ABOUT
2009
Grassroots began in 2009 with seven people in a living room. Our name comes from Jesus’ mustard-seed image of God’s kingdom growing from small beginnings. Today, we’re a Christian community in Rockford, learning to follow him through worship, Scripture, prayer, and care for one another.
OUR SOIL
How we grow
We strive to worship simply, love radically, and live missionally in community.
Gathering Simply
We pray, sing, read Scripture, hear teaching, and share communion. There’s room for quiet, too. We gather to pay attention to God and take part together, trusting the Holy Spirit to work among us.
Living Missionally
Following Jesus shapes our lives at home, at work, and in our neighborhoods. We look for ways to serve, speak truthfully, act fairly, and care for the people around us. This is what we mean by living missionally.
Loving Radically
God’s love is unconditional and relentless. We share what we have, offer forgiveness, and care for people when life gets hard. That care needs to reach beyond the people we know well or agree with.
Engaging in Community
Relationships grow over meals, in prayer, and through time spent together. We learn from people with different backgrounds, ask for help when we need it, and take responsibility for how we treat one another.
Rooted in Jesus
Our Christian faith is rooted in the Nicene Creed: one God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ; and the hope of the life to come.
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We read Scripture in context, pray, and rely on the Holy Spirit. We ask hard questions as we learn to follow Jesus, admit when we’re wrong, and practice forgiveness.
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Creig Day serves as our Lead Pastor. A shared team cares for worship, teaching, children, and life together.