Upcoming Events

Hey Open Road Students!
We’ve had an amazing time growing, learning, and connecting this year—and now it’s time for a well-earned summer break! We will be taking a break for the month of July, but don’t forget: your relationship with Jesus doesn’t stop. Keep spending time with Him, serve others when you can, and enjoy this season to recharge. We’ll see you back in August, ready for a fresh start and even more of what God has in store!

Have an awesome Summer Break!

When you walk into a public school classroom, what do you see? Posters on the walls, baskets of scissors and glue sticks and pencils, dry erase markers, decorations commemorating the seasons, definitely some big rug for the younger grades. There are boxes of tissues and Clorox wipes, and hand sanitizers. Schools don't typically supply this stuff. Teachers do. A vast majority of teachers spend their own money on school supplies. 

This is where we step in. We have adopted the entire Kindergarten Department at Plantation Park Elementary School. We have made it our mission to let these kids know that they are loved and that someone cares for them. We do this by helping the teachers supply their rooms, removing the burden and worry of ensuring they have the needed materials. This allows them to focus and love on these kids. 

You can participate in this endeavor by using the Amazon Link to buy supplies. These will be sent directly to the church. Or you can use the provided Supply List (click on the link)  which will allow you to download the list of supplies needed. You can use the list to go to your favorite store and buy the items. We do ask when shopping, that you buy in quantities of 4, allowing easy distribution among the classes. You also can use the Amazon Link to buy supplies and have them sent directly to the church.

We will announce the date for packing and delivering the school supplies at a later date. 

It's the 1st Sunday of the month... it's time for our Food & Clothing Drive.  We can't feed everybody, we're not a homeless shelter, we're not even a food pantry... but we can partner with other ministries to help them accomplish their tasks in what God has called them to do.

This Sunday, bring in a bag of non-perishable food items.  We are making a difference in people's lives that are down and out.  It may be you one day needing just a little bit of help.  Also, go through your closets and look for those clothes that don't fit anymore or you haven't worn in awhile.  Bring them in for those who just need a little help.

1st Sunday Food & Clothing Drive... let's make an impact!!

We believe the church is the body of Christ on earth, working toward fulfilling its calling to prepare humanity for Christ's return and entry into the kingdom of heaven. Understanding when and how the church was built helps us better fulfill that calling. This series, The Church Jesus Built, examines the early church's life and origin as described in the Book of Acts. 

Jesus’s followers had grown from 120 in the room where the Holy Spirit came down to more than three thousand during a single gospel message. In a single morning, the Holy Spirit multiplied the number of gathered believers by twenty-five. And this was only the start. Through the work of the Holy Spirit, the Lord grew their number day by day.

As we witness to others, we Christians can be tempted to believe our job is to lead them to salvation. It may feel that we are doing the work—after all, it’s our mouths doing the talking. But Scripture makes it clear that words from our mouths without the empowerment of the Holy Spirit are ineffectual and spiritually dead. Similarly, the church without the Holy Spirit would be the church in name only. It’s the indwelling of the Holy Spirit that gives us the potency to carry out the work that defines us.