Men's Chili Cook-Off/Family Movie Night

Dinner & A Movie Night! Sunday, February 23, is the big event. The Annual Men's Chili Cook-Off will be happening at Open Door that night. Competition is keen, and everyone wants to know who will go home with the Coveted Silver Spike "You Nailed It!" Award for 2020. Last year's champion, Don LaCroix, set the bar high in 2019. The rules require that no females help in the preparation of the chili. But ladies, you are asked to bring desserts and fixins, sides, and/or desserts that go with the finest craft chili in Memphis.

When the judges have done their work, we will show the movie Overcomer. This should help the smack-talking contestants get their attitudes back into a biblically-appropriate range.

Awana

Our weekly club for young people from age 2 through 12th grade meets Sunday nights from 5:30-7PM, and there is a group for every age.  The evening includes Bible study, discipleship, and games.  Everyone is invited!

Fun Fact: Open Door's AWANA Club began in January 1982. Some of our clubbers are second generation, and some of our leaders were once Sparkies.

New Year's Eve Together

Meet at the church on December 31, 2019, at 7PM for a fun night together with our church family. Bring your favorite board games and leftover holiday snacks and foods. We will end the year with a time of shared testimonies and prayers as we welcome in 2020.

Candlelight Carols

Come celebrate together at our annual Candlelight Carols on Sunday, December 22. We will have lots of singing and worshipful times of reflecting on the story of our Savior's birth. Following the service, you are invited to our fellowship hall for a time of refreshments and fellowship. Merry Christmas!

St Jude Memphis Marathon Weekend

The St. Jude Marathon will be passing by Open Door at about the 15 and 21-mile markers. Come out Saturday morning and cheer on the runners. We will be providing hospitality for the fans. Lamar, Anna, Harrison, and Gavin will be among the runners.

Thanksgiving Feast: Worshiping God with Your Memory

Join us Sunday, November 24, at 5PM for a Thanksgiving Feast. The program consists mainly of people sharing about God's goodness. Psalm 9:1 says "I will give thanks to the Lord with all my heart; I will tell of Your wonders."

Ministry of Dentistry

Dr. Steve and Ruth Porter will be with us on Sunday morning, November 10, at Open Door, speaking in the Bible Study Hour (9:30AM) and the worship service (10:45AM). In 1981, the Porters left Open Door so Steve could earn a ThM at Dallas Theological Seminary. They joined SIM International after graduation and soon headed overseas. For the past 32 years, they've run a dental clinic in Miango, Nigeria. Their work has included evangelism, discipleship, marriage and family training, widow benevolence, hospitality, church leadership development, and much more. They will be heading back next month along with Julie, their remarkable special needs child who is now 32 years old. Come be inspired and equipped to pray for these servants of the Lord.