The River Church Community

We invite you to join one of our many small group communities. Groups meet at various nights and times throughout the week. Find out more below about our current small groups.

[Sundays] [Mondays] [Tuesdays] [Wednesdays] [Thursdays] [Saturdays]

Sundays

Downtown San Jose

Meets weekly from 5-7pm
Leader: Jeannie Traback
Contact: Jeannie at or Dave Kwok at
Our small group is an intentional mix of families, marrieds without kids, and singles, and we share a 4-week rhythm that includes a family dinner and liturgy, family service times, and 2 adult-only Bible studies.

Sunnyvale/Almaden/Milpitas

Meets 2nd/4th weeks for lunch and afternoon gathering 
Leaders: Chris and Kay Maitz
Contact: Chris - , Kay -
We meet together as families.  For the next few months we will be covering the upcoming church-wide Vision curriculum and also reading/discussing Soul Graffiti by Mark Scandrette.

Downtown - "Northside" Neighborhood

One Sunday a month & every other Tuesday night 
Leaders: Rick Schertle & Aimee Heeren
Contact: or  
We meet as a large group of families and singles once a month on Sunday afternoons for outreach, worship, prayer, and dinner.  Men & women then meet separately on 2 different Tuesday evenings in the month in small Spiritual Friendship Groups for scripture study, sharing and prayer.

Downtown - San Jose - Cambrian

Meets 2nd & 4th Sundays from 4-6 pm.  Once a month adults-only for study and prayer.  Once a month as whole families for worship, Bible activity, dinner, or serving together. 
Leaders: Eileen & Jeff Hopkins
Contact: Eileen at
As a small group, we are working on a rhythm of growing together as couples and as whole families. 

Mondays

San Jose - Downtown

Meets weekly at 7 pm
Leader: Larry Lem
Contact: or 408-677-4347
Men of any age. We are learning to worship God with our very lives by growing intimate with God and other men. We're listening to God as He reveals Himself to us in scripture about His names.

Tuesdays

San Jose - Downtown - "Ironmen"

Meets weekly at 7 pm
Leaders: Dan Braunworth & Andy Scheer
Contact:  or

Men in the 20s & 30s.  “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” Men in this group are growing together in trust, relationship, and accountability as we journey together as disciples of Jesus in brotherhood. These values stem from our intentional pursuit of relationship with God and desire to see our brothers and ourselves made more like Christ. We desire to be known and to know each other deeply, encouraging one another regularly to live a life of faith by taking an active part in each other’s lives.

How we do this: meeting weekly for devotional time, discussion, prayer, accountability, and food. After dinner and discussion, we split off to sub-groups for personal prayer and accountability. On a monthly cycle, we break from the usual meeting to participate with one of the brother’s ministry initiatives. We also look for opportunities to engage throughout the week to develop community by having fun and strengthening relationships.

San Jose - Willow Glen

Meets weekly from 7-9pm
Leaders: Molly Meyer & Linh Bauer
Contact: Molly at
Our small group consists of married couples learning how to do life together in community as we seek God's will.

SJ/Campbell/Santa Clara/Mtn View - rotation

Meets 1st & 3rd weeks from 6:30-9:30 pm, dinner included 
Leaders: Steve & Angela Aviles and David & Jocelyn Auyeung 
Contact: Jocelyn at ;or Angela at We are a small group of married couples learning what it means to follow God individually, as couples, and as a community of believers.

Downtown San Jose - the Ephods

Meets weekly, 6:30-8:30pm, including dinner 
Leader: Janet Singleterry 
Contact:  or 408-806-5128
The Ephods are a fun group of young people.  We meet weekly for a potluck dinner and manuscript-style Bible study.

San Jose - Rose Garden

Meets weekly 7:30-9:30pm
Leaders: Mike and Pat Valentine
Contact: Over 40 both singles and couples...We'll be doing a topical study this year on the Kingdom of God and it's implications for today.

Santa Clara - Fellowship of the Mystery

Meets 2nd & 4th Thursdays 7-9:30pm, including dinner
Leaders: Todd and Shanti Dickson, Sally Jo Browne
Contact: Todd at 
We love to see what God is doing in each other and around the world and participate as He invites!  Studies and activities vary - children welcome and included in some content times.  Open to singles, marrieds, kids, internationals, seekers, all...

Santa Clara

Meets all adults together once a month at 6pm, including dinner, and once a month each as men & women separately
Leaders: Michelle Manley and Brian Perronne
Contact: Michelle at 
We are families seeking to spur one another on in faith amidst the challenges of daily life.

Downtown - River Ministry Center

Weekly from 6:30-8:30pm
Leader: John Ta
Contact:
We are couples looking for a weekly, set-aside time to cultivate our relationships and spiritual health.  Childcare is provided.

Downtown San Jose/Sunnyvale - rotation

2 Saturdays a month in the late afternoon/evening, including dinner
Leaders: Andy Singleterry & Daniel Kim 
Contact: Andy at  or 408-569-5789
We call ourselves the Luke 14 Group as we seek to live out that passage by hosting monthly parties and inviting rich and poor to come together.  We also meet for small group time, with a particular emphasis on the discipline of hospitality.