In August of 1979, Jim and Kris Beaird moved to Castle Rock from
Colorado Springs where they had served at Open Bible Christian Center.
They had their first public meetings in the Village Inn conference
room on Wolfensberger Road beginning in September that same year. From
there the church moved to South Elementary School where they grew
until purchasing the property on Park Street in 1987. The
sanctuary and first phase of educational space was finished and the
new facilities were dedicated on October 11, 1987. The Beairds
pastored at the Church of The Rock until January 1988.
After several months of prayer and fasting, the congregation called
J.R. and Yvonne Polhemus to pastor Church of The Rock. Over the next
eighteen months, God blessed the church, which was able to come out of
debt and pay Pastor J.R. on a full-time basis. The Rock congregation
has grown from this point to where we are today of consistently
running about 1300 people during weekend services.
The Rock closed on 53 plus acres of land in June 2000 (See conceptual
drawing below and construction photos in the new building section), and in August 2006, we moved into a brand new 53,000 square foot facility with an 850-seat sanctuary, a state of
the art Children's Wing featuring The Ark, a modern Youth facility, and adult education and administrative offices.
God’s hand has truly been upon this
body in a miraculous way. The Rock has been
characterized as people who really care
about each other, with lively worship services,
miraculous healings, biblically-based teachings,
as well as having mission support reaching
from inner-city Denver to the outermost
parts of the earth. Presently our “Community
Groups” (our name for small groups)
are flourishing, and The Rock has purposed
to continue its move toward relationship-based
ministries. Our heart is for our people
to actually become expressions of the love
of Jesus and practically reach out and
touch the surrounding communities.
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Pastor JR & Yvonne Polhemus have been at The Rock since 1988,
during which time the church has grown from 70 to 1300 weekly attendees.
