- Rivers of Life, Oxford
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For Rivers of Life family of churches, see Rivers of Life.
A different variation of the Rivers of Life logo used in the Oxford conference 2007
Rivers of Life, Oxford is an evangelical church that meets in the United Reformed Church Building in Marston, Oxford, UK.
Rivers of Life, Oxford is one of approximately eighty Rivers of Life churches around the world. It was planted in 1996. It began with just five members but by January 2008, the church had over fifty members. Initially the church met on St Giles' Street in Oxford's city centre but have now been meeting in Marston since around the turn of the millennium.
Rivers of Life is a member of the Evangelical Alliance[1]. and takes part in inter-denominational events in Oxford such as Love Oxford[2].
The church has attracted Students from both the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University. In the past it has been involved in the University of Oxford's Freshers' fair[3].
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Location
The URC building where Rivers of Life meet.Rivers of Life, Oxford have used several different buildings in Oxford to meet in. The church began hiring the Friends meeting house on St Giles' Street for its regular services but then after a few years moved to the 'United Reformed Church' Building; where they meet today. After the move, initially the youth met in St Clements Family Centre once a week. Now the youth also meet in the URC.
Once a month, on the third Sunday of the month Rivers of Life meets in Sandford-on-Thames Village Hall.
The church has always had house meetings in Marston on a regular basis.
The United Reformed Church in Marston:
'United Reformed Church' Building
352 Marston Road,
Marston,
Oxford.
OX3 0JBConferences
Poster for the Oxford Rivers of Life conference in May 2008.An annual Conference is held at Rivers of Life, Oxford. Visiting speakers from the UK and abroad are usually invited to minister during the three-day event. In 2008 Gordon Hickson from St. Aldate's Church as well as Josep Pradas from Rivers of Life in Reus, Spain and Juan Carlos Rebrej from Rivers of Life in central Buenos Aires, Argentina.
See also
References
- ^ "Evangelical Alliance Church Search". http://www.eauk.org/churchsearch/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.ChurchDetail&ChurchID=150884. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ^ "Love Oxford Participating Churches". Archived from the original on 2007-09-17. http://web.archive.org/web/20070917082659/http://www.loveoxford.org.uk/churches. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ^ "Oxford University - Freshers' fair". http://www.communigate.co.uk/oxford/riversoflifechurch/index.phtml. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
External links
Categories:- Christianity in Oxford
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