service, so your presence here constitutes your consent to be photographed, filmed, and/or otherwise recorded, and for RVCC to use the recording without compensation in any and all media for as long as it exists. No, we're not anticipating making a boatload of money off of an image of the back of your head, or you worshipping with your hands in the air...but we figured it would be a good idea to let you know you could end up on our livestream, social media, etc.
IF you would rather opt out of having your image posted online, please contact the church office and let us know.