Consider yourself invited!
I am excited about what God is doing at River Valley. We are a small but growing congregation with a desire to worship God in Spirit and Truth! THe worship is vibrant, the people are authentic and sincere, and God's Word is preached in full! Come and celebrate Jesus with us at River Valley
Pastor Roger Mantel
But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
whose confidence is in him.
He will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit.
Jeremiah 17:7 & 8
OUR PASTOR
Pastor Roger Mantel is a gifted preacher and has a passion for ministry. Speaking and teaching about Gods Word and seeing the Holy Spirit transform lives through the message of the gospel brings him great satisfaction. He loves people and thrives in any environment where he can be ministering to and connecting with others in the name of Jesus.
Roger has over 11 years full-time ministry experience. Eight of those years were in youth ministry. He received his MDiv. from Northern Seminary in Lombard, Illinois. However, he will say the degree has less value than life experience, ministry experience, and living out what he has learned from the study of scripture through the years.
Roger loves the outdoors, hunting, camping, and fishing. He is a musician, having met his wife of 23 years when they were in a Christian band together, touring the country in a 15 passenger van.
Dont let the fact that Roger is a California native fool you. He put his surf board aside to value life as a Godly husband and father. He is blessed to have three arrows in his quiver: David-21, Arielle-19, and Moriah-15. Roger and Christy have homeschooled all three of their children.
Besides homeschooling, Rogers wife, Christy,
is busy in ministry as well. She is currently writing Sunday School curriculum for AiG. She has worked alongside her husband through his years in ministry helping him teach youth and working behind the scenes administratively. She has a degree in music, but would prefer to be known by her faith and ministry to family and church. Christy loves scrapbooking and cooking for her family.
He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant not of the letter but of the Spiirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life
2 Corinthians 3:6
