Calendar of Events

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Please continue to bring in donations for the Maxwell House Socks Box and for our Community Cupboard. We continue to collect items that are ready to eat, keeping in mind that many of those who receive these items may not have a place to prepare food. We are also always accepting donations for our Free Spaghetti Dinners in food donations (pasta, plain marinara sauce, hamburger, sweet/hot Italian sausage, grated parmesan cheese, gluten free pasta and bread, tubs of butter, coffee & tea (reg/decaf), hot chocolate mix, cases of water, desserts)  or cash donations to support purchase of the above listed items. And, we can always use more volunteers!

We are also continuing our support of Willard Pryor Elementary School. Please contact Pastor Terry for how you can support this mission.

Weekly Bible Study meets in our Fellowship Hall at 6:00 PM. All are welcome!! We aim to be done by 7:30PM but sometimes the discussion is so good we keep going.

We are currently doing a study with the theme of "Who is God?" 

Madison County Bible study with Pastor Dan Maxfield and Pastor Terry Brown at First Baptist Church of Chittenango, 6:30PM, 520 Tuscarora Road, Chittenango, 13037, This year we are studying the Majestic Authority of God. We will next meet on December 3rd.

Please join us for our POWERFUL weekly prayer meeting for Oneida and the surrounding area, New York State, and our Nation every Friday at Noon until 1:00 PM, in our sanctuary. All are welcome!!

This weeks message: "Joy" The Second Week of Advent

Related Scriptures:  Galatians 5:22-23; Romans 12:12; Proverbs 15:23; Habakkuk 3:17-19; Psalms 4:6-8, 16:5-11, 32:11; 1 Peter 1:8-9; Jeremiah in 15:16; 1 Peter 2:2-3; Luke 1:39-50, 2:8-14

We are reading through "The Purpose Driven Life, by Pastor Rick Warren. We will be reviewing Day 14 in the book when we next meet. If you prefer to listen to the book, you can find it on YouTube at The Purpose Driven Life.

We continue to meet weekly to pray for the city of Oneida and the surrounding area every Friday at 12:00-1:00pm. Prayers are lifted for salvation for the lost, the homeless, the hungry, the addicted, the sick, the lonely, as well as for wisdom for our Local, State and Federal leadership. Please join us!! Come for as little or as long as you are able. 

Sunday, December 14th: Community Caroling with First Presbyterian Church at 11:15AM. We'll meet on their front steps and carol around the neighborhood.

Saturday, December 20th: Church work day, 9AM-3PM. Come help us clean or do small projects on our building.

Sunday, December 21st: Special "Longest Night' service for those grieving this Christmas Season, 6:00PM at First United Methodist Church, corner of Main and Grove St., Oneida.

Wednesday, December 24th, Candlelight Christmas Eve Service, 6:30PM, in our sanctuary.

Monday,, December 29th, Monthly Free Spaghetti Dinner, 5:30-7:00pm in our Fellowship hall.

Thursday, January 1, 2026, Baptism Service at 1:00PM. If you are interested in being baptized, please send us a message, leave us a voicemail, or come in to talk with Pastor Terry.

It is one of our goals at OBC to provide an alternative on a Friday night for some wholesome, educational, and family friendly events. In the past, we have had Reverend James Pannofino come and talk about Revelation and the Rapture, as well as several musical performances by International Pianist Rami Bar-Niv, local singer-songwriter Tom Rasely, Christian Music Artist Vickie Truett, and several appearances by the Master's Touch Chorale.