Rev. Jacob “Jake” Rock was born and raised in South Minneapolis. He became a member of New Hope Baptist Church through baptism on 8/6/2000. As a disciple of our Lord Jesus Christ at New Hope Baptist Church, he has served as worship team member, church treasurer, interim pastor, full-time pastor, and was ordained as a minister on 7/17/2005.
Jake is a graduate of The School of Urban Ministry (Diploma in Cross-Cultural Urban Ministry, 2006); Ashworth College (A.S. in Business Management, 2007); The University of Georgia (Certificate in Music, 2009);and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Midwestern Baptist College, SBC (Diploma in Christian Ministries, 2009; Diploma in Church Planting, 2011). Jake has taught Intro to Cross Cultural Studies and Church Planting Strategy for Midwestern and will be teaching The Gospels and Christian Doctrine I and II in 2012. He has been certified in volunteer leadership by MAVA and has a mini- MBA in Non- Profit Management from the University of St. Thomas. He is currently pursuing a Diploma in Biblical Studies from Midwestern.
Jake has served as moderator of the Twin Cities Metro Baptist Association, member of the executive board of The Minnesota/Wisconsin Baptist Convention, and is in his 4th term as board member/treasurer of The Phillips West Neighborhood Organization. In 2009 he was the recipient of “The Wendell Phillips Award” for outstanding service in Minneapolis’ Phillips community.
Jake and Brittany met at church and were married in 2007. Brittany is from Beloit, WI and moved to Minneapolis for college in 2003. She is a graduate of North Central University (Bachelor’s degree in Church Music, 2009) and The University of Georgia (Fundamentals of Supervision and Management, 2011). Brittany works full-time in retail management and serves the church as worship leader. They have one son, Antioch Zane. Jake and Brittany live in South Minneapolis and enjoy movies, the lakes, snowmobiling, sports (proud owners of the Green Bay Packers), music, and video games. Jake practices Indonesian Martial Arts and enjoys all things heavy metal. Brittany loves long-distance running and her Sheltie, Mrs. Tadakichi.
