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Activities for the local community
Youth and children's activities
We are a family-friendly, vibrant Christian church based in St Paul's Cray, Orpington, Kent. Our main Sunday service is held at the Link Youth Centre on Midfield Way from 11am-12.30pm.
Drinks are served before and after the meeting, this is a fantastic time for friends and family to catch up.
We run an excellent programme for children during the morning. Follow this link to find out more about our Children's activities.
Anyone is welcome on a Sunday morning, or if you are looking for mid-week activities or meetings have a look here.
To see our statement of faith click here.
At the River Church we have a lead pastor, Tim Cross, who is supported by his core team who work together to lead the church.
If you have a question for the leadership team, send us an email using this link
Tim and Helen have 3 energetic and loud boys. Tim also works part time for a local academy trust as in IT in Educational Consultant, while Helen works part time as a Speech Therapist. Together they oversee the leadership of the church.
John and Ruth have two daughters and five grandchildren. John has been an elder at the church for many years and has recently retired from his career as an Insurance Assessor. They are actively involved in caring and supporting people in the church and community.
Patrick oversees pastoral care and Gemma heads up our children's ministry. Pat works in IT as a team leader for an American Insurance firm and Gemma is a full time mum to their 3 crazy children.
Mark is an engineer for a transport company and Alice works part time for the local Parish church. They have 4 awesome children. Together they lead the Young Adults and Youth ministries.
Simon and Corrine have 3 beautiful daughters. Simon works for a mission organisation (OMF) as a Facilities Manager. They are both actively involved in building strong relationships with our community.