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Community Fun Night: A February Evening of Love, Laughter, and Community
Faith & Crafts Workshop: A Creative Afternoon for Adults and Families
Foundations: Building a Strong Beginning at Open Arms Community Church
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
You’ll Never Guess Where They Found the Body
The city was now quiet. The accused was guilty. The case closed. The body accounted for and sealed away. Or at least… it should have […]
40 Days of Sharing: The Art of Welcoming
Our God is a welcoming God, constantly pursuing, seeking, and inviting people into His loving community. When we welcome someone, we bring them from being […]
Two Bradford Churches Trade Spaces to Better Serve the Community
BRADFORD, PA — In an unprecedented show of unity and shared mission, two Bradford churches are swapping buildings this spring — not out of necessity, […]
From the Blog
What Does the Lord Ask of Us?
Are we walking with God without a roadmap? Of course, the Bible is that roadmap, but even those who read Scripture and attend church regularly struggle with the question: “What does God really want from me?” People have been scratching their heads asking this question since Creation itself. Is it […]
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 […]