MORNING: 8:50AM - Coffee and Pastries; 9:15AM - Sunday School; 10:30AM - Worship

EVENING: No Afternoon Activities

Welcome, Wendy!

We are excited to welcome Wendy Hetherington as our new Church Hostess. Wendy, also, serves as the Food Service Manager at Bethelwoods Camp and Conference Center. She lives in Sharon, SC where she enjoys raising chickens and fainting goats.

We Want to Hear from YOU!

If you were not able to join us Wednesday night for our conversation about Wednesday night programming, it's not too late to have your voice heard. Whether you currently participate in Wednesday Night programs or not, please click the button below to share your feedback.

Youth Sunday

May 12, 10:30AM

Join us Sunday as our youth lead us in worship. This week, our chapter of emphasis from Growing Young is about keychain leadership. As our youth, speak, sing, pray, share testimonies, play instruments, and so much more we will witness why their leadership is so valuable.

Churchwide Picnic at Westminster Park

May 19, 5PM-7PM

Join us for an evening of food, fellowship, outdoor games, and worship. Westminster Park is located at 4000 India Hook Road, Rock Hill. We will have BBQ, Slaw, Chips, Dessert, and Drinks. The cost is $5/person. You can pay in advance through Breeze or at the picnic with cash or card. Please sign up by May 12 by clicking the button below.

Merry Makers

May 28, 12:30PM

The next Merry Makers luncheon on Tuesday, May 28 at 12:30PM. Liz Hille will serve our meal. This will be our last Merry Maker's meeting until August. Come join the fun! All are welcome!

Vacation Bible School Registration is Open

Make plans to join us for a week of diving into friendship with God! At VBS, we will explore what it means to have a friendship with a real, loving, trustworthy God — a friendship that lasts forever. VBS will take place June 23-27 from 5:15PM until 7:45PM. A snack supper for volunteers and participants will take place from 5:15PM-5:45PM each evening. Click the button below to sign up for VBS.

Wednesday Evenings at OBC

5PM-5:45PM: Dinner in the Gym

$6.50/adult. $3.50/child. $25 family max.

For dinner reservations click the button below.

5PM-7PM: English as a Second Language

5:45PM-6:30PM: Wednesdays Around the Table, Children's Bible Study

May 15: Vamos a Puerto Rico!!

Come here all about the mission trip that will take place this summer! More than 20 OBCer’s will travel to Puerto Rico this July for an intergenerational ministry opportunity.

May 22: Celebration!!

This is our last Wednesday until Fall. Come celebrate by hearing stories from our ESL and Children’s Ministries.

Wednesday Night Dinner

May 15: TBD

May 22: Pizza, Salad Bar, and Cake.

*Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches with chips and fruit is always available for children.

Family Promise

May 12-19

If you have never experienced the gift of serving with Family Promise, now is your chance! By signing up you will be serving our neighbors who are working hard to get back to a place of financial stability and independence. Each of the volunteer opportunities are simple, but vitally important!

• Set-up: you and several other volunteers transform the rooms off of the Fellowship Hall into bedrooms by inflating air mattresses, putting sheets and blankets on the beds, and rearranging the Fellowship Hall into a living room. This behind-the-scenes job enables our guests to enter a welcoming space that they will call home for the week.
• Dinner: you provide a meal for the families (up to 15 people, but usually less). As you serve the meal, you have the opportunity to get to know our guests and enjoy the smiles and laughter of their children!
• Overnight Host: you spend the night on one of our comfy air mattresses. This night away from your own bed enables our guests to have a warm, safe place to sleep and reminds them that people care! The families staying with us go to bed early, so you don't have to worry about not getting enough sleep.
• Clean-up: you and other volunteers deflate the air mattresses, gather dirty sheets and towels, and reset the Fellowship Hall. This behind-the-scenes job is the final step in providing a week of shelter and hospitality for our neighbors in need.

If you are interested in helping with the wonderful ministry but have other questions, contact Jason Freeman (jasonefreeman@hotmail.com) who serves as our Family Promise coordinator.

To sign up to help, click the button below. Thanks for helping Oakland continue to be the presence of Christ at the crossroads of life.

Storm Relief

Together, with HOPE of Rock Hill, our community is coming together with funds to help support our neighbors fix their homes from the April 20th storm. Many can't afford deductibles, repairs, replacements of cars, food, and more. To contribute CLICK HERE and put "storm" in the comment box. Or if you would prefer, you can donate directly to HOPE.

Spring Ministry Guide

CLICK HERE to view a digital copy of our Spring Ministry Guide (March - May 2024). Printed copies are available at the church. We look forward to studying, worshipping, fellowshipping, and serving with you in the coming months.

Thank you for helping us be the presence of Christ at the crossroads of life through your financial contributions. Click the button to give online. You will be directed to a secure link which allows you to use your debit or credit card to make online contributions.

As a community of faith, we grieve with one another, we endure difficulty with one another, and we also CELEBRATE with one another. We invite you to share your accomplishments, milestones and other sources of good news so we can celebrate with you. Email the office (obcoffice@oaklandchurch.com) with your good news and we will share it in the Weekly Update.

Congratulations, Amanda!

Congratulations to Amanda Ledford who received her Master of Teaching for Secondary Education degree from the University of South Carolina on May 4th. Amanda will begin teaching at Spring Valley High School this Fall.

Congratulations, Anna!

Congratulations to Anna Grubbs who graduated from the University of South Carolina, Sumter with her Associate in Arts degree. She will continue her education and tennis career this Fall at Lander University.

Congratulations, Porter!

Congratulations to Porter Freeman who won the Region 3 AAAA pole vaulting competition on May 2. He jumped 12’ for a new personal record. Next up is Upper State Qualifiers this weekend.

Happy Birthday, Friends!        

05/12: Lilli Jane Davis

05/14: Peyton Williams

05/16: Liam Smith

05/17: Nell Green

05/18: Sidney Fowler, Logan Harper, Hollan Mathis

We Give because God Gave First

May 5, 2024

Budget Total Receipts: $13,549.33

Needed Weekly: $17,785.00

Budget Required YTD: $320,130.00

Budget Received YTD: $313,189.45

Over/(Under) Budget: ($6,690.55)

Expenses YTD: $280,971.54

Got News?

If you have an announcement for the Weekly Update, please send it to the church office by Monday at noon! obcoffice@oaklandchurch.com

Minister On Call

If you have an emergency or need to speak with one of our ministers after office hours or over the weekend, please call 803-328-3864 and press 0 to leave a message for the on call minister. Your phone call will be returned quickly.