When I came to the River at Tampa Bay I didn’t know what to expect, but i came with an open mind. After sitting in just a few short meetings i knew that this was the same presence of God that i had experienced as young boy. I was just hungry for God to use me and told Him ‘do whatever you want to do in my life’. As I opened my heart up to the Holy Spirit He began to adjust attitudes that were wrong in my heart. The Holy Spirit also put His love in me to share with them what God had done for me. I am eternally grateful for Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne bringing a move of revival to america. See for yourself, visit The River at Tampa Bay
February 10th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
This sounds like an exciting church. The love of God is touching the people in a powerful way.
February 10th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
I know exactly what you mean! I grew up in a “Pentecostal” church but never experienced anything like of what I was seeing on the webcasts! All I knew was I could feel the very presence of God coming right through my computer screen. So I had to go to the church and sit under one of Rodney Howard-Browne’s services and see for myself. I got touched so mightily that night and I’ve never been the same! Praise God, He’s soooo good!
February 11th, 2008 at 11:35 am
I understand how you feel. We moved from Ft. Worth, TX, to Tampa, FL, just so we could attend church. Every service God is allowed to move by His Spirit, touching and changing lives.
February 11th, 2008 at 11:36 am
The Holy Spirit has changed my life, to a point where no one can disagree. I thank God for pastor, and for him accepting the call of God on his life, and bringing revival to a much needed land.
February 12th, 2008 at 8:36 am
I know what you mean. I lived in Lakeland and did 4 years of Bible College there. When I came to visit the River @ Tampa Bay Church, I knew that their was no place on earth like this. I have never been to a church service year after year and still everytime I go, feel the presence of God. I had to move here and then attend the River Bible Institute so that I could be in this every day.
February 15th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Kristin, I agree! Once you visit the church and let God touch you, you never know what will happen. I, too, enrolled at the River Bible Institute. My life has been changed forever! I love to what is happening through this ministry. There’s always news of great things happening!
February 18th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
It all started for me at RBI graduation. Pastor gave an altar call for all those who felt like God was calling them to come to bible college. All I can say that I totally felt compelled to come to the front. I knew that I knew that I was supposed to be there. And that was a shock and awe to me, very weird because I had already done 4-5 years of school.
But that night, the Holy Ghost spoke to me. Something I had not really experienced before. All the other schools and programs I had gone to taught me all the “practical” aspects of ministry. But I had no clue about a relationship with the Holy Spirit. I was introduced to my best-friend, The Holy Ghost! The services here are so free and open to the move of the spirit that anyone can get a touch from the Holy Ghost and have their life ignited just like mine was..
February 21st, 2008 at 2:21 pm
Charles..you just described revival exactly like I see it! the Incredible 3rd Person of the Godhead suddenly reveals Himself to you as just what He is- a Person..Who is crazy in love with you and willing to share all the Father has given Him to share with you. I got that revelation at the service..actually looks like a lot of people got the same revelation at the Fire Conference-take a look at some of the faces!
February 21st, 2008 at 4:02 pm
It’s not about religion but a relationship, I came to this church and at first I was skeptical of people laughing in church, but my heart was always open to the Lord, and everyone was happy, and had such a peace and joy, I thought to myself, I want that. The next thing I knew, I was on the floor laughing for 20 minutes. I was 15 at the time at now I’m 20, I knew it was the Holy Spirit and being depressed and sour faced is not of God, joy is one of the fruits of the Spirit, and now I am no longer sad but happy. Pastors are such awesome people, and are very humble, and very real, they don’t sugar coat anything! You know the Spirit is moving when you see little children laughing and crying in the presence of God. I was one of them and still am. I never knew the love of God like I do now and that’s what this church is about. You can see peoples’ lives touched, changed, healed, and restored by the very touch of Jesus.
February 21st, 2008 at 5:45 pm
The Anointing that falls in these meetings will without a doubt change your life. It’s the Presence of God that makes the difference, and I know what a change it has been in my life. If it weren’t for the ministry of Dr. Rodney Howard Browne, I would never have known how awesome the Touch of God is, and how critical it is to have in your life. Thank God for His mercy and His grace!!!! Watch online at
February 21st, 2008 at 6:40 pm
The Bible school is totally awesome. It has changed my life and I’ll never be the same. It has taught me to flow The Spirit of God.
February 21st, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Louanne- That is exactly how I feel, if it was not for the ministry, I would have never known the touch of God in my Life! I have been changed,and there is nothing like living in the sweet presence of Jesus daily!
I Like to view the web site and see all the pictures that show people getting touched and changed by the Lord also.
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:25 am
I see that there is a shool of worship and a regular bible school. They are really committed to training and equiping people at all levels isn’t he?
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:57 pm
Louanne-I’ve come to realize that without the grace of God in our lives we can do nothing. When I see Pastor I can see that all things are possible.
February 23rd, 2008 at 9:18 am
I am so proud to be a part of this ministry. I learned of what God was doing at Dix Hills New York Great Awakening Tour. If you do not want to miss out on what God is doing with this ministry check it out.
February 25th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Rhonda-I saw all the places they will be going for Great Awakening Tours. I’m certain the way is already prepared!
February 26th, 2008 at 11:05 am
Even children are a part of the Great Awakening! Whole baseball teams are giving their lives to God and this is just the beginning.
February 26th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
That’s a great thing when a whole ball team comes to Jesus, peer pressure on a righteous road.
February 27th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
In 1993 I went to a meeting. God touched and changed me. I got more of a hunger and love for God and a passion for the lost. I never experienced anything like it before.
It is great to be in a meeting where the preacher has a love and a passion for God and to see others touched by the love of God. He gets thousands of people saved and teaches others how to win the lost. It was in one of these meetings that I learned how to win the lost with the script that is available for view and print on the website.
Look to see where the next meeting will be held or to see pictures of the meetings.
February 27th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
I saw that the next Great Awakening Tour in Gainesville.
March 1st, 2008 at 8:11 pm
The Great Awakening Tour will be in just a couple of days.
I like these meetings; you get filled up with Joy and with a passion to win the lost. Hmmm–Get filled up and then poured out to a lost and dying world.
Awesome!
March 2nd, 2008 at 10:28 pm
filled and overflowing..and as the book of John says “filled and satisfied” – It’s like Pastor says..you get filled but you are even more hungry for Him..It’s the same for souls isn’t it?
March 4th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Let’s pray that the “Lord of the harvest” brings in a lot of people to Gainesville to win the lost on the streets as he preaches the gospel there nightly.
March 5th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Pastor has all of His Great Awakening tours on event itinerary. There are preaching the good news in each city and they have soul winning classes in the mourning on each tour to preach the gospel on the streets, it is amazing hearing the testimonies.
March 9th, 2008 at 7:46 pm
over 70,000 people saved alone this year in the Great Awakening tours Pastor’s passion is for people to be touched and to introduce Jesus to a lost and dying world. you can see testimonies.
March 17th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Rhonda was the Dix Hills, New York Great Awakening Tour one of the first Great Awakening Tours conducted? Thank you he is going to have a Great Awakening Tour in Ohio this Sept. I want to be there.
March 30th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
it’s only a matter of time before the momentum of what’s been happening on the streets during the Great Awakening Tour becomes a movement of it’s own. Pastor is a frontrunner showing us how God can move. Then the move takes on a life of its own through many people people who are catching the wave.
April 24th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Revival is spreading across America, Pastor is going and leading the church back to their first love and mobilizing the church, it’s about kingdom business.
September 27th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Went to meetings hungery for God Iwas not disappointed.I was at camp meetings in Louisville Ky.back in 1993 or 94.Hope some can tell the whoship teams name.They were a family maybe from tx.?I add a cd at my cabin ministry in Townsend,Tn.It took wings this summer and Ineed another copy. Thanks