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To Be or Not to Be...in Community

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Posted by Lorianne Lee on Oct 08, 2018

  The River Church Community has been my one and only church home. I started attending back when we met in the gymnasium of the Sunnyvale Community Center. I didn’t know anyone, so I appreciated how the dim lighting enabled me to slink out unnoticed as soon as service was over. My...

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Tags: belonging, church, community, rejection, small group

God's Goodness Through Community

Posted by Kuimeuy Wang on Jul 12, 2016

  We’ve been part of our small group for at least ten years. This year we had a small group retreat in the Monterey area—close enough to home but far enough to have the away-from-home feeling. Some drove in the day of the retreat and some spent the night. The mix of...

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Tags: community, differences, diversity, relationship, sharing, small group, trust

Building Community One Meal at a Time

Posted by Lorianne Lee on Dec 01, 2015

  I don’t know about you, but my experiences with church community have been mixed. I didn’t grow up in the church, so my only real experience of it has been at The River. I’ve been part of the church for sixteen years, but I often feel like an outsider looking in...

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Tags: belonging, church, community, friendship, hospitality, reaching out, risk-taking, small group

Laboring to Build Community

Posted by Alex Ly on Nov 03, 2015

  Community is something that’s difficult to come by in Silicon Valley. My early years as a Christian, during which I spent a majority of my time on a tight college campus, were rooted in community. My closest friends were walking distance (or biking distance, in UC Davis...

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Tags: accountability, community, friendship, individualism, isolation, loneliness, silicon valley, small group
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Estuary: a body of water with one or more streams flowing into it and a connection to the open sea

Estuaries is a public space for individuals who call The River their home to express and reflect on their own personal stories of God in their lives. We recognize that we are each a work in progress, and that our spiritual journeys are as unique and diverse and that through sharing our stories, we hope to recognize, celebrate, reflect on, and lament the joys and struggles of following Jesus.

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