Teen Winter Camp 2024

This past weekend, our teens traveled to Camp Timber-lee in East Troy, WI for their annual Winter Camp trip. There was no snow and the temps were pretty mild, so they weren’t sure what they would do all weekend. Not a problem at Camp Timberlee. The teens had a great time playing 9-Square, sand volleyball, field hockey carpet ball, and …

Looking Back: A Safe-Haven

Rock House Kids is celebrating 25 years of ministry to Rockford’s inner-city kids in 2024! At RHK, we say it’s a good night at our evening program when the kids have had a hot meal, they hear about Jesus, and they are safe. Through the years, RHK has been a safe haven for our kids. It’s a place where they …

Loving Like Jesus

What do you think of when you think of love? Warm fuzzies? Butterflies in your stomach? Blushing cheeks? Theoretically, our parents are the first people to show us love; for some, that is not the case. When I think about some of our RHK kids, this verse comes to mind: “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless …

Looking Back: Winter Camp

Rock House Kids is celebrating 25 years of ministry to Rockford’s inner-city kids in 2024! As our teens prepare to leave for their annual Winter Camp trip on Friday, we know it will be a little different than previous years. The warm weather is sure to impact their options for winter activities. So, today we look back to 2010 when …

What Does Love Mean?

February is “Love Month” at RHK. We recently took a survey from some of our kids about the subject of love and thought you would enjoy seeing what they had to say. Today, we take a look at “What does love mean?” -You show care and happiness instead of hate, and hug people (girl, age 11). -Spreading the kindness (girl, …

Looking Back: God’s Love

Rock House Kids is celebrating 25 years of ministry to Rockford’s inner-city kids in 2024! Sharing God’s amazing love with the kids who come to us has always been central to our ministry. We demonstrate His love in tangible ways like providing hot meals and essentials they need. More importantly, we help them get to know Him personally by teaching …

Valentine’s Event Night Fun!

On Wednesday, February 14, our RHK kids celebrated Valentine’s Day with a fun event night. Each child was given a different colored wrist band when they checked-in to show which group they would be in for the night. The groups then rotated to various stations together throughout the night. Four stations featured different games – like Valentine’s Day Bingo, a …

Looking Back: Valentine’s Day

Rock House Kids is celebrating 25 years of ministry to Rockford’s inner-city kids in 2024! The week of Valentine’s Day is always special at Rock House Kids. Each year we hold a special event night for the kids (and again for the teens on their night) to celebrate. The night is filled with special decorations, games,and maybe even a few …