BVCC Elders...

Rock Ruddy
Pastor/Elder

Rock Ruddy grew up on a 10 acre family farm on the Puyallup River in Puyallup, Washington.  Rock earned his Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education from Pacific Lutheran University. He was also a member and three year starter for PLU Football, and member of the 1980 National Championship team; which was inducted into the PLU Football Hall of Fame in October 2009. He has coached Football and Wrestling, as well as taught in public schools.

His lovely bride, Grace, the daughter of a Methodist pastor and missionary, grew up in Corvallis, Oregon and Liberia, West Africa. She gave her life to the Lord at the age of nine. She grew in her relationship with Jesus, and began being involved in leadership in her college fellowship group. Rock and Grace were married in 1984 and lived in the Tacoma area for ten years. In 1994 the Ruddys were sent out from their church in Tacoma to launch a campus ministry at BSU. Moving here with Kaylyn and Mitchell in tow, and Brent on the way, they arrived in Boise on Rock’s birthday, June 27.

Rock gave his life to the Lord in Dec. 1979, and has been actively involved in pastoring and counseling in Tacoma, and Boise, for the last 27 years. In the past few years, Rock has developed a passion to minister to those struggling with addictions and destructive habits, both inside and outside the church. His overarching passion is to see people restored and released into their God given dreams and destiny.

Rock enjoys bicycling, hanging out and laughing with his kids, and being in and around rivers . . .