Make yourself available to meet people of The Rock Church. Every 4th Sunday we host a meet and greet following the 2nd service. This is a great time to meet a few pastors and some others in the church. In addition, attending one of the Regional Reach Teams is another way to introduce yourself to a smaller group environment. For those needing an ice breaker, come to the front after service and introduce yourself to one of the many leaders helping in the service.

Located next to the entrance of the worship center is the Infant Care Room for nursing mothers and mothers whose children are not yet ready for LifeSavers Children’s Ministry. Yes, you are allowed to bring your new baby into the worship center, but are asked to be discreet so as not to interrupt others enjoying the service.

Our church is a generational expression. We are a church that targets parents and their children as the book of Proverbs tells us to. Our desire is to have new songs blended with other familiar melodies to bring an atmosphere of worship that is fresh, exciting, new and relatable for many people. Our music comes from around the world and is meticulously practiced by our worship team. Historically our church has not employed the old hymns until the recent resurgence of these powerful songs. Today we are confident in a good blend of different genres and eras of music.

Music and the expression of worship at The Rock Church is one of our highest priorities. We have taken important measures to build a facility which allows music and the arts to be expressed with excellence in order to reach people and make His praise glorious. The volume of the music on a Sunday morning at The Rock Church is between 92 and 96 decibels (db). In comparison, a gun shot is 140 db, a jet engine is 130 db, a rock concert is 95-115 db, car horn honking is 105 db, electric shaver is 85 db, telephone ringing 65 db, and a normal conversation is 45 db. For your convenience, earplugs are available at the Information Kiosk.

The Rock Church has no formal dress code. We do require our leaders to dress professionally and make certain they are presenting themselves with excellence. We desire for both men and women to dress modestly without offending one another. Wardrobe selections can be stumbling blocks for some, so we encourage everyone to be comfortable and dress casually and modestly.

The Rock Church is non-denominational that has affiliation with Ministers Fellowship International (MFI). MFI brings relationships with Pastors and Churches all over the world. MFI was founded in 1987 with the sole purpose of linking ministers to ministers. MFI provides an atmosphere where church leaders of like vision can join together, minister to each other and find accountability, relationship, resources and apostolic assistance. This unique organization provides an avenue where congregations can find identity on a national and international level.

Every 1st and 3rd Saturday night of the month, The Rock Church provides a prayer meeting for those who want to come for a time of worship and targeted prayer. There will not be a planned or scheduled preaching message as our focus is on the Sunday morning experience. Prayer begins at 5:30pm.

On two occasions each year the presentation of the Living Lord’s Supper brings a special emphasis on the communion message.  Other times throughout the year communion is scheduled formally.  Informally, communion is offered to all and overseen by Eldership after each service multiple times per month.

Information Sheets are located at the Information Kiosk (Getting Connected and Volunteering Info Sheets) in the foyer, available to answer common questions relating to getting involved here at The Rock. Membership is not required to be involved at The Rock Church; however, certain responsibilities and areas of involvement require the completion of the Connection Point class before volunteering in those areas.

Our expectation is that people would find the exact place they fit in the body of Christ. If The Rock Church is not “their church” then we want to help them find which one is. However, if God has led a person or family to The Rock Church to make The Rock their home, then we desire for them to plug in and get connected by making themselves available to meet the pastors, other people and be introduced to the ministries at the church. We have gone to great lengths to provide a ministry that meets all ages and family situations. We would love for every person attending to plug in when they are ready.

To become a member, attend a Connection Point class which is offered multiple times throughout the year. In addition, a person should get connected through the RC discipleship process. To learn more about the discipleship process, click here.

Divorce is a tragic and horrible experience for any person who has had to experience it. Yet, those divorced, like all who have sinned, are not exempt from forgiveness, grace, salvation, and righteousness. A divorced person will be discipled and encouraged within The Rock Church like any other individual.

Yes, everyone is welcome at The Rock Church. However, if a member is violating the Word of God purposefully without repentance they should be confronted in a Biblical manner according to Matthew 18. Psalm 19:12-13 indicate sin leads to the great transgression. Every believer should have a passion for a sinless life. Areas of weakness and failure should be confessed before the Lord in order to receive deliverance and freedom.

We encourage all people to make Sunday morning a priority but we understand there are certain things which hinder the ability for Sunday morning attendance. A person affirms their connection to a church through their attendance, giving and volunteering. It is imperative these three things be high on the priority list in order to honor God and be a part of the local church.

The Rock Church was not established to reach Christians; instead it targets people who don’t know the Lord. Our church does not expect people who have no connection to Jesus Christ to model Christian living. Therefore, when a couple who is not married but lives together comes to the church and receives Christ, we advise them to either marry, based on the strength of their relationship, or live separately until marriage. This honors God and honors His word.

Reach Team leaders have successfully navigated RC Steps. Outlined in the Getting Connected Info Sheet, RC Steps is the discipleship process at The Rock Church. Reach Team leaders are members of the church who have the spiritual DNA of The Rock and a passion to fulfill the vision. Any person can complete the steps and become a Reach Team leader.

Yes, everyone is welcome at The Rock Church. However, if a member is violating the Word of God purposefully without repentance they should be confronted in a Biblical manner according to Matthew 18. Psalm 19:12, 13 indicate sin leads to the great transgression. Every believer should have a passion for a sinless life. Areas of weakness and failure should be confessed before the Lord in order to receive deliverance and freedom.

Pastor Jeff talks on the vision of the church frequently, so participate in weekly services. Annually we host a Vision Event highlighting important areas of the vision for the coming year. Furthermore, a person who takes Beginning Point and Connection Point will thoroughly understand the vision of The Rock Church. Each class is designed to answer questions, communicate the short and long term vision of The Rock and set someone who is new to the church up for success.

Go here to learn more about the history of The Rock Church, or attend the Beginning Point and Connection Point classes to hear about all God has done through our exciting church. In addition, a brief story of the beginnings of The Rock Church is included in our Sunday morning bulletin.

Our statement of faith can be read here and it is included in the Beginning Point class material.

The Rock Church is an Acts New Testament Church and many principles from the Word of God guide and direct our church. All of these are highlighted in the Beginning Point and Connection Point classes, but often the greatest way to measure a church’s principles is by its fruit. The Rock Church has been fruitful for years. The last six years have been the most impacting, with record growth and many testimonies of life change. Spend some time asking others about The Rock Church and we believe you will find a church who sincerely offers mercy and truth.

The Rock Church is a full-gospel, family-oriented, life-giving Church. We intend to model the New Testament Church as described in Acts in thought, word and deed.

The Church is patterned after the New Testament example, with a Board of Elders heading up the legal facets of the ministry. The Rock Church is a Washington State non-profit corporation, with by-laws to govern business and spiritual matters. All Eldership are called by the Lord, ordained and meet the qualifications of ministry according to the Word of God.

It is apparent that the Body of Christ is presently experiencing times of refreshing and revival from the presence of the Lord (Acts 3:19) and that the Holy Spirit is being poured out around the world.  We embrace this visitation of the Holy Spirit and appreciate the good fruit that is being produced in the church.  We want to build on the Scriptures, avoid carnal demonstrations and yet receive all the fresh anointing the Lord has for us (1 Thes  5:16-24).

We teach the baptism of the Holy Spirit is an experience subsequent to salvation.  People need to repent, be baptized in water and receive the power of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38).  The Holy Spirit empowers Christian disciples for bearing witness to the Word of God with a variety of demonstrations and manifestations (Acts 1:8; 1 Cor 12).  The baptism of the Holy Spirit is accompanied by supernatural signs such as speaking in tongues and prophecy (Acts 2:4, 10:46, 19:6).  The gifts of the Spirit are also given as tools to be used in ministry (1 Cor 12; Romans 12; 1 Peter 4:10).

As it relates to speaking in tongues, the Bible teaches that we pray both with our understanding and with our Spirit and that we can both sing with our understanding and sing in the Spirit (1 Cor. 14:15).  There is a difference between the gift of tongues (which would need an interpretation) and tongues as a language of prayer and praise.  What we do in our public meetings most often is an expression of our worship or our intercession to the Lord (Rom. 8:26).  For the purposes of application we provide specific times for focused prayer, intercession and worship.  These times are refreshing and powerful as many believers gather together to pray in tongues for the edification of the local church.

Apostolic covering is provided by Ministers Fellowship International in Portland, OR and locally through Pastors Wendell and Gini Smith of The City Church in Kirkland, WA. The Board of Elders handle pastoral accountability. In addition, Pastors Jeff and Melinda have many relationships throughout the US who provide an informal accountability for The Rock Church. Pastors Jeff and Melinda both allow many other leaders in the body of Christ to speak into their life. 

Yes, circumstances permitting, home visits need to be communicated to the pastor who is being asked to visit and meet in a private home setting. In all circumstances the pastor attending will be accompanied by another pastor or their spouse.

Jeff and Melinda Knight are the Senior Pastors of The Rock Church. They are the leaders and the visionaries of The Rock Church.

Elders: Elders are others who are ordained pastors in the church. They are titled pastors and function as elders.  They are Pastors Ron and Kathy Warren, Pastors Dan and Rose Snider, Pastors Dan and Lori Nelson, and Pastor George Parker.

The Rock Church ordains and recognizes the ministry gifts in various areas of the church, like Pastor Bill and Joeline Davis, who are evangelists; Pastor Rory and Kathryn Tongg, who are associates; Pastor Travis and Gia Warren, who are Youth Pastors; Pastor Tim and Linda Gorman, who lead Enterprise Ministry; Pastor Kyle and Karen Pearson, who oversee Mexico missions; Pastor John and Betty Larsen, who travel and help pastors nationwide; Pastors Nahshon and Rachel Graumann, who provide support to the Worship/Music Ministry and Marilyn Pearson, an ordained intercessor.

The local church is a training ground for life and ministry and having one pastor do all the work and presenting makes a church body anemic. There are many leaders at The Rock Church with diverse gifts. Every person’s gift adds to the values and principles in those who are attending The Rock. All of our leaders function in unity behind Pastor Jeff’s vision and the end result is a church capable of ministering to the many people in need. Variety is good and a blessing to the many different cultures and styles of people attending The Rock Church.

The Support Team is made up of men and women who have the DNA of The Rock Church and have dedicated their time to helping God’s church reach as many as the Lord would send. Support Team members are hand selected by the eldership, trained and equipped to minister to the needs of the body. This includes prayer times, wise counsel and care. Though not a requirement, some Support Team members are ordained ministers through The Rock Church. They are members of The Rock Church with a passion for the vision and supportive of Pastors Jeff and Melinda. People will find Support Team members approachable and helpful to answer questions and care about them.

Paul points out in scripture that everything is permissible, but not everything is beneficial (1 Cor 10:25 NLT). At The Rock Church we encourage those who are leading to avoid these temporary pleasures for long term impact. Smoking and drinking, while socially acceptable, present a double standard to the next generation and at the very least, confuse those who we are called to influence. There is nothing in the word of God which tells us we cannot smoke or drink, but rather we deny ourselves of these potentially dangerous vices for the purposes of honoring God by denying self. 

We have both full-time and volunteer Pastoral staff.  Both are fully equipped to lead at The Rock Church.  Contact the office to arrange an appointment with one of our pastors, or speak with an Elder or staff member at service about setting up some time together. The pastoral team will provide the best pastor for the situation.  

The Rock Church is built on Sound Financial Doctrine. With two very polarized extremes in the Body of Christ today regarding finances, we believe God’s provision has a purpose. We challenge every Christ follower to give as they have purposed in their heart and according to scripture. There are four ways to give financially: 1) the tithe 2) offering 3) meeting the needs of the saints and 4) giving to the poor.

Scripturally “to tithe” means to give a tenth (10%) of all your increase to God. For more information on giving and what it means to tithe, attend Beginning Point, Connection Point, or the Discover Series. A person will gain a Biblical view of finances and how God views our giving to the local church, other charitable organizations, and our family. Our church believes our provision has a purpose. We are not here merely to acquire; instead, we are here to be distributors of all God entrusts to us.

As a non-member we would encourage you to be tithing somewhere at the very least. If you are tithing elsewhere and are not a member of The Rock Church, but attending frequently and often, we would exhort you to pray about where your financial support belongs. As a member of the church, we expect tithing in accordance with scripture and being a Christ-follower. Giving at The Rock Church is not out of obligation, but out of celebration of who God is.

Yes, a person in need, who is a member of The Rock Church, can fill out a benevolence request form and we will do everything we can to help the situation as circumstances permit. Those who are not members are given the same opportunity for assistance, but can only be helped if resources are available. In addition, The Rock Church supports various other organizations with the express purpose of giving to the poor- food banks, shelters, and projects.

All gifts are received and cared for as precious seed. The finances are watched over as they are meticulously counted and credited on the givers' behalf (if indicated). The money is deposited in a local bank. A minimal number of people have access to the funds of the Church. The money is accounted for through computer records and verified by the staff who are involved with transactions and the Board of Elders. The Board of Elders continuously monitors the expenditures of the Church and at any time a Board Member may have access to the accounts. At the end of each calendar year a compilation is done for year-end reporting by an independent accounting firm.

Matthew 28 and Mark 16 direct our church regarding the great commission. We believe everybody should go on a mission trip in their Christian life. We have been involved with short-term missions throughout the world. Our staff at the church combined has represented The Rock Church on every continent in the world with the exception of Antarctica. Periodically each year, different missionaries come through The Rock to share their experiences and needs to continue to bring the gospel to far away regions of the world.

In Puerto Vallarta, Mexico we have a long-term mission in the city dump. This project has been featured in magazines such as PEOPLE (May 22, 2000) and many local and regional television newscasts. For more information on Mission to Mexico please contact the church office.

No, our youth ministry, Total Velocity Ministries, is open to all students and young adults from 6th grade to College age young adults. High School and College young adults meet Saturday nights at 8pm, and 6th-8th grade meet Sunday morning at 11am.

There are many men and women who are gifted in areas outside of the gifting of the local body of Christ.  These perspectives and insights are important to develop a well balanced diet for our church. Also, we frequently bring our missionaries in for live reports from the field in which we are sowing financially. On other occasions a guest speaker is brought in to share a personal testimony or a special insight.

We have a very qualified team of presenters at The Rock Church. On those services where Pastor Jeff is not speaking, most often one of our other communicators will be in the pulpit and we are glad we have access to such powerful leaders in our church.

Conflict happens in churches all the time. First, seek the Lord and make certain the offense is not the result of superfluous circumstances. Second, love them for love covers a multitude of wrongdoing. Third, Matthew 18 tells us to go to the one we are offended with, not to our friends, and try and work it out. Fourth, if there is no resolution then go with a witness. We recommend at this point you talk with an Elder in the church for help in resolving the matter.