On Saturday, January 21, a Providence church alumnus – Magnolia Joseph – came back to New England to get married. On a beautiful afternoon in Framingham, MA, she was wed to her boyfriend of two years from Louisiana, Matthew Holmes. In a brief and beautiful ceremony, the couple pledge their lives to God and each […]
Once a month, our congregation gets together on a Friday night for midweek service. This allows for us to relax, learn, fellowship and enjoy the night with a Saturday morning to follow. On Friday, January 13, our crew met at Mi Vida in Pawtucket for an evening devoted to prayer. After some rousing singing (one […]
Leo Mella is a wild man. In 2016, he invited all of the men in our church to his home for breakfast to begin the new year. He forgot to tell us the event would be outside. We froze, but had fun, food and great fellowship.
Some say that our teenagers and college students are the future of the church. Actually they are the future . . . but also the present! Their presence was felt in a very special way as they were the only ones to lead in singing, prayers, and speeches on Sunday, December 11.
It is always great to serve and give. On Saturday morning, December 10, a large number of members and friends of the Ocean State church went caroling at a beautiful nursing home in East Providence. Our HOPE worldwide committee has been planning regular events and ways to serve in the community over the past few […]
On Sunday, November 13, the Ocean State church began a three-week series called “Vanishing.” The title came from a short movie which showed a husband drifting further and further into sin. As he did, all he prized began to disappear – his money, his possessions, his children and his wife. Finally, he called out to […]
On Friday, October 14, the Ocean State Church was involved in a couple of intense and highly impactful events. First of all – from 3 to 5 PM, several volunteers made their way over to Lincoln Middle School for the first ever “Hoops for HOPE” event. Around $400 was generated from a 3-on- 3 basketball […]
On Friday, September 30, the campus and teen ministries gathered at the home of Paulo and Jody Martins. The Lincoln and North Attleboro Bible Talks served as hosts for the event. But before all of the food and games began – Joshua Santana, a junior pre-med major from Rhode Island College was baptized into Christ. […]
Here is a note from Meredyth Whitty regarding our service day to clean up Providence Bay… “Thanks to all of you for making our cleanup on Saturday a success! I think we were really effective, and I hope you all got the same satisfaction that I did in making our ocean and land safer and […]
On Sunday, September 18, over 100 people attended the Sunday morning worship service of the Ocean State Church of Christ. This was the culmination of some weeks of sharing, door knocking and inviting friends and neighbors out to our bring your neighbor day. Our band played in a powerful way to begin the service. David […]