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Making Room for Our Community
Our story
Since 2016, when Pastors Harris and Sarah Holsapple stepped into leadership, God has guided First Open Bible through seasons of growth and faithful ministry.
What began as a season of renewal has now expanded into a thriving church family that fills two Sunday services. Since 1942, First Open Bible has been privileged to steward a rich heritage of God’s Spirit moving in powerful ways, with His tangible presence and His everlasting Word transforming lives, families, and our community.
But with growth comes the need for space. To continue welcoming everyone God sends our way, we must make room.
The Vision
Through the “Make Room” campaign, we will renovate and expand three key areas of our church, ensuring that First Open Bible can serve our community for generations to come.
The Goal
Our first phase requires raising a minimum of $1.3 million over the next two years. Every dollar invested will create more room for lives to be changed by the gospel.
Your Invitation
Because “Chrch” isn’t the same without U, we would love for you to come and be a part of what God is doing at First Open Bible. Together, we can honor the rich heritage of His Word and His Spirit while creating space for the next generation to experience His presence in a life-changing way.
Make Room For
God to move
Making room begins with surrender. We give God all we are and ask him to work in us and through us. The Make Room initiative, first and foremost, is a multi-year spiritual journey during which we’ll invite God to stretch us and shape us—showing us how we can make room for him to move in our midst individually and together.
Make Room to
be family
Through the gospel, God made us family. We want spaces that draw people together and allow for connection and deep conversation. When others see us being family, they want what binds us together: Jesus. Our neighbors are aching for this kind of belonging—and we yearn for our campus to reflect that we’re the kind of family ready to welcome them with open arms.
Make Room To
grow the family
God is growing our church family by adding people of all ages and backgrounds, especially in the next generation. As the people of First Open Bible live out our faith, neighbors are becoming friends and these friends are becoming family. God’s unstoppable kingdom has always been a grassroots movement—one person sharing good news with another, one generation passing the torch to the next. This is how his family grows, and a growing family is cause for celebration. Let’s prepare by creating spaces that shout, “Come join us! We’ve been waiting for you!”
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The spiritual side of money
1
God owns everything.
When we think about personal finance, it’s easy to make plans about what we’re going to do with “our money.” But when we think about “our money,” it’s important to understand what that really means.
The money isn’t ours in the sense that we own it; it’s simply ours in the sense that we’re responsible for managing it. The truth is, everything we have belongs to God.
2
Everyone is
investing in
something.
We’ve been taught to keep careful watch on our financial portfolios. God gives us the chance to invest in his Kingdom—a portfolio with eternal yields. Where we choose to invest is not only an indication of where our hearts currently are, but it is also a means of moving our hearts toward the things of God.
3
We can’t
outgive God.
God is the most generous of all givers. He’s already given us more than we can even comprehend— skills, resources, opportunities and his own Son for our salvation. When we recognize that our lives are overflowing with his good gifts, we naturally respond in generosity toward others and to advance his Kingdom.
4
Life is fuller
when we
trust him.
Jesus assured us that we don’t need to worry about earthly matters, because God promises to take care of us. Trusting him with our temporary concerns frees us up to focus on the eternal—prioritizing the things that God prioritizes.
Our lives become more on mission in every way, including our finances. We find joy, peace and
intimacy with God when generosity grows in our hearts.
Some Guidance from scripture
very poor widow—not because of the size of her gift, but because she gave everything she had. Jesus also said that “to whom much is given, much is required” (Luke 12:48). Scripture compels us to embrace these three principles (as well as others) in our prayers about giving:
God, reveal to me how I can demonstrate that I
place high importance on your work in the world.
God, help me
give a gift that
reflects a sacrifice,
demonstrating
my trust in your
provision.
God, show me how to bless someone else, using the blessings you’ve given me.
Why?
There are few things more spiritual than all people asking themselves where their deepest commitments lie and committing to pray about the sincerity and level of their support.
How much?
There are few things more spiritual than all people asking themselves where their deepest commitments lie and committing to pray about the sincerity and level of their support.
Discerning your role
To pursue the vision God has given us, we’re encouraging all the people of God to engage in the work of God. It is our hope that you desire to be a part of advancing this vision, but perhaps you’re wrestling with “how” or “what” this might require. Download our giving guide to find three questions designed to help you make a thoughtful, heart-felt, God-honoring decision related to a four-year faith commitment. This is both a spiritual and a financial exercise that we’d encourage you to undertake as a united household. For parents, this can be a valuable opportunity to help your children grow in their faith as they observe the practical outworking of your faith.
