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Micah 6:8
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Our Church
TopOpen Door Baptist Church, Inc. was founded in 2003. We’ve recently open our new church doors in Clearbrook, Virginia and are excited to be worshiping in this beautiful new space overlooking the 100 foot cross that can be seen from I-81.
Our Pastor
Pastor Anthony “Scott” Roach is a native of the beautiful
Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. He was born in Harrisonburg and moved
to Winchester when he was 5 years old. He and his lovely wife Amy,
who is also a native of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, currently
reside in Inwood, WV. Pastor Scott accepted Jesus into his heart at
the age of sixteen years old. He is a humble, and willing servant of
God who has a deep and passionate desire to see others come to know
Christ as their Savior as well.
Pastor Scott is a
1989 Handley High School Scholar Graduate. He is currently pursuing a
Bachelor of Theology with an emphasis in Christian Studies, as well
as a Master of Theology with an emphasis in Pastoral Leadership from
Summit Bible College.
He has been a
member of Open Door since 2013, serving several terms as a Deacon,
Deacon Chairman, and serving since 2016 as a Pulpit Supply Minister.
In 2021 He became the Interim Pastor and in 2022 became the Senior
Pastor. He has been married to his high school sweetheart Amy since
1990. They have a son Zachary, a daughter Caitlin, and a grandson,
Andy.
Pastor Scott is a man who loves God, loves God’s people and loves
God’s Word. He enjoys times with his family, relaxing, reading and
learning whatever he can about the Lord, so that he can then share
with others. He enjoys preaching and teaching the Word of God with
power and conviction, and simplicity at every opportunity that avails
without any compromise.
Pastor Scott
loves everyone in his church – the young, the seasoned, and the
unchurched. The young because they have so much to learn and are the
future of our church. The seasoned because they have so much to share and
teach the young. The unchurched because their eternal destiny is at
hand.
Pastor Scott’s vision for Open Door is to follow out the provisions
in Matthew 28:18-20 –
“18. And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given
unto me in heaven and in earth. 19. Go ye therefore, and teach all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even
unto the end of the world. Amen.”
Whether in speaking God’s word or showing His love to others
through Missions, the goal is the same – to bring, train, and equip
the lost to the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Associate Pastor
Associate Pastor David Whitacre was born in
Winchester, VA and grew up here if Fredrick County. He met his wonderful
wife Lexie while serving in the United States Army and she is from
Boyce, VA. They married in 1989 in North Carolina.They
both currently reside in Inwood, WV after raising their family in North
Carolina for 30 years. They have four children. Michael, Brian, Jessica
and Katie.
Pastor David was Ordained under the founding Pastor of Open Door Baptist Church Dr. Ken Smith on December 21, 2008.
Pastor David received the free gift of Salvation and was baptized when
he was 12 years old. That was when the heart for missions was born and
he wanted to travel to Africa to spread the Gospel. It was not long
after that the allures of the world pulled him away from God. All the
way until he was homeless for 2 years before joining the U.S. Army. He
knew that God was still with him in his darkest hours. He did not know
that God was training him for his mission to come.
When Pastor David and his wife Lexie had children they knew their
children needed to learn who Jesus was. They were not going to church
them selves at this time. They started attending a church that a
co-worker attended. This was when the power of the Holy Spirit drew them
back into fellowship with God and David on his first of many mission
trips to the different Countries of Africa, the Netherlands and Central
America to spread the Gospel and help start churches. David has been traveling on Mission trips 2004.
They founded Eternal Life Ministries with the different branches of
ministry. The first one started was “Hope for the Homeless” to let the
lost people know that God loves them and there is a way out through
Jesus Christ.
Pastor David loves spending time with friends and family just talking,
or telling stories and hanging out with the Praise and Worship team here
at the church. He also still likes to bungee jump, swim, cliff dive,
zip line, parasailing and flying. He says that it gives him more
opportunities to tell people about the loving forgiveness and grace of
Jesus.
One of Pastor David’s favorite scriptures is Romans 10: 14,15 But how
can they call on him to save them unless hey believe in him? And how can
they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can
they hear about him unless someone tells them? And how will anyone go
and tell them with out being sent? How beautiful are the feet of them
that preach the Gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
Our Teen Ministry
The ODBC teens program teaches through a conversation-based learning environment that allows teens to be able to ask questions, use their voice, and engage in active learning when discussing God’s love for his creation
and his desires for it.
We aim to create an environment where absolutely any teenager is welcomed, respected and valued as we approach learning about the depths of God’s all encompassing love.
We strive
to teach on concepts that encourage the students to see people as God sees them, love them as God loves them, and pour grace and worth into the people that they come in contact with every day, no matter what.
“He
hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.”
Ecclesiastes 3:11