Statement of Faith

Who We Are

River Church Limerick is a Christ centred, Bible believing, Holy Spirit filled church in the heart of Limerick. Our greatest desire is to see people encounter the living Jesus, be changed by His presence, and released to live the life God has called them to.

Our Vision & Foundations

River Church grew out of a desire for a local church where the Holy Spirit has full room to move. From the beginning, our heart has been to cultivate a community grounded in Scripture, deeply committed to Jesus, and open to the transforming work of God. What started as a vision in our hearts became a place where lives are touched, homes restored, and people called into God’s purposes.

Leadership With Purpose

Senior Pastors Antonio and Almudena Moldovan lead with a passion for the Word of God, the presence of God, and the fire of the Holy Spirit. Alongside Associate Pastors Trent and Muireann Maglaque, our team is committed to the call of God over this house.

Unless the Lord builds, we labour in vain. God is building His apostolic ministry here, and we are called to faithfully steward what He is establishing, walking in the unity and commanded blessing of Psalm 133 and fulfilling the equipping mandate of Ephesians 4:11.

We are passionate about raising disciples: grounding them in the Word, equipping them to function in their calling, and sending them out in the power of the Holy Spirit to win the lost at all cost.

Why We’re Here

From our earliest gatherings until now, we have witnessed God heal bodies, restore lives, and awaken hearts to His calling. We firmly believe that God has planted River Church in Limerick for such a time as this. To be a house where people encounter Him and step into the fullness of His purpose.

What We Believe.

The Scriptures

The Bible is the inspired Word of God — the product of holy men of old who spoke and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

The New Covenant, as recorded in the New Testament, we accept as our infallible guide in matters pertaining to conduct and doctrine.
(2 Timothy 3:16; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 2 Peter 1:21)

The Godhead

Our God is one, but manifested in three Persons — the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit — being co-equal (Philippians 2:6).

God the Father is greater than all, the sender of the Word (Logos) and the Begotten (John 14:28; John 16:28; John 1:14).

The Son is the Word made flesh, the One Begotten, and has existed with the Father from the beginning (John 1:1; John 1:18; John 1:14).

The Holy Spirit proceeds forth from both the Father and the Son and is eternal (John 15:26).

Man, His Fall, and Redemption

Man is a created being, made in the likeness and image of God, but through Adam’s transgression and fall, sin came into the world.
“All have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” As it is written, “There is none righteous, no, not one.”

Jesus Christ, the Son of God, was manifested to undo the works of the devil and gave His life and shed His blood to redeem and restore man back to God (Romans 5:14; Romans 3:10, 23; 1 John 3:8).

Salvation is the gift of God to man — separate from works and the law — and is made operative by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, producing works acceptable to God (Ephesians 2:8).

Eternal Life and the New Birth

Man’s first step toward salvation is godly sorrow that leads to repentance.

The New Birth is necessary to all men and, when experienced, produces eternal life (2 Corinthians 7:10; 1 John 5:12; John 3:3–5).

Water Baptism

Baptism in water is by immersion, a direct commandment of our Lord, and is for believers only.
This ordinance is a symbol of the Christian’s identification with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection (Matthew 28:19; Romans 6:4; Colossians 2:12; Acts 8:36–39).

Recommended Baptismal Formula:

On the confession of your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and by His authority, I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Baptism in the Holy Ghost

The Baptism in the Holy Ghost and fire is a gift from God, as promised by the Lord Jesus Christ to all believers in this dispensation, and is received subsequent to the New Birth.

This experience is accompanied by the initial evidence of speaking in other tongues as the Holy Spirit gives utterance (Matthew 3:11; John 14:16–17; Acts 1:9; Acts 2:38–39; Acts 19:1–7; Acts 2:4).

Sanctification

The Bible teaches that without holiness no man shall see the Lord.

We believe in the doctrine of sanctification as a definite, yet progressive work of grace — commencing at regeneration and continuing until the consummation of salvation at Christ’s return (Hebrews 12:14; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; 2 Peter 3:18; 2 Corinthians 3:18; Philippians 3:12–14; 1 Corinthians 1:30).

Divine Healing

Healing is for the physical ills of the human body and is wrought by the power of God through the prayer of faith and the laying on of hands.

It is provided for in the atonement of Christ and is the privilege of every believer today (Mark 16:18; James 5:14–15; 1 Peter 2:24; Matthew 8:1–17; Isaiah 53:4–5).

Resurrection of the Just and the Return of Our Lord

The angels said to Jesus’ disciples, “This same Jesus shall so come in like manner as you have seen Him go into heaven.” His coming is imminent.

When He comes, “the dead in Christ shall rise first; then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air.”
(Acts 1:11; 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17).

Following the Tribulation, He shall return to earth as King of kings and Lord of lords, and together with His saints — who shall be kings and priests — He shall reign a thousand years (Revelation 20:6).

Hell and Eternal Retribution

The one who physically dies in his sins without accepting Christ is hopelessly and eternally lost in the Lake of Fire and therefore has no further opportunity to hear the Gospel or repent.

The Lake of Fire is literal. The terms “eternal” and “everlasting,” used to describe the punishment of the damned, carry the same meaning of endless existence as the joy and ecstasy of the saints in God’s presence (Hebrews 9:27; Revelation 19:20).