River of Life Christian Church in Philadelphia was started in Oct 2013. Brother Tony Xu, who attended Bread of Life Christian Church in Los Angeles, relocated to the East Coast due to work. At first, he attended a church that was not very open to the work of the Holy Spirit, but he felt the longing for the work of the Spirit. Pastor Joseph Sun and Weiwei Du, who led Brother Tony Xu to Christ, encouraged him along with a few other brothers and sisters, who longs for the work of the Spirit, to start a new church. During the East Coast Bread of Life Pastoral Conference in 2010, they received confirmation and encouragement from Pastor Mudao Xiao of Harvest Church of New York. Therefore, they started Sunday gatherings and weekday prayer meetings in Jamison, located in the Greater Philadelphia region. In the East Coast Ling Liang Conference in Jan 2013, they met with Pastor Tong and his wife, and received encouragement from them. In Oct 2013, they officially started River of Life Christian Church in Philadelphia. Since their inception, they have followed the vision of the river of life to build glorious churches in the four aspects of worship and praise, renewal of the Holy Spirit, group churches and evangelism, worship together, grow together, and glorify God. The church holds conferences twice a year to build up the spiritual lives of the congregation. Since the global spread of the pandemic in 2020, the church has switched to online gatherings. Thank the Lord. Although there have been many changes during the epidemic, the number of their online gatherings has increased a lot. Before the pandemic, there were only about 30 people. Now every Sunday gathering is Nearly 200 people come from all over the United States as well as from other countries, and their offerings have also increased. Pastor Xu used to serve part time and experienced God’s power during the epidemic. He saw God’s work at the ROLCC in Philadelphia and felt God’s new calling and promotion to him. So starting in 2021, he served full-time and was officially ordained as a pastor. During the three years of the epidemic, although he faced huge challenges, he was cultivated and established in the Lord, and the ministry of the church continued to grow. In 2026, thanks to God's blessings and guidance, the church has been given a new location! This year, the church's focus is on equipping and spreading the gospel.