What to Expect

When you come in to the building on Sunday morning you will likely find a lot of activity as people move through the hallways going to either Worship or Sunday School.  With two worship hours and three Sunday School hours there is always a place to plug in.   You will discover some people casually dressed and some in their "Sunday best."

Oakmont Baptist Church typically has lots of guests each week so a guest won't necessarily stand out in the crowd.  We believe that Oakmont is a warm and friendly church family and hope that you will find that to be true. 

On Wednesday evenings you will find people of all ages connecting in groups for music, mission study, youth worship, and adult group studies.  We also have a Fellowship Supper where our church family gathers for fellowship.

During the week you can expereice a variety of activities including prayer groups, small group studies, and special events throughout the year.

You will find that our ministerial staff consists of men and women of a variety of different ages.  You can find out more about our staff on our Staff Pages.

When you attend Oakmont, expect to find & experience:

  • an innovative and missional approach to being the church and connecting with our community and world.  We live in the 21st century and we want to be a church that speaks to the needs and challenges of a 21st century world.   
  • creative and vibrant worship, music, drama, the arts, and preaching that challenges those persons disconnected from a vital faith in Christ and encourages those persons who have embraced Jesus as Lord and Savior to live Christ-centered and Spirit-led lives.  You'll be disappointed at Oakmont if you like worship in the same order with simply the words, scripture, and music changed each week.  We believe God uses diversity and variety to speak His word in different ways to the heart and mind every week.   
  • an integration of spiritual formation, discernment, and prayer in all we do—in our staff, Diaconate, and other leadership team meetings and church decision making, as well as our worship, teaching, and preaching, for all ages and life situations.  We join the Apostle Paul in his desire that we be mature in our faith, "until Christ is formed in you" (Galatians 4:19).
  • a belief that missions begins in our community, and extends around the world.  We want to pray for, give to, and learn about missions; most importantly, however, we want to do missions and have a missional mindset.  Our commitment of staffing, money, and the spiritual energies of our people demonstrate that calling and vision.
  • a church staff who is gifted, likes each other and has fun with each other, and  is committed to serving the Oakmont church family.  Our 19 full and part-time staff have a cumulative tenure of over 140 years at Oakmont!  We think that fact is a compliment both to the church family and to our staff who love being a part of this congregation.   
  • a warm welcome to all who show up at Oakmont.  We won't put you on the spot in worship if you are a guest and ask you to raise your hand, stand up, or wear a name tag no one else has on.  We do ask all worship attenders to sign our fellowship pad and share their names and other relevant information.  If possible, we'd like for folks on your pew to be able to offer a personalized welcome and call you by name.  Don't be surprised to receive a phone call, email, visit, or a copy of our monthly newsletter, Connections to help you to learn more about Oakmont