Rivers of Life, Oxford

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Rivers of Life logo used in the Oxford conference 2007
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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[edit] Location

The URC building where Rivers of Life meet.
The URC building where Rivers of Life meet.

'United Reformed Church' Building
352 Marston Road,
Marston,
Oxford.
OX3 0JB

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Poster for the Oxford Rivers of Life conference in May 2008.
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.

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Rivers of Life

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