Ocean State Church of Christ

On Friday night, February 19, the Ocean State Church hosted a parenting workshop led by Mark and Laura Ayasse of the Boston congregation. This was our initial rental of the Cape Verdean American Community Development of Rhode Island (CACD) on High Street in Pawtucket. The facility worked out well, as the campus watched the kids […]

As the year began, we planned a February 7 church service where we would wear blue jeans and a jersey from our favorite sports’ team (college, pro, etc.). Most of us hoped that our near-by New England Patriots would be playing. That didn’t happen. However, it would have been hard to have a Sunday more […]

Vincent Pitts and Joanna Washington are new members of our church. They have been around us for quite a while – studying the Bible and making friendships. Following some challenges they found in Scripture, a while back – Vincent moved out of the apartment they shared so he could live a life pleasing to Jesus. […]

Leo and Ivey Mella love hospitality. They enjoy having people into their home, putting out Christmas lights and serving in our church in many ways. But Leo’s ability to surprise us may have reached new heights as he invited all of the men of the church over to his home for breakfast on Saturday, January […]

Vincent and Joanna Added To Christ’s Body In Rhode Island Vincent Pitts and Joanna Washington have become great friends to many over the past several months. Vincent’s cousin, Maurice Perry from the Boston Church of Christ, introduced this cool couple to us back in the summer. There have been a few challenges these two have […]

Friday the 13th is usually thought of as a scary evening. However, we turned it into one of the most special nights in the existence of our church this month. We had what we called a “Marriage Night.” With the help of our singles’ ministry and some teens who watched the kids (thank you!), 12 […]

Admir Monteiro, a native of Cape Verde, is passionate about all he does. He is presently getting his masters in engineering at the University of Rhode Island. On Sunday, November 8, he was born again of water and the spirit (John 3:5) to obey God’s call in an exciting service of the Ocean State Church […]

The New England School of Missions is a program where young disciples who are desiring ministry or somewhat new in the ministry are being trained to be sent out to serve around New England and across the world. Doug Arthur, Kevin Miller and Val Koha work tirelessly with them over the course of each year, […]

It has only been about one year that our congregation has been in existence. However, we have already made memories in a lot of places and in a lot of ways. Some of the places we have had services in year one have been the Portuguese Social Club, the Marriott Hotel, the Martins’ home, Colt […]