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Sunday Dinner Microchurch: Updated Schedule Through Summer 2026
Sunday Dinner is a Young Adults microchurch of Open Arms Community Church, centered on shared meals, meaningful conversation, and growing together through Scripture. If you’re […]
Warm It Forward – Sharing Warmth This Winter
The Block Party Bradford’s Been Waiting For!
Ready to soak up the last bit of summer with your friends and family? The Super Summer Bash is bringing the party to 71 Congress […]
Live Music + Summer Vibes = One Epic Saturday
There’s just something about live music in the summer that makes everything better. That’s why we’re turning up the volume at the Super Summer Bash! […]
What’s Happening in Open Arms Microchurches – July 2025
Looking to connect, grow in your faith, and build real friendships? Microchurches at Open Arms Community Church in Bradford, PA are where discipleship meets everyday […]
What’s Happening at Open Arms Community Church This July?
July is packed with purpose, connection, and celebration at Open Arms Community Church in Bradford, PA. Whether you’re part of our church family or just […]
🌍 Special Guests from Kenya at Open Arms – Sunday, June 22
This Sunday, June 22, 2025, we are honored to welcome Bishop Dr. John Okinda and Rev. Pamela Okinda from Migori, Kenya, as our special guests […]
You’re Invited: Church In Town – Outdoor Worship, Free Lunch, and Family Fun!
We’ve been busy these past several months—unpacking boxes, settling into our new home at 71 Congress Street, and getting out into Bradford to meet our […]
From the Blog
If the Church Disappeared Tomorrow, Bradford Would Feel It
It’s always the loudest and ugliest that get the most attention. That’s true in politics, online arguments — and it’s especially true when people talk about churches. The online space is filled with commentators who call out celebrity pastors and their $6,000 sneakers and private jets. “Tax the churches!” they […]
Open Arms is Deep, Fertile Soil for Community Compassion
You know the great thing about rock bottom? Bedrock is the ideal place to build a strong foundation. Life throws painful moments at us, like arrows, and they always seem to land right at the core of old wounds. But in those moments, life also holds up a mirror. Lies […]
The Crisis of the Growing Darkness — And the Light Growing in Bradford
When I think of the word neighborhood, my mind drifts back to the worlds of Sesame Street and Mister Rogers—places where people knew each other’s names, differences were celebrated, and kindness was the default posture. Nostalgia has a way of softening reality. For many of us, that was never the […]
You Are Not A Good Person
My wife listens to a podcast every morning by JD Walt called “The Wake-Up Call”.I have listened alongside her on occasion, and I had the privilege of briefly bumping shoulders with JD at the New Room Conference last year. I decided to start listening for myself as I’m on a […]