Riverside is a charismatic affirming church in Whitstable, Kent full of wonderful imperfect people working out how the Christian faith is applied in the real world.

Our vision is to see the transformation of our coastlands through the goodness of Jesus. We welcome and serve people from a wide area including Faversham, Whitstable, Herne Bay, Canterbury, and Thanet. 

When we get together, we want a real encounter with God and with each other, so we try to be loving, we try to be honest and we try to be family.

We believe we need each other, with all our diversity and difference, to reflect the creativity, image, and joy of God. If you’re a member of the LGBTQ+ community, then please know there is a safe and friendly church family at Riverside and you’ll be warmly welcomed if you choose to visit. We have no barriers in the fair and equal treatment of all people regardless of their sexuality or gender identity. 

If you’ve never been to church before, or you are maybe looking for a different expression of church, we would love to meet you.

If you are visiting for the first time there is some information here that might be helpful. We have onsite services every Sunday 10:30am.

We look forward to seeing you…

Missed a talk?

You can catch up on any of our past Sunday talks through our YouTube channel. Click here to watch.

Worship Space

Every month we gather on a Sunday evening for a time of extended worship and prayer. We come to be refreshed in God’s presence and to connect with his heart for us.

Our gatherings are on the dates below from 6:30pm at Riverside. Click here for dates.

Upcoming Dates

Clear here for dates of upcoming events.

Riverside Cafe

Come and enjoy great coffee & amazing food at Riverside Cafe. Open Monday to Friday 10:00am to 3:00pm.

Lower Lounge

Come and enjoy our newly refurbished lower lounge space in the cafe. A great place to connect with friends, or to just enjoy a quiet moment with a coffee.

Growbaby

Growbaby provides good quality, new and second-hand, baby clothes and equipment (up to 5 years), completely free of charge, to anyone who needs a little extra help - regardless of their income, background or faith. Please contact us and we would love to see how we can help.

Find out more about Growbaby on our Facebook page here.

Inclusive Church

In March 2022 Riverside completed its journey to become an affirming church community.

This means we celebrate and affirm every person, not discriminating against anyone, in anyway.

You can watch our All One series of talks we used in our journey here.

We also recorded some additional evening sessions which if you are part of the Riverside church family you can watch here.