Small Groups and Ministries

Small Groups & Ministries

Where Rivergate really gets dangerous!

 

Home Groups

Co-Ordinator is Debbi Bishop (tel 7220 6385)

  • Nick Hawkes' group Wed 7:30pm (tel 8365 5107)

  • Malcom Gunn's group Wed 7:30pm (tel 8365 2767)

  • Kathryn’s Mahadeva's women’s group }‏ Tues 8pm (alternates with men's group) (tel 8266 1979)

  • Brett Williams’ men’s group } (tel 8367 7701)

  • Deb & Chris Bishop's group Mon 7:30pm (tel 7220 6385)

  • Dave Webb's young adults Thurs 7:30 (tel 8332 1348)

  • Single women's group Wed 6:45pm (tel 8379 3515 or 8261 2343)

  • Simon Jones' Adelaide Hills group Sunday afternoons (8339 3788)

At Rivergate, we place the highest priority on belonging to a Home Group.  We see them as:

  • loving communities which provide care
  • safe places for us to discover and use our ministry gifts
  • communities within which we can be trained and discipled
  • centres for outreach and mission.

 

Other Groups

Muffin Monday (9:30am Mon; mums & kids)
See: Karin Williams (tel 8367 7701)

Sweet Monday (for women, Life/Bible themes)
1st Mon / month See: Lynda Graham (tel 8288 0771)

M&M’s (Mary and Martha’s 10am Thurs)
Friendship and activities (calories, craft, and cafés)
See: Jan Tinkler (tel 8337 4975)

Intercession prayer group (9:30am Tues)
See: Mary Hawkes (tel 8365 5107)

Men’s prayer group (7am Wed)
See: Peter Bartlett (tel: 8337 3474)

Woodwork (At the Athelstone community shed
See: Nick Hawkes (tel 8365 5107)

 

Key Ministries

CAP (Christians Against Poverty)
See Simon Jones (tel 8339 3788)
Judith Crawford (tel 8337 6813)

  • Runs regular 3 session courses on how to manage your finances well
  • Gets people out of debt

Housing estate ministry
See Julie MacIlwraith (tel 8336 6296)

  • Thursday 1:30 – 3:30pm (afternoon tea together)
  • Sunday lunch – First Sunday of the month
  • Special courses (cooking, finance etc.)

EMPART (our mission to India)
See Simon Jones (tel 8339 3788)

  • Funds the training of church planters in Orissa
  • Fund their orphanage
  • Funds job creation for women
  • Rivergate provides them with resources and study material
Radio
  • Thoughts for the day and daily devotions
    on Christian Radio (107.9 Life FM)
Resourcing other churches
  • See: "Rivergate Resources"
 
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