Visit The River: A Safe Church For LGBTQ People and Allies
One of our core beliefs is that Jesus invites all people into a relationship with him and each other. That's why we’ve opened our downtown Manhattan doors to our LGBTQ brothers and sisters along with everyone else. When you walk into The River, we want you to feel at home.
Our community is vibrant and diverse, and this diversity only makes us stronger. Together, we tackle difficult conversations with an intellectual rigor and honesty that's hard to find in many churches today.
Below, check out some opportunities for how you can get involved below. Or just stop by for a cup of coffee! We’d love to meet you.
All Together-Brunch Church - Dec. 1: Once in awhile we change things up a bit and do this different type of gathering that we call "All-Together Brunch Church." For these services we'll bring in some tasty food from Au Bon Pain and gather our whole community together (kids included!) for a fun and interactive church-around-the-table. We've found that it's a nice change of pace and a great way to connect!
One of our core beliefs is that Jesus invites all people into a relationship with him and each other. That's why we’ve opened our downtown Manhattan doors to our LGBTQ brothers and sisters along with everyone else. When you walk into The River, we want you to feel at home.
Our community is vibrant and diverse, and this diversity only makes us stronger. Together, we tackle difficult conversations with an intellectual rigor and honesty that's hard to find in many churches today.
Below, check out some opportunities for how you can get involved below. Or just stop by for a cup of coffee! We’d love to meet you.
All Together-Brunch Church - Dec. 1: Once in awhile we change things up a bit and do this different type of gathering that we call "All-Together Brunch Church." For these services we'll bring in some tasty food from Au Bon Pain and gather our whole community together (kids included!) for a fun and interactive church-around-the-table. We've found that it's a nice change of pace and a great way to connect!
TIME & LOCATIONOur service time is 10:30 AM. We offer our RiverKids program during the 10:30 AM service. Our services last about 70-75 minutes.
We rent our Sunday meeting space from the Leadership & Public Service High School (90 Trinity Place), which is located on Trinity Place between Thames Street and Rector Street. 
RiverKidsJesus's wonderful promise of giving "life in all its fullness" applies not just to adults but also to kids! We believe that God-discovery and self-discovery are intimately intertwined and best nurtured in the context of community-belonging. We strive to provide a safe space for this kind of exploration, where kids and youth can wonder, explore, and encounter God together.
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WHAT TO EXPECTFirst and foremost, we hope you feel warmly welcomed! We think you’ll find the River to be a friendly, accessible, and vibrant community whether you are a lifelong churchgoer or are thinking about spiritual things for the first time. Dress is casual. You won't be pressured in any way and you can be as anonymous as you wish. On a typical Sunday we'll have a couple hundred adults and about 75 kids.
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