WHO WE ARE
Driven by Values, Vision & Love
FAITH is a JOURNEY
DISCOVERY is ESSENTIAL
PARTNERS with GOD
EVERY LIFE has VALUE
UNITY in DIVERSITY
OUR VISION | CHURCH & COMMUNITY
Our Vision
Fostering open discovery, genuine faith
& deep questions through the life of Jesus…
So that we can explore God’s love
in our community, as a family, in service and study.
What We’ve Been Up To
Watch our State of the Church Address to hear about 2016 and fulfilling our vision and purpose in 2017 and beyond.
Our Membership Statement
Open Door Church is a non-denominational Christian community of diverse spiritual and cultural backgrounds. We are dedicated to exploring God’s love together as a family, in our community, and in service and study. We live to inspire our neighbour to discover and explore God’s grace and love.
- Participate in worship to deepen our faith and strengthen our community.
- Are intentional about personal and spiritual growth through worship, prayer and study.
- Live intentionally to share God’s love with all those we come in contact.
- Serve the world compassionately by working for justice and peace, and caring for the environment.
- Care for one another and treat each individual with respect, love and dignity.
- Foster an environment of open study and discovery of God’s grace and love.
- Accept and embrace diversity.
- Share in the ministry of the church, acknowledging that each person serves as God calls.
- Support the work of the church through prayer and the sharing of our gifts and resources.
- Risk change so that lives are transformed and hope is renewed.
DIVERSITY @ OPEN DOOR
We are stronger in our diversity as we challenge one another, grow with one another
and create a better community through our many coloured lenses.
A Peak Into Diversity @ ODC
Here’s a snippet from our “Discovering ODC” series wrap-up! It gives you a taste of how we see diversity at ODC making us stronger.
INCLUSIVE CHURCH
In our diversity, we reflect the image of God — a community of faith diverse in our age, race, gender, ethnicity, diversability, gender identity, family configurations, gifts, sexuality, talents and life experiences.
We invite the full participation of every member of our community as we explore and shared God’s love, both in our diversity and through our work.
Watch the Launch
We began our conversation hearing the faith stories of two of our own. Watch the video here, then watch the series to see our values unfold in the lives of our members.
OUR STAFF
Our small team, led by Bradley Christianson-Barker, helps an army of volunteers and leaders do awesome things at ODC – from weekly worship to service projects, parenting groups to community-wide events!
Bradley CB
Bradley and his wife, Jenna, arrived in Maple Ridge in 2011 to explore God’s love in community with Open Door. His background includes both academic and community work – it is the collision of these two in ministry that brings vibrant, relevant, active faith.
Bradley CB
Bradley and his wife, Jenna, arrived in Maple Ridge in 2011 to explore God’s love in community with Open Door. His background includes both academic and community work – it is the collision of these two in ministry that brings vibrant, relevant, active faith.