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What kind of church is Granite Springs?
Granite Springs is a Christian Church that welcomes you wherever you are in your spiritual journey.  One word sums up everything we hope to be -  Grace. 

What is Grace? 
It is unmerited favor. Or God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense. Grace is best defined by story.  Our favorite story is Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15). We believe that every person at Granite Springs has at one time or another acted like the younger or the elder son.  (The younger son has run away from all that is good and true. The dutiful elder son is bitter and angry that his “goodness” hasn’t earned him anything).  Each week, we invite younger sons and elder sons to become like the father (or like a mother) in the story. We believe that the father is full of Grace—generous, forgiving, suffering, joyful, hospitable. He spares nothing to invite BOTH of his sons to the party. 

What does Granite Springs believe?
Our central beliefs can be summed up in an ancient creed shared throughout the Christian world—the Apostles' Creed.  While not every church recites this creed as part of their worship or even lists it in their tradition, we believe that every Christian Church would say yes to its content. 

How big is the church?
At present, approximately 400 people join us each Sunday for worship. Over a month’s time, Granite Springs serves approximately 700 people through it’s ministries. 

Is Granite Springs affiliated with a church denomination?
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While we are happy that we have a place to “perch” among the denominational “branches” of the Christian Church, we don’t fly the denominational “flag” very high.  We are most intrigued by the person of Jesus and every week invite people to follow him.   

How did Granite Springs begin?
Our first service was held April 5, 1992. But our history really starts before that.  In 1989 representatives from the Christian Reformed denomination studied the fast growing South Placer County area and decided it was ready for a new church. Thousands of people were pouring into the area and relatively few had found (or were looking) for a church home. 

These representatives contacted Kevin and Gerry Adams in June of 1990 to see if they were interested in leaving the snowy winters of Minnesota for the Golden State. Kevin and Gerry visited Rocklin that summer.  Later, in November, he received a formal letter of “call” to begin a new church. After a lot of prayer and soul searching, they turned down that call. 

In February God was still working on Kevin, calling him west. After many sleepless nights and a growing desire to get involved in church planting work, Kevin asked to be reconsidered.  They were.  And the Adams moved to Rocklin in July of 1991.  

That summer was a time of studying the area, of demographic work, door-to-door interviews, looking for people with a vision and love for unchurched people, and building relationships. God was bringing people from across the state and the country to this place and at this time to start Granite Springs. 

The fall of 1991 was a time of small group Bible Studies, planning, strategy meetings and training designed to start the new church. God brought together a "launch team" of 15 adults and 10 children and others were being invited to join in.

 In February, the "launch team" with help from their friends, contacted 12,000 people via the phone and invited them to the Grand Opening worship on April 5.  25,000 newspaper-type invitations were also sent. 192 people attended the Grand Opening worship and 198 came on Easter, April 19. The miracle of a new church was being born and people were being led to Jesus Christ. 

Attendance that first year averaged about 120 people a week. The week of Easter, 1993 Granite Springs sent out another mailing of 20,000 invitations. In October 1993, GS went to two morning services.   

We purchased five acres on East Lincoln Parkway in 2001. In the summer of 2003 we began construction on a 14,000 square foot facility to be completed in the early summer of 2004.  We held our first Sunday services in our new facility on October 4, 2004. On April 1^st, 2007, Granite Springs celebrated its 15^th birthday.