New Student & Children's
About The New Facility:
Riverbend is happy to offer a new home for ministry to the students and children of our home town. "The building is an investment in the city of Austin," said Dave Haney, Senior Pastor. "It will be a safe place for students and children to gather with friends regardless of where they live in town."
The 17,600 sq ft building includes an outdoor sport court and an indoor playscape, plus state of the art music and video centers.
“We are not only building a student center but a place for the next generation to find hope and purpose in Christ.” said Kip Nanninga, Pastor of Student Ministry.
Connie Borcherding, Pastor of Children's Ministry, added “We have built a great Center, but even greater is our opportunity to shape the center of lives in the next generation for Christ.”
Features
Theatre Rooms:
The new building contains 4 theatre rooms with each room containing a stage, theatrical lights, a sound system, and 2-5 large screens. Each room is age appropriate themed as follows:
· RiverKids 1st – 3rd graders (upper level) can hold up to 400 kids.
· PreTeen 4th & 5th graders (upper level) can hold up to 150 kids.
· Sixers 6th graders (lower level) have their own meeting room that can hold up to 75 6th graders.
· Middle School 7th & 8th graders (lower level) can hold up to 150 teens.
· High School 9th – 12th graders (lower level) can hold up to 300 teens.
Lobby Areas of the New Building:
· Student Lobby includes a welcome station, a living room area, and a coffee bar snack area for students to gather and hang out. There is also a large covered patio outside that is connected by large sliding doors.
· The Children’s lobby is filled with a 24’ high indoor playscape large enough to hold 100 children at a time.
Where should our children go on Sunday mornings?
· Infants – 3 year olds (not potty trained) will be in the nursery & preschool building.
· 3 year olds – Kindergarten will be in the lower level of the Fellowship Hall.
· 1st – 5th graders will be in the upper level of the new building.
· 6th – 12th graders will be in the lower level of the new building.