Come as You Are
Open Door Baptist Church is a place where people can meet Jesus, engage in life-giving community, and everyone is welcome. We believe in creating a space where people can have authentic encounters with Christ, discover their gifts and use them for God's glory.
Bro. Sonny Simpson, the staff, and members of Open Door Baptist Church would like to extend to you a special invitation to join us and worship the Lord together. Life today seems to be a mixture of pressures, heartaches, confusion, and hopefully some happiness. We encourage you to make God and His church a vital part of your life. You will be amazed at the difference it will make for you and your family.
Service Times
Sunday
Morning Service - 10:00 AM
Wednesday
LIFEgroups - 6:30 PM
ODBC Students - 6:30 PM
What We Believe
Scripture
We believe the entire Bible to be inspired by God, without error, and the authority on which we base our faith, conduct, and doctrine. It is God-breathed and perfect, with God as its author, salvation for its end, and the only Truth for its matter.
God
There is one and only one living and true God. He is the supreme omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent personal and spiritual Being. He is infinitely perfect and existent in three persons (The Trinity): the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being.
Jesus Christ
Jesus is the infinite God/man, the eternal Son of God. In His incarnation, He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He lived a perfect life, tempted yet without sin, died on the cross and arose from the dead to pay the penalty for our sin and to purchase a place in Heaven for us. He ascended into Heaven in His resurrection body and is now exalted at the right hand of the Father. He is the only Mediator between God and man. He will return to the earth in power and glory to consummate His redemptive work.
The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit, third person of the Trinity, convicts men of sin, righteousness, and judgment. He seals the believer unto the day of final redemption, and bestows spiritual gifts by which the saints serve the Lord. He enlightens and empowers believers in worship, evangelism, Bible study, prayer, and Christian service.
Salvation
Salvation is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. By His own blood, Christ obtained eternal life for the believer. Salvation includes regeneration, sanctification, and glorification.
Man
Man was created in God’s image and given the choice of obedience or disobedience. Man chose to sin against God and thereby brought sin into the human race. He is a sinner by nature and by choice and cannot merit eternal life. Only the grace of God can enable a man to enter Heaven.
Security
Since salvation is the work of God, the believer’s security rests in God and is grounded in God’s Word. Those whom God has accepted in Christ can never fall away from the state of grace, but shall persevere to the end. When the believer sins, he grieves the Holy Spirit, brings reproach upon the cause of Christ, and invites the chastening of his Heavenly Father. Yet he is kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation.
Satan
Satan is a person, the author of sin, the father of liars, and the declared enemy of God and man. He has power but is not omnipotent and he has intelligence but is not omniscient. He shall be eternally punished in the Lake of Fire.
The Church
The local New Testament church is an autonomous body, operating with a congregational form of polity under the Lordship of Christ. Its Scriptural officers are pastors and elders. The New Testament also speaks of the church as the body of Christ, which includes all of the redeemed of all the ages.
Ordinances
The two ordinances of the church are baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Christian baptism is the immersion of the believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Although not required for salvation, it is necessary for obedience to Christ. It is testimony to the fact that the candidate has already experienced regeneration by accepting Christ as Lord and Savior. The Lord’s Supper is a symbolic act of obedience using the elements of unleavened bread and unfermented grape juice, whereby Christ’s death is memorialized and His return is anticipated.
What to Expect
At Open Door Baptist Church you will discover a warm group of real people dedicated to following our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. From the moment you walk up to the building you can expect…
A Warm Greeting
A heartfelt greeting is part of what makes a church a church. No matter what question you might have just ask. Our greeters are there to help you get settled and comfortable.
Worship
Our worship is expressive, personal and engaging to God, our one true audience. We offer a powerful and dynamic worship service that blends from traditional hymns to more contemporary music to show our Lord how much we love and honor Him.
Truth
The Bible tells us to speak the truth in love. The Bible is God’s truth. At Open Door Baptist Church we seek to explore, understand and apply God’s truth to our lives at every level in a spirit of love. You will find a growing variety of resources and caring small groups to help you grow in God’s truth.
Connections
Expect people to say something like, “Hi, we haven’t met before, is this your first time?”. Expect for people to reach out to you in love.
Fun
An atmosphere where friendships can form and relationships deepen. A place that is serious about joy, true joy, the kind of joy that comes from real connection with God and His family.
Hot Coffee
There’s nothing like the smell of good coffee to warm you up. We've even been know to share a meal or two.
