What Are the Values, Beliefs, and Building Expansion Plans of River of Life Church?

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River of Life Church in Elk River, MN (rolmn.org) describes itself as "a welcoming place to explore faith, ask honest questions, and experience genuine community," and it points visitors to a dedicated Values & Beliefs page for its official faith stance. The church is also launching a three-phase building expansion, described on the site as a project intended to make the church "a gift and a hub for our city." If you want the full doctrinal statement or expansion details, the site directs you to those pages rather than spelling everything out on the homepage.

Values and Beliefs

The homepage does not list individual doctrinal points. Instead, it links to a Values & Beliefs page where the church's positions are laid out in full.

What the homepage does communicate about the church's posture:

  • Open to seekers and long-time believers alike — the site explicitly welcomes people "still figuring out what you believe about God," alongside those who have "been walking with Jesus for years."
  • Community as a core value — the tagline "More than a Sunday service. A place to truly call Home" frames belonging, not just attendance, as the goal.
  • Practical service — events like "Love This City: Rake the City" (raking leaves and cleaning yards for local families, open to ages 12 and up) show service to the surrounding community as an expressed value.
  • Discipleship in community — the stated mission line is "Equipping like Jesus, in Community, for Community."

For the actual statement of beliefs — what the church teaches about God, Scripture, salvation, and similar topics — go directly to the Values & Beliefs page linked from the homepage.

Building Expansion Plans

The site announces a three-phase building expansion and states the purpose plainly: "Our hope is that this house will be a gift and a hub for our city."

Item What the site states
Number of phases Three
Stated purpose The building as "a gift and a hub for our city"
Details Available via a "Learn More" link on the homepage

The homepage does not include timelines, costs, square footage, or renderings. Those specifics, if published, would sit behind the "Learn More" link for the expansion.

How to Get the Full Details

  1. Go to rolmn.org.
  2. For beliefs: select the Values & Beliefs link in the homepage navigation.
  3. For the expansion: select Learn More in the building expansion section.
  4. For general questions or to plan a visit: use the Plan a Visit page.

A practical note

If your reason for checking is deciding whether to visit, the fastest path is the Plan a Visit page — it is the one link the site surfaces repeatedly. If your reason is evaluating the church's theology or the expansion's scope, the homepage alone won't answer that; the Values & Beliefs page and the expansion's Learn More link are where the substantive content lives.

Quick Facts

  • Location: 21695 Elk Lake Road, Elk River, MN 55330
  • Sunday services: 9:00 AM and 10:45 AM
  • Ministries listed: Kids, Youth, Men, Women, Marriage, Small Groups, Care Groups
  • Upcoming events shown: Grace Marriage sessions (Oct 25, Jan 17, Apr 25, Aug 22, 2:30–7:00 PM); Costa Rica mission trip (Jan 22–30, Nicoya); Love This City: Rake the City (Nov 1, ages 12+)

The site does not publish pricing for events or programs, and no payment platforms are listed — treat any cost questions as something to confirm directly with the church.