Open Arms Community Church

Open Arms Community Church Open Arms Church in Bradford, PA. Open Arms Church exists to Love God and Love People. We invite you to find a spiritual family here among us!

Our vision is to see Restored Lives in Christ and we are seeing Jesus accomplish this in our midst! Our mission is to be a Real People Helping People Become More Like Jesus as a Family, and we seek to do that each week through our many Microchurches that meet locally across the region and through Sunday morning gatherings. At Open Arms, you will find an environment that is Accepting and Authentic,

but holding ourselves and others Accountable to our growth in Christ, committed to Abiding in Him while we pursue Action to serve Him together.

09/04/2026

šŸ˜® Why Did Jesus BREATHE on His Disciples?

There is a fascinating moment after the resurrection that can be easy to read right past.

John 20:22 says Jesus breathed on His disciples and told them, ā€œReceive the Holy Spirit.ā€

That image takes us all the way back to creation, when God breathed life into Adam. Now, following the resurrection, we see another picture of life and new creation.

When we give ourselves to Jesus, we arenā€™t simply trying to improve the old version of ourselves. In Christ, we become a new creation. šŸ™Œ

šŸ“– John 20:22

ā–¶ļø Watch the full service on our YouTube channel.

THIS is why we do what we do. ā¤ļøChurch is so much more than a Sunday service.Itā€™s people encountering Jesus. Itā€™s lives ...
09/04/2026

THIS is why we do what we do. ā¤ļø

Church is so much more than a Sunday service.

Itā€™s people encountering Jesus. Itā€™s lives being changed. Itā€™s walking alongside each other through the hard places and celebrating together when God brings us through them.

Sunday, we got to see 17 people take a powerful step of faith through baptism.

What an honor it is to be a small part of what God is doing in each of their lives.

And yesā€”we STILL have more photos. šŸ˜ Here are a few more of our favorites from an incredible Baptism Sunday! šŸ™ŒšŸ’¦

Thereā€™s something powerful about watching someone come up out of the water. šŸ’¦Baptism gives us this beautiful picture of ...
09/03/2026

Thereā€™s something powerful about watching someone come up out of the water. šŸ’¦

Baptism gives us this beautiful picture of the Gospelā€”the old has passed away, and in Christ, we are made new.

Sunday, we watched that picture play out again and again as 17 people were baptized.

Different ages. Different backgrounds. Different stories.

But the same Jesus. The same grace. The same promise of new life.

Weā€™re still celebrating, and weā€™ve still got more photos to share! ā¤ļø

09/02/2026

šŸ¤Æ MILLIONS Heard the Gospel in Just 2 Years

No internet. No social media. No livestreams. No podcasts.

Yet Acts tells us that the Word of the Lord spread throughout the province of Asia.

What happens when ordinary followers of Jesus are empowered by the Holy Spirit and actually take the Great Commission seriously?

The Book of Acts gives us a glimpseā€”and it should challenge the modern Church. šŸ”„

šŸ“– Acts 19:8ā€“10

ā–¶ļø Watch the full service on our YouTube channel.

One of the beautiful things about baptism is that you donā€™t do it alone. ā¤ļøYou step into the water surrounded by people ...
09/02/2026

One of the beautiful things about baptism is that you donā€™t do it alone. ā¤ļø

You step into the water surrounded by people who love you, pray for you, encourage you, and celebrate what God is doing in your life.

Thatā€™s what it means to be a church family.

Sunday, we had the privilege of surrounding 17 people as they publicly declared their faith in Jesusā€”and the joy on these faces says more than we ever could.

Here are a few more moments from a day weā€™ll never forget. šŸ’¦šŸ™Œ

Make sure you join us for the Story Tour!
09/01/2026

Make sure you join us for the Story Tour!

09/01/2026

šŸ’§ Baptism Is a Wedding AND a Funeral

A wedding is a public covenant: I choose you. I belong to you.

A funeral marks the end of a life.

Baptism gives us a picture of both. We publicly declare our covenant with Jesus while burying the old life beneath the water. We rise again, not because weā€™ve suddenly become perfect, but because Jesus has given us a new life to live by His grace and the power of the Holy Spirit.

That makes baptism so much more than ā€œgetting dunked.ā€ ā¤ļø

ā–¶ļø Watch the full Baptism Sunday service on our YouTube channel.

Weā€™re going to be celebrating this one for a while. ā¤ļøOn Sunday, 17 people were baptizedā€”and behind every one of these p...
09/01/2026

Weā€™re going to be celebrating this one for a while. ā¤ļø

On Sunday, 17 people were baptizedā€”and behind every one of these photos is a story.

A story of God working in a life. A story of someone taking another step toward Jesus. A story that started long before they stepped into the water and will continue long after they came out.

Thatā€™s one of the things we love most about baptism. We get to celebrate a moment, but God has been at work all along.

Weā€™ll be sharing more photos from Baptism Sunday throughout the week. Here are a few more moments weā€™re grateful we got to witness. šŸ™ŒšŸ’¦

08/31/2026

Basics Part 14 | What is Baptism? šŸ’§
Open Arms Community Church and B-Free Church came together at Marilla Landing for worship, the Word, fellowship, and one of our favorite things to celebrate: people publicly declaring their faith in Jesus through baptism! ā¤ļø

Before we entered the water, Pastor Dan Robinson, Pastor Zoe Hatcher, and Pastor Misty Surine walked us through some of the big questions surrounding baptism. What does baptism actually mean? Does it save us? What about infant baptism? Does it matter how you're baptized? What is the baptism of the Holy Spirit?

One of our favorite descriptions from the morning was that baptism is both a wedding and a funeral. It's a covenant declaration that we belong to Jesus, while also representing the death of our old life and the new life we've received through Him.

And then we got to watch people live that declaration out in the water. šŸ’§šŸ™Œ

If you weren't able to join us at Marillaā€”or if you'd simply like to experience it againā€”the full service is now available on our YouTube channel, including the music and the complete message.

We are so grateful for what God is doing in people's lives, and grateful that we get to celebrate it together as the family of God.

New life. Public faith. Jesus is Lord. ā¤ļø

Weā€™re still celebrating! šŸ™ŒšŸ’¦ā¤ļøYesterday was a day we wonā€™t soon forget. Seventeen people stepped into the waters of bapti...
08/31/2026

Weā€™re still celebrating! šŸ™ŒšŸ’¦ā¤ļø

Yesterday was a day we wonā€™t soon forget. Seventeen people stepped into the waters of baptism, each one with their own story of how God has been working in their life.

And honestly, there were too many beautiful moments to fit into one post.

The smiles. The hugs. The tears. The prayers. The joy of friends and family gathered around to celebrate lives being made new in Jesus.

We took a LOT of photos, and weā€™ll be sharing more of them all week longā€”because moments like these are worth remembering and stories like these are worth celebrating.

Here are a few more from an incredible day with our church family. ā¤ļø

God is at work, and we are so grateful that we get to witness it.

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71 Congress Street
Bradford, PA
16701

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Monday 9am - 3pm
Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Sunday 9am - 12:30pm

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