Local Outreach

The Avery T. Willis Center for Global Outreach strives to connect students with areas of ministry in Shawnee, the surrounding communities, and around the world. The commission by Jesus Christ in Acts 1:8 is to all disciples to serve both locally and globally: "you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

Harvest Farm Therapeutic Riding
This Ministry involves OBU students volunteering their time to use horses in work with handicapped children, children in the jurisdiction of the court, and inner city children. If interested, contact Emily Treadwell.

Hope House
Hope House is a temporary youth shelter in Shawnee. OBU students involved in this ministry volunteer one hour a week to play, read, and in other ways support the shelter. If interested, contact Alan Ford or Kaci Kuykendall.

KAIROS Prison Ministry
OBU staff and students addressing the spiritual needs of incarcerated men, women and children, their families, and those who work in the prison environment. If interested, contact Walter Hughey.

OKC Mission Center
A mission center ministry on Friday nights in inner-city Oklahoma City. They provide Bible study and outreach activities for children and their families in the community. If interested, contact Jeremy Houff or Jessica Hill.

Volunteer Action Committee
Short-term service projects are formed from needs discovered in the Shawnee area each semester. The SGA Volunteer Action Committee connects OBU students with these needs. If interested, contact Sean Brown or Becky Auld.

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Mentoring and Outreach programs are developed each year with the Pott-Lincoln Baptist Association and the Ministerial Alliance and schools of Shawnee. If interested, contact Drew O'Gwynn.