Christmas service at MHS

Nobody imagined that Jesus would be born in a manger in Bethlehem. The good news of Christmas is that the God who stepped into Bethlehem is also ready to step into the unlikely places of your life. Join us at MHS and discover the thrill: God loves ALL of you!


Children's ministry for nursery up to age 5 is available (come early for check in).


10am @ Manchester High School Bailey Auditorium - 134 Middle Tpke E, Manchester

Christmas eve

Join us for a candlelight service at 6pm as we gather to celebrate the Coming King.

Sunday, December 28th @ 10am

We will have one celebration at 10am on Sunday, December 28th at New River Church. Children will join their parents in service as Grow Zone will not be offered. The Nursery will be available for little ones up to age 2. 


The church office will be closed from Wednesday, December 24th through Monday, January 5th


navigating your finances god's way

This 6-week, video driven study will give you an overview of how to handle money God's way. There will be discussion after the video as well as practical tools to apply what we are learning. Each registration comes with one workbook. We will be meeting Sundays from January 4 to February 8, 2026 after second service in the common area with lunch and childcare provided. Each meeting will be approximately 1.5-2 hours long. Request to join here.

Topics include: 

  • God’s Part
  • Our Part
  • Counsel
  • Debt
  • Savings
  • Generosity
  • Investing
  • Work
  • Honesty
  • Handling Crisis
  • Eternity
  • Finishing Well

CT Foodshare

The CT Foodshare truck visits the New River Church parking lot every other Wednesday from 12pm - 12:30pm. This mobile pantry provides fruits & vegetables to those in need.


We will hand out numbers beginning at 11:30am.  You are welcome to wait near your car until we begin having participants line up by number.

Bring your own bags!

We will NOT have a distribution on Wednesday, December 24th. Here is the link to CT Foodshare for area mobile pantry locations on December 24th.


Upcoming 2026 dates:

  • January - 7th & 21st
  • February - 4th & 18th
  • March - 4th & 18th
  • April - 1st, 15th, & 29th

Church center app

New River Church has an app for calendar, life groups, event registrations, and more! You can download it from the App Store or the Google Play Store.


If you are using a desktop or laptop to view this site, you can use your phone to scan the QR code and download the app today. Or if you are viewing from your smartphone, tap the QR code.


If you have any questions, please contact the church office @ (860) 648-2970 or Secretary@NewRiverChurch.org.


Click this link for a helpful video to walk you through how to find your church.