Niverville resident Tim Hamm will take up the position of Campus Pastor at the newly planted Church of the Rock Niverville beginning September 23, 2018.
Born and raised here, Hamm began attending Church of the Rock Winnipeg when he moved to the city while studying Computer Engineering Technology at Red River College.
“I started volunteering in the youth ministry at Church of the Rock 17 years ago,” Hamm says. “In 2005, I came on staff as the IT systems administrator, and after completing an associate degree in Christian Ministry, I became the youth pastor, where I have served up until now.”
Church of the Rock Winnipeg was founded in 1987 by Senior Pastor Mark Hughes. Since then, Hughes has developed a large television ministry across Canada and has spearheaded Love Winnipeg, a movement involving many churches that participate in carrying out random acts of kindness to the people of Winnipeg.
Over the past couple of years, Church of the Rock has branched out to other communities. In 2013, they launched Church of the Rock Bronx Park Community Centre and then Church of the Rock North End. Each site started with a team of people and a Campus Pastor, as will be the case in Niverville.
Hamm, who has been married to wife Marcia for ten years and has three children—ages six, four, and two—moved his family back to Niverville in 2015 and has enjoyed reconnecting with the community.
“We began to take notice of the growing number of people that were commuting to Winnipeg from Niverville to attend church and we desired to be more intentional on building community with these people,” he says.
Aware of the tremendous growth Niverville as seen over the past few years, Hamm felt called to help people in his hometown to “know God, live free, and find purpose,” a belief which also serves as the church’s mission statement.
Church of the Rock Niverville will meet every Sunday at the Niverville Heritage Centre, located at 100 Heritage Trail. Services will start at 10:25 a.m. and include live music and KidzRock, the children’s ministry. Most sermons will offer a joint message, shown on a big screen, alongside occasional on-site preaching. Small group meetings will take place during the week.
“We love our community and the people in it,” Hamm says. “It has been exciting for me to be a part of the Niverville Ministerial over the past year. We look forward to joining with the churches of Niverville in serving our community together in unity. We want to be the best church we can be for the people by doing what we can to bring hope and help where needed.”