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 Worship Schedule 10:00am Education for Children 11:00am Worship Refreshments to follow See our Connect series for information on youth and adult educational programs.
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Outreach Ministries
Mission and outreach are central to our identity at OPC. Our mission programs are a way to serve those in need and also provide opportunities for us to share our time, talents, and resources. Click on the ministries below to learn more about them and our participation. In addition to the above, OPC provides meeting space to various groups, including Alcoholics Anonymous, Al-Anon, the Choral Guild of Atlanta, and various neighborhood and civic associations. |
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3016 Lanier Dr Atlanta, GA 30319 Church Office:404.233.5469 • Fax:404.233.3010 Preschool:404.233.5479 • Fax:404.233.5171 info@opcbrookhaven.org map and directions |
AMIS
AMIS
Atlanta Ministry to International Students (AMIS) is a peacemaking ministry for students and scholars from other countries that connects students to host families for friendship and hospitality. OPC is one of the six founding churches of AMIS. 
Operated by the women of OPC, the Bargain Shop receives donations of pre-owned clothing and household items from OPC members and others in the community. These items are sold three times a year at exceptionally low prices. Proceeds go directly to the Food Pantry. Over time, the Bargain Shop has become quite a tradition and gained a number of loyal customers who look forward to each sale. Contributions also supply items to our Clothes Closet which provides clothing to those in need throughout the year. 
Our Food Pantry operates two mornings a week and provides food to needy families and individuals who live within our area. 25,000 pounds of food are distributed each year to over 500 families. Several area churches and neighborhood grocery stores contribute to the OPC Food Pantry. The Oglethorpe University-Brookhaven Community Garden, located on Oglethorpe University's campus, grows vegetables for our food pantry. 
Last year OPC partnered with others to build a habitat house in the Oakland City community in Southwest Atlanta, contributing approximately $3,000 and many enjoyable hours to the project. 
OPC hosts an immigrant fellowship, Iglesia Presbyteriana de la Restauración (IPR), in its chapel as a ministry of hospitality. IPR is comprised entirely of recent arrivals to the United States from Mexico, Central America, and South America. IPR numbers approximately 80 members, including many children. Our congregations occasionally join together for worship and table fellowship.
Founded by Bishop Elias Chacour in the tiny Galilean village of Ibillin, Mar Elias first opened its doors in 1982 and the philosophy that has endured to this day was born. MEEI is an oasis for all regardless of ethnicity, nationality, or religious affiliation, a place where "peace is built on the desks of children." 
The Thornwell Home for Children in Clinton, South Carolina, has been taking care of children in need since its founding in 1875. With a warm, loving, Christian cottage atmosphere, the support of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), and donations from congregations and individuals, Thornwell nurtures more than 100 children separated from their families because of financial or physical problems, separation, divorce, dependency, abuse, or disabling health of parents and guardians. The women of OPC are happy to sponsor a Thornwell child.
Bruce and Lora Whearty are serving as PC(USA) Mission Workers, working with the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY). Lora is teaching English at the girls' school in the Ethiopian capital while Bruce works mentoring and training teachers for EECMY. 
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