MORNING: 8:50AM - Coffee and Pastries; 9:15AM - Sunday School; 10:30AM - Worship

EVENING: 5:00PM - Youth Bells; Mission Movers, 5:30PM - Youth Choir; 6PM - Youth Group, Chancel Choir

Oakland's Response to Last Week's Storm

We are in the process of gathering information about ways that we can help our neighbors struggling to recover from last week's hail storm. For many this will be a long recovery with many opportunities to assist, but below is information about immediate opportunities.

SATURDAY: Rock Hill's Neighborhood Empowerment Division is hosting a clean-up day on Saturday from 9AM to 5PM. Work assignments will be distributed from Friedheim Park (300 Friedheim Rd). Some tools will be available, but bring what you can.

ONGOING: Perishable food donations can be taken to First Calvery Baptist Church (623 Crawford Rd). First Calvery is beside the FARMacy at Victory Garden which you may have seen in the news as they have been distributing warm and fresh food to those in need.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT: HOPE of Rock Hill has created a Storm Relief Fund which will be used to assist our neighbors who have verified financial needs related to rebuilding and recovering from the hail storm. All donations given to OBC that are designated for "STORM" will be sent to HOPE's Storm Relief Fund. CLICK HERE to give online.

Deacon Nominations for the Class of 2027

It is the time of year for us to nominate and elect new Deacons. Nominations can be made securely online through our Weekly Update or by placing nominations in the blue box located in front of the church office window. Anyone currently serving in the class of 2024 will not be eligible for re-election. In addition to the Biblical qualifications listed in our Constitution, nominees should be over the age of 18 and a member of Oakland for a minimum of one year. Please prayerfully consider who you will nominate to serve as Deacon at Oakland Baptist Church.

CLICK HERE to view a list of our current Deacons. Click the button below to submit nominations.

Thank You, Liz Hille!

At the end of May our Hostess, Liz Hille, will be leaving her position at OBC. Liz and her husband, Bob, are moving to St. Louis to be closer to family. We are thankful for the hard work and dedication Liz has given our church in the past years, always greeting everyone with a smile and ensuring a delicious meal is on our plates. To show our appreciation, we are collecting a love offering between now and May 15. 

To give to this offering you can CLICK HERE and donate online. You may also drop-off or mail a gift to the church office. However you give, please notate it as "Liz Love Offering."

Thank you all for your generosity and for helping us honor Liz for her invaluable contribution to our church.

Learning to Grow Young

Now - May 26

A strategy in our Vision Report is to implement the six strategies found in the Fuller Youth Institute book “Growing Young: Six Essentials to Help Young People Discover and Love Your Church.” Throughout this series we will hear about each of these essentials. Andy Jung, Fuller’s Senior Director of Church Engagement will be with us on May 19. We will, also, celebrate Youth Sunday (5/12), and Baccalaureate (5/26) during this series.

Lunch Bunch

May 2, 11:30AM

Join the Lunch Bunch on May 2nd at 11:30AM for lunch at Mary's Cafe (1349 Firetower Rd). No bus will be provided. Reserve your seat by calling, texting, or emailing Sandy Hunter (704-860-0319, sandyhunter150@gmail.com) or Janice Hicks (803-517-5602, jmhicks@comporium.net ).

Churchwide Picnic at Westminster Park

May 19, 5PM-7PM

Join us for an evening of food, fellowship, outdoor games, and worship. Westminster Park is located at 4000 India Hook Road, Rock Hill. We will have BBQ, Slaw, Chips, Dessert, and Drinks. The cost is $5/person. You can pay in advance through Breeze or at the picnic with cash or card. Please sign up by May 12 by clicking the button below.

Baccalaureate Worship

May 26, 10:30AM

If you have a child who is graduating from high school this year we hope you will join us for this special day as we honor our graduates during worship. If your graduate would like to be included in our Baccalaureate Worship on May 26, please let Patrick (pgriffin@oaklandchurch.com) know by May 5.

Do you have a college graduate?

Also, if you have a child who is graduating from college this year we would love to include them in the congratulations section of our Weekly Update. Please email Patrick with a picture of your graduate as well as when and from where they are graduating.

Vacation Bible School Registration is Open

Make plans to join us for a week of diving into friendship with God! At VBS, we will explore what it means to have a friendship with a real, loving, trustworthy God — a friendship that lasts forever. VBS will take place June 23-27 from 5:15PM until 7:45PM. A snack supper for volunteers and participants will take place from 5:15PM-5:45PM each evening. Click the button below to sign up for VBS.

Wednesday Evenings at OBC

5PM-5:45PM: Dinner in the Gym

$6.50/adult. $3.50/child. $25 family max.

For dinner reservations click the button below.

5PM-7PM: English as a Second Language

5:45PM-6:30PM: Wednesdays Around the Table, Children's Bible Study

May 1: Pilgrims Inn of Rock Hill

JaVonda Palmer, Executive Director of Pilgrims Inn, will share how they are striving to end homelessness and hunger in the lives of our community’s most vulnerable.

May 8: Understanding Our Spiritual Gifts

Per the Vision Report, Leigh will lead us in our annual emphasis on spiritual gifts.

May 15: Vamos a Puerto Rico!!

Come here all about the mission trip that will take place this summer! More than 20 OBCer’s will travel to Puerto Rico this July for an intergenerational ministry opportunity.

May 22: Celebration!!

This is our last Wednesday till Fall. Come celebrate by hearing stories from our ESL and Children’s Ministries.

Wednesday Night Dinner

May 01: Taco Bar, Beans & Rice, Chips & Salsa, Tres Leches Cake

Kids: Nachos

May 08: Scrambled Eggs, Sausage, Hashbrowns, Grits, Biscuits,

Cinnamon Rolls

May 15: TBD

May 22: Pizza, Salad Bar, and Cake.

*Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches with chips and fruit is always available for children.

Ministry Center UNpacking

April 29, 6PM-8PM

The Ministry Center renovation has begun, and you can be among the first to see the finished product by volunteering to help move the items currently being stored in the two pods in the parking lot back into the building. Click the button below to sign up to help.

Family Promise

May 12-19

If you have never experienced the gift of serving with Family Promise, now is your chance! By signing up you will be serving our neighbors who are working hard to get back to a place of financial stability and independence. Each of the volunteer opportunities are simple, but vitally important!

• Set-up: you and several other volunteers transform the rooms off of the Fellowship Hall into bedrooms by inflating air mattresses, putting sheets and blankets on the beds, and rearranging the Fellowship Hall into a living room. This behind-the-scenes job enables our guests to enter a welcoming space that they will call home for the week.
• Dinner: you provide a meal for the families (up to 15 people, but usually less). As you serve the meal, you have the opportunity to get to know our guests and enjoy the smiles and laughter of their children!
• Overnight Host: you spend the night on one of our comfy air mattresses. This night away from your own bed enables our guests to have a warm, safe place to sleep and reminds them that people care! The families staying with us go to bed early, so you don't have to worry about not getting enough sleep.
• Clean-up: you and other volunteers deflate the air mattresses, gather dirty sheets and towels, and reset the Fellowship Hall. This behind-the-scenes job is the final step in providing a week of shelter and hospitality for our neighbors in need.

If you are interested in helping with the wonderful ministry but have other questions, contact Jason Freeman (jasonefreeman@hotmail.com) who serves as our Family Promise coordinator.

To sign up to help, click the button below. Thanks for helping Oakland continue to be the presence of Christ at the crossroads of life.

Spring Ministry Guide

CLICK HERE to view a digital copy of our Spring Ministry Guide (March - May 2024). Printed copies are available at the church. We look forward to studying, worshipping, fellowshipping, and serving with you in the coming months.

Thank you for helping us be the presence of Christ at the crossroads of life through your financial contributions. Click the button to give online. You will be directed to a secure link which allows you to use your debit or credit card to make online contributions.

As a community of faith, we grieve with one another, we endure difficulty with one another, and we also CELEBRATE with one another. We invite you to share your accomplishments, milestones and other sources of good news so we can celebrate with you. Email the office (obcoffice@oaklandchurch.com) with your good news and we will share it in the Weekly Update.

Happy Birthday, Friends!

04/28: Nita Gee, Charlotte Pitts

04/30: Josh Flores, Angela Williams

05/01: Eric Freeman, Kristin Sessions

05/03: Alice Hildebrand

We Give because God Gave First

April 21, 2024

Budget Total Receipts: $6,423.27

Needed Weekly: $17,785.00

Budget Required YTD: $284,560.00

Budget Received YTD: $287,236.20

Over/(Under) Budget: $2,676.20

Expenses YTD: $218,176.38

Got News?

If you have an announcement for the Weekly Update, please send it to the church office by Monday at noon! obcoffice@oaklandchurch.com

Minister On Call

If you have an emergency or need to speak with one of our ministers after office hours or over the weekend, please call 803-328-3864 and press 0 to leave a message for the on call minister. Your phone call will be returned quickly.