About Us

Rockdale Lutheran is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America with strong foundations in the community. Our traditions have created a welcoming and nourishing home for worship, and our history is something of great pride for your members. Please enjoy this poem written across our generations regarding the beauty and comfort of our church.

THE CHURCH HERE IN ROCKDALE

BY CHESTER RUSCH and SAVANNAH BROM 

This church stands erect and beautiful on a quiet and secluded street.

Here is where we come to worship, our friends and neighbors to meet.

Everyone is willing to lend a helping hand.

Going above and beyond to welcome every man.

Thank God for our mothers, fathers for their insight and toil.

To build a place of worship on land of hope and good soil.

For our pastors throughout time who have been great teachers and more.

Making the church a better place, never seeing it as a chore.

They had no modern tools to work with, each block was made by hand.

And they turned out a masterpiece from cement, water and sand.

Although today we build things differently, the feelings are the same.

The addition now to the church by God’s grace came.

When for us there are no tomorrows, God’s mercy will prevail.

Then we can thank him in person for the church here in Rockdale.