For Par­ents

Col­lege is an envi­ron­ment charged with excit­ing ideas and oppor­tu­ni­ties. But fresh­man stu­dents, liv­ing away from home for the first time, are also over­whelmed with new free­dom and choices. Stu­dents and par­ents want to make the tran­si­tion as smooth as pos­si­ble, and uni­ver­si­ties pro­vide guid­ance through the aca­d­e­mic maze, but what about the spir­i­tual and life deci­sions that emerge dur­ing the col­lege years?

The Rock works through the local church to pro­vide a rel­e­vant resource for the Christian’s growth while away from their church fam­ily, and as a safe place for non-Christians ask­ing spir­i­tual ques­tions and deal­ing with con­flict­ing world views.

The new free­doms avail­able in col­lege can also be temp­ta­tions. There are many new lifestyle choices avail­able in col­lege, and peer pres­sure is real. A lov­ing church fam­ily, and a good fel­low­ship of Chris­t­ian friends, can make the dif­fer­ence in resist­ing harm­ful and ruinous temptations.

The Rock offers infor­mal weekly Bible stud­ies, wor­ship ser­vices, retreats, and mis­sion oppor­tu­ni­ties. We want to facil­i­tate deep, lov­ing rela­tion­ships, and pos­i­tive aca­d­e­mic and extracur­ric­u­lar expe­ri­ences. Our the­o­log­i­cal foun­da­tion is a main­stream, non-denominational Chris­t­ian belief sys­tem. Jesus Christ’s birth, death, and res­ur­rec­tion, are the heart of our sal­va­tion mes­sage to the uni­ver­sity community.

Your son or daughter’s involve­ment with The Rock dur­ing their col­lege years is some­thing that we con­sider a priv­i­lege to share with you. We want to offer spir­i­tual guid­ance that will deepen their walk with God long after grad­u­a­tion.  Most stu­dents make choices in col­lege that shape their adult life for­ever. We believe that God’s hand can make that shape a masterwork.

We wel­come your ques­tions and our pas­tors look for­ward to meet­ing you when­ever you can visit our church. Great Com­mis­sion invites you to be a part of churches for the next generation.