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What is ORB?
Outreach Red Bank is a multigenerational community of
thankful people whose belief in God is something they
would like to share with others in word and deed.
Where did we come from?
During the winter of 2002 a small number of grateful
Christians began to dream together about how they could
share the life and love they had experienced because
of their faith in Jesus Christ. They wanted to invite
as many people as possible into the light they found
themselves glad to be in. In the spring of that year
their friend Christian Andrews joined them. He decided
to use his time and energy to work with them to become
a community of Grace, where people came to know Christ.
Supported by many in the community, they began to meet
together regularly, sharing what they believed, and
welcoming all.
Where are we now?
At first they gathered in a small room in the back of
a Church in Tinton Falls with a handful of high school
students. Next they moved to a bigger room, in the basement
of a house in Little Silver. A new group of young adults
began to meet together too. Young people with a wide
range of beliefs began to grow together. Soon, with
old and young, both groups began to meet on Sunday evenings
in the Red Bank Middle School to worship God. Finally,
the whole community landed in the basement of the Trinity
Episcopal Church in downtown Red Bank, where they meet
currently with an eclectic group of young adults and
high school students during the week and people of all
ages for Sunday worship.
Who are we for?
The community of Outreach Red Bank exists first as a
thankful response to God’s love, given freely
in Jesus Christ. Thus it is first of all for God, enabling
its participants to join God in his gracious purposes
for his world. But because God is for all people, the
community of Outreach Red Bank is for all people. And
it’s service to all is a simple matter of pointing
people toward the love and reconciling work that God
has accomplished for the world in the life, death and
resurrection of Jesus Christ. In Outreach Red Bank’s
community this takes many different forms, but one accessible
to all is our weekly group meeting. There are three
large meetings per week: for high school students on
Thursday, for young adults on Tuesdays, and for people
of all ages on Sunday. There are also many small groups
that meet throughout the week in which people share
their lives on a deeper level. Additionally, there are
various monthly special events in which the community
celebrates life together.
What are our goals and dreams?
Genuine experiences of God's love always lead the one
loved to want to give to others, promoting the well
being of the world. Therefore, our group will continue
to grow in response to God's continuous love. In the
future we hope to develop new groups for young children,
junior high students, and possibly college specific
minstries. We believe in listening to God and being
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