• People oN Mission

    Compassion & Justice

  • People oN Mission

    Compassion & Justice

  • People oN Mission

    Compassion & Justice

  • People oN Mission

    Compassion & Justice

  • People oN Mission

    Compassion & Justice

  • People oN Mission

    Compassion & Justice

  • People oN Mission

    Compassion & Justice

  • People oN Mission

    Compassion & Justice

The River Compassion and Justice Ministries

At the River Church Community we are a people on mission, and our focus initiatives this year are in the areas of Food and Shelter.

Upcoming Workshops and Events

Rapid Response Volunteer Training
Feb 23 • 3:30 PM - 5 PM 

The River, in partnership with Shalom Iglesia is hosting a rapid responder volunteer training! All are welcome, regardless of desire/ability to become a Rapid Response Network (RRN) volunteer. This is an excellent opportunity to receive training and ask questions about how recent executive orders impact community safety.

The Rapid Response Network (RRN) in Santa Clara County is a community defense project developed to protect immigrant families from deportation threats and to provide accompaniment support during and after a community member’s arrest or detention.

Compassion & Justice Service
Sunday, Feb 23 • 2:30 PM-5:30 PM • 

Come join River's Compassion & Justice volunteers on Sunday afternoon, February 23rd as we serve a community meal at Roosevelt Park in San Jose! We will be joining with members of both Jewish and Muslim communities in partnership with the Abrahamic Alliance to prepare and share a full meal to homeless and unhoused people in our city. Our time together will begin with learning and conversation with our Muslim and Jewish friends who are doing good here in San Jose. We will prepare our meal before sitting down and sharing a plate with those who live near and around Roosevelt park. 

This is a powerful opportunity for our church family to partner with other local faith communities in serving and blessing our neighbors!

Urgent Need!
2 & 4th Wed mornings • 7 AM-9 AM • 

The Grocery Ministry team that organizes and distributes groceries on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday mornings, are in urgent need of 2 additional volunteers to support the current need. Do you have one morning out of the month for serving our hungry neighbors? 

Contact Iheoma for more information.

Service Teams & 
Volunteer Opportunities

The River Church community is a proud partner and collaborator with Abrahamic Alliance International as they work with Jewish, Muslim & Christian communities to serve the poor. See future Abrahamic Alliance events here:

More information about other upcoming events can be found on our flowpage or contact Iheoma.

Flowpage
People on Mission

Compassion & Justice

Coming Soon

Middle Talk

Middle Talk fulfills the compassion & justice objective to equip the community to engage thoughtfully and gracefully the conversations of our day with theological depth and understanding. Middle talk is a facilitated sharing dialogue for small to medium/large groups of people on one of the following topics: Race & Ethnicity, politics, life in silicon valley, wealth, gender and sexuality, housing. We are currently looking for two facilitators to be able to offer each small group at the River the opportunity to have at least 1 facilitated conversation a year. Talk with Iheoma for more information.

Sustainability Cohort

A majority of Compassion & Justice initiatives are outward focused, this one is inward focused, helping the River practice creation care and increased ecological sustainability. Members of the cohort will ideate and implement ways that the River Church and its programs can be ecologically sustainable. Talk with Iheoma for more information.

linkedin facebook pinterest youtube rss twitter instagram facebook-blank rss-blank linkedin-blank pinterest youtube twitter instagram