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By President Randall A. Bach A number of readers can probably identify with my boyhood memories of the late Bob and Evelyn Welch, Open Bible missionaries to Liberia, Africa. When they came to our church...

Pastor Solomon and his children enjoy a treat with Chris Hansler, Church Planting Director for Pacific Region.In 2008 Pastor Daniel Solomon escaped the horrendous persecution he and his fellow believers were...

By Vince McCarty More than 300,000 people were killed during the devastating civil war in Uganda led by General Idi Amin between 1971 and 1979. Many more people died during the civil unrest between the end...

Paul R. Parker passed away of congestive heart failure at his home on June 18, 2016. He was 64 years old. Paul was called into the ministry in 1979 and pastored his first church alongside Peggy, his wife,...

Compiled by Andrea Johnson In Ukraine When war raged through their hometown, Ivan* and his wife left for the safety of western Ukraine. Yet when the couple felt the Lord calling them to return several...

The main focus for the 2016 Global Harvesting Offering is building house churches in Cuba. The Cuban government currently does not allow most religious organizations to purchase new property for church...

Our hearts have been saddened as we watched on TV and Internet the harrowing story of desperate refugees fleeing the Middle East for Europe. This is a major crisis, the biggest movement of refugees since WWII....

Nelson and Tirsa Gaitan with Managua, Nicaragua, in the background. Nelson and Tirsa Gaitan are field directors for Nicaragua. They founded Open Bible churches in San Marcos and Ochomogo, and started...

MAY 1, 2015 | 2:30 PM As our team on the ground in Nepal continues to work with local partners, Convoy of Hope is sending 700 tarps to the region donated by Springfield, Mo., based Bass Pro...

Just four days after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, more than 4,600 have been confirmed dead and over 9,000 injured. The death toll could climb to more than 10,000, according to...

In the Midwest, we’re no strangers to tornados and the destruction they can cause. They aren’t as common where we live in northern Illinois, but on the evening of April 9, 2015, Ogle and DeKalb counties...

The U.S. Geological Survey says the 7.9-magnitude quake hit Lamjung, Nepal, Saturday. Several buildings collapsed in the aftermath. More than 1,000 are dead. Our unique partnership with Convoy of Hope allows...

DONATE NOW Congregations in the tornado-damaged towns of Rochelle and Fairdale gathered Sunday for church services amid the devastation and destruction caused by last week's storms. It was a somber...

Samaritan Women's Center Every two years OBC's Women's Network launches a national project that rallies women from across our movement -- and each time they show up big! The 2015 National Project will be...

Donate Here   A hurricane recently devastated the small Pacific Ocean island nation of Vanuatu. Convoy of Hope, our disaster relief partner is on location and reports the following is...

Help Global Missions of Open Bible Churches bring God's righteous justice by helping to: -Prevent Human Trafficking in Cambodia -Rescue the Helpless -Disciple the Nations Prevent Human Trafficking in...

Parts of the Midwest and the South have been ravaged by an ongoing tornado outbreak that spread throughout several states this week. Hardest hit were Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi, and...

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Only three weeks after an earthquake destroyed 90 percent of the homes belonging to congregants of the Open Bible church in Bohol, Philippines, a massive typhoon ripped through the heart of this island...

Random Hero performs at the MVP Night of Rock. Derek Sissel, lead pastor of Gateway Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado, used an innovative plan to raise awareness of MVP (Mission Venture Plan) causes...

The infamous Eight Mile Road, made famous by rapper Eminem, separates Detroit, Michigan, from the suburbs and serves as a separation of peoples and cultures – a rift so to speak. Pastor Frank and Renita...

2 Samuel 23 lists in detail David’s mighty men, valiant warriors who helped build his kingdom. When your church’s history is written, would you like to be considered one of the “greats” who...

“Yo me rindo!” shouted the 70 young men at the juvenile detention center in Tijuana, Mexico. It means “I give up,” and was in response to a visit and testimonies by students from New Hope...

You might think social media like Facebook and Twitter are a waste of time, or even a mockery of community. It seems like people will share anything! I just read a Facebook news feed from a girl in her...

Do you want to financially support the Great Commission through the MVP Venture but aren’t sure which ventures to choose? Would you prefer to just run with your region’s Great Commission vision? You can...

What a joy it is to realize that Open Bible Churches helped bring fresh water, a school, and a mission base to the interior of Cambodia. This is the reason for Open Bible’s new Mission Venture Plan: to...

If you are looking through all the Ministry Venture options and feel a little overwhelmed, the ability to join the Ventures your local church is supporting may ease your mind. The Church VMP Vision method...

In 2007 a mission team from Lifesong Church of the Open Bible (formerly Asian Church of the Open Bible) in Des Moines, Iowa, helped start a preschool in Tamada Village, Takeo Province, in Cambodia. The...