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⛳ Our first Old Orchard Beach Fellowship Golf Outing was a blast! We can't wait to do it again next year!

☀️ This morning's Beach Bible Studies will be on the beach! See you at 9:00am at the end of Union Ave to spend some time studying scripture by the sea!

🎺 🙌 Beautiful time of worship spent last night at the New York Staff Band and Eastern Territory Staff Songsters Concert! Thank you to all who attended or tuned in to the livestream!

📝 Not even the rain could stop us from diving into Scripture this morning! Join us tomorrow morning for our last Bible studies. Stay tuned to our page tomorrow morning to hear if Beach Bible Study will meet at the beach or the Tabernacle! Chapel Bible Study begins at 9:30am! See you then!

🎨 Thank you to everyone who joined us at Family Fun Night! We hope the children had a great time with all the fun activities! It was a joy to see so many smiling faces! East Youth

🎡 Humans of OOB Highlight! Zoe Zanders, a member of the Salvation Army New York Staff Band, performed a rap verse to “It’s about Band Time” at the March of Witness.

We asked Zoe about the importance of incorporating hip-hop in Army worship, and what it means for a growing church.

“If everything stays with past generations and what they like and are used to, we’re not going to attract new people to our corps. A church with no young people is a dying church. Hearing these new sounds is going to make others more interested in what we are presenting. And the energy at the Pier is different than in other places. I’ve done the rap verse in front of other audiences before, but here, it’s new. I like bringing that element of surprise to an audience.”

🌧️ Due to the rainy weather, we will be meeting for the Bible Beach Study at the Tabernacle! Please join us at 9:00am at we take a closer look at some of the Psalms.

📖 We are so grateful for the time of coffee, fellowship, & bible study in the Chapel, led by Commissioner Mark Tillsley! Join us again tomorrow at 9:00am for coffee & fellowship, and 9:30am for the bible study!

🌊 Our first Beach Bible Study was a beautiful time of worship and fellowship, even though we had to move to the Tabernacle due to rainy weather conditions! Join us tomorrow at 9:00am at the end of Union Ave for scripture study by the sea, weather permitting!

🎡 Humans of OOB Highlight! Bob Myers, Territorial Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) Director came to the Pier to enjoy the March of Witness.

We asked Bob about the similarities between the Army’s work in EDS and the Pier ministry at OOB.

“In disaster work, we’re connecting with people as they’ve gone through a painful crisis. Here, we’re connecting with them as they’re out enjoying a beautiful beach day with their family. And both of those are equally important, because we’re showing the love of Christ in two different situations. The root of who we are is connecting to people where they are.”

🎢 Our Family Fun Night Activities were a blast! Join us for the Family Fun Night Gathering at the Seaside Pavilion!

Blessed time spent in Scripture this morning!

🎡 Humans of OOB Highlight! Captain Shareena Echevarria, corps officer at The Salvation Army in Bristol, CT, came to Old Orchard Beach with her husband, Captain Emmanuel Echevarria, and their growing family.

We asked her about how the Pier ministry will influence her own ministry back home.

“In the past year, we’ve invested more into the youth of the Bristol corps. I want to tell them, especially the dancers at our corps, that they can have the type of impact that the Pier has in OOB in their own community too. I think sometimes the public can have a one-track mind about what The Salvation Army is. The Pier opens their eyes to them. They see our arts ministries, our evangelism, and learn that we are a church that is outside for all to see. We’re not just an indoor thrift store. We’re going to share the love of Christ too.”

🚨 Due to the weather conditions, we'll be moving today's Beach Bible Study to the Tabernacle! Join us!

🥁 We marched through Old Orchard Beach, lifting our voices in witness and praise, and ending with a beautiful concert by the New York Staff Band and Eastern Territory Staff Songsters at the pier. Thank you to everyone who joined us! For more pictures, click here ➡️ https://loom.ly/3LhuJE4 USA East Music New York Staff Band Eastern Territory Staff Songsters

🎡 Humans of OOB Highlight! Captain Jonathan Ross, corps officer at The Salvation Army in Utica, NY, was at the Pier handing out balloons to children and their families.

We asked why he personally felt connected to the Old Orchard Beach Pier Ministry.

“For me, I love seeing the smiles on children’s faces as they get a balloon. But being here is really about all of us planting seeds. You never know what someone is going to hear when they walk by us. Our message is simple, but none of us know how it will sprout in someone’s life. Maybe someone who is lost and in need of hope will hear us, and it might help them find their way.”

🙏 Thank you for joining us at Sunday Worship this morning! For more pictures from our service, head to use-tools.org ➡️ https://loom.ly/VrGKd2U

🥁 Just a couple of hours until our March of Witness! We'll be starting at the top of Old Orchard Street and will march down to the Town Square! See you there!

We love seeing so many happy faces in the audience at our OOB Pier Ministry Festival! Just one more chance to join the fun—come to the Old Orchard Beach Pier tonight at 7pm for an unforgettable evening of dancing, singing, and joy! TAM

🎡 Humans of OOB Highlight! Lieutenant Darner Montilla, Youth Officer at The Salvation Army of Greater New York, came to the Pier ready to share the Word of God.

We asked him why John 5:24 is the verse he brought with him to OOB.

“It’s my life story. I’m only here because of my faith in Jesus. He has saved me from depression and brought me back from the lowest points of my life. I call Him my ‘Life Person’, and I want to share that with everyone. I’m a living testimony for Him, because I believed in His message, and through it, I was completely transformed.”

🎉 That's a wrap! Whether you worshipped at the Opening Night Celebration, or danced at the Pier Festival, we're thankful you joined us! For more pictures from our time at OOB, head to use-tools.org ➡️ https://loom.ly/fNsys_8 TAM USA East Music Unbound New York Staff Band Eastern Territory Staff Songsters

We are LIVE for our Opening Night Celebration! Tune in as we worship alongside the New York Staff Band, the Eastern Territory Staff Songsters, and our musical guest, Randy Bonifield!

🏖️ Are you vacationing at Old Orchard Beach with the family? Come join us at the OOB Pier, today and tomorrow at 7:00pm for our Pier Festival! Face painting, princess meet and greets, singing and dancing, and lots more fun! TAM USA East Music Unbound

🎡 We're back with more Humans of OOB! Captain Bersabe Vera-Hernandez is the divisional commander of The Salvation Army Puerto Rico & Virgin Islands Division.

We asked her how it felt to attend her first Old Orchard Beach Pier Ministry.

“My passion is outdoor evangelism, meeting and talking one on one with people who may not know about The Salvation Army or the love of Christ. That’s where I’m in my zone and I feel the happiest, or as they say in Mexico, ‘estoy en mi mero mole’. I love the whole concept of this Pier celebration. I want to take back what I saw here in Old Orchard Beach to Puerto Rico and share how powerful this type of ministry is. My hope is that all Salvationists have that same drive to evangelize and interact with others as the ones here do."

🎡 We've been having such a blast at our Pier Ministry! Just two more chances to catch the show; today and tomorrow at 7pm! TAM USA East Music Unbound