Our History. 

We started serious prayer & planning for Riverbend Community Church in May 2008. During the first 15 months we held monthly Preview Gatherings, monthly Events, several weekly Community Groups. We also wrote down our beliefs, established by-laws, became incorporated, developed a children's ministry, got our finances in order, opened a checking account, and got a mailbox. And Riverbend Community Church was launched on September 13, 2009.

Then, after five years, God started stirring the hearts of a group from Nazareth who approached us with the desire to see what God had started in their own lives continue to impact those in their community. After a whirlwind of praying, preparing, and more praying, Riverbend Nazareth was launched November 16, 2014.

The vision continues to be refined, and probably will continue to do so forever. We are depending on the Lord to cause effective ministry to be done, and we heartily welcome you to join us on this journey!

What We Do.

Ultimately, our desire is to help people live for Jesus and love the valley. Yet we know that people are at a variety of places in the spiritual journey, so we want to meet them wherever they are at and help them take the next step towards following Jesus. This is discipleship. We do this through our Gatherings, Groups, and Events, by being in and for our community, making disciples together in real, everyday ways, and equipping people to do what God has created them to do. We live this out through our values.