River Rock Christian Fellowship

A fun place to worship, meet God and fellowship, not a dull moment

I have not visited River Rock Christian Fellowship in Truckee but I’ve known Eric and Wendy in the past at an Assembly of God Church in Fresno in the late 1980s. I will visit them some time when it’s warm. Truckee can be brutal in the winter.
Eric helped me as a young man come to terms with the conflict of spirituality and my inherent fascination with females. I played drums in a punk rock band and abandoned it 6 years earlier. When I joined Eric’s flock I became drummer for the praise band. I remember that I played so loud (like a punk rock drummer) that the mostly elderly congregation had to tame me. So they built a really nice, high quality «drum box» cornered in from all 4 sides with plexiglass above 3 feet. Everyone was happy after that.
I knew Eric as the real deal and in hindsight, one of those that most resembles Christ’s love and wisdom. At least in my life. I remember going to night school to earn my high school diploma and Eric helping me with math. One time, he encouraged me to mow the huge church lawn with a small powered mower. «taking a break from studying and doing physical work will help you» I remember he told me. I did it and he was right.
I knew Wendy Moen as a woman that was always loving to everyone. Always. I always thought Eric was an exceptional man and Wendy was an exceptional woman. I learned how to play guitar at this church with the help of Wendy. She taught me praise songs that — to this day– I play (and read off her handwritten notes). Her recording «Who am I» was one of my favorite cassettes (remember cassette tapes?) during the late 80s. When she was carrying Robby in her womb she was loving to him even then and he was treated to all the positive, musical, artistic joy that, I can see now, became his blessing.
I’ve been on a long path in my 48 years. Some filled with trauma and doubt. When I contemplate things in my life, the lessons I learned from Eric and Wendy, though, have endured.