Open Hearts Community Church

09/07/2026

A little Labor (Day) of Love!

Many of us will make a grocery or Walmart run before this long weekend is over. While you’re there, would you add one full-size deodorant to your cart for a local student?

We are working toward collecting 800 full-sized deodorants for Clay County students during the month of September.

No one person has to provide 800.

One person brings one.
Another brings five.
Another tells a friend.
Another church joins in.
And little acts of care become something big!

That feels especially appropriate as Open Hearts celebrates 200 years of Methodist congregations in Brazil, Indiana!

The ministry of the next 200 years will be built the same way the first 200 were: ordinary people choosing again and again to love their neighbors.

And this month we are doing that one new, unopened, full-size deodorant at a time!

📅 Collecting throughout September
📍 Open Hearts UMC, 1414 E. National Ave., Brazil

09/07/2026

09/07/2026

📣 The word is getting around—and that is worth celebrating!

Sarah King shared a fresh local shopping tip: Kroger currently has Suave deodorant for $2.99 and Right Guard for $2.89.

But the best part of her report? Her cashier had already seen our Facebook notice and was telling coworkers about the drive! 💛

That is how a community effort grows: someone sees a need, shares the word, and helps another person become part of it.

If you’re shopping at Kroger, consider picking up a full-size stick or two for Clay County students. And even if you can’t donate today, sharing this post helps more than you may realize!

📅 Collecting throughout September
📍 Open Hearts UMC
1414 E. National Ave., Brazil

Let’s keep the good news—and the good hygiene—moving! 🛒

09/07/2026

Church is a place where every generation belongs. We are grateful for the children among us and for every opportunity to help them know that they are deeply loved by God and by their church family. ❤️

09/06/2026

We’re celebrating a milestone of collecting 50 sticks of deodorant to bless the pre-teens and teenagers in Clay County! 

Our goal is to collect 800 full-size deodorant,  by the end of the month!

Please comment below if your church would like to join other others that are partnering with us to meet this need!

Have a business? Would you be willing to let us put a donation box at your location? We would be glad to advertise you as one of the locations for people to go to! 

09/06/2026

What a joy to gather in worship today, especially with our choir, returning under the direction of Gilbert Clear. We came together to sing, pray, listen, and remember that Christ calls us to love one another even, and especially, when it’s hard. ❤️

09/06/2026

Today's topic: Holy Conflict: Even, and Especially When Life is Hard

Service will start at 9:30am.

09/02/2026

Open Hearts Community Church

09/02/2026

❤️ CLAY COUNTY — ARE YOU READY TO ?

During the month of September, Open Hearts is on a mission to collect 800 full-size deodorants for Clay County students!

And these aren’t just going into a general supply closet. Our goal is big enough to provide deodorant for:

🎒 Every 4th & 5th grader in Clay Community Schools
🎒 Every student at Cumberland Academy
🎒 Plus 50 deodorants each for North Clay Middle School and Northview High School

800 students. One month. One community that can make it happen.

To reach 800 by the end of September, we need to average about 27 deodorants every day.

So we’re launching the Challenge!

🧴 Pick up one full-size deodorant—or a whole handful!
📸 Take a picture holding up your donation.
❤️ Tag Open Hearts Community Church and use .
👉 Then tag or challenge someone else to join you!

And watch for deals! 👀 I just found Lady Speed Stick 2-packs for $3.22 at our local Walmart. That’s TWO deodorants toward our goal for just a few dollars!

We’re accepting new, unopened, full-size deodorant—stick, gel, solid/powder, or spray; any brand, any scent, men’s, women’s, or unisex. No mini or travel sizes, please.

Donations can be dropped off at:
Open Hearts Community Church
1414 E. National Ave., Brazil, IN 47834

Let’s show our students that their community sees them, cares about them, and wants them walking into school feeling confident, cared for, and ready to learn.

800 deodorants. September. Clay County students.

Who’s ready to with us? 🙌❤️

09/01/2026

🎉 OPERATION: STAY FRESH is officially underway! 🎉

Throughout September, Open Hearts is collecting 800 full-size deodorants to help local Clay County students feel confident, cared for, and ready to learn.

Our goal is to provide deodorant for:

* Every 4th & 5th grader in Clay Community Schools
* Every student at Cumberland Academy
* Plus 50 deodorants each for North Clay Middle School and Northview High School

We’re collecting new, unopened, full-size deodorant all month long. Any brand, any scent, stick, gel, solid/powder, or spray is welcome. Please no mini or travel sizes.

As Open Hearts celebrates 200 years of ministry, this is one more way we’re living into 200 for the Future—honoring the generations who came before us by caring for the young people growing up in our community today. ❤️

📍 Donations can be dropped off at Open Hearts Community Church, 1414 E. National Ave., Brazil.

One stick may feel like a small gift. For a student who needs it, it can make a very real difference.