A local family built The Rock in response to the death of their daughter who was killed during a drug deal on the streets. They wanted other teenagers to have a safe place to hang out when they weren't in school - a place built just for them filled with music, food, laughter, games, and plenty of adults who know and care about them.
It's a model that works. Over 70 students a day come through our doors. In fact, many of our volunteers happily remember hanging out at The Rock when they were in high school.
Over the years, the organization has expanded, but the mission stays the same - create a safe, fun, and inviting space for kids and teens while providing low-cost meals and snacks and investing in their lives.
Volunteers are ready to share the love of Jesus and the gospel message, however students are not required to be believers to be loved, respected, encouraged, and served by Rock volunteers.
In the evenings and on weekends, the cafe is used by like-minded groups and churches aiming to enrich the lives of people in the community.
Two staff members, Rhonda Cahill & Janet Pannell, and over 50 volunteers work together to operate The Rock.
An engaged board of directors - comprised primarily of youth pastors and entrepreneurs - provides direction, prays faithfully, and serves regularly in the cafe.
With additional funding and volunteers, The Rock can do even more! We have our sights set on expanding the cafe's hours and offering additional programming and, with the help of our generous community, building another site across from Gallatin High School as soon as possible.
Introducing the youth in the Gallatin Valley to Jesus and fostering the relationship we can have with Him.
Cultivating space for youth to experience the unconditional love of Jesus and be welcomed and encouraged through relationship with Christ and His Church.
We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, the Son (Jesus) and The Holy Spirit. We believe Jesus was born of a virgin by the power of The Holy Spirit, was fully man and fully God, and lived a sinless life. We believe His death was the atonement for the sins of humanity. We believe in His resurrection from the dead and ascension back to the right hand of the Father. We believe He sent us His Holy Spirit to live inside us and through that He gave us access to relationship with Himself, the creator of the Universe. We believe that salvation is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone, and that all who receive by faith the Lord Jesus Christ are born again of The Holy Spirit. We believe the Bible to be the inspired word of God and that it is inerrant in its original writing.