On Sunday, May 17, five disciples from the Lincoln Gifford family attended the Ocean State church of Christ and led us in worshipping God. The father, Lincoln, an elder in the Hartford church, led an extended communion time of sharing which included some great thoughts on life – pray, prepare and serve. Irene, his wife, […]
On Sunday, May 10, the members of the Ocean State Church of Christ – along with many friends and relatives – gathered at the French American School to sing praises to God and also honor the many mothers among us. The service began with inspiring singing. Then five of our congregation’s kids shared thoughts about […]
A long-standing, Rhode Island tradition calls for a Breakfast during the first weekend of May each year. Since our church is an Ocean State congregation, we decided to jump into our own morning delight in the evening. On Friday, May 1, virtually all of the members of our church and several friends invaded the Martin […]
About one year ago, David Boerma and Jessica Kirkus were about to be married. Several disciples from Clemson, South Carolina, came up to Providence to encourage them in their new northern home. The crew went out to Starbucks one day and shared with an employee. He seemed interested in spiritual things and his phone number […]
Easter Sunday Points Ocean State Church To Jesus’ Bold Prediction On April 5, 2015, over 90 people gathered in the French American School of Rhode Island to worship God and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. An array of guests and members climbed the stairs on this special day to sing, pray and read about the […]
Charon Family From Worcester Inspires Ocean State Church One of the joys of being a New England planting is the great support we receive in so many ways across the Northeast from various disciples and congregations. Recently, eight college age students came to town for five days of a campus swap program. Douglas Arthur, Tim Blake, Julius Ferrer […]
“The Power of Love” – Take 2 – Takes Off! About a month ago, we planned an exciting neighbor day Sunday with a special service and meal to follow. Then we got hit by a blizzard and had to cancel the event. Not to be forever shut down, we rescheduled for Sunday, March 22, thinking that surely there […]
Eight Disciples Participate in Providence Campus Swap For their spring break week, most college students head off to Florida or some sunny destination for rest, relaxation and thrills. Eight college age students from around the Northeast had a different and radical idea. They came to Providence, RI, to share, bond, have fun, sacrifice and make memories during their “off […]
Gary and Brennan Sciascia Bring the Warmth of Arizona to Chilly Rhode Island During our intense and snowy last several weeks of winter, it was particularly encouraging to have the high heat, preaching and sharing of Gary and Brennan Sciascia from Phoenix, Arizona, at a recent Sunday service. The father/son team was in town to visit Brown […]
One of the joys of our partnership as brothers and sisters in the international churches of Christ is our closeness relationally and in proximity with other New England congregations. That has allowed us to have several guest preachers come visit us. In recent weeks we have hosted Tim Blake and Julius Ferrer from Hartford, as […]