| Rock Harbor Church | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Denomination | Non-Denominational, Evangelical Christian |
| Website | rockharbor.org |
| Clergy | |
| Minister(s) | Chris Ward, Darin McWatters, Steve Carter (teaching pastors) |
| Senior pastor(s) | Todd Proctor |
| Pastor(s) | formerly Mike Erre |
Rock Harbor Church is a non-denominational, evangelical Christian megachurch located in Costa Mesa, California. Primarily focused on the postmodern generation, Rock Harbor has been characterized with many aspects of the Emerging church movement, but the church and its congregation rightly reject any association with the controversial movement, as it is much more conservative than the majority of Emerging communities.
ROCKHARBOR (sometimes erroneously cited as Rock Harbor) was founded in 1997 when a pastor named Keith Page, and his team from Mariners Church in Irvine, California, established an evangelical church in Costa Mesa that would appeal to unchurched postmoderns.
The search for a permanent facility lasted more than seven years until 2004, when the church leased a warehouse in east Costa Mesa that became the church's first official building at 345 Fischer Ave, Costa Mesa, CA, including a 1,000-seat auditorium, called The Centre. In 2008, rapid growth led to the lease of an additional building across the street at 3080 Airway, which currently serves as the administrative offices and classrooms for Christian education.[1]
ROCKHARBOR currently has eight weekend services[2], including one at their "South County" campus, and two at their Fullerton campus, and averages 6,000 people in attendance per week. The average age of the congregation is around 30 and the church has become extremely popular with Orange County college-age young adults. ROCKHARBOR is known for its emphasis on evangelism and international social outreach ministries.[3][4]