Our Pastor
Our lead pastor is Konrad Ziesing. He and his wife, Sarahlee, have four children. They moved to the Wood River Valley in December 2017. Konrad and Sarahlee both grew up in the Northwest. They have served together in ministry for just over 30 years. Konrad is also an online instructor for several universities, teaching courses in leadership and ethics. The Ziesings feel extremely blessed to be ministering in such a beautiful part of the country and enjoy getting out in God’s amazing creation whenever they can. You will find Konrad and Sarahlee to be a caring and kind, community-minded couple. They are genuine and down to earth people who love the Lord. If you see them, be sure to say “Hello!” Feel free to connect with our pastor here.
“He who began a good work in you, will be faithful to complete it.”
Philippians 1:6
Our Heart
We are a mountain town church with a smaller congregation, but we are serious about making a difference in our valley. Ministry in a mountain community has its share of challenges. It’s also been difficult gaining traction post-pandemic, but we’ve remained positive and future-focused. We strive to point people to Jesus in everything we do and desire to be creative in our approach. We’re in a season of reimaging church: what it means and what it looks like. We are praying for people who feel similarly and are interested in helping us with our vision of reaching our mountain community in creative and diverse ways. We’d love to see you on a Sunday morning, but we also invite you to come out on Thursday night to share a meal with us. A healthy community is built around the table, breaking bread together with uplifting conversation.
“Neither the one who plants is anything, nor the one who waters, but God who brings the increase.”
1 Corinthians 3:7
Our History
The Rock Church, known for years as Wood River Assembly of God, has been serving the Wood River Valley for over 65 years now. Along with many other churches, we are some of the first nonprofits in the valley. Over the years, we’ve run a food pantry, hosted a preschool, helped with benevolence needs, donated to a variety of nonprofits, partnered with other charitable entities, and provided free meals, not to mention ministering to the spiritual needs of our community and world. God has been so faithful to us! We’ve purchased land, built a church, an addition, and made many improvements to our facility, some even more recently. We have had the blessing of having a variety of pastors lead our congregation over the years. Our church has seen some ups and downs, but we are committed to carrying on the work of those who came before us. People have come and gone, but our hearts, just like our doors, continue to be open to our community. We believe our best years are yet to come!
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for in due season we will reap if we do not give up.”
Galatians 6:9
Note: The Rock Church is affiliated with the Assemblies of God. Our church does not have any association or connection to any church or churches with similar namesake. We are a sovereign church, and as such, enjoy full autonomy, and are self-governing and self-supporting.
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