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Riverside Church \u00b7 Everyone welcome<\/p>\n\n\n

A place to belong. Room to be yourself.<\/h1>\n\n\n

Join us on Sunday for community, conversation and worship. Come with questions, bring the family or simply come as you are.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Plan your first visit<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n
Find a service<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Sundays at 9:30 and 11:15 \u00b7 Step-free entrance \u00b7 Coffee from 9:00<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Service times<\/p>\n\n\n

When we gather<\/h2>\n\n\n

Come as you are. Every service is signed and the building is step-free.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Sunday 9:30<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Traditional service<\/h3>\n\n\n

Hymns, choir and communion in the main hall.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Sunday 11:15<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Contemporary service<\/h3>\n\n\n

Band-led worship with children's groups running alongside.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Wednesday 19:00<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Midweek prayer<\/h3>\n\n\n

A quiet hour in the chapel. Come and go as you need.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Your first Sunday<\/p>\n\n\n

What actually happens<\/h2>\n\n\n

Nobody will ask you to stand up, introduce yourself or give anything.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Ninety minutes<\/h3>\n\n\n

Songs, a talk and coffee afterwards. You are free to leave whenever you like.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Parking is free<\/h3>\n\n\n

Behind the building, entrance on Mill Lane. Ten spaces are kept for visitors.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Children are welcome<\/h3>\n\n\n

Creche for under-3s, groups up to Year 6, and nobody minds noise in the service.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Wear whatever you own<\/h3>\n\n\n

You will see suits and you will see trainers. Both are entirely normal.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Diary<\/p>\n\n\n

Coming up<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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First Saturdays<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Community lunch<\/h3>\n\n\n

Everyone eats, nobody pays. Twelve o'clock in the hall, on the first Saturday of every month.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Thursdays in term<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Job club<\/h3>\n\n\n

CVs, applications and interview practice with people who hire for a living.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Early October<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Harvest service<\/h3>\n\n\n

Bring tinned food if you can; the whole lot goes to the foodbank on Mill Lane.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Before Christmas<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Carols by candlelight<\/h3>\n\n\n

The Sunday before Christmas, and the one service a year that fills the balcony. Come early.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Who you will meet<\/p>\n\n\n

The people here on a Sunday<\/h2>\n\n\n

Four of us are paid; most of what happens here is done by people who are not.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\"Tom<\/figure>\n\n\n

Tom Iredale<\/h3>\n\n\n

Lead pastor<\/p>\n\n\n

Here since 2014. Preaches most Sundays and answers every email eventually.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Grace Okonjo<\/h3>\n\n\n

Families and children<\/p>\n\n\n

Runs the Sunday groups and the Tuesday toddler morning.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\"Danny<\/figure>\n\n\n

Danny Ferreira<\/h3>\n\n\n

Music<\/p>\n\n\n

Leads the band and will teach anyone who asks to play.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\"Ruth<\/figure>\n\n\n

Ruth Nakamura<\/h3>\n\n\n

Church administrator<\/p>\n\n\n

Bookings, the building, and the person who knows where everything is.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Life together<\/p>\n\n\n

More than a Sunday<\/h2>\n\n\n

There is a place for you here on the other six days too.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Children and youth<\/h3>\n\n\n

Groups for every age from cr\u00e8che to sixth form, every Sunday morning.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Care and support<\/h3>\n\n\n

Meals, lifts and a listening ear when life gets heavy.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Small groups<\/h3>\n\n\n

Twenty groups meeting in homes across the city through the week.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Community work<\/h3>\n\n\n

The food bank, the night shelter and the debt advice centre.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Giving<\/p>\n\n\n

Every gift stays close to home<\/h2>\n\n\n

Two thirds of what is given funds the food bank, the night shelter and the debt advice centre. The rest keeps the lights on.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Riverside Church \u00b7 Everyone welcome A place to belong. Room to be yourself. Join us on Sunday for community, conversation and worship. Come with questions, bring the family or simply come as you are. Sundays at 9:30 and 11:15 \u00b7 Step-free entrance \u00b7 Coffee from 9:00 Service times When we gather Come as you are. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-no-title","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorlibhub.com\/unapp-church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorlibhub.com\/unapp-church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorlibhub.com\/unapp-church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorlibhub.com\/unapp-church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/colorlibhub.com\/unapp-church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/colorlibhub.com\/unapp-church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86,"href":"https:\/\/colorlibhub.com\/unapp-church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/86"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/colorlibhub.com\/unapp-church\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}