Come As
You Are
At our services you're welcome to come just as you are! Grab a cup of coffee from our cafe on the way in, enjoy a few songs of worship and an encouraging message from Pastor James. We’d love to meet you so join our pastors & staff in the lobby following service! We'll be there to answer any questions you might have and help you get connected here. We can't wait to see you at one of our services!
Come As You Are
Kids Ministry
We have nursery and pre-school childcare, and K-5th graders are welcome to attend our kid's church. Your kids will be in good hands as you leave them with our church staff and volunteers once you sign them in through our secure check-in system. They can be picked up following the service.
Wednesday Nights
Our Wednesday night program includes options for kids, youth, and adult ministries, so bring your whole family! Wednesday nights feature a smaller classroom setting where kids can learn Bible stories and play games. There are activities and programs available for Nursery (0-2), Pre-School (3-5), and K-5th grade.
What To Expect
WHO WE ARE
A community where a diverse group of people come to encounter God, be equipped, and be loved.
Our Past
Bethel’s Rock Church began as Bethel Assemblies of God in 1956 when Evangelists Robert and Monzelle Hanson felt the call to plant a church in South Minneapolis in a tiny building on the corner of Nicollet Avenue and 57th Street. That building seated 66 people. After less than a year, there was an immediate need for expansion. They built a new sanctuary and saw immediate growth. Bethel Assembly had two other pastors over the following 40 years.
Our Present
Since 2010, under the leadership of Pastor James Biffert, Bethel’s Rock has grown into a multi-campus church with locations in Richfield, Farmington, Apple Valley, and Cannon Falls. Rooted in Genesis 28, our name reflects a deep value for God’s presence. With over 40 nationalities represented, we’re a diverse, growing church committed to making disciples through Biblical teaching, community, prayer, and outreach—locally and globally.
What To Expect
Come As You Are
Come to service just as you are! Grab a coffee on your way in, enjoy worship, and hear an encouraging message from Pastor James. We’d love to meet you—stop by the lobby after service and connect with our pastors and staff. We’ll answer your questions and help you get connected. Can’t wait to see you here!
Kids Ministry
We offer nursery and preschool care, and K–5th graders are invited to join our Kid’s Church. Your children will be in great hands with our caring staff and volunteers. Simply check them in through our secure system, and they’ll be ready for pick-up after the service.
Wednesday Nights
Our Wednesday night program has something for the whole family, with options for kids, youth, and adults! Kids enjoy a smaller classroom setting where they can learn Bible stories and play games. Programs and activities are available for Nursery (0–2), Preschool (3–5), and K–5th grade.
A typical service includes engaging worship, a time to share announcements and ways to get connected, and a thought-provoking, Bible-based message. Services are led by a Campus Pastor and usually last about an hour and fifteen minutes.
The message is normally shared by our Lead Pastor, Pastor James Biffert. He shares the sermon live at 4 of the services and the other services are a video venue with live worship.
Live services: Richfield (8:15 AM & 11:15 AM), Farmington (9:15 AM), Apple Valley (10:15 AM)
Video Services: Richfield (9:45 AM), Farmington (11:00 AM)
Yes! During our Sunday Services our Kids Team offers and provides age appropriate, exciting Bible presentations for kids from newborn to 5th grade. View our Kids page for more information!
Whatever you are most comfortable wearing! People come wearing anything from t-shirts and jeans to dresses and suits.
Bethel’s Rock Church is part of the Assemblies of God. View the "Our Beliefs" section below to learn more!
FAQ'S
Have questions? We have the answers!
The Scriptures are Inspired by God and declare His design and plan for mankind.
There is only One True God–revealed in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (commonly known as the Trinity).
As God's son, Jesus was both human and divine.
Though originally good, man willingly fell into sin–ushering evil and death, both physical and spiritual, into the world.
Every person can have restored fellowship with God through salvation (trusting Christ, through faith and repentance, to be our personal Savior).
Water Baptism - Immersion after repenting of one's sins and receiving Christ's gift of salvation. Click this link to sign up for water baptism.
Holy Communion (the Lord's Supper) - a symbolic remembrance of Christ's suffering and death for our salvation.
The Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a special experience following salvation that empowers believers for witnessing and effective service, just as it did in New Testament times.
The initial physical evidence of the baptism in the Holy Spirit is ‘speaking in tongues,’ as experienced on the day of Pentecost and referenced throughout Acts and the Epistles.
The church has a mission to seek and save all who are lost in sin. We believe 'the church' is the body of Christ and consists of the people who, throughout time, have accepted God's offer of redemption (regardless of religious denomination) through the sacrificial death of His son Jesus Christ.
Sanctification initially occurs at salvation and is not only a declaration that a believer is holy, but also a progressive lifelong process of separating from evil as believers continually draw closer to God and become more Christlike.
A divinely called and scripturally ordained leadership ministry serves the church. The Bible teaches that each of us under leadership must commit ourselves to reach others for Christ, to worship Him with other believers, to build up or edify the body of believers–the church and to meet human need with ministries of love and compassion.
Divine healing of the sick is a privilege for Christians today and is provided for in Christ's atonement (His sacrificial death on the cross for our sins).
Jesus will rapture His church prior to His return to earth (the second coming). At this future moment in time all believers who have died will rise from their graves and will meet the Lord in the air, and Christians who are alive will be caught up with them, to be with the Lord forever.
Jesus will return with His saints at His second coming and begin His benevolent rule over earth for 1,000 years. This millennial reign will bring the salvation of national Israel and the establishment of universal peace.
A final judgment will take place for those who have rejected Christ. They will be judged for their sin and consigned to eternal punishment in a punishing lake of fire.
We look forward to the perfect New Heavens and New Earth that Christ is preparing for all people, of all time, who have accepted Him. We will live and dwell with Him there forever following His millennial reign on earth. 'And so shall we forever be with the Lord!'
