Over 30 years ago, I walked into a Bible Talk led by Wyndham Shaw in Charlotte, North Carolina . . . and my life has never been the same. For the past two years, small group Bible Talks have been taking place on the campuses of Brown University and Rhode Island College. What began with […]
In the fall of 2015, our congregation began with no college undergraduate students and zero teenagers as disciples. God has been moving in tremendous ways from then until now, and on Sunday, February 19, Jasper Jafferian was immersed as our third teen disciple. There are certainly many more to come. Our Sunday service of President’s […]
In 1968, Roy Jacuzzi invented and marketed the first self-contained, fully integrated whirlpool bath by incorporating jets into the sides of the tub (now known as jacuzzis). On February 14, 2017, Kevin Ortiz was baptized in a jacuzzi at David Sam’s apartment in Providence. It was a fantastic Valentine’s Day present to God and a […]
Sunday, February 5, was a day New Englanders enjoyed! Yes, the Patriots made a miracle comeback to win Super Bowl LI. However, the day started off pretty special too as the Ocean State Church of Christ hosted an amazing neighbor day. At 10:30 AM, disciples and their friends flooded into the large auditorium of Clarke […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]