Resources
Things worth knowing about
Some of this is ours. Most of it is not. All of it is here because someone asked, and because a church that only ever points at itself is not much use to a neighborhood.
Ours
From Solid Rock
What this church publishes, and the four forms that reach a real person.
The blog
Plain answers about visiting a church, consecration and fasting, family life in Kissimmee, and where to find help locally.
Read the blog
Sermons
The archive of past services, along with the church's YouTube channel for anything recent.
Browse the archive
What we believe
All twenty-one articles of faith, each with the scripture behind it, published in full rather than summarized.
Read the articles
Ministry teams
The seventeen teams that keep the church running, from Worship and youth to the Food Pantry and community outreach.
See the teams
Care and prayer
Prayer requests, hospital and home visits, connecting with a counselor, and who to tell after a death in the family.
See who to talk to
Visitor Connect Card
New here? Tell us you came, and we'll follow up.
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Let's Connect
Ready for a next step, a group, or a conversation with a pastor.
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Prayer Request
Something you'd like the prayer team to carry with you.
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Volunteer Form
Put your hand up to serve on one of our ministry teams.
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Heritage
Our church family
Solid Rock is an independent congregation, closely aligned with the Church of God movement that began in Anderson, Indiana. These explain that heritage.
What is the Church of God (Anderson)?
A short history of the movement that began in 1881, its Wesleyan roots, and what alignment rather than membership means.
Read the history
Church of God Ministries
The movement's own account of its mission and beliefs, from its offices in Anderson, Indiana. The best primary source.
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Daniel S. Warner and the movement's origins
The holiness evangelist whose work in Indiana and Michigan in the 1880s the movement traces back to.
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Our own history in Kissimmee
Fourteen adults, one youth and four ministers met in April 1968 to organize this church. That story is separate from the movement's.
Read the timeline
Study
Bible and learning
Free tools for reading, studying and listening, none of which require an account to start.
Bible Gateway
Read and compare passages across dozens of translations, with audio for most of them. No account needed.
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YouVersion Bible App
Free reading plans, audio and translations on a phone, including plans built for a few minutes a day.
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Blue Letter Bible
Deeper study tools: original language lookups, concordances and commentaries, for anyone who wants to go past the text.
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The 21-day consecration guide
The church's own walk-through of the January fast: what it is, how the twenty-one days run, and how to take part.
Read the guide
Scriptures for a consecration
The passages most often used through a twenty-one day consecration, grouped by theme rather than assigned to days.
See the scriptures
21 Day Consecration Guide
The booklet the church printed: the fasting methods, the seven prayer topics and the practical notes, a page at a time. PDF, 3 MB.
Download
Family
Kids and family
For parents working out what church looks like with children in tow, and what else is available locally.
Kids and youth at Solid Rock
Nursery for newborn to two, Children's Church for ages three and up, which building each is in, and how check-in works.
See how check-in works
Church with kids and teens
Check-in, what children do during the service, youth Ministry, and the practical side of visiting with young children.
Read the guide
Still We Rise Excellence Academy
The K to 5 Montessori school that shares the Solid Rock site. A separate institution with its own admissions.
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Free family things to do locally
Libraries, parks, splash pads and back to school events around Kissimmee and Orlando that cost nothing.
See the list
Bible App for Kids
YouVersion's free illustrated Bible stories for younger children, with audio and games.
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Local
Around Kissimmee and Osceola
Public services worth knowing about if you're new to the county or raising a family here.
Osceola Library System
Story times, summer learning, teen programs, homeschool support and free digital lending. A card costs nothing.
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City of Kissimmee
Parks and recreation, the lakefront, city programs and community events, from the city's own site.
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Osceola County
County services including human services, transport, community development and emergency information.
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Help Now of Osceola
Osceola County's certified domestic violence center: emergency shelter, safety planning and advocacy, with help available around the clock.
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Health Department in Osceola County
The Florida Department of Health's Osceola office: immunizations, clinical services and programs for families who need low-cost care.
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LYNX bus service
Central Florida's public bus system serves Kissimmee and the wider county. If getting somewhere is the barrier, start here.
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Osceola Council on Aging
Despite the name, it runs programs well beyond older residents: energy and water bill help, housing stability and a food pantry.
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Food
Food and hunger
If groceries are the thing that does not fit this month, these are the people who can help.
Where to find food help in Osceola County
A walk-through of who serves this county, what each one does, and where to start.
See where to start
Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida
Supplies most pantries in the region. Their Osceola directory lists partner sites by area and what each one offers.
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Osceola Council on Aging food pantry
A Kissimmee pantry open to county residents who meet the income guidelines. Registration is through their own page.
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findhelp
Search by ZIP code for food, housing, health and financial assistance near you. Free, and no account required.
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Statewide
Help across Florida
Statewide and regional services covering more than food, all of them free to contact.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988 any time for immediate, confidential support in a mental health crisis, in English or Spanish. The same line /care points to.
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Heart of Florida United Way (211)
Dial 211 for round-the-clock help across Osceola, Orange and Seminole with food, rent, utilities, prescriptions and crisis support.
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Florida Department of Children and Families
Where applications for food assistance, cash assistance and Medicaid are made and managed.
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Ask us instead
If you'd rather talk to a person here than work out which of these fits, the connect page reaches the church.
See how to reach us