Church Plant Update

‘It feels like a church’ || Church Plant Update

FOR A LONG TIME Rev. Kenneth W. Hagin has wanted to expand Rhema Bible Church beyond Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. In October 2011, his dream became reality as Rhema Bible Church Oklahoma City opened its doors. The church has been meeting weekly since October 23 on Sunday nights with 85 to 90 people from the Oklahoma City area attending. Rev. Hagin and his son, Craig W. Hagin, co-pastor the congregation. One of them ministers there live every Sunday night. Between 25 and 30 volunteers travel from Broken Arrow each Sunday to help.

RBC-OKC meets SUNDAY NIGHTS at 6:00 at WALNUT CREEK CHAPEL, located at 7840 NW. 122nd St. The church’s vision is to reach people in every walk of life. RBC-OKC is looking for those who don’t attend church and those who haven’t heard that Jesus came to set them free. The goal is to bring a simple message, offer simple worship, and lay the groundwork for simple relationships that will create a profound and lasting impact.

Two couples had been searching many years for a church to call home. One had been looking for 15 years, and another for seven. Each couple said that in RBC-OKC they finally had found a church that suited them. Another regular attendee said, “It feels like a church,” which isn’t an easy task to accomplish in only a few weeks. In fact, a few denominational ministers attend RBC-OKC because their churches don’t have Sunday evening services.

Children Love RBC-OKC

The new church isn’t just for adults. Special youth activities have included a bowling night and a combined fall retreat with RBC-Broken Arrow youth, and many more are planned. RBC-OKC children’s services average 15 kids a week, and the children love what the new church has for them. One mom said that her little girl asks all week long when it is going to be Sunday so she can go to church. A parent of a first grader was surprised when her son told her the Bible lesson and memory verse when they got home from  church one Sunday. “She said that at other churches they have attended, their child never learned. He just watched Christian videos and was babysat the whole time,” said Denise Burns, children’s minister at both Rhema Bible Church campuses. “The kids are learning, bringing their Bibles, memorizing Bible verses, and discussing how to use the Bible in their everyday lives. And they are having a blast doing it! God is touching kids’ lives in OKC!”