Ministries

Nursery & Children's Ministry

AWANA

Our Children's AWANA club meets most Tuesdays during the school year from 4:30 to 6:00 PM.

A typical week includes a Bible lesson for all the children; handbook time in the individual classes; a snack and games. Children earn awards for their accomplishments in their handbooks; these are handed out weekly, in addition to the final meeting of the year when we have our AWANA Awards Night.
The class for preschool children is called Cubbies; Sparks is for children in K-2nd grades; and TnT is for 3rd-6th graders.
We also provide Trek, the AWANA Club for grades 7-8; and Journey, which is AWANA for grades 9-12.

Junior Church

Teen Activities

We plan various activities for our Trek and Journey group. Our recent outings have included bowling; a day trip to Jerome, including lunch at the Haunted Hamburger; a Diamondbacks baseball game; the Arizona State Fair; and our annual Christmas party. All young people in grades 7-12 are invited to join us!

Ladies' Bible Study

Terri Grazor

Open Door’s Ladies’ Bible Study typically meets every Tuesday from 10 to 12 in Cooley Hall. We begin with a time of fellowship (coffee and pastry) followed by a study in God’s Word. We are taking a break for the summer and will resume studies September 9th. Please stop by to see if these Tuesday morning meetings would be a good fit for you!

Ladies Only Sunday School

Pat Wallace

The ladies of Open Door Baptist Church have the privilege of choosing one of two adult Sunday School classes: (1) the one held in the church sanctuary for both men and women, and (2) the ladies-only one that meets each Sunday morning from 9:00 to 10:00 AM in the classroom opposite Pastor’s office in Cooley Hall.
Ladies, whether you are in high school or have reached your retirement years (or any age in-between), you are cordially invited to join our ladies-only Sunday School class. This is an open-discussion type of class and participation is not only welcomed, but encouraged. Our ultimate goal through our studies of the Scriptures is to develop godly characteristics (Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect – Matthew 5:48) as we strive to be conformed to the image of Jesus Christ (Romans 8:29). We learn and grow together through our shared Christian experiences, as well as from the inspired Word. Our lessons are broken up into four quarters each year; lessons come from both the Old and the New Testaments. At the beginning of each quarter, participants are furnished with a schedule of the Biblical passages which will be studied each Sunday so that they may acquaint themselves with the lesson prior to class time.
O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him (Psalm 34:8).

Men's Prayer Breakfast

Men and boys of all ages typically meet on the third Saturday of the month for breakfast and a time of fellowship, Bible study, and prayer. We always begin in Cooley Hall at 8:00 AM; some months, we eat at the church before our time in God's Word and in prayer; other months, we study the Word and pray together first, then go to a local restaurant for the meal.

The Audio-Video Team

Victor Altamirano

Elijah Brown

Deb Mitchell

Jim Wenger

The sound room at Open Door Baptist Church is fully equipped to produce CDs and DVDs of each service. These are available at no cost upon request. Just notify Jim Wenger with the date and time of service wanted.

Adult Sunday School

Pastor Ed

Ed and Donna came to us from Mountain View Baptist Church where Ed served as a pastor for over 10 years.
He retired from pastoral ministry but says that God’s work is never finished and he will continue to serve here at Open Door wherever needed.

He is a veteran who served 20 years in the Air Force from which he retired Sept. '85, then worked as a letter carrier in Tucson, Arizona for 13 years.

He served the Lord as a Deacon and Sunday School Teacher at 22nd Street Baptist Church in Tucson, associate Pastor at Robert Road Baptist Church (where he was ordained into the pastoral ministry) and as a deacon at Bethel Baptist Church.

Church Library

Wanda Burton

Wanda is our librarian and keeps the church library well organized. The library is stocked with a wide variety of reading material and also some videos.