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Below is the skinny on where we are going to be each week. Where it says *Alternate* location we plan to be at Camarillo Grove Park Area #3 (click here for map). Otherwise, we are at the Big Red Barn (Click here for a map).
Where in the World is River Park CC?
Barn Virtual Tour from River Park Community Church on Vimeo.
Why is River Park Community Church moving to Camarillo? The simple answer is we did not intend to move to Camarillo, we have had to relocate because our rent is doubling. The Barn at the Camarillo Ranch was an optimal place because of it's remarkability, recognizability in the community, availability and cost.
The longer answer is we located RPCC in RiverPark in September 2008 because it is centrally located in the Ventura/Oxnard Metro area. It is within a 15 minute drive of 500,000 people (more than 90% of which are not actively involved in a local church.) When we planned RPCC the RiverPark Development was in full swing and the commercial section with more than 70 retail stores was due to open in October of 2008. We assumed RiverPark would soon become a destination for people in Ventura, Camarillo and Oxnard. We assumed it would be an easy place to invite our friends outside the church. Our primary goal has always been to be a place that is easy to invite our unchurched friends and to be the kind of church that unchurched people love to attend.
As many of you know the construction of the commercial area has all but stopped. As we have listened to the leaders of our church we have learned that in its current state, our location has become an obstacle to inviting others. We still believe that River Park will be a strategic place to locate as a church--when it is finished. In the meantime, it has become an obstacle to our outreach strategy of inviting those we have invested in.
In a search for a remarkable place that was aligned with our mission, we discovered the Camarillo Ranch and Barn. It is a place that is well known in our community, its facility is safe and conducive to our Sunday morning environments and the Ranch Foundation has been more than helpful in opening up their space and inviting us to be a part of some of the events already taking place at the ranch.
We must recognize that any location as a church is temporary. Even "permanent" locations are temporary. This gives us an opportunity to continue to remain focused on our mission: to lead people in a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. Everything else can change. Our mission remains the same.
We're Moving!
New location.
New times.
New Kidstuf season.
A wise man once said, "God is in the new."
Come and see us and experience "Church in the barn." (Cowboy boots are optional.)
Camarillo Ranch House
201 Camarillo Ranch Road
Camarillo, CA 93012
Erik Himbert
We had a special guest worship leader, Erik Himbert, join us yesterday. Back in February he led worship at RPCC for the first time and soon after that he was in a snowboarding accident and broke his back. He was left paralyzed from the waist down. With God's blessing and Erik's hard work in therapy he has made incredible progress in building up the strength in his legs. He is still confined to a wheel chair but can feel his toes and can walk a little with the help of leg braces and a walker. Erik needs your help with his mounting medical expenses and his day-to-day living expenses. Please consider easing this burden with a generous gift today.
To make a donation send a check to: Echoheart Project 1314 Waterford Lane Fillmore, CA 93105. For updates on Erik's progress check out his groups page, "Get well soon Erik..." on facebook.com or www.echoheartproject.com.
Thanks!
Create Something Extraordinary
The weekly message begins before 10:30am in our auditorium. It begins on our Road Crew team as they set up, it begins in the parking lot with our greeters, it begins at our children's check-in counter... you get the idea.
Take time to listen to Andy drill down on the importance of getting involved. Then take time to fill out this form and we'll start a conversation with you about the best place for you to join us in our mission of leading people in a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. Together we can create something extraordinary.
Baptism
Check out the videos below to hear their stories. Click here to learn more about Baptism.
Baptism 12 July 2009 from River Park Community Church on Vimeo.
3 Names; Pray & Watch
In order to keep that mission in the forefront. In order to make this a part of who we are we passed out a little tool. It has an empty chair on it. That empty chair represents the people God has placed in your life that He wants you to build a bridge to. This is what we want everyone to do. Take some time to write down the names of three people. Three people you have some regular contact with who are outside the walls of the church. We want you to write them down and then commit to pray for them daily. It’s a simple prayer: “Heavenly Father, I pray that you draw them to yourself and that you use me to connect them to you.” That’s all we ask. That you pray and watch. Then take advantage of the opportunities God gives you. You can cut the bottom part off and place it in a place that will help you remember.
Write three names. Take the time to pray for them each day and then watch what happens.
Click here to listen to the message and get the I Am a Chair Tool.
Twitter for Life Change
Help us get the word out by following us and by re-tweeting what you like. Also, you can post this video on your facebook page. If you are part the River Park Community Church facebook group--it's easy--all you have to do is go to the video and click on "share."
Twitter for Life Change from River Park Community Church on Vimeo.