EVERYONE HAS A STORY
Each week, over 1,000 seats are filled across Olive Branch Church and School. In every chair, on every carpet square, around every table, and behind every screen is a life being changed by Jesus.
Your gift fuels the ministry that changes lives. It supports small groups that disciple, classrooms that shape hearts, volunteers that serve with love, baptisms that celebrate new life, and a mission that reaches our community home by home.
You are not giving to a seat.
You are giving to the story sitting in it, and the story yet to come.
Give today and fuel the next story of life change, discipleship, and mission. Every seat filled is another testimony in the making, and every gift sows into the work Jesus is doing.
Your gift fuels the ministry that changes lives. It supports small groups that disciple, classrooms that shape hearts, volunteers that serve with love, baptisms that celebrate new life, and a mission that reaches our community home by home.
You are not giving to a seat.
You are giving to the story sitting in it, and the story yet to come.
Give today and fuel the next story of life change, discipleship, and mission. Every seat filled is another testimony in the making, and every gift sows into the work Jesus is doing.
Why Olive Branch Pours into the Next Generation | Kids Ministry Testimony at Olive Branch
Teaching kids about Jesus is a privilege. In this short testimony, one of our Kids Ministry leaders shares how serving isn’t about gaining, it’s about pouring into young hearts and watching faith grow.
Every lesson and every smile shapes a lifetime of love.
If you’ve wondered what serving in Kids Ministry is like, this story shows why it matters.
Every lesson and every smile shapes a lifetime of love.
If you’ve wondered what serving in Kids Ministry is like, this story shows why it matters.
Paul & Gina | From Near Death to New Life
Paul and Gina’s lives changed forever after a devastating big rig accident nearly took everything from them. But through an invitation from Jim and Marian, they found Olive Branch — and ultimately, new life in Christ. Watch their powerful story of grace, gratitude, and second chances.
Scot & Debbi | How we Found Olive Branch
"It was a painful time in my life... and I was all alone. This group and the church stepped up. This was an answer of prayer for me... I don't want to look at the 'what if' because it wouldn't be great."
Paul & Brianna | From Going to Church to Being the Church
"We decided that we wanted to take a step further to be more involved and to see where God could place us in this church."
Ricky & Claudia | Living for Christ
"I recognized that my emptiness was from the lifestyle that I was choosing to live. Christ offers an abundance of life. A life that is outside of circumstance and completely relational. "
Teresa's Story | I Decided to Get Baptized
"As we got older, we had questions. There were questions that we were never allowed to ask, we just did what we were told..."
Pastor Brent's Story
"I didn't find out until later in life that my dad was an atheist. He's always been a good, moral man, but I didn't realize that he did not believe in God..."
I Gave My Heart to Jesus
"They would have these underground churches, and if the government were to find out, they would arrest all of them and..."
Sixto's Story | I Found Jesus
"Even when I was full-blown and going in the wrong direction, living out there in the streets, I would feel so ashamed of the way that I was living..."
God is growing at olive branch
- Sunday attendance is up 8% year-over-year, with more than 700 people worshiping together each week.
- 105 new guests visited Olive Branch in the last four months — nearly double from the same time last year.
- Over 1,400 people attended our Fall Festival outreach.
- 51 people were baptized, which is almost as many as the previous 12 months combined!
- Investing in Families: More than $100,000 was invested in children’s, student, young adult, and family ministries through programs, staffing, and facilities. Welcomed two new youth interns — Abigail Scott and Tommy Lucia — who are already making a meaningful impact.
- Caring for People: Nearly $12,000 in benevolence provided direct help to 9 families in crisis — from rent assistance to medical bills to counseling! Your giving brought hope when people needed it most.
- Reaching Our Community and World: $13,000 invested in outreach, both locally through ministries like James Project and globally through our missionary partners sharing the gospel around the world.
- Giving Snapshot: Total giving has been strong this fall, though about 5% less than we had planned. We’ve carefully adjusted expenses to stay aligned while continuing to invest in life-changing ministry.
As we head into the final month of 2025, would you prayerfully consider giving a special year-end gift — above your regular giving — to help us finish the year strong and begin 2026 with plenty of momentum for all God has ahead?
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