Thank You for Visiting Our Website!
We've been waiting for you! It's true, because we believe that every person who comes into the circle of this special fellowship was sent by God Himself. It's not by accident that you have visited our website. So, above all else, we want to express Christ's love to you with genuine, heartfelt warmth. We're eager to know you, and we're excited to share with you the marvelous ways God is working in our church.
If you visit us, it won't take long for you to discover that this is truly a family, rich in the relationships that matter most. Growing together, we worship, we serve, we laugh, we cry, we learn, and we reach out to our world with life-transforming truth. We reach out to you, as well. Our doors are open. Our hearts are open, too. If you've been thinking, praying, searching, and hoping for a place to belong, we say again -
Welcome!
Sunday: A Gathering for Worship that includes Children's Church & Sermon Application Groups - 10:00 AM
Tuesday: Young Men's Bible Study - 6:00 PM - Wednesday: Men’s Breakfast - 8:00 AM
Quiet Time Reflections
Our weekly Sunday Morning Gathering includes a time of sharing during which our folks reflect on the passages we’ve read and studied over the last week of personal devotions from the WOL Quiet Time Diary.
The devotion passages for the week of August 30 - September 5, 2026 are:
Sunday: Colossians 1:1-8 - Monday: Colossians 1:9-14
Tuesday: Colossians 1:15-19 - Wednesday: Colossians 1:20-23
Thursday: Colossians 1:24-29 - Friday: Colossians 2:1-7
Saturday: Colossians 2:8-15
Two questions to consider each day:
What is the writer saying? How does it apply to my life?
Let's all get involved! You may download the Quiet Time App online at www.wolstore.org
Or see Bob Blair for the spiral-bound WOL Quiet Time Diary.
Announcements
Life Groups
No Life Groups this week. Our next Life Groups will meet the week of August 30. The Dujmovich, DeVries, and Hageman Groups will meet next on Monday, August 31, 2026, at 6:30 PM. The Ward Life Group which meet at the Riedel’s on Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM. The Towner Life Group will meet Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM. New Friends Welcome!
Aug 29
OBC Work Days
Thank you for the outpouring of love and support for one another through these times of need.
OBC WORK DAY will be this Saturday, August 29, 2026, at 9:00 AM at the church. We will be working to organize the downstairs to prepare for the Fall Youth Ministries.
Sept 2
Student & Children’s Ministry Leadership Training
This year’s Student & Children’s Ministry Leadership Training will be Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM. We need all hands on deck! This is exactly the kind of ministry you should be a part of!
Our first AWANA and Youth Group meetings will be Wednesday, September 9, 2026 from 6:15-7:45 PM at OBC.
Sept 5
Free First Saturday Art Classes
Our next Free First Saturday Art Class will be September 5, 11:00 AM – 6:30 PM. Please RSVP TO: Joyce Girgenti or click here to register online.
Friends are welcome. Classes are all for the glory of God!
Sept 6
Summer S.A.L.T.
Our last Summer S.A.L.T. of the year will be Sunday, September 6, 2026 from 4:30-7:00 PM at Pastor & Becky Starett’s home. We will welcome 6th-12th graders joining the youth group.
Sept 15
Ladies’ Fall Bible Study
The OBC Ladies’ Fall Bible Study begins Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 9:30 AM or 6:30 PM. The location is yet to be determined. We will be studying Psalm 23: The Shepherd With Me by Jennifer Rothchild. You can order your book through Becky Starett no later than September 1, 2026.
Hands & Feet Outreach
We want to share the love of Christ with our neighbors and those in need of help among our church family. If you need assistance or know someone who does, please click here to submit a request for help. We will review the request and see how we can best help.
If you would like more information about Hands and Feet and how to help, please contact John Drewes.
Have you ever felt that something was missing from your life?
CLICK HERE to get God's answer to that question.
If you have questions about salvation, Biblical counseling or discipleship, baptism or church membership, please contact one of our elders:
Pastor Larry Starett, Bob Blair or Wayne Vanderwier
OPEN BIBLE CHURCH
1401 Porter Avenue
Chesterton, IN 46304
219.921.0033
pastor@openthebible.com
Facebook: Open Bible Church of Chesterton
