The Broken Arrow Youth Ranch Story

Rick and Corinne Aupperle along with their one year old daughter, Coralee, moved to Wood Mountain in the spring of 1985. They moved there from Saskatoon where Rick had been pastoring. Through God’s grace they were able to start a church and have enjoyed watching the LORD grow His church over these past 21 years.
 

During their time in Wood Mountain the LORD planted a seed in their hearts regarding a ministry to youth that has grown and deepened over the years. In the spring of 1997 Wes Bloom and Rick Aupperle travelled to Oklahoma to visit an organization called “Cookson Hills Christian Ministries” who have been successfully ministering to youth since 1957.

They were welcomed with open arms by Lawrence and Ellen Hallum as well as Johnny and Karen Clarke. As Rick and Wes sat and listened to their vision for reaching youth it soon became clear that their philosophy of ministry would be what we would seek to develop up here in Canada.

In that same year a group of Christian individuals were contacted and asked if they would consider becoming “ministry directors” for an organization entitled “Christ the Solid Rock Ministries.” Early in 1998 the first meeting was held - bylaws were established and by the fall of 1998 Christ the Solid Rock Ministries was incorporated and registered with the Corporations Branch as a Non-Profit Organization.

Since then the ministry directors have prayerfully, diligently and steadfastly held to the vision that the LORD established years ago, which has now become the vision for “Broken Arrow Youth Ranch.”

Read our statement of faith here.

Broken Arrow?

The phrase “broken arrow” was chosen from a movie entitled “We Were Soldiers”.  The movie is based on a true military battle which took place in  1965. The soldiers were being overwhelmed by the enemy. 

Once “broken arrow” was communicated, all the resources of the air force were engaged and focused on responding to the need of the particular military unit. 

The ministry directors of Solid Rock Ministries have selected the name “broken arrow” as a symbol of their commitment to call upon all the resources of our LORD and all our human resources to respond to the needs of youth and their families who feel there is no hope and are overwhelmed.

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