Friday 3rd October 2025 Welcome to this week's Friday Mail, with information about our services, events and ministries. Encouragement "Now if we are children, then we are heirs- heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.” Romans 8.17 Loving Father, thank You for Your grace that we can be Your children and therefore co-heirs with Christ. Please give us strength to embrace the suffering and hope as we anticipate the future glory. In Jesus' name, Amen. This Sunday, 5th October, Pastor Rob Payne will be continuing 'The Upside-Down Kingdom' series. His message is entitled 'Lose your life to find it'.

If you've missed a Sunday message, you can click the image below to find all of our recent sermons. News and events coming up
Giving week Thank you for the donations and gifts that have already been given for our Autumn Giving Week. There's another opportunity to give to the Kingdom work in our area this week. Prayer meetings You are welcome to join us for our prayer meetings. This week is our monthly prayer and fasting day. Let's stand with other believers as we commit our needs to the Lord. Craft and Coffee Join us on Thursday 9th October for drinks, fellowship and to create items for the shoeboxes. Drop Zone October's drop zone requests are on the image below. Thank you for every donation to this wonderful charity. Light the Night We are excited to offer another fun night for our local children on Friday 31st October. It's a chance to share God's light into the darkness of the evening. Noel Robinson: Change the Atmosphere Tour We are looking forward to Noel Robinson and Lou Fellingham coming to River of Life on Friday 24th October. Tickets are free, although we do ask that you book- you can click the poster below to be taken to the booking site. Pop Up Shop Needs Thank you so much to everyone who supports this important ministry by buying extras to bless those who need to use our Pop-Up shop. This week's needs include coffee, toiletries, tinned fruit, tinned meat and toilet rolls. Thank you!
Ministry News
This week's Ministry News is from J John. Click the image below to be taken to his blog on antidotes to criticising and belittling others.

We have a River of Life app- you can download it by clicking on the image below. “Every time we deny ourselves in order to serve someone else, we grow in Christ." David Jeremiah
River of Life Church 2 Carr Road Felixstowe IP11 2FS mail@riveroflifechurch.net

Hello and welcome to our church. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
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Planning your Visit

First Visit?

web 800x400 (8) Welcome! Whether you've just moved to the area, or have lived here all your life, we hope our website helps you to find out everything you want to know about our Church.

Some key information about the church...

When & where does the church meet?
What should I expect when I visit the church?
What happens to the children/teens at church?
Is there a dress code?
Will I have to join in?
I have more questions, how can I get in touch and ask them?

Where & when does the church meet?

Our Church meets every Sunday at 10.30am for Sunday Service. Aim to arrive 10 minutes early to get parked and find a seat in time for the service to start.

We meet at:

River of Life Christian Life Centre
2 Carr Road, Felixstowe, IP11 2FS

You can see a map on our Contact us page.

There is plenty of parking available on the site.

What should I expect when I visit the church?

You will receive a very warm welcome particularly from our Welcome Team who will be able to answer your questions and direct you to where you need to go. There will be approximately 45 mins of singing with opportunity for church members to pray or read a passage from the bible. After the notices there will be a spiritual message from one of the leaders at the Church with a chance to respond at the end of the service.

Tea, coffee and biscuits are normally served after the service where there is plenty of time to meet new people and ask more questions.

What happens to the children at church?

We have a fantastic programme for children at the Church for ages 0 thru 17. Children stay with their parents at the start of the service as we worship (sing songs!) together for the first part of the morning. An announcement is made when it's time for children to join their programmes. Children need to be registered.

For more information about programmes and age groups, please refer to the relevant pages under the main menu heading "Ministries".

Is there a dress code?

No! Please just be yourself and come dressed in your 'normal' clothes.

Will I have to join in?

Not at all!
You are free to simply observe or participate as much as feels comfortable for you.

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I have more questions, how can I get in touch and ask them.

Please feel free to Contact us. If you want to know who works in the church office, check out our Staff and Leadership page.