Bob and Debbie are the senior pastors of River Church and part of the Elder Team. Bob was born and raised in Juniata County and Debbie in neighboring Snyder County. They have a daughter, Cori, and a son-in-law, Dan.
We believe that everything we do needs to flow out of our relationship with our Savior and Lord, JESUS CHRIST. We believe in the local and global Church.

Dale and Char are assistant pastors of River Church, Young Adult Leaders, and oversee our Small Groups. Dale is also a full-time intercessory missionary and co-leader of the River House of Prayer. They live in Mifflintown. They have 4 children—Tyler & grandson Ty, Brianna & hubby Collin & granddaught Lottie, Autumn & hubby Aaron, and Hannah. As a family, they enjoy camping, gardening, football & spending time together.

  

  

  

Cori is our Worship Pastor and co-leader of our River House of Prayer.  She lives with her husband, Dan, in McAlisterville.  Their son, Nirloy who is married to Malynda, assists with the Worship Team and Sound.  
The main vision for worship at River is to minister to the Lord.  He is our target audience.  Isaiah 6:1-3 has been foundational for us and one of the reasons we are passionate about gathering together in corporate worship.  It says in verses 2-3 “Attending Him were mighty seraphim…They were calling out to EACH OTHER. ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. The whole earth is filled with His glory”.  Cori believes it ministers to the Lord when we worship Him together. We minister to Him, call out to each other when we sing, and are reminded of the truth of who He is and what He’s done which focuses us back on Him.

Rachel is our Children's Pastor, overseeing our River Kids classes from age 3-sixth grade. Her passion is to see children in a personal, vibrant, deepening relationship with the Lord Jesus. She grew up in California but has lived for the past five years in Juniata County. Rachel has no biological children but has many spiritual children through her eighteen years of teaching Christian elementary school and serving as a Saturday Bible club teacher. Her hobbies are reading, drinking coffee, walking country roads, and crocheting. 

Mark & Lois King live near Spruce Hill.  They are the parents of two grown children, Kelly & Mack, who are married and have blessed them with six grandchildren.  They are retired but before retirement Mark was a heavy equipment operator for a company in Harrisburg and Lois worked as a medical secretary for a GI doctor in Lewistown.
Mark and Lois love camping, campfires, having friends and family for meals and seeing people set free through the power of the Holy Spirit.
They lead the Rivers of Freedom Ministry here at River Church.  One of their ‘go to’ verses is John 10:10 – “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy.  I (Jesus) have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”

Lynette is Care Pastor and part of the Care Team here at River Church.  We provide support for the church leaders and provide for those with needs in our River Church Family. Her heart is to care and support others - as it says in Matthew 25:34-40 'when you did it to one of the least of these...you were doing it to me.'
Originally from Eastern PA - Lynette came to Juniata County in the Spring of 1989. She now is a single mom (as a widow) of 4 adult children, along with 3 of their spouses and 4 grands - Lynette is blessed with a wonderful family. Along with her Care Pastor role, her other hats are: director of a local non-profit ministry and run a direct sales business. She understand what it means to deal with heartbreak and struggles - and also to see God supply all our needs. That's her passion for this work.