For me, the heart of faith beats strongest in community. It's where my journey with Jesus began and continues to flourish.I love conversations over coffee, the deep discipleship that happens in small groups of three, and the fellowship of larger groups where individuals, couples, and families can break bread, offer encouragement and support, and pray together. These experiences have helped me unde...  Read More

Open Life is launching a benevolence ministry to serve those within Open Life who have needs arise and to serve the community around us as they find opportunity.   Read More

In recent months, Open Life has been interviewing and seeking a new youth pastor since Jon Parker communicated his transition out of youth ministry and into policing at the beginning of 2025. After a thorough search, we’re excited to have found an incredible leader from within our own community, Michelle Paxton.Michelle comes with years of experience serving youth within churches and volunteering ...  Read More

This past Sunday we announced the resignation of Jon Parker who has served faithfully on a part time platform for Open Life with our students.  Serving for 10 years is no small accomplishment with the average tenure of a youth pastor in America being 18 months to 3 years.Over the course of 10 years Jon has welcomed into the youth and witnessed the graduation of 3 waves of students from 6th grade t...  Read More

Powerful things happen when people who follow Jesus pray together. Scripture assures us that God hears us (1 Peter 3), promises to give us good gifts (Matthew 7), releases his power and heals the sick (James 5), raises up workers (Matthew 9), empowers us to share the Gospel (Ephesians 6) and so much more. And prayer remains our supreme weapon against evil. There is no doubt from Scripture, God mov...  Read More

Graduation parties, vacations, long weekends, gardening, hiking, BBQs... it's beginning to smell like summer. The summer is a season where it's tempting to DISCONNECT. Often, we can let aspirations of rest and relaxation distract us from remaining rooted within our church community causing us to unknowingly drift away from others. We can still take time to rest, getaway, and go on vacation, while ...  Read More